Academy Awards

The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "A Century of Sound," on September 15 in the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

Aug 27, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

Fay Kanin, a governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representing the writers branch, has been re-elected president of the Academy Foundation, the educational and cultural arm of the Academy.

Aug 26, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

In a rare public presentation of a film believed to be lost, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will launch its new "Lost and Found" series with the screening of the 1927 film "Sorrell and Son".

Jun 1, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially launched the 78th Annual Academy Awards season by mailing over 850 application request forms to the scientific and technical communities in the United States and abroad.

Jun 1, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

A year's supply of Jelly Belly jelly beans, a 14-carat gold plated Jelly Belly Bean Machine and some Champagne Bubbles, jells with white wine flavoring, all from Jelly Belly Candy Company, were recently included in the 77th Annual Academy Awards gift baskets.

Mar 24, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

The GRAMMY Foundation Grants Program announced today that nearly $600,000 will be distributed to 19 recipients in 2005. This year, funds will be given to preserve recordings of cultural events such as the first 10 years of the Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as collections at the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Television and Radio, and numerous colleges and universities.

Mar 16, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

The Aviator won six out of the eleven awards that it was nominated for, sweeping the night, thickly-browed director Martin Scorsese however was again snubbed for the honour.

Mar 1, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

What the set will look like and reasons to visit Oscar.com.

Feb 23, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

John Debney is to Receive The ASCAP Henry Mancini Award For Lifetime Achievement at the ASCAP awards, while Mark Snow will receive the Golden Note Award.

Feb 23, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

Millions of votes are in and the nation's moviegoers have chosen The Passion of the Christ as the Best Picture of 2004, according to the results of the 10th Annual Moviefone Moviegoer Awards poll on the Moviefone.com website.

Feb 22, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

"Million Dollar Baby" author F.X. Toole and screenwriter Paul Haggis were honored at the 17th annual USC Scripter Award ceremony on Sunday, February 20.

Feb 21, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

The Oscar red carpet has become the largest fashion show in the world with each couture gown an individual work of art

Feb 21, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

Oscar-winner Adrian Brody (The Pianist, and upcoming pictures The Village and The Jacket) will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson on January 25th to announce the 77th Annual Academy Award nominees. Brody is the youngest male performer to win a leading actor Oscar.

Feb 16, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

A look at some of the more interesting stories this year, in terms of Oscar's nominees.

Jan 25, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

Just minutes ago, Oscar's finest were announced in Hollywood, California by Frank Peterson and Adrian Brody. The envelope, please.

Jan 25, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

Here are the winners of the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Jan 17, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

The winners of the Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical Achievements have been chosen.

Jan 14, 2005 - Nicholas Moreau

Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates has announced that both Danette Herman (executive in charge of talent) and Roy Christopher (production designer) are returning for this year's Academy Awards Presentation.

Dec 9, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

Director Louis J. Horvitz will call the shots at the 77th Annual Academy Award telecast, show producer Gil Cates has announced.

Dec 8, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

Michael B. Seligman has been named associate producer of the 77th Academy Awards show, his 28th year of association with Oscar telecasts, producer Gil Cates has announced.

Dec 6, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

The New York Film Critics Circle will vote on, then announce its 70th winners on Monday, December 13th. The prestigious awards will be handed out at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan on Sunday, January 9th.

Dec 2, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

The documentary film will be the subject of an annual event presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences beginning next month.

Dec 1, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

Twelve documentary films were announced today, with one notable omittance.

Nov 17, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

Eleven films are eligible to compete for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar in the 2004 Academy Awards® competition.

Nov 8, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

Every year, each country across our wide world is asked to submit one cinematic work to represent their nation at the Academy Awards. This year forty-nine countries have submitted films to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration in the 2005 Foreign Language Film Award category.

Oct 21, 2004 - Nicholas Moreau

It's already coming up on December? That means the Film Awards Season for 2003 is about to begin, and there's plenty of news to discuss this week ... as well as my first, early, rusty predictions and a look at the schedule of events for this upcoming film awards season.

Nov 23, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

In just a few short weeks since the MPAA made the controversial decision to ban the use of screener videos to send to awards organizations for their consideration, the industry has risen up against the ban, and even one awards organization has canceled their upcoming awards. But on the bright side of things, two Hollywood legends will be receiving lifetime achievement awards soon.

Oct 22, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

A variety of Academy Awards news to pass along this week ... from the controversial decision by the MPAA and the major studios to stop sending screening tapes and DVD's to Academy members, to the announcement of the host for the 76th Annual Academy Awards ... and the Academy even forms a brand new council.

Oct 4, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I continue my preview of the films slated to be released this fall and winter, as we conclude with the months of November and December. As usual, the majority of the serious contenders for the next Academy Awards are likely to come from some of these films.

Sep 15, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Yes indeed, it's September already! The summer is slowly leaving us, and it's time for the more "serious" fall and winter movie season, when we'll likely see the major Oscar contenders for the year. This week, in Part 1 of my fall and winter film preview, I look at the films to be released in September and October.

Sep 2, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Ok, time to get back to news about the next Academy Awards! A lot of news to catch up on this week, from the announcement of the 76th Oscar telecast producer, as well as recaps of all the latest Academy Board elections, and new "regulations" from the Academy concerning studio campaigning.

Aug 20, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

And that brings us to the top ten ... the ten characters who I feel are the most memorable film characters in all of cinema history. As throughout my entire list, they range from heroes to villains, to real life portrayals to memorable works of fiction ... just the best of the best.

Aug 9, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The countdown now gets down to some of my truly favorite characters, all so very memorable. In Part 5 this week, I reveal the next ten, numbers 20 through 11. From pure villains to colorful anti-heroes to towering true life portrayals, this is one unique group of characters.

