The Academy has announced that it will present Douglas Trumbull with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.
AMPAS to honor Douglas Trumbull with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Posted by Roth Cornet · 11:11 pm · January 13th, 2012
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Interview: Wim Wenders on overcoming loss and meeting 3D in 'Pina'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:48 pm · January 13th, 2012
Wim Wenders’s 3D dance documentary “Pina” was intended to be a creative collaboration with choreographer Pina Bausch, not a posthumous tribute to her — the director explains how the project grew over more than 20 years of planning.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 77 — Critics' Choice Awards, DGA nominees, documentary rule changes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 13th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the week’s DGA nominations and rule changes affecting the Academy’s documentary branch.
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'Tinker, Tailor,' 'Tree of Life' lead the way with Georgia film critics nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:58 am · January 13th, 2012
Unlike other groups, the Georgia film critics clearly don’t care much about predicting the Oscar race: their nominee list is packed with pleasant surprises, with “The Tree of Life” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” leading the way with eight nods each.
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A night at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · January 13th, 2012
The sights and sounds of the first major televised awards show of the season.
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Round-up: Revisiting Oscar's worst decisions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · January 13th, 2012
Also: ‘Harry Potter’ for Best Picture, and a Globes seating shortage
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'The Artist' wins 4 Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture and Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:51 am · January 13th, 2012
There were few surprises in last night’s BFCA Critics’ Choice Awards, as ‘The Artist’ took home the top two prizes — but there was disappointment for nomination co-leader ‘Hugo,’ which won only a single technical prize.
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards (open thread)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:27 pm · January 12th, 2012
Discuss the winners as they’re announced.
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Scorsese scoops second DGA nod of the year as doc nominees announced
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:17 pm · January 12th, 2012
Martin Scorsese received his second DGA nomination of the week — and his first ever in the documentary category — for “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” while “The Interrupters” director Steve James received further compensation for his Oscar snub.
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Interview: Kenneth Lonergan on looking past your own horizon and the 'miracle' of Team 'Margaret'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · January 12th, 2012
“Margaret” writer/director Kenneth Lonergan finally speaks at length about his long-embattled sophomore effort.
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'Tinker, Tailor,' 'Jane Eyre' nominated for USC Scripter Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:50 am · January 12th, 2012
The USC Libraries Scripter nominees have been announced, honoring the written word by screenrwriters and authors alike.
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Round-up: 'Descendants' doesn't want to lose on a technicality
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:55 am · January 12th, 2012
Also: People’s Choice winners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s IMAX ambitions
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Steve James's Oscar-snubbed 'The Interrupters' wins big with Cinema Eye Honors
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · January 12th, 2012
Despite critics furiously protesting its exclusion from the Oscar longlist, Steve James’s “The Interrupters” has been largely sidelined on the precursor circuit thus far. So it took the Cinema Eye Honors to right that wrong. Other films honored by them include “Pina,” “Senna” and “Tabloid.”
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Hemsworth, Hiddleston, O'Dowd crack all-male BAFTA Rising Star list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:50 pm · January 11th, 2012
BAFTA has handed the job of determining the nominees of the Rising Star Award to the public for the first time — and the alarming result is an all-male slate in which Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence and 2011 ‘it’ girl Jessica Chastain don’t warrant a mention.
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Taking questions for 1/13 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:34 pm · January 11th, 2012
Offer up your burning queries.
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Interview: Anna Paquin on ‘Margaret,’ maturity and embracing the horror
Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:12 pm · January 11th, 2012
Anna Paquin delivers one of the most visceral performances of her career in Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret.” In our interview, she provides the insights into her take on this complex character that only the passage of time can afford.
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'Tinker, Tailor,' 'Dragon Tattoo' among ASC nominees, 'War Horse' snubbed again
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:27 am · January 11th, 2012
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced nominees for excellence in the field this year, and missing from the nominees was Janusz Kaminski’s lensing of “War Horse,” which marks yet another key snub for the film in the precursor season.
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Round-up: It's your moment to shine, 'Blackthorn'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 am · January 11th, 2012
Also: Defending ‘War Horse’ and judging 2011’s movie posters
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