It’s been a busy morning. The nominees are out. About a thousand different variations of “it’s humbling and exciting” are coming through from the various contenders. And all eyes are fixing on February 26. But as we transition into phase two of the 2011-2012 film awards season, it’s worth it to pause and consider what we might have learned today.
The Lists: Top 10 things we learned about the Academy today
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · January 24th, 2012
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'Hugo' leads with 11 Oscar nominations, 'War Horse' in, 'Dragon Tattoo' out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:15 am · January 24th, 2012
The nominees are in and the surprises are few and far between, in my opinion (though others seem to be picking their jaws up off the floor this morning). As indicated yesterday, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” caught fire with voters down the stretch and was very much on their lips. The film turned up in the nine-film Best Picture category today, despite being critically disassembled, and that was pretty much the only eyebrow-raiser of the major categories. The film only showed up in one other category: Best Supporting Actor for Max von Sydow.
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Off the Carpet: Pencils down
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · January 23rd, 2012
Declaring final predictions in all categories.
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Could a bake-off snafu keep 'Harry Potter' from a visual effects nomination?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:53 am · January 20th, 2012
An unfortunate snafu at last night’s visual effects bake-off — a lengthy branch-specific event that features reel screenings of effects work on the seven visual effects finalists and presentations from the supervisors involved — could keep the wizard and his denouement out of the Oscar equation.
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'Super 8' leads the way with Motion Picture Sound Editors nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:13 am · January 20th, 2012
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) used to announce its list of nominees after the Oscars did, meaning the Best Sound Editing category was the one field without much in the way of precursor clues for predicting. That changed recently and now we can get an idea of where the sound branch might lean in the field.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 78 — Golden Globes, BAFTA nominees, more guild announcements and Sundance 2012
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 am · January 20th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss last weekend’s Golden Globes, the BAFTA an guild announcements of the week and the currently underway Sundance Film Festival.
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Iowa critics dig 'Descendants'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:51 pm · January 19th, 2012
The Iowa Film Critics have joined and drowned in the on-going chorus of year-end kudos-dishers. Drowned-in because it’s all just a blur now. “The Descendants” came out on top, winning both Best Picture and Best Director. And there’s Melissa McCarthy, yet again.
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Taking questions for 1/20 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:53 pm · January 19th, 2012
Offer up your burning queries.
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'The Artist,' 'Thor,' 'Bridesmaids' among Costume Designers Guild nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:53 am · January 19th, 2012
Following on the heels of the Cinema Audio Society today is the Costume Designers Guild, which has selected nominees in its three patented categories.
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'Hanna,' 'Pirates' among Cinema Audio Society surprises, 'Transformers' snubbed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:30 am · January 19th, 2012
And now, as they say, for something completely different. The guild nominations these last few weeks have been rank and file, the usual mish-mash of the same titles reflecting a bit of group think and perfunctory nominations. That ends today, though, as the Cinema Audio Society’s crop of nominees included some eyebrow-raising titles.
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Paramount unveils newly restored 'Wings' at the Academy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:32 pm · January 17th, 2012
AMPAS president Tom Sherak, Paramount CEO Brad Grey and the family of William A. Wellman toast the studio’s 100th anniversary.
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Off the Carpet: As the music stops, fringe hopefuls cross their fingers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · January 16th, 2012
As of Friday, phase one of this year’s Oscar season has drawn to a close. Ballots were due by 5pm and it’s pencils down, the music has stopped, whatever metaphor you want to apply. And the period of December 27 – January 13 was crucial for films looking to grab a last-minute foothold and those hoping to maintain dominance alike.
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A night at the Golden Globes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:04 am · January 16th, 2012
Well, the Globes came and they went. And as I stood in the Fox Pavilion viewing party outside the Beverly Hilton hotel, guessing every single win with publicist friends, I couldn’t help but smile at the HFPA’s gall for being so predictable and so very much…themselves.
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Nevada film critics tap 'Hugo,' Scorsese
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:14 pm · January 14th, 2012
The Nevada Film Critics Society has spoken and “Hugo” was the word on its collective lips. The film won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Child Actor from the group. Meanwhile, Tom Hardy received his first win of the season for his performance in “Warrior.”
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Pre-Globes party weekend: Weinstein, AFI, Paramount, Film Independent and BAFTA do it up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:45 pm · January 14th, 2012
Leading into tomorrow’s Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Hollywood has been all abuzz with events aimed at making the most of having talent in town for the big awards show weekend.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 77 — Critics' Choice Awards, DGA nominees, documentary rule changes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 13th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the week’s DGA nominations and rule changes affecting the Academy’s documentary branch.
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A night at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · January 13th, 2012
The sights and sounds of the first major televised awards show of the season.
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards (open thread)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:27 pm · January 12th, 2012
Discuss the winners as they’re announced.
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