KATHRYN BIGELOW

Review: Bigelow conquers talk and action in unflinching 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:40 pm · December 20th, 2012

The film opened in limited release yesterday.

Black Film Critics Circle springs for 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'The Intouchables,' 'Rise of the Guardians'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:18 pm · December 20th, 2012

The Black Film Critics Circle has jumped on the “Zero Dark Thirty” bandwagon, handing the film Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress honors. “Django Unchained” and “Lincoln” each won a pair of awards, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) for the former, Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Ensemble for the former.

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Roundup: Senators take on 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · December 20th, 2012

Also: Ann Dowd’s self-funded Oscar dream, and 2012’s most overlooked gems

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Jessica Chastain on mining for details and feminism's new moment in 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:00 am · December 18th, 2012

On stage and screen, Jessica Chastain is playing a wide range of emotions and arcs. From the frailty of “The Heiress”‘s Catherine to the rigidity of “Zero Dark Thirty”‘s Maya, it’s a playground for an actress. She discusses her work in both.

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'Lincoln' finally wins a critics award for Best Picture, from Dallas-Ft. Worth

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:26 am · December 18th, 2012

After sitting idly by and watching films like “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Argo” reap most of the critics’ Best Picture awards, Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” finally has one of its own, from the Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association. The film won Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in addition to Best Picture, but fell to Kathryn Bigelow in the Best Director category.

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'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'The Master' win big with Chicago film critics

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:27 am · December 17th, 2012

Another swift turnaround from nominations, as the Chicaco Film Critics Association has joined the chorus of “Zero Dark Thirty” supporters. The film won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. “The Master,” meanwhile, won four, for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Score.

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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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Tech Support: William Goldenberg on building tension in 'Argo' and 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:33 am · December 10th, 2012

The BSFC- and LAFCA-winning editor’s busy year could yield a pair of Oscar nods

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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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'Zero Dark Thirty' tops New York Film Critics Online winners

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · December 9th, 2012

Just minutes after the Boston Society of Film Critics crowned “Zero Dark Thirty” the year’s best film, the New York Film Critics Online went and did the very same thing. They also spotlighted Kathryn Bigelow in the Best Director category (as well as Mark Boal’s screenplay), and, like Boston, went with Daniel Day-Lewis and Emmanuelle Riva in the lead acting categories.

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'Zero Dark Thirty' wins Best Picture and Best Director from the Boston Society of Film Critics

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:06 pm · December 9th, 2012

The Boston Society of Film Critics has joined the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review in crowning “Zero Dark Thirty” the year’s best film. Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director while Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”) and Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour”) won top acting honors.

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'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Lincoln' win big with Boston Online Film Critics Association

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:36 am · December 8th, 2012

The Boston Online Film Critics Association has named “Zero Dark Thirty” Best Picture of the year. Kathryn Bigelow received Best Director and Jessica Chastain won Best Actress, while Daniel Day-Lewis claimed Best Actor for his work in “Lincoln.”

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Roundup: Soderbergh's plea for 'bananas' McConaughey, and other campaign oddities

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:57 am · December 7th, 2012

Also: Critics split on ‘Les Mis,’ and stage elite pick their film directors of 2012

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Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty' tells it straight, to varying effect

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:53 pm · November 25th, 2012

When Kathryn Bigelow walked away with honors for Best Picture and Best Director at the 2009 Academy Awards, she was the little guy. The narrative was David vs. Goliath as James Cameron’s “Avatar” was the big dog on campus, the money-guzzler, “the future.” This year things are a little different.

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