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Shocking omissions and inclusions are all but built into the Oscar nominating process. How could it be otherwise, when there are up to 10 possible Best Picture candidates but only five for Best Director? Someone was bound to wake up this morning, hear Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announce the nominees, and go back to bed feeling slighted. But still… No Kathryn Bigelow? No Marion Cotillard? And on the upside… Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2013: The Snubs and Surprises

Forgotscars ’12: Celebrating the Oscar Snubs

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were just announced, and as is always the case on “Oscar morning,” there were glaring omissions. This morning, however, the snubs were especially shocking — more so than in previous years. For starters, Michael Fassbender, who had been garnering attention for several breakthrough performances this year (not to mention going the full monty in one of them), was left off the Best… Continue reading Forgotscars '12: Celebrating the Oscar Snubs

Snooki Snubs Senator!

Snubbed by The Snookster! Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi always has time for her fist-pumping fans, but when it comes to our nation’s lawmakers: Fugetaboutit! Snooki prompted chuckles across the blogosphere this week after she turned her nose up at the thought of taking a picture with Democratic New York Senator Chuck Schumer! In [...] Continue reading Snooki Snubs Senator!

Oscar snubs and surprises: Who missed the cut?

By Joyce Eng,. . . So what exactly does Christopher Nolan have to do to get an Oscar nomination for best director? The Inception mastermind was… Continue reading Oscar snubs and surprises: Who missed the cut?

Oscar snubs: Acting

0 . Here are just a few of the notable recent snubs in the acting categories.. Supporting actor . Let’s begin by breaking the 2000-and-beyond rule… Continue reading Oscar snubs: Acting

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