http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Winners, losers, and all between. en-us tcc@thecasualcritic.net 2008-02-24T20:42:32-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2008/02/24/2007_oscars_show.php Yup, that's right. No predictions this time. No reviews for any of the movies either. But well that makes commenting on the awards ceremony (and later on, on the awards themselves) a whole easier - I won't risk contradicting any... 434@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Oscar Commentary 2008-02-24T20:42:32-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/26/2006_oscars_recap.php This was Marty's night. About time. And I did same as last year guessing 16 our of 24 categories. 432@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Oscar Commentary 2007-02-26T09:00:55-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/24/final_predictions.php With a bit over 24 hours left until the awards ceremony, I am throwing in the towel and classifying the current predictions as final predictions. I could reason back and forth between Babel, Departed and Little Miss Sunshine and argue... 431@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Oscar Commentary 2007-02-24T17:07:26-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/21/2006_predictions_are_up.php A bit after the ballots were due, my predictions for all categories are finally up. Of course, as a pundit, I have a few more days to finalize the predictions, especially on the big categories, so look for updates and... 429@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Oscar Commentary 2007-02-21T00:16:47-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/21/technical_categories.php Sound and Image. Dissected into categories. 428@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-21T00:12:17-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/20/standalone_categories.php Foreign film, documentaries, animated, shorts... 427@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-20T22:44:55-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/11/best_screenplay.php 426@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-11T22:44:48-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/09/best_supporting_actress.php Adriana Barraza(Babel) Cate Blanchett(Notes on a Scandal) Abigail Breslin(Little Miss Sunshine) Jennifer Hudson(Dreamgirls) Rinko Kikuchi(Babel) Should Win: Cate Blanchett Could Win: Abigail Breslin Will Win: Jennifer Hudson A true Hollywood story for Hudson for sure. But... will she ever... 425@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-09T08:17:30-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/09/best_supporting_actor.php Alan Arkin(Little Miss Sunshine) Jackie Earle Haley(Little Children) Djimon Honsou(Blood Diamond) Eddie Murphy(Dreamgirls) Mark Wahlberg(The Departed) Should Win: Alan Arkin Could Win: Alan Arkin Will Win: Eddie Murphy I wish I had gone with my favorite here ;) but... 424@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-09T00:30:33-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/09/best_actress.php Penelope Cruz(Volver) Judi Dench(Notes on a Scandal) Helen Mirren(The Queen) Meryl Streep(The Devil Wears Prada) Kate Winslet(Little Children) Should Win: Helen Mirren Could Win: Helen Mirren Will Win: Helen Mirren... 423@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-09T00:10:52-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/02/best_actor.php Leonardo DiCaprio(Blood Diamond) Ryan Gosling( Half Nelson) Peter O'Toole(Venus) Will Smith(The Pursuit of Happyness) Forest Whitaker(The Last King of Scotland) Should Win: Forest Whitaker Could Win: Peter O'Toole Will Win: Forest Whitaker A just choice, despite for sure every... 422@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-02T00:48:11-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/02/01/best_director.php Clint Eastwood(Letters from Iwo Jima) Stephen Frears(The Queen) Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu(Babel) Paul Greengrass(United 93) Martin Scorsese(The Departed) Should Win: Clint Eastwood Could Win: Clint Eastwood/Paul Greengrass Will Win: Martin Scorsese Standing ovation. "Could you double-check the envelope?".... 421@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-02-01T01:14:41-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/01/31/best_picture.php Is Little Miss Sunshine the little movie that could? 420@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Awards 2006 2007-01-31T23:31:21-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/01/23/2006_nominees_announced.php 2006 Oscar Nominations are announced. Dreamgirls was snubbed at Best Picture and Best Director but leads the nominations with 8, 3 of which being for Best Song however. Babel has 7, The Queen 6, Pan's Labyrinth 6 (mostly technical though), Departed and Blood Diamond have 5 each. 412@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Oscar Commentary 2007-01-23T09:23:54-05:00 http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/archives/2007/01/22/best_screenplay.php Predictions for both categorties: Original screenplay: Guillermo Arriaga (Babel) Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) Zach Helm (Stranger than Fiction) Peter Morgan (The Queen) Guillermo del Torro (Pan's Labyrinth) Iris Yamashita (Letters from Iwo Jima) Possible: Paul Greengrass (United 93), Pedro... 410@http://www.thecasualcritic.net/Oscars/ Nominations 2006 2007-01-22T01:11:12-05:00