Screenwriter Millard Kaufman Dies
Screenwriter Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) was one of the creators of Mr. Magoo, and was nominated for two Academy Awards...
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Tag Archives: Academy Awards
Why does Oscar hate SF?
SFScope reviewer Sarah Stegall takes the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to task for an 81-year history of slighting science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies...
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81st Annual Oscar Winners Announced
It was a Bollywood kind of night in Hollywood last night, as the Academy Awards honored Slumdog Millionaire above all others. But for the first time in more than a decade, an acting award went to a genre role...
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2008 Academy Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for this year's Academy Awards include very few genre pictures, but one of them is the top of the heap, with 13 nominations...
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Special effects artist Stan Winston dies
Special effects and make-up artist Stan Winston (1946-2008) won four Oscars, two Emmys, and six Saturn Awards...
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Razzy Award Winners Named
The Golden Raspberry Awards, which honor the worst in cinema, are the much darker counterpart to the Oscars. This year, I Know Who Killed Me set a Razzy record...
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Oscar winners announced
Only two genre films won Academy Awards tonight: The Golden Compass and Sweeney Todd...
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Oscar nominees announced
The nominees for this year's Academy Awards (including very few genre pictures) are...
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Four Oscars Go to Genre Films
Four Academy Awards went to genre films. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest won one, and Pan's Labyrinth won three.
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