http://dir.salon.com/topics/academy_awards/?source=rss&aim=academy_awards en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" rule, while Hugh Jackman gives the awards an extreme makeover and -- miracle of miracles -- it works! By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/04/miramax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/04/miramax/index.html?source=rss Why Disney turned Harvey Weinstein's legendary indie empire into a zombie slave -- and why it doesn't much matter By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/23/oscar_kickoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/23/oscar_kickoff/index.html?source=rss "Up," Clooney, "Precious," "Lovely Bones," "Nine" all leading contenders. Plus: Is indie dead? (Part 174) By Fiona Ehlers Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/23/slumdog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/23/slumdog/index.html?source=rss He was the only man to win the grand prize on India's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" And though he wasn't a slumdog, he has now devoted his life to helping impoverished children. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/03/13/costa_gavras/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/03/13/costa_gavras/index.html?source=rss Costa-Gavras talks about "Z," the electrifying Cold War political thriller that unmasked the Greek dictatorship, and shaped movie history. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2009/06/24/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/2009/06/24/oscars/index.html?source=rss In a return to glorious Hollywood tradition (i.e., ass-kissing), the Oscars will feature 10 nominated films By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss Revved-up, star-studded Oscarcast can't conceal the Academy's Hamlet-like self-torment. And "Slumdog" over "Dark Knight" ranks as an all-time Oscar WTF. By King Kaufman Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/kaufman/feature/2009/02/23/oscars/index.html?source=rss Academy Awards viewers get a little taste of the kind of coverage sports fans loathe. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2009/02/21/oscars_gameface/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/oscars/2009/02/21/oscars_gameface/index.html?source=rss We look to past Academy Awards to see if the nominees can keep their game faces on as the envelope is opened. By Caitlin Shamberg Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/02/21/bruce_vilanch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/02/21/bruce_vilanch/index.html?source=rss Bruce Vilanch, the outrageous gay icon behind the Academy Awards, talks about negotiating with actors, Hugh Jackman and sneaking in fart jokes. By Stephanie Zacharek Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/02/20/rourke_downey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/02/20/rourke_downey/index.html?source=rss What do Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke have in common? The success stories of the year -- and the weathered mugs to show for it. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/19/foreign_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/19/foreign_oscars/index.html?source=rss From a nightmare in Lebanon to a schoolroom in Paris to '70s terrorism gone glam, Oscar's always-perplexing foreign films offer puzzles and delights. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss An Oscar rarity -- at least three of the nominated documentaries are outstanding and deserve to win! Can the Academy find a way to snub them all? By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/05/oscar_shorts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/05/oscar_shorts/index.html?source=rss From a zany octopus chase to a surveillance-cam love story and a wistful Parisian take on "Crash," this year's Academy-nominated short films hit theaters and iTunes. By Liz Shannon Miller Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/24/weekend_vid_picks_before_they_were_best_actress_nominees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/24/weekend_vid_picks_before_they_were_best_actress_nominees/index.html?source=rss By Stephanie Zacharek Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/01/22/oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/01/22/oscars/index.html?source=rss The Academy's nominations offer a few exciting surprises amid a raft of obvious prestige picks. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/12/globes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/12/globes/index.html?source=rss Indies and Brits -- or at least Kate Winslet and "Slumdog Millionaire" -- dominate the Golden Globes. Plus: Mickey Rourke's face explained, via cryptic asides. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/04/goth_spirits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/04/goth_spirits/index.html?source=rss With warring sets of year-end indie awards on top of each other, who can keep track? We can! Here's who's in, out, hot and not at this very moment. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss Herzog, "Man on Wire" and "Trouble the Water" make Academy shortlist, but "Order of Myths," "Unforeseen," "Roman Polanski" and "Gonzo" are out. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 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, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 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! By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 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, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 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, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 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? By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:02:00 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.