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85th Academy Award nominations favor Spielberg, highlight “Beasts”

January 10, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Spielberg, Day-Lewis, Washington … Quvenzhané? The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning in Hollywood, contained some longtime favorites, as well as some surprising newcomers. Director Steven Spielberg’s towering Lincoln nabbed the most nominations with 12, followed closely by Ang Lee’s adaptation of Life of Pi with 11. The rest of the Best Picture field includes expected titles like Argo, Les Miserables and Zero Dark Thirty, but also some shocking party crashers like the indie fantasy Beasts of the Southern Wild and director Michael Haneke’s punishing drama Amour. The main snubs come in the directing category, […]

Seth MacFarlane + the Oscars might just work

October 1, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It’s probably safe to say that while we were all watching Seth MacFarlane cluelessly begin a speech at the Emmys last week nearly half the stage away from a working mic, not many of us said to ourselves, “Yeah, that guy’s going to be hosting the Oscars next year.” Yet that’s the plan, and the announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had to bring a big smile to the faces of James Franco and Anne Hathaway, whose ill-conceived hosting stint two years back immediately took its place among the ceremony’s most infamous misfires. It’s not that MacFarlane […]

Oscars 2012 Winners List — A Portrait of “The Artist” In Triumph

February 26, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Believe it or not, the 84th Annual Academy Awards wasn’t all about whether J. Lo had a nip slip and just how much leg Angelina Jolie was going to show. They actually did hand out some Oscars. The Artist took home the big prize, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, while Hugo managed to wrack up an impressive slew of technical awards. The biggest upset, however, was probably Viola Davis of The Help losing out in Best Actress to Meryl Streep for the little-seen The Iron Lady. Davis’ co-star, Octavia Spencer, did win Best Supporting Actress, however, and […]

Where to watch red carpet, pre-Oscar coverage for 2012 Academy Awards

February 24, 2012 Barb Oates

E! is seriously rolling out the red carpet with their pre- and post-Oscar award coverage that begins with their Countdown to the Red Carpet show and continues through to the after-parties and post-award fashion critiques. Their on-camera team will be lead by Ryan Seacrest, who will be live from the red carpet doing the network’s famed on-the-spot, red carpet interviews, while Giuliana Rancic will hold court at The Roosevelt Hotel, and Kelly Osborne will provide ongoing reports from E!’s Sky Box, located high above all the red carpet action. The coverage and highlights include: • Countdown to the Red Carpet: […]

E! Oscar TV coverage schedule

February 24, 2012 Ryan Berenz

E! announced its Oscar TV coverage schedule beginning Sunday, Feb. 26, at 1:30pm ET with Countdown to the Red Carpet. E! will also air a live red-carpet special before the Oscars, an after-party event following the ceremony and a special edition of Fashion Police on Monday. E! Oscar TV coverage schedule and roster of on-air talent below: “Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy Awards” Beginning at 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT Join Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne, George Kotsiopoulos, Ross Mathews and more live from the famed Roosevelt Hotel “Live From the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy Awards” Kicking Off at […]

Oscar fallout: Did Brett Ratner really mean to slam gays?

November 10, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide Words hurt. I don’t think anybody can dispute that sentiment, and we are constantly reminded of it through PSAs by the cast of Glee. But sometimes I wonder if we have become too politically correct for the sake of doing so, and one need look no further than what is going on with the 2012 telecast of the Academy Awards as evidence of that. For those not following along, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided many months ago that it wanted its next Oscars telecast to be cutting-edge and energetic. They hired […]

Academy Awards: Winners and Losers

February 28, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Since the Academy Awards is all about who does and doesn’t walk away with the coveted Oscar, we decided to look at the evening from a TV-watching experience and declare who we thought stepped up and who didn’t. Red Carpet Winner: Robin Roberts was a pro at handling the live interviews, and she showed a great knowledge of the nominated movies and the nominees. You would think that would be a prerequisite for working the red carpet, but sadly that has not been the case over the years. Red Carpet Loser: We adore Tim Gunn and greatly […]

Academy Awards: What are the odds?

February 24, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi It seems that you can pretty much bet on anything these days, which means there is money to be had if you think you have a good feeling about how the 83rd annual Academy Awards show will go down Sunday. Even if you aren’t the gambling type, the odds we found on the website bodog.com do give a pretty strong indication as to who will be walking away with the little, golden statuettes this weekend. Granted, there are always upsets, but suffice it to say that the somewhat predictable outcomes for most of the major categories could […]

Take back that Oscar!: The least deserving Academy Award winners

February 24, 2011 Ryan Berenz

There are some Oscar winners no one would dispute. The Godfather. Denzel Washington. Meryl Streep. Then there are others that make you scratch your head. And still others that make you want to take those envelopes and rip them into little pieces, then stomp them into the ground until they are all but forgotten. We’ve compiled some of our nominees for the most egregious offenders over the last two decades, with the hope that we won’t look back on this year’s Academy Awards (Feb. 27 on ABC) — and find more to add to the list: Best Supporting Actress: Kim […]

And the awards for worst Oscar follow-ups go to …

February 24, 2011 StayTuned Staff

What must this time of year be like for Cuba Gooding Jr.? No doubt he’s pleased to relive that glorious night in 1997 when he took home the Best Supporting Actor award for Jerry Maguire, providing one of the Oscars’ most memorable acceptance speeches in the process. But then there are always those jackasses (present company included) who have to bring up Chill Factor, Boat Trip and pretty much every movie he’s made since then — Snow Dogs, Radio — that make him the walking embodiment of a lousy post-Oscar career. Instinct, Shadowboxer, Daddy Day Camp … OK, I’ll stop […]