The guild nominations shook up the entire race with 'Crash' coming through on all the lists. Now, it looks like it will be a strong best picture contender. |
The nominations are both the start and the stop of this year's Oscars race. |
The Oscar is supposed to be the ultimate blessing of your career, and in fact it can turn out to be the ultimate curse. |
The Oscar is supposed to be the ultimate blessing on one's career and often it turns out to be a curse. Many winners have said so. |
The Oscar voter wants to be on the winning side, but maybe there is an unspoken subtext this year of enough with these 'homosexual persecution movies.' But how can you judge the unspoken factor -- being politically incorrect in Hollywood. |
The Oscars reward works of drama, so it's only natural that they also create memorable moments of high drama. |
The people's choice awards just don't have the same legitimacy. In the end, people believe the experts, because they're the ones who know best. |
The season began with Gere as a supporting actor [for his 'Chicago' performance], ... But since he won best actor at the [Golden] Globes, they've changed the ads. |
Their acceptance speeches are often proof of what lousy actors they are. They're often thanking people we know they sparred with all over the place. |
There actually can be a backlash. They've got to tread that delicate balance. |
There he is dancing naked at 3 in the morning, stoned, hauled off after the cops make him put his pants on. And while he paid only a $50 fine that night, he's paying a much steeper price in his career. |
There should be a compromise between having good, clean teeth for television and not looking freakish. But they take it to an extreme. |
They look like dentures. Even though they get the best Beverly Hills orthodontist, it still looks like they bought their teeth at Kmart. |
They're hugged and slapped at the same time for what makes them so marketable. Hollywood is a sick, hypocritical place. |
This is George Clooney's big year. |