Emmanuel Lubezki has won the cinematography Academy Award for “Birdman,” a year after taking the trophy for “Gravity.” The Mexican d.p. is widely known as “Chivo” — meaning “goat” in Spanish. Presenter Jessica Chastain announced the award Sunday by proclaiming “Chivo!” Lubezki won over “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Ida,” “Mr. Turner” and “Unbroken.” The win […]
Oscar Show 2015: Emmanuel Lubezki Wins Second Consecutive Cinematography Oscar for Birdman
February 22, 2015 by
Oscar Movies: Poland’s Ida Wins 2014 Best Foreign Language Film
February 22, 2015 by
Pawel Pawlikowski’s stark black-and-white drama Ida has won the best foreign-language film Oscar over a strong and competitive field. Poland’s entry won over Russia’s “Leviathan,” Estonia’s “Tangerines,” Mauritania’s “Timbuktu” and Argentina’s “Wild Tales.” The film, set in Poland in 1962 and shot in black and white, features long takes and minimal dialogue in the austere […]
Oscar Show 2015: Neil Patrick Harris Opening Monologue
February 22, 2015 by
Host Neil Patrick Harris didn’t disappoint, kicking off the Oscar show with a reference to the controversy that has dogged the Oscars due to the lack of people of color nominated for acting, directing or screenwriting. “Tonight we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest…sorry brightest,” joked Harris. The opening of the show also took advantage of Harris’ […]
Oscar Actors: Simmons, J.K. Wins Supporting Actor for Whiplash
February 22, 2015 by
The character actor used his moment on the stage to thank his wife and children, and closed his speech with a plea to viewers to value their parents: “Tell them you love them and thank them and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you.”
Oscar Movies: Pennies from Heaven (1981)–Herbert Ross Depression-Set Musical Starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters
February 22, 2015 by
Adapted from Dennis Potter’s British TV miniseries, now set during the Depression, Pennies from Heaven dramatizes how popular songs reflected the thoughts of people living through the economic and emotional hardship of the era.
