After releasing quite the agreeable slate of nominees last week, the Online Film Critics Society has awarded “The Tree of Life” its 2011 Best Picture prize. The film won five awards in total. Previously announced special awards go to Jessica Chastain and Martin Scorsese.
'Tree of Life,' Fassbender, Swinton win with Online critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:20 am · January 2nd, 2012
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'Tree of Life' leads the way with Central Ohio critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · January 2nd, 2012
The Central Ohio Film Critics Association should implement different nominating procedures so that ties, etc., don’t leave them with a ridiculous slate of 15 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES. Anyway, it looks like “The Tree of Life” has the most mentions.
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Round-up: When 'The Birdcage' won
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · January 2nd, 2012
In today’s round-up, Nathaniel Rogers remembers the Best Ensemble win for “The Birdcage” at the third annual Screen Actors Guild awards, the Academy plans to exercise a Kodak Theatre escape clause and someone’s already making 2012 Oscar predictions.
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Ringing out the old with hope for the new
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:32 pm · December 31st, 2011
‘Twas a year of change to say the least at In Contention.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 75 — Critics' picks so far, 'War Horse' box office, PGA/WGA preview, boiling down Best Actress and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 31st, 2011
In this week’s Oscar Talk, Kris and Anne discuss the critics’ awards and lists so far, preview the upcoming PGA and WGA announcements and examine the Best Actress race one more time, among many other things.
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84th Oscars poster could have been better
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:36 am · December 30th, 2011
The Academy’s recently-released poster for the 84th annual Academy Awards seems like it could have used a little more thought. But I doubt anyone much cares. Nevertheless…
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Round-up: Raising a glass to 'Tintin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:45 am · December 30th, 2011
Also: the invisibility of Tate Taylor, and the dark horses in the Oscar race
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Interview: Richard Curtis and Jeremy Irvine on Spielberg, ‘War Horse’ and human empathy
Posted by Roth Cornet · 9:49 pm · December 29th, 2011
Screenwriter Richard Curtis and star Jeremy Irvine discuss the creation of a quintessentially Spielbergian tale.
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Tech Support Interview: The ubiquitous Alexandre Desplat on living his dream
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:52 am · December 29th, 2011
When Tech Support first launched at In Contention five years ago, Alexandre Desplat had proven his talents with top-notch scores for “The Girl With a Pearl Earring,” “Birth” and “Syriana.” Today we chat with him about a ubiquitous year doing what he loves to do.
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Round-up: Did cinematography turn a corner in 2011?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:45 am · December 29th, 2011
Also: A potential Oscar double for ‘Pina,’ and Hollywood’s sequel binge
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Jessica Chastain and Howard Shore to be honored at Palm Springs
Posted by Roth Cornet · 6:41 pm · December 28th, 2011
The Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced its final honorees for this year’s Awards Gala. Jessica Chastain will receive the Spotlight Award for her work in “The Help,” “The Tree of Life,” “Take Shelter,” “The Debt” and “Coriolanus,” while composer Howard Shore will be feted with the Frederick Loewe Music Award for “Hugo.”
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Watch Meryl Streep get the Kennedy Center treatment
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:02 pm · December 28th, 2011
Forget the Oscar race for a minute — Meryl Streep was recently feted at the Kennedy Center Honors, with tributes from friends and colleagues include Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline and Anne Hathaway.
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Taking questions for 12/30 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:46 pm · December 28th, 2011
Offer up your burning queries.
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Sound mixer Greg P. Russell talks creating 'dynamic range' on 'Transformers'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:27 am · December 28th, 2011
Greg P. Russell has amassed 14 Oscar nominations throughout his career (including two in 1998), but the statue has eluded him. As part of a “Contenders” series, he recently participated in an interview with Below the Line, a trade paper that’s been doing great work spotlighting craft talent for years.
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Round-up: 'Shame' and 'Martha Marcy' going for a song
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:18 am · December 28th, 2011
Also: Reznor on working with Fincher, and ‘War Horse’ the one to beat?
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Austin film critics like 'Hugo,' Refn and Shannon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · December 28th, 2011
The Austin Film Critics Association is the latest group to speak up on the year’s best, tapping “Hugo” as the best picture of the year. The film didn’t show up anywhere else on the unique slate of superlatives, though, which included two acting wins for “Take Shelter.”
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The 'Drive' that binds
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · December 28th, 2011
As the year draws to a close, we find ourselves in the midst of the season’s superlative train. Most of the critics have had their say, and one film that has done incredibly well on the circuit is Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive.” It’s also the only film shared by four top 10 lists here at HitFix. Why, I wonder? What is it about this film that manages to bridge gaps like that?
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'The Artist' triumphs with Phoenix critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:22 pm · December 27th, 2011
After recently releasing a slate of nominees, the Phoenix Film Critics Society has named “The Artist” the best picture of the year, but I have to say, I was stopped dead in my tracks by this line of boast at the organization’s official site…
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