“The Revenant,” a gritty tale of frontier vengeance, led the Oscar nominations on Thursday, picking up a leading 12 nods for Best Picture, Best Director, and for the performances of stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. It was followed closely behind by another survivalist tale, the action adventure “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which earned ten nominations, including […]
Oscar 2016: Nominations in All Categories
January 14, 2016 by
Best motion picture of the year:
“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”
Oscar 2016: Math Model to Predict Best Picture Nominees
January 13, 2016 by
using metrics such as other award shows, guild awards, and aggregate critic scores to determine the probability of nominees in the main categories.
Movie Stars: Lawrence, Jennifer–“Joy”–On and Off Stage
January 12, 2016 by
After accepting their awards in the Beverly Hilton ballroom, home of the Golden Globes, the winners headed backstage to speak to the press. Here’s what Jon Hamm, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and others had to say of their brand new trophies:
Good Will Hunting (1997): Matt Damon’s Career Debt to Sylvester Stallone and Rocky
January 6, 2016 by
Matt Damon, this year’s Best Actor winner of the National Board of Review (NBR) for his role in Ridley Scott’s The Martian, revealed an interesting anecdote about the time he was shopping around 1997’s Good Will Hunting, which eventually won him the Best Original Screenplay (with co-writer Ben Affleck).
