The Globes are over and done with (and perhaps best left that way), but let’s take a look at how Team HitFix did with our predictions in any case.
Golden Globe predictions scorecard
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:52 pm · January 13th, 2014
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Off the Carpet: Final thoughts on Oscar season's competitive first phase
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:26 am · January 13th, 2014
We’re in the home stretch with votes being tallied and the line-up of nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards being readied. We’ll know what’s what on Thursday, bright and early, as will those who find themselves in this very competitive race.
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Globes spread the wealth as 'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' win major awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:29 pm · January 12th, 2014
Typically it’s easy enough to gauge where the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is going to lean. It’s a small enough group and there are enough of their whisperers out there that usually long before the show, more or less, everyone has a pretty good idea. But this year things were all over the place and the younger members of the group exemplify some shifting tastes. So we ended up with a love-spreading evening that dotted all the t’s and crossed all the i’s.
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71st Golden Globes winners and nominees – complete list
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:58 pm · January 12th, 2014
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out wins for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” were the big winners in the Best Picture ranks, while “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Gravity” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” took major prizes as well.
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Christopher Nolan returns to the scene of the crime with Slamdance honor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 10th, 2014
Christopher Nolan has come to be known as a large-scale coordinator of blockbusters, but his roots are at the Slandance Film Festival. And he’ll be recognized with an award at the upcoming 20th annual edition.
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Oscar Talk: Final thoughts before the 2014 Academy Award nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 10th, 2014
On the latest podcast, Kris and Anne offer up some final nuggets in advance of the 86th annual Academy Awards nominations announcement.
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'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' and 'Breaking Bad' nominated for 2014 ACE Eddie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · January 10th, 2014
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) organization has announced nominees for the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards, and “American Hustle” has predictably kept its strong guild showing going with a notice in the comedy or musical category.
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2014 Golden Globe Awards predictions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · January 9th, 2014
HitFix’s awards team places bets across the board in advance of Sunday night’s festivities.
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Academy unveils official poster for 2014 Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:56 am · January 8th, 2014
The Academy has unveiled the official poster for the upcoming 86th annual Academy Awards. Front and center is Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres, who will be tackling emcee duties for the second time on March 2.
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'12 Years a Slave,' Alfonso Cuarón win Vancouver critics prizes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · January 7th, 2014
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has hopped on the “12 Years a Slave”/Alfonso Cuarón bandwagon, but I’m mostly interested in that Best Actor win for Oscar Isaac. After the guy couldn’t get arrested on the circuit, he’s finally landed a couple of wins, first from the National Society of Film Critics over the weekend and today with the Vancouver crowd. “Inside Llewyn Davis” also won the group’s screenplay prize.
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Linklater, Hawke and Delpy discuss their 'Before' trilogy and why 'life is magic enough'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:39 pm · January 7th, 2014
For Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, the goal of three unique films — 1995’s “Before Sunrise,” 2004’s “Before Sunset” and 2013’s “Before Midnight” — that have followed the lives of Celine and Jesse, a pair of love-struck individuals, has been to make viewers feel like they know them.
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Alfonso Cuarón, David O. Russell, Martin Scorsese earn DGA nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:06 am · January 7th, 2014
The nominees for the 66th annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards were revealed today, narrowing the Oscar race considerably as the industry precursor has long been an indicator for which way the Academy might fall.
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Jane Campion to head 2014 Cannes jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 pm · January 6th, 2014
Filmmaker Jane Campion has a long and rich history with the Cannes Film Festival, and now she adds one more notch on her Croisette belt: she’ll be heading up the 2014 edition’s jury.
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Off the Carpet: Will Harvey have his first Oscar off-year since 2007?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 pm · January 6th, 2014
Harvey Weinstein has had a heck of a Best Picture run since getting the Weinstein Company’s engine revved in 2008 with “The Reader.” But does all of that look to come to an end with 2013’s slate?
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Forest Whitaker reflects on an amazing year at Santa Barbara Kirk Douglas Award fete
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 pm · January 5th, 2014
As Forest Whitaker transitioned into 2014 last week, there was certainly plenty for the actor to reflect upon. He stretched himself considerably in 2013 and was a perfect choice for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s 8th annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence, which was presented at a fundraising dinner in advance of the fest Sunday night.
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'Gravity' wins four from North Texas film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:06 pm · January 5th, 2014
The North Texas Film Critics Association has declared Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” the year’s best film. The space drama also received prizes for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematography. Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“American Hustle” rounded out the acting victories.
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Hanks, McConaughey and more take stock of a great year for movies at Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:54 pm · January 4th, 2014
The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala was held Saturday night and a wide array of stars came out to fete and be feted. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Jane Fonda, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, U2’s Bono, Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep were just a few on hand as the Oscar season dived headlong into the new year.
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U2's Bono speaks out on Nelson Mandela and HIV/AIDS intervention at Palm Springs gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 pm · January 4th, 2014
As part of the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s awards gala Saturday night, rock superstars U2 were recognized with the organization’s Visionary Award, the first time the honor has not gone to a filmmaker.
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