Mychael Danna was awarded Film Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association for his work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.” Danny Elfman was recognized as Film Composer of the Year while “Lincoln,” “Ted,” “Skyfall,” “John Carter” and “Rise of the Guardians” won throughout the genre categories. Check out the full list of winners below and keep track of the 2012-2013 film awards season at The Circuit.
'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' among International Film Music Critics Association award winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:55 pm · February 21st, 2013
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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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'Impossible' snubbed as Oscar's VFX race is cut to 10 films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:41 am · November 29th, 2012
‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Cloud Atlas’ and a trio of superhero movies all make the cut.
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Tech Support: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight Rises' and 'The Hobbit' lead Best Visual Effects race
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:09 am · October 18th, 2012
Other formidable contenders include “Life of Pi” and “The Impossible.”
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Has ‘John Carter’ been a victim of the curse of the red planet?
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:16 am · March 13th, 2012
Is a contemporary audience simply too savvy to the scientific realities to buy into the notion of life on Mars? If we are judging from the box office returns of films that propose the idea, then the answer is decidedly: yes.
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‘John Carter’ star Willem Dafoe talks performance capture and Oscar
Posted by Roth Cornet · 4:19 pm · March 10th, 2012
Willem Dafoe speaks a bit about motion capture’s role in the awards circuit following his portrayal of the alien Tars Tarkas in Disney’s “John Carter.”
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Tell us what you thought of 'John Carter'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:04 pm · March 9th, 2012
The film opens today.
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Trailers for 'The Avengers' and 'Frankenweenie' make for a nice antidote to awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:12 pm · March 1st, 2012
Now that the Oscar dust has settled and the early-year dumping ground has come to a close, studios are beginning to float materials for their (hopeful) moneymakers out there. Two trailers have dropped this week, for “The Avengers” (opening May 4) and Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (which doesn’t hit until October).
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Willem Dafoe and Meryl Streep on the ephemeral nature of movies and ‘Margaret’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 2:49 pm · February 24th, 2012
Academy members Willem Dafoe and Meryl Streep weigh in on one of this years best and most overlooked films, “Margaret.”
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Round-up: The Super Bowl's crystal ball
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:45 am · February 6th, 2012
Also: R.I.P. Ben Gazzara, and Iranian backlash to ‘A Separation’
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