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The cinematography category has changed over the past three years as big Hollywood films have dominated the award. The accolade recognizes the exceptional camera work in a film. The Academy used to recognize art films like “Slumdog Millionaire,” “There will Be Blood” and “Pan’s Labyrinth.” However, recently it has swayed towards bigger films “Avatar,” “Hugo,” and “Inception.” Additionally, the past five winners in the category were nominated for Best Picture. As a result out of the nominees it seems that only three films have a chance of winning the category.
The Academy Awards announced via Twitter that singer Adele will be performing at the Oscars.
This weekend three new films open wide with hopes of overthrowing Kathryn Bigelow's controversial film "Zero Dark Thirty." "Mama," "The Last Stand," and "Broken City" open wide with Oscar nominee "Silver Linings Playbook" expanding nationwide. Sundance hit "LUV" opens in select theaters.
The Academy Awards selections in Visual Effects category have always been keen on choosing films with massive amounts of CGI work and less on special effects such as explosions.
"Zero Dark Thirty" has been under a lot of scrutiny as of late from political controversy to boycotts to snubs at the Oscars. The film won the box office this past weekend and looks to continue strong. However its chances of winning the Academy Award for Best Picture have faded.
After Ben Affleck won his second major Best Director award this past Sunday at the Golden Globes, the press started questioning how it was possible that the Academy Awards ignored the thespian? Many of them suggested a write-in vote for the actor-turned-director.
After rumors spread that Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper were dating, Cooper recently revealed in Entertainment Tonight that they were not a real life couple.
"Zero Dark Thirty" continues to be part of a controversy as actor David Clennon called for a boycott and stated that he would not vote at the Oscars for the Kathryn Bigelow Oscar nominated film.
The Academy award nominations were announced on Jan. 10 with many surprises and snubs. While Lincoln led the way with 12 nominations, many films fell short of their expectations while some surprised pundits and critics. The following is a list of the biggest surprises and snubs at this years Oscar nominees.
The Academy Award nominations were announced on Thursday Jan. 10.
On Jan 10th, the Academy Award Nominations will be announced by this years host Seth Macfarlane and actress Emma Stone.
Like most years, the Best Picture race has been narrowed down to a few films. The only main issue that remains to be seen is how many the Academy ultimately chooses to nominate as they can pick anywhere from five to 10 films.
The directors Guild of America have unveiled their five best director nominees. Ben Affleck, Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee and Tom Hooper were touted as the best directors of the year.
Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" were honored on January 7th as the best films of the year by two separate critics organizations.
On Wednesday Jan. 9, the British Academy of Television and FIlm Arts (BAFTA), one of most important organizations in film awards season, will announce its nominees. The BAFTA awards nominations have been tremendous prognosticators for the Oscar nominations for years in part because many Oscar voters are also a part of BAFTA.
