The European Film Awards take place in Berlin tonight, with “Blue is the Warmest Color,” Keira Knightley and Naomi Watts among the nominees. We break down who’s likeliest to win, and who deserves to.
European Film Awards: Who will win, and who should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · December 7th, 2013
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'Only God Forgives,' 'The Impossible' among 46 films in running for European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 pm · September 10th, 2013
Once more, ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ must wait until next year.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 am · February 21st, 2013
Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Quvenzhané Wallis and Naomi Watts square off.
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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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Snow White adaptation 'Blancanieves' beats 'The Impossible' at Spain's Goya Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 am · February 18th, 2013
The true-life tsunami drama takes Best Director and multiple tech awards.
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Roundup: Richard Linklater honored with surprise award at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · February 12th, 2013
Also: The Academy’s quirky Best Picture gallery, and R.I.P. Gerry Hambling
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'Cloud Atlas,' 'Impossible,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' lead International Film Music nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · February 7th, 2013
Sometimes I feel like it would be helpful for the International Film Music Critics Association to release its list of nominees prior to the Oscar nominations. There is no real “precursor” to help understand what the music branch might be thinking. Then again, as evidenced by this year’s slate, maybe they wouldn’t be that helpful at all. A critics group’s choices are bound to differ from a group of composers’ choices, and so it has this year.
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'Life of Pi' and 'Brave' rule the 11th annual Visual Effects Society Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:39 pm · February 5th, 2013
It was a predictably great night for “Life of Pi” at tonight’s Visual Effects Society Awards as the film picked up four prizes, including the big daddy, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture. Not only that, but as previously announced, the film’s director, Ang Lee, received the Society’s Visionary Award.
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Roundup: 'Visionary' Ang Lee rewarded by Visual Effects Society
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 4th, 2013
Also: Reviewing the original song contenders, and ‘Disconnect’ to open SBIFF
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Roundup: The oblivious politics of 'The Impossible'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:53 am · January 3rd, 2013
Also: Dressing ‘Django Unchained,” and the sexism of ‘Les Mis’
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'Anna Karenina,' 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Skyfall' among Art Directors Guild nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 pm · January 2nd, 2013
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominees for excellence in production design. A wide cross-section of work was selected, though high-profile exclusions include “The Master,” “Django Unchained” and “Moonrise Kingdom.”
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Impossible'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 am · December 22nd, 2012
J.A. Bayona’s riveting tsunami drama hits theaters this weekend.
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Roundup: Witherspoon stumps for Watts
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:19 am · December 19th, 2012
Also: Hooper, Danna honored by Palm Springs, ‘Holy Motors’ tops IndieWire poll
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Off the Carpet: Ballots are out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 17th, 2012
Normally this column would begin with something like, “Ballots have been mailed to Oscar voters today,” but that begs reminding that for the first time ever, the Academy has adopted an electronic voting system in addition to paper ballots (for those who request them). How will that change the course of the season? Is chatter about glitches and lack of understanding just a facile talking point blown out of proportion? Maybe. But what is tangible in all of this is the landscape as a result of the first major nominations announcements of the season.
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Exclusive: 'Les Mis,' 'Django,' 'Beasts,' 'Amour' among 2012 scripts not eligible for WGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · December 15th, 2012
Every year it’s worth noting that a number of the original and adapted screenplays in the hunt for Oscar consideration won’t get the extra bump of a nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Reasons for failing to qualify include the writer of the script not being a guild member or not retroactively handling the requisite process, among other things.
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Some SAG surprises indicate unexpected currents in the season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:57 am · December 12th, 2012
The awards-obsessive corners of the web were all abuzz this morning with murmurs of a supposed “leak” of the 19th annual SAG nominees. Intrepid net hounds had apparently gone into the guild’s website and done some choice searching to turn out what ended up being, indeed, the full list of nominees. So what were they and what do they mean?
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'Silver Linings Playbook' and 'Take This Waltz' stand out in Detroit Film Critics Society nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:56 am · December 11th, 2012
The Detroit Film Critics Society has announced its list of nominees, and they refreshingly go their own way in a number of areas. “Silver Linings Playbook” led the way with seven nominations and Sarah Polley’s “Take This Waltz” was a favorite, too. Other unique picks include Bill Murray in the Best Actor line-up for “Hyde Park on Hudson” and Greta Gerwig in Best Actress for “Damsels in Distress.”
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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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