Oscar Blitz 2023 – Live Diary

We finally made it, everyone! After weeks of speculation, analysis, viewings, and general complaining, it's finally time for the 95th Academy Awards. The celebrities are out in force, idiots are asking about "who" a person is wearing when they really mean "what," and the good people at PricewaterhouseCoopers have been duly instructed to actually pay … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Live Diary

Back Row Thoughts – The Blitz Campaign

We're less than 72 hours away from this year's Academy Awards, and as happens every year, I didn't get to see everything before nominations were revealed. I did better than I've ever done before, coming up just five shy of pre-announcement totality, and in three of the five cases, the films weren't readily available, with … Continue reading Back Row Thoughts – The Blitz Campaign

Back Row Thoughts – Animation Nomination, Part 4

We're officially one week from the 95th Academy Awards, and in these final days, the task falls upon me to begin officially closing the book on 2022 cinema. I was able to clear the vast majority of the Oscar nominees before they were even announced, and in my pursuit of hopefuls and also-rans after the … Continue reading Back Row Thoughts – Animation Nomination, Part 4