I will add my thoughts about the DEI standards following these rule changes. After last year's dust-up in the Best...
Read more"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was...
Read moreThe Academy has released their list of submitted films in the categories of International Feature, Documentary and Animated. Here are...
Read moreThe Academy has hired Fernando Garcia to work with members, oversee process of submissions and will also work with the...
Read moreApril 2021. Think about that for a minute. I mean, really think about it. We’re not even through Fall yet....
Read moreAs you all know, I've been here a long time. Too long, really. I've overstayed my welcome. The country has...
Read moreIn the years I've been covering the Oscars, the Academy has never taken a hands-on approach to controlling art, or...
Read moreThe Academy has scrapped the "Foreign Language Feature Film" category title and replaced it with "International Feature Film," in their...
Read moreWhile doing a few quick and dirty experiments with the preferential ballot, it becomes more and more apparent that if...
Read moreThere have been many solutions offered up to "fix" the Academy, and it sounds like they're moving in the right...
Read moreJust posted by the Academy - this is pretty big! There is no change to the Best Picture voting procedure,...
Read moreCheryl Boone Isaacs and the Academy are in a difficult position. They are progressing but their membership profile isn't. While...
Read moreNo 2015 movie pleased the critics and enchanted audiences while embracing creativity and tugging on heart strings as successfully as...
Read moreThe Hollywood Reporter says that the Academy are seriously thinking of going back to five. What that really means is...
Read moreScott Feinberg talks to an Academy voter who reveals her true opinions. As someone on the receiving end of a...
Read more“It was an honor to work on this wonderful film and collaborate with a brilliant director like Alejandro González Iñárritu...
Read moreIn case you were wondering why Oscar pundits like Scott Feinberg and now, the LA Times' Glenn Whipp are so...
Read moreIt's never a pretty picture to look inside the mind of your average Oscar voter, especially those who have nothing...
Read moreOne of the hardest parts of Oscar watching is the inevitable truths that come out every year about the behavior...
Read moreScott Feinberg went and hung out with a prickly director who gave him his honest picks in the various categories....
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