Category Archives: Academy Awards

So, I showed up on live TV this morning…

February 22, 2013 flawintheiris

...and it was fun! A few Oscar predictions were discussed, for those who are interested in my thoughts on Sunday's event. (Please check back here early next week for my Academy Awards postmortem.)And go here for a video of my appearance on CTV Morning Live. I'm not sure how long it'll be available...Read More

2013 Academy Award Nominations: Random Questions and Observations

January 12, 2013 flawintheiris

They came out yesterday morning, a Thursday (weirdly), and this is the first chance I've had to get my thoughts down on the nominees.This year there are few outright appalling choices, but also few that made me cheer.BEST PICTUREAmour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings…Read More

2012 Oscar reaction

February 28, 2012 flawintheiris

Well, what can you say about The Oscars? When they go with a new idea for hosting like Franco and Hathaway last year, they get shit on. When they go with the safe choice of Crystal, they get shit on. John Doyle in the Globe & Mail said this was the worst Oscars ever. I…Read More

Academy Awards tweeting

February 26, 2012 flawintheiris

For those who are inclined, I will be watching the glam and tweeting from The Coast's twitter @TwitCoast #CoastOscars.Read More

“The Oscar Favorite No One Really Likes” by Andrew O’Hehir

February 20, 2012 flawintheiris

Here's an interesting piece from Salon that speaks to the odd lack of excitement leading up to the Academy Awards this Sunday. That's the part of this story I find interesting. Didn't they shoot Lost right here? I think the writer's beef with The Descendants is a bit overblown. There've been plenty of far less…Read More

2012 Academy Award nominations

January 24, 2012 flawintheiris

I ranted a bit about this morning's nominations at the website at my work, The Coast. Go here to see what I'm on about.Read More

Reactions to the 2011 Academy Awards

February 28, 2011 flawintheiris

Well, no surprises.I didn't think The Social Network would win Best Film, but I did think David Fincher would take Best Director. Don't get me wrong, The King's Speech is a worthy award recipient, but it taking so many categories beyond Best Actor didn't rock my world. Especially Best Original Screenplay. I had my fingers…Read More

Anticipating the 2011 Academy Awards

February 26, 2011 flawintheiris

I've been enjoying the cottage industry of bloggers and writers discussing and dissecting the Academy Awards. The BIG SHEEW, as Ed Sullivan used to say, will be happening Sunday night, less than 48 hours from now.Of the variety of articles I've read, this one from Cracked is one of the most relevant and funny, where…Read More