The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees for its 27th annual awards honoring excellence in cinematography.
'Anna Karenina,' 'Les Mis,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln,' 'Skyfall' grab ASC nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 9th, 2013
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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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Roundup: Academy to honor Bill Taylor at Sci-Tech Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:45 am · January 9th, 2013
Also: A Goya nod for Watts, and predicting the nominees… for next year
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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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'Lincoln' leads BAFTA nominations, but Spielberg misses the cut
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:09 pm · January 8th, 2013
‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Les Mis’ follow closely behind, but where’s ‘Skyfall?’
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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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Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper, Ang Lee and Steven Spielberg nominated by DGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:05 am · January 8th, 2013
With 10 nominations to date, Steven Spielberg came into today’s Directors Guild of America (DGA) announcement as the most honored director in the guild’s history. Well, make it 11, as the “Lincoln” director predictably made it one more with a notice for his $144 million-grossing (and climbing) epic.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Makeup, Score, Song, Production Design, Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:24 am · January 8th, 2013
So here we go. After several months of previewing the contenders, it’s time to predict the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards in the crafts categories.
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists opts for 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 am · January 8th, 2013
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ notches up three wins.
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Off the Carpet: All bets are off
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:54 am · January 8th, 2013
This year is all over the place, so let’s be bold, shall we?
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'The Hobbit,' 'Lincoln' surprise with Cinema Audio Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 8th, 2013
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for this year’s awards honoring excellence in sound mixing.
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Roundup: Did the Academy spill one of their nominees early?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:18 am · January 8th, 2013
Also: The Globes get a theme song, and why there’s still hope for ‘Les Mis’ fans
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'Lincoln' dominates North Texas film critics awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:38 pm · January 7th, 2013
The North Texas Film Critics Association has thrown another log on the fire for Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” the film’s second critics Best Picture prize of the season. The film also won Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Anne Hathaway (Best Supporting Actress) and Claudio Miranda (Best Cinematography) kept it from being a clean sweep. Check out the full list of winners below.
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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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'The Hobbit,' 'Avengers' and 'Life of Pi' lead Visual Effects Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:52 am · January 7th, 2013
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” picked up seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society. “The Avengers” and “Life of Pi” weren’t far behind with six each.
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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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