Sorry, it’s a little ridiculous that “Man of Steel” — I don’t care WHAT you think of the film otherwise — was left off the Academy’s list of seven bake-off finalists for Best Visual Effects. But these things are often about politics, and I imagine there was plenty of that at play here.
'Man of Steel' grounded by Best Visual Effects Oscar bake-off list
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:32 pm · December 5th, 2013
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At least Alex Gibney got ONE of his docs to the next phase of Academy voting
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:47 am · December 3rd, 2013
The Academy has narrowed the field of 147 documentary feature contenders to 15, and the key omissions appear to be Alex Gibney’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s “After Tiller” and and Errol Morris’ “The Unknown Known,” among others.
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Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver sing 'Please Mr. Kennedy' for 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:04 pm · November 29th, 2013
Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and “Girls” star Adam Driver have some folk song fun with “Please Mr. Kennedy” in this complete and very entertaining clip from “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
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SAG Awards 2014 Contenders and Pretenders: Who's really a player?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:05 pm · November 28th, 2013
A rundown of some key contenders and pretenders for this year’s competitive Screen Actors Guild Awards including “American Hustle,” “Prisoners,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” “Lone Survivor,” Will Forte, Sarah Paulson and more.
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'Spring Breakers,' 'Short Term 12' and 'Mud' lead 2014 Spirit Awards snubs and surprises
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 pm · November 26th, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge run down the snubs and surprises after Film Independent announced the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards this morning.
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Academy unveils short list of live action short Oscar contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · November 22nd, 2013
The Academy has announced the short list of contenders for this year’s Best Short Film – Live Action Oscar competition, and of immediate note is the fact that Jonás Cuarón’s “Aningaaq,” which Warner Bros. submitted for consideration in the category, didn’t make the cut.
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Off the Carpet: The Oscar season has never been so stuffed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:07 pm · November 18th, 2013
Tons of events and a lot of great movies make this one to remember. I honestly didn’t know my iCal application could hold this many events.
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2014 Oscar contenders work the room at the 2013 Governors Awards
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:42 am · November 17th, 2013
A slew of potential nominees for the 86th Academy Awards attended the annual Governors Awards where voters were on hand to salute honorees Angelina Jolie, Angela Lansbury, Piero Tosi and Steve Martin.
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Fox Searchlight celebrates the holidays with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and '12 Years a Slave' stars
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:00 am · November 16th, 2013
Fox Searchlight celebrated the holiday season with stars from “12 Years A Slave” and “Enough Said” including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong’o, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more.
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Three for three: Directors who have dominated the Best Picture race
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:34 pm · November 14th, 2013
If “American Hustle,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “Nebraska” end up with Oscar nominations for Best Picture in January, then that means David O. Russell, the Coen brothers and Alexander Payne will enter the exclusive company of 11 other filmmakers who have directed three Best Picture nominees in a row.
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Best Animated Feature 2014: Is this the weakest year for the category to date?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 pm · November 12th, 2013
HitFix’s Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley survey the field of Best Animated Feature Film contenders. Is this the year Walt Disney Animation finally wins that elusive first Oscar?
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'Book of Mormon' meets Disney in new 'Frozen' song
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:37 pm · November 11th, 2013
Disney has released the complete musical number of “In Summer” from the new animated musical “Frozen” and it’s just a taste of the great music in store for moviegoers this Thanksgiving.
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George Clooney fills in for Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep at AFI gala
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:25 pm · November 9th, 2013
George Clooney fills in for Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep at the AFI gala for “August: Osage County” as we stop to reconsider the film’s Oscar prospects.
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'The Book Thief' tries to escape its Oscar bait trappings
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:06 pm · November 8th, 2013
Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nelisse, Brian Percival and Markus Zusak discuss the new WWII drama “The Book Thief.” A well intentioned movie that can’t escape its Oscar bait trappings.
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Tom Hanks on pitching Emma Thompson a grand slam in 'Saving Mr. Banks'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:12 am · November 8th, 2013
Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks talk to HitFix about their thoughts on the early reaction to their new awards season player “Saving Mr. Banks.”
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Academy's animated shorts list includes Mickey Mouse, ninja lovers and… George Takei?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:10 pm · November 7th, 2013
The Academy has announced this year’s short list of Best Animated Short contenders, and as always, it’s a varied crop of tone, form and style.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus 'exceptionally proud' of reaction to 'Enough Said'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:22 am · November 7th, 2013
Julia Louis-Dreyfus takes a break from the set of “Veep” to talk about the surprise box office success of “Enough Said.”
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2014 Adapted and Original Screenplay Oscar Contenders: Most competitive year ever?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · November 5th, 2013
HitFix’s awards editorial team surveys this year’s list of adapted and original screenplay Oscar contenders. Indie hopefuls mingle with front-running juggernauts. Which writers will end up with nominations?
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