Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Want to watch an Academy Award-nominated film around Plymouth or Canton? Type in your ZIP code to the Moviefone finder to find the latest showtimes.
Want to know what the Oscars will look like this year? We've got a rundown of all the 2013 Oscar nominations below. Want to know what Academy Award-nominated films are playing near Plymouth and Canton? Check out the Moviefone finder above and type in your ZIP code to find the latest local showtimes. As for this year's awards, director Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln earned a leading 12 nominations Thursday for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, followed by Ang Lee's Life of Pi with 11, while the musical, Les Miserables, directed by Tom Hooper, and David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook tied with 8 nods each. Lincoln was nominated for best picture and gave Spielberg his eighth best director nomination. A win would be his third…
Sunday, January 13, 2013
This year's contenders were announced last week. Scroll down to see a complete list of the nominations.
Director Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln earned a leading 12 nominations last week for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, followed by Ang Lee's Life of Pi with 11 while the musical Les Misérables, directed by Tom Hooper, and David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook tied with eight nods each. The Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 24. It will be televised live domestically on ABC and in more than 225 foreign countries. Patch wants to know, which movie do you think should win the Oscars for Best Picture? Do you agree with the Oscar nominees? Who would you have included or scratched off the list? Tell us in the comments section below. Here is the complete nominations lists: Best Motion Picture Argo Amour Beasts of the …
Monday, February 20, 2012
Let's see if the favorite among readers winds up with the top Academy Award.
Favorite film opinions are as diverse as moviegoers, and this week is an ideal time to share your choice for which nominee deserves the Best Picture statue this weekend. We're interested in taste, not predictions. So click the movie you think should win, not necessarily which will snag the final Academy Award presented Sunday night. The Oscars show, hosted by Bill Crystal for a ninth time, starts at 8:30 p.m. on ABC after 90 minutes of red carpet arrival scenes outside the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. By 11:30 p.m. or so, optimistically speaking, we'll see whether the favorite film among Michigan Patch readers also is the industry's choice. In the meantime, you're invited to talk about these nine movies and others from 2011 in the …
Alan Stamm
6:06 am on Monday, February 27, 2012
Just 22 readers voted for 'The Artist' as best picture. The Patch People's Choice winner is The Descendants (62), followed by The Help (53). Thanks to all 200+ movie fans who voted, including those counted separately on later polls at three Michigan Patch sites. more ›