We all know the Oscars celebrate the best in Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. What you may not know is that the Academy runs a dedicated awards ceremony two weeks before the main event, dedicated to ‘the science bit‘! The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday that […]
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Birdman Triumphs, Gaga Wows at 87th Academy Awards
View image | gettyimages.com News of last night’s Oscars are all over the social media feeds this morning. Birdman directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was one of the big successes, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay (which was co-written by Inarritu). Julianne Moore got Best Actress for Still Alice and Eddie Redmayne got Best Actor for playing […]
Irish Animation gets Oscar Nomination, as Lego is Left Out
Nominations have been announced for the 87th Academy Awards and an Irish film has been been nominated for Best Animated Feature. Song of the Sea is produced by Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, whose previous film, The Secret of Kells, was nominated in the same category in 2010. Both films were directed by Tomm Moore and feature the vocal talents […]