Academy Awards

Well it was the 83rd Academy Awards last week and whilst it has been good to see directors, script writers, editors and actors all being honoured for their efforts at the Oscars, I can’t help but think there is one creative input within film that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Continue reading “Title Sequence – The Forgotten Oscar” »

With 16,000 tweets per minute the Oscars caused waves of attention across the web, amongst the sea of opinions and arguments, leading video SEO agency 99moves followed each step of the action from the red carpet dresses to each award. Last night’s results saw The King’s Speech take home three of the biggest awards, cementing it as the UK Film Council’s swansong.

The Academy Awards always bring disagreements and arguments amongst those within the movie industry and this year was no different. The category for Best Film was a highly contended one with the battle between Black Swan, The Social Network and The King’s Speech a close one to call. The award eventually went to The King’s Speech, which also picked up the Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay and Best Lead Actor awards. The success was especially poignant for all UK viewers as the film was partly funded by the UK Film Council, which is soon to be abolished. Continue reading “99moves Rounds Up the 83rd Academy Awards 2011 – What the Oscars Mean to British Filmmakers” »

It’s almost that time of year again! Here at 99moves we get very excited about the Oscars. Well when I say ‘we’ I mean me, and when I say ‘very excited’ I mean hysterical. It’s not just the fact that over the past 80 years the Oscar’s has handed out accolades to some of the greatest filmmakers and actors of our time, it’s also because the women wear really pretty dresses. Dresses aside, here are a few of the winners we would like to see. Continue reading “83rd Annual Academy Awards – Our Oscar Predictions…” »