Outspoken, opinionated and never lost for words, Mark is the UK's leading film critic. This twice-weekly video blog is the place where he airs his personal views on the things that most fire him up about cinema - and invites you to give your own opinions. 2017-03-17T13:09:58+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2017-03-17T13:09:58+00:00 2017-03-17T13:09:58+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/cedfd26d-1846-4687-bd94-5a82ea067223 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Amy Adams was overlooked not once but twice in this year’s Oscars and it’s not the first time she’s been left out...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-0" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2017-03-07T12:46:46+00:00 2017-03-07T12:46:46+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/47830d59-20e6-46ce-9459-358a79a7750f Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Nocturnal Animals was largely ignored in the recent Academy Awards - I’m particularly amazed that the wonderful music in the film was overlooked.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-1" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2016-10-04T13:57:32+00:00 2016-10-04T13:57:32+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/f0e2bbab-e993-4255-b8f7-ab8847a3cfa0 Mark Kermode <div class="component"> <div id="smp-2" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="component prose"> <p>Under The Shadow is a terrific new movie that is being put forward by the UK in the Foreign Language Oscar category. Here’s what that means...</p> </div>

2016-02-26T16:03:57+00:00 2016-02-26T16:03:57+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a7f83f73-f29a-4755-b15e-943787053159 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Here is the second half of my annual film awards including best actor, best actress and best film...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-3" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2016-02-23T15:30:07+00:00 2016-02-23T15:30:07+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/86633f68-5a1d-4df0-b03a-61ab2212a131 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Here is the first half of my annual film awards made up entirely of winners that have not even been nominated for the Oscars...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-4" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-11-10T14:20:25+00:00 2015-11-10T14:20:25+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/2996b05f-385d-405f-848c-9748c369bcdc Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The race for the Oscar for best animated feature is really hotting up - there are so many strong contenders already and still more to come before the end of the year...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-5" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-02-24T15:01:02+00:00 2015-02-24T15:01:02+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/6c60c3b3-ef66-44dd-995b-168e23949b9e Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The big surprise of the Academy Awards was the fact that Birdman beat Boyhood to the top honours. Here’s my theory of what happened...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-6" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-02-17T14:19:08+00:00 2015-02-17T14:19:08+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/2c07e448-d5d2-4b0b-b253-ae6bb977438f Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Here is the first half of this year's Kermode Awards - my annual antidote to the Oscars.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-7" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-02-13T17:33:49+00:00 2015-02-13T17:33:49+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/4d5174f3-4608-4fac-b986-226c5c7cd7d7 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>There’s a rumour going around that Eddie Redmayne has ‘Norbited’ his Oscar chances because of his performance in Jupiter Ascending. What does that mean and is it true?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-8" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-01-27T16:17:49+00:00 2015-01-27T16:17:49+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/88197257-c615-492a-a44e-22ec13bda53a Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>This year’s Academy Awards nominations have been criticised for the lack of black nominees. But the problems don’t end there...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-9" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-01-23T17:04:04+00:00 2015-01-23T17:04:04+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/252793e5-d2d5-434b-80fb-d6fdf0b24137 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Julianne Moore is Oscar nominated for her performance in Still Alice. Here is my pick of her many great roles…</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-10" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>