Charting the rise, fall, rise and fall of this year’s likely Best Picture victor.
Off the Carpet: The long, strange trip of 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:03 am · February 18th, 2013
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Film Editing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:17 am · February 18th, 2013
‘Argo,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ square off.
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'Argo,' 'Silver Linings,' 'Brave' and 'Breaking Bad' win ACE Eddie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:55 pm · February 16th, 2013
It’s been reiterated for months now that “Argo” and “Silver Linings Playbook” are the two films that are well-liked across the board in the Academy and the industry at large. Well, tonight, both films have triumphed at the America Cinema Editors’s ACE Eddie Awards in the dramatic and comedic categories.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 106 — BAFTA and Scripter recap, WGA preview and more shorts
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 15th, 2013
On this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne recap the BAFTA USC Scripter Awards. They look ahead to the WGA Competition and break down three categories: Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short and Best Live Action Short.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:35 am · February 15th, 2013
‘Argo,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ square off.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Supporting Actor
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:48 am · February 13th, 2013
Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones and Christoph Waltz square off.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Supporting Actress
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:27 am · February 13th, 2013
Amy Adams, Sally Field, Anne Hathaway, Helen Hunt and Jacki Weaver square off.
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Roundup: Michelle Obama hosts the 'Beasts' team at the White House
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:29 am · February 13th, 2013
Also: ‘Chicago’ cast to present at Oscars, and the Academy’s archive of speeches.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 pm · February 12th, 2013
Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell and Benh Zeitlin square off.
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From Emmanuelle Riva to David O. Russell, mixed signals from BAFTA keep the race alive
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:54 pm · February 10th, 2013
Well, except Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress…
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Ben Affleck's 'Argo' wins three BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Best Director
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:25 pm · February 10th, 2013
The BAFTA Awards went down tonight in London and it’s a big moment in the race. As Guy reminded yesterday in his predictions column, the organization has tailored its process closer to the Academy’s, eliminating branch-voted winners in favor of allowing all members to vote throughout the categories. The result could be some powerful Oscar foreshadowing.
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The Academy teams with Gallery1988 for Best Picture print exhibition
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · February 8th, 2013
The Academy has teamed up with Gallery1988 in Los Angeles to present a new Oscar-centric exhibition, “For Your Consideration,” featuring originally designed artwork for each of the nine Best Picture nominees this year.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 105 — Affleck wins another and the nominees do lunch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 8th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss Ben Affleck’s DGA victory, the annual nominees luncheon and the recently held Annie and Visual Effects Society Awards and analyze the Best Animated Short category.
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Roundup: Inside the minds of three Oscar voters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · February 8th, 2013
Also: The politics of the In Memoriam montage, and ‘Lincoln’ vs. Connecticut
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Counting down Robert De Niro's 10 best performances as he seeks a third Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:03 pm · February 5th, 2013
Does his nominated turn in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ rank with his best?
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Roundup: How 'The Hobbit' made the VFX shortlist sight unseen
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 am · February 1st, 2013
Also: ‘Argo’ an illegal hit in Iran, and Hackford to relinquish DGA presidency
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Tech Support: Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers on finding the rhythms of 'Silver Linings'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:45 am · January 31st, 2013
To say that comedies find difficulty being nominated for Best Film Editing would be quite the understatement. So the nomination of Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers for David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” is a testament to the esteem in which their colleagues hold them and their film.
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The Long Shot: Lifting the cloud on 'Silver Linings'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:10 pm · January 30th, 2013
In praise of the ‘lighter’ option in this year’s Best Picture race.
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