In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss Ben Affleck’s DGA victory, the annual nominees luncheon and the recently held Annie and Visual Effects Society Awards and analyze the Best Animated Short category.
Oscar Talk: Ep. 105 — Affleck wins another and the nominees do lunch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 8th, 2013
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Roundup: Inside the minds of three Oscar voters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · February 8th, 2013
Also: The politics of the In Memoriam montage, and ‘Lincoln’ vs. Connecticut
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'Cloud Atlas,' 'Impossible,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' lead International Film Music nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · February 7th, 2013
Sometimes I feel like it would be helpful for the International Film Music Critics Association to release its list of nominees prior to the Oscar nominations. There is no real “precursor” to help understand what the music branch might be thinking. Then again, as evidenced by this year’s slate, maybe they wouldn’t be that helpful at all. A critics group’s choices are bound to differ from a group of composers’ choices, and so it has this year.
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Roundup: 'Lincoln' and its team of non-rivals
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 7th, 2013
Also: The season’s most tearful hopefuls, and a peek at the BAFTA guest list.
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Roundup: Have the Oscars reconnected with America?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 am · February 5th, 2013
Also: The sequels we need to see, and why Jessica Chastain is exhausted.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Music – Original Score
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:21 pm · February 4th, 2013
Best Original Score, are you ever predictable. This year’s nominees are not diverse in terms of being films not cited in other categories – Best Picture nominees took three of the spots, while the other two contenders are from films that have nine nominations between them. Also predictably, only one first-time nominee is in the mix. Diversity was nonetheless made up for in the nationalities of the composers (four countries represented) and the locales of the nominated films – the nominees are set on three different continents and the movies’ themes resulted in Russian, Indian and Persian influences, among others, on the music.
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Evening Standard nominees pit 'Skyfall' against UK indies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:28 am · February 4th, 2013
The British film awards take place tonight.
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Roundup: On the humbler supporting stars of 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 4th, 2013
Also: Guessing the win tally for ‘Argo,’ and trailer trickery
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 104 — 'Argo' steamroller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:19 am · February 1st, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the “Argo” guild sweep so far. Will that stretch into the DGA Awards this weekend?
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Roundup: Is 'Paperman' Disney's best in years?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:47 am · January 31st, 2013
Also: How the ‘Argo’ campaign nailed it, and can ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ bounce back?
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Steven Spielberg named Filmmaker of the Year by ACE
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:25 am · January 30th, 2013
The editors’ group also included ‘Lincoln’ among their nominees.
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'Silver Linings' big winner at AACTA International Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:15 pm · January 29th, 2013
Australian Academy hands five awards to David O. Russell’s film.
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Roundup: Kushner honored with WGA's Selvin Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · January 29th, 2013
Also: Michael Moore on ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and Dr Ruth’s Oscar night tips.
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Off the Carpet: Ang Lee's position in all of this
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:31 am · January 28th, 2013
Lately I’ve been curious about the Best Director race. With an “Argo” win would obviously come a split director decision (unless that write-in stuff finds traction). My instinct has been Steven Spielberg, because “Lincoln” is a hell of an accomplishment and even if I’m betting “Argo” will reap the benefits of the preferential ballot system (born out by its victory Saturday), it still makes sense for Spielberg to get some love. But what about Ang Lee?
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'Argo' stuns for second-straight day this weekend at the SAG Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 pm · January 27th, 2013
“Argo” is the story of the weekend, clearly. After coming out victorious at the PGA Awards it picked up the ensemble prize that everyone had either chalked up to “Lincoln” or “Silver Linings Playbook,” with some outliers thinking “Les Misérables” had a shot at it. Surprise!
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 103 — Sundance reflections, PGA and SAG Awards preview
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:39 pm · January 25th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss this year’s Sundance Film Festival and preview the upcoming PGA and SAG Awards.
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Roundup: Bigelow responds to the 'Zero Dark Thirty' debate
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 16th, 2013
Also: Picturehouse rises from the ashes, and why the ‘Skyfall’ score should win
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'Perks of Being a Wallflower' joins Oscar nominees on list of 25th USC Scripter finalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 15th, 2013
The USC Scripter Awards is celebrating its silver anniversary this year. And in this 25th year, the USC Libraries’ set of nominees is reflective of a very competitive year as, for the first time ever, a tie resulted in six nominees as opposed to the usual five.
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