Thread: 2011 Academy Awards thread

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WTF: ‘The King’s Speech’ Might Bleep F-bombs, Rather Than Cut Them | /Film

Would someone please remove Harvey Weinstein's ability to have anything to do with movies, please?

Also, BT and I saw The King's Speech on Monday night, and it was excellent. I don't think I'd give it any awards other than Best Actor, though...

DGA Honors ‘The King’s Speech’ Director Tom Hooper as Best Director of 2010 | /Film

Full list of Director's Guild awards.

2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners | /Film

Full list of Sundance award winners, with brief synopsis for each film.

Watch The Social Network “How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?” 93-Minute Behind the Scenes Documentary

The whole doc is online? Awesome!

Oil & Gas Companies Petition Against 'Gasland' Oscar Nomination - The Moviefone Blog

Fox's film, which explores how natural gas drilling may not be as safe as we've all been led to believe, is nominated in the Best Documentary category. The director sets off on an odyssey to learn more about the industry after being asked to lease his land for drilling. What he uncovers is scary stuff –- including drinking water so full of natural gas that it can be set on fire right from the faucet.

Naturally, EiD and the industry they represent aren't thrilled by Fox's film. When an industry is creating flammable drinking water (allegedly), that's not the best thing from a P.R. standpoint. As such, they've set out to confront Fox and 'Gasland,' suggesting that the film doesn't deserve Oscar recognition since it's filled with false information.

Very interesting.

Oscars Made Easy: Why You Should See 'The Social Network' - The Moviefone Blog

Visual Effects Awards: ‘Inception’ Wins 4, ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ 3 – Deadline.com

Full list of winners at the link.

‘Incendies’ trailer

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One of the films nominated in the Best Foreign Language category. Reviews have been insanely positive and I'm really excited to see it.