ICYMI: SSN’s Top Original Stories For 1/21 – 1/24/14

Sundance at the Oscars – The Films that Crossed Over from Park City to Hollywood

There’s a long and esteemed tradition of independent films that opened at Sundance and turned up on Oscar’s radar. Literally dozens of films have made the journey from Park City to Hollywood’s biggest night. In this report, SSN hones in on the features. (SSN)

SSN’s Exclusive Academy Member Oscar Poll – Part Three: Nominations

Now that this year’s Oscar nominations are official, our panel of anonymous Academy members—hailing from various walks of industry life—provides candid, no-holds-barred reactions to how the nominations panned out. (SSN)

The Top 12 Best Actress Snubs of All Time

In honor of this year’s snubs, we’ve decided to take a look at several others who were similarly ignored. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: ‘12 Years a Slave’ Lupita Nyong’o on Meeting Steve McQueen & Grappling with ‘Imposter Syndrome’

SSN spoke to Nyong’o about auditioning for the role of Patsey, dealing with what she calls “imposter syndrome,” and working with co-stars Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight: Oscar Nominated Sally Hawkins Talks Playing Against Cate Blanchett & Working with Woody Allen on ‘Blue Jasmine’

The British actress earned international acclaim for her performance in Mike Leigh’s 2008 comedy Happy-Go-Lucky, for which she won a Golden Globe award, which led to even steadier work in films like An Education, Made in Dagenham, Never Let Me Go, Jane Eyre and now Blue Jasmine. (SSN)

Oscar Analysis Part Three: Universal Lines Up 2015 Awards with Director Angelina Jolie & Guillermo del Toro

Between the main studio arm and the indie wing, Universal has plum prospects on the horizon -and that list should get even longer. SSN explores the studio’s upcoming slate. (SSN)