Oscars
Borat, Diablo Cody Join Oscar Voting Ranks
Sacha Baron Cohen, otherwise known as Borat, and Juno scribe Diablo Cody have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. According to Reuters, the Academy issued invitations to 105 new actors, directors and other glittery movie folks. Ms. Cody's pal director Jason Reitman was also invited, as well as Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Ruby Dee, Josh Brolin, Allison Janney, Jet Li and Ray Winstone. read more »
No Country Takes 4 at Oscars
The Coen Brothers join Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron and Billy Wilder in the list of directors that have received three awards for a single film at the Oscars. Their brooding, bloody tale of violence No Country for Old Men won best picture, director and adapted screenplay. Javier Bardem also won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role as Anton Chigurh in No Country. Full list of winners after the jump. read more »
No Country For Old Men Tops the SAG Awards
The Coen brothers’ No Country For Old Men won the top prize at the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards show, while The Sopranos cleaned up in the television categories. With this year's Golden Globes reduced to a press conference and the fate of next month's Oscars uncertain, the ordinarily downplayed Screen Actors Guild Awards made big headlines thanks to the WGA’s promise that it would not picket the show, a sign of solidarity with actors who have been supportive of the writers’ ongoing push to be compensated for new media content. AP has the complete list of awards after the jump. read more »
W.G.A. Denies Waivers for Oscars, Globes
Continuing to play hardball, the Writers Guild of America turned down waiver requests for both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. Writers won't be drafting a script and the organizations won't be able to use use clips of movies and past Academy Awards shows.
In a letter, WGA West president Patric Verrone said, “We must do everything we can to bring our negotiations to a swift and fair conclusion for the benefit of writers and all those who are being harmed by the companies’ failure to engage in serious negotiations.”
