LES MISERABLES

'Les Misérables' leads Phoenix critics' nods

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 pm · December 11th, 2012

‘The Avengers’ manages a Best Picture nomination.

'Lincoln' leads nominations for the 18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:40 am · December 11th, 2012

Not that this is something to be particularly proud of, but the Broadcast Film Critics Association has done its annual duty of distilling the Oscar race into what we think it is now.

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Helena Bonham Carter to be honored by the London Film Critics' Circle

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:05 am · December 11th, 2012

The actress will receive the Dilys Powell Award for contribution to British cinema

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'Lincoln' leads Washington DC Area film critics nominations, 'Zero Dark Thirty' wins

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 10th, 2012

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association has announced its list of nominees for the 2012 film awards season. No surprise that Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” led the field with eight nominations. Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables” wasn’t far behind with seven. It wouldn’t be too crazy to expect a number of these categories to match up perfectly with Oscar. “Zero Dark Thirty,” meanwhile, took the win for Best Film.

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'Argo,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' 'Django Unchained' make AFI's top 10 American films list for 2012

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:49 am · December 10th, 2012

Adding another announcement to the stack this week is the American Film Institute. Remember, the Institute’s annual list of the year’s best films is limited to American cinema, so you won’t see efforts like “Amour” or what have you pop up.

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'Amour,' 'The Master' win big with Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:54 pm · December 9th, 2012

Over a week after their colleagues on the east coast went in big for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Los Angeles Film Critics Association put the brakes on Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which has been dominating the circuit. It even won two Best Picture prizes today, but one of them was not LAFCA’s crown. Instead, the LA critics went with Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” and as a runner-up, a film clearly beloved by the group that won four other prizes, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

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'Zero Dark Thirty' tops New York Film Critics Online winners

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · December 9th, 2012

Just minutes after the Boston Society of Film Critics crowned “Zero Dark Thirty” the year’s best film, the New York Film Critics Online went and did the very same thing. They also spotlighted Kathryn Bigelow in the Best Director category (as well as Mark Boal’s screenplay), and, like Boston, went with Daniel Day-Lewis and Emmanuelle Riva in the lead acting categories.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 98 — Chewing on NYFCC, NBR and 'The Hobbit'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:00 am · December 7th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss last weekend’s Governors Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review winners and the Academy’s documentary shortlist.

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Roundup: Soderbergh's plea for 'bananas' McConaughey, and other campaign oddities

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:57 am · December 7th, 2012

Also: Critics split on ‘Les Mis,’ and stage elite pick their film directors of 2012

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Satellite Award noms run the gamut from 'Silver Linings Playbook' to 'Skyfall'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:40 pm · December 3rd, 2012

‘Les Mis’ leads with 10 nods, but misses out in directing and writing races

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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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Oscar Talk: Ep. 97 — 'Les Misérables' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' enter the season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · November 30th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne speak up on two of the season’s most anticipated entries, “Les Miserables” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” mull over the implications of the Gothams and Spirits and chew on the Best Documentary Feature category.

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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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Tech Support: 'Anna Karenina,' 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'A Royal Affair' feature in Best Costume Design

Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:29 am · November 29th, 2012

Oscar night is known for its glamor. “Who are you wearing” becomes a popular question to ask nominees as they make their way down the red carpet. But on screen, clothes do more than make actors look good. They certainly do that, but they also tell us something about the characters who wear them. They reveal things, telling the story visually like every other element of a production.

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