But what films were Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway nominated for?
'Skyfall,' 'The Avengers,' 'The Hobbit' lead nominations for Jameson Empire Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · March 1st, 2013
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Sony sets 'Annie' with Quvenzhané Wallis for Christmas 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:39 pm · February 27th, 2013
You didn’t think you had heard the last of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhané Wallis, I hope. The youngest Best Actress nominee of all time was shrewdly announced on Oscar Sunday as the lead in the Will Smith-produced, Will Gluck-directed adaptation of the musical “Annie,” and today a release date has been announced: Christmas 2014.
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The 2012-2013 Film Awards Circuit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · February 27th, 2013
Charting the winners and losers of this year’s Oscar season.
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'Silver Linings Playbook' dominates 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:30 pm · February 23rd, 2013
In a normal year I would have been working on an interesting blood-Jameson content on the beach of Santa Monica today. Film Independent’s Spirit Awards are, after all, the great stretch of the legs at the tail end of the season with the big Sunday showdown on the horizon. It’s a good party, even if it still seems to be chasing what “independent filmmaking” is in this day and age. (I don’t know that they’ve caught it.)
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Picture
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · February 22nd, 2013
Is ‘Argo’ set to complete its big sweep?
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 am · February 21st, 2013
Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Emmanuelle Riva, Quvenzhané Wallis and Naomi Watts square off.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:35 am · February 15th, 2013
‘Argo,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ square off.
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Roundup: Michelle Obama hosts the 'Beasts' team at the White House
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:29 am · February 13th, 2013
Also: ‘Chicago’ cast to present at Oscars, and the Academy’s archive of speeches.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 pm · February 12th, 2013
Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell and Benh Zeitlin square off.
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The Academy teams with Gallery1988 for Best Picture print exhibition
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · February 8th, 2013
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.
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'Perks of Being a Wallflower' joins Oscar nominees on list of 25th USC Scripter finalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 15th, 2013
The USC Scripter Awards is celebrating its silver anniversary this year. And in this 25th year, the USC Libraries’ set of nominees is reflective of a very competitive year as, for the first time ever, a tie resulted in six nominees as opposed to the usual five.
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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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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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The winners and losers from today's BAFTA nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:43 am · January 9th, 2013
Affleck is celebrating, Hooper and Spielberg not so much
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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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Oscar Talk: Ep. 101 — Mulling over the tight races in the home stretch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:50 am · January 4th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne mull over Oscar’s tight races with nominations right around the corner.
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