The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday, January 7, 2017, chose MOONLIGHT as Best Picture of the Year 2016. See the following pages for all votes in Best Picture and other categories for outstanding film achievement. The Society, made up of many of the country’s most distinguished movie critics, held its 51st annual awards […]
Oscar Speeches: Irving, John, Cider House Rules
January 7, 2017 by
In 1999, when John Irving won Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Cider House Rules (his book), he thanked “everyone at Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Rights League
Oscar Show 1958: No Commercials, Lots of Glamour
January 7, 2017 by
We wanted to recapture some of the lost glamour of Hollywood, and from the reaction we have received, we succeeded completely–Jerry Wald, producer
Oscar Directors: Winning Both the Academy and Directors Guild Awards
January 5, 2017 by
Are the Directors Guild Award winners good indicators of the Best Director Oscar winners?
Oscar Impact: Typecasting–Wiest, Diane
January 1, 2017 by
After winning her first Best Supporting Actress in 1986 for Woody Allen’s comedy, Hannah and Her Sister, Diane Wiest was typecast, playing a series of roles as a sensitive mother of troubled youth.





