Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze, Sally Hawkins, Oscar Isaac, James Franco and Amy Adams are just a few of the potential nominees that Academy members should give serious consideration to before submitting their nomination ballots this Wednesday.
Dear Academy members: Don't forget these contenders
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:00 am · January 6th, 2014
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'American Hustle' and 'August: Osage County' stars rule the Palm Springs Gala red carpet
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 8:23 pm · January 4th, 2014
A slew of former Oscar winners and potential 2014 nominees including Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and more walked the red carpet at the 2014 Palm Springs Film Festival Gala.
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'Inside Llewyn Davis' dominates National Society of Film Critics honors
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:25 pm · January 4th, 2014
“Inside Llewyn Davis,” Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett and James Franco each earned big wins with the announcement of the 2013 National Society of Film Critics honors.
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'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' earn PGA nods
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:03 am · January 2nd, 2014
The Producers Guild of America announced the 10 nominees for theatrical picture and animated picture today for the upcoming 25th PGA Awards and familiar names such as “American Hustle,” “Gravity,” “12 Years A Slave,” “The Croods” and “Frozen” made the cut.
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Guy Lodge's top 25 films of 2013: #25-11
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:19 pm · December 24th, 2013
In Contention critic Guy Lodge reveals the first part of his Best Films of 2013 countdown, with picks including “Before Midnight,” “Behind the Candelabra” and “Stoker.”
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25 Worst Movies of 2013
Posted by Katie Hasty · 6:45 am · December 23rd, 2013
HitFix ranks the 25 worst films of 2013 including “The Lone Ranger,’ “The Host,” “Diana,” “White House Down” and “The Purge.
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SPC looks to keep 'Before Midnight's' awards hopes alive with New York and Santa Barbara trilogy showcases
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 23rd, 2013
Sony Pictures Classics is putting together a nice push in the lead-up to Oscar nominations on behalf of “Before Midnight” by spotlighting the film’s place in a trilogy of films that mark a true landmark progression for the medium.
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'Wadjda' and 'The Past' miss the foreign Oscar cut
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:25 am · December 20th, 2013
The Academy has narrowed its list of foreign language film contenders to nine in advance of the nominations announcement for the 86th annual Academy Awards. Selections include “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” “The Grandmaster” and “The Great Beauty.”
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Ellen DeGeneres says 'Here we go!' with euphoric new 2014 Oscars trailer
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:09 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Academy released its first official promo for the 86th Academy Awards directed by Paul Feig and featuring Ellen DeGeneres a ton of Hollywood’s best dancers
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Introducing the inaugural HitFix Oscar Power List
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:17 am · December 19th, 2013
HitFix announces its inaugural Oscar Power List. Counting down the brokers, artists, strategists and executives crucial to this time of year, it is a unique cross-section of a specific element of the film industry, full of players both in and out of the spotlight.
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Academy unveils new logo for the first time ever
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:18 pm · December 17th, 2013
For the first time in its history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has created a visual identity for the organization with a logo.
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Jay Z, Coldplay and U2 make the Oscar eligibility cut for Best Original Song
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:04 pm · December 16th, 2013
On the heels of our piece detailing the unfortunate ineligibility of “Please Mr. Kennedy” from “Inside Llewyn Davis,” the Academy has announced 75 original songs in competition for the Best Original Song Oscar at the 86th annual Academy Awards.
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'American Hustle,' 'Bad Grandpa' and 'The Lone Ranger' among Oscar makeup and hairstyling finalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:08 pm · December 14th, 2013
The Academy has announced this year’s bake-off finalists for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar, and the big omissions appear to be Ron Howard’s “Rush” and Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” But the Jackass boys have cause for celebration!
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'American Hustle's' Christian Bale says other actors ask him for weight loss advice
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 7:15 pm · December 12th, 2013
Christian Bale talks about physically transforming himself for David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” and how he’s had other actors call him for advice on weight loss for a role. Needless to say, he’s loathe to give it.
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SAG Awards nominee reactions: Jennifer Lawrence, Kerry Washington, Jared Leto
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:54 am · December 11th, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence, Kerry Washington, Tom hanks, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench and more weigh in on their 2014 Screen Actor’s Guild nominations.
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2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees – complete list
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:49 am · December 11th, 2013
The Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for the 2014 SAG Awards today and the nominees included “Breaking Bad,” “12 Years A Slave,” Jennifer Lawrence, “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, “Game of Thrones” and more.
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'Blue Jasmine' and 'Captain Phillips' set for Oscar season re-releases
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:59 pm · December 10th, 2013
It’s not a new trick to put Oscar contenders that have mostly come and gone from the multiplex back into theaters this time of year. It can often help regain steam heading into the voting period or, better yet, rack up on extra box office dollars in the latter-year fog of awards season. Today, two films announced that they’ll be looking to do just that.
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Ranking Tom Hanks' 10 all-time greatest performances
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 7:49 pm · December 9th, 2013
Ranking Tom Hanks’ greatest film performances from “Forrest Gump” to “Big” and everything inbetween.
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