Awards
Good News: Many Films Directed by Women are Being Submitted for Academy Awards for Foreign Films
Something good is going on this year and I’ve been watching it for the last couple of weeks. The news is that many countries have submitted films directed by women for Academy Award consideration...
The Testosterone Driven Oscars
When I first read the Brett Ratner was going to produce the Oscars I let out a big sigh. Brett is not known for his gender sensitivity. He’s best known for the Rush Hour movies and I remember him...
Oprah to Receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Next February at the Academy Awards, Oprah will be awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. It’s not an award they give every year, just when the Academy feels they have a worthy...
A December to Remember
I know that December seems really far away, especially since most of the country is sweltering, and while I’m sure I will hate my winter coat and my boots by December, I sure won’t hate the...
Academy Invites for 2011: The Women
The Academy of Arts and Sciences sent out 178 invitations to join its ranks. Out of the 178 there are 55 women (56 if you count an associate member). There were no women nominated in the Visual...
Attenberg to be Greek Entry for Academy Awards
Attenberg, written and directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari has been making its way around the world winning many awards including best actress at the Venice Film Festival and the top award at the...
Dawn Hudson Gets Appointed CEO of the Academy
The big news yesterday was the appointment of Film Independent’s chief Dawn Hudson as the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Reports said that post Oscars the folks at the...
Guest Post: Tales From a First-Time Director at the Oscars by Sara Nesson
The last time you heard from me (which was also the first) was after the Oscar Nominees Luncheon when I got to revel in my new friendship with Geoffrey Rush. Now, two weeks post Academy Awards, I am...
Post-Award Thoughts
As I watched the Oscars and the Independent Spirit Awards this weekend you could see one clear difference between the two events (aside from the formal dresses and the hosts) — the presence of...
Melissa Leo — Hollywood’s Everywoman
I was really glad to see that Melissa Leo was able to pull out the Oscar win. It was looking really shaky there at the end when she got slammed for her “consider” ads. People felt the ads were...
Susanne Bier Talks In A Better World
I am finding it so interesting that Susanne Bier is getting some great press for her Oscar nomination. It makes me think that there is an appetite to hear from women directors especially ones who...
Oscar Thoughts
This time last year I was giddy with excitement in anticipation of the Oscars. The narrative about the awards was all about a woman finally being able to break through the boys club and claim the big...
Guest Post: An Oscar Nominee Attends the Nomination Luncheon by Sara Nesson, director Poster Girl
I am a first time director, first time Oscar Nominee and first time blogger. Over the last 3½ years while making Poster Girl I have made little attempt to record my experiences, which I know I will...
The Bigelow Effect — Why We Care
Why do we care about women’s presence in the awards race? Specifically, why do we care so much about a woman getting nominated for best director? That is a great question raised in an very...
Nomination Reaction
I was able to get in touch with Alix Madigan Yorkin, producer of Winter’s Bone to get her reaction on her four nominations, including a best picture nod. We are beyond excited about being...
A Look at the Oscar Nominations
I held my breath this morning as the best picture nominations were read. It wasn’t until I heard the 10th, the one that named Winter’s Bone as a nominee that I was finally able to exhale. If I...