Answer the following questions on this sheet with typed responses and turn in on Canvas
Assignments on Monday. You don’t have to watch the Oscars to complete this sheet, although
ultimately you need to know the winners. Use the official site for help:
http://oscar.go.com/nominees
Do a little research:
1. Who is in the “Academy” that gives the Academy Awards?
2. Use the Academy Awards ballot at
http://oscar.go.com/nominees to
guess
who might win the
following categories based on the values the film, director, actors or cinematographers represent.
Look up information on IMDb and other online movie sources if you haven’t seen the films.
a. Best Actor
and
Actress in a Leading Role
b. Best Motion Picture
and
Best Animated Film
c. Best Achievement in Directing (look up Spike Lee’s other films. Would you consider him an
auteur
? Why or why not? Other directors on this list who are
auteurs
in your opinion?)
d. Best Achievement in Cinematography
Then watch the Academy Awards or review the information online or in the newspaper
after the fact to answer the following:
3. Who won best actor and actress in leading roles? What do you think the Academy was
responding to and celebrating about these 2 performances? (Connections to this week’s reading
are appreciated!)
4. What film won Best Motion Picture, and Best Animated Film and why did the Academy
voters respond positively to these films in particular, in your opinion?
5. Who won Best Achievement in Directing? What aspect of the film do you think led the
Academy to reward this director? Or was it an aspect of the director’s career that was being
rewarded?
6. Who won Best Achievement in Cinematography? Why do you think this work was celebrated
in particular?