ACADEMY AWARDS

The elite Oscar club George Clooney is set to join

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

How many Oscar-winning actors also boast wins in other categories?

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Roundup: The greatest hits of Roger Deakins

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:15 am · February 22nd, 2013

Also: Does the Academy still have a blockbuster blind spot?

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Final 2013 Oscars predictions: Where did HitFix's experts land?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:26 pm · February 21st, 2013

The 85th annual Academy Awards are right around the corner as Oscar weekend is ready to descend on Tinseltown and, indeed, the world stage. Is it smooth sailing for “Argo” and Daniel Day-Lewis? Did the tight races for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor yield surprises? What mysteries do the envelopes still hold? We’ll know for sure next week and the Monday morning quarterbacking will be fascinating to behold, but in the meantime, it’s last call on predictions.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actress

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 am · February 21st, 2013

Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Quvenzhané Wallis and Naomi Watts square off.

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Tech Support: Final thoughts on the 2012 crafts races

Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:09 am · February 21st, 2013

I think the Oscar Guides have been superb this year, and I don’t mean to duplicate them, so I’ll try to cut to the chase as I give a final preview of the 10 crafts categories set to be awarded at Sunday’s 85th annual Academy Awards.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actor

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:29 am · February 21st, 2013

Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington square off.

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Roundup: The show's not over 'til Seth MacFarlane sings

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:04 am · February 21st, 2013

Also: The women on the sidelines, and Jean Dujardin’s Oscar signal

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The Long Shot: When good enough is good enough

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:50 pm · February 20th, 2013

Why ‘Argo’ is right for Oscar, plus my latest predictions.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Costume Design

Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:00 am · February 20th, 2013

‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Mirror Mirror,’ ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.

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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' leads the way with Saturn Awards nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 am · February 20th, 2013

Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” led the way with nine nominations for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, recognizing the best in genre filmmaking. It picked up nods in the Best Fantasy Film and Best Director categories, among others. Not far behind were Ang Lee’s Oscar nominee “Life of Pi” with eight and Sam Mendes’s James Bon actioner “Skyfall” with seven.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Production Design

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:05 am · February 20th, 2013

‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Les Misérables’ square off.

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Roundup: The name's Oscars… just The Oscars

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:15 am · February 20th, 2013

Also: The best acceptance speeches, and the Academy’s lawyers speak.

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Michael Moore: Oscar nominee detained at LAX, threatened with deportation (UPDATED)

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 am · February 20th, 2013

“Emad Burnat, Palestinian director of Oscar nominated ‘5 Broken Cameras,’ was held tonight by immigration at LAX as he landed to attend the Oscars,” documentary filmmaker and Academy branch governor Michael Moore Tweeted to his 1.4 million followers this evening. “Emad, his wife and 8-year-old son were placed in a holding area and told they didn’t have the proper invitation on them to attend the Oscars.”

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'Anna Karenina,' 'Mirror Mirror,' 'Skyfall' win Costume Designers Guild Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 pm · February 19th, 2013

It was a big year for the costumers. They finally broke away from the art department folks in the designers branch to have their very own branch in the Academy. And this evening, the Costume Designers Guild put a bow on the industry awards circuit by being the final such group to present superlatives for 2012 in advance of this weekend’s Independent Spirit Awards and the 85th annual Oscars.

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