Jul 19, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The countdown continues, revealing my choices for the most memorable characters in all of film history. This week, numbers 40 through 21 reveal some more cinema icons and heroes, some characters of true horror, some amazing female characters, and even a President of the United States.

Jul 10, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Continuing my series revealing my choices of the 100 most memorable film characters of all time, it's time to reveal 20 more in the countdown, numbers 60 through 41. Some true cinema icons in this grouping, including one who has a new film coming out this week.

Jul 1, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Continuing with my six part summer series on my choices for the 100 most memorable film characters of all time, it's time to reveal twenty more, numbers 80 through 61.

Jun 18, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

It's summer, and that's always the best time to try to further categorize the film world with another list! This summer, it's time to compile my choices for the 100 most memorable film characters of all time! The six part series begins this week with the bottom 20 of the list, numbers 101 through 81.

Jun 10, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

With the next Academy Awards on an earlier timetable, the Academy has already announced the complete schedule of events for the next Oscars, the 76th Annual. A committee is also in place to try to come up with new rules to stop ugly Oscar campaign practices.

May 12, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, it's May, and the summer movie season for 2003 is off and running. This week, we conclude our two part series previewing this summer's films by looking at the anticipated films scheduled to be released in July and August.

May 5, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, the film industry has finally made it so ... summer starts at the beginning of May. The first major summer blockbusters are about to unspool at movie theaters around the country, so it's time to preview the films coming out this summer season. This week, in Part 1, a preview of the films coming out in May and June.

Apr 25, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Concluding now with Part 3 of my series profiling the Academy Awards experience from one of the less-known nominees, we find out what Oscar Day was like for Best Live Action Short Film nominee Lexi Alexander and her crew, as the elation of being nominated becomes the shock of a loss ... but it was still a magical experience always to be remembered.

Apr 4, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, the Academy Awards did finally happen, after much doubt planted by the beginning of the war in Iraq. And for the most part, Hollywood put on one incredibly classy, restrained show. For the MOST part ... but we did still have some bad and ugly moments too.

Mar 30, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The war with Iraq has begun, and the latest word from the Academy is that the Oscars will still go on as planned on Sunday Night. So it's time to present my annual viewer's guide with all the information you need to know about Oscar Weekend and the big night itself, Oscar Night 75!

Mar 21, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

It has to be done sooner or later ... and it's getting down to the wire. Academy ballots are in, and now it's time to make my predictions for who I think will win in every single category for the 75th Annual Academy Awards. It's a tough year to predict, but it will certainly make Sunday night exciting!

Mar 19, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Continuing the series profiling this year's Academy Awards experience from one of the nominees, Lexi Alexander tells us about attending the Nominees Luncheon this past Monday, and her plans and preparations for the big night, now only 11 days away!

Mar 13, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The last two major precursor awards to the Oscars ... the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild Awards ... were just presented this past weekend ... and guess what, the Oscar race is even more clouded and unpredictable now!

Mar 10, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The race towards Oscar Night continues ... the Producers Guild and Directors Guild recently announced their choices for the best achievements of 2002, and the DGA throws us a surprise ... maybe it's not Scorsese's year????

Mar 5, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Two weeks after the nominations were announced, the Countdown to Oscar 75 continues, with some more precursor awards presented, including the BAFTA awards. Recaps of those precursors plus some early prediction this week.

Feb 24, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

We'll all know what the 75th Oscars experience will be for people like Nicole Kidman, Martin Scorsese, Chris Cooper, and Julianne Moore. But we never get to hear what the Oscar experience is like for some of the people who share that same stage with some of the biggest names in the industry, but are not household names ... at least not yet. Meet Lexi Alexander and her talented crew ... they're nominated for Best Live Action Short Film, and in the first of a series of articles, we find out the anticipation, the excitement, and the plans being made for Hollywood's big night by a group of passionate and talented independent filmmakers.

Feb 16, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The usual suspects pretty much received their nominations, there were a few surprises of course, and we even had some Oscar history being made. All my reflections, reactions, and even early predictions on the 75th Annual Academy Award nominations.

Feb 12, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Marisa Tomei and Frank Piersen arrived on the Samuel Goldwyn stage Tuesday morning to officially begin this year's Oscar Season. Here is the complete, detailed list of nominations for the 75th Annual Academy Awards.

Feb 11, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Only four days until the 75th Annual Academy Award nominations are finally revealed, and there's some final bits of business with some other precursor awards, plus we discuss the possibility of war postponing the awards, and finally ... my predictions in the six major categories for which names and films you'll hear announced on Tuesday morning's much anticipated annual announcement.

Feb 7, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

So another month of the Film Awards season comes to a close, and it's time to examine where we are in the race towards the Oscars.

Jan 31, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Back in the swing of the 2002 Film Awards season precursors, there were plenty last week, most notably the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and the announcement of the Directors Guild nominees.

Jan 27, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Now that we've discussed my choices for the ten best films of 2002, I now present my choices for the best achievements in 2002 films in the individual categories, from Best Actor to Best Visual Effects

Jan 24, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Five films that deserve to tower above the rest, in what was a great year for movies. Here are my choices for the five best films of 2002 ... remarkable achievements all.

Jan 22, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, I finally finished it! 2002 was such an incredible year with some truly exceptional motion pictures, and it made it extremely difficult to narrow all those down to a ten best.

Jan 20, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The Producers Guild and Art Directors Guild recently announced their nominees, and we preview the big precursor awards weekend coming up, with the presentation of the Broadcast Film Critics Awards and the big party of the year ... the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Jan 17, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy recently announced the seven films in consideration for the Best Visual Effects Oscar, as well as the seven to be considered for Sound Editing. Also, news about an incredible new exhibition at the Academy, continuing the celebration of their 75th anniversary.

