Oscar Ceremony 2010 Articles
Farrah Fawcett "In Memoriam" Snub: Academy Issues "Apology" (of Sorts)
According to People Online, Farrah Fawcett's family, friends, and fans have received "an apology" from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis, who reportedly was responsible for the inclusions and omissions in the "In Memoriam" segment of Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. As previously mentioned in this blog and elsewhere, Fawcett was left out of the tribute. Among those criticizing the omission [...]
Pedro Almodóvar, John Hughes' Alumni: Oscar Ceremony 2010
On the positive side, it was good to see Pedro Almodóvar (above, with Quentin Tarantino) introducing some of the Best Foreign Language Film nominees, the speech by art director Robert Stromberg — who survived some unspecified deadly illness — was quite moving, and it was interesting to see John Hughes' alumni in 2010 in an otherwise poorly presented tribute. (A tribute for the recently deceased [...]
Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Horror Movies: Oscar Ceremony 2010
Kristen Stewart clearing her throat didn't bother me like it did some people, but the horror movie tribute that followed felt completely out of place in a ceremony that didn't feature any horror films in the running for Best Picture. Perhaps a sci-fi homage would have been more appropriate, considering Avatar and District 9, but then The Twilight Saga: New Moon's Stewart and Taylor Lautner [...]
Oscar In Memoriam Tribute: Jean Simmons-Jennifer Jones Mix-Up
Jean Simmons, Paul Newman in Until They Sail Jean Simmons, who died this past January, was remembered in this year's In Memoriam segment at the 2010 Oscar ceremony. Well, great. Simmons was a fantastic actress. As far as I'm concerned, she stole Hamlet from Laurence Olivier, Elmer Gantry from Burt Lancaster, and Spartacus from Kirk Douglas. But why an image of Jennifer Jones in The [...]