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The Least Deserving Best Picture Nominees

Posted by Oscar Nazi on Friday, February 10, 2012, In : oscars

With the recent Best Picture nomination for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a movie which had been critically savaged up until the nominations were announced, it seems like a good time to reflect on some of Oscars worst nominations in its most prestigious category. Now, let me qualify my list first by saying that - although I have seen all the Best Picture winners - I have not seen every Best Picture nominee, so the list is a little front-loaded. But seriously, who among us h...

Another Year has Come and Gone...

Posted by Oscar Nazi on Friday, January 21, 2011, In : oscars

So this Oscar season has been a bit of a "meh" season for me. Not a lot of "buzz" movies out there I'm dying to see and my favorite movie of the year so far? Toy Story 3. I did enjoy Inception and The Social Network quite a lot as well, so I'm not completely out of the loop, but it is sure that I will not complete last year's feat of having seen all 10 nominees before Oscar night. Oh well..

Let this serve as the official reminder and welcome that the Oscar pool will begin anew THIS TUESD...
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Oscars 2009 - My wrap up

Posted by Oscar Nazi on Thursday, March 11, 2010, In : oscars

So Oscars have now come and gone and what's my take this year?

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Sadly, with mostly predictable winners (not that that helped me in the pool any), boring speeches, blah hosts and a stripped-down, but yet over-stuffed ceremony, I found this year's Oscars a big let-down. I was happy that Avatar walked away with only 3 prizes- two of which I'm sure it deserevd. It is a gorgeous-looking film with ground breaking special effects, so I have no qualms with it winning art dir...
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How does your ballot stack up?

Posted by Oscar Nazi on Friday, February 26, 2010, In : oscars

Interesting grouping of Oscar "gurus" lastest guesses as to the current state of Oscar odds.

Why was I not invited?

Another Loss for Avatar

Posted by Oscar Nazi on Monday, February 22, 2010, In : oscars

Hooray for the BAFTAS! This weekend, The Hurt Locker continued its hot streak by nabbing the Best Picture and Best Director topohies at the British Film ceremony, leaving Avatar in the dust. While this is very good news for the indie in its quest to capture the Oscar in 2 weeks, it certainly doesn't clinch the deal: let's not forget that Cameron's Titanic was a complete shut out at the BAFTAS and went on to tie Ben Hur for the most Oscars given to one picture. Still, this certainly gives "...
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Two Weeks Away

Posted by Oscar Nazi on Saturday, February 20, 2010, In : oscars

So with just two weeks to go until Oscars, I decided to revisit my picks. I'm still happy that I chose to use my split pick for Picture. It is looking by all markers that "The Hurt Locker" will have the edge, but I won't count out Hollywood's predilection to sell out and vote for the bigger, crappier movie. Half the town was employed for "Avatar" and it was James Cameron's decade-long quest, realized. The academy loves that stuff.

I'm feeling more secure about my pick of director, though...