Jan 10, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The Online Film Critics, the National Society of Film Critics, as well as several different city and state based critics organizations recently announced their choices for the best films of 2002. The Pianist, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Diane Lane pick up some new momentum.

Jan 7, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

The holidays did not keep many critics and critics organizations from releasing their 2002 film honors, and there a bunch to go over this week ... Roger Ebert, Richard Roeper, Joel Siegel, the Southeastern Film Critics, the Las Vegas Film Critics, and more!

Jan 2, 2003 - Nicholas Moreau

This past week, the Broadcast Film Critics and the Golden Globes announced their nominations, and made the film awards waters even murkier. It's the last big precursors before the holidays, and this week, complete lists of the nominations for both, and an analysis of where we stand on Film Awards Season 2002 as the year comes to an end.

Dec 20, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Could it be true? This film awards season is already starting to look like last year's, with differing choices all over the map in the latest round of precursor awards. This week, a recap of the New York, Los Angeles, and Boston Film Critics Awards choices, and the top ten list of 2002 as chosen by the American Film Institute.

Dec 16, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

And even more news this week ... the Independent Spirit Award nominations are out, the Academy announces the 17 eligible films for the next Animated Feature Oscar, and Entertainment Weekly's critics pick their best of 2002.

Dec 12, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

As they typically do, the National Board of Review and Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers kicked off the 2002 Film Awards Season this past week with their selections ... not much influence, but the race has begun!

Dec 8, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy recently released the complete list of films that have been submitted by a record 54 countries this year to be considered for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, and 3 countries submit films to this competition for the very first time.

Dec 3, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

So here we are ... December has arrived, and with it, the beginning of the 2002 Film Awards Season! Before it officially starts in about 3 days, here's the complete guide to the important dates for all the major precursors and other events for this film awards season.

Dec 1, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

It's almost December, and we can tell! News from everywhere this week to pass along ... some honorary award winners at the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes are announced, and the Oscar pre-show has its producer named.

Nov 25, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, the Academy and producer Gil Cates wasted no time in announcing their host for the 75th Oscars ... Mr. Steve Martin is back! However, I present my original thoughts on who should host, and also some other ideas and predictions for the big show in March.

Nov 19, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

In the days of classic Hollywood, they were the norm ... cartoons that ran before movies instead of the commercials we now have running before our movies nowadays. But Warner Bros. is trying to bring the theatrical cartoon back ... hip hip hooray!

Nov 11, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Only one month away from the start of the film awards season, and there is an outpouring of news from the Academy on their 75th anniversary celebration, which has actually been underway since May of this year. Also this week, the Academy announces a producer for the big 75th anniversary telecast, and it's a pretty familiar name.

Nov 5, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

It's an exciting time for the large screen IMAX film format, and major filmmakers now realize the potential for giving their films another life. With radical new advances in IMAX and conversion technology, films that were originally shot for regular theater presentation can now be remastered for IMAX, and look as if they were shot for the format. The IMAX format is really taking off into new realms thanks to these new technologies.

Oct 23, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Ok, now this trend is becoming disturbing ... the Washington, D.C./Virginia sniper attacks have caused 20th Century Fox to pull the highly anticipated film Phone Booth from its fall/winter roster, with no new release date set. Ok, now things are starting to go wrong here ...

Oct 17, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Kevin Bacon, Courtney Love, Charlize Theron starring ... Luis Mandoki directing ... a thriller with a unique concept and high level cast. But the studio has effectively buried the film, and it is Dead on Arrival. I examine why this has happened, and express some concern.

Oct 1, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

It's still amazing to me ... there are companies making money from editing movies themselves for what they deem "objectionable content" to people who want to see movies without the language, sex, and violence. Now it's in the courts ... how ridiculous can we get?

Sep 18, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Now, as I conclude my 2002 Fall and Winter Film Preview with Part 3 of my series, it's time to look at the biggest month of them all, December, when some of the most highly anticipated films will be released. The mob, another musical, a 50's con man, Nicholson, Spike Lee, capital punishment, and Gong Show host Chuck Barris ... what a December it will be!

Sep 13, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

James Bond ... Harry Potter ... a guy stuck in a phone booth ... Eminem in a movie ... Soderbergh goes sci-fi ... and the Earth's core stops rotating. November 2002 will be an interesting and varied month at the movies ... this week, I continue my three part series previewing the final four months of 2002.

Sep 6, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

So with the blockbuster summer of 2002 leaving us, the fall and winter films will be arriving shortly. As is my annual tradition, I begin a three part series this week previewing the films to be released in the last four months of 2002 ... this week, September and October.

Aug 30, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Can it be near September already? Another summer is behind us (well almost), and it's time to reflect back on the films of Summer 2002, and see what we've learned. Plus, my reaction to Steven Soderbergh's FULL FRONTAL, which I had been anticipating all summer long ...

Aug 21, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

And the Academy is in the news again ... it appears that a number of prominent New Yorkers are trying to convince the Academy to broadcast all or a portion of the upcoming 75th annual Oscars from New York City. Also, the BAFTAs mad at the SAGs, and the Academy elects their president.

Aug 12, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The decision to move the Academy Awards up a month early beginning in 2004 is continuing to shake the industry. An update this week on the reactions coming in from the studios, from the network, and from the Academy ... but this looks to be a done deal.

Jul 25, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The first six months of 2002 are already behind us ... this week, I look at what films will most likely survive to receive Oscar nominations come next February. Also, the Academy announces the official schedule of events for the 75th Annual Academy Awards.

Jul 12, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

In addition to announcing the approved rules for the upcoming 75th Annual Academy Awards, the Academy recently (tentatively) approved to make a huge change in the Academy Awards ... moving them from late March to late February! This author thinks this would be a very good thing for the grand show of them all.

