82nd Oscars

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    The Votes Are In!

    The votes are in, and it looks like The Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow is walking away with Best Director and maybe Best Picture, though Quentin Tarantino’s giving her a run for her money with his beautiful Basterds. Here are the winners as far as SPJ is concerned.

    3/05/10 | View Comments

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    The Myth of the Alt-Oscars

    The Independent Spirit Awards and the BAFTAS are often thought of as hip alternatives to the Oscars. But are they really all that better?

    3/04/10 | View Comments

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    The Oscars’ Sci-Fi Problem

    Opening up the Best Picture field was supposed to expose moviegoers to outstanding genre fare, but the three significant sci-fi movies of 2009 are receiving attention in inverse proportion to how much they deserve it.

    3/03/10 | View Comments

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    The Imperfect Ten

    The biggest change to this year’s Oscars is the widening of the Best Picture field. How do we feel now that we officially have 10 Best Picture nominees this year? Ellen Wernecke thinks we’re going to be just fine; Dennis Anderson isn’t so sure.

    3/03/10 | View Comments

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    Oscar Knows Best

    The Academy tells us what they consider the best of the year in film, but who are they to decide and why should audiences trust them?

    3/02/10 | View Comments