Oscars

• This years Oscar nominees for cinematography present a particularly varied cross-section of contemporary filmmaking at a time when the very infrastructure of how movies are made and seen is in transition.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Kenneth Branagh's wickedly funny portrayal of Sir Laurence Olivier in the Weinstein Co's My Week With Marilyn has earned pretty much every awards-season nomination available and also landed him an Oscar nom for Best Supporting Actor.
(Deadline.com)
• It's all about the little gold man next weekend, but that's not to say there aren't some other great events to look out for as we barrel towards Hollywood's biggest night.
(Entertainment Weekly Online)
• U.S. film and television writers gave their top two movie awards on Sunday to romance Midnight in Paris and drama The Descendants in the final Hollywood guild awards show before next weeks Oscars.
(msnbc.com)
• Watching Pina, Wim Wenders' 3D documentary about the abrasive-tender, jaunty-tormented work of choreographer Pina Bausch, it is ironic that the Oscars has only ever recognized this master German filmmaker for his documentaries.
(Deadline.com)
• LOS ANGELES — Aerialists, acrobats and contortionists are among the guests at this year's Academy Awards. Telecast producers Don Mischer and Brian Grazer say they've invited Cirque do Soleil to perform during the Oscar show.
(New York Daily News)
• The office pools have closed, let the drama begin: Silent film or 3-D talkie, Streeps Thatcher or Williams Marilyn or maybe Viola Davis? Scorsese again? For me, the most fascinating question is which of the five foreign-film nominees will win.
(Los Angeles Times)
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(Worldnews.com)
• Winning acting awards at the Oscars is quite elusive for a number of women tackling LGBT and gender-bending roles. There are, however, several first-time Oscar nominees who won for parts dealing with reversed sexuality and gender.
(YAHOO!)
• Every year, filmmaker Mary Haverstick makes a point of watching the Oscars, maybe having a few friends over if she can. But its not to check out the evening gowns, groan at the lame jokes or see the big celebrities.
(Lancaster online.com)