The Oscar Nerd

The year is 1973 and the category is Best Picture. Five nominees, three masterpieces and two highly entertaining flicks. This was a really t...

Now everyone should make a promise: don't listen to alarmists who say that xy's Oscar win is so awful that it's the worst ever ...

This was the toughest review to write so far. It's a beautiful story about a young French girl, Bernadette (a star-making turn by the gr...

I guess I'm in a kind of haze, so I'm going to keep on writing. So the year is 2001 and the category is Best Supporting Actress for ...

The year is 2000 and the category is Best Actress in a Supporting Role again. This was a very tough year for me but let's see the nomine...

Wow, I don't know where to start. Okay, simply said: Loretta Young did not deserve her Oscar. But, she was not as horrible as many peopl...

I have a confession to make: I love Olivia de Havilland. I really do. Her Oscar win for The Heiress was way more than deserved and it's ...

The year is 1999 and the category is Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In the next days four consecutive years will be smackdowned. Let...

Another member of the should-see list. It may even make the must-see list later, but not I guess the should see is enough. Mrs. Miniver is ...

This was a shocking movie. Its start was a bit slow, maybe even dull, but it turned out to be an excellent drama and an exciting thriller. I...