This year’s Oscar nominations announcement brought more surprising omissions than usual, from Tom Hanks to Sarah Polley to Emma Thompson to Lana del Rey. We run through some of the most shock shut-outs.
Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey lead the list of shocking Oscar snubs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 am · January 16th, 2014
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Off the Carpet: Final thoughts on Oscar season's competitive first phase
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:26 am · January 13th, 2014
We’re in the home stretch with votes being tallied and the line-up of nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards being readied. We’ll know what’s what on Thursday, bright and early, as will those who find themselves in this very competitive race.
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Roundup: Chris Hemsworth to deliver the Oscar news on Thursday
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 13th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Chris Hemsworth will announce the Oscar nominations on Thursday with Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Also: Oscar contenders triumph in Palm Springs.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:54 pm · January 10th, 2014
We’re within a week of the big moment. Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday next week and we’ll find out which films are the dominant forces throughout the Academy’s various craft categories. Yesterday HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy began final Tech Support analysis of the field with the categories of Best Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song and Visual Effects. Today we round out the field with the rest.
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Is the newly British 'Gravity' the film to beat at the BAFTAs?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:02 am · January 8th, 2014
With hefty nomination hauls for “American Hustle,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity” — nominated as a British film — the UK’s top film awards again reflect the Oscar race, with a few key exceptions.
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What today's PGA announcement means for Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:11 pm · January 2nd, 2014
HitFix’s awards editor Kristopher Tapley examines this morning’s PGA nominations announcement and assesses how it could be a slightly different story when the Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 16.
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'American Hustle' and '12 Years a Slave' lead Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:47 am · December 16th, 2013
“American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” led the way with this year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominations with 13 apiece. David O. Russell’s Abscam comedy had the added benefit of padding in the comedy categories, however, a luxury “12 Years a Slave” couldn’t boast.
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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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Oscar Talk: 'Hustle,' 'Wall Street,' precursors and the 10 best films of 2013
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:00 am · December 13th, 2013
In the latest installment of Oscar Talk, Kris and Anne discuss the final films to screen of the season, the end-of-year precursor circuit that includes critics groups, the HFPA and SAG and their own kudos list: the top 10 films of 2013.
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Tech Support: John Williams, Arcade Fire and Hans Zimmer (x2) duke it out for Best Original Score
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:32 pm · December 12th, 2013
Earlier today the list of eligible original score contenders was revealed by the Academy, so consider it great timing as we focus on the category today in our final craft category analysis of the season.
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Ron Howard and Daniel Brühl reflect on the SAG and Globe success of 'Rush'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:15 pm · December 12th, 2013
Ron Howard’s “Rush” may have been mostly written off the awards circuit after it failed to take off at the domestic box office in September, but recognition by the Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association this week has given it new life. Howard and the film’s star Daniel Brühl talk to HitFix about their pleasant surprise at being remembered.
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'Philomena' and 'Rush' spark with Globe nominations, but no room for Oprah
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:02 am · December 12th, 2013
Coming into today’s Golden Globes nominations announcement, we knew “Philomena” and “Rush” had gone over well with the HFPA. We knew “August: Osage County” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” had not. Their fates were sealed, but it’s “American Hustle” that surprised with a near field-leading showing.
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Globe snubs and surprises: 'Rush' returns, 'Banks' retreats, Lana del Rey is unloved
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 am · December 12th, 2013
We round up the most surprising inclusions and exclusions from this morning’s Golden Globe nominations announcement — including a surprise Best Picture nod for “Rush,” and the underperforming “Saving Mr. Banks.”
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SAG snubs and surprises: Redford sinks, 'Dallas Buyers Club' swims
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:15 am · December 11th, 2013
This morning’s SAG nominations in the film categories delivered good news to most of the usual suspects, but a few key surprises have interesting implications for the race. We review who hit big, and who missed out.
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Redford snubbed and 'Dallas' gets a boost in otherwise unsurprising SAG announcement
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:04 am · December 11th, 2013
This morning’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations announcement wasn’t going to have a lot of surprises. At this stage, most of the players are known. It’s a dense race, however, so the only question was, who was going to get squeezed out?
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'12 Years a Slave' dominates Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · December 10th, 2013
Another day, another regional critics group that dives full force into the “12 Years a Slave” tank. The film dominated the Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations today with 13 mentions. “Saving Mr. Banks” was a distant second nailing down nine, while “Gravity” picked up eight.
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Santa Barbara fest taps seven break-out 2013 'Virtuosos'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:34 pm · December 8th, 2013
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has as of late extended its role call of “Virtuosos” Award winners, an annual tip of the hat to a given year’s stand-out performers not honored elsewhere in its tribute program. And this year’s line-up is as exemplary as ever.
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Exclusive: '12 Years,' 'Rush' and 'Mandela' among 2013 films not eligible for WGA Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 am · December 3rd, 2013
John Ridley’s adaptation of the trials and tribulations of former slave Solomon Northup, Peter Morgan’s account of James Hunt and Niki Lauda’s Formula One racing rivalry and Ryan Coogler’s testament to the tragically short life of Bay Area father Oscar Grant are just a handful of screenplays that won’t be eligible for nominations from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) this year, HitFix has learned.
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