Jul 3, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

In the past couple of years, computer visuals have become much more commonplace, where we actually have digital characters and entire sets all being created on computers. This summer's blockbusters are perfect examples of this new trend. Has the craft of filmmaking lost something with this new reliance on computers for visual effects?

Jun 18, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Adrian Lyne's new film, Unfaithful, almost suffered the same fate of his previous classic about infidelity, 1987's Fatal Attraction. Thankfully, Lyne stuck with his original ending for the film, but the decision to reshoot the ending to one of the classics of American cinema still is sad to see. A discussion this week about both films and their controversial endings.

Jun 6, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

With the summer boxoffice already on fire even before the Memorial Day holiday has arrived, it's time to look ahead at what theaters will expect in July and August, as I wrap up my 2002 summer movie preview with Part 2.

May 17, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Spider-Man was launched last weekend, and began the summer movie season incredibly early with a huge bang! This week, I look ahead at the other films to be released this summer in May and June in Part 1 of my 2002 Summer Movie Preview.

May 10, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Ok, time to finish this soul-baring revelation of films I usually would not admit to people that I actually love watching! This week, Part 3, concluding my series on my own favorite "guilty pleasure" films, just six more.

May 1, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I continue my three part spring series discussing some of the films I enjoy watching over and over again, but until now, was afraid to admit I actually loved them ... six more of my "guilty pleasures".

Apr 24, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

We've talked Oscars and great films for so long ... it's time to take a break! Okay, we all have them, favorite films that we might not want to admit to others that we actually like ... they're called "guilty pleasures", and this week, I begin a three part series revealing some of mine.

Apr 17, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

I am amazed that Halle Berry's Best Actress win at the 74th Annual Academy Awards is coming under criticism in some circles. I conclude my 74th Oscar wrap-up with my defense of her much deserved moment in Oscar history.

Apr 4, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Some disappointments, some poor choices, some wonderful choices, and some truly history making moments ... they were all a part of the marathon celebration of film excellence given last Sunday ... the 74th Annual Academy Awards! My look back this week.

Apr 1, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The time for predictions is over ... it's time for the Oscars. Two days from the 74th Annual Academy Awards, here is a complete viewer's guide to the big show and everything you need to know for this year's Oscar experience.

Mar 22, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Here we are, the final week before the 74th Annual Academy Awards. In my sixth article counting down to this weekend's big show, I reveal my predictions in the final four categories left, including Best Picture, and discuss this ugly smear campaign against the Best Picture frontrunner, A Beautiful Mind.

Mar 19, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

10 days and counting! In Part 5 of my series counting down to the 74th Annual Academy Awards, I reveal my predictions in four more Oscar categories ... four of the biggest and some of the toughest to predict ... the acting categories!

Mar 15, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Now only 13 days away from the 74th Annual Academy Awards, I continue on with my seven part countdown series with Part 4 ... today, I recap the choices of the DGA and SAG Awards this past weekend, and offer my predictions in four more Oscar categories.

Mar 12, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Now just 17 days away from the 74th Annual Academy Awards, I preview this weekend's last two major precursors, the Directors and Screen Actors Guild Awards, followed by my predictions in four more Oscar categories ... some of the technical awards.

Mar 8, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Now 20 days away from the 74th Annual Academy Awards, I recap the winners chosen by the Producers Guild and the Writers Guild this past weekend, and make my predictions in four more categories, including the two screenplay categories.

Mar 5, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

24 days till the 74th Academy Awards ... let the countdown begin. As we work our way through March towards the big night, I begin a seven part series previewing the big show, revealing my predictions and recaps of all the major precursor awards. This week, recaps of the latest precursors and my predictions in four of the Oscar categories.

Mar 1, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy announced their nominees for the 74th Annual Oscars, and amazingly, their list was pretty much exactly as we predicted it might be, with a small surprise or two thrown in. This week, I look at their nominees, and even make some early predictions.

Feb 18, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

On the eve of the announcement of the 74th Annual Academy Award nominations, I conclude my two part series on the ten best films of 2001, with my choices for the five best films of the year.

Feb 11, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Putting together my ten best films of 2001 was not the easy task it usually is, but ultimately I was able to arrange my list of the ten best film achievements for this past year. In this two part series concluding Monday before the Oscar Nominations are announced, I reveal them all and my reasons for selecting them. Today, numbers 10 through 6.

Feb 9, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy will make their choices known in a matter of days ... before that happens, this week I make my own personal selections for what I thought was the best individual achievements in film for 2001 ... now if only I were an Oscar voter ...

Feb 6, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy announces the recipients of its honorary and special Academy Awards to be given at the 74th Annual Oscars ... two legendary actors will be given honorary Oscars, while a former Academy President receives the first Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award given in over five years.

Feb 2, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Just when I thought the Golden Globes on January 20 had begun to help shape this wild film awards season, the Directors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild throw even more wrenches into the race when they recently announced their nominees. This week, I recap them all and see where we are just a couple of weeks away from knowing what the Academy finally thinks of 2001.

Jan 30, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

Just a brief update this week on the latest Academy news, as well as the nominees announced by the Producers Guild, and the winners selected by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

Jan 17, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The film awards season continues in full swing ... a recap this week of the much maligned AFI Awards, a preview and some predictions for the upcoming Golden Globes, Academy news (including the announcement of the host), and more.

Jan 9, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The Las Vegas critics join the Southeastern Film Critics and the Online Film Critics recently in honoring the independent film Memento as the year's best film. This week, I recap their choices and preview this Saturday's brand new awards show, the AFI Awards.

Jan 3, 2002 - Nicholas Moreau

The announcement of the Golden Globe nominations last week concludes the film awards season until they start again in January. This week, I look at their nominations, discuss the new big Oscar frontrunner (yes I think we have one), and recap 2001 ... not just for film, but for our world.

