Another year. Another Oscars. Another controversy. Ratings for the Academy Awards have been flailing in recent years, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have tried to address this by actively dispelling its
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Golden Globes Light on Canadian Nominees This Year, With Only Two
Who can forget when this time last year the cast and crew of Schitt’s Creek, who were still riding high off their unprecedented sweep of the Emmys comedy categories, received an additional five nominations at
Continue Reading2021’s Sole Canadian Oscar-Nominee Might Have Left Empty-Handed, but the Ceremony Made History…Again
Another year, another Academy Awards ceremony, but sadly, no Canadian winners. Ben Proudfoot, a young Nova Scotian filmmaker, was the sole nominee this year in the category of Best Documentary Short Subject for his directorial
Continue ReadingCanadians Largely Overlooked in A Delightfully Eclectic List of Oscar Nominees
Strange times can breed strange behaviours. For proof, just think back to the beginning of this pandemic when people prioritised hoarding toilet paper above all else. Then, this morning, a little over a year since
Continue ReadingCanada’s Relationship with the Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars, is the world’s most famous
ceremony to recognize artistic merit in the film industry. This article looks at Canada’s
relationship with this prestigious ceremony over time.
Schitt’s Creek Dominates 2021 Golden Globes Nominations in an Otherwise Lacklustre Awards Season for Canadians
Normally, I would open an article on the Golden Globes nominations by proclaiming ‘it’s that time of the year again’, but these past twelve months have hardly been normal. Like much else in the film
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