This week’s report about Meryl Streep potentially being campaigned in the supporting actress category for her performance in John Wells’ “August: Osage County” reminds of a slew of actors in a similar boat this year, dancing with category selection with arguments to be made on both sides.
Performances on the lead-supporting bubble dance with category placement this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · August 14th, 2013
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Hans Zimmer to receive Classic BRIT Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:25 am · August 14th, 2013
Also, an FYC plea for his ‘Lone Ranger’ score.
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Kirsten Dunst joins Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton in Jeff Nichols' 'Midnight Special'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:04 pm · August 13th, 2013
The director of ‘Take Shelter’ and ‘Mud’ is back at work.
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Saoirse Ronan and Susanne Bier in line for (another) 'Mary Queen of Scots'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · August 13th, 2013
Elizabethan royalty porn is back in style.
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BAFTA to spotlight work of Dario Marianelli and George Fenton
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:27 pm · August 12th, 2013
The pair selected for this year’s Conversations with Screen Composers series.
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Will Meryl Streep be campaigned for Best Supporting Actress in 'August: Osage County?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:25 pm · August 12th, 2013
A performance that won a leading Tony Award is reportedly sniffing out secondary turf.
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Fox quietly positions 'The Book Thief' from 'Downton Abbey' director in the middle of awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 am · August 10th, 2013
The Holocaust drama starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and 12-year-old lead actress has been quietly positioned in the midst of the Oscar fray and could be another player for the studio.
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Tom Hanks bookends London Film Festival, with 'Saving Mr. Banks' to close fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:10 am · August 9th, 2013
Disney drama will have its European premiere there, so is NYFF first?
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Judi Dench searches for her son (oh, and an Oscar) in the trailer for 'Philomena'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 am · August 9th, 2013
Stephen Frears’ film will premiere in Competition at Venice.
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10 would-be Oscar contenders that went nowhere
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:39 pm · August 8th, 2013
As we steel ourselves for the season ahead with early lists of contenders and a harsh spotlight on unassuming films hoping to find an audience, let alone awards traction, it’s worth remembering that the list of coulda-been players in a given Oscar season is long and considerable.
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Venice adds 'Une Promesse' to lineup, as Carrie Fisher completes Competition jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:34 am · August 8th, 2013
Rebecca Hall and Alan Rickman star in the out-of-competition entry.
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Chad Hartigan's 'This is Martin Bonner' hits New York and Los Angeles next week
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:35 am · August 8th, 2013
Check out the trailer for the subtly moving festival hit.
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Memories of 'Badlands' as real-life inspiration hits the headlines
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:30 pm · August 7th, 2013
70-year-old Caril Ann Clair injured and widowed in car crash.
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On the dismissive attitude toward indie Oscar hopefuls
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:21 pm · August 7th, 2013
I was thinking recently about something that really agitates me when it comes to the awards season, which is this notion that certain accomplishments are instinctively relegated to the “indie” bin of the Independent Spirit Awards or the Gotham Awards, like some ghetto of would-be Oscar contenders.
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Has Michael Fassbender been bad, asks trailer for Ridley Scott's 'The Counselor'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:35 am · August 7th, 2013
Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem also star.
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Joaquin Phoenix falls for a cyber Scarlett Johansson in the trailer for Spike Jonze's 'Her'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:01 am · August 7th, 2013
Spike Jonze has been firing on all cylinders since his 1999 debut “Being John Malkovich.” Every new film is cause for excitement, whether awards are in the picture or not. His is a vital voice and his latest, “Her,” promises to deliver another fresh stroke in the filmmaker’s feature career.
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Hungary joins foreign Oscar race with award-winning WWII drama 'The Notebook'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 am · August 7th, 2013
Nope, it’s not a remake of the Ryan Gosling weeper.
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Weinstein gets snippy with ‘Snowpiercer,’ but let’s hold our fire
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:05 pm · August 6th, 2013
It’s hard to get up in arms without seeing the film.
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