Dec 26, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The 2001 film awards season has taken on a very interesting trend. The Los Angeles, New York, and Boston Film Critics, as well as the nominees for the first ever AFI Awards, are skewing more towards the smaller independent productions of 2001, while the films and names we've been discussing for months as Oscar contenders are being mostly ignored. How will this shape the Oscar race? Recaps of all the major precursors this week, plus my take on the film awards season thus far.

Dec 19, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy officially announced this week that there are enough eligible films to warrant the new award for Best Animated Feature at the 74th Annual Oscars. This week, I look at the eligible list, and make my early nomination predictions for the first new Oscar category in twenty years.

Dec 14, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The 2001 Film Awards Season is now underway! Last week, the National Board of Review announced their choices for the best in film for 2001, and Peter Travers was the first film critic out of the gate with his top ten lists. I recap their choices, and take a look at the Oscar race after these first selections have been made.

Dec 11, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

It's December, and that means -- yes indeed -- it's time! The 2001 Film Awards Season is about to begin. From December to the end of March, here is the complete schedule with the important dates of all the major precursor awards leading up and continuing through the Academy Awards season in February and March.

Dec 3, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

As the war against terrorism continues, and most likely expanding soon beyond Afghanistan, I reflect back on how film artists have presented past wars on screen, as I present my choices for the greatest war films of all time.

Nov 30, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Updates on the latest news this week, just a couple of weeks away from the start of the 2001 film awards season ... Harry Potter not only breaks records but shatters them, a record number of foreign films are in contention for the Foreign Language Film Oscar, and a bright news story ... the magic of film as well as so many other freedoms return to Afghanistan as the Taliban retreats.

Nov 19, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

With so many films being pulled from 2001 after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a new film, a true military story at that, is moved up to this year to qualify for the 74th Annual Oscars. Will a war-weary nation accept such a film? And this week, there's still rumors that Oscar 74 will not take place ... my update and opinion this week.

Nov 2, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

More films are being bumped from 2001 to 2002, the Academy announces that the show will go on, and Hollywood joins the war effort for its creative ability to conjure up terrorist plots ... it's all of what has been happening recently in the film industry as a result of the September 11 attacks on America.

Oct 19, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Now that I've previewed the films to be released this fall and winter, it's time to make my first early predictions on who I think may be nominated for the 74th Annual Academy Awards.

Oct 5, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Continuing with my two part series previewing the films to be released in the final months of 2001, I look at the movies to be released in November and December, and handicap their Oscar chances! Could all five Best Picture nominees come out of December's releases?

Sep 28, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Hopefully finally able to find the words, I pause this week to reflect on the national tragedy that befell the United States on September 11, 2001.

Sep 21, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

We're already in the month of September, and the fall releases are already upon us. This week, I begin a two-week series previewing the films to be released in the last four months of 2001, and handicap any potential Oscar nominees. This week, I look at September and October, but not before reflecting back on the first eight months of the year.

Sep 14, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Summer 2001 is finally over ... before we take stock of the film year so far and look ahead to the final four months' worth of films to come, it's time to catch up on all the latest news from the Academy, as well as the announcement of a brand new film awards show beginning this year!

Sep 7, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

And finally we arrive at the top five! In this final article in my special 5-part series, I discuss the five sequences from film history which I feel are the sexiest and most erotic pieces of cinema ever filmed. See if you agree ...

Aug 24, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, we're down to the final ten ... this week, I reveal numbers 10 through 6 in my special series on the sexiest sequences in motion picture history, and this week's choices represent an incredibly broad range of motion pictures.

Aug 17, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Continuing on this week with the midpoint of my five part series, I reveal numbers 15 through 11 ... some wonderful scenes of well known actresses appearing in the nude, in films whose themes run the gamut from extramarital affairs to the sexiest female alien you've likely ever seen!

Aug 10, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, as I continue my new series on the 25 sexiest or most erotic sequences in motion picture history, I discuss the scenes ranked from numbers 20 to 16, going from bold films which were brave enough to tackle sexual issues as their themes, as well as some sexy scenes featuring some well known actresses.

Aug 3, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

It's summer! Time to have some fun! This week, I begin a special five part series where I reveal my choices for the 25 sexiest or most erotic sequences in motion picture history! This week, numbers 25 through 21.

Jul 27, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

So many acceptance speeches for Academy Awards over the past 73 years ... but there is one I feel which is truly the best of all time, a speech which embodies every single aspect of what I feel a great acceptance speech should be. See if you agree ...

Jul 20, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

News from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the focus this week, as they also released the official timeline of events for the 74th Annual Academy Awards.

Jul 13, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

I believe our first serious Oscar contender of 2001 has arrived ... Steven Spielberg has taken Stanley Kubrick's inspiration and created something truly stunning. This week, my review of A.I. and an outlook at its Oscar chances.

Jul 6, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The discussions over Natural Born Killers and violence in the cinema almost always lead to concerns about others attempting to censor what we can see and hear. This week, I conclude my three part discussion on Natural Born Killers with a passionate defense of one of our greatest freedoms ... the freedom of speech.

Jun 29, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I discuss the Natural Born Killers controversy in more detail, and attempt to explain one more time what this film really was about.

Jun 22, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Returning to my series discussing the landmark films deemed too controversial in their initial release to gain Academy Award recognition, I begin a three part discussion and defense of Oliver Stone's 1994 masterpiece, Natural Born Killers.

Jun 15, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This past week, the Academy made the official announcement of the date for the next Academy Awards, as well as confirmation of the location for the 74th Annual Oscars. All the details this week.

Jun 8, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Well, it had such promise, and I truly believed that Michael Bay would be donning his tux for Oscar Night, finally moving out of the circle of action-heavy films for respectability. Well, safe to say, Bay can relax at home and watch the Oscars next March in his PJ's.

