The Denver Film Critics Society has announced nominees for the year, and it was “Birdman” that came away with the most mentions with eight. “American Sniper” and “Inherent Vice” weren’t far being with six each.
Denver critics nominate 'American Sniper,' 'Birdman' and 'Inherent Vice'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 am · January 7th, 2015
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'Selma' finally gets its first guild nomination, from the costume designers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:27 am · January 7th, 2015
The Costume Designers Guild joined the guild chorus Wednesday morning with a list of nominees across three categories.
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'Birdman,' 'Grand Budapest,' 'Imitation Game' remain strong with ASC nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:18 am · January 7th, 2015
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced nominees for the best behind-the-camera craftsmanship of 2014.
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Ethan Hawke reaffirms the nonexistence of elves in exclusive 'Boyhood' clip
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:47 am · January 6th, 2015
Take an exclusive look at a clip from “Boyhood” as the film heads to retail stores.
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Oscar surprise: 'Whiplash' deemed an adapted screenplay by Academy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:27 pm · January 5th, 2015
According to the Academy’s e-ballot, “Whiplash” has been deemed an adapted screenplay for the purposes of Oscar consideration.
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Vancouver critics go with 'Boyhood,' Gyllenhaal, Swinton
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:50 pm · January 5th, 2015
Members of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle has finished up their annual barroom vote and settled on Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” as the year’s best film.
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'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' 'Grand Budapest' and 'Selma' lead Georgia critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:52 am · January 5th, 2015
The Georgia Film Critics Association has more or less kept to the standard flow today with a list of nominations led by critical darlings “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Selma.”
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Off the Carpet: Five films have universal industry and guild support so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · January 5th, 2015
So far, four industry groups have announced nominations this year: the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Cinema Editors (ACE), the Art Directors Guild (ADG) and the Producers Guild of America (PGA). And so far, only five films have been recognized by all four groups.
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'Gone Girl,' 'Nightcrawler,' 'Whiplash' score PGA nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 5th, 2015
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) added to the industry mix Monday morning with a list of 10 nominees to keep the awards season grist mill churning.
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'American Sniper,' 'Nightcrawler' keep the love going with Art Directors Guild nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:36 am · January 5th, 2015
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominees for the group’s 19th annual awards, and films that have come on strong as of late like “American Sniper” and “Nightcrawler” were in the mix along notable extravagant displays in the period and fantasy categories.
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'Boyhood,' Gyllenhaal, Pike tops with North Texas film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 pm · January 4th, 2015
The North Texas Film Critics Association has joined the crowd and named “Boyhood” the year’s best film. Richard Linklater won Best Director, while Jake Gyllenhaal and Rosamund pike took top acting honors for “Nightcrawler” and “Gone Girl” respectively.
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Sorry the National Society of Film Critics doesn't fit inside your box
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:12 pm · January 4th, 2015
The National Society of Film Critics gave Jean-Luc Godard’s “Goodbye to Language” their Best Film prize yesterday. Apparently that wasn’t good enough for those who had some other idea of how this is supposed to go.
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'Birdman' strong with Central Ohio film critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · January 4th, 2015
In nominations announcements from those critics groups who bother with them, “Birdman” is far and away the leader, even if “Boyhood” remains the overall victor on the winning side. That played out again with the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, which handed Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film 10 nominations Sunday morning.
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Brad Pitt leads an 'Oyelowo' sing-along at Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · January 3rd, 2015
The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival lit up the desert night sky Saturday night with an awards gala recognizing top prospects in this year’s Oscar race.
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Industry cinematographers weigh in on film vs. digital
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · January 2nd, 2015
In a recent interview, Mike Leigh bashed Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid crusade as “bollocks.” HitFix rounds up a series of viewpoints on the ongoing film vs. digital debate with a number of the industry’s top cinematographers.
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Could 'Nightcrawler' make a play on a Best Picture nomination?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:14 am · January 2nd, 2015
“Nightcrawler” has become a popular Oscar player on screener as voters sit down to decide the year’s best. With SAG and ACE notches on its belt already, how far can the film go?
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'American Sniper,' 'Nightcrawler' join Oscar players with ACE editing nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · January 2nd, 2015
Nominees were announced Friday for the 65th annual ACE Eddie Awards for excellence in film editing. Nominees on the movies side included “American Sniper,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Boyhood” and “Nightcrawler.”
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2014: the year in movie superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:30 am · December 31st, 2014
Wrapping up the year, a look at the best of the best across a wide spectrum of film categories, those recognized by the Academy and otherwise.
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