If you thought we had escaped the year of “The Artist,” you were wrong. The Dublin Film Critics Circle has chosen Michel Hazanavicius’s Best Picture winner as the year’s best film, as it opened on those shores in 2012. It joins Michael Haneke, Joaquin Phoenix, Emmanuelle Riva and more for top honors this year.
Dublin critics award Haneke, Phoenix, Riva and…'The Artist?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:22 am · December 21st, 2012
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Utah critics award 'Zero Dark Thirty,' Wes Anderson
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:33 am · December 21st, 2012
The Utah Film Critics Association has announced its 2012 winners, and, big surprise, “Zero Dark Thirty” took top honors. But the group went in a couple of different directions elsewhere, tapping Dwight Henry for Best Supporting Actor, Wes Anderson for Best Director and “Indie Game: The Movie” for best doc.
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Daniel Day-Lewis to receive Montecito Award at Santa Barbara fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:11 am · December 18th, 2012
Can anyone come between the man and his third Oscar?
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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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Off the Carpet: Ballots are out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 17th, 2012
Normally this column would begin with something like, “Ballots have been mailed to Oscar voters today,” but that begs reminding that for the first time ever, the Academy has adopted an electronic voting system in addition to paper ballots (for those who request them). How will that change the course of the season? Is chatter about glitches and lack of understanding just a facile talking point blown out of proportion? Maybe. But what is tangible in all of this is the landscape as a result of the first major nominations announcements of the season.
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'The Master,' Bigelow, Phoenix, Riva win San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:16 pm · December 16th, 2012
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle has joined the game, and the bandwagon for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” handing the film Best Picture and Best Actor honors. Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for “Zero Dark Thirty” while Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress for “Amour.”
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Golden Globe nominations breathe new life for 'The Master' stars, 'Django'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:52 am · December 13th, 2012
The first thought that jumped to mind after today’s Golden Globe nominations announcement was, “Not too embarrassing.”
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The Long Shot: Categorically speaking
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:22 pm · December 12th, 2012
The leading-supporting divide is blurrier than ever in this year’s Oscar race
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Some SAG surprises indicate unexpected currents in the season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:57 am · December 12th, 2012
The awards-obsessive corners of the web were all abuzz this morning with murmurs of a supposed “leak” of the 19th annual SAG nominees. Intrepid net hounds had apparently gone into the guild’s website and done some choice searching to turn out what ended up being, indeed, the full list of nominees. So what were they and what do they mean?
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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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Roundup: Can GKIDS crash the animation Oscar race again?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:17 am · November 14th, 2012
Also: Phoenix makes amends, and the most deserving Best Actor no-hopers.
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Christoph Waltz elevated to the Best Actor race for 'Django Unchained'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:30 am · November 8th, 2012
He’ll compete with co-star Jamie Foxx for a spot in a crowded race.
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Roundup: Phoenix keeps riding the truth train
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · November 1st, 2012
Also: Gearing up for AFI Fest, and is ‘Cloud Atlas’ still a Best Pic player?
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Roundup: The movies are dead, again
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:26 am · October 30th, 2012
Also: Dressing ‘Les Mis’ and the new, non-sexist Bond
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Off the Carpet: Eye of the storm
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:10 am · October 29th, 2012
With a chunk of the season’s reveals behind us, there’s plenty more to come.
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Roundup: Phoenix on why awards season is 'bullshit'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:58 am · October 18th, 2012
Also: R.I.P. Koji Wakamatsu, and Mendes talks Bond
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Off the Carpet: Kicking the habit, seeing the light
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:51 am · October 15th, 2012
Looking for meaning in the season as the 50th annual NYFF comes to a close.
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Off the Carpet: Three to start the season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · September 17th, 2012
Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master”and David O.Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” With Venice, Telluride and Toronto in the rear view, those are the three films with the early stranglehold on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.
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