With the recent reveal of the Academy’s list of Best Original Song qualifiers — all 75 of them — the music branch has a wide swath of popular artists to choose from. Of course, the branch tends to focus on the work itself, not necessarily the talent involved, but it’s worth mentioning that Fiona Apple, Florence + the Machine, Karen O, Christina Aguilera, Adele, Keith Urban, Mumford and Sons, The Bootleggers & Emmylou Harris, Arcade Fire, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Paul Williams, Jordin Sparks and Norah Jones are all in the mix. That’s quite the role call.
Tech Support: International lineup of Best Original Song contenders presents a great opportunity
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · December 20th, 2012
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Roundup: Why this year's Oscar race is so money
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 am · November 30th, 2012
Also: The playwrights in the writing race, and dressing ‘Hitchcock’
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Roundup: On the power of the critical pan
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:48 am · November 26th, 2012
Also: ‘Silver Linings’ vs. the heavier contenders, and ‘Sugar Man’ wins again
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Tom Hooper unveils 'Les Misérables' to over-the-moon, theater-loving NYC audience
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:57 pm · November 23rd, 2012
“Happy Thanksgiving,” director Tom Hooper said by way of introduction to an Alice Tully Hall packed with guild and Academy members this afternoon. He was on hand to present his latest film, an adaptation of the musical “Les Misérables,” his first effort since the Oscar-winning “The King’s Speech” two years ago and one of the awards season’s most anticipated titles.
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Off the Carpet: Four score, er, more to go
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:40 am · November 19th, 2012
Four big entries remain — “Django Unchained,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Les Misérables” and “Zero Dark Thirty” — each of them having been watched like a hawk as they race toward completion.
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New 'Les Miserables' trailer gets it primed for an Oscar push
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:37 pm · November 8th, 2012
Will it go the way of ‘Chicago’ or ‘Nine’ this season?
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Roundup: Which awards player is for you?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · November 2nd, 2012
Also: ‘Promised Land’ as a Capra ode and on the makeup of ‘Cloud Atlas’
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The Oscar hosting discussion starts early with Jimmy Fallon
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:27 am · August 3rd, 2012
The talk show host may be a popular pick at home, but what about the rest of us?
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Hugh Jackman gets serious in first official still from 'Les Misérables'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:08 am · March 28th, 2012
Rarely given a chance to show his dramatic chops on screen, Hugh Jackman has a point to prove in Tom Hooper’s “‘Les Misérables” — so it’s no surprise that the first official still finds him in super-serious mode.
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