
An anonymous male Academy member says 'Nightcrawler' is drawn from "a tremendous script," 'The Salt of the Earth' is "transcendent" and he can't vote for 'American Sniper' because it's "a ri…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:02PM[SHARE]An anonymous female Academy member says she has a crush on the writer of 'Whiplash,' backed 'Ida' because she's "obsessed with stories about the Nazis and WWII" and felt Patricia Arquette wa…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:34PM[SHARE]Marcia Nasatir, the first woman ever to serve as a VP of production in Hollywood and a member of the Academy for the past 40 years, joins THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg for the first ep…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:51AM[SHARE]Two of the last three films that won the best film Spirit Award " but only three in 29 years " went on to win the best picture Oscar, as well.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:25PM[SHARE]An anonymous male Academy member backs his former classmate "Bobby Duvall" ("Even in a bad picture, he held his own"), calls 'Inherent Vice' "amazing" and says he is "not so much into specia…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:42PM[SHARE]An anonymous female Academy member also says she voted twice for 'Unbroken,' 'Nightcrawler' deserved a best picture nom and Benedict Cumberbatch "can do just about anything."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:42PM[SHARE]An anonymous male Academy member also says he "didn't care for" 'Birdman,' backed Robert Duvall "because I don't believe that this will happen for him again" and voted for 'Leviathan' becaus…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:30PM[SHARE]Three weeks before the Oscars, a visit with the dedicated protesters who picket every major awards event with a not-so-nice message for Hollywood and a mission to "get people saved."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM[SHARE]An anonymous male Academy member "loved" 'Interstellar' and 'Into the Woods,' wanted more "feelings" from 'American Sniper' and yearns for a "Paul McCartney or Bob Dylan caliber song."read m…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30PM[SHARE]THR's awards analyst expects the Academy's love to be spread around to several films, including 'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' 'American Sniper' and 'Grand Budapest Hotel.'
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:21PM[SHARE]An anonymous male Academy member relished getting to vote for Julianne Moore, grew tired of 'Citizenfour' and loved 'Wild Tales' so much he's seen it three times.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:31PM[SHARE]An anonymous male Academy member also says 'Inherent Vice' was a "disaster," 'Whiplash' "blew my mind" and he backed 'Virunga' because "I'm just a sucker for the gorilla."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:28PM[SHARE]An anonymous female Academy member gives Patricia Arquette a nod "for having no work done in 12 years," says she "could have watched my hair grow" during 'Foxcatcher' and resented 'Selma' fi…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:25PM[SHARE]The annual gathering draws several hundred people, including a not inconsiderable number of Academy members, many with ties of some sort to Italy.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:57PM[SHARE]THR's awards analyst explains why many Oscar-nominated scripts, such as this year's "The Theory of Everything" and "Birdman," aren't even eligible for a WGA Award, resulting in spotty correl…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:15AM[SHARE]Tom Quinn and Jason Janego, who head the distribution label, discuss the secrecy involved with releasing the controversial film (code names, encrypted messages)"as well as their fears about …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM[SHARE]"I wish I had written the [nominated] song," the Maroon 5 frontman and host of 'The Voice' tells THR, "but I get to do the next best thing, which is perform it!"read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:53PM[SHARE]THR's awards analyst offers his latest assessment of the standings in all 24 categories as the deadline to turn in ballots"5pm on Feb. 17"rapidly approaches
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:46PM[SHARE]A shutout for 'The Imitation Game' and another loss by 'Birdman' star Michael Keaton may signal the end of the line for those contenders' Oscar hopes.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:22PM[SHARE]Over the last 66 years, the winner of the top prize at the DGA Awards went on to win the best director Oscar on all but seven occasions and his or her film went on to win the best picture Os…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:07AM[SHARE]The Oscar nominees' screen son Ellar Coltrane paid heartfelt tribute to his "greatest allies," saying, "I've been watching Ethan and Patricia grow up, too."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:28PM[SHARE]The New York Times' weekend culture editor suggests that Richard Linklater's film is a ripoff of Michael Apted's 'Up' docs and is unworthy of Academy recognition " but Apted and the Times' o…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:16PM[SHARE]The filmmakers behind 'Boyhood,' 'Citizenfour,' 'Foxcatcher,' 'The Imitation Game' and 'Whiplash' sat down with THR's Scott Feinberg for an in-depth conversation.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:10PM[SHARE]The fest hosted the 4th, 5th and 6th grade students " many from underprivileged communities " at screenings of the film followed by Q&As with its codirectors.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:08PM[SHARE]Ex-New Radicals members Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, Glen Campbell collaborator Julian Raymond and Mr. 'Awesome' Shawn Patterson also joined THR's Scott Feinberg for a 50-minute c…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:17PM[SHARE]Academy members will get to weigh in on hotly-contested picture, lead actor, animated, foreign language and original song races starting Feb. 6.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:22PM[SHARE]Which nominees received the loudest applause? Who no-showed? And who brought Norman Lear as their guest? THR's awards analyst offers the inside dish.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:07AM[SHARE]The actor, who was snubbed for his portrayal of Martin Luther King, said: "We, as black people, have been celebrated more for when we are subservient, when we are not being leaders or kings …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:52AM[SHARE]The 63-year-old best actor Oscar nominee, who already has Golden Globe and Critics' Choice honors under his belt, was feted as a Modern Master, SBIFF's highest honor.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:54PM[SHARE]Aniston, who was famously "snubbed" by the Academy, still showed up to collect the fest's Montecito Award that she had agreed to accept before the disappointing news " and received a hero's …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:35AM[SHARE]The thirtysomething best actor and best actress Oscar nominees charmed the crowd with self-deprecating recollections about their past work and insights about their recent collaboration as St…
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