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I suppose it’s a bit of a surprise that the George Lucas-produced “Red Tails” beat out some stiff Oscar competition in Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight,” so there it is.

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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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Roundup: Is the foreign-language category still broken?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 7th, 2013

Also: Haneke out of home awards, and an Oscar for the director of ‘Contraband?’

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'Anna Karenina,' 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Skyfall' among Art Directors Guild nominees

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 pm · January 2nd, 2013

The Art Directors Guild has announced nominees for excellence in production design. A wide cross-section of work was selected, though high-profile exclusions include “The Master,” “Django Unchained” and “Moonrise Kingdom.”

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Previewing the WGA Award nominees

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 pm · January 2nd, 2013

Don’t expect the Academy to mirror them too closely.

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2012: the year in superlatives

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:28 am · December 31st, 2012

Awarding the best in Oscar’s categories and ours.

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Roundup: Is authenticity ruining the musical?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · December 27th, 2012

Also: Portman named most bankable star, and Hathaway’s Oscar hosting advice

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'Argo,' 'Lincoln' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' lead Alliance of Women Film Journalists nods

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 22nd, 2012

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced its list of nominees this year, with its own fair share of unique categories. The Best Film nominees were “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” (each also cited for Best Director). Winners will be announced next month.

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Off the Carpet: Ballots are out

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 17th, 2012

Normally this column would begin with something like, “Ballots have been mailed to Oscar voters today,” but that begs reminding that for the first time ever, the Academy has adopted an electronic voting system in addition to paper ballots (for those who request them). How will that change the course of the season? Is chatter about glitches and lack of understanding just a facile talking point blown out of proportion? Maybe. But what is tangible in all of this is the landscape as a result of the first major nominations announcements of the season.

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'Beasts,' 'Flight,' 'Django' lead NAACP Image Award nominees, 'Middle of Nowhere' sidelined

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:12 pm · December 11th, 2012

It’s the only ceremony where you’ll see Tyler Perry competing with Suraj Sharma.

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Roundup: Bond rules Britannia

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:01 am · December 6th, 2012

Also: The Grammys’ movie music picks, and ‘Lincoln”s date with the Senate

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Off the Carpet: The critics close ranks

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:03 am · December 3rd, 2012

Earlier today we launched this season’s edition of The Circuit, which will track the ups and downs of the precursor circuit from the critics awards to the guild announcements all the way through the Oscars and more. Things will kick off later this afternoon as the New York Film Critics Circle sits down to hold its annual vote and then its off to the races.

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