Welcome to the annual Classic Movies Salute to Oscar®. For classic movie fans, this is one event that ties the past to the present. Though we may not admit to a love for many of the new films, most of us will be in front of the TV set on Sunday, February 24, 2008, when the envelopes are opened. And we're all very pleased that the Writers Guild strike has been settled so the ceremony will be held in all its pageantry and ultimate silliness.
There are lots of places on the Web where you can find Oscar info -- including this site. For example, do you know what films swept the Oscars? Can you descramble anagrams for these best pictures and famous performers? Warm up with these tests of your film knowledge from the Classic Movies feature archives, then move on to the following collection of Oscar tributes, reviews, and predictions, beginning with the official site.
Click here for a printable ballot that you can use on Oscar night to keep track of the major awards or to make your own picks in advance, from Oscar.com.
Not interested in this year's nominees? Would you rather see a list of winners from the first three decades or so? Start with the winners of the major awards from 1927 to 1939, then move on to the 1940s, the 1950s, and the 1960s.
Oscar.com The official Academy Awards Web site from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, offering lots of other information for real Oscar junkies. Or visit the official AMPAS site.
Oscar, Oscar! An unofficial Academy Awards site at oscarworld.net created by Jason O'Brien, who also runs an Oliver Stone site. In addition to his picks and opinions, and articles by several other contributors, the site also includes a message board open to the public.
The Oscar Site Lots of detailed information about past Oscar shows. In particular, check out the Oscar Chronicle pages and the articles listed in the bottom half of the page.
Awards Heaven From Robert John Licuria, a site covering the Oscars, Golden Globes, SAG, BAFTA, and more.
Digitalhit.com Lots and lots of information on this site, including nominee video clips, a survey, presenters, news, winners of the top awards from 1929 to 1998, etc.
Last Link on the Left Stuart's Oscar Directory, including a brief history and a nice selection of outside links. May be out of date, but still has lots of great information.
Life at the Oscars Photos and stories from Life Magazine's past Oscar coverage.
Littlegoldenguy.com A database of information about all the nominees, cross-referenced to other years.
Oscar Central Kristopher Tapley tries to "make sense of the Oscar buzz." Includes his opinions and reviews, plus entertainment news and info on other awards.
Oscar Watch Check out the Buzzometer and post messages on the Forum.
The Sammy Awards For the past twenty years Roger Hall has been selecting awards for movie film music, this year including Best Score, Best Song, Best Song Compilation, Most Overlooked Score, Worst Song Use, and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Oscars at Sky.com Web site of the official UK broadcaster of the Academy Awards.
Wesley Lovell, The Oscar Guy The head of the Online Academies makes his predictions and looks at the history of the awards.
Yahoo! Movies Coverage Very thorough coverage, as you would expect from Yahoo!, including news, photo gallery, a contest, etc.
