Mychael Danna was awarded Film Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association for his work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.” Danny Elfman was recognized as Film Composer of the Year while “Lincoln,” “Ted,” “Skyfall,” “John Carter” and “Rise of the Guardians” won throughout the genre categories. Check out the full list of winners below and keep track of the 2012-2013 film awards season at The Circuit.
'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' among International Film Music Critics Association award winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:55 pm · February 21st, 2013
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'Cloud Atlas,' 'Impossible,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' lead International Film Music nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · February 7th, 2013
Sometimes I feel like it would be helpful for the International Film Music Critics Association to release its list of nominees prior to the Oscar nominations. There is no real “precursor” to help understand what the music branch might be thinking. Then again, as evidenced by this year’s slate, maybe they wouldn’t be that helpful at all. A critics group’s choices are bound to differ from a group of composers’ choices, and so it has this year.
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'Wreck-It Ralph' wins big at 40th Annie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:57 pm · February 2nd, 2013
This year’s Annie Awards did a nice job of spreading out the wealth. “Brave,” “ParaNorman” and “Rise of the Guardians” all won multiple prizes. Indeed, the one film that seemed snubbed throughout was Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie.” But it was “Wreck-It Ralph” that ended up with the most prizes, including the award for Best Animated Feature.
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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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'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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'Skyfall' joins indies 'Beasts' and 'Moonrise' on list of PGA nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:37 pm · January 2nd, 2013
The nominees for this year’s PGA Awards have been announced.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 100 — Looking back, from 'Hurt Locker' to 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 21st, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne celebrate their 100th episode by looking back at the show that started them all. They also discuss the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ controversy and dig in on Best Animated Feature Film.
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Roundup: Witherspoon stumps for Watts
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:19 am · December 19th, 2012
Also: Hooper, Danna honored by Palm Springs, ‘Holy Motors’ tops IndieWire poll
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Indiana Film Journalists Association goes its own way, crowns 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:27 am · December 17th, 2012
Well if you were looking for someone, anyone, to just go the least bit against the grain, the Iindiana Film Journalists Association is here to save the day. After announcing nominees last week, the group has handed Best Picture honors to Colin Trevorrow’s “Safety Not Guaranteed,” making it just one more film to win such honors in a year that is spreading the love quite a bit.
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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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'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 am · December 3rd, 2012
The nominations for the 40th annual Annie Awards were announced today, and Disney had to be all smiles with 27 nominations across four feature films in play. And it was “Brave” and “Wreck-It Ralph” from that stable that led the pack with 10 nominations each.
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Roundup: Fall of the 'Guardians?'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · November 21st, 2012
Also: Frank Ocean’s ‘Django’ tune, and 2012’s narrative rule-breakers
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Academy announces 21 qualifying titles for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:07 pm · November 2nd, 2012
In addition to 16 of the Best Animated Feature Film contenders we have already thoroughly charted (and minus “Dino Time,” which didn’t bother — who can blame them? — and “Arjun: The Warrior Prince,” which I had been led to believe by Disney would qualify), the Academy has announced five more qualifying titles for a big ole’ list of 21. So that means we will definitely have a full slate of five nominees in the category, though that was already expected.
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Roundup: Which awards player is for you?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · November 2nd, 2012
Also: ‘Promised Land’ as a Capra ode and on the makeup of ‘Cloud Atlas’
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DreamWorks pitches 'Rise of the Guardians' for SAG ensemble consideration
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 pm · November 1st, 2012
Is it time for voice performances to get their due on the circuit?
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Roundup: Phoenix keeps riding the truth train
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · November 1st, 2012
Also: Gearing up for AFI Fest, and is ‘Cloud Atlas’ still a Best Pic player?
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From 'Brave' to 'Zarafa,' analyzing this year's animated feature film contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:34 pm · October 25th, 2012
We view all the prospective hopefuls and try to narrow the race down.
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Roundup: Phoenix on why awards season is 'bullshit'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:58 am · October 18th, 2012
Also: R.I.P. Koji Wakamatsu, and Mendes talks Bond
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