Kristopher Tapley

'Force Majeure' director breaks down after missing Oscar nomination

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:06 am · January 16th, 2015

“Force Majeure” director Ruben Östlund posted a video of himself and producer Erik Hemmendorff reacting to the Oscar nominations announcement. It’s a joke, surely, but still a reminder of the emotions invested this time of year.

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'Inherent Vice,' Jake Gyllenhaal, 'LEGO Movie': Oscar nominations snubs and surprises

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:03 pm · January 15th, 2015

Thursday morning’s Oscar nominations announcement brought with it the usual assortment of unexpected nominees and unexpected exclusions.

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Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubezki praise fellow Oscar nominees

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · January 15th, 2015

Two of the industry’s most celebrated cinematographers, Roger Deakins (“Unbroken”) and Emmanuel Lubezki (“Birdman”), discuss their fellow Oscar nominees and their own good fortune.

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Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke says without the critics, 'Boyhood' would be 'lost'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:33 am · January 15th, 2015

Ethan Hawke joined an elite club Thursday having received multiple nominations as an actor and writer from the Academy over the years. However, he says without the critics, “Boyhood” wouldn’t have seen nearly the awards success it has.

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'Selma,' Laura Dern, 'Lego': the Academy, as ever, has its own ideas about the Oscar race

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:57 am · January 15th, 2015

HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley analyzes the morning’s Oscar nominations announcement, which featured the usual assortment of quirky Academy choices and surprises.

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2015 Academy Awards Nominations – complete list

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:45 am · January 15th, 2015

Thursday morning the nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.

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Did Warner Bros. just plant an Oscar flag for 'In the Heart of the Sea?'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:15 pm · January 14th, 2015

Well here’s something you don’t see too often. Just two months out from a planned March release, Warner Bros. has moved Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea” all the way to Dec. 11, 2015. Let’s all make the silly pun together: that’s right in the heart of the Oscar season.

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Barbra Streisand, Ben Affleck and Guillermo del Toro lined up for industry honors

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:59 pm · January 14th, 2015

The ASC, WGA and Makeup and Hairstylists Guild will honor a trio of filmmakers with special designation awards this year: Barbra Streisand, Ben Affleck and Guillermo del Toro respectively.

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On Oscar noms eve, 'Birdman,' 'Budapest' and 'Imitation Game' have most industry love

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:30 pm · January 14th, 2015

With all the industry groups having declared, a consensus of favorites has bubbled up. Leading the way with the most overall mentions: “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” with “The Imitation Game” right behind.

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'Apes,' 'Birdman' surge as sound editors round out pre-Oscar industry nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:28 pm · January 14th, 2015

The final guild/industry group to declare nominees did so this afternoon as the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) spoke up with a roll call of players for the 62nd Golden Reel Awards.

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'Blackhat' director Michael Mann has a worst-case cyber-attack scenario for you

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 am · January 14th, 2015

HitFix sits down with “Blackhat” director Michael Mann to discuss his latest film, cyber-terrorism, the Sony hack and more.

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Affleck and Fincher to take on Oscar season with 'Strangers on a Train' remake

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:16 am · January 13th, 2015

If you were wondering what Ben Affleck, David Fincher and Gillian Flynn had planned for a “Gone Girl” follow-up, we’ve got your answer.

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Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy' leads Canadian Academy nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:57 am · January 13th, 2015

Xavier Dolan may have been miffed that his “Mommy” was left off the list of finalists for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but he’s surely pleased today that his film led the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s film slate.

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Eastwood, Iñárritu, Linklater, (Wes) Anderson and Tyldum land DGA nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 am · January 13th, 2015

The Directors Guild of America has announced nominees for the 2015 DGA Awards.

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Weta leads Visual Effects Society nominations with 'Apes' and 'Hobbit'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:34 am · January 13th, 2015

Nominees for the 13th annual Visual Effects Society Awards were announced Wednesday. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” led the way with five nods.

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Hell's bells, 'Interstellar' got a Cinema Audio Society sound mixing nomination

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:30 am · January 13th, 2015

The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for the sound mixing organization’s 51st annual awards. Nominees include “American Sniper,” “Birdman” and, in a bit of a surprise given the narrative around the film, “Interstellar.”

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Snubbed French Oscar hopeful 'Saint Laurent' leads Lumière Awards nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:42 pm · January 12th, 2015

The nominations for France’s Lumière Awards were announced this morning, and leading the way was the film’s Oscar foreign film entry “Saint Laurent” (which sadly didn’t make it past the initial culling with the Academy).

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