Monday, February 24, 2014

Oscars 2014 - Which of these films do you think will be the Best Feature Film of the year?

Dear students & readers of this blog,

The Oscars will finally be celebrated next Sunday, March 2 in Hollywood, as usual. The American movie industry and everyone who is related to it will try to look their best to enjoy their evening.

If you like films, and you're into making your picks and choosing your favourites to win the precious golden statuette on Sunday, here you have a chance todo it. Now, it is the time for the BEST FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR.



By the way, if you are curious to learn about the origin of the oscar statuette, click here.


This week, the students will stop being students for a while, and forget they are in Spain, and will become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Hollywood. Their task, and their resposibility, will be considerable: they will have to vote for the film which will receive the oscar for best feature film of the year. For that, you will have to focus on:

  • Plot: what is the film about? Is the story appealing to the public? Is it interesting?
  • The cast: who are the actors and actresses who play the main characters? Have they received any other awards? Are the well-known? How good is their performance, in your opinion?
  • The director: is he a veteran or not? Have you seen any other films directed by him/her? Has he received any awards before?
  • Which are the reasons why your favourite film should win?
  • Any other aspects you might consider important to comment on.

And the nominees for BEST PICTURE are:

AMERICAN HUSTLE, directed by David O. Russell



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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, directed by Paul Greengrass.



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DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, directed by Jean-Marc Valée



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GRAVITY, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.



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HER, directed by Spike Jonze



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NEBRASKA, by Alexander Payne



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PHILOMENA, directed by Stephen Frears



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12 YEARS A SLAVE, directed by Steve McQueen


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THE WOLF OF WALL STREET , directed by Martin Scorsese.


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If you are really into the Oscars, and you want to try to make your picks in all categories, here you have a printable ballot from the Oscars Official Site.

In order to speak properly about films and film making, we need a basic glossary of film terms, with words like 'script', 'cast' or 'location'. Click here if you want to learn more.

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...