Coming into today’s Golden Globes nominations announcement, we knew “Philomena” and “Rush” had gone over well with the HFPA. We knew “August: Osage County” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” had not. Their fates were sealed, but it’s “American Hustle” that surprised with a near field-leading showing.
'Philomena' and 'Rush' spark with Globe nominations, but no room for Oprah
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:02 am · December 12th, 2013
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Golden Globes do the 'Hustle' and reward '12 Years A Slave' with key movie nominations
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:05 am · December 12th, 2013
The HFPA rewarded mostly spread the wealth with their 2014 Golden Globe nominations as “American Hustle,” “Her,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Gravity,” “Philomena,” “Captain Phillips” and “Rush” all came away with key nods.
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2014 Golden Globe Awards nominees – complete list
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:25 am · December 12th, 2013
“12 Years A Slave,” “American Hustle,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Breaking Bad,” “House of Cards” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” lead the 2014 Golden Globe nominations announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, CA.
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'12 Years a Slave' leads female-voted AWFJ nods, as 'The Counselor' is shamed
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 am · December 12th, 2013
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists celebrates a lot of the expected contenders in their list of the year’s best — “12 Years a Slave” leads with 13 nods — but their individuality emerges in their categories that celebrate female filmmaking and denigrate industry sexism.
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The best ensembles of 2013
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:36 pm · December 11th, 2013
With the Screen Actors Guild having spoken on the year’s ensemble work, we’re reminded that 2013 was an exemplary year for great cast performances. HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley offers up his 11 best.
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News Update: '12 Years' and 'Dallas' SAG Awards nominations winners
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:48 am · December 11th, 2013
HitFix’s Daniel Fienberg and Gregory Ellwood discuss the 2014 theatrical motion picture SAG Awards nominees.
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SAG winners and losers: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Saving Mr. Banks,' Mariah Carey
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:24 am · December 11th, 2013
I’ve offered my take on this morning’s SAG Awards announcement and Guy has given his thoughts on snubs and surprises on the film side. The nominations brought with them a number of winners and losers in both the worlds of film and television, however, so to which side of the line did your favorites fall? Team HitFix offers thoughts on who’s happy and who’s sad now that the actors have had their say.
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'12 Years a Slave' leads yet another critics group's nominations, in San Diego
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:23 pm · December 10th, 2013
“12 Years a Slave” keeps on racking up the regional critics notices, today landing nine nominations with the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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'12 Years a Slave' dominates Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · December 10th, 2013
Another day, another regional critics group that dives full force into the “12 Years a Slave” tank. The film dominated the Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations today with 13 mentions. “Saving Mr. Banks” was a distant second nailing down nine, while “Gravity” picked up eight.
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AFI Awards selections include 'Fruitvale Station,' 'Saving Mr. Banks' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:26 am · December 9th, 2013
The American Film Institute has announced AFI Awards official selections for outstanding motion pictures and television programs this year. And on the film side — which, remember, is limited to American productions — the year is well-represented with top tier studio and indie productions highlighted.
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'American Hustle,' 'Short Term 12' lead Detroit critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · December 9th, 2013
The Detroit Film Critics Society has announced nominations for 2013, and it’s not “12 Years a Slave” or “Her” or “Gravity” dominating the list, but indie “Short Term 12” and NYFCC winner “American Hustle,” with five nods apiece.
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Off the Carpet: The critics leave it wide open
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:21 am · December 9th, 2013
The chatter that has arisen in the wake of this initial precursor wave could have been predicted: it’s anyone’s game. New York, Los Angeles, Boston and other regional critics have had their say and there’s plenty of love being spread around so far.
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The 2013-2014 Film Awards Circuit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:12 am · December 9th, 2013
Welcome to the 2013-2014 Film Awards Circuit. In Contention will be tracking all the ups and downs of the season right here, from critics awards to industry kudos and more.
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'12 Years a Slave,' 'Nebraska' and 'Her' lead the way with St. Louis critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:34 am · December 9th, 2013
Steve McQueen’s slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” led another batch of nominees today with the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, but Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” and Spike Jonze’s “Her” scored large tallies, too. All three were nominated for Best Film along with “American Hustle” and “Gravity.”
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'12 Years a Slave' leads 2013 Online Film Critics Society nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 am · December 9th, 2013
The Online Film Critics Society has announced 2013 nominees and once again, “12 Years a Slave” is a dominating force on the regional circuit. The film picked up a field-leading eight nominations. The Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” and Spike Jonze’s “Her” were a few steps behind with six apiece. The line-up includes passion for Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises” and Johnnie To’s “Drug War.”
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Women Film Critics Circle falls for 'Augustine,' 'Enough Said' and 'Winnie Mandela'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · December 9th, 2013
The Women Film Critics Circle has spoken up and, as ever, offered some interesting color in a precursor circuit that seems to be all about a few particular names. This is certainly an opinionated and thorough list of contenders. “Augustine,” “Enough Said” and “Winnie Mandela” led the way with mentions, though “Mother of George,” “Philomena” and “Hannah Arendt” were favorites as well.
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Washington critics spring for '12 Years a Slave,' Cuarón, Blanchett
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:48 am · December 9th, 2013
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics’ Association didn’t rock the boat too much with their awards, as “12 Years a Slave” took another Best Picture win.
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Contender Countdown: 'Gravity' and 'Her' rise in the race
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 7:13 pm · December 8th, 2013
Warner Bros.’ two best picture contenders “Gravity” and “Her” got an Oscar boost this past week while Searchlight may need to press the pedal on their awards work for “12 Years A Slave.”
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