Photo courtesy of Republic of Korea, Flickr Following his remarkable wins at this year’s Academy Awards, “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho returned to his home country of South Korea on Sunday, Feb. 16 after his extensive U.S. visit for the awards season. “Parasite” winning multiple Oscars this year was huge for […]
Tag: Oscars
Viewers are divided over the 2019 Oscars
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia After months and months of nothing but controversy surrounding the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ decisions regarding the Best Popular Film category, the celebrity that they originally chose to host the ceremony (Kevin Hart), and the four categories (Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup […]
Stars make history at the 90th Academy Awards
Photo courtesy of Michael Key, Wikipedia Stars gathered in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre for the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to honor the best films released throughout 2017. Many directors and creators broke records this year, with the most significant being Jordan Peele, who became the first African American writer to […]
Superhero Films Lie in Wait for Big Break at the Oscars
Photo courtesy of Howie Berlin, Wikipedia The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, celebrates excellence within the film industry each year. The ceremony celebrates every aspect of the film industry by awarding those both in front of the camera as well as those behind the scenes. Oddly enough, the […]
The 89th Oscars Welcomes Diversity to its Nominations
Photo courtesy of El Hormiguero, Flickr The 89th Academy Awards are kicking off the year, which is no different from their annual process. What is different however, is the composition of nominees in each category. As the Academy Awards ceremony, the Oscars, celebrates excellence in every aspect of film, one would […]
Chris Rock’s Oscars Jokes About Asian-American Children ‘In Poor Taste’
Courtesy of David Shakebone, Wikipedia This year’s Academy Awards ceremony was set up to be controversial before it even began, with the viral spread of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag pointing out the glaring lack of people of color as nominees for the show’s top acting categories. Dozens of black actors vowed […]
Zendaya Hair Comment Sparks Debate on Appropriation
Photo Courtesy of Disney, Flickr Creative Commons On Feb. 23, Giuliana Rancic, a commentator on the show “Fashion Police,” made a comment about Zendaya’s Oscar hairstyle, saying “I feel like she smells like patchouli oil or weed” while referring to the actress’s locks (commonly known as dreadlocks). Zendaya responded saying […]
Upcoming Films Act as Precursor to Oscar Award Race
Photo Courtesy of Eva Rinaldi, Flickr Creative Commons Summer is long over and awards season is almost upon us. In these next few months a handful of big name studios will release some of the best films of the year, starting in October and stretching all through December. Most have […]