Think of these Tribeca awards as MTV Awards except with verisimilitude and class:
What’s that? The Oscars are for undeserving movies and people?
Oh, 3D, ye had such humble beginnings….
This old RETROCRUSH piece is really cool. I have several sets of the glasses, still, and I do have some VHS movies in 3D. I should hook up the ol’ VHS player. Kids, a VHS player is how we used to watch movies at home.
Holy drummers! Spinal Tap is 30 this year.
I like how the IMDb rating (apparently) goes up to 11.
The Many Memes of an Oscar-less Leo
The Many Memes of an Oscar-less Leo. Heh.
And the Truth in Headlines Award (Precog Division) Goes To…
They’re right, Scorsese and DiCaprio aren’t winning this year.
Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street will not win an Oscar – StumbleUpon.
Ellen DeGeneres’s 5 Best Oscar Monologue Barbs
Did Ellen go too far, or not far enough? I kind of liked her monologue and her overall hosting skillz. Loved the selfies, of course.
Ellen DeGeneres’s 5 Best Oscar Monologue Barbs – StumbleUpon.
Operators are standing by to record your anonymous vote!
Well, the hallowed hour is nearly upon us, the Super Bowl of movie fans, The Oscars. We have six polls open on the site:
Best Picture. I’m officially going with American Hustle, but 12 Years a Slave has a great chance.
Best Actor. My pick is Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club). Don’t be a McConahater!
Best Actress. In a stunning upset, Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) wins. Ah, who am I kidding – even Amy Adams’ parents think Blanchett’s winning.
Best Director. Gonna be Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity).
Best Supporting Actor. Another lock: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club).
Best Supporting Actress. A close call; my pick is Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle). You watch, it’ll be Lupita Nyong’o instead.
And to thank you for reading this, I’ll add this fun Oscar(R) moment!
Official ‘Gravity’ Spinoff Short Film Tells the Story of ‘Aningaaq’
Ryan Stone’s conversation with guy on Earth – from his perspective: http://www.screenrant.com/gravity-spinoff-short-film-aningaaq-online-oscars/
VOTE: Best Supporting Actress 2013 will be…….
I didn’t see August: Osage County, but I remember seeing the trailer and thinking that was Jennifer Connelly, not Julia Roberts. So I guess what I’m saying is that I don’t have an opinion on the movie. But I don’t think Roberts has much of a chance against this competition. Nyong’o and Hawkins each stood out in diametrically opposed performances, and Nyong’o did win some awards for her work. Squibb was terrific in Nebraska – it wouldn’t have been nearly the masterpiece without her.
I think J-Law takes this. Go, J-Law!
VOTE: Who will win Best Director 2013?
Lot of young bucks here. David O. Russell? Alexander Payne? Steve McQueen, not the long-dead actor? There’s also Alfonso Cuaron, who’s not really young but is known to most of us as one of the myriad Harry Potter directors. Oh, and then there’s the Scorsese Slot. I think this is a really tough field, and this may be a year in which the Best Director won’t have directed the movie that wins Best Picture. I don’t think Scorsese is winning this year, and although I liked Nebraska, I’m reluctant to paint Payne as the winner. I think Russell wins.
VOTE: Who will win Best Actress 2013?
Well, let’s see, you have perky Amy Adams playing down and dirty; you have terrified Sandra Bullock, who’s already won; you have reliable Cate Blanchett, who’s also already won; Dame Judi Dench, who, yep, has already won, and then you have the Streep Slot.
I wish Sandra would win, because she was THAT GOOD. But it’ll be Blanchett.
VOTE: What will win Best Picture 2013?
Remember, it’s not who you want to win, it’s who you think will in fact take home the prize.
Now, I reckon a lot of you out there will claim not to have seen many of these. Doesn’t matter, you see? After all, the greatness of a movie won’t be the only determinant of the winner. What movie has been talked about a lot lately? Maybe that’s your winner!
Interactive: Meet the Academy Awards nominees
Great interactive pic from the LA Times of the Oscar nominees.
Interactive: Meet the Academy Awards nominees – latimes.com.
