Oscars Shows Love for 'Open Heart'

Local producer gets Academy nod for Rwanda short doc

"...We may all kvetch about what's missing from the Oscars, but it's always nice when there's some local talent..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oscars Accepts That Animated Films Are Animated

Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2 now eligible for Academy Award

"...The academy's previous position, unmoored from reality as it..."

Nov. 10, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tower Lands on Oscars Doc Shortlist

15 advance, including local film about the UT shootings

"...a field of 145) for the shortlist for the Oscars’ Best Documentary Feature category. Documentary branch members will now..."

Dec. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Oscars Love Austin ... They Really Love Us

Alamo, McConaughey headline #TheBigScreenIsBack campaign

"...Well, the Oscars may have ended on a weird note, what with..."

April 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Oscars Flop, Local Awards Do Not

Plus a trans masc social, sweet queer bluegrass, and more

"...I'm so bored by the Oscars. This year's noms in the heavy-hitter categories like Best..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...The 2015 Oscars ceremony, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air Sunday,..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Magic Eight-Balling the Oscars

Marjorie Baumgarten and Kimberley Jones get their radio voice on

"...are few traditions we hold fast to. But the Oscars? Well, that’s a no-brainer. (And sometimes a full-weeper –..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Chronicle Recommends: The Worst of the Oscars

From badly timed to just plain bad: When the Academy got it wrong

Feb. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Critics on Oscars' Best Picture Nominees

Revisit the nominees and get prepared for the pomp this weekend

March 2, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Academy Award-Nominated Live Action Shorts 2006

And the Oscar goes to … see the five nominees and judge for yourself.

"...shorts: Two of the five shorts nominated for 2006 Oscars hail from Spain. "One Too Many" by Borja Cobeaga..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everybody Knows

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem charm in this slight tale of lost loves and kidnapping

"...Asghar Farhadi (winner of two Best Foreign Language Film Oscars for The Salesman and A Separation) revels in telling..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pick of the Litter

Five adorable puppies on the path to changing lives

"...guard. It's not the kind of story to win Oscars, but it will definitely make you want to pet..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Club

Chile's Oscar nominee is a dark drama about pedophile priests

"...submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2016 Oscars is a grim indictment of the Catholic Church, and,..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Let the voting begin

"...the uproar over the lack of diversity at the Oscars grabs all the headlines as awards season fully blooms,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

"...The uproar over the lack of diversity at the Oscars may be grabbing all the headlines as awards season..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Secret in Their Eyes

Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film award at this year’s Oscars, this Argentine film is a reflective mystery story.

"...the Best Foreign Language Film award at this year’s Oscars, this Argentine film is a reflective mystery story. Benjamín..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sting

"...this film about small-time Chicago con men won seven Oscars. If only Scott Joplin were around to collect the..."

Aug. 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reds

"...weakened by their conventional treatment. Reds, however, won three Oscars: for direction, best supporting actress (Maureen Stapleton as Emma..."

Aug. 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Movie

"...whose pursuit of filmmaking glory lands him at the Oscars with Sarah Polley at his side, there are hundreds..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Get Bruce!

"...innumerable television benefits, tributes, and award shows like the Oscars, Bruce Vilanch “has given more lines to celebrities than..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Open Your Eyes

"...and Gerard Barray. Winner of seven Goya Awards (Spanish Oscars), this sophomore feature by Amenábar is a deeply complex..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Fair Lady

This 1964 film, featuring an enduring Lerner and Loewe score, won eight Oscars.

"...Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison and Stanley Holloway. Eight Oscars. Count them. This 1964 film, featuring an enduring Lerner..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Savage Nights

"...before his film swept the Cesar Awards (the French Oscars). As a debut, Savage Nights is still an attention-grabber..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ten Commandments

DeMille's Technicolor version of this Biblical tale is a durable and star-studded extravaganza. The movie sports Oscars for its special effects.

"...is a durable and star-studded extravaganza. The movie sports Oscars for its special effects: here you can witness the..."

Nov. 22, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mister Johnson

"...has a way with actors. Many of them win Oscars under his guidance (Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy,..."

May 17, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATX Film News

Austin at the Oscars, and cinemas move towards reopening

"...The Oscars may have gone out with a fizzle, but they..."

April 30, 2021 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

What Oscar Winners Will be Drinking

Drink like the stars!

"...Wish you could be at the Oscars on March 7? Well, you may not get to..."

Feb. 24, 2010 Food Post by Wes Marshall

After a Fashion

Follow a local dress as it makes it way off the bolt, into an Austin boutique, and across the country to Hollywood for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Morton's!

"...the ultra-glam, drop-dead chic Vanity Fair party for the Oscars at Morton's in L.A.!..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Spirit of Mid-Season

"...specials and the big three award shows -- the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys, and some would include the..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Oscar, Meet Mondo

Drafthouse's art boutique partners with the Academy

"...Specifically, Mondo is partnering with the Academy's Margaret Herrick..."

July 11, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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