18 posts tagged ‘the oscars’
The 20 most unforgettable Sundance films ever
AV Club,
What began in 1978 as the Utah/United States Film Festival to help promote American independent cinema and boost film production in the Beehive State didn’t officially become the Sundance Film Festival until Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute officially took it over in 1985. Since then, Sundance has become one of the… Read more...
Godzilla Minus One Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger in the US
Gizmodo,
Ever since Godzilla Minus One came to North America in December, it’s been raking in cash and catching audience attention. Either on its own merits or because the MonsterVerse movies have helped keep him in folks’ minds over the last few years, there’s a larger Godzilla fever that made Minus One’s reception and… Read more...
A weary nation breathes sigh of relief as Kevin Hart vows to never host the Oscars
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10 Classic Sci-Fi Performances Snubbed by the Oscars
Oscar nominations will be announced later this month, and Poor Things’ Emma Stone and Barbie’s Margot Robbie are all but guaranteed to be in the Best Actress race. Last year, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept three of the four acting categories. That suggests sci-fi and fantasy films, whose stars don’t always… Read more...
Burt Reynolds Really Was a Prolific Douchebag, Wasn't He?
Jezebel,
This week, the book of Burt Reynolds’ douchebaggery just got a little thicker—this time, through a contribution from the one, the only Sally Field. Read more...
All of io9's Best of 2023 Posts, In One Handy Place
A new year is upon us, but don’t say goodbye to the old one just yet! For the past 3 weeks io9 has been delivering our Year in Review for all things 2023—our favorite films and shows, cool toys, people we lost, the trends that defined a year of sci-fi, fantasy, and genre pop culture, and so much more. Why not take a… Read more...
Films that should be nominated for Oscars in 2024, but won’t be
There are only so many Oscar nomination slots to go around, which means that every year there will be some noteworthy contenders who will get shut out. The reasons for this vary widely, and aren’t always the same from year to year. Some films aren’t high-profile enough. Some might be too controversial, or too risque.… Read more...
io9's Top 100 Posts of 2023
The year is ending, but the posting never stops. io9 wrote thousands of stories in 2023, from breaking news to analysis and critique of the biggest films, TV shows, comics, and games in our worlds. Here’s a look back at the 100 you, our dear readers, read and shared the most. Thanks for sticking around for another… Read more...