Tag Archives: The Iron Lady

3rd Annual Urchie Award Winners!

Welcome to the 2012 Urchie Awards! The Urchademy has been in deliberation for weeks, Heming(way) and Haw(thorne)ing over this year’s wonderful nominees. After many late nights of heated discussions over choc bikkies, tea, and Skype, here they are, world! Your … Continue reading

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2012 Academy Awards Recap: Winners, Losers, Dresses, & More

By Sarah Jost Oscars night has always been one of my favourites of the year, right up there with Halloween and…well, any excuse to get dressed up, have a party, and vote someone best dressed. This year, unfortunately, I couldn’t … Continue reading

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3rd Annual Urchie Award Nominations, Part 1

As actors, writers, politicians, and musicians everywhere anxiously stare at their phones hoping for calls from their agents, we’re here to announce the 2012 Urchie Award Nominees. In a year when political and environmental stakes were higher than ever, artists … Continue reading

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The 2012 Oscar Nominations

By Sarah Jost With last week’s Golden Globes and yesterday’s release of the Oscar nominations, award season (or Urchie season, as its known in discerning circles) is fully upon us. This year, the Golden Globe nominations and winners were so … Continue reading

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The Iron Lady: Meryl Streep’s Masterpiece Performance as Margaret Thatcher

By Sarah Jost Last Tuesday, lured by the promise of culture after three months of rural living in New Zealand, and by a nearby theatre’s once-weekly discount day, I spent my first night in Sydney attending a showing of The … Continue reading

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