Eddie Murphy will be hosting the 84th Academy Awards (the Oscars) on Sunday February 26th 2012. The comedian was nominated for an Oscar back in 2006 for his role in Dreamgirls. Murphy’s career spans 30 years, with him starting out as a stand-up comedian at the tender age of 15. By the age of 19 […]
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Hurt Locker Sweeps The Boards
The Hurt Locker was not a big budget movie – at least not on the scale of Avatar, yet it swept the boards at last night’s Oscars. Irish hopes were not completely dashed, as Irish man Richard Baneham was awarded for Visual Effects work on Avatar. Related Posts:No Related Posts
JJ Abrams Honorary IrishMan?
This should be put in the “weird” category. According to a story over on TrekMovie.com, JJ Abrams has been made an “honorary Irishman”. Gotta love the way Oirish Americans get to give out those kind of titles .. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Oscars Visual Effects Race Heats Up
Image via Wikipedia This year’s Oscars ceremony is only is only a few weeks away (March 7th 2010) and the final nominees are due to be announced on February 2nd. The race for Visual Effects is now down to the last 7 films, which are: “Avatar“ “District 9” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince“ “Star […]