Oscar 2009: Country Music, Booze and Talent=Jeff Bridges Oscar-Caliber Performance

Country music, booze, and great talent account for Jeff Bridges' Oscar-caliber pereformance in "Crazy Heart,"  which Fox Searchlight will release December 16.   It's the same combo of elements that brought Robert Duvall the 1983 Best Actor Oscar for "Tender Mercies."

 

 

 

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (2009): Bigelow’s “Hurt Locker” Dominates; Winners in All Categories

"The Hurt Locker,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow, was voted Best Picture of the Year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).  The runner up was Jason Reitman's “Up in the Air.”

 

 

Oscar 2009: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Part 1)

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards: Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress for "Precious" and Christoph Waltz best supporting actor for "Inglourious Basterds."
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oscar 2009: Long List of Visual Effects Contenders

Dec 11, 2009–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released its long list of 15 contenders for the Visual Effects Oscar today. As usual, there were some surprises in the films that made it and in those that did didn't.

 

 

Oscar Actors: Kaminska, Ida (Nominee)–Background, Career, Awards

The distinguished Polish actress was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 1965, for "The Shop on Main Street," the Czech film that won the foreign-language Oscar.