95th Academy Awards Live Thread
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The biggest awards ceremony in movies, focused primarily on English language and especially American fare
The Road to the 95th Oscars Part 2: Predicting the Winners
Well Avocadoans, we’ve arrived at two important milestones in this year’s Oscars race: firstly, the Oscars air this Sunday! More importantly, though, after three years Covid has finally made its way to Barad-dûr and your pal Mordor is not a … Continue reading The Road to the 95th Oscars Part 2: Predicting the Winners
The Avocado Predicts the 2023 Academy Awards
Welcome to Oscar Week! Fans of cinema are lining up to root for the year’s biggest hits, and the Avocado Oscar Pool is in full swing as always. As always, a number of great movies are mingling with some stinkers, … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2023 Academy Awards
2023 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
A new year, a new Oscars. With just under three weeks to go until Hollywood’s biggest night, many of you are looking forward to catching up with some of the year’s greatest films, and also a couple others. But where … Continue reading 2023 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
95th Academy Award Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s annual Academy Award nominations live discussion thread! It promises to be another exciting morning, with Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun: Maverick, The Fabelmans, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Avatar: The Way of Water aiming to be this year’s most-nominated … Continue reading 95th Academy Award Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
The Road to the 95th Oscars Part 1: Predicting the Nominees
It’s hard to believe that Oscar nominations are already upon us, but it really is that time of year again! The Academy will be pretending to have their finger on the pulse of the film industry bright and early tomorrow, … Continue reading The Road to the 95th Oscars Part 1: Predicting the Nominees
The Road to the 94th Oscars Part 2: The Triumph of the Dog?
A year after Nomadland made its way largely unopposed to monumental Best Picture and Director wins for Chloe Zhao, Jane Campion’s subversive Western The Power of the Dog has hit a major roadblock en route to what was looking like … Continue reading The Road to the 94th Oscars Part 2: The Triumph of the Dog?
The Avocado Predicts the 2022 Academy Awards
It’s Hollywood’s night to shine! After months of feverish campaigning, the Oscars are here, and it looks like it’s going to be stupider than ever this year. Although a number of truly great movies are nominated this year, the Oscars … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2022 Academy Awards
Review: 2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
The 2022 Oscar season is underway, and despite the Academy’s offensively stupid decision to present eight of the categories before the ceremony and then awkwardly edit them in later, there are still plenty of good films nominated. Great international films … Continue reading Review: 2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
I’m not watching the Oscars this year
As you probably heard, the Academy Awards are dropping eight categories from the broadcast this year. I’ve been fuming over this in both the Open Threads and on my Twitter account nigh non-stop since this was announced. They’re dropping all … Continue reading I’m not watching the Oscars this year
The 2022 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
Like many of us, I woke up early and remained in bed to view two celebrities bungle through pronouncing a bunch of names. There were some surprises, some snubs, and an all-around. If you’re following the race, you may know … Continue reading The 2022 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
94th Academy Award Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s annual Academy Award nominations live discussion thread! It promises to be another exciting morning, with The Power of the Dog, Dune, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza, and Belfast aiming to be this year’s most-nominated films. You can … Continue reading 94th Academy Award Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
The Road to the 94th Oscars, Part 1: Twas the Day Before Noms…
Welcome back, for the first time this season, to The Road to the Oscars! At the time this post goes live, we will be exactly 24 hours from the announcement of the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards. At 8:18 … Continue reading The Road to the 94th Oscars, Part 1: Twas the Day Before Noms…
Academy Awards 2021 Prediction Winners
It’s all over. After four long, extended, too long months, the 2020 (and beginning of 2021 for some reason) awards season is finally over. I’m not excited for the 2022 Oscars just yet, but I’m excited to think about and … Continue reading Academy Awards 2021 Prediction Winners
The 93rd Academy Awards: Live-Chat
Welcome to The Avocado’s live-chat for the 93rd Oscars. This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony is going to look a little different. The ceremony will be split between the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California and Los … Continue reading The 93rd Academy Awards: Live-Chat
The Road to the 93rd Oscars, Part III: Final Predictions!
Ahhhh… That sigh of relief could only mean one thing: the impending end of another Oscars season. Not only that, but the longest Oscars season since the very earliest years of the awards! A little over a (pandemic-fueled, cinema-free, politically-charged) … Continue reading The Road to the 93rd Oscars, Part III: Final Predictions!
The Avocado Predicts the 2021 Academy Awards
It’s that time again! Only two months late, the Oscars will be happening this Sunday, as Conductor Soderbergh choo choos us into Union Station. The random shouting of MANK will reach a fever pitch, everyone will make sure to catch … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2021 Academy Awards
The First Best Actor Oscar Almost Went to a Dog (Allegedly)
One of the biggest movie stars of the 1920s was Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd. He was born in France and was rescued by Lee Duncan, an American soldier who saw him in the middle of a WWI battlefield. … Continue reading The First Best Actor Oscar Almost Went to a Dog (Allegedly)
Review: 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Documentary)
ColetteDirected by Anthony GiacchinoFrance, 25mAvailable on YouTube for free here “Once I cross into Germany, I won’t ever be the same.” Colette, a 90-year-old former member of the French Resistance during WWII, says these words before making her first-ever journey … Continue reading Review: 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Documentary)
Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films (Live Action)
Hello, all! Instead of writing about singing cowboys this week, which you can find here, I’ll be writing about the Oscar-nominated short films. I already covered the animated shorts here, and I’ll be covering the documentary shorts on Friday. Right … Continue reading Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films (Live Action)
Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films (Animated)
Hello everyone! Awards season is upon us, and when I’m not writing about singing cowboys, I’m catching up with some of the films you may have missed, particularly the ones nominated for Oscars. The short films have been available to … Continue reading Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films (Animated)