http://oscarprep.com The Academy Awards, with a focus on the acting categories and performance contenders. Oscar Nominees and Winners: for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress___By Dana Kaminski___ Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:13:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/its-2012-where-are-female-directors/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/its-2012-where-are-female-directors/dana-kaminski#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:13:32 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=960 A video montage of the 2012 narrative films made by women such as Vera Farmiga, Angelina Jolie. Statistics of Academy Awards and women directors: There were 5 female directors of Best Picture-nominated films from 2007 to 2010...]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/its-2012-where-are-female-directors/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/oscar-nominees-3-word-reactions-video/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/oscar-nominees-3-word-reactions-video/dana-kaminski#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:23:54 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=946 Actors and other 2012 Academy Award nominees show how they feel by holding up signs with a 3 word expression. Video.]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/oscar-nominees-3-word-reactions-video/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/50-oscar-pundit-predictions-chart/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/50-oscar-pundit-predictions-chart/dana-kaminski#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:06:39 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=944 Academy Awards Winner Predictions 2012 --from 50 Best Known Oscar Prognosticators.]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/26/50-oscar-pundit-predictions-chart/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/100-oscar-fun-facts/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/100-oscar-fun-facts/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:50:52 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=937 How Good Is This?!  There are  7 pages of these Oscar facts, at Empire Online. Kudos to Phil De Semlyen, for compiling such a handsome collection of Academy Academy Award information. Intentionally, I don’t call this trivia, that’s too trifling for what this is. If you’re a stickler for exactitude, then check the comments section [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/100-oscar-fun-facts/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/video-oscar-etiquette/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/video-oscar-etiquette/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:05:37 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=928 With Kevin Kline and Mike Myers. ©AMPAS]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/video-oscar-etiquette/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/outtakes-oscar-etiquette/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/outtakes-oscar-etiquette/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:05:04 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=931 Mike Myers, Kevin Kline…Outtakes. Be forewarned; and a mature audience, please.]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/outtakes-oscar-etiquette/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/oscar-show-writer-carol-leifer-shares-the-backstage/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/oscar-show-writer-carol-leifer-shares-the-backstage/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:33:01 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=925   Including Oscars® 2012, Carol Leifer has written for 5 Academy Awards Shows, 3 of ‘em with Billy Crystal as host. She gave this interview, by phone, to Vanity Fair; but I know her since New York Improvisation days…so I figure its alright to repost her interview here.   Julie Miller: How stressed are you feeling [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/oscar-show-writer-carol-leifer-shares-the-backstage/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/best-actor-nominees-do-do-do-get-asked-the-same-questions/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/best-actor-nominees-do-do-do-get-asked-the-same-questions/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:56:35 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=922 They repeat their answers, on this entertaining video. (I don't fault them, do you? I mean...What else are they supposed to do??)]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/best-actor-nominees-do-do-do-get-asked-the-same-questions/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/2012-oscar-ballot-print-it-out/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/2012-oscar-ballot-print-it-out/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:37:06 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=917 Here it is again! The 2012 Academy Awards Nominee Ballot. Click on the graphic below to open the page with an official, unmarked Oscar ballot. Print, mark your choices... ]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/25/2012-oscar-ballot-print-it-out/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/23/no-more-kodak-theater/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/23/no-more-kodak-theater/dana-kaminski#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:22:17 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=911 The Academy Awards [Oscars] will still be there, but it will no longer be called the Kodak Theater by this Sunday's broadcast... ]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/02/23/no-more-kodak-theater/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/26/auditions-for-oscar-show-red-carpet-announcers/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/26/auditions-for-oscar-show-red-carpet-announcers/dana-kaminski#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:21:03 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=909 College Students Only…Here’s The Email From The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences And