'12 Years a Slave' and 'Blue is the Warmest Color' win with Gay and Lesbian critics

Posted by · 12:44 pm · January 22nd, 2014

“12 Years a Slave” has picked up yet another Best Picture prize from a critics organization, as the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) tapped it the year’s best for 2013. Oscar frontrunners Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett won top acting honors, while “Blue is the Warmest Color” received a pair of prizes including LGBT Film of the Year. HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” and Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” picked up awards in the TV categories, including a tie for TV Drama of the Year.

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71st Golden Globes winners and nominees – complete list

Posted by · 5:58 pm · January 12th, 2014

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out wins for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” were the big winners in the Best Picture ranks, while “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Gravity” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” took major prizes as well.

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Is the newly British 'Gravity' the film to beat at the BAFTAs?

Posted by · 1:02 am · January 8th, 2014

With hefty nomination hauls for “American Hustle,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity” — nominated as a British film — the UK’s top film awards again reflect the Oscar race, with a few key exceptions.

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'12 Years a Slave' leads London critics' nods, Gary Oldman receives career honor

Posted by · 2:59 am · December 17th, 2013

The London Film Critics’ Circle shares their US counterparts’ enthusiasm for “12 Years a Slave,” but almost mixed things up a bit, with the likes of “Frances Ha” and “The Great Beauty” up for the top prize. Meanwhile, Gary Oldman will receive the group’s annual Dilys Powell Award for contribution to cinema.

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Roundup: Fixing the foreign-language Oscar

Posted by · 5:02 am · September 24th, 2013

Also: Fantastic Fest winners, and has Michael Douglas been taken for granted?

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Oscar winners crash the 2013 Emmy nominations

Posted by · 7:47 am · July 18th, 2013

I’ll leave it to those more embedded in Emmy history to tell us whether Oscar winners landing a slew of nominations from the TV Academy is typical or not. But it was nevertheless striking to me how many Academy Award winners popped up on today’s nominations list.

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The top 10 movie presidents of all time

Posted by · 9:01 pm · June 28th, 2013

This weekend Roland Emmerich’s “White House Down” hits theaters. While it’s a minor romp that will either delight you or cause you to roll your eyes out of your head, it reminds of that old staple of the cinema: the movie president.

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Critics' Choice TV awards go to 'Breaking Bad,' 'Game of Thrones' and 'Behind the Candelabra'

Posted by · 8:47 pm · June 10th, 2013

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) couldn’t make up its collective mind in a number of key races at tonight’s BTJA Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Three categories ended in ties, two of them major categories of Best Drama Series (which went to “Breaking Bad” and “Game of Thrones”) and Best Reality Series (which went to “Push Girls” and — dear lord — “Duck Dynasty”).

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Previewing the Cannes Film Festival awards: What will win, and what should

Posted by · 9:05 pm · May 25th, 2013

Who will get the gold from Steven Spielberg and his fellow jurors?

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Cannes Review: Brilliant 'Behind the Candelabra' deserves biggest screen possible

Posted by · 12:30 am · May 21st, 2013

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon award-worthy in Soderbergh’s witty Liberace biopic.

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Cannes Check 2013: Steven Soderbergh's 'Behind the Candelabra'

Posted by · 5:50 am · May 15th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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The elite Oscar club George Clooney is set to join

Posted by · 6:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

How many Oscar-winning actors also boast wins in other categories?

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Roundup: The greatest hits of Roger Deakins

Posted by · 5:15 am · February 22nd, 2013

Also: Does the Academy still have a blockbuster blind spot?

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George Clooney poised to break an Oscar record with 'Argo'

Posted by · 7:09 pm · October 23rd, 2012

A Best Picture nod would make the star a nominee in six different categories.

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Michael Douglas honored with Santa Barbara Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award

Posted by · 8:34 am · October 14th, 2011

The Santa Barbara Film Festival honored Michael Douglas Thursday night with the sixth annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. On hand were Annette Bening and Danny DeVito, among others.

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