Oscars

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Why The Muppets Need To Host The Oscars

9:56AM November 10, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Don’t try and pretend the Oscars isn’t a snoozefest. “And the winner for best… ZZZZZZZZZ.” With Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy officially out of the picture, it’s time for the Academy to step up and hire the Muppets to host. More »


News

Oscar Losers Get Free Trip To Space

7:40AM March 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Jesse Eisenberg – not an Oscar winner. However! As part of his Hey sorry, no hard feelings goody bag from the Academy, he’s getting a $US200,000 free trip on Virgin Galactic – along with all the other losers. [NYP via Hairpin]


Mobile

Why Was James Franco Staring At His iPhone During The Oscars?

2:20AM March 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Probably-stoned Oscars host James Franco and his giggly, unbearable sidekick Anne Hathaway: mediocre. But whilst bombing, Franco couldn’t keep his mitts off his iPhone – he first appeared on stage gleefully gripping it. So what’s he doing with the thing? More »


Entertainment

The 5 Essential Best Picture Winners For Tech Lovers

6:00AM February 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Pop some popcorn and zip up your Oscar watchin’ pants, because the 83rd Academy Awards are this Sunday. To get us all in the proper cinematic mood, we’ve rounded up our five favourite tech-heavy Best Picture-winning flicks. More »


Entertainment

Watch The YouTube Video That Ebert Deemed Oscar-Worthy

10:00AM December 31, 2010 | Brian Barrett

It’s a deceptively simple concept: man takes camera and tripod out into the NYC blizzard and shoots what he sees. But there’s enough beauty and craftsmanship in this three-and-a-half minutes that Roger Ebert thinks it should win an Oscar. More »


Entertainment

Steve Jobs Trades Turtleneck For Tuxedo At The Academy Awards

12:43PM March 8, 2010 | Jack Loftus

CNET thinks they’ve snagged a photo of Apple CEO Steve Jobs schmoozing at the Academy Awards. Does this mean the iPad’s going to make a last minute appearance in those outlandish $US85,000 gift bags? Updated: It’s him. More »


53 Ways 2009′s Oscar Contenders Could Be Improved With Sci-Fi Tech

7:20AM March 4, 2010 | Adam Frucci

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to inject some tech or sci-fi elements into this year’s crop of Oscar movies. Man, I want to see all of these so badly. Tons of amazing entries this week. More »


Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into The Oscar Nominees

5:10AM February 27, 2010 | Adam Frucci

The Oscars are coming up in a couple of weeks. With the obvious exceptions of Avatar and District 9, there isn’t a lot of sci-fi or gear in the nominees. We can fix that, right guys? More »


Entertainment

Oscars Causes Two-Million Movie Netflix Rental Craze

4:00AM February 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

According to Netflix, during the Oscars their subscribers added two million movies to their queues. Two million in just three hours. In the meantime, I was looking for more clips of Kate Winslet naked. [HackingNetflix]

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Entertainment

Wall-E Wins Oscar For Best Animated Feature

9:03PM February 23, 2009 | John Herrman

A great day for the longtime Gizmodo love target. Andrew Stanton accepted, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for a prerecorded, one-word speech by the character himself. Or by this.

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