Glen Campbell’s Oscar-nominated song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” has won the Grammy for Best Country Song. It could be a sleeper in this year’s Best Original Song race.
Glen Campbell's Oscar nominee 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' wins country song Grammy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:14 pm · February 8th, 2015
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Off the Carpet: How to look at what the guilds and BAFTA Awards have told us
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:35 pm · February 8th, 2015
With guilds and the British Academy speaking up in this year’s Oscar race, things feel spread as thin as ever. Or do they? How to read the tea leaves left by the industry roll-out…
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Alejandro G. Iñárritu wins Directors Guild award for 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:33 pm · February 7th, 2015
The Directors Guild of America awarded “Birdman” top honors tonight. “CITIZENFOUR,” “Homeland” and “Transparent” also won prizes as four women walked away with awards.
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So 'The Equalizer' was better directed than 'Selma' according to the NAACP
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 am · February 7th, 2015
Behold the NAACP Image Awards, where somehow Antoine Fuqua did a better job directing “The Equalizer” than Ava DuVernay on Best Picture winner “Selma” or Gina Prince-Bythewood on “Beyond the Lights.”
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Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island to join in on 'Everything is Awesome' at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · February 6th, 2015
Completing the roll-out of performance announcements for the upcoming 87th Academy Awards, it has been revealed that The Lonely Island (Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone) will join Canadian indie rock group Tegan and Sara to perform the Oscar-nominated song “Everything is Awesome” from “The LEGO Movie” on the show.
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Stop embarrassing yourselves by writing about the nonexistent 'Norbit' effect
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:55 am · February 6th, 2015
It’s that time of year again. Final ballots are on their way to Academy members and some nominees have misfires opening in the theaters. So lazy writers are trotting out the old “‘Norbit’ effect” nonsense.
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10 awesome Grammy-nominated movie songs the Oscars ignored
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · February 6th, 2015
The Grammys have a history of nominating some great movie songs in their visual media category that the Oscars passed on.
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Harvey Weinstein has an Oscar prediction for you
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:00 pm · February 5th, 2015
HitFix talks to The Weinstein Company Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein about “The Imitation Game,” attacks on historical accuracy in films like “American Sniper” and “Selma,” using the awards season as a vital part of his business model and what he expects to happen at the 87th Oscars.
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Film music critics nominate 'Maleficent,' 'Dragon 2' and 'Hunger Games' scores
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 pm · February 5th, 2015
The 2015 International Film Music Critics Association awards nominations have been revealed, and it’s James Newton Howard’s “Maleficent” that led the way with four mentions.
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'Apes,' 'Big Hero 6' win big at 2015 Visual Effects Society Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 pm · February 4th, 2015
The Visual Effects Society handed out top honors Wednesday night to films such as “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Interstellar” and “Big Hero 6.”
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Cinematographers pick the best-shot films of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:31 am · February 4th, 2015
A few years ago industry cinematographers were asked to pick the best-shot films of all time in two eras, and then followed up with a modern assessment.
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First image of Meryl Streep rocking out in 'Ricki and the Flash' arrives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · February 4th, 2015
The first image of Meryl Streep in Jonathan Demme’s “Rick and the Flash” has been revealed. Will the film extend her insane Oscar nomination record to 20?
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McConaughey, Blanchett, Leto and Nyong'o set to present at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · February 4th, 2015
The Academy has announced that, naturally, last year’s quartet of acting Oscar winners will be presenting at the upcoming 87th annual Academy Awards.
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What is the best-edited film of all time according to those who do the job?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:43 pm · February 3rd, 2015
A three-year-old collective of the best in film editing (chosen by film editors) is a lot of fun to chew on.
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Santa Barbara to honor below-the-line talent at first-ever Variety Artisans showcase
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:50 am · February 3rd, 2015
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will be honoring below-the-line talent Tuesday evening at the first-ever Variety Artisans Award showcase.
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'It means nothing, and it means everything' at annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:31 pm · February 2nd, 2015
This year’s Oscar-nominated actors and filmmakers convened at the Beverly Hills Hotel Monday afternoon for the Academy’s annual Nominees Luncheon.
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'Timbuktu' wins top honors at the Lumière Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:49 pm · February 2nd, 2015
Mauritanian Oscar entry “Timbuktu” came away with top honors at the 2015 Lumière Awards. The film won two prizes, for Best Film and Best Director. Nominations leader “Saint Laurent” took Best Actor for Gaspard Ulliel.
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Emotions run high at Santa Barbara tribute to Michael Keaton
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:57 am · February 1st, 2015
Saturday night the Santa Barbara International Film Festival shook things up a bit with the annual Modern Master Award tribute, this year dedicated to “Birdman” star Michael Keaton. Colleagues and co-stars sent pre-recorded messages to honor the actor, emotions ran high at the end of the evening and the fest had a special surprise in store for moderator Leonard Maltin as well.
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