Videogum liveblogged and livetweeted the Academy Awards last night, including the red carpet pre-show and Barbara Walters special, and Gabe did not kill himself. Success! Slumdog Millionaire won eight statues, including Best Picture and Best Original Song for A.R. Rahman's... CONTINUE READING SLUMDOG WON BEST ORIGINAL SONG, SEVEN OTHER OSCARS»
Posted on February 23, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: A.R. Rahman | Academy Awards | Elbow | of Montreal | Oscars | Slumdog Millionaire
The self-proclaimed "old fart" had agreed to perform his award-nominated Wall-E song "Down To Earth" until he was told he'd have to cut it to one-minute and fit into an Oscar-song medley. Songwriters "work bloody hard and deserve (a bigger... CONTINUE READING PETER GABRIEL DROPS OUT OF THE OSCARS»
Posted on February 13, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Animal Collective | Esau Mwamwaya | Ezra Koenig | Oscars | Peter Gabriel | The Very Best
Fan favorite Slumdog Millionaire has 2/3 of the song nominations, Peter Gabriel's WALL-E tune the other third. M.I.A. doesn't get a direct nod, outside of releasing the soundtrack on her imprint. And Golden Globe winner the Boss must be pissed.... CONTINUE READING ONLY SLUMDOG, WALL-E NOMINATED FOR BEST SONG OSCAR»
Posted on January 22, 2009 (11 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Oscars | Peter Gabriel | Slumdog Millionaire
As far as predicting Best Song awards go, there's little conventional wisdom to rely on aside from Randy Newman probably being nominated, and a song you probably don't care about winning. Not so at all this year; no Randy Newman,... CONTINUE READING ONCE'S INDIE ROCKERS WIN 2008 BEST SONG OSCAR»
Posted on February 25, 2008 in (11 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Diablo Cody | Glen Hansard | Marketa Irglóva | Oscars | The Frames
Our look into Jonny Greenwood's odds at winning the Oscar started by presciently realizing, "first he'll have to get nominated." Of course we figured he was a shoo-in, and of course we were wrong. Variety pissed all over Jonny's hopes... CONTINUE READING THE ACADEMY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE SONGS OF ENCHANTED»
Posted on January 22, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Eddie Vedder | Jonny Greenwood | Oscars | The Frames
