HitFix’s awards editorial staff offers up a list of 15 contenders they’d like to see remembered at the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards nominations announcement.
Fingers crossed these contenders make the Spirit Awards nominations list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:04 pm · November 21st, 2013
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Roundup: McQueen named Director of the Year by Palm Springs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:26 am · November 21st, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Steve McQueen joins the list of honorees at the Palm Springs Film Festival, as the “12 Years a Slave” helmer is named Director of the Year. Meanwhile, Robert Duvall campaigns for the documentary “Casting By,” and Stephen Fry will host the BAFTAs again.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg's ready for her close-up in latest 'Nymphomaniac' posters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 pm · November 20th, 2013
We’ve already seen a lot of posters for Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac,” but while these new ones don’t offer much we haven’t seen before, they sure are pretty.
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Roundup: Cinematographers come down on 3D
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:44 am · November 20th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, five cinematographers from some of the season’s top contenders chat candidly about a range of topics — including 3D, to which they’re mostly opposed. Meanwhile, Steve McQueen defends “12 Years a Slave” from critics who think it’s too pretty.
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Palm Springs Film Festival boards the Bruce Dern express
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 pm · November 19th, 2013
The ‘Nebraska’ star will receive the fest’s Career Achievement Award.
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Watch Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin and Angela Lansbury accept their Oscars
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:38 am · November 19th, 2013
If you’ve been wanting to see Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin and Angela Lansbury accept their honorary Oscars at the Governors’ Awards, help is at hand.
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'Argo,' 'Mud' and 'Girls' among the winners at Casting Society of America Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:19 am · November 19th, 2013
“Mud” was the only 2013 film honored at the Casting Society of America’s Artios Awards, which otherwise flashed back to the 2012 Oscar race — as “Argo” once more bested its Best Picture rivals. “Homeland” and “Girls” were among the TV winners.
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Roundup: Should honorary Oscars return to the telecast?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:14 am · November 19th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris takes issue with the separation of honorary Oscars from the Academy Awards telecast, particularly in a year of such high-profile recipients. Also, Academy members experience doc overload, and a critic takes issue with character posters.
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Saoirse Ronan on 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and taking direction from Ryan Gosling
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:30 pm · November 18th, 2013
We talk to 19-year-old actress Saoirse Ronan about playing a more typical teen than she’s accustomed to in Kevin Macdonald’s “How I Live Now.” The Oscar nominee also gives us some reflections from the sets of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Ryan Gosling’s “How to Catch a Monster.”
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McConaughey and Johansson win in Rome, as 'Her' campaign gathers pace
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:02 am · November 18th, 2013
The actress looks to become the first-ever Oscar nominee for a voice performance.
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Roundup: Bullock joins McConaughey on Palm Springs honor roll
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:55 am · November 18th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Sandra Bullock receives a Desert Palm Achievement Award — usually presented to likely Oscar nominees — from the Palm Springs Film Festival. Also, what are 2013’s best undistributed films?
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Channing Tatum and Ellen DeGeneres lead the search for 'Team Oscar'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 pm · November 15th, 2013
Channing Tatum today announced the launch of the Academy’s second “Team Oscar” competition, in which college students can enter for a chance to appear on the Oscar telecast.
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'Harry Potter' and 'Jurassic Park' cinematographers honored by ASC
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:13 am · November 15th, 2013
The American Society of Cinematographers has named the three cameramen who will receive honorary awards at February’s ASC ceremony. They include blockbuster DP Dean Cundey, a former Steven Spielberg collaborator, and two-time Oscar nominee Eduardo Serra.
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Roundup: The screenplay Oscar conundrum
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:47 am · November 15th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris considers the confusing categorizations in the Oscars’ screenplay races, and wonders if a third category is necessary. Also: Alfonso Cuaron regrets making “Great Expectations,” and a look at the value of a Cinemascore F.
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Brit favorite 'The Selfish Giant,' foreign Oscar hopefuls take gold at AFI Fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:09 pm · November 14th, 2013
It may be the big, Oscar-bait premieres that dominate the headlines at AFI Fest, but its international and art house selections shine when it comes to the festival awards. UK critics’ favorite “The Selfish Giant” took two win, while there was good news for Australia’s and Georgia’s foreign Oscar submissions.
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Roundup: Why Ben Affleck loves 'Enough Said,' and more peer appreciation
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:01 am · November 14th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Variety gets a number of notable filmmakers to discuss work from their peers that they loved this year, including Ben Affleck on Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said.” Meanwhile, the NYFCC sets its voting date, and is Alexander Payne the king of the male weepie?
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The Long Shot: Acting important and playing nice
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:37 am · November 13th, 2013
In this week’s Oscar-focused column, Guy Lodge looks at the tricky balance Oscar contenders usually have to strike between being likeable and being laudable — will “12 Years a Slave,” “Gravity” or “Saving Mr. Banks” manage it? Also: this week’s updated Oscar predictions.
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Roundup: Oscar and all tomorrow's parties
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:47 am · November 13th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, a journalist wonders if the Oscar campaign circuit calendar is already too full, while Peter Berg’s “Lone Survivor” makes a splash at the AFI Fest — and, potentially, in the Oscar race.
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