After sitting idly by and watching films like “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Argo” reap most of the critics’ Best Picture awards, Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” finally has one of its own, from the Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association. The film won Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in addition to Best Picture, but fell to Kathryn Bigelow in the Best Director category.
'Lincoln' finally wins a critics award for Best Picture, from Dallas-Ft. Worth
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:26 am · December 18th, 2012
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'Argo' wins big with Florida Film Critics Circle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:50 am · December 18th, 2012
The Florida Film Critics Circle has joined a recent build for Ben Affleck’s “Argo” in the critics awards circuit, handing the film Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay honors. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain added to their lead actor and actress haul, while Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anne Hathaway were singled out in the supporting ranks.
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Indiana Film Journalists Association goes its own way, crowns 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:27 am · December 17th, 2012
Well if you were looking for someone, anyone, to just go the least bit against the grain, the Iindiana Film Journalists Association is here to save the day. After announcing nominees last week, the group has handed Best Picture honors to Colin Trevorrow’s “Safety Not Guaranteed,” making it just one more film to win such honors in a year that is spreading the love quite a bit.
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'Argo,' Ben Affleck win with St. Louis critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 am · December 17th, 2012
The St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association has decided on winners and stuck up for Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” which won Best Picture and Best Director. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain won top honors for acting. Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor while Ann Dowd and Helen Hunt tied for Best Supporting Actress.
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From 'A(mour)' to 'Z(ero Dark Thirty)': the best films of 2012
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:56 am · December 17th, 2012
It’s been said here and in the podcast a number of times, but I might as well offer it up once more for good measure: 2012 was a pretty good year for movies.
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'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'The Master' win big with Chicago film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:27 am · December 17th, 2012
Another swift turnaround from nominations, as the Chicaco Film Critics Association has joined the chorus of “Zero Dark Thirty” supporters. The film won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. “The Master,” meanwhile, won four, for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Score.
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Off the Carpet: Ballots are out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 17th, 2012
Normally this column would begin with something like, “Ballots have been mailed to Oscar voters today,” but that begs reminding that for the first time ever, the Academy has adopted an electronic voting system in addition to paper ballots (for those who request them). How will that change the course of the season? Is chatter about glitches and lack of understanding just a facile talking point blown out of proportion? Maybe. But what is tangible in all of this is the landscape as a result of the first major nominations announcements of the season.
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'The Master,' Bigelow, Phoenix, Riva win San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:16 pm · December 16th, 2012
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle has joined the game, and the bandwagon for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” handing the film Best Picture and Best Actor honors. Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for “Zero Dark Thirty” while Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress for “Amour.”
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'The Master,' 'Ang Lee' win with Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:24 pm · December 16th, 2012
The second-oldest critics group in the country (behind the NYFCC), the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, has announced its slate of 2012 winners. “The Master” took Best Picture while “Life of Pi” helmer Ang Lee won Best Director. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence won top acting honors for “Lincoln” and “Silver Linings Playbook,” respectively.
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Exclusive: 'Les Mis,' 'Django,' 'Beasts,' 'Amour' among 2012 scripts not eligible for WGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · December 15th, 2012
Every year it’s worth noting that a number of the original and adapted screenplays in the hunt for Oscar consideration won’t get the extra bump of a nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Reasons for failing to qualify include the writer of the script not being a guild member or not retroactively handling the requisite process, among other things.
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'Cloud Atlas' fails to make the finalists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:14 pm · December 15th, 2012
The Academy has announced its shortlist of seven Best Makeup and Hairstyling contenders. The films will proceed to the “bake-off” stage, where reels of the work put into the makeup and hairstyling effects will be screened for the branch and three nominees will be chosen, revealed alongside the rest of the Oscar nominations on January 10.
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Indiana Film Journalists Association announces longlists of nominees, 'The Master' leads the way
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:27 am · December 15th, 2012
The Indiana Film Journalists Association has, for the first time this year, elected to publicly acknowledge its full list of nominees for superlatives to be announced on Monday. It’s a massive list including, apparently, every film mentioned in each category by the group’s respective members.
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'Holy Motors' tops Film Comment's list of the year's best
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:23 pm · December 14th, 2012
The FIlm Society of Lincoln Center’s annual survey of film critics, journalists and editors left Leos Carax’s “Holy Motors” at the top of an auteur heavy list of films from fimmakers such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Wes Anderson, among others.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 99 — The top 10 films of 2012
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 14th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne address the race as it stands after big announcements from the BFCA, SAG and HFPA before offering up their separate picks for the 10 best films of the year.
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'Silver Linings Playbook' wins with Detroit film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:48 am · December 14th, 2012
After leading the way with nominations recently, David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” has been crowned Best Picture by the Detroit Film Critics Society. David O. Russell won Best Director and Best Screenplay, Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress and Robert De Niro took Best Supporting Actor.
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Exclusive: Judd Apatow asks Mike Nichols for advice
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · December 13th, 2012
Last month, “This is 40” director Judd Apatow and legendary filmmaker Mike Nichols (“The Graduate,” “Primary Colors”) sat down for a discussion at the Museum of Modern Art here in New York cheekily titled “Judd Apatow asks Mike Nichols for Advice.”
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Richard Gere on crafting a New York state of mind with Nicholas Jarecki's 'Arbitrage'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 pm · December 13th, 2012
For many on the circuit this season, the fall months have brought the bulk of the PR work, the glad-handing, the face-time. For a guy like Richard Gere, who stars in Nicholas Jarecki’s “Arbitrage” and picked up a Golden Globe nomination this morning for his work in the film, it’s been a much longer road.
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Sony Classics co-chief Michael Barker remains positive on Oscar chances for 'Amour'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:01 am · December 13th, 2012
He draws a line between Michael Haneke’s career now and Ingmar Bergman’s in 1973.
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