With 10 nominations to date, Steven Spielberg came into today’s Directors Guild of America (DGA) announcement as the most honored director in the guild’s history. Well, make it 11, as the “Lincoln” director predictably made it one more with a notice for his $144 million-grossing (and climbing) epic.
Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper, Ang Lee and Steven Spielberg nominated by DGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:05 am · January 8th, 2013
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Makeup, Score, Song, Production Design, Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:24 am · January 8th, 2013
So here we go. After several months of previewing the contenders, it’s time to predict the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards in the crafts categories.
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists opts for 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 am · January 8th, 2013
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ notches up three wins.
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Off the Carpet: All bets are off
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:54 am · January 8th, 2013
This year is all over the place, so let’s be bold, shall we?
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'The Hobbit,' 'Lincoln' surprise with Cinema Audio Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 8th, 2013
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for this year’s awards honoring excellence in sound mixing.
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Roundup: Did the Academy spill one of their nominees early?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:18 am · January 8th, 2013
Also: The Globes get a theme song, and why there’s still hope for ‘Les Mis’ fans
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'Lincoln' dominates North Texas film critics awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:38 pm · January 7th, 2013
The North Texas Film Critics Association has thrown another log on the fire for Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” the film’s second critics Best Picture prize of the season. The film also won Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Anne Hathaway (Best Supporting Actress) and Claudio Miranda (Best Cinematography) kept it from being a clean sweep. Check out the full list of winners below.
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'Zero Dark Thirty' wins big with Vancouver critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 pm · January 7th, 2013
Just as “Argo” had pulled it to a tie, “Zero Dark Thirty” takes another step out ahead of the critics awards haul with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay honors from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams won awards for their performances in “The Master.”
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'The Hobbit,' 'Avengers' and 'Life of Pi' lead Visual Effects Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:52 am · January 7th, 2013
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” picked up seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society. “The Avengers” and “Life of Pi” weren’t far behind with six each.
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Online Film Critics Society goes with 'Argo,' PTA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · January 7th, 2013
The Online Film Critics have jumped on the increasingly-strong “Argo” bandwagon and handed the film its Best Picture prize for 2012. Paul Thomas Anderson nabbed Best Director after his film, “The Master,” led the way with nominations. Philip Seymour Hoffman was also recognized for his work in the film. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain won top acting honors and Anne Hathaway picked up yet another prize for her performance in “Les Misérables.”
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Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander feature on BAFTA's female-heavy Rising Star list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:46 am · January 7th, 2013
‘Life of Pi’ newcomer Suraj Sharma is the lone male nominee.
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Roundup: Is the foreign-language category still broken?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 7th, 2013
Also: Haneke out of home awards, and an Oscar for the director of ‘Contraband?’
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Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane to announce Oscar nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:16 am · January 7th, 2013
A break from the usual tradition – should we expect some banter?
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'Argo' wins with Houston film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 pm · January 5th, 2013
After “Lincoln” led the way with nominations from the Houston Film Critics Society last month, it was “Argo” that took the prizes for Best Picture and Best Director. Steven Spielberg’s film did win Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Screenplay, while most other awards followed established canon. This is the seventh Best Film prize for “Argo” on the critics circuit so far, bringing it ever closer to the “Zero Dark Thirty” tally of eight.
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'Amour' wins top honors from National Society of Film Critics
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:17 pm · January 5th, 2013
Michael Haneke’s film also takes Best Director and Actress.
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From 'Ai Weiwei' to 'Sugar Man,' handicapping this year's documentary feature race
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:15 am · January 5th, 2013
The field of documentary feature contenders this year is bursting at the seams with quality and the signs of a true golden age for the form. And this even with a number of the year’s best having failed to make the finalists cut. Issues tackled are wide-ranging, artistry is apparent in a number of entries and the stories that are being shared are as powerful as ever. How do you even begin to handicap this thing?
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'Perks,' 'Flight,' 'Master' make the list of WGA nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:07 am · January 4th, 2013
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced its screen nominees for the year.
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Oscar ceremony to include a 50th anniversary tribute to James Bond
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:56 am · January 4th, 2013
One way or another, the franchise will be acknowledged on the night.
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