Santa Barbara Film Festival Modern Master Award recipient Emma Thompson has bowed out of receiving the honor this year on the heels of missing out on an Oscar nomination for her work in “Saving Mr. Banks.” “Nebraska” star Bruce Dern has been announced as the new honoree.
Emma Thompson bows out of Santa Barbara film festival honor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:30 am · January 28th, 2014
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Tech Support: Analyzing the 2014 craft category Oscar nominations
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:46 am · January 17th, 2014
A day after the Academy dropped its array of surprises throughout its 24 categories, and notably the 10 crafts fields, it’s time to reflect on what the months of build-up have left us with. A few trends come to mind…
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'12 Years a Slave' wins Best Picture at Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:08 pm · January 16th, 2014
Winners were announced for the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards this evening in Santa Monica, Calif. Largely considered a barometer for which way the Academy might vote, they recognize accomplishments in an array of genres and crafts. “12 Years a Slave” won Best Picture honors, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress.
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Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey lead the list of shocking Oscar snubs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 am · January 16th, 2014
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.
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The Academy once again goes its own way with a singular list of Oscar nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:37 am · January 16th, 2014
As it always does, the Academy had a few things of its own to say this morning as the 86th annual Oscar nominations announcement was full of intrigue. Never too closely resembling the buzz we’re all going on as ballots are turned in, the organization went its own way in a few key areas, putting smiles on some faces, slapping frowns on others.
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86th Academy Awards nominations – complete list
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:40 am · January 16th, 2014
A complete rundown of the nominees for the 86th Academy Awards including best picture nominees “12 Years A Slave,” “Gravity,” “Captain Phillips,” “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Her”
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Four films stand atop the industry precursor awards circuit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:40 pm · January 15th, 2014
With the announcement of the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards nominees this afternoon, all of the various industry guilds and societies have had their say on the season. And it’s just under the wire, too, as we’re all preparing for the Oscar nominations announcement tomorrow morning. So how did the various contenders fare?
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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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'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' and 'Breaking Bad' nominated for 2014 ACE Eddie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · January 10th, 2014
The American Cinema Editors (ACE) organization has announced nominees for the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards, and “American Hustle” has predictably kept its strong guild showing going with a notice in the comedy or musical category.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014
Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.
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Meryl Streep blasts Walt Disney: He was a 'gender bigot' with 'racist proclivities'
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 3:14 pm · January 8th, 2014
Meryl Streep slammed Walt Disney while honoring “Saving Mr. Banks” star Emma Thompson at a National Board of Review gala, calling him a “gender bigot” with “racist proclivities.”
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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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Hanks, McConaughey and more take stock of a great year for movies at Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:54 pm · January 4th, 2014
The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala was held Saturday night and a wide array of stars came out to fete and be feted. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Jane Fonda, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, U2’s Bono, Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep were just a few on hand as the Oscar season dived headlong into the new year.
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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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Roundup: Piecing together the fragments of 'Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:21 am · January 2nd, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, “Her” editor Eric Zumbrunnen offers interesting insight in the film’s assembly. Meanwhile, the debates over “The Wolf of Wall Street” rage on.
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'Saving Mr. Banks' production designer Michael Corenblith on bringing the world of Disney to life
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:17 pm · December 30th, 2013
“Saving Mr. Banks” is currently delighting audiences with its take on Walt Disney, P.L. Travers and the making of “Mary Poppins.” But part of the magic of the movie is the recreation of a time and place, and the individual in charge of the art department that brought that world to life is production designer Michael Corenblith, who recently spoke to HitFix about his task on the film.
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Roundup: Does 'Mary Poppins' still fly?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:05 am · December 24th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, with “Mary Poppins” back in the spotlight, a critic wonders if it really deserves its classic status. Meanwhile, Italian distributors have blundered with their “12 Years a Slave” poster campaign.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Saving Mr. Banks'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:29 am · December 22nd, 2013
Disney’s Disney glorification is in theaters in time for the holiday
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