Jun 1, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I conclude my 11-part series discussing the greatest motion picture sequences of all time. This week, I discuss the sequence which may be the best one ever produced for the cinema, and also reveal some of the sequences submitted to me over the years by others.

May 25, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

From 2001 to The Godfather Part II to Citizen Kane ... some of the greatest individual sequences of all time have come from some of the truly best cinematic works of art in the cinema's history. This week, Part 10 of my series discussing the greatest film sequences of all time.

May 18, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

It's time to finish up my 11 part series on the greatest motion picture sequences of all time, and I'm really getting to some of my favorites! This week, I continue on where I left off back in October of 2000 with Part 9 of the series, and some truly memorable film sequences.

May 11, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

It's the first week of May, so it's time to look back at the first four months of 2001, and see if any Oscar contenders have emerged. Also, a look ahead at the films to be released this summer that have the potential to do the same!

May 4, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The argument has been made so often, and it still perplexes me. They say they can't understand how the Academy could split the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars ... their mentality is that the best directed film of the year should be the Best Picture of the year. This week, I finally explain why it makes perfect sense that they could be different.

Apr 27, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I conclude my review and defense of Martin Scorsese's 1988 masterpiece, The Last Temptation of Christ, the first film in my new series re-examining the controversial films that were unfortunately overlooked by the Academy Awards when they were released.

Apr 20, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

With the 73rd Academy Awards now a memory, I present the first film in a new series where I discuss and defend truly great motion pictures which failed to receive major Academy Award recognition because they were deemed too controversial at the time ... this week, I begin a 2-part review and defense of one of the most controversial of all time ... Martin Scorsese's masterpiece, The Last Temptation of Christ.

Apr 13, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Like last year, conservative right-wing commentator Mike McManus has published his review of the Academy Award choices and talks about the films of 2000. He's not as upset this year about the Academy's choices, but why does his article still manage to offend me? A dangerous agenda is at work here, evidenced by his article this year.

Apr 6, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Sunday night's 73rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony was shorter, simpler, full of surprises, short on history making memories, full of great Steve Martin jokes, short on unneeded dance numbers, high in variety in the films honored, and in short ... one classy show. This week, my reactions to the big show ...

Mar 30, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

It's finally here ... just two days away from the 73rd Annual Academy Awards, and it's time to make those final predictions! Still some very tough categories to predict, but I finally make my predictions for what I think will happen on Sunday Night. There may be a big surprise in the works when that Best Picture envelope is opened Sunday Night ...

Mar 23, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

Last weekend's Screen Actors Guild sure did not help in this unpredictable Oscar Season to narrow down the race! This week, I analyze their choices, recap the latest Academy news and the Director's Guild award winner, and also announce my predictions in five more categories!

Mar 16, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, a recap of the Writer's Guild award choices, as well as some additional news on the upcoming Academy Awards. Also, I make my first two Oscar predictions in the categories of Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay!

Mar 9, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

We have now arrived in March, the month of the 73rd Annual Oscars! This week, a recap of some more of the Oscar precursor awards presented this past week, including the British Academy Film Awards, the Art Directors Guild, and the American Cinema Editors.

Mar 2, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

As evidenced by the Best Picture nomination this year for Chocolat, the ugly and shameless Oscar campaigning by the Miramax Machine is alive and well ... this week, I try to figure out why it continues to work and offer my commentary on the whole, sad trend.

Feb 23, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The Oscar Nominations are in! They were finally announced on Tuesday ... this week, I look at how good I did in my predictions, also I analyze the race and see who might be the frontrunners right now.

Feb 16, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This is it ... the 73rd Annual Academy Award nominations will be announced this upcoming Tuesday! This week, I provide my final predictions, and provide an outlook on the race.

Feb 9, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, the Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations, the Academy announced two recipients of Honorary Academy Awards, and I conclude my list of the ten best films of 2000 with the top five movies this past year.

Feb 2, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I discuss the five films at the bottom of my list of the ten best films of 2000. Also, discussion of the choices made by the Golden Globes this past week, the nominees by the Director's Guild of America, and another bold prediction: Best Picture has been decided!

Jan 26, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, a brief recap of the Producers Guild and American Cinema Editors nominees, followed by my own individual choices for the best achievements in film for 2000!

Jan 19, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

The film awards season is now back in full swing ... the National Society of Film Critics, the Southeastern Film Critics Association, and the new AFI 2000 are all recapped this week! The Oscar race continues to remain as unpredictable as ever!

Jan 12, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

More critics have released their lists of the best films of the year ... this week, I recap their choices, examine how the Oscar race is shaping up this first week of 2001, and even make some very early predictions already as to some who will actually WIN Oscars come March!

Jan 5, 2001 - Nicholas Moreau

In my last article for 2000, I reflect on the Oscar pre-season thus far, and examine where we're at. Also, a review of the potential Oscar contender, Cast Away, and some updated predictions for Oscar nominations!

Dec 29, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Golden Globes, L.A. Film Critics, Critics' top ten lists ... they're all recapped this week, as well as news announced by the Academy this week that we have a host for the 73rd Annual telecast.

Dec 22, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, on the same historic day that Election 2000 finally came to a close, the New York Film Critics Circle announced their awards for the best in film for 2000. Their awards and my comments, plus a look at the ten films that Time Magazine thought were the best this year.

Dec 15, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The 2000 film award season began this week with the announcement by the National Board of Review of their choices for the best in film for this year. Also this week, news about a new precursor award coming in January, news on who will not be hosting the next Oscar telecast, and my own updated predictions on the major 73rd Annual Academy Award nominations.

Dec 8, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The 2000 Election circus continues, now more than three weeks after election day. The hateful rhetoric from Republican conservatives during this time is getting worse. This week, a defense of the liberal philosophy through some of the best liberal films of all time.

