When Chicago won Best Picture in 2003, it was the only time that the Best Picture winner annoyed me. I though that ever other film nominated that year (including The Hours, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Pianist) was more deserving of the win and I was personally rooting for this film….
I truly thought that 1998’s Saving Private Ryan was a shoe-in to win Best Picture at the Oscars (even though I did not see the film until sometime after the ceremony). Even though the film won Steven Spielberg his second Best Director Oscar, Shakespeare in Love ended up being the surprise winner that year. That…
The Shawshank Redemption wasn’t really a huge box office hit when it came out in 1994, but after receiving seven Oscar nominations, the film quickly went on to be considered one of the best films of all time (it’s currently the number one top rated film on IMDb). It can be hard to believe that…
While 1992’s Scent of a Woman never picked up Best Picture, it’s notable for being the film in which Al Pacino finally won a Best Actor Oscar. The film stars Chris O’Donnell as a prep-school student, who gets a job to watch over retired blind army Colonel Frank Slade (played by Pacino) over the Thanksgiving…
We are one week award from the Oscars and it is time for my week of special posts. This year I thought I would take a look back at five of my favourite films that were nominated for Best Picture, but never won. So, here is how the week long set of classic thoughts columns…
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and it is time that I have my random thoughts: In what can be considered a personal achievement involving my choice of films, this year marks the very first year I’ve seen all five Best Picture nominees (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader, and…
This year’s Oscars was a year of surprises, with everyone getting something. I got 12 out of 24 predictions, which is fair enough, considering some of the surprise winners. So, here are my final thoughts on the major winners. Best PictureMy Prediction and Winner: No Country for Old MenFinal Thoughts: In a night of surprises,…
It was a good year in terms of nominated films. I even managed to see four out of the five Best Picture nominations BEFORE the nominees were even announced (in comparison to last year, where I only saw two of the Best Picture nominees before the ceremony). I have a feeling that I should have…
Whether or not you make it through the 4 hour or so Oscar telecast is usually dependent on who’s hosting the show. The first Oscars that I watched in 1997 was hosted by Billy Crystal and he is without a doubt my favourite of the modern Oscar hosts. My favourite feature I look forward to…
It took six tries and over 2 1/2 decades for Martin Scorsese to win big at the Oscars. It wasn’t without trying either. Half of Scorsese’s six nominations were each released two years part: Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), and The Departed (2006). One could argue that he probably should have won…
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