Four films stand atop the industry precursor awards circuit

Posted by · 3:40 pm · January 15th, 2014

With the announcement of the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards nominees this afternoon, all of the various industry guilds and societies have had their say on the season. And it’s just under the wire, too, as we’re all preparing for the Oscar nominations announcement tomorrow morning. So how did the various contenders fare?

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'Captain Phillips,' 'American Hustle' and 'Breaking Bad' nominated for 2014 ACE Eddie Awards

Posted by · 5:00 am · January 10th, 2014

The American Cinema Editors (ACE) organization has announced nominees for the 64th annual ACE Eddie Awards, and “American Hustle” has predictably kept its strong guild showing going with a notice in the comedy or musical category.

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'Her' comes out on top in Oklahoma

Posted by · 2:15 pm · January 7th, 2014

Spike Jonze’s “Her” has won the top prize from the Oklahoma Film Critics’ Circle. “12 Years a Slave” also took a pair of awards, while “August: Osage County” was named the year’s worst.

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Off the Carpet: Will Harvey have his first Oscar off-year since 2007?

Posted by · 8:08 pm · January 6th, 2014

Harvey Weinstein has had a heck of a Best Picture run since getting the Weinstein Company’s engine revved in 2008 with “The Reader.” But does all of that look to come to an end with 2013’s slate?

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Dear Academy members: Don't forget these contenders

Posted by · 12:00 am · January 6th, 2014

Scarlett Johansson, Spike Jonze, Sally Hawkins, Oscar Isaac, James Franco and Amy Adams are just a few of the potential nominees that Academy members should give serious consideration to before submitting their nomination ballots this Wednesday.

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Hanks, McConaughey and more take stock of a great year for movies at Palm Springs awards gala

Posted by · 11:54 pm · January 4th, 2014

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala was held Saturday night and a wide array of stars came out to fete and be feted. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Jane Fonda, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, U2’s Bono, Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep were just a few on hand as the Oscar season dived headlong into the new year.

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'Dallas Buyers Club,' 'Lone Survivor,' 'Wolf of Wall Street' land WGA nominations

Posted by · 9:09 am · January 3rd, 2014

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced this year’s list of narrative and documentary feature screenplay nominees, and given the wave of ineligibilities, which included such Oscar players as “12 Years a Slave,” “Philomena” and “Fruitvale Station,” it was a much smaller crop for the guild to choose from.

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Previewing the 2014 WGA nominations

Posted by · 4:49 pm · January 2nd, 2014

Tomorrow brings the WGA nominations, with the unusual selection of ineligibilities that distinguish them from other Guild honors. So which films will benefit? We offer our predictions.

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What today's PGA announcement means for Oscar

Posted by · 12:11 pm · January 2nd, 2014

HitFix’s awards editor Kristopher Tapley examines this morning’s PGA nominations announcement and assesses how it could be a slightly different story when the Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 16.

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Julia Roberts discusses the 'appealing' intimidation of 'August: Osage County'

Posted by · 11:07 pm · December 22nd, 2013

Actress Julia Roberts talks to HitFix about the intimidation of “August: Osage County” and the importance of Tracy Letts in dismantling the play and reassembling it for the screen.

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Nevada critics award '12 Years,' McConaughey, Streep

Posted by · 10:21 am · December 20th, 2013

The Nevada Film Critics Society has hopped on the “12 Years a Slave” bandwagon, awarding the film Best Film honors (though nothing else). Meanwhile, Alfonso CuarĂ³n’s “Gravity” picked up three prizes, including Best Director, while Meryl Streep landed her first prize of the year for her performance in “August: Osage County.”

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Roundup: Palm Springs hails Meryl Streep as an Icon

Posted by · 3:00 am · December 19th, 2013

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Meryl Streep will receive the Icon Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival. Meanwhile, someone’s out the scupper Lana del Rey’s Oscar campaign/

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Oscar Talk: 'Hustle,' 'Wall Street,' precursors and the 10 best films of 2013

Posted by · 11:00 am · December 13th, 2013

In the latest installment of Oscar Talk, Kris and Anne discuss the final films to screen of the season, the end-of-year precursor circuit that includes critics groups, the HFPA and SAG and their own kudos list: the top 10 films of 2013.

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Globe snubs and surprises: 'Rush' returns, 'Banks' retreats, Lana del Rey is unloved

Posted by · 6:15 am · December 12th, 2013

We round up the most surprising inclusions and exclusions from this morning’s Golden Globe nominations announcement — including a surprise Best Picture nod for “Rush,” and the underperforming “Saving Mr. Banks.”

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SAG winners and losers: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Saving Mr. Banks,' Mariah Carey

Posted by · 9:24 am · December 11th, 2013

I’ve offered my take on this morning’s SAG Awards announcement and Guy has given his thoughts on snubs and surprises on the film side. The nominations brought with them a number of winners and losers in both the worlds of film and television, however, so to which side of the line did your favorites fall? Team HitFix offers thoughts on who’s happy and who’s sad now that the actors have had their say.

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Redford snubbed and 'Dallas' gets a boost in otherwise unsurprising SAG announcement

Posted by · 6:04 am · December 11th, 2013

This morning’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations announcement wasn’t going to have a lot of surprises. At this stage, most of the players are known. It’s a dense race, however, so the only question was, who was going to get squeezed out?

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'12 Years a Slave' dominates Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations

Posted by · 10:57 am · December 10th, 2013

Another day, another regional critics group that dives full force into the “12 Years a Slave” tank. The film dominated the Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations today with 13 mentions. “Saving Mr. Banks” was a distant second nailing down nine, while “Gravity” picked up eight.

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'12 Years a Slave,' 'Nebraska' and 'Her' lead the way with St. Louis critics nominations

Posted by · 9:34 am · December 9th, 2013

Steve McQueen’s slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” led another batch of nominees today with the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, but Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” and Spike Jonze’s “Her” scored large tallies, too. All three were nominated for Best Film along with “American Hustle” and “Gravity.”

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