International festival sensations feature in the top categories, but the field was led by French comedy hit “Me, Myself and Mum,” with 10 nominations.
'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Stranger by the Lake' land César nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 am · January 31st, 2014
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GLAAD Media Award nods include 'Dallas Buyers Club,' 'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'Philomena'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:17 pm · January 30th, 2014
The awards recognize outstanding work that addresses LGBT themes.
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'12 Years a Slave' and 'Blue is the Warmest Color' win with Gay and Lesbian critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · January 22nd, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” has picked up yet another Best Picture prize from a critics organization, as the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) tapped it the year’s best for 2013. Oscar frontrunners Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett won top acting honors, while “Blue is the Warmest Color” received a pair of prizes including LGBT Film of the Year. HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” and Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” picked up awards in the TV categories, including a tie for TV Drama of the Year.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color' tops France's Lumiere Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:38 am · January 21st, 2014
The erotic drama wons all four of its categories, including Best Film and Best Actress, at the French Golden Globes equivalent, while Roman Polanski took Best Screenplay for “Venus in Fur.”
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'Blue is the Warmest Color,' '12 Years a Slave,' 'Her' lead International Cinephile Society nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · January 13th, 2014
True to its name, the International Cinephile Society awards tend to be heavy on foreign and art house fare mixed in with the more expected contenders, and so it is that ‘Blue is the Warmest Color,’ ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Her’ lead with seven nods each.
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'Gravity' wins four from North Texas film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:06 pm · January 5th, 2014
The North Texas Film Critics Association has declared Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” the year’s best film. The space drama also received prizes for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematography. Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“American Hustle” rounded out the acting victories.
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'Gravity' wins Best Picture from Central Ohio critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:48 pm · January 2nd, 2014
“Gravity” picked up another Best Picture prize on the critics circuit today as the Central Ohio Film Critics Association handed it the year’s top honor. Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director for the film and Emmanuel Lubezki won Best Cinematography. Top acting honors went to Chiwetel Ejiofor and Adèle Exarchopoulos and James Franco was recognized for his work in “Spring Breakers.”
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'12 Years,' 'Her' lead Central Ohio critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:40 am · December 29th, 2013
As the year ticks to a close, the Central Ohio Film Critics Association has collectively spoken up with its list of nominees, and “12 Years a Slave” led the way with nine mentions. “Her” was a few steps behind with seven. Actors recognized for superlative bodies of work in 2013 include Amy Adams, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Lawrence.
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Guy Lodge's top 10 films of 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:12 am · December 25th, 2013
In Contention critic Guy Lodge reveals the second and final part of his Best of 2013 countdown, with films including “Blue is the Warmest Color” and “Frances Ha.”
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From 'Inside Llewyn Davis' to 'Frances Ha,' the consensus favorites of year-end polls
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:56 pm · December 22nd, 2013
“Inside Llewyn Davis” has topped both the Film Comment and Village Voice critics’ polls, while factoring in other polls reveals different consensus favorites. The critical conversation is not clear-cut in 2013, and that’s a good thing.
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Utah critics flip the script, award 'Gravity,' Nighy, 'World's End'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:19 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Utah Film Critics Association has come along and done for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” what no other critics group has: handed it its own, tie-free win for Best Picture of 2013. It also received Best Director and Best Cinematography from the group, while recent circuit hog “12 Years a Slave” walked away for just one prize: Best Actor.
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Black Film Critics Circle awards '12 Years a Slave,' Brie Larson
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:43 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Black Film Critics Circle has named “12 Years a Slave” the best film of the year. Steve McQueen’s drama won five prizes, but the group eschewed the usual bandwagon in the Best Actress field by finding room to recognize “Short Term 12” star Brie Larson.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'French Minister' among leading Lumiere nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:56 am · December 18th, 2013
On the French awards circuit, the Lumiere Awards are roughly to the Cesar Awards what the Golden Globes are to the Oscars — check out the nominees here.
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'12 Years a Slave' tops with Florida film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · December 18th, 2013
The Florida Film Critics Circle wasn’t looking to flip the script today as members of the group handed Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” the prize for Best Picture of 2013. The film’s star, Lupita Nyong’o, picked up two honors, for Best Supporting Actress and the year’s Breakout Award.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color' takes France's prestigious Louis Delluc Prize
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:18 am · December 18th, 2013
Abdellatif Kechiche became only the fifth director to win the longstanding award twice, beating a field including “The Past” and “Stranger by the Lake.”
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Phoenix critics award '12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity,' 'Frozen'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:12 am · December 17th, 2013
After a some taste-testing elsewhere by some more regional critics, it’s back to the grind with another Best Picture win for “12 Years a Slave,” this time from the Phoenix Film Critics Society. The film won three awards, as did Disney’s “Frozen,” but Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” was a more dominant figure winning four, including Best Director.
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'12 Years a Slave' leads London critics' nods, Gary Oldman receives career honor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:59 am · December 17th, 2013
The London Film Critics’ Circle shares their US counterparts’ enthusiasm for “12 Years a Slave,” but almost mixed things up a bit, with the likes of “Frances Ha” and “The Great Beauty” up for the top prize. Meanwhile, Gary Oldman will receive the group’s annual Dilys Powell Award for contribution to cinema.
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'12 Years a Slave' dominates Chicago film critics awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:36 pm · December 16th, 2013
Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” kept up its regional precursor dominance tonight winning the Best Picture prize from the Chicago Film Critics Association. The group’s acting winners filled out accordingly with nary a surprise to be found.
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