ACADEMY AWARDS

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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Predicting the foreign-language Oscar shortlist

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:42 pm · January 17th, 2012

Tomorrow, the Academy announces a shortlist of nine contenders for the Best Foreign Language Oscar — we take a look at what they might be.

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Georgia critics opt for 'Tree of Life,' Binoche and (twice) Pitt

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:57 pm · January 17th, 2012

The Georgia Film Critics’ Association distinguished themselves from the back with a fresh and considered list of nominees — and their winners, announced earlier today, are no less intriguing

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Rhapsody in tweed: on the costumes of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:20 am · January 17th, 2012

BAFTA voters overruled their own costume branch by handing a Best Costume Design nomination to the soberly colored men’s suits of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — and they were right to do so.

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'The Artist' and 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' lead BAFTA nominations

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:00 pm · January 16th, 2012

Predictably, ‘The Artist’ leads the BAFTA nominations with 12 mentions, while ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ follows with 11

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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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ACE noms check off 'Artist,' 'Descendants,' ignore 'The Help'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:43 am · January 16th, 2012

The ACE Eddie Award nominations for film editing are more revealing in terms of omissions than inclusions. It’s good news for “The Artist,” “The Descendants” and even “War Horse,” but “The Help” suffers a setback here.

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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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Round-up: Nursing a Golden Globes hangover

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:45 am · January 16th, 2012

Also: Foreign Oscar outliers, and why the Globes beat the Oscars

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'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' win big with Golden Globes (plus live blog)

Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:27 pm · January 15th, 2012

Join us as we note the hits, misses and surprises of tonight’s Golden Globes ceremony.

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Globe predictions: Plain sailing for 'The Artist,' but what about the dramas?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 15th, 2012

“The Artist” is a lock to win at least two major awards in the musical/comedy categories at the Golden Globes tonight, but the drama race is a little murkier. We offer our thoughts on who will win, and who should.

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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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Tech Support Interview: 'The Artist' costume designer Mark Bridges on building character in black and white

Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:51 pm · January 14th, 2012

For those of us who closely monitor the caliber of film costumes, Mark Bridges’s talent has been apparent for well over a decade, going back to at least Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights.” Efforts such as “Magnolia,” “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Blast from the Past,” “There Will Be Blood” and “The Fighter” have shown Bridges’s ability to design threads for numerous periods and in a vast array of genres. His collaboration with Michel Hazanavicus on “The Artist,” however, has probably presented him with his best chance to date to finally find a place in Oscar’s final quintet.

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AMPAS to honor Douglas Trumbull with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Posted by Roth Cornet · 11:11 pm · January 13th, 2012

The Academy has announced that it will present Douglas Trumbull with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.

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Interview: Wim Wenders on overcoming loss and meeting 3D in 'Pina'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:48 pm · January 13th, 2012

Wim Wenders’s 3D dance documentary “Pina” was intended to be a creative collaboration with choreographer Pina Bausch, not a posthumous tribute to her — the director explains how the project grew over more than 20 years of planning.

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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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'Tinker, Tailor,' 'Tree of Life' lead the way with Georgia film critics nods

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:58 am · January 13th, 2012

Unlike other groups, the Georgia film critics clearly don’t care much about predicting the Oscar race: their nominee list is packed with pleasant surprises, with “The Tree of Life” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” leading the way with eight nods each.

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