Members of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists hitched their wagon to the “Boyhood” train with wins for Best Picture and Best Director. But “Birdman” won five awards and tied for a sixth, so it obviously was a favorite.
'Boyhood' wins with Alliance of Women Film Journalists (but they love 'Birdman,' too)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:50 pm · January 12th, 2015
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Denver critics name Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' the year's best film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:31 pm · January 12th, 2015
The Denver crowd decided to shake things up a little bit today by being the first group to hand Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” its award for best film of the year.
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'Birdman' and 'The Normal Heart' lead gay and lesbian critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:10 pm · January 12th, 2015
The nominees for the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association’s Dorian Awards have been unveiled, and on the film side, “Birdman” again leads the way with four nominations.
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Off the Carpet: Pondering the twists in Oscar's road with nominations on the horizon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:18 pm · January 12th, 2015
Oscar nominations will be revealed Thursday, and there have been a lot of twists and turns leading to this week. How will things settle, and what surprises might be in store?
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Golden Globes add to the Oscar season mix with 'Boyhood,' 'Budapest' boosts
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:04 am · January 12th, 2015
The 72nd Golden Globe Awards were held Sunday night, adding a new layer of paint to the awards season’s canvas.
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Jessica Chastain charms and Rene Russo holds court at pre-Globes gatherings
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:34 pm · January 10th, 2015
With the Golden Globe Awards on the horizon, much of the year’s awards season talent were on hand at the annual Spirit Awards brunch and BAFTA Tea gathering.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Selma'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:41 pm · January 9th, 2015
Ava DuVernay’s MLK biopic opens wide this weekend.
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'Star Wars' director JJ Abrams will help announce nominees for all 24 Oscar categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:12 am · January 9th, 2015
The Academy announced Friday that next week’s Oscar nominations announcement will be a “two-part presentation” and that for the first time ever, nominees all 24 Oscar categories will be announced live on television.
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'Birdman,' 'Only Lovers Left Alive' popular with Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 pm · January 8th, 2015
With 10 mentions, “Birdman” was far and away the top nominations hog with the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, but there were some twists along the way, too.
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'Selma' wins top honors from Central Ohio critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:45 pm · January 8th, 2015
After “Birdman” led the Central Ohio Film Critics Association’s list of nominees, it was “Selma” that proved the most popular effort of the bunch. The film won five awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay.
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11 times the Golden Globes got away with calling a drama a 'comedy or musical'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:05 pm · January 8th, 2015
With the Golden Globes around the corner, HitFix looks at a few test cases of dramas that rode the line of “comedy” or “musical” and fell into the wrong category.
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Team 'Boyhood' parties into the night as Oscar voting draws to a close
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:10 pm · January 8th, 2015
With the deadline for voting looming and with phase two of the Oscar season — where Academy-targeted events have been disallowed — on the horizon, the “Boyhood” crew celebrated the film’s DVD/Blu-ray release Wednesday night at a swanky Chateau Marmont soiree.
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' leads Makeup and Hairstylists Guild nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:51 am · January 8th, 2015
The Makeup and Hairstylists Guild has announced nominees, and it’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” in front with three mentions.
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'Gone Girl,' 'Inherent Vice' among USC Scripter Awards finalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:26 am · January 8th, 2015
The USC Scripter Awards have announced finalists for the 27th annual celebration of adapted screenplays and their source materials.
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'CITIZENFOUR' wins big at Cinema Eye Honors documentary awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:21 pm · January 7th, 2015
Continuing its dominance of the circuit this year, “CITIZENFOUR” won big at Wednesday night’s Cinema Eye Honors.
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A timeline of the 'Selma' controversy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:37 pm · January 7th, 2015
As Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” moves out into wide release Friday, just 10 days shy of the Martin Luther King holiday on Jan. 19, the film finds itself in a tug-of-war over accuracy and dramatic license.
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North Carolina critics award 'Grand Budapest,' Essie Davis, 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · January 7th, 2015
Members of the North Carolina Film Critics Association have joined their Southeastern Film Critics Association counterparts in handing Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel” the award for best narrative film of the year.
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Writers Guild members prefer Marvel bubble gum to PTA/Pynchon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:02 am · January 7th, 2015
The Writers Guild of America announced nominees in the film categories Wednesday. A number of ineligible titles made for a list that could differ quite a bit from the Academy’s.
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