Dec 1, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, an update on the Oscar chances for the new Grinch movie, as well as an update on the notion that there has not been a real Oscar front runner released at all so far this year.

Nov 24, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, the AFI and Golden Globe organizations announce the recipients of their lifetime achievement honors, and the various studios are already starting their campaigns for Oscar consideration. Also this week, a look at the schedule for the important awards and dates leading up to the Oscars in March!

Nov 17, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I took a much needed breather from all the Presidential election coverage, and enjoyed two hours in a theatre with Robert Redford's latest film. This week, an update on that film and PAY IT FORWARD, and the 2000 Oscar outlook.

Nov 10, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, a brief discussion of the most recent films and their Oscar chances, and the eighth installment of my series on the greatest motion picture sequences of all time.

Oct 27, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

A brief update this week on how the latest round of movies coming out, and Part 7 of my continuing series revealing the best motion picture sequences of all time!

Oct 20, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, the latest news about the new Oscar category officially created by the Academy's Board of Governors, and a brief discussion about the Congressional hearings on the inproper marketing of R-rated films to kids.

Oct 6, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

It's here! My outlook at the most notable films coming out in the last three months of 2000, plus my first guesses at who might get nominated for Oscars for the upcoming 73rd Annual Academy Awards!

Sep 22, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, one more installment in my series on the greatest motion picture sequences of all time before delving back in to this year's potential Oscar candidates!

Sep 8, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

From family to action, and from classic to horror, this week, my choices for the best motion picture sequences of all time cover the gambit.

Sep 1, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

From powerful sequences from FULL METAL JACKET to PSYCHO to THE MALTESE FALCON to 2001 ... this week, I share even more film sequences which I feel were the best of all time!

Aug 25, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, amidst the dog days of August, I reveal and discuss in detail some more sequences I chose as the greatest from film history!

Aug 18, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, I delve back into film history again to discuss some more individual film sequences which I feel were the best moments ever portrayed on the silver screen.

Aug 11, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

August and September -- summer movie season winds down, the fall season begins, and not much new on the Oscar front. Time to look back at film history, as I discuss my favorite film sequences of all time.

Aug 4, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

It's the dog days of summer ... this week, news to share and discuss about the new permanent co-host for Roger Ebert's film review show, and news of the new corporate partner for the Academy's new theatre project.

Jul 21, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

It's time to present my analysis of the movie-going experience in America in the year 2000 ... the sound problems, picture problems, and theatre employee problems that continually hinder the magical experience of seeing movies in a theatre.

Jul 7, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Last week, I reported on the Academy's clarification which prevented films broadcast first on the internet from being considered for Academy Awards. This week, my own commentary on the controversial ruling.

Jun 30, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The Academy's Board of Governors voted on some category name changes, as well as announcing the dates for the next Academy Awards ... all the updated news is here for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards!

Jun 23, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Now in the midst of the summer movies, it's time to look at what films have been released thus far and answer the burning question ... are there any 73rd Annual Oscar contenders in this group of films?

Jun 16, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

And here it is ... a film of staggering power, a document of history which should be required viewing for every human being with breath in their body, and it's my choice as the best film of the 1990's decade!

Jun 9, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Two powerhouse motion pictures directed by Oliver Stone, one which re-examines this country's glorification of serial killers and one re-examining the most hotly debated political assassination of recent times, join a work by filmmaker Martin Scorsese which matches the brilliance of his early films ... They are the three films placing fourth through second on my list of the 25 greatest films of the 1990s decade!

Jun 2, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Two powerful dramas bringing our recent history to light in stunning detail (one looking deeper into World War II than any other film had ever done, and one looking deeper into the 37th President of the United States) join a biting satire of Hollywood by film artist Robert Altman as three more in the countdown of the best films of the past decade.

May 26, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The powerful true story of a controversial civil rights leader, the powerful tale of two women on the run from the law against the beautiful backdrops of the desert, and the powerful portrait of tragedy in suburbia which was recently the Academy's Best Picture ... all three films which begin the countdown of the top ten films of the 1990's decade!

May 19, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Two very different films by director Jonathan Demme join a stunningly original film by Peter Wier which changed most people's opinions about Jim Carrey in this week's choices for the 13th, 12th, and 11th best films of the 1990's decade!

May 12, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

A rain of frogs concluding a sprawling epic of humanity, a vivid recreation of one of the biggest tragedies of humanity's attempt to conquer the sea, and a film finding the humanity of a man fighting for his First Amendment freedom to publish a pornographic magazine ... what could these films possibly have in common? Well, here, they are the next films on my list of the best of the 90's!

May 5, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

A Civil War soldier rediscovering the frontier and discovering his true self, a simple man journeying through the major historical events from our recent past, and a man and a woman experiencing four days of forbidden love ... that describes the three films I selected next as my best of the 1990's decade!

Apr 28, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

A classic journey into the pornography industry, a journey into the stars when Vegans contact us, and the journey of a pregnant sheriff following two criminals on a bizarre crime spree make up the three films this week as we countdown the 25 best films of the 1990's decade!

Apr 21, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

Sunday's 72nd Annual Academy Awards were one of the classiest and technically accomplished telecasts in the Academy's history, and what do you know ... they made the right choice for Best Picture this year. A look back at the Oscar telecast and their choices.

Mar 31, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards are finally here! It's Oscar Weekend, and this week, our predictions for this very exciting and tough to predict year at the Oscars!

Mar 24, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

This past week, American Beauty dominated the last of the major Oscar precursors, winning big at the Screen Actors and Director's Guild, and by the Chicago Film Critics.

Mar 17, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The Writer's Guild announced their choices for the best screenplays of the year, the British announce their honors, and the Academy loses 4000 of its ballots.

