We made it! After 22 categories, five videos, and a metric tonne of anxiety over possible typo's (DAMMIT!), we've come at last to the final and most important field of this year's Blitz, Best Picture! It's been exhausting, but oh so satisfying to see votes come in on the polls, views and like totals raise … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Best Picture (VIDEO)
Thirty years ago, one of the greatest effects-driven films ever made was released upon an adoring public, and that was Jurassic Park. The expert combination of animatronics and relatively new digital CGI executed by the late, great Stan Winston ushered in an entirely new era of movie magic, where special effects could almost become the … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Visual Effects
This is, in all honesty, one of the most surprising categories of the entire set this year, not because of who got nominated, but because of who didn't. There are at four films nominated for Best Picture, two of which are also up for Best Director, that were left out here, leaving the astute viewer … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Cinematography
We all know that the internet is a double-edged sword. It has brought worlds of information to our fingertips, to the point where if there's something known by our species, it can be disseminated and taught to you in a matter of clicks. The flipside is that it's given rise to copious amounts of misinformation, … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – International Feature (VIDEO)
I've said it numerous times on this blog that I'm always impressed by people who do with ease the things I can't no matter what effort I put in. This category is no exception. I mean, have you SEEN me? I'm a basic as hell dopey white boy with a high and tight haircut that … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Makeup & Hairstyling
Strictly speaking, when it comes to the two music categories, you never truly have to see the accompanying film. This is especially true for Original Song, as more often than not a good chunk of the nominees only play over the credits anyway, so they're not truly part of the movie, but rather an accessory. … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Original Score
Happy Friday, everyone, and welcome to the first video breakdown of this year's Blitz. Last year I dabbled in giving the video treatment to the four acting categories as well as Best Picture. I figured those would be the easiest ones for me to get footage, as YouTube is typically filled to bursting with clips … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Production Design (VIDEO)
Year in and year out, Adapted Screenplay proves to be the more difficult of the two writing categories to sort out. Mostly this is because it's very hard for me to settle on consistent criteria for myself. I know in the end it all comes down to personal preference, but I get in my own … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Adapted Screenplay
Creating a compelling sound profile is a tricky task. No matter how many times we have to hear Nicole Kidman gush about the idea of "sound that I can feel," ideally that's not what you want to go for. You certainly want your audience to have an enjoyable experience, and sometimes the sensation that you're … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2023 – Sound
Today's the big day, folks! It seems like only yesterday Will Smith was committing assault and battery on live television because of a G.I. Jane joke, but it's already time to begin the 2023 Oscar Blitz! In a ceremony hosted by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced … Continue reading A Surprise Blitz – 95th Academy Awards Nominees
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