...m. EDT.) "They're going to the Oscar showcase as if to demand the same respect as the film glitterati," said Tom O'Neil, columnist for theenvelope.com. "This is an industry that is desperate for respect." The move was triggered by...

...voters in other Hollywood honors, but this was the first time a group as big as SAG was blanketed with DVDs of a movie. Tom O'Neil of the awards Web site theenvelope.com said the SAG win was a sign that "Crash" could be picking up steam as a potential...

...supporting actor and actress for movies and miniseries to the lower-profile ceremony that doesn't get a network airing. Tom O'Neil, author of "The Emmys," doesn't buy that the intent is to cut the show's running time, usually about three...

...equal to the one they're being honored for, otherwise (voters) will think they made a terrible mistake," said Tom O'Neil, author of "The Emmys" and host of goldderby.com, an awards prediction Web site. (Political outbursts may also...

...entry, Fernando Meirelles, the Brazilian director of "City of God." "It looks like the United Nations," says Tom O'Neil, author of "Movie Awards" and host of the awards prediction web site GoldDerby.com. "The golden boy definitely...

...about-face when he realized his Oscar bid was in trouble when he got guff for snubbing the Golden Globes," said Tom O'Neil, author of the book "Movie Awards." "You suddenly saw the reclusive Penn at the Oscar lunch with his mom so we...

...Mulholland Drive" was the group's choice for best film; the Academy Award went to Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind." Tom O'Neil, author of "Movie Awards" and host of the awards handicapping Web site GoldDerby.com, said he was "totally stunned...

...current system were in place five years ago, Hilary Swank wouldn't have her Oscar," for "Boys Don't Cry," said Tom O'Neil, author of the book "Movie Awards." Under the new agreement, Oscar voters will have to sign a pledge that they...

...and single out the innovative. Instead, they "often make shows wait a year or two until they embrace them," said Tom O'Neil, author of "The Emmys" and founder of Goldderby.com, which tracks awards predictions. That's fine for a program...

...may end up with Emmy gold. "We'll see more new faces at the podium than at any time in recent history," predicts Tom O'Neil, author of "The Emmys" and creator of Goldderby.com, which tracks award predictions. Watching the usually hidebound...