‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Mirror Mirror,’ ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.
Oscar Guide 2013: Best Costume Design
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:00 am · February 20th, 2013
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:51 am · February 8th, 2013
‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.
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Roundup: BAFTA honors Alan Parker with Fellowship award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:19 am · January 24th, 2013
Also: A doctor speaks up for ‘Silver Linings,’ and why Ang Lee could win
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'Skyfall,' 'Hunger Games' and others join Oscar nominees on Costume Designers Guild list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:27 pm · January 17th, 2013
Guild has separate categories for period, fantasy and contemporary work.
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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' lead the crafts category nominations
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:04 pm · January 10th, 2013
And they’re here. Another year come and another set of nominees in the Academy’s crafts categories, highlighting the invaluable contributions to our movies by behind-the-lines, “below the line” artists.
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Tech Support: International lineup of Best Original Song contenders presents a great opportunity
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · December 20th, 2012
With the recent reveal of the Academy’s list of Best Original Song qualifiers — all 75 of them — the music branch has a wide swath of popular artists to choose from. Of course, the branch tends to focus on the work itself, not necessarily the talent involved, but it’s worth mentioning that Fiona Apple, Florence + the Machine, Karen O, Christina Aguilera, Adele, Keith Urban, Mumford and Sons, The Bootleggers & Emmylou Harris, Arcade Fire, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Paul Williams, Jordin Sparks and Norah Jones are all in the mix. That’s quite the role call.
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'Cloud Atlas' fails to make the finalists for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:14 pm · December 15th, 2012
The Academy has announced its shortlist of seven Best Makeup and Hairstyling contenders. The films will proceed to the “bake-off” stage, where reels of the work put into the makeup and hairstyling effects will be screened for the branch and three nominees will be chosen, revealed alongside the rest of the Oscar nominations on January 10.
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'Impossible' snubbed as Oscar's VFX race is cut to 10 films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:41 am · November 29th, 2012
‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Cloud Atlas’ and a trio of superhero movies all make the cut.
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Tech Support: 'Anna Karenina,' 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'A Royal Affair' feature in Best Costume Design
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:29 am · November 29th, 2012
Oscar night is known for its glamor. “Who are you wearing” becomes a popular question to ask nominees as they make their way down the red carpet. But on screen, clothes do more than make actors look good. They certainly do that, but they also tell us something about the characters who wear them. They reveal things, telling the story visually like every other element of a production.
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'Tinker Tailor' composer Alberto Iglesias takes top honors at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:44 am · October 22nd, 2012
The Spaniard beats out such rivals as John Williams and Alexandre Desplat.
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Review: Spain's lively Oscar entry 'Blancanieves' takes Snow White to the silent era
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:31 am · October 19th, 2012
The classic fairytale gets a flamenco spin in its third go-round this year.
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Tech Support: 'Bel Ami,' all dressed up with nowhere to go
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:10 pm · June 6th, 2012
The latest big-screen vehicle for Robert Pattinson’s charms won’t be landing on any awards lists… but watch out for those costumes.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Snow White and the Huntsman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:09 pm · June 1st, 2012
The new spin on the fairytale hits theaters today.
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The Lists: Top 10 film wardrobes designed by Colleen Atwood
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · May 29th, 2012
With ‘Dark Shadows’ in theaters and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ on the way, we survey the costumer’s best threads.
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Tech Support: Costume designer Colleen Atwood on the painstaking ensembles of 'Snow White'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · May 14th, 2012
Three-time Oscar winner Colleen Atwood has been designing costumes for some of the most elaborate Hollywood productions for the better part of three decades…
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