Detractors have claimed that it's insubstantial, anachronistic and even regressive, but "The Artist" is still set to run the table at tomorrow's Academy Awards. Guy Lodge argues why it truly is the best of this year's nominees.
Posted on Saturday, Feb 25, 2012
"The Artist," unsurprisingly enough, was the big winner at the César Awards, France's answer to the Oscars -- but not everything went the Oscar frontrunner's way, as Jean Dujardin was upset in the Best Actor race.
Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2012
Awards Campaign's Gregory Ellwood and In Contention's Kristopher Tapley and Guy Lodge make their final predictions for the 2012 Oscars. Where did the three split? Where did they agree? Find out.
Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2012
The 1997 dysfunctional family drama "The Ice Storm" remains the best film of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's career, yet it received not a single Academy Award nomination. Guy Lodge wonders why.
Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2012
While Best Picture and Director wins may be a done deal for "The Artist," this year's Oscars become less predictable the further down the list of categories one goes. Guy Lodge offers his final picks in all 24 races.
Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2012
Also: Ways to fix the Oscars, and the art of the tux
Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2012
When Pedro Almodovar won Best Original Screenplay for his dark tale of misguided love, "Talk to Her," it was the first foreign-language film to take the award in nearly 40 years -- and among the strangest in any tongue. What came over the Academy?
Posted on Thursday, Feb 23, 2012
This year's Best Actress category pitches one ingenue on her first nomination against four actresses who've been to the dance before -- one of them a record 16 times. We examine who will win, and who should.
Posted on Thursday, Feb 23, 2012
Also: 'Drive''s lone Oscar nominee, and predicting by mathematics
Posted on Thursday, Feb 23, 2012
It seems every critic or blogger has an issue with this year's Oscar race -- so why do I feel oddly content ahead of Sunday's proceedings?
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012
