Oscar Actors: Bonham Carter, Helena

Helena Bonham Carter stars in "The King's Speech," directed by Tom Hooper. The film, which also stars Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, is being released The Weinstein Company on November 26.


 

Oscar 2010: Best Actor Contenders

If nothing else, 2010 should be remembered as a year of great screen performances, for both male and female actors, lead and supporting ones.  Here is my list of Best Actor contenders, as of October 21.  The frontrunners are…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

True Grit (1969): John Wayne’s Oscar-Winning Role in Iconic Western

True Grit was artistically and commercially the most successful of his later career, marking strong collaboration among 3 Hollywood vets: producer Hal Wallis, director Henry Hathaway, and Wayne.

Oscar 2010: Banner Year for Supporting Actors

 

2010 proves to be a strong year for actors in all four categories, including Supporting Actors.  Here is my list of contenders

 

Oscar 2010: Show is NOT moving to January

While the next Academy Awards broadcast is set for Feb. 27, there has been an ongoing discussion among the Academy's officers and board members about moving up the date for the ceremonies from its current late February slot to some time in January in 2012.  At Tuesday night's meeting of the board of governors, such a move was debated, but the board decided to hold off making a dramatic move in 2012.