'Captain Phillips' and 'American Hustle' win industry editing honors

Posted by · 10:20 pm · February 7th, 2014

Friday night “Captain Phillips” routed fellow Best Picture nominees “Gravity,” “Her” and “12 Years a Slave” to win the ACE Eddie Award for dramatic feature film editing. “American Hustle,” meanwhile, bested “Nebraska” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” to claim the comedy/musical prize.

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'Her,' 'Captain Phillips,' 'Stories We Tell' win WGA Awards

Posted by · 6:52 pm · February 1st, 2014

“Her,” “Captain Phillips” and “Stories We Tell” won the feature film categories at the WGA Awards, with “Veep,” “Breaking Bad” and “House of Cards” among the victorious TV shows.

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'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' tie at the 2014 PGA Awards

Posted by · 9:01 pm · January 19th, 2014

“Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” tied for the year’s top theatrical motion picture honor while “Behind the Candelabra,” “Breaking Bad” and “Modern Family” picked up TV honors Sunday night at the 25th annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards.

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71st Golden Globes winners and nominees – complete list

Posted by · 5:58 pm · January 12th, 2014

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out wins for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” were the big winners in the Best Picture ranks, while “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Gravity” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” took major prizes as well.

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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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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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AFI names Top 10 TV shows of 2013: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Breaking Bad' and more

Posted by · 2:25 pm · December 9th, 2013

The American Film Institute has named their Top 10 TV shows of 2013, including “Breaking Bad,” “Game of Thrones,” “Mad Men” and “Orange Is the New Black.”

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'Breaking Bad,' 'Game of Thrones' receive PGA nods, as 'Mad Men' misses

Posted by · 4:05 pm · December 3rd, 2013

“Breaking Bad,” “Game of Thrones” and last year’s winners “Homeland” and “Modern Family” were among the TV series nominated today by the Producers’ Guild of America, while “Mad Men” missed the cut for the first time.

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Roundup: Weinstein on 'the most competitive season I've ever seen'

Posted by · 5:22 am · September 30th, 2013

Also: The state of animation, and the movies behind ‘Breaking Bad.’

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Critics' Choice TV awards go to 'Breaking Bad,' 'Game of Thrones' and 'Behind the Candelabra'

Posted by · 8:47 pm · June 10th, 2013

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) couldn’t make up its collective mind in a number of key races at tonight’s BTJA Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Three categories ended in ties, two of them major categories of Best Drama Series (which went to “Breaking Bad” and “Game of Thrones”) and Best Reality Series (which went to “Push Girls” and — dear lord — “Duck Dynasty”).

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'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' lead Broadcast TV Journalists Association nominees

Posted by · 10:03 am · May 22nd, 2013

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today its list of nominees for TV programming. CBS series “The Big Bang Theory” and FX’s mini-series “American Horror Story: Asylum” led the way with six nominations apiece. On the drama side, FX’s “The Americans,” AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and CBS’s “The Good Wife” led with four nods each.

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'Argo,' 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Sugar Man,' 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad' win WGA Awards

Posted by · 6:45 pm · February 17th, 2013

Chalk up another for Ben Affleck’s steamroller.

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'Argo,' 'Silver Linings,' 'Brave' and 'Breaking Bad' win ACE Eddie Awards

Posted by · 8:55 pm · February 16th, 2013

It’s been reiterated for months now that “Argo” and “Silver Linings Playbook” are the two films that are well-liked across the board in the Academy and the industry at large. Well, tonight, both films have triumphed at the America Cinema Editors’s ACE Eddie Awards in the dramatic and comedic categories.

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