Nominations

Washington Post: Nominations Roadblock In The Senate "Unconscionable"

washingtonpost.com | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


IT HAS BEEN almost six months since President Obama nominated Indiana law professor Dawn E. Johnsen to head the Justice Department's influential Offic...

This Year's Oscars: Predicting the Predictable

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

It's been fairly easy to predict the Oscars over the past few years. Sadly, this year's contest seems to be no different.

Women & the Oscar Nominations

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

After a great year for women at the box office, the lack of a film about a woman in the final five stings.

Oscar Noms: They Wuz Robbed!

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

Yes, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei received acting nominations. But The Wrestler -- one of the fiercest, most moving, most resourceful independent entries of the year -- was shut out in the major categories.