Oscar changes: Lobbying for a “Stunt Performer” category

via What Some Films Really Cost to Produce: Accidents When Filming

Quite agree on this post re dbmovieblog… re the opportunity to add a “Stunt performer” category to the Oscars.

One Mann’s Movies Awards Special: 2018 Oscars – Will Win / Should Win / Did Win!

Of Mermen and Billboards.  It’s that time of year where my credibility at putting pen to paper in this blog is put to the ultimate test:  picking the winners of tonight’s Oscars!  (By the way, is it the “2018 Oscars” because it’s held in 2018, or should it be the “2017 Oscars” because it is … Read more

The 2018 BAFTAs: Will Win, Should Win, (Did Win).

Just in the nick of time!  Here are my predictions for tonight’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, hosted in London by Joanna Lumley. Films I haven’t yet seen are marked in red below, so I can’t really comment on them. Can I get it out of my system? :traditional_annual_whinge Why can we … Read more

Oscar Nominations.

Well, what an interesting and varied set of nominations.  Excluding the shorts, foreign and documentary films, here are the ‘scores on the doors’ for how the nominations are distributed: The Shape of Water – 13 – leading the pack with clear water! Dunkirk – 8 – fared well in technical categories but less well in … Read more

One Mann’s Movies Awards Special: 2017 Oscars – Will Win / Should Win / Did Win!

Will Win / Should Win / DID Win     It’s time for “the big one” again.  The Oscars will be awarded again on Sunday February 26th in LA (LA Land). Hosting the proceedings this time is Jimmy Kimmel (the one who isn’t Jimmy Fallon) in a debut compering role, and I predict he should … Read more