The PGA award has become a strong indicator of Oscar sentiment in recent years. It has matched the Oscar for best picture in 16 of the last 23 years, including the last five years, with “The Artist,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “No Country for Old Men.” The PGA winner last diverged from the Oscar Best Picture for the 2006 award when “Little Miss Sunshine” won while the AMPAS opted for “The Departed.”
Oscar 2012: Nominations Deadline Extended by One Day
December 31, 2012 by
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended the deadline for members to vote for Oscar nominations by one day to Friday, January 4, 2013, 5.p.m. PT. The original date was Thursday, January 3, 5 p.m. PT. Members may vote online or submit a paper ballot. Any votes received after the deadline will not be counted.
Skyfall: Over $1 Billlion and Still Running Strong
December 30, 2012 by
Sony-MGM’s 23rd James Bond pic “Skyfall” became the 14th film ever to reach $1 billion globally, with a domestic cume of $289.6 million and $710.6 million internationally.
Project X: 2012's Most Pirated Film
December 28, 2012 by
According to Variety, the most pirated film of 2012 is “Project X,” the R-rated comedy produced by Joel Silver. It was the year’s most illegally downloaded film on BitTorrent sites, according to TorrentFreak, which tracks files swapped on peer-to-peer networks.
Oscar 2012: Story of Four Pictures
December 26, 2012 by
The Oscar season is slowly but surely shaping up with four films as frontrunners for the Best Picture Award. They are
