K2 Radio » academy awards http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Fri, 17 May 2013 23:25:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Oscar Winners: 'The King's Speech' Reigns, Portman Soars http://k2radio.com/oscar-winners-the-kings-speech-reigns-portman-soars/ http://k2radio.com/oscar-winners-the-kings-speech-reigns-portman-soars/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:07:16 +0000 K2 Radio http://k2radio.com/?p=5900 There weren't a whole lot of surprises at the 83rd Academy Awards -- as expected, "The King's Speech" took the big prize as Best Picture. The film about King George VI overcoming his stutter also garnered a Best Actor statue for Colin Firth and a Best Director win for Tom Hooper.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/oscar-winners-the-kings-speech-reigns-portman-soars/feed/ 0 Academy Awards Red Carpet [PHOTOS] http://k2radio.com/academy-awards-red-carpet-photos/ http://k2radio.com/academy-awards-red-carpet-photos/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:17:07 +0000 Tom McCarthy http://k2radio.com/?p=5889 The stars hit the red carpet for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, including nominees Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo, Michelle Williams, Christian Bale, Jesse Eisenberg, plus co-host Anne Hathaway.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/academy-awards-red-carpet-photos/feed/ 0 This Year's Biggest Oscar Underdogs [VIDEO] http://k2radio.com/this-years-biggest-oscar-underdogs-video/ http://k2radio.com/this-years-biggest-oscar-underdogs-video/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:44:44 +0000 Rick Darcy http://k2radio.com/?p=5885 While the press always thinks they know who the Academy Award winners will be, an underdog or two usually manages to snatch a statuette away from the favorite. Just last year, little-seen indie film "The Hurt Locker" upset James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" for Best Film.

In 2002, 29-year-old Adrien Brody upset Oscar perennials Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis to win Best Actor. Marisa Tomei's win in 1992 was so unexpected, a rumor spread that presenter Jack Palance announced the wrong name.

Who will be the biggest surprise winner this year? Here are five of the biggest underdogs in their categories. Any one of has the potential to make Oscar upset history on February 28th.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/this-years-biggest-oscar-underdogs-video/feed/ 0 Oscar Nominees' Surprising First Film Roles [VIDEOS] http://k2radio.com/oscar-nominees-surprising-first-film-roles-videos/ http://k2radio.com/oscar-nominees-surprising-first-film-roles-videos/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:09:45 +0000 Rick Darcy http://k2radio.com/?p=5879 How do you get to the Academy Awards ceremony? Practice, practice, practice. Before the acting nominees reach the A-list of the film industry, they have to pay their dues by taking any role they can get.

There are a number of younger actors nominated this year. With their careers still budding, fans should be able to remember back to their first film roles. However, many are so surprising that most people never knew or have completely forgotten the A-listers were in them.

Below are five actors who are nominated for serious roles this year, but began their careers in seriously goofy films.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/oscar-nominees-surprising-first-film-roles-videos/feed/ 0 Oscar Nominations Are In http://k2radio.com/oscar-nominations-are-in/ http://k2radio.com/oscar-nominations-are-in/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:09:16 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=3965 I don't know about you but every time the Oscar nominations come out i am left scratching my head wondering "what the hell is that movie?".

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