Adele, Pharrell Williams and David Fincher were among the list of current and former Oscar nominees to win Grammys Sunday night.
Jeremy Renner, 'Skyfall,' David Fincher: Hollywood's 2014 Grammys presence
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:59 pm · January 26th, 2014
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It's Adele vs. Lana Del Rey at the 2014 Grammys as 'Skyfall' and 'Gatsby' face off
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:20 pm · December 6th, 2013
Adele, Coldplay, Regina Spektor, Diane Warren and Lana Del Rey are some of the names nominated in the Grammy Awards categories that recognize film, TV and visual media this year.
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Lucky 7: Seven actors who played the same role at least seven times
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · July 16th, 2013
With Hugh Jackman’s seventh and eighth appearances as Logan/Wolverine on the way, we take a look at other actors who have played a character at least seven times.
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'The Avengers,' 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' win at the 2013 Saturn Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 pm · June 26th, 2013
The 39th annual Saturn Awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films tonight in Burbank, Calif. Top prizes for film went to “The Avengers,” “Life of Pi,” “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Skyfall,” while “Revolution,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” triumphed in the television categories.
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Mendes will return to the Bond franchise, vow producers
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:25 pm · March 26th, 2013
Oscar-winning director ruled himself out of the next one, but ‘left the door open.’
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'Skyfall' wins big at Empire Awards as Helen Mirren sticks up for the ladies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 am · March 25th, 2013
More gold for Jennifer Lawrence, while Martin Freeman beats Daniel Day-Lewis.
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'Skyfall,' 'The Avengers,' 'The Hobbit' lead nominations for Jameson Empire Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · March 1st, 2013
But what films were Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway nominated for?
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Off the Carpet: A roller coaster season comes to an end
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:13 pm · February 25th, 2013
What can one really say at the end of a season this contentious, this exciting, this tight every step of the way other than: “Gee, that was fun.”
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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' has a strong crafts showing at the Oscars
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:35 am · February 25th, 2013
I’m writing this column, the last Tech Support entry for this 2012-2013 Oscar season, with a strange combination of ambivalence and a touch of the bittersweet. Despite the fun of awards season, and this one in particular, it is somewhat relieving to see it come to an end.
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Who is HitFix's top pundit in a tricky year for Oscar predictions?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:08 am · February 25th, 2013
Okay, so not anyone’s best showing this year.
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Adele wins the Best Original Song Oscar for 'Skyfall' at the Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:17 pm · February 24th, 2013
Pop music sensation can add an Oscar to the countless American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and Grammys she’s amassed to date. The “Rolling in the Deep” vocalist won Best Original Song at the Academy Awards this evening for her title track to the James Bond film “Skyfall.”
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Academy pays tribute to movie musicals as Bassey and Adele represent for Bond
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:06 pm · February 24th, 2013
This year’s show has taken the movie music theme to heart.
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It's a tie! 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Skyfall' share sound editing Oscar as 'Les Mis' takes sound mixing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:33 pm · February 24th, 2013
The much-hyped live vocal capture technique paid off for the ‘Les Mis’ team.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 107 — Final stabs in the dark
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 22nd, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne offer up their final predictions for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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Roundup: The greatest hits of Roger Deakins
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:15 am · February 22nd, 2013
Also: Does the Academy still have a blockbuster blind spot?
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'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' among International Film Music Critics Association award winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:55 pm · February 21st, 2013
Mychael Danna was awarded Film Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association for his work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.” Danny Elfman was recognized as Film Composer of the Year while “Lincoln,” “Ted,” “Skyfall,” “John Carter” and “Rise of the Guardians” won throughout the genre categories. Check out the full list of winners below and keep track of the 2012-2013 film awards season at The Circuit.
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Tech Support: Final thoughts on the 2012 crafts races
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:09 am · February 21st, 2013
I think the Oscar Guides have been superb this year, and I don’t mean to duplicate them, so I’ll try to cut to the chase as I give a final preview of the 10 crafts categories set to be awarded at Sunday’s 85th annual Academy Awards.
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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' leads the way with Saturn Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 am · February 20th, 2013
Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” led the way with nine nominations for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, recognizing the best in genre filmmaking. It picked up nods in the Best Fantasy Film and Best Director categories, among others. Not far behind were Ang Lee’s Oscar nominee “Life of Pi” with eight and Sam Mendes’s James Bon actioner “Skyfall” with seven.
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