http://dir.salon.com/topics/academy_awards/?source=rss&aim=academy_awards en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/25/oscar_notes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/25/oscar_notes/index.html?source=rss Lame jokes, the Coens' hidden dynamic, a few big surprises -- and an insult delivered to an entire continent. By Cintra Wilson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/25/oscar_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/25/oscar_wrap/index.html?source=rss The academy shows American-style self-loathing by handing its biggest trophies to foreigners and drowning itself in montages. Save us, George Clooney! Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/23/oscar_docs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/23/oscar_docs/index.html?source=rss Oscar-nominated documentaries as a hotbed of anti-Bush, antiwar ideology? Heaven forfend! Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/02/22/video_cinematography/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/02/22/video_cinematography/index.html?source=rss Stephanie Zacharek and Matt Singer talk about the best-looking movies of 2007. By James Hannaham Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/22/oscar_fixes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/22/oscar_fixes/index.html?source=rss Oscar's getting old and saggy. Can he remake himself with a few simple tucks, some carefully placed electrodes and a roll of duct tape? Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/21/oscar_foreign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/21/oscar_foreign/index.html?source=rss After a great '07 for the foreign-language Oscars, here's a hearty welcome-back to the same old academy cluelessness. Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/21/shorts_anim/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/21/shorts_anim/index.html?source=rss From a nightmarish train voyage to a heartbreaking Russian romance, the Academy offers a strong and eccentric collection. Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/21/oscar_shorts_live/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/02/21/oscar_shorts_live/index.html?source=rss From a devastating, Bergmanesque drama to a dreamlike train voyage and a tender Russian romance. Caitlin Shamberg Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2008/02/21/oscars_peterandthewolf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2008/02/21/oscars_peterandthewolf/index.html?source=rss An Oscar-nominated short brings back Prokofiev's classic music -- but a host of videos show it's been with us all along. By Stephanie Zacharek Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/20/daniel_day_lewis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/20/daniel_day_lewis/index.html?source=rss Does Daniel Day-Lewis' overwrought, Oscar-nominated turn in "There Will Be Blood" prove he's too taken with himself to surrender to a role? Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/19/oscar_week/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/19/oscar_week/index.html?source=rss Salon writers and special guests weigh in on their favorite performances and movies of the year -- and the ones they couldn't stand. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/18/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/02/18/oscars/index.html?source=rss The Academy has turned its back on the multiplex moneymakers and wrapped smaller indie films in its warm, glittery embrace. But Hollywood isn't crying (yet). Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/01/22/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2008/01/22/oscars/index.html?source=rss The range and diversity of Tuesday's Oscar nominations signal the triumph of Indiewood -- and the depth of Hollywood's self-hatred. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tt/best/2007/03/02/best/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/best/2007/03/02/best/index.html?source=rss More streaking, less speeching and other ways to improve the broadcast -- courtesy of Salon's reader community, Table Talk. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/02/26/oscar_reax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/02/26/oscar_reax/index.html?source=rss Salon critics and special guests weigh in on the Academy Awards -- the wins, the dresses, the absence of Anna Nicole! By Cintra Wilson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/02/26/oscars_2007/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/02/26/oscars_2007/index.html?source=rss Ellen was 'Ellish in her tacky leisure suits. But at Sunday night's Oscars, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson, Al Gore and the rest restored fame's good name. By David Puner Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/26/gore_dicaprio_announcement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/26/gore_dicaprio_announcement/index.html?source=rss The Oscar's best political gag. By David Puner Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/26/oscar_musical_comedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/26/oscar_musical_comedy/index.html?source=rss Comedian's theory on how to make leap to Oscar-worthy performance: Skip the laughs and take "that gay coalmining film with James Spader." By Scott Lamb Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2007/02/26/mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2007/02/26/mon/index.html?source=rss An Oscar summary. BitTorrent goes legal. Plus: Davis tells Love, "I want to squirt on you"? By Kerry Lauerman Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/26/casino/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/26/casino/index.html?source=rss It's time we recognize the unsung heroes -- the Sonys, the Fords, the Aston Martins -- who worked their hardest to worm their way into our hearts. Heather Havrilesky Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/25/henbunnyoscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/25/henbunnyoscars/index.html?source=rss Hen and Bunny take on the 2007 Oscar nominees for Best Picture! By Stephanie Zacharek Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/02/24/baldwin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/02/24/baldwin/index.html?source=rss Alec Baldwin, who blew us away in not one, not two, but three movies this year alone. Someone hand that man a gold statuette! By David Puner Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/23/before_they_were_nominees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2007/02/23/before_they_were_nominees/index.html?source=rss Most of these Oscar-nominated actors gave it 110 percent in some cheesy roles. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/02/22/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/02/22/btm/index.html?source=rss Move over, Clint! Out of the way, Marty! On Sunday night, the Academy will also honor some amazing documentary and foreign films. Here's a look at them. By Willa Paskin Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/02/21/jackie_earle_haley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2007/02/21/jackie_earle_haley/index.html?source=rss Fifteen years ago, Jackie Earle Haley had given up on acting. Now the former teenage heartthrob is back with an Oscar nomination for his creepy role in "Little Children."