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The 2024 Cinemayward Oscars

January 22, 2024 By Joel Mayward Leave a Comment

As the official nominees for the Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow, January 23, I'm posting my own list of nominees. These are not predictions (some of these films don't even qualify for the actual Academy Awards; some categories are of my own making) but rather my own … [Read more...] about The 2024 Cinemayward Oscars

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The 2021 Cinemayward Oscars

March 12, 2021 By Joel Mayward Leave a Comment

Like everything else in our world, the Oscars have had to make significant adjustments due to the extraordinary circumstances generated by a global pandemic. Where the Academy Awards ceremony would normally be over and done with by late February, this year we will learn of the … [Read more...] about The 2021 Cinemayward Oscars

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A Film Critic Pastor-Theologian On The 2019 Oscars

February 24, 2019 By Joel Mayward Leave a Comment

I wrote a blog post for Portland Seminary (I'm an alumnus, 2017 MATS grad) on being both a film critic and a pastor-theologian, as well as my predictions and recommendations for the 2019 Oscars. People often ask me if being a film critic doing a PhD on cinema and theology … [Read more...] about A Film Critic Pastor-Theologian On The 2019 Oscars

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The 2019 Cinemayward Oscars

January 22, 2019 By Joel Mayward Leave a Comment

The Oscar nominees for 2019 will be announced today, which prompts this confession: I have a love/hate relationship with film awards. On the one hand, art shouldn't be a popularity contest or a game to win; on the other hand, I *love* cinema, so anything highlighting film … [Read more...] about The 2019 Cinemayward Oscars

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The 2018 Cinemayward Oscars

February 26, 2018 By Joel Mayward Leave a Comment

Every year, the Academy Awards get some things wonderfully right (La La Land! Moonlight!) and some things horribly wrong (La La Land? No, Moonlight!). Though Crash beating Brokeback Mountain in 2006 is often the most cited Worst Best Picture win of recent years, I am still … [Read more...] about The 2018 Cinemayward Oscars

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