Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oscar Isaac, Greta Gerwig talk to HitFix about their Golden Globe nods

Posted by · 12:37 pm · December 12th, 2013

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oscar Isaac, Greta Gerwig reflect on their nominations for the 2014 Golden Globe Awards with HitFix.

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Best and Worst of the 2014 Golden Globes nominations

Posted by · 11:03 am · December 12th, 2013

A rundown of some of the best and worst Golden Globes nominations by the HFPA this year. No. 1? Not the lack of nominations for “Homeland,” “Mad Men” or “August: Osage County” for best picture – comedy or musical. You just can’t snub Oprah.

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Kate Winslet talks new challenges and portraying a fragile character in Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day'

Posted by · 8:25 am · December 12th, 2013

“Labor Day” star Kate Winslet landed a Golden Globe nomination this morning for her work in Jason Reitman’s latest. She talks to HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley about tackling a fragile persona in the upcoming holiday release.

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Golden Globe Awards nominee reactions: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jim Parsons, Leonardo DiCaprio

Posted by · 8:15 am · December 12th, 2013

The usual wave of responses and reactions has begun to roll in, so what did folks like Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Lawrence and Julianna Marguiles have to say about their good fortune?

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'Philomena' and 'Rush' spark with Globe nominations, but no room for Oprah

Posted by · 7:02 am · December 12th, 2013

Coming into today’s Golden Globes nominations announcement, we knew “Philomena” and “Rush” had gone over well with the HFPA. We knew “August: Osage County” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” had not. Their fates were sealed, but it’s “American Hustle” that surprised with a near field-leading showing.

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Globe snubs and surprises: 'Rush' returns, 'Banks' retreats, Lana del Rey is unloved

Posted by · 6:15 am · December 12th, 2013

We round up the most surprising inclusions and exclusions from this morning’s Golden Globe nominations announcement — including a surprise Best Picture nod for “Rush,” and the underperforming “Saving Mr. Banks.”

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Golden Globes do the 'Hustle' and reward '12 Years A Slave' with key movie nominations

Posted by · 6:05 am · December 12th, 2013

The HFPA rewarded mostly spread the wealth with their 2014 Golden Globe nominations as “American Hustle,” “Her,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Gravity,” “Philomena,” “Captain Phillips” and “Rush” all came away with key nods.

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2014 Golden Globe Awards nominees – complete list

Posted by · 4:25 am · December 12th, 2013

“12 Years A Slave,” “American Hustle,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Breaking Bad,” “House of Cards” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” lead the 2014 Golden Globe nominations announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, CA.

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'12 Years a Slave' leads female-voted AWFJ nods, as 'The Counselor' is shamed

Posted by · 3:40 am · December 12th, 2013

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists celebrates a lot of the expected contenders in their list of the year’s best — “12 Years a Slave” leads with 13 nods — but their individuality emerges in their categories that celebrate female filmmaking and denigrate industry sexism.

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Roundup: 'Out of the Furnace' gets a mayoral endorsement

Posted by · 2:27 am · December 12th, 2013

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, “Out of the Furnace” is the subject of an impassioned plea to audiences and voters from the mayor of the town in which it’s set. Meanwhile, Palestian Oscar submission “Omar” triumphs at the Asia Pacific Awards.

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The best ensembles of 2013

Posted by · 12:36 pm · December 11th, 2013

With the Screen Actors Guild having spoken on the year’s ensemble work, we’re reminded that 2013 was an exemplary year for great cast performances. HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley offers up his 11 best.

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News Update: '12 Years' and 'Dallas' SAG Awards nominations winners

Posted by · 11:48 am · December 11th, 2013

HitFix’s Daniel Fienberg and Gregory Ellwood discuss the 2014 theatrical motion picture SAG Awards nominees.

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'Her' crowned best film of the year by San Diego Film Critics Society

Posted by · 11:09 am · December 11th, 2013

The San Diego Film Critics Society has just announced “Her” as the year’s best film. Spike Jonze’s latest picked up three awards total, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Score. “12 Years a Slave” led the way with Tuesday’s nominations announcement, but was ultimately shut out of the winning pool entirely. Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis”)and Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine”) won top acting honors, while Matthew McConaughey received a special prize for his body of work in 2013.

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'China Syndrome' writer Thomas S. Cook posthumously honored by WGA

Posted by · 10:34 am · December 11th, 2013

The late screenwriter Thomas S. Cook will be awarded the WGA’s Morgan Cox Award for services to the Guild at their awards ceremony in February. He is best-known for co-writing the Oscar-nominated script for “The China Syndrome.”

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SAG Awards nominee reactions: Jennifer Lawrence, Kerry Washington, Jared Leto

Posted by · 9:54 am · December 11th, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence, Kerry Washington, Tom hanks, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench and more weigh in on their 2014 Screen Actor’s Guild nominations.

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SAG winners and losers: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Saving Mr. Banks,' Mariah Carey

Posted by · 9:24 am · December 11th, 2013

I’ve offered my take on this morning’s SAG Awards announcement and Guy has given his thoughts on snubs and surprises on the film side. The nominations brought with them a number of winners and losers in both the worlds of film and television, however, so to which side of the line did your favorites fall? Team HitFix offers thoughts on who’s happy and who’s sad now that the actors have had their say.

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SAG snubs and surprises: Redford sinks, 'Dallas Buyers Club' swims

Posted by · 8:15 am · December 11th, 2013

This morning’s SAG nominations in the film categories delivered good news to most of the usual suspects, but a few key surprises have interesting implications for the race. We review who hit big, and who missed out.

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Redford snubbed and 'Dallas' gets a boost in otherwise unsurprising SAG announcement

Posted by · 6:04 am · December 11th, 2013

This morning’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations announcement wasn’t going to have a lot of surprises. At this stage, most of the players are known. It’s a dense race, however, so the only question was, who was going to get squeezed out?

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