MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo reunite for Martin Luther King drama 'Selma'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:40 pm · July 11th, 2013

The director and actor collaborated on 2012 Sundance winner ‘Middle of Nowhere.’

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Roundup: Is the foreign-language category still broken?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 7th, 2013

Also: Haneke out of home awards, and an Oscar for the director of ‘Contraband?’

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'Argo,' 'Lincoln' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' lead Alliance of Women Film Journalists nods

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 22nd, 2012

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced its list of nominees this year, with its own fair share of unique categories. The Best Film nominees were “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” (each also cited for Best Director). Winners will be announced next month.

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'Zero Dark Thirty' fares well with Women Film Critics Circle

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:14 pm · December 22nd, 2012

The Women Film Critics Circle has announced its annual…unique…slate of award winners. “Zero Dark Thirty” won three awards while “Lincoln” won two. And they have a bone to pick with “Killer Joe” and “Think Like a Man.”

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African-American Film Critics hail 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Middle of Nowhere'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:44 pm · December 16th, 2012

Ben Affleck takes Best Director, while Denzel Washington is Best Actor.

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Exclusive: 'Les Mis,' 'Django,' 'Beasts,' 'Amour' among 2012 scripts not eligible for WGA

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · December 15th, 2012

Every year it’s worth noting that a number of the original and adapted screenplays in the hunt for Oscar consideration won’t get the extra bump of a nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Reasons for failing to qualify include the writer of the script not being a guild member or not retroactively handling the requisite process, among other things.

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'Beasts,' 'Flight,' 'Django' lead NAACP Image Award nominees, 'Middle of Nowhere' sidelined

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:12 pm · December 11th, 2012

It’s the only ceremony where you’ll see Tyler Perry competing with Suraj Sharma.

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Roundup: Honors on both sides of the pond for Ang Lee

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · November 28th, 2012

Also: The unveiling of ‘The Hobbit,’ and Spielberg’s missing Bond movie

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'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' lead Indie Spirit noms

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:42 am · November 27th, 2012

‘Beasts,’ ‘Bernie,’ and ‘Keep the Lights On’ round out the top category.

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'Moonrise Kingdom' takes top honors at 22nd annual Gotham Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:18 pm · November 26th, 2012

The Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street were a first for me this evening. Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Jack Black, Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, David O. Russell, Marion Cotillard, all on hand to ring in the season with the first (real) awards show of the year.

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