KABC:]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/26/auditions-for-oscar-show-red-carpet-announcers/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/24/2012-academy-awards%c2%ae-nominations/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/24/2012-academy-awards%c2%ae-nominations/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:18:40 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=907 Printable Cheat Sheet :: 2012 Academy Awards® Nominations Actor In a Leading Role Demián Bichir A Better Life George Clooney The Descendants Jean Dujardin The Artist Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt Moneyball Actress In a Leading Role Glenn Close Albert Nobbs Viola Davis The Help Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/24/2012-academy-awards%c2%ae-nominations/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/24/2012-academy-awards%c2%ae/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/24/2012-academy-awards%c2%ae/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:11:19 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=903 ]]> http://oscarprep.com/2012/01/24/2012-academy-awards%c2%ae/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/02/tks-film-crew-significance-by-tom-hooper/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/02/tks-film-crew-significance-by-tom-hooper/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:15:24 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=870 People often don't understand the significance of the other film crew talents that go into the collaboration of a film. I liked this because Tom Hooper described it clearly, using specifics from the Best Picture from the 83rd Academy Awards, THE KING'S SPEECH, as profound example]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/02/tks-film-crew-significance-by-tom-hooper/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/01/oscars%c2%ae-actors-winners-group-portrait-best-actor-best-actress-supporting-actor-supporting-actress/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/01/oscars%c2%ae-actors-winners-group-portrait-best-actor-best-actress-supporting-actor-supporting-actress/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:50:21 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=874 The Academy’s Actor Oscar® Winners Group Portrait Photo ©A.M.P.A.S.®]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/01/oscars%c2%ae-actors-winners-group-portrait-best-actor-best-actress-supporting-actor-supporting-actress/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/01/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-academy-award-winner-the-kings-speech/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/01/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-academy-award-winner-the-kings-speech/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:17:44 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=857 1. Director Tom Hooper’s mother did find see the play that Oscar-winning THE KING’S SPEECH was made from, and she did call her son about it. Yes, she did say that she found his next movie. However, he didn’t listen to her, not then, anyway. Hooper says that he was busy making JOHN ADAMS at [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/03/01/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-academy-award-winner-the-kings-speech/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/83rd-academy-awards%c2%ae-winners/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/83rd-academy-awards%c2%ae-winners/dana-kaminski#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:48:00 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=855 ]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/83rd-academy-awards%c2%ae-winners/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/83rd-oscars%c2%ae-red-carpet/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/83rd-oscars%c2%ae-red-carpet/dana-kaminski#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:43:58 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=819 Academy Awards® Arrivals - Gallery I (PHOTOS)]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/83rd-oscars%c2%ae-red-carpet/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/my-oscar%c2%ae-picks-2011/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/my-oscar%c2%ae-picks-2011/dana-kaminski#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:01:07 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=816 Do I think these will win?  Guessing the results of tonight’s 83rd Academy Awards® was not in my consideration, when choosing my own Oscar® winners. I assume that my choices may be different than many, and probably will not be the same as those of the majority of The Academy® members. I state that because [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/28/my-oscar%c2%ae-picks-2011/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/26/2011-oscar%c2%ae-bingo/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/26/2011-oscar%c2%ae-bingo/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:17:55 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=807 Here it is! Download the bingo cards in PDF and print to play during the 83rd Academy Awards...(Earlier This Year, I Got An Email From A Reporter In FRANCE Asking About Oscar® Bingo... It's one of the most popular things that I post on Oscar Prep.)]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/26/2011-oscar%c2%ae-bingo/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/26/why-youre-invited/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/26/why-youre-invited/dana-kaminski#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:08:26 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=810 At The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences®... The other night...they explained why the specific reason for this year's Oscars® theme: "You're Invited". "All Access", "Backstage Pass", Facebook Page, And Twitter...]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/26/why-youre-invited/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/24/audio-francos-oscar%c2%ae-song/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/24/audio-francos-oscar%c2%ae-song/dana-kaminski#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:37:38 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=804 James Franco Posted This Himself... It's a recording of his singing a song that was going to be part of the Academy Awards® broadcast...and has since been cut.  