The Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) 62nd annual Golden Reel Awards honored a full spread of films Sunday night. “American Sniper,” “Birdman,” “Unbroken,” “Get On Up” and “Big Hero 6” all walked away with hardware.
'American Sniper,' 'Birdman,' 'Unbroken' win 2015 MPSE Golden Reel Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:04 pm · February 15th, 2015
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Emmanuel Lubezki wins second-straight ASC cinematography award for 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:46 pm · February 15th, 2015
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has awarded “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” top honors for cinematography. Emmanuel Lubezki also won the award last year, making him the first back-to-back recipient to date.
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'Birdman' wins sound mixing award from Cinema Audio Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 pm · February 14th, 2015
Capping off a busy night for awards in the run-up to the 87th annual Oscars, the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) awarded the sound mixing team of “Birdman” top honors Saturday night.
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'Guardians,' 'Grand Budapest' big winners with Makeup and Hairstylists Guild
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:34 pm · February 14th, 2015
The Makeup and Hairstylists Guild Awards saw wins for “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Birdman” and “American Horror Story: Freak Show” Saturday night, among others.
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'The Grand Budapest Hotel' edges out 'Boyhood' at 2015 Writers Guild Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:44 pm · February 14th, 2015
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) handed out top film honors to the screenplays of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” Saturday night. On the television side, “Louie” and “True Detective” were favorites, winning two prizes each.
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Watch: Filmmakers discuss their Oscar-nominated short films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:07 pm · February 14th, 2015
The Shorts HD theatrical package of Oscar-nominated short films is now in theaters. Meanwhile, you can watch the filmmakers discuss their work.
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Jafar Panahi's 'Taxi' wins Golden Bear at 2015 Berlin Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · February 14th, 2015
The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival has drawn to a close with Darren Aronofsky’s jury settling on awards for films in competition. Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi” walked away with top honors, while the “45 Years” duo of Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling won acting honors.
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'Birdman,' 'Gone Girl' win Final Draft Screenwriters' Choice Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:26 pm · February 12th, 2015
Winners have been unveiled for the 2015 Final Draft Screenwriters’ Choice Awards (basically voted on by anyone who — legally — owns Final Draft). “Birdman” and “Gone Girl” came out on top in the film categories, while “True Detective” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the TV winners.
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Exclusive: Dig a little deeper into 'Birdman' with the Oscars on the horizon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:34 pm · February 12th, 2015
A new “Birdman” featurette takes you a little further into its thematic ideas. Will it pull off the Oscar win in 10 days? We’ll know soon enough.
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2015 Oscars presenters: Kevin Hart, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pratt
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:41 pm · February 12th, 2015
The Academy has announced a slew of presenters for the upcoming 87th annual Academy awards. It’s a cross-section of the industry, hot topics like Dakota Johnson and Chris Pratt roped in alongside legends like Meryl Streep and John Travolta.
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'SNL' documentary 'Live from New York!' to open 2015 Tribeca Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:00 am · February 12th, 2015
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced that the “Saturday Night Live”-centric documentary “Live from New York!” will open the 14th edition of the fest on April 15.
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LAIKA to auction 'Coraline,' 'ParaNorman' and 'Boxtrolls' puppets and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:21 pm · February 11th, 2015
LAIKA, the Portland-based animation studio behind Oscar-nominated films like “Coraline,” “ParaNorman” and “The Boxtrolls,” has opened its archives for the first time ever for a limited auction of over 250 puppets, models, props and art.
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'Imitation Game' producers on the rigors of the Oscar circuit and 'Harvey Scissorhands'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:54 am · February 10th, 2015
HitFix talks to “The Imitation Game” producers Teddy Schwarzman, Ido Ostrowsky and Nora Grossman and distribution partner Harvey Weinstein about shepherding their project from studio turnaround to independent production to Oscar nominee.
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Jennifer Hudson and Anna Kendrick to perform at (apparently) musical-stuffed Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · February 10th, 2015
Jennifer Hudson and Anna Kendrick have been added to the upcoming Oscars telecast as performers, with producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron threatening “several musical sequences.”
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'Selma' maintains a presence on '60 Minutes' and the Grammys with Oscar ballots out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 pm · February 8th, 2015
The 2015 Grammy Awards broadcast was, it turned out, bookended by reminders of Paramount’s “Selma” just as Oscar ballots are making their way to the hands of voters for the final phase of Academy Awards voting.
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'20 Feet from Stardom' closes out a two-year awards run with a Grammy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:58 pm · February 8th, 2015
Last year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature, “20 Feet From Stardom,” has rounded out its long awards run beginning as a competition player way back at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival with a Grammy for Best Music Film.
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Alexandre Desplat and John Williams win Grammys for 'Grand Budapest,' 'Book Thief'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:41 pm · February 8th, 2015
Alexandre Desplat has won the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2015 Grammy Awards, while John Williams has won a prize for his work on 2013’s “The Book Thief.”
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Former Oscar players 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen' and Pharrell's 'Happy' win Grammys
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:27 pm · February 8th, 2015
Last year’s Oscar frontrunning Best Original Song players ended up with some Grammys to show for themselves Sunday as “Let It Go” won a pair in the visual media category and “Happy” won Best Music Video.
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