The Academy has announced its shortlist of seven Best Makeup and Hairstyling contenders. The films will proceed to the “bake-off” stage, where reels of the work put into the makeup and hairstyling effects will be screened for the branch and three nominees will be chosen, revealed alongside the rest of the Oscar nominations on January 10.
'Cloud Atlas' fails to make the finalists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:14 pm · December 15th, 2012
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Indiana Film Journalists Association announces longlists of nominees, 'The Master' leads the way
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:27 am · December 15th, 2012
The Indiana Film Journalists Association has, for the first time this year, elected to publicly acknowledge its full list of nominees for superlatives to be announced on Monday. It’s a massive list including, apparently, every film mentioned in each category by the group’s respective members.
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'Holy Motors' tops Film Comment's list of the year's best
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:23 pm · December 14th, 2012
The FIlm Society of Lincoln Center’s annual survey of film critics, journalists and editors left Leos Carax’s “Holy Motors” at the top of an auteur heavy list of films from fimmakers such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Wes Anderson, among others.
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'Silver Linings Playbook' wins with Detroit film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:48 am · December 14th, 2012
After leading the way with nominations recently, David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” has been crowned Best Picture by the Detroit Film Critics Society. David O. Russell won Best Director and Best Screenplay, Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress and Robert De Niro took Best Supporting Actor.
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Tech Support: 'Lincoln,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Anna Karenina' lead the race for Best Original Score
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:58 am · December 13th, 2012
As always, international flavor abounds.
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Predicting the Screen Actors' Guild film nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:15 pm · December 11th, 2012
Who do you expect to see nominated tomorrow?
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'Lincoln' leads nominations for the 18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:40 am · December 11th, 2012
Not that this is something to be particularly proud of, but the Broadcast Film Critics Association has done its annual duty of distilling the Oscar race into what we think it is now.
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'Django Unchained' lands eight St. Louis film critics nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:18 am · December 11th, 2012
As we wait for the BFCA news to drop, the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association has tossed its hat into the ring with a list of nominations as well. It’s nice to see that Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” registered so well, landing eight nominations. Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” was also a favorite from the group, as well as fellow indie “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”
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Roundup: Why 2012 has been a good year for movie heroines
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:23 am · December 11th, 2012
Also: Inside the LAFCA vote, and examining BAFTA’s rule changes
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'Lincoln' leads Washington DC Area film critics nominations, 'Zero Dark Thirty' wins
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 10th, 2012
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association has announced its list of nominees for the 2012 film awards season. No surprise that Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” led the field with eight nominations. Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables” wasn’t far behind with seven. It wouldn’t be too crazy to expect a number of these categories to match up perfectly with Oscar. “Zero Dark Thirty,” meanwhile, took the win for Best Film.
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'Argo,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' 'Django Unchained' make AFI's top 10 American films list for 2012
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:49 am · December 10th, 2012
Adding another announcement to the stack this week is the American Film Institute. Remember, the Institute’s annual list of the year’s best films is limited to American cinema, so you won’t see efforts like “Amour” or what have you pop up.
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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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Oscar Talk: Ep. 98 — Chewing on NYFCC, NBR and 'The Hobbit'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:00 am · December 7th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss last weekend’s Governors Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review winners and the Academy’s documentary shortlist.
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Palm Springs fest to honor 'Argo' ensemble and Sally Field
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:14 am · December 6th, 2012
Could Ben Affleck’s thriller regain its autumn buzz?
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Roundup: Bond rules Britannia
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:01 am · December 6th, 2012
Also: The Grammys’ movie music picks, and ‘Lincoln”s date with the Senate
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Roundup: Unpicking the NYFCC vote
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:31 am · December 4th, 2012
Also: ‘Lore’ and ‘Sapphires’ rule Down Under, and Sundance premieres revealed
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