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International Cinephile Society big on 'The Master,' 'Holy Motors'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:45 am · January 29th, 2013

Nominations for the group’s awards were announced last week

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César Award noms celebrate 'Amour,' 'Holy Motors'… and 'Argo'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 pm · January 25th, 2013

Noemie Lvovksy’s ‘Camille Rewinds’ leads with 13 nods.

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'Zero Dark Thirty' wins big with Vancouver critics

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 pm · January 7th, 2013

Just as “Argo” had pulled it to a tie, “Zero Dark Thirty” takes another step out ahead of the critics awards haul with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay honors from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams won awards for their performances in “The Master.”

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Online Film Critics Society goes with 'Argo,' PTA

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · January 7th, 2013

The Online Film Critics have jumped on the increasingly-strong “Argo” bandwagon and handed the film its Best Picture prize for 2012. Paul Thomas Anderson nabbed Best Director after his film, “The Master,” led the way with nominations. Philip Seymour Hoffman was also recognized for his work in the film. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain won top acting honors and Anne Hathaway picked up yet another prize for her performance in “Les Misérables.”

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'Argo' wins with Houston film critics

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 pm · January 5th, 2013

After “Lincoln” led the way with nominations from the Houston Film Critics Society last month, it was “Argo” that took the prizes for Best Picture and Best Director. Steven Spielberg’s film did win Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Screenplay, while most other awards followed established canon. This is the seventh Best Film prize for “Argo” on the critics circuit so far, bringing it ever closer to the “Zero Dark Thirty” tally of eight.

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2012: the year in superlatives

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:28 am · December 31st, 2012

Awarding the best in Oscar’s categories and ours.

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Kudos for 'Farewell My Queen,' 'Holy Motors,' 'Amour' on French awards circuit

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:32 pm · December 28th, 2012

‘Queen’ a surprise winner of the country’s most prestigious film award.

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'The Master' leads Online Film Critics' Society nominations

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:21 am · December 24th, 2012

The Online Film Critics Society decided to make us a Christmas present of their nominations — or perhaps that should be a gift for “The Master,” which underlined its status as a critical darling with a field-leading eight nominations. “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty” were a distant second with five each.

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Roundup: Witherspoon stumps for Watts

Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:19 am · December 19th, 2012

Also: Hooper, Danna honored by Palm Springs, ‘Holy Motors’ tops IndieWire poll

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'Zero Dark Thirty' wins Best Picture from Austin film critics…and nothing else

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:27 am · December 18th, 2012

“Zero Dark Thirty” remains on top of the critics awards haul today with another Best Picture nod, this time from the Austin Film Critics Association. Oddly, though, the film won nothing else. “The Master” seemed to be more of a favorite, taking Best Director, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.

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'Amour' and 'The Master' lead London Critics' Circle nominations

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 am · December 18th, 2012

‘Beasts,’ ‘Pi’ fend off ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ in Film of the Year field

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Toronto critics favor 'The Master,' Lavant, Weisz

Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:23 am · December 18th, 2012

Plus, the year’s first award for Gina Gershon.

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'Holy Motors' tops Film Comment's list of the year's best

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:23 pm · December 14th, 2012

The FIlm Society of Lincoln Center’s annual survey of film critics, journalists and editors left Leos Carax’s “Holy Motors” at the top of an auteur heavy list of films from fimmakers such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Wes Anderson, among others.

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'The Master' leads with 10 Chicago critics' nods

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:25 am · December 14th, 2012

‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ also gets a boost.

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Adele's 'Skyfall,' Florence + the Machine's 'Breath of Life' among 75 original songs up for Oscar

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:29 pm · December 11th, 2012

The Academy has announced that a whopping 75 tunes are in play for the Best Original Song Oscar this year, and among them were tracks by Adele, Florence + the Machine and The Arcade Fire.

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'Amour,' 'The Master' win big with Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:54 pm · December 9th, 2012

Over a week after their colleagues on the east coast went in big for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Los Angeles Film Critics Association put the brakes on Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which has been dominating the circuit. It even won two Best Picture prizes today, but one of them was not LAFCA’s crown. Instead, the LA critics went with Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” and as a runner-up, a film clearly beloved by the group that won four other prizes, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

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