As it always does, the Academy had a few things of its own to say this morning as the 86th annual Oscar nominations announcement was full of intrigue. Never too closely resembling the buzz we’re all going on as ballots are turned in, the organization went its own way in a few key areas, putting smiles on some faces, slapping frowns on others.
The Academy once again goes its own way with a singular list of Oscar nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:37 am · January 16th, 2014
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86th Academy Awards nominations – complete list
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:40 am · January 16th, 2014
A complete rundown of the nominees for the 86th Academy Awards including best picture nominees “12 Years A Slave,” “Gravity,” “Captain Phillips,” “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Her”
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Four films stand atop the industry precursor awards circuit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:40 pm · January 15th, 2014
With the announcement of the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards nominees this afternoon, all of the various industry guilds and societies have had their say on the season. And it’s just under the wire, too, as we’re all preparing for the Oscar nominations announcement tomorrow morning. So how did the various contenders fare?
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'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' lead MPSE Golden Reel Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:29 am · January 15th, 2014
Nominations have been announced for the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) 61st annual Golden Reel Awards, and it was “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” that led the way with three nominations each.
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'12 Years a Slave' dominates North Carolina critics' awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · January 13th, 2014
’12 Years a Slave’ took six awards from the North Carolina critics’ group, including Best Picture, Director and three acting wins.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color,' '12 Years a Slave,' 'Her' lead International Cinephile Society nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · January 13th, 2014
True to its name, the International Cinephile Society awards tend to be heavy on foreign and art house fare mixed in with the more expected contenders, and so it is that ‘Blue is the Warmest Color,’ ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Her’ lead with seven nods each.
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'Gravity' wins top honors at AACTA International Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:10 am · January 13th, 2014
AACTA — the Australian Academy — presented the international division of their awards in Los Angeles, with “Gravity” emerging as the top winner, while “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” also took multiple awards.
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'12 Years' celebrates as Benedict Cumberbatch dances from one Globes party to another
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:26 am · January 13th, 2014
Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o and Benedict Cumberbatch celebrated their best picture at the energetic FOX/Fox Searchlight Golden Globes party. Eventually, however, Cumberbatch joined some of Hollywood’s biggest names at the Warner Bros./In Style fete.
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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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Contender Countdown: Will there be fewer than 9 best picture nominees?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:54 pm · January 11th, 2014
With less than a week to go before the Oscar nominations are announced and before anyone gets “confused” by whatever the HFPA decide Sunday night, a last look at the race for best picture.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:54 pm · January 10th, 2014
We’re within a week of the big moment. Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday next week and we’ll find out which films are the dominant forces throughout the Academy’s various craft categories. Yesterday HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy began final Tech Support analysis of the field with the categories of Best Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song and Visual Effects. Today we round out the field with the rest.
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Georgia Film Critics Association falls for 'Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:25 pm · January 10th, 2014
“Her” won the top prize from the Georgia Film Critics’ Association today, while “12 Years a Slave” landed a trio of acting awards.
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'12 Years a Slave' sweeps Iowa critics' awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:57 pm · January 10th, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” won every category it could from the Iowa Film Critics’ Association, while “Nebraska” and “American Hustle” were repeated runners-up.
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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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'The Butler' leads film nominees at NAACP Image Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:19 am · January 10th, 2014
In a banner year for black-themed cinema, the NAACP Image Awards had more prestige films than usual to choose from this year, with “The Butler,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Fruitvale Station” all up for gold.
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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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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014
Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.
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'The Spectacular Now,' 'What Maisie Knew' join Oscar heavyweights in USC Scripter nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · January 9th, 2014
The USC Scripter Awards, which recognize both the screenwriters and original authors behind films adapted from published material, nominated Oscar favorites “12 Years a Slave,” “Captain Phillips” and “Philomena,” but also had a surprise up their sleeve.
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