Mar 10, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

A couple of other precursor awards to the Oscars announced their choices, and there's some more news coming out this week about the upcoming Oscar telecast.

Feb 25, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The 72nd Annual Academy Award nominations were finally announced this past Tuesday!

Feb 18, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The Oscar Nominations will finally be announced on Tuesday. This week, final predictions in the major categories.

Feb 11, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The Golden Globe award winners and also look at the nominees by the Directors, Screen Actors, and Producer Guilds -- some of the best precursors for who will be nominated for this year's Oscars!

Feb 4, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

A continuation of the ten best films of 1999, with numbers six to ten.

Jan 28, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

From American Beauty to The Green Mile to Magnolia, 1999 was an incredible year for motion pictures. A list of the first five of the ten films.

Jan 21, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

On this first week of the new year, American Beauty is named Best Picture of the Year by three of the latest precursor organizations awarding honors for 1999! This week, a look at their choices.

Jan 7, 2000 - Nicholas Moreau

The New York and Toronto Film Critics groups announced their choices for the best of 1999 this week, and one of the biggest precursors to the Oscars, the Golden Globes, announced their nominees for the January 23 ceremony!

Dec 24, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

The Los Angeles and Boston Film Critics have selected their choices for the best of 1999, and also the producers of the upcoming Oscar telecast announce some changes in store, and announce who will be the host!

Dec 17, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

The 1999 Awards Season has finally begun! The National Board of Review was first out with their choices for 1999's best. This week, the 72nd Academy Awards already have their first controversy!

Dec 10, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Some predictions in the Oscar music categories and some news on the People's Choice Award nominations and NAACP Award nominations.

Dec 3, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

More news on the upcoming 1999 Academy Awards season and an update of predictions in the six major categories for the upcoming Oscars!

Nov 26, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

The International Animation Society presented awards this past week, and some further discussion after seeing a potential Oscar candidate, The Insider.

Nov 12, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

It's time to start predicting the best film achievements of the year in preparation for the first rounds of year end film awards, and of course the upcoming 72nd Annual Academy Awards.

Nov 5, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Critics are already talking about an Oscar for American Beauty. A look at what Oscar chances the film has.

Oct 15, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, one more round of Oscar trivia, looking at the most honored actors in Oscar history.

Oct 1, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

More interesting Oscar trivia! Find out the two Oscar categories in which no women have ever been nominated! Try to guess first!

Sep 24, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

A series of Oscar trivia which will give you some extra knowledge at your next Oscar party!

Sep 17, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

A look back at the memorable and classic film scores which have walked away with Oscar gold, and some of those that didn't.

Sep 10, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

The recent rules issued by the Academy for the upcoming 72nd Annual Academy Awards talk about the changes to the music categories. A look back at the choices Oscar has made in selecting the Best Original Songs from motion pictures over the history of the awards!

Sep 3, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Of the 71 Best Picture winning films, what are the 20 greatest of those films?

Aug 27, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

The incredibly emotional and sincere moments from one of the most classy and best produced of Oscar's telecasts.

Aug 20, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

It's not too early to look at what films from the first part of 1999 stand a chance to be major Oscar contenders in March of 2000 at the next Academy Awards.

Aug 13, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Time to reflect back on the moments that did NOT make Oscar proud ... the worst moments from Oscar's first 71 years.

Aug 6, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Finally, this week, the conclusion of this special series on the 50 greatest Oscar moments of the 20th century, with the true best of the best, the top five choices for the greatest memories of Oscar.

Jul 23, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Now we're down to the final two weeks of the series, as we reveal our choices for the ten most memorable and best Academy Awards moments of the 20th century! This week, numbers 10 to 6 ...

Jul 16, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, we get closer to the end, with Oscar's memorable moments numbers 20 through 11, some of the best moments from Academy Awards history!

Jul 9, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, we get closer and closer to the best ever, as we countdown ten more of Oscar's Greatest Moments, numbers 30 to 21.

Jul 2, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, we continue the countdown, revealing ten more of the 50 greatest moments in Oscar history!

Jun 25, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

This week, the countdown begins for the 50 greatest moments in Academy Awards history! This week, the bottom ten that just made the cut.

Jun 18, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Everyone is making best of the century lists, so why not the Oscars? This week, a preview of the five-part series of articles to come ... the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Oscar Moments of the 20th Century!

Jun 11, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards in 1991, which honored the film achievements from 1990.

Jun 4, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

After the recent Elia Kazan controversy, this week it's a look back at some of the other memorable Oscar show controversies.

May 28, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

It's time to analyze another Academy Award category throughout history, this week we look at the Best Actor category.

May 21, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

With the new Star Wars film opening in a couple of days, will we see Phantom Menace represented at the upcoming Oscars in March of 2000.

May 14, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Ten full years ago, there were memorable moments from the 62nd Annual Academy Awards, presented for 1989 film achievements.

Apr 30, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

A look back at some of the most memorable Oscar speeches made throughout the recent history of the telecast.

Apr 23, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

A look at the changes which go into effect for next year's Oscars, including the consolidation of a couple of categories. Also a look at who won at the British Academy Awards.

Apr 16, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

Some interesting stats and trivia looking at the 71 films selected as Oscar's Best Picture over the years.

Apr 9, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

It was a shock when Shakespeare in Love beat Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture. But if we look at Oscar's past, it's simply one of many surprises for this most coveted of film prizes.

Apr 2, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

A recap of Sunday's 71st Academy Awards, going over the films that won, the worthwhile moments, and memorable events.

Mar 26, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

A detailed analysis of the Supporting Acting races, as well as Best Director, and picks for every category!

Mar 19, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau

It's Oscar Season, as we prepare for the 71st Annual Academy Awards! This week, predictions for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress!

Feb 28, 1999 - Nicholas Moreau