Also: A night at the Sci-Tech Awards, and check out ‘Adam and Dog.’
Roundup: Marianelli to be celebrated at Dublin film fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:23 am · February 11th, 2013
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'Skyfall,' 'Game of Thrones' win ASC Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:07 pm · February 10th, 2013
Roger Deakins inches a step closer to his first Oscar.
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From Emmanuelle Riva to David O. Russell, mixed signals from BAFTA keep the race alive
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:54 pm · February 10th, 2013
Well, except Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress…
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Ben Affleck's 'Argo' wins three BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Best Director
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:25 pm · February 10th, 2013
The BAFTA Awards went down tonight in London and it’s a big moment in the race. As Guy reminded yesterday in his predictions column, the organization has tailored its process closer to the Academy’s, eliminating branch-voted winners in favor of allowing all members to vote throughout the categories. The result could be some powerful Oscar foreshadowing.
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'Argo' wins the USC Scripter Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 pm · February 9th, 2013
In yet another surprise (though I guess there should be none by now with this film), “Argo” has picked up an interesting win en route to the Oscars. Journalist Joshua Bearman (article, “The Great Escape”), author Antonio Mendez (book, “The Master of Disguise”) and screenwriter Chris Terrio (“Argo”) have taken the USC Scripter Award over some heated competition.
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Predicting the BAFTA awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:44 pm · February 9th, 2013
‘Argo?’ ‘Life of Pi?’ What will win, and what should?
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Brush up on 'Fresh Guacamole' Oscar nominee PES
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:59 pm · February 9th, 2013
The one thing most seem to agree on with this year’s Best Animated Short race is that the brief, bold “Fresh Guacamole” is the underdog. But the film’s director, PES, is nevertheless a superb talent.
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Review: 'Paradise: Hope' concludes a provocative trilogy on a humane note
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:04 pm · February 8th, 2013
After earlier chapters debuted at Cannes and Venice, Berlin gets the best of the three
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Ben Affleck's first Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:40 pm · February 8th, 2013
If indeed “Argo” beats the odds and the history and the stats and manages to take the Best Picture Oscar in a few weeks, Ben Affleck, in lieu of recognition as a director, will be able to take the stage at the Dolby Theatre and hold an Academy Award aloft. But as we all know, it wouldn’t be his first time clutching the little golden guy. That moment came on March 23, 1998.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:51 am · February 8th, 2013
‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.
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The Academy teams with Gallery1988 for Best Picture print exhibition
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · February 8th, 2013
The Academy has teamed up with Gallery1988 in Los Angeles to present a new Oscar-centric exhibition, “For Your Consideration,” featuring originally designed artwork for each of the nine Best Picture nominees this year.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 105 — Affleck wins another and the nominees do lunch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 8th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss Ben Affleck’s DGA victory, the annual nominees luncheon and the recently held Annie and Visual Effects Society Awards and analyze the Best Animated Short category.
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Oscar Guide: 2013: Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:33 am · February 8th, 2013
‘Hitchcock,’ ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ and ‘Les Misérables’ square off
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Roundup: Inside the minds of three Oscar voters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · February 8th, 2013
Also: The politics of the In Memoriam montage, and ‘Lincoln’ vs. Connecticut
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Review: Wong Kar-wai's long-awaited 'The Grandmaster' opens Berlin on a conflicted note
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 pm · February 7th, 2013
Typically gorgeous but narratively choppy martial arts epic fails to fly.
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Roman Coppola on collaborating with Wes Anderson on 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:55 am · February 7th, 2013
Roman Coppola discusses the process that went into crafting the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “Moonrise Kingdom” with filmmaker Wes Anderson and the series of circumstances that led to their professional collaboration.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Live Action Short Film
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:00 am · February 7th, 2013
‘Asad,’ ‘Buzkashi Boys,’ ‘Curfew,’ ‘Death of a Shadow’ and ‘Henry’ square off.
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'Cloud Atlas,' 'Impossible,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' lead International Film Music nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · February 7th, 2013
Sometimes I feel like it would be helpful for the International Film Music Critics Association to release its list of nominees prior to the Oscar nominations. There is no real “precursor” to help understand what the music branch might be thinking. Then again, as evidenced by this year’s slate, maybe they wouldn’t be that helpful at all. A critics group’s choices are bound to differ from a group of composers’ choices, and so it has this year.
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