This year the Academy Awards will replace its traditional plain, white envelope, used to announce each category’s winner, with an iridescent gold paper envelope watermarked with small Oscar images and lined with shiny red paper, designed for the occasion by Mark Friedland. The seal is a shiny red sticker with two strips of red ribbon. When opened, the name inside will be printed on red, lacquered... 

It’s award season again, and the father of all award ceremonies has released it’s much anticipated list of nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be presenting it’s internationally famous statuette, The Oscar for the 83rd time making legends out of actors and classics out of films. The nominees for Actor in a Leading Role are Javier Bardem in “Biutuful”,... 

The King’s Speech Tops Oscar Nominations The nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. Leading the way with 12 nominations is “The King’s Speech”; its nominations included Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Best Director (Tom Hopper), Best Original Screenplay (David... 

Is Oscar going royal this year? With 12 nominations for writing, acting, directing and everything in between, “The King’s Speech” is an early favorite in this year’s Academy Awards contest. As Oscar nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles, pundits and critics were quick to point out there were few snubs and even fewer surprises. Regardless, Oscar watchers will... 

The Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and leading the way with nine each are Avatar and The Hurt Locker. Both films are up for Best Picture, along with The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up and Up In The Air. Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) George Clooney (Up In The Air), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Morgan Freeman (Invictus) and Jeremy...