The César Awards aren’t quite the final stop on the circuit for “Amour” ahead of Sunday’s Oscars. There is still the Independent Spirits Awards tomorrow. But it’s probably the last opportunity for the film to have a big final hurrah of the season, and it seized it.
'Amour' dominates the César Awards, 'Argo' wins Best Foreign Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:32 pm · February 22nd, 2013
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'Skyfall,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Les Mis,' 'Wreck-It Ralph' and 'Game of Thrones' win MPSE Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:08 pm · February 17th, 2013
With the costumers set to declare on Tuesday, the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 60th annual Golden Reel Awards, announced this evening, were the penultimate industry group to hand out awards in advance of next weekend’s Oscar showdown. And it was “Life of Pi” that came out the big winner, taking two awards on the night. But 007 had some plans of his own.
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César Award noms celebrate 'Amour,' 'Holy Motors'… and 'Argo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 pm · January 25th, 2013
Noemie Lvovksy’s ‘Camille Rewinds’ leads with 13 nods.
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'Amour,' 'Rust and Bone' divide spoils at France's Lumiere Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:47 pm · January 22nd, 2013
Jean-Louis Trintignant joins Emmanuelle Riva in the winners’ circle.
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What will BAFTA add to the conversation?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:53 pm · January 8th, 2013
The British Academy announces its nominations tomorrow morning.
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Kudos for 'Farewell My Queen,' 'Holy Motors,' 'Amour' on French awards circuit
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:32 pm · December 28th, 2012
‘Queen’ a surprise winner of the country’s most prestigious film award.
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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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10 outside-the-box considerations as the Academy votes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:12 pm · December 18th, 2012
With ballots in Academy members hands as of yesterday, the great settling is off and running. Various critics groups and top 10 lists have narrowed the pile enough that voters have a pretty good idea of the landscape in each category. More than that, “frontrunners” have staked their claim on the race, leaving precious little space for dark horses to maneuver.
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Roundup: Richard Gere joins the Palm Springs honoree list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:07 am · December 17th, 2012
Also: Composing ‘Skyfall,’ and should we know the Oscar voting tallies?
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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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Sony Classics co-chief Michael Barker remains positive on Oscar chances for 'Amour'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:01 am · December 13th, 2012
He draws a line between Michael Haneke’s career now and Ingmar Bergman’s in 1973.
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Off the Carpet: The Oscar bait got good
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 am · November 26th, 2012
They looked good on paper AND the screen in 2012.
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Roundup: Hopkins says 'f— off' to Oscar schmoozing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · November 20th, 2012
Also: THR’s Actress Roundtable, and ‘The Hobbit’ faces a PETA problem
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Roundup: What great genre-film performances deserve some love this year?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:54 am · November 19th, 2012
Also: Playing down the ‘Skyfall’ Oscar buzz, and a look at the doc feature race
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The Long Shot: Independent women
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · November 7th, 2012
The Best Actress race is only as weak as voters choose to make it.
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'Rust and Bone' and 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' take top honors at BFI London Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:10 am · October 21st, 2012
Alex Gibney’s ‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ takes the documentary prize.
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London fest prioritizes the people over the premieres
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:52 pm · October 13th, 2012
‘Frankenweenie,’ ‘Rust & Bone,’ ‘The Hunt’ among the festival’s hits so far.
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Roundup: Marion Cotillard to be honored at Gotham Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:06 am · October 10th, 2012
Also: 59 world premieres at Rome, and a taste of the ‘Skyfall’ score
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