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Round-up: The post-Oscar shuffle

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:58 pm · February 27th, 2012

Gathering reactions to last night’s Academy Awards.

Oscar Talk: Ep. 84 — Special Edition! — 2011 Oscars postmortem, Meryl Streep's upset, Billy Crystal, 'The Artist''s big night

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:37 pm · February 27th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne are joined by Guy Lodge as they discuss last night’s big cherry on the top of the 2011-2012 film awards season: The Oscars.

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My first time

Posted by Roth Cornet · 3:21 pm · February 27th, 2012

A writer’s first foray into the realm of the Oscar blogger has yielded varied results. I have a sharper set of skills with which to run the metaphorical pool table, but a deeper sense of bemusement in regards to the AMPAS and the awards circuit.

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Safety first: putting a lid on the 2011 Oscars

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:15 pm · February 27th, 2012

With its surfeit of repeat winners, familiar names and backward-glancing films, last night’s Academy Awards found the Academy sticking with what they know.

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Tech Support: 'Hugo' dominates Oscar's craft categories

Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:06 am · February 27th, 2012

Wrapping up the year and the Oscars below the line.

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Congrats to our In Contention Oscar pool winners!

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · February 27th, 2012

Thanks to everyone for joining our Oscar pool at Picktainment for the third-straight season. This year, our victors were (drumroll please)…

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Off the Carpet: AMPAS hits reset

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · February 27th, 2012

So, the Oscars happened.

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'The Artist' wins five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor (with live blog)

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:30 pm · February 26th, 2012

Thoughts on the Oscar sights and sounds as they happen.

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The Oscar statuette’s reluctant muse

Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:29 pm · February 26th, 2012

A bit of Oscar trivia to break the tie in tonight’s Oscar pool.

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Join the In Contention Oscar pool and print out the HitFix Oscar ballot!

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:56 am · February 26th, 2012

With a week to go in Oscar season, it’s time to make your picks.

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Does Oscar hate genre?

Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:51 am · February 26th, 2012

As we cusp on the climax of the awards season we ask: where is the love – for genre?

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Box office and Oscar, from 'Deathly Hallows' to 'Tree of Life'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:21 am · February 26th, 2012

It’s Oscar Sunday and by tonight, it’ll be all done but the cryin’, as they say. But as we gear up for today’s festivities, I thought I’d take a look at the box office of this year’s Oscar nominees for the first time this season.

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Last-minute prediction switches, plus a 'should win' list

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:27 am · February 26th, 2012

Having made two changes in the short film categories, Guy Lodge offers his final predictions — as well as who he thinks is most deserving in each category.

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'The Artist' triumphs at 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · February 25th, 2012

The French silent wins four while ‘The Descendants’ nabs two.

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Why it should be 'The Artist'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:59 pm · February 25th, 2012

Detractors have claimed that it’s insubstantial, anachronistic and even regressive, but “The Artist” is still set to run the table at tomorrow’s Academy Awards. Guy Lodge argues why it truly is the best of this year’s nominees.

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Oscar's big miss: 'Singin' in the Rain'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 am · February 25th, 2012

What equates to a “big miss” anyway? What does it mean? Does it mean the Academy looks foolish in hindsight? Does it translate to just an unfortunate opportunity lost? What I settled on was merely the concept of not recognizing greatness in its own time, and indeed, I think the test of time is necessary to really gauge.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Picture

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:43 am · February 25th, 2012

The 2011 Oscar Guide has finally reached its destination: the nine-film Best Picture category, which saw its biggest surprise in the very fact that it stretched to that many nominees. It became somewhat obvious down the stretch that five films were assured a spot, with another highly likely. The extraneous possibilities seemed to number no more than three or four, but two of them got in.

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