Marion Cotilard was shocked to earn her second Oscar nomination for “Two Days, One Night” and tells HitFix she’s happy she’ll be able to bring the Dardennes Brothers’ movie to the Academy Awards.
Marion Cotillard made fun of her friends for saying she'd get an Oscar nomination
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:40 am · January 15th, 2015
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'Birdman' and 'Grand Budapest' lead 2015 Oscar nominations as snubs abound
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:21 am · January 15th, 2015
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Birdman” led all Oscar nominees on Thursday morning with eight nominations but snubs for “The LEGO Movie,” Ava DuVernay and Jennifer Aniston made things interesting.
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Final predictions for the 2015 Oscar nominations
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:13 am · January 14th, 2015
Kristopher Tapley and Gregory Ellwood reveal their final predictions for the 87th Academy Awards nominees.
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10 times the Critics' Choice was right and Oscar was wrong
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:05 pm · January 13th, 2015
From “The Master’s” Philip Seymour Hoffman to “Gods and Monsters'” Ian McKellen, we note 10 instances where the BFCA picked the right winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards and Oscar didn’t.
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'Groundhog Day's' Harold Ramis to receive WGA Awards lifetime achievement award
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:53 pm · January 13th, 2015
‘Groundhog Day’s’ Harold Ramis to receive WGA Awards lifetime achievement award in February.
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That time Taylor Swift, Lorde and Eddie Redmayne were the center of the Golden Globes
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:22 am · January 12th, 2015
A rundown of the two biggest parties at the 2015 Golden Globes: FOX’s celebratory fete and the annual Warner Bros./InStyle
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Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's 'Mistress America' finds a home with Searchlight
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:13 pm · January 9th, 2015
Fox Searchlight has acquired Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s “Mistress America” before its Sundance premiere later this month.
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'Grand Budapest' dominates BAFTA as 'Selma' snub raises Oscar red flags
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:43 am · January 9th, 2015
A look at some of the surprises from the 2015 BAFTA nominations that may provide us with some clues regarding the upcoming Oscar nominations announcement.
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2015 BAFTA Awards nominations
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:00 pm · January 8th, 2015
The 2015 BAFTA Awards were announced in a live webcast from London and Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel” dominated the field with 11 nominations.
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2015 Golden Globes Predictions: 'Imitation Game,' 'Fargo,' Viola Davis and…?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:00 pm · January 8th, 2015
A rundown of who HitFix thinks is winning all the honors at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards.
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George Lucas coming to Sundance for new 'Art of Film Weekend' series
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:39 am · January 8th, 2015
The Sundance Film Festival announced today that it will hold a series of panels titled the “Art of Film Weekend” which will take place Jan. 29-31 at the tail end of the 2015 edition of the festival.
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Julianne Moore gives us her Kristen Stewart impression and talks 'Still Alice'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:05 pm · January 7th, 2015
Julianne Moore goes into great depth in an extended video interview about the research she conducted for her acclaimed performance in “Still Alice,” discusses working with old friend Kristen Stewart and whether she can watch herself on screen.
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Shailene Woodley vs. Miles Teller for BAFTA Rising Star Award
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:20 am · January 7th, 2015
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jack O’Connell, Margot Robbie, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley are this year’s nominees for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
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'Theory of Everything' Exclusive: Eddie Redmayne and James Marsh breakdown a scene
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:19 pm · January 6th, 2015
James Marsh and Eddie Redmayne discuss an especially touching scene in best picture contender “The Theory of Everything.”
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Exclusive: Dr. King comforts Cager Lee in new 'Selma' clip
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:05 am · January 6th, 2015
Henry Sanders talks about his role in Ava Duvernay’s “Selma” and is featured in an exclusive clip from the best picture contender.
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25 most anticipated prestige films of 2015: 'Hateful Eight,' 'Knight of Cups,' 'Carol'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:27 am · January 5th, 2015
A rundown of the 25 most anticipated prestige films that will make their mark on the festival or awards circuit in 2015 including “Silence,” The Hateful Eight,” “Carol,” “Knight of Cups” and more.
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Contender Countdown: Who wins the critics' battle on the road to Oscar?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:40 am · December 30th, 2014
This edition of the Contender Countdown looks at the critical responses of the expected best nominee players via their Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.
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11 things you should know about 'Into the Woods'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:04 am · December 24th, 2014
Christine Baranski, James Lapine, Emily Blunt, Tracey Ullman and director Rob Marshall provide some insight into the history and making of “Into the Woods”
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