As was the case last year, this year’s Best Director race pits one foreign first-time nominee against a quartet of more established American auteurs — will the outsider emerge victorious again? We examine who will win, and who should.
Oscar Guide 2011: Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:45 am · February 22nd, 2012
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Round-up: Calling for a collaborative performance Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · February 22nd, 2012
Also: Clothing ‘Jane Eyre,’ and rejecting the idea of ‘Oscar bait’
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Round-up: McQueen blames America's fear of sex for Fassbender snub
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:40 am · February 21st, 2012
Also: The oldest Oscar voter speaks, and Ebert sinks ‘Titanic 3D’
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Cannes regains its Oscar foresight
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:43 pm · February 20th, 2012
With “The Tree of Life” the first Cannes Palme d’Or winner in nine years to receive a Best Picture nomination, and “The Artist” set to join the short list of top Oscar champs that debuted on the Croisette, was the French festival last year’s most important Oscar hunting ground?
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Round-up: A dry, old, white guy season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:26 am · February 20th, 2012
Also: The costumes of ‘W.E.,’ and making excuses for ‘Cars 2’
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Berlinale Diary: 'Tabu,' 'Barbara,' 'Sister'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:18 pm · February 19th, 2012
Guy Lodge concludes his coverage of this year’s Berlin Film Festival by reviewing his three favorites of the fest.
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'Midnight in Paris,' 'Descendants' take WGA Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:25 pm · February 19th, 2012
Woody Allen took his fifth Best Original Screenplay award from the WGA for “Midnight in Paris,” but with “The Artist” ineligible here, can he beat the Best Picture frontrunner at the Oscars? Meanwhile, “The Descendants” continues to lead the adapted screenplay race.
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Italy's 'Caesar Must Die' takes top honors at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:20 pm · February 18th, 2012
The Berlin Film Festival jury, headed by Mike Leigh, surprised critics by handing their top prize to “Caesar Must Die” — a semi-documentary about a prison production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” — from veteran Italian auteurs Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Costume Design
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:10 pm · February 17th, 2012
This year’s Best Costume Design category features the two nomination-leading Best Picture nominees, and three films nominated in no other category — including two well-dressed critical bombs. We consider what will win, and what should.
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Round-up: Streep saluted at the Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 17th, 2012
Also: Missing 2D ‘Titanic,’ and why isn’t Williams the Best Actress frontrunner?
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Berlinale Diary: 'Jayne Mansfield's Car,' 'Francine'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:15 pm · February 16th, 2012
Guy Lodge’s latest dispatch from the Berlinale festival reviews Billy Bob Thornton’s first directorial effort in 11 years, and a remarkable acting showcase for recent Oscar winner Melissa Leo.
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Round-up: Time to erase the animation Oscar?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:25 am · February 16th, 2012
Also: Brett Ratner’s act of apology, and Streep’s 2013 Oscar bid
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Round-up: Uggie finally gets a bone
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 15th, 2012
Also: Mourning ‘Contagion,’ and the decade-later Oscar vote
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Short Film (Live Action)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:31 am · February 14th, 2012
The Live Action Short Oscar has set many a successful director on their way, from Taylor Hackford to Andrea Arnold — but is there such a talent in this year’s lineup? We examine the nominees, saying who will win — and who should.
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Round-up: Scott Rudin joins the EGOT club
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 14th, 2012
Also: Betting against ‘A Separation,’ and some Streep family history
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Berlinale Diary: 'Shadow Dancer,' 'Captive,' 'I, Anna,' 'Marley'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:58 am · February 13th, 2012
After a slow start, the Berlinale unveiled some impressive films over the weekend, with a particularly strong showing for actresses.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Makeup
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:10 am · February 13th, 2012
The nomination race for the Best Makeup category was a competitive one, leaving us with one fantasy franchise never before recognized in the category, and two prosthetic feats in service of Best Actress-nominated performance. We break down their chances.
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Watch an exclusive clip from the Oscar-nominated 'Bullhead'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:47 am · February 13th, 2012
Many will get a chance to judge “Bullhead” for themselves when it opens in limited release on Friday, just in time for the end of Oscar voting. Meanwhile, see how you get on with this exclusive clip from the film, foreshadowing a crucial ordeal in the protagonist’s childhood around which the narrative revolves.
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