awards buzz

Johnny Depp, nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, has been nominated twice before, including for Best Actor in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse … more…

Cate Blanchett, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in I’m Not There, was nominated in the same category for her performance in 2006’s Notes on a Scandal. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy Notes on a Scandal at Amazon.) (Read my review of Notes on a Scandal.) (Read my … more…

Brad Bird, nominated for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille, was previously nominated for his screenplay for 2004’s The Incredibles. (Click the DVD for a quote from the film.) (Buy The Incredibles at Amazon.) (Read my review of The Incredibles.) (Read my review of Rataouille.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, Brad Bird, Incredibles)

George Clooney, nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Michael Clayton, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for 2005’s Syriana. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy Syriana at Amazon.) (Read my review of Syriana.) (Read my review of Michael Clayton.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, George Clooney, … more…

How about that Golden Globes Winners Special? Wasn’t it special? Wasn’t it exciting? Why, it had all the glitz and glamour of the Golden Globes without any of the mess of the glitz and glamour! From now on, whenever anyone complains that awards shows are dull, we must sit them down and force them to … more…

Naomi Watts: heroic castaway? Jon Stewart: too New York for L.A.? George Clooney: on a soapbox. And more…