THE ARTIST

Round-up: It's your moment to shine, 'Blackthorn'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 am · January 11th, 2012

Also: Defending ‘War Horse’ and judging 2011’s movie posters

'Albert Nobbs,' 'Beginners' and 'Weekend' feature in Gay & Lesbian critics nominations

Posted by Roth Cornet · 7:03 pm · January 10th, 2012

The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association has announced its list of nominees this year, and out front with two mentions apiece were “Albert Nobbs,” “Beginners” and “Weekend.”

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'Tree of Life,' Pitt, Streep win with Denver critics

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:23 pm · January 10th, 2012

“The Descendants” may have led the way with the Denver Film Critics Society’s nominations, but it was “The Tree of Life” that won the big prize. Still, Alexander Payne’s film won a field-leading three awards, for Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble.

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'The Artist,' Malick come out on top with Vancouver film critics

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:55 am · January 10th, 2012

After leading with four nominations from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” has won Best Picture and Best Screenplay from the group. Meanwhile, David Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method” got some love in Canadian spotlight categories.

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Alliance of Women Film Journalists go with 'The Artist,' Hazanavicius

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · January 10th, 2012

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has revealed its list of winners in 30 (!) categories after announcing a slate of nominees recently. The big winner in the traditional categories was “The Artist,” which won Best PIcture and Best Director.

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Round-up: Lonergan speaks… in the presence of his lawyer

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · January 10th, 2012

Also: Jennifer Lawrence to announce Oscar noms, and dissecting the DGA picks

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'The Artist' and the 'Vertigo' score: separating theft from tribute

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:57 pm · January 9th, 2012

The trumped-up non-controversy is a ritual that many Best Picture frontrunners go through at some point: cue Kim Novak accusing “The Artist” of “raping” the memory of “Vertigo” by sampling Bernard Herrmann’s famous score. But where she sees sees artistic theft, the filmmakers see artistic tribute.

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DPs indulge in some mutual appreciation

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 pm · January 9th, 2012

The American Society of Cinematographers announce their nominees tomorrow. Emmanuel Lubezki has swept the precursors for “The Tree of Life,” but it’s no sure thing that the Academy will follow suit — though a recent Variety feature makes it clear a lot of his peers are in his corner.

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'Artist,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Hugo' among Academy's makeup finalists

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:13 pm · January 9th, 2012

The Academy has announced seven advancing finalists in the race for Best Makeup, and among the chosen are the Meryl Streep-starrer “The Iron Lady,” which transformed the beloved actress into former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Off the Carpet: Wrench in the works

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:32 am · January 9th, 2012

As the 2011-2012 film awards season forges ahead, general assumptions and standby wisdom are beginning to fly out the window. What was beginning to seem somewhat settled is anything but. The bed looked like it was made, now the covers are thrown to the far reaches of the room. That’s a good thing.

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David Fincher, Woody Allen make the cut for DGA

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:07 am · January 9th, 2012

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced this year’s slate of nominees for excellence in directing, and chalk another guild citation up for David Fincher, who somehow got in for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Also nominated was Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris,” while Steven Spielberg and Tate Taylor were snubbed for Best Picture contenders “War Horse” and “The Help,” respectively.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 76 — Guild announcements, previewing the DGA and the success of 'Bridesmaids'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · January 6th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the PGA and WGA announcements, preview the DGA nominations and chew on the success of “Bridesmaids” so far this year.

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Round-up: Anticipating Oscar voters' passion play

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:59 am · January 6th, 2012

Also: Defending ‘The Artist’ and delaying ‘Wettest County’

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'Marilyn' and 'Tinker, Tailor' top embarrassing BAFTA longlists

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:28 am · January 6th, 2012

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and “My Week With Marilyn” lead the BAFTA longlists with 16 mentions apiece, setting both films up for multiple nominations on January 17. But the list of omissions is egregious.

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'Descendants' leads with Denver critics nods

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:57 pm · January 5th, 2012

The Denver Film Critics Society has announced its list of nominees this year, and “The Descendants” was the vote-leader. The film even scored two nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category, as Judy Greer joined Shailene Woodley for the fun.

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Predicting the 2011 DGA nominees

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 am · January 5th, 2012

On Monday, the most important precursor announcement of them all drops: the Directors Guild of America offers up its list of nominees for excellence in directing.

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The Long Shot: Backlash to the future

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:10 pm · January 4th, 2012

If you believe certain Oscar-watchers, nominal Best Picture favorite “The Artist” is currently facing a “backlash” in certain quarters, but what does that mean — and does it even exist? Plus, this week’s revised nominee predictions.

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