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.
Exclusive: '12 Years,' 'Rush' and 'Mandela' among 2013 films not eligible for WGA Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 am · December 3rd, 2013
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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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Tech Support: Best Original Song Oscar race heats up with Taylor Swift and Beyoncé
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:01 pm · November 7th, 2013
We’re a little ways off yet from the Academy unveiling its long list of eligible contenders in the Best Original Song Oscar race. But in the meantime, and particularly since we finally started populating the category’s Contenders section with entrants in the last week or so, it doesn’t hurt to put a finger to the wind and see what’s what.
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Oscar Talk: NYFF, Gotham nominations, awards contenders head for 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · October 25th, 2013
In the latest edition of the Oscar Talk podcast, Kris Tapley and Anne Thompson look back at what the New York Film Festival added to the pile, consider the indie slate with the Gotham Awards nominees and ponder the exit of a few key titles to 2014.
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Roundup: Academy picks the screenwriters of the future
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · October 22nd, 2013
Also: Why Joaquin Phoenix fascinates, and revisiting the 2001 Best Actress race.
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Could 'Short Term 12' crack the Best Original Song race?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:29 pm · September 26th, 2013
Brief rap track ‘So You Know What It’s Like’ plays a crucial role in the indie drama.
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Destin Cretton on the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship and 'Short Term 12' as a potential TV series
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:35 pm · August 16th, 2013
“Short Term 12” writer/director Destin Cretton talks about the process, from Nicholl Fellow to successful filmmaker.
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On the dismissive attitude toward indie Oscar hopefuls
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:21 pm · August 7th, 2013
I was thinking recently about something that really agitates me when it comes to the awards season, which is this notion that certain accomplishments are instinctively relegated to the “indie” bin of the Independent Spirit Awards or the Gotham Awards, like some ghetto of would-be Oscar contenders.
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'Mother, I Love You,' 'Short Term 12' and 'Wadjda' among LA Film Fest winners
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:30 pm · June 23rd, 2013
Chinese auteur Tsai Ming-liang won the short film award.
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'Short Term 12' and 'William and the Windmill' win jury awards at SXSW
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:23 pm · March 12th, 2013
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosted the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival’s jury and special awards ceremony tonight in Austin, Texas. Desin Daniel Cretton’s “Short Term 12” and Ben Nabors’s “William and the Windmill” took top honors in the narrative and documentary feature fields respectively.
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