Christopher Hampton, nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Atonement, won an Oscar for this adapted screenplay for 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons. (Click the DVD for a quote from his script.) (Buy Dangerous Liaisons at Amazon.) (Read my review of Atonement.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, Christopher Hampton, Dangerous Liaisons)

Hal Holbrook, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Into the Wild, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but he cemented his place in movie history with his performance as Deep Throat in 1976’s All the President’s Men. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy All the President’s … more…

It looks like there’s a bit of a thaw happening between the striking WGA writers and the studios, and so maybe the Oscar ceremony, slated for February 24th, will be the usual shindig, and not a dull press conference thingie like the awful Golden Globes “event” was a few weeks ago. If that’s the case, … more…

Ellen Page, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Juno, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but she won an Empire Award (UK) for Best Female Newcomer for her performance in 2005’s Hard Candy. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy Hard Candy at Amazon.) (Read my review of … more…