I apologized to BFCA president Joey Berlin after this evening’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for being frank about it, but I couldn’t tell a lie: this year’s show was an embarrassment. Appalling, I’d go so far to say.
The critics choose embarrassment
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 pm · January 10th, 2013
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'Argo' takes top honors at BFCA Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 pm · January 10th, 2013
Acting wins for Day-Lewis, Chastain, Hoffman and Hathaway.
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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' lead the crafts category nominations
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:04 pm · January 10th, 2013
And they’re here. Another year come and another set of nominees in the Academy’s crafts categories, highlighting the invaluable contributions to our movies by behind-the-lines, “below the line” artists.
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Oscar brings surprises aplenty as frontrunners miss and fairytales come true
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:27 am · January 10th, 2013
The 85th annual nominations packed an intriguing punch this morning.
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'Lincoln' leads, 'Pi' and 'Silver Linings' surge as the Academy serves up a few surprises
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · January 10th, 2013
Three DGA nominees miss the cut for Best Director
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Roundup: The people love 'The Hunger Games'… and 'Perks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 am · January 10th, 2013
Also: ‘Django’ action figure controversy, and R.I.P. David R. Ellis
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11th hour thoughts on the eve of the nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 pm · January 9th, 2013
Okay, so I went back and fiddled with some things this morning before getting on my flight to LA. I love how zany this year is. So much that we “know” about an awards season can just be thrown out the window. But of course, there will always be those who claim to have “the knowledge.” Don’t let ’em fool you.
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'5 Broken Cameras,' 'Detropia' pick up top prizes at Cinema Eye Honors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:18 pm · January 9th, 2013
As I wrote last weekend when I broke down this year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature, I really wish I had caught up with “5 Broken Cameras” earlier in the season. It is quite simply one of the most astonishing pieces of work I’ve seen all year and could easily have figured on my top 10 list (where “The Queen of Versailles” was already featured — it’s been such a great year for the form). I was happily, then, greeted with the news that the film took the top prize at tonight’s Cinema Eye Honors.
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The Long Shot: A salute to the non-contenders
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:50 pm · January 9th, 2013
Featuring my ideal-world Oscar ballot.
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'Les Mis' leads Gay and Lesbian Critics nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:25 pm · January 9th, 2013
Other nominees range from ‘Argo’ to ‘Pitch Perfect.’
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Tech Support: Paul N.J. Ottosson on the subtly explosive soundscapes of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:25 pm · January 9th, 2013
The Oscar-winning sound designer takes an organic approach to action.
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'Lincoln' wins with Iowa critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · January 9th, 2013
“Lincoln” has picked up a third Best Picture critics prize, landing the Iowa Film Critics Association award for the year’s best film. Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones were also singled out for the biopic, while Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables”) rounded out the acting honors.
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'Anna Karenina,' 'Les Mis,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln,' 'Skyfall' grab ASC nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 9th, 2013
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees for its 27th annual awards honoring excellence in cinematography.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:45 am · January 9th, 2013
This is part two of our pre-nominations wrap-up. We’ll be looking at Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
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The winners and losers from today's BAFTA nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:43 am · January 9th, 2013
Affleck is celebrating, Hooper and Spielberg not so much
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What will BAFTA add to the conversation?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:53 pm · January 8th, 2013
The British Academy announces its nominations tomorrow morning.
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DGA nominees reactions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:17 pm · January 8th, 2013
All of this morning’s nominees have released statements reacting to their good fortune today. The work ranges from CIA thrillers to journo-cinema, Presidential epics to bombastic musicals, and a little 3D razzle dazzle thrown in for good measure.
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'Argo' wins with Denver film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · January 8th, 2013
Back and forth between “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty” as the former has claimed another Best Picture prize, this time from the Denver Film Critics Society. Ben Affleck also took Best Director, while the acting categories followed the template: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anne Hathaway.
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