How cool is it that James Franco put it on the net, singing 'warts' and all??]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/24/audio-francos-oscar%c2%ae-song/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/22/new-interactive-oscars%c2%ae/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/22/new-interactive-oscars%c2%ae/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:19:43 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=802 Check Out This New Media Advancement For The Academy Awards® This looks like a really cool new thing. It’s called     “The All Access Pass”. On your computer, and iPhone too…You will be able to have access to different angles of the red carpet, and most especially–you’ll be able to watch the Oscar® Winners [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/22/new-interactive-oscars%c2%ae/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/22/oscar%c2%ae-hosts-outtakes/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/22/oscar%c2%ae-hosts-outtakes/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:02:50 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=799 James Franco And Anne Hathaway Prep For The Oscars® The Commercial: The Outtakes:]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/22/oscar%c2%ae-hosts-outtakes/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/19/yay-bankseys-in-la/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/19/yay-bankseys-in-la/dana-kaminski#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:28:02 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/19/yay-bankseys-in-la/dana-kaminski I’m busy watching movies so as to be completely ready for the Academy Awards®. I’m aiming to get most of them up here on Oscar® Prep, in the form of reviews…so yup, I’m busy. But I am psyched to learn that the elusive street artist Banksy is in town for the Oscars®, it seems! The [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/19/yay-bankseys-in-la/dana-kaminski/feed 1 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/15/the-kings-inner-voice-colin-firth-katie-couric/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/15/the-kings-inner-voice-colin-firth-katie-couric/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:57:43 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=792 What I love about the acting prep which Firth talks about, it's all about the inner life...it's empathetic, emotionally, to the King. Colin Firth connects to the King, and identifies on an emotional level. And, he doesn't simplify it, by 'going for [an emotional] result' as he preps the acting role, and decides how to approach this character... He discusses the character not only with a intellectual understanding of what is going through the mind of the King---but in a way that is an emotional process, with active emotional reality. There are big stakes, but not just in theory. Rather, in emotional 'actibility'. ]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/15/the-kings-inner-voice-colin-firth-katie-couric/dana-kaminski/feed 2 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/11/quote-duh/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/11/quote-duh/dana-kaminski#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:05:05 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/11/quote-duh/dana-kaminski James Franco, both an Oscar® Best Actor Nominee, and an 83rd Academy Awards® show host, commented on the illogical snark that’s been lobbed about his and Anne Hathaway’s hosting this year: It was funny to me when the announcement was made about Anne and I hosting, because a lot of the reaction was like, ‘Oh, [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/11/quote-duh/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/09/oscarologist-that-doesnt-quit/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/09/oscarologist-that-doesnt-quit/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:48:55 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/09/oscarologist-that-doesnt-quit/dana-kaminski Hollywood-Elsewhere’s Jeff Wells is a skilled film writer with a notoriously contentious comment section. He’s been doing Oscar® predicting and pundit-ing for years; earning him more and bigger movie ads on his site than anyone else’s. This year’s Oscar® race doesn’t have much sparkle or spunk. Lots of talent, yet little competition. Especially for those [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/09/oscarologist-that-doesnt-quit/dana-kaminski/feed 0 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/08/oscar%c2%ae-nominees-yearbook-photo-2011/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/08/oscar%c2%ae-nominees-yearbook-photo-2011/dana-kaminski#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:45:30 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/08/oscar%c2%ae-nominees-yearbook-photo-2011/dana-kaminski Every year, at the Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, they take a big photo of all the Oscar® Nominees for that year. Here’s the photo with all the Oscar® Nominees for 2011. For a closer view, please go to my actor’s blog, Hollywood Actor Prep. That’s a direct link to the [...]]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/08/oscar%c2%ae-nominees-yearbook-photo-2011/dana-kaminski/feed 1 http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/07/oscar-best-supporting-actress-nominee-hailee-steinfeldtrue-grit-film-trailer/dana-kaminski http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/07/oscar-best-supporting-actress-nominee-hailee-steinfeldtrue-grit-film-trailer/dana-kaminski#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:14:03 +0000 Dana Kaminski http://oscarprep.com/?p=782 Oscar® Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Hailee Steinfeld, TRUE GRIT--Yes, agreed, she really was a lead actress in TRUE GRIT. This little girl pulled the whole film along. I guess they felt she would have a better chance of winning as a Best Supporting Actress... ]]> http://oscarprep.com/2011/02/07/oscar-best-supporting-actress-nominee-hailee-steinfeldtrue-grit-film-trailer/dana-kaminski/feed 0