The last 100 hours or so in Hollywood has been intriguing, to say the least. The Oscar nominations on Thursday sent a series of shockwaves throughout the industry and were marvelously reflective of a tightly contended, stellar year of filmmaking. And of course, two names have been on everyone’s lips since the Thursday morning bombshell: Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow.
Off the Carpet: Why I want to see 'Argo' win Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 am · January 14th, 2013
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'Django' is Tarantino's biggest hit and 'Lincoln' crosses $150 mil as Best Picture nominees storm the box office this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · January 13th, 2013
This is the story of the season.
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Nine double-dipping Oscar nominees have multiple shots on goal this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:22 pm · January 11th, 2013
Another year, another set of Oscar nominees. And while all are lucky to be in the mix, some are twice as lucky. There are always a few double dippers each year, individuals recognized in multiple categories or, sometimes, twice in the same category. So who’s in the club this time around?
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 102 — Oscar nominations and the BFCA Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:40 am · January 11th, 2013
In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss last night’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards as well as the nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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'Skyfall,' 'Best Exotic,' 'Ted' join the usual in ACE Eddie nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · January 11th, 2013
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) decided there was no rush and chose to hold its announcement for nominations honoring excellence in filmmaking until after the Oscar nominations landed. This despite being ready to announce on Tuesday. I applaud them for that. Just because the Academy says “jump” doesn’t mean you have to.
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Roundup: The thinking man's Oscar crop?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:51 am · January 11th, 2013
Also: Ebert weighs in, and what to expect when you’re expecting Seth MacFarlane
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'Argo' takes top honors at BFCA Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 pm · January 10th, 2013
Acting wins for Day-Lewis, Chastain, Hoffman and Hathaway.
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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' lead the crafts category nominations
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:04 pm · January 10th, 2013
And they’re here. Another year come and another set of nominees in the Academy’s crafts categories, highlighting the invaluable contributions to our movies by behind-the-lines, “below the line” artists.
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Oscar brings surprises aplenty as frontrunners miss and fairytales come true
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:27 am · January 10th, 2013
The 85th annual nominations packed an intriguing punch this morning.
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'Lincoln' leads, 'Pi' and 'Silver Linings' surge as the Academy serves up a few surprises
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · January 10th, 2013
Three DGA nominees miss the cut for Best Director
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'Lincoln' wins with Iowa critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · January 9th, 2013
“Lincoln” has picked up a third Best Picture critics prize, landing the Iowa Film Critics Association award for the year’s best film. Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones were also singled out for the biopic, while Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables”) rounded out the acting honors.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:45 am · January 9th, 2013
This is part two of our pre-nominations wrap-up. We’ll be looking at Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
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The winners and losers from today's BAFTA nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:43 am · January 9th, 2013
Affleck is celebrating, Hooper and Spielberg not so much
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What will BAFTA add to the conversation?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:53 pm · January 8th, 2013
The British Academy announces its nominations tomorrow morning.
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DGA nominees reactions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:17 pm · January 8th, 2013
All of this morning’s nominees have released statements reacting to their good fortune today. The work ranges from CIA thrillers to journo-cinema, Presidential epics to bombastic musicals, and a little 3D razzle dazzle thrown in for good measure.
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'Argo' wins with Denver film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · January 8th, 2013
Back and forth between “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty” as the former has claimed another Best Picture prize, this time from the Denver Film Critics Society. Ben Affleck also took Best Director, while the acting categories followed the template: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anne Hathaway.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Makeup, Score, Song, Production Design, Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:24 am · January 8th, 2013
So here we go. After several months of previewing the contenders, it’s time to predict the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards in the crafts categories.
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'The Hobbit,' 'Lincoln' surprise with Cinema Audio Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 8th, 2013
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for this year’s awards honoring excellence in sound mixing.
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