The 85th Annual Academy Award
OSCARS VIEWING PARTY
February 24, 2013 Doors @ 6pm
Join us Sunday, February 24th for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, presented live on Big Screen Plaza’s 30 ft. HD screen. Drink specials include $3 select beers and $6 themed cocktails. Make your Oscar picks and predictions in our Oscar Pool, and the winner will receive a bottle of champagne for their table. The celebration kicks off at 6pm with live Red Carpet coverage.
Big Screen Plaza | The Event Hotel
839 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10001
646.600.7141 | rsvp@bigscreenplaza.com
Send reservations to rsvp@bigscreenplaza.com to receive your official Oscar Ballot, which must be submitted via email or in person before the show begins to qualify. Spread your Oscar buzz with @BigScreenNY using #EventiOscars.
See you in your Red Carpet finest!
So, this year I neglected to cover the Oscars in my typical fashion for several reasons. Most of which being that I am unusually overwhelmed (as you can tell with my door being closed, often:) And because most of the films and performances that I have been following for 2011 were not recognized with nominations. Being a spoiled sport does not fit within my personality, but I will admit that I felt curious as to why some of the best work out there was being ignored by the Academy.
The critical community keeps tabs on accolades by tracking awards given at film festivals; most importantly Cannes, Venice, and Sundance. Awards given at these festivals did not reflect in the nominations nor the winners on Sunday night's event. Even industry sub committee (VES for Visual Effects; SAG for Actors) awards did not accurately reflect the films that won. This got me thinking, "Who makes these decisions? Why were these people given the authority to decide the absolute best in filmmaking?"
In my opinion, I think the process to be an academy voter is antiquated at best. The pillars of our industry are not even voting members, as revealed in this report. So why do we give the Academy Awards such notoriety when their membership does not accurately reflect excellence in the industry or the critical community? I'm asking this as a person who regards the Oscars ceremony as the "Super Bowl of Film Nerds." My video attendance for the yearly spectacle has been consistent since 1990. I love the race, speculation, anticipation, and yes, the outfits. But, this year, I felt that the nominations did not reflect perfection in filmmaking, overall.
I'll end this post with a video from JoBlo that highlights the films that should have been nominated this year. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Eve.
2012 Academy Nominated Shorts - Documentry, Live Action, Animation - are available at IFC Center until Feb 16th ONLY! Take this weekend and check out the shorts! I'll let you guys know if we can set up a date to see them, as a department, this week. I'll post that date HERE!!!! - Eve.
