'American Sniper's' Bradley Cooper wins the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance

Posted by · 5:55 pm · April 12th, 2015

Bradley Cooper beat out some stiff competition Sunday night to win the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for his work in the box office smash “American Sniper.”

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2015 MTV Movie Awards Nominees and Winners – Complete List

Posted by · 3:45 pm · April 12th, 2015

A complete rundown of all of this year’s MTV Movie Awards nominees and winners.

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Tech Support: 'Grand Budapest' and 'Whiplash' lead Oscar's craft categories

Posted by · 12:10 pm · February 23rd, 2015

HitFix boils down the crafts categories of the 87th Oscars, where “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Whiplash” found the most love.

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87th Academy Awards Winners and Nominees – Complete List

Posted by · 2:59 pm · February 22nd, 2015

A complete list of all the winners and nominees for the 87th Academy Awards which were announced during the 2015 Oscars Telecast on Sunday, February 22 on ABC.

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Best Picture: 'Birdman' or 'Boyhood?' 'Boyhood' or 'Birdman?' Or…something else?

Posted by · 5:12 pm · February 19th, 2015

This year’s Best Picture Oscar race is truly a stunner, and the envelope hasn’t even been opened yet. Let’s review how we got to this place, shall we? And let’s do it in present tense, to really relive the magic.

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Best Actor: It's Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne or Bradley Cooper down to the wire

Posted by · 10:58 am · February 18th, 2015

Eddie Redmayne, Michael Keaton or Bradley Cooper could win the Best Actor Oscar, but is the race as close as it seems?

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Best Adapted Screenplay: Will 'Whiplash' upset the applecart?

Posted by · 9:42 am · February 16th, 2015

HitFix breaks down the Best Adapted Screenplay category with the 87th annual Oscars looming on the horizon.

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Contender Countdown: The tough Best Picture call between 'Boyhood' and 'Birdman'

Posted by · 11:30 pm · February 12th, 2015

Is it “Boyhood” or “Birdman” for Best Picture? Some thoughts in this week’s countdown on whether “analytics” really matter with Oscar’s biggest prize.

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Adorable kids reenact Best Picture nominees

Posted by · 5:02 pm · February 3rd, 2015

Children reenact all eight Best Picture nominees. Their version of “Whiplash” might be better than the real thing.

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'American Sniper,' 'Imitation Game' controversies top of mind in Santa Barbara

Posted by · 2:19 pm · January 31st, 2015

Controversy was at the forefront of discussion Saturday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual Writers Panel featuring behind-the-keyboard talent involved with some of the year’s most celebrated films, all of them nominated for Academy Awards for their work.

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'Birdman' wins PGA Award, next stop Oscar?

Posted by · 9:22 pm · January 24th, 2015

Winners of the 2015 Producers Guild Awards were announced Saturday night. Winners included “Birdman,” “Life Itself,” “Breaking Bad” and “The LEGO Movie.”

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Contender Countdown: Will 'Boyhood's' Oscar destiny be cemented this weekend?

Posted by · 10:49 am · January 22nd, 2015

Will “Boyhood” seal its Oscar destiny this weekend? With the PGA and SAG honors on deck we take another look at the Best Picture race.

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Off the Carpet: 'Sniper' aims for Oscar with box office dominance

Posted by · 9:24 am · January 19th, 2015

Deep breath post-nominations, as #OscarsSoWhite ignites, “American Sniper” crushes it at the box office and everyone wonders how phase two will shake out.

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'Birdman' and 'Grand Budapest' lead 2015 Oscar nominations as snubs abound

Posted by · 5:21 am · January 15th, 2015

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Birdman” led all Oscar nominees on Thursday morning with eight nominations but snubs for “The LEGO Movie,” Ava DuVernay and Jennifer Aniston made things interesting.

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Hell's bells, 'Interstellar' got a Cinema Audio Society sound mixing nomination

Posted by · 4:30 am · January 13th, 2015

The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for the sound mixing organization’s 51st annual awards. Nominees include “American Sniper,” “Birdman” and, in a bit of a surprise given the narrative around the film, “Interstellar.”

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Denver critics name Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' the year's best film

Posted by · 3:31 pm · January 12th, 2015

The Denver crowd decided to shake things up a little bit today by being the first group to hand Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” its award for best film of the year.

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Off the Carpet: Pondering the twists in Oscar's road with nominations on the horizon

Posted by · 1:18 pm · January 12th, 2015

Oscar nominations will be revealed Thursday, and there have been a lot of twists and turns leading to this week. How will things settle, and what surprises might be in store?

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Off the Carpet: Five films have universal industry and guild support so far

Posted by · 10:48 am · January 5th, 2015

So far, four industry groups have announced nominations this year: the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Cinema Editors (ACE), the Art Directors Guild (ADG) and the Producers Guild of America (PGA). And so far, only five films have been recognized by all four groups.

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