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Welcome, one and all, to our extremely belated inaugural “Road to the Oscars” article for the 93rd Oscars, set to air on April 25, 2021. This is the first April ceremony since 1988 and the latest ceremony since the very … Continue reading The Road to the 93rd Oscars, Part I: Are the Oscars Still Happening!?
For 2 weeks, The Avocado has participated on voting which film is the best that ever won the Oscar for Best Picture. 93 films have been voted on by the members of The Avocado community, but only one film can … Continue reading Best “Best Picture” Winner Tournament Results
The moment has come. The time to finally decide on which film really decide on which film really is the best “Best Picture” winner of all time. 2 films have endure trials and tribulations of six rounds to get to … Continue reading Best “Best Picture” Winner Tournament Finals
We’re close to the end of the road. Four films still remain on claiming the title of “Greatest Best Picture Winner Ever” (as picked by members of the Avocado). But before we start, let’s pour one out to the films … Continue reading Best “Best Picture” Tournament Semi Finals
We are in the quarter finals of finding what is really the best Best Picture winner ever! As determined by members of The Avocado. 8 films have gone through trials and tribulations to get to the quarter-finals, but the battle … Continue reading Best “Best Picture” Tournament Round 5 – And Then There Were 8
The fight to see what The Avocado thinks is the Best Picture winner continues. When we last left off, we voted which of the bottom 30 winners from Round 1 can face against the top 16 in this round. And … Continue reading Best “Best Picture” Winner Round 3 – (It’s actually more like a Round 2.5)
It is round 2 of what the Avocado thinks is the best film that take the top prize at the Oscar. We’re going to do something different here in this tournament. This will be like a wild card round featuring … Continue reading Best “Best Picture Winners” Round 2 – Wild Card Round
The tournament to decide of which film that has won the Oscar for Best Picture has begun! I debated on whether on using both winners and nominees or just the winners for this tournament, butI decided to go with just … Continue reading Best “Best Picture” Winner Round 1 – 92 Films Have Entered the Ring
Welcome to The Avocado’s live-chat for the 92nd Oscars, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Use this space to chat about the awards, comment on red carpet fashions, and of course, mock the presenters for their awkward, stilted … Continue reading The 92nd Academy Awards: Live-Chat
Welcome, Awardsocados, to the final installment of the Road to the 92nd Oscars! If you’re getting excited to tune into ABC Sunday night (starting at 8 PM ET, natch) to see who walks away with the gold, you’ve come to … Continue reading The Road to the 92nd Oscars, Part III: Final Predictions
Good morning, Avocados, and welcome to the annual live discussion thread for Academy Award nominations! It promises to be an interesting morning, full of expected nominations, likely more than a few surprises and upsets, and at least three jokes from … Continue reading 92nd Academy Awards Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
Hello Avocados, and welcome to another edition of The Road to the Oscars! Thanks to a shortened season this year – nominations are announced January 13, and the Oscars ceremony is February 9 – as well as your pal Mordor … Continue reading The Road to the 92nd Oscars, Part 2: Nominations Are Coming!
Welcome, one and all, to Oscars Season! There’s a long road ahead of us, and it promises to be just as messy as last year. The good news is that, at least in my opinion, the overall quality of this … Continue reading The Road to the 92nd Oscars, Part I: Fall Festival Fever
It seems like just yesterday I was venting about the awards successes of Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book, yet here we are, jumping into another awards season! …what’s that you say? It’s only April? *checks notes* Huh, you’re right! Well, … Continue reading The Road to the 92nd Oscars: Zero Hour
Winners will be bolded as they are announced. Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, Vice Marina de Tavira, Roma Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Emma Stone, The Favourite Rachel Weisz, The Favourite Best Documentary Feature: Free Solo Hale County This … Continue reading 91st Academy Awards Live Thread
The 91st Academy Awards will take place on Sunday February 24th, 2019. Will this year’s ceremony be a trainwreck? Most likely, YES. I will still watch it as I’m sure many of our fellow commenters will as well. I’m a … Continue reading Favorite Oscars Moment
Here’s the final batch of Oscar Nominated Short Films after the documentary and live action batches earlier this week. Sure, the live action nominees were an embarrassing lot, but the animated films are always a better and more enjoyable collection. There’s more … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated (2019)
It’s time for the next batch of Oscar Nominated Short Films after yesterday’s lot of documentary titles. The live action shorts are always my least favorite of the three by a considerable margin. The films are always such a dour … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action (2019)
For the second week of this column’s celebration of Black History Month, I considered two topics. The first would be in honor of yesterday’s President’s Day and honor all the Black actors who have been called on to play that … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Honors the Black Academy Award Nominees
Welcome back to another year of coverage of the Oscar Nominated Short Films. Unlike last year, I was actually able to see the documentary package in theaters and it will serve as our lead off (the other two will come … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Documentary (2019)
The 91st Academy Awards will air starting at 8 PM Eastern on ABC on Sunday, February 24th. Below and in the comments you will find a lengthy rant about the Academy’s many inane decisions regarding this year’s telecast, continued frustration … Continue reading The Road to the 91st Oscars, Part IV: Everything’s Coming Up Roma (Final Predictions!)
