The common refrain this season has been one of despair, of theatrical death by dearth.
So who else gets screwed?
In a year replete with great trash, American Hustle is the crown princess of the bunch.
If I had to bet which Oscar contender will score the most nominations without a single win, I’d go for Saving Mr. Banks.
Streep has earned kudos for a performance that’s fine, but not stellar when measured against her better work.
The Butler is likely to crack the Best Picture lineup, even if claiming the big prize is all but impossible.
A buzzworthy turn overshadowing a movie’s failings is a trend this Oscar season.
It would certainly make sense to see Paul Greengrass among shoo-ins like Steve McQueen and Alfonso Cuarón.
“Young and Beautiful” might be the very best thing to have emerged from Luhrmann’s epic undertaking.
This is a film that most would agree boasts a whole lot of locks and scant few question marks.
On the visual front, it seems highly unlikely that Bruno Delbonnel will be passed over in the Cinematography field.
To many fans dismay, the arenas in which the film is most likely to fall short are the acting categories.
TV better than movies? Not really, but at least television will let you see Michael Douglas stroking Matt Damon’s leg hair.
Steve McQueen doesn’t seem to know the difference between the unflinching and the gratuitous.
The film’s box office and critical successes probably mean that its nomination haul won’t end with Blanchett.
This is the first film year in a long while that’s made me want to applaud Harvey Weinstein.
Tonight, Slant offers live coverage of the 85th Academy Awards.
This is a complete list of our predicted winners at the 2013 Academy Awards.
Despite the hysteria, it may not be appropriate yet to call a time of death on the decades and decades’ worth of precedent that will be shattered when Argo wins Best Picture.
As you might have noticed from our previous Oscar posts, one of the hottest topics among we Slant prognosticators is just how many trophies Argo is capable of collecting.
Subtlety isn’t a quality that dignifies the nominees in this category.