“The Artist” is a lock to win at least two major awards in the musical/comedy categories at the Golden Globes tonight, but the drama race is a little murkier. We offer our thoughts on who will win, and who should.
Globe predictions: Plain sailing for 'The Artist,' but what about the dramas?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 15th, 2012
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams and more turn out for Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:05 am · January 8th, 2012
I’ve never attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. It’s a key stop along the Oscar trail his time of year, very competitive with the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The two duke it out for honorees, one reticent to honor talent that the other has chalked up for an award. Which is obviously silly. But it seemed time to give it a go.
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'Marilyn' and 'Tinker, Tailor' top embarrassing BAFTA longlists
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:28 am · January 6th, 2012
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and “My Week With Marilyn” lead the BAFTA longlists with 16 mentions apiece, setting both films up for multiple nominations on January 17. But the list of omissions is egregious.
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Round-up: When 'The Birdcage' won
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · January 2nd, 2012
In today’s round-up, Nathaniel Rogers remembers the Best Ensemble win for “The Birdcage” at the third annual Screen Actors Guild awards, the Academy plans to exercise a Kodak Theatre escape clause and someone’s already making 2012 Oscar predictions.
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'The Artist' triumphs with Phoenix critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:22 pm · December 27th, 2011
After recently releasing a slate of nominees, the Phoenix Film Critics Society has named “The Artist” the best picture of the year, but I have to say, I was stopped dead in my tracks by this line of boast at the organization’s official site…
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Women critics like 'The Help,' 'The Iron Lady' and 'The Whistleblower'
Posted by Roth Cornet · 5:31 pm · December 20th, 2011
The Women Film Critic Circle has come out in strong favor of “The Help,” “The Iron Lady” and “The Whistleblower.” The association has made selections that feel generally in line with the films and performances one would imagine ought to be be highlighted in this year’s landscape. Though I will confess their choices are seasoned with one or two surprises.
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'The Artist' wins five from St. Louis critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:04 am · December 19th, 2011
After submitting nominees last week, the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association has picked “The Artist” as this year’s Best Picture winner. Michel Hazanavicius won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the film, while Rooney Mara was singled out for her performance in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”
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'The Help' leads SAG nominations, Demián Bichir surprises in Best Actor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:51 am · December 14th, 2011
The SAG Awards tend to hew closely to Oscar prognosticators’ lists, but they handed us a few wild cards this morning — not just in terms of who they nominated, but who they left out.
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Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo to receive Santa Barbara fest's Vanguard Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · December 7th, 2011
The stars of “The Artist” have been tapped for this year’s Vanguard Award at the 27th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which kicks off January 26.
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Interview: 'Surviving the silent movie' and beating the odds with 'The Artist'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:42 pm · November 25th, 2011
“The Artist,” a silent, black-and-white, French-made ode to classic Hollywood, is one of the year’s biggest cinematic gambles, and it has paid off handsomely. Director Michel Hazanavicius and stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo talk about how it came together.
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Redgrave and the ladies of 'The Help' lead the conversation on Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:51 am · October 17th, 2011
Rounding out four weeks of performance analysis this week, we turn to Best Adapted Screenplay. Contenders include Vanessa Redgrave, Octavia Spencer, the ubiquitous Jessica Chastain and Shailene Woodley, among others.
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