“Well, that was something,” is not a phrase I’ve used in recent years when it has come to the Academy Awards, that is unless they somehow manage to announce the wrong winner for Best Picture
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Potential Canadian Nominees at the 2024 Academy Awards
As the 2024 Academy Awards grows ever closer, and we are well into awards season, the race for the coveted statue grows increasingly narrow, and there are a number of notable Canadian hopefuls for this
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The Academy Awards: Reflecting on 2023 Canadian Nominees and this Year’s Biggest Surprises
Well, there we have it folks. The nominees are in, and while there were a few surprises (with one even stirring an unprecedented controversy, but more on that later), there were few major upsets this
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Dune Comes Away with Most Wins but None in the Major Categories, “The Slap” and Other News from the 94th Academy Awards
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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Canada’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.
2019 Academy Awards: The Winners and The Losers
The 2019 Academy Awards has come and gone yet again, with as much predictability, drama and controversy as has come to be expected from the ceremony. As the dust continues to settle, I will look
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