The Producers Guild of America has announced its list of 10 films competing for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award as well as the animated feature nominees that will compete separately.
PGA nominees include the usual, plus 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'The Ides of March'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · January 3rd, 2012
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Predicting the 2011 PGA nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · January 2nd, 2012
This year’s PGA nominees will do little to clear up the Best Picture scenario at the Oscars. Why? Because the guild will be chalking up a full slate of 10 nominees once again, despite the fact that the Academy’s final line-up could be anywhere from five to 10. So what will the PGA spring for?
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 75 — Critics' picks so far, 'War Horse' box office, PGA/WGA preview, boiling down Best Actress and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 31st, 2011
In this week’s Oscar Talk, Kris and Anne discuss the critics’ awards and lists so far, preview the upcoming PGA and WGA announcements and examine the Best Actress race one more time, among many other things.
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Interview: Richard Curtis and Jeremy Irvine on Spielberg, ‘War Horse’ and human empathy
Posted by Roth Cornet · 9:49 pm · December 29th, 2011
Screenwriter Richard Curtis and star Jeremy Irvine discuss the creation of a quintessentially Spielbergian tale.
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Round-up: Did cinematography turn a corner in 2011?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:45 am · December 29th, 2011
Also: A potential Oscar double for ‘Pina,’ and Hollywood’s sequel binge
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Round-up: 'Shame' and 'Martha Marcy' going for a song
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:18 am · December 28th, 2011
Also: Reznor on working with Fincher, and ‘War Horse’ the one to beat?
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The Lists: Top 10 Steven Spielberg films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:58 am · December 27th, 2011
For the fifth time in his career, director Steven Spielberg has offered up a drama (“War Horse”) and an entertainment (“The Adventures of Tintin”) in the same year. But for the first time ever, he has two films in theaters at the same time. So it seems now is as good a time as any to run through a list of the “best” films of the famed director’s career.
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Off the Carpet: Waiting on the guilds as 'War Horse' hits the box office running
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:33 pm · December 26th, 2011
The sleigh bells have been silenced, the decorations are ready to be stored another year and the online Christmas spirit is giving way once again to the power of snark. And as we enter the lull between holidays, I glance at the box office and see good news for Disney…
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Tell us what you thought of 'War Horse'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:55 am · December 25th, 2011
The film hits theaters today.
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'Drive,' 'A Better Life' and 'Attack the Block' among scores not eligible for Oscar this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:03 pm · December 22nd, 2011
The Academy has announced a list of 97 film scores eligible for consideration in the Best Original Score category this year. Typically, it’s this announcement that brings the bad news of this or that score either not being submitted or being ruled ineligible for whatever reason.
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Round-up: Oscilloscope wants us talking about 'Kevin' sooner
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:12 am · December 22nd, 2011
Also: Steve Pond predicts 8 Best Pic nominees, and Richard Curtis on Spielberg
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Off the Carpet: Setting the field with the precursors so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 am · December 19th, 2011
In just three weeks we’ve gone from zero to a hundred on the circuit as the film awards landscape has been sculpted into a bit of a consensus in these waning moments of 2011. Let’s see what that consensus appears to be.
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'Descendants,' 'Drive' win big at Satellite Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:52 am · December 19th, 2011
After nominating any and everything under the sun, the International Press Academy (Satellite Awards) has tapped “The Descendants” as this year’s Best Picture of the year. The group, however, gave “Drive” a field-leading four wins, and overall, it’s a unique set of superlatives.
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Dallas-Fort Worth critics REALLY like 'The Descendants'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:28 am · December 16th, 2011
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association has picked its jumped into the fray with a list of winners and it’s rather clear they kind of had a thing for Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants.” The film won awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay. Check out the full list below.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 74 — LAFCA, SAG, Globes, 'Dragon Tattoo,' 'Extremely Loud' and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 16th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne talk about the week in critics awards, nomination announcements and a pair of late-breaking, heavily-anticipated studio efforts: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”
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Tech Support Interview: Janusz Kaminski on capturing the landscape in 'War Horse'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · December 15th, 2011
In the first installment of this season’s Tech Support interview series, we sit down with “War Horse” cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.
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'The Artist' leads with six Golden Globe nods, Spielberg snubbed
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 am · December 15th, 2011
‘The Descendants’ and ‘The Help’ followed with five nominations apiece, but it’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March,” with four, that is the morning’s big comeback kid.
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Guessing the Globes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:54 am · December 14th, 2011
Here’s another chance for you to spitball the Golden Globes nominee list: we’re expecting a leading haul for “The Artist,” but what annual oddities will surface in the comedy/musical categories?
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