The Academy has teamed up with Gallery1988 in Los Angeles to present a new Oscar-centric exhibition, “For Your Consideration,” featuring originally designed artwork for each of the nine Best Picture nominees this year.
The Academy teams with Gallery1988 for Best Picture print exhibition
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · February 8th, 2013
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Foreign Language Film
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · February 6th, 2013
‘Amour,’ ‘War Witch,’ ‘No,’ ‘A Royal Affair’ and ‘Kon-Tiki’ square off.
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Roundup: Have the Oscars reconnected with America?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 am · February 5th, 2013
Also: The sequels we need to see, and why Jessica Chastain is exhausted.
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Stumping for Emmanuelle Riva
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:35 am · February 4th, 2013
A passioned plea to hold-out voters: Watch ‘Amour’
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César Award noms celebrate 'Amour,' 'Holy Motors'… and 'Argo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 pm · January 25th, 2013
Noemie Lvovksy’s ‘Camille Rewinds’ leads with 13 nods.
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'Amour,' 'Rust and Bone' divide spoils at France's Lumiere Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:47 pm · January 22nd, 2013
Jean-Louis Trintignant joins Emmanuelle Riva in the winners’ circle.
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'Amour,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Master' win big as London critics spread the love
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:32 pm · January 20th, 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis misses a rare stop on the precursor trail.
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Jessica Chastain owns the box office in 'Mama,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' during crucial Oscar window
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · January 19th, 2013
The story of today isn’t quite what’s happening in Park City but what’s happening at multiplexes across the country. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is leading the charge with the top two films at the box office, Andrés Muschietti’s “Mama” and Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty.”
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Off the Carpet: Why I want to see 'Argo' win Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 am · January 14th, 2013
The last 100 hours or so in Hollywood has been intriguing, to say the least. The Oscar nominations on Thursday sent a series of shockwaves throughout the industry and were marvelously reflective of a tightly contended, stellar year of filmmaking. And of course, two names have been on everyone’s lips since the Thursday morning bombshell: Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow.
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Big moments for Bill Clinton, Jodie Foster and Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:43 am · January 14th, 2013
It was all smiles at the Warner Bros./In Style party Sunday night as team “Argo” had grabbed yet another one-two Best Picture/Best Director punch after the film’s director Ben Affleck was unceremoniously snubbed from the Oscars’ Best Director line-up late last week.
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Haneke's 'Amour' joins exclusive club of Palme d'Or winners turned Best Picture nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:30 pm · January 11th, 2013
The film joins 15 others to have transitioned from the Croisette to Oscar’s spotlight.
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Nine double-dipping Oscar nominees have multiple shots on goal this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:22 pm · January 11th, 2013
Another year, another set of Oscar nominees. And while all are lucky to be in the mix, some are twice as lucky. There are always a few double dippers each year, individuals recognized in multiple categories or, sometimes, twice in the same category. So who’s in the club this time around?
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 102 — Oscar nominations and the BFCA Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:40 am · January 11th, 2013
In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss last night’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards as well as the nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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Roundup: The thinking man's Oscar crop?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:51 am · January 11th, 2013
Also: Ebert weighs in, and what to expect when you’re expecting Seth MacFarlane
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The critics choose embarrassment
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 pm · January 10th, 2013
I apologized to BFCA president Joey Berlin after this evening’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for being frank about it, but I couldn’t tell a lie: this year’s show was an embarrassment. Appalling, I’d go so far to say.
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Oscar brings surprises aplenty as frontrunners miss and fairytales come true
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:27 am · January 10th, 2013
The 85th annual nominations packed an intriguing punch this morning.
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'Lincoln' leads, 'Pi' and 'Silver Linings' surge as the Academy serves up a few surprises
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · January 10th, 2013
Three DGA nominees miss the cut for Best Director
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11th hour thoughts on the eve of the nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 pm · January 9th, 2013
Okay, so I went back and fiddled with some things this morning before getting on my flight to LA. I love how zany this year is. So much that we “know” about an awards season can just be thrown out the window. But of course, there will always be those who claim to have “the knowledge.” Don’t let ’em fool you.
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