Oscar Dash 2019

The time is here again--Oscar Dash 2019!

As in recent years, I haven't seen many of the nominations but I know I will by the end of the year. I'm very excited about this list--a great variety of styles, genres, and topics. Don't forget to watch the big celebration on February 24! Here are the nominees for best picture:

Black Panther


BlacKkKlansman


Bohemian Rhapsody


The Favourite


Green Book


Roma


A Star Is Born


Vice


Click here to see pictures and all the other nominations!

SPECIAL: All 87 Best Picture Winners

I thought it would be fun to see a list of all the winning films and contemplate how they compare to one another. How many have you seen? I've seen 53/87. That's only 60% --not too bad.

Some of these are clearly better than others, some won because they were novel or epic but aren't really that spectacular or moving, and some are true masterpieces. Of the ones I have seen, I highlighted ten of my favorites.

2014 - Birdman
2013 - 12 Years A Slave
2012 - Argo
2011 - The Artist
2010 - The King's Speech

2009 - The Hurt Locker
2008 - Slumdog Millionaire
2007 - No Country for Old Men
2006 - The Departed
2005 - Crash
2004 - Million Dollar Baby
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002 - Chicago
2001 - A Beautiful Mind
2000 - Gladiator

1999 - American Beauty
1998 - Shakespeare in Love
1997 - Titanic
1996 - The English Patient
1995 - Braveheart
1994 - Forrest Gump
1993 - Schindler’s List
1992 - Unforgiven
1991 - The Silence of the Lambs
1990 - Dances With Wolves

1989 - Driving Miss Daisy
1988 - Rain Man
1987 - The Last Emperor
1986 - Platoon
1985 - Out of Africa
1984 - Amadeus
1983 - Terms of Endearment
1982 - Gandhi
1981 - Chariots of Fire
1980 - Ordinary People

1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer
1978 - The Deer Hunter
1977 - Annie Hall
1976 - Rocky
1975 - One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
1974 - The Godfather Part II
1973 - The Sting
1972 - The Godfather
1971 - The French Connection
1970 - Patton

1969 - Midnight Cowboy
1968 - Oliver!
1967 - In the Heat of the Night
1966 - A Man for All Seasons
1965 - The Sound of Music
1964 - My Fair Lady
1963 - Tom Jones
1962 - Lawrence of Arabia
1961 - West Side Story
1960 - The Apartment

1959 - Ben-Hur
1958 - Gigi
1957 - The Bridge on the River Kwai
1956 - Around the World in 80 Days
1955 - Marty
1954 - On the Waterfront
1953 - From Here to Eternity
1952 - The Greatest Show on Earth
1951 - An American in Paris
1950 - All About Eve

1949 - All the Kings Men
1948 - Hamlet
1947 - Gentleman's Agreement
1946 - The Best Years of Our Lives
1945 - The Lost Weekend
1944 - Going My Way
1943 - Casablanca
1942 - Mrs. Miniver
1941 - How Green Was My Valley
1940 - Rebecca

1939 - Gone with the Wind
1938 - You Can't Take It with You
1937 - The Life of Emile Zola
1936 - The Great Ziegfeld
1935 - Mutiny on the Bounty
1934 - It Happened One Night
1933 - Cavalcade
1932 - Grand Hotel
1931 - Cimarron
1930 - All Quiet on the Western Front
1929 - The Broadway Melody
1927 - Wings

Happy watching!

OSCAR DASH 2013 - The Results

And the ultimate winner is... ARGO!

It was an enjoyable Oscar celebration last night. I was especially pleased that Quentin Tarantino won for his insanely amazing screenplay and that Christoph Waltz won another Supporting Actor trophy for his superb performance. Could he be any more amazing?

I guessed right on pretty much every award, except for Mychael Danna winning for Life of Pi's score. I was sure John Williams would conquer, per usual. It was a nice surprise!

Click here for a complete list of the winners, in case you don't know. I thought the show went well--not at all a fan of Seth McFarlane but Michelle Obama's speech to close the night was pretty fantastic.

The Nominations: Oscar Dash 2013

The Academy Award nominees were announced today and it is time for another Oscar Dash! Like last year, my goal is to watch as many nominated films as possible before the ceremony- usually, I stick with Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Foreign Film categories. This year there are some serious contenders. It was a great year for film!

Click here to see the lists. I'll be reviewing as I see them. It is obviously hard for me to predict anything yet, but based on reviews it looks like Lincoln and Life of Pi will be hard to beat.

 

Amour

Argo

Beasts Of The Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Life Of Pi

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty


The countdown begins!

Oscars Update

As you are probably aware, I still haven't seen all the Academy Award nominated films. And so I don't have any guesses or my own personal ballot to share. Of those I have seen, however, I think Midnight in Paris deserves awards for writing, directing, and art direction. George Clooney was great, Tree of Life inspired me, and from the bits and pieces I've read and seen of The Artist, I think it will likely win big. So... keep watching the blog as I eventually will see them all and then I'll likely have something to officially say.

Meanwhile, the BBC has a really great visualization/chart of Oscar nominations/wins & genre that I think is fascinating. Check it out here.

The Nominees: Annual Oscar Dash

The Academy Award nominees were announced yesterday and, as you probably guessed, I'm ready for my Annual Oscar Dash. The goal is to watch as many nominated films as possible before the ceremony. That's approximately one month, handfuls of movies, lots of fun. I tend to focus my Dash on Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Foreign Film categories to keep things more realistic. Click here to see the lists. I'll be reviewing as I see them - I've already done one, Midnight in Paris, which you can read here.

I have no predictions yet but I will say the contenders look VERY strong, indeed:

The Artist

The Descendants

Moneyball

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Warhorse

The Help

Tree of Life

Midnight in Paris

Hugo

Time to dash...