HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley analyzes this year’s crop of Best Animated Short Film nominees. From hand-drawn independent productions to high-gloss corporate-backed endeavors, there is a lot to consider, but the charm of one unassuming entry might make it the one to beat.
Mickey Mouse and Disney square off with independents in animated shorts Oscar race
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:36 pm · January 24th, 2014
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Oscar winners crash the 2013 Emmy nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 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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Peggy Siegal on Oscar's build: Hathaway's Valentino snub, Clooney's Dujardin revenge
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · April 1st, 2013
I read Peggy Siegel’s Oscar weekend diary at The Huffington Post with the expected mixture of fascination and disgust. You find yourself smiling at the gluttony of Hollywood during awards season until you don’t, as the cup of excess runneth over. And Siegel’s diary is a perfect record of all that superficiality.
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Off the Carpet: A roller coaster season comes to an end
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:13 pm · February 25th, 2013
What can one really say at the end of a season this contentious, this exciting, this tight every step of the way other than: “Gee, that was fun.”
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 108 — Special Edition! — Wrapping up the 85th annual Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:30 pm · February 25th, 2013
In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne dig in on last night’s Oscar telecast, the sights and sounds, the winners and losers.
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Oscar-winning director Sean Fine shows some RG3 support at the Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:08 am · February 25th, 2013
Here’s a nice story that totally blind-sided me today. Did you know that Oscar-winning filmmaker Sean Fine (“Inocente”) is a huge Redskins fan? It goes deeper than that, actually, and a blog post from Stephen Czarda lays out the story, which led to Fine sporting some nifty burgundy and gold socks on the red carpet last night.
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Ben Affleck's 'Argo' named Best Picture of the year at the 85th annual Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:59 pm · February 24th, 2013
Crowning off an industry awards running of the table, from the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards the night director Ben Affleck was passed over for a Best Director Oscar nomination through a guild circuit that brought high profile recognition from the likes of producers, directors, actors and writers, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Argo” has been named Best Picture of 2012 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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'Lincoln' star Daniel Day-Lewis wins Best Actor Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:51 pm · February 24th, 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis has broken an Oscar record this evening. The “Lincoln” star picked up the Best Actor trophy for his performance in the Steven Spielberg film, making him the first actor to win three lead actor prizes.
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Jennifer Lawrence wins Best Actress at the Oscars for 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:43 pm · February 24th, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence, the 22-year-old star of “Silver Linings Playbook,” has won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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Ang Lee wins Best Director Oscar for 'Life of Pi'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:38 pm · February 24th, 2013
In a race lacking the frontrunner for Best Picture (“Argo” director Ben Affleck was left off the list by his fellow filmmakers in the Academy), Best Director boiled down to the visionary, watercolor vision of “Life of Pi” helmer Ang Lee.
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'Argo' and 'Django Unchained' win screenplay Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:29 pm · February 24th, 2013
Quentin Tarantino and Chris Terrio will be the lucky writers walking out of the Dolby Theatre tonight with Oscars in hand. The two men won their prizes for “Django Unchained” (Best Original Screenplay) and “Argo” (Best Adapted Screenplay) respectively.
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Adele wins the Best Original Song Oscar for 'Skyfall' at the Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:17 pm · February 24th, 2013
Pop music sensation can add an Oscar to the countless American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and Grammys she’s amassed to date. The “Rolling in the Deep” vocalist won Best Original Song at the Academy Awards this evening for her title track to the James Bond film “Skyfall.”
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'Anna Karenina,' 'Les Mis,' 'Lincoln split Oscars for costumes, makeup, production design
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:02 pm · February 24th, 2013
It’s no surprise the three big period pieces up for awards at tonight’s 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony dominated on the design front. Joe Wright’s adaptation “Anna Karenina,” Tom Hooper’s musical “Les Misérables” and Steven Spielberg’s biopic “Lincoln” ended up splitting the awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Production Design.
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'Les Misérables' star Anne Hathaway dreamed a dream that came true at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:24 pm · February 24th, 2013
For her performance in Universal’s musical hit “Les Misérables,” actress Anne Hathaway has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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Michael Haneke's 'Amour' wins Best Foreign Language Film for Austria
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:54 pm · February 24th, 2013
Michael Haneke’s “Amour” has won Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th annual Academy Awards. It falls in line with films like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Life is Beautiful” which were nominated for Best Picture and won the award in this category.
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'Searching for Sugar Man' finds an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:44 pm · February 24th, 2013
After first premiering way back at the Sundance Film Festival in January of 2012, Malik Bendjelloul’s “Searching for Sugar Man” has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.
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3D CGI spectacle 'Life of Pi' wins Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:13 pm · February 24th, 2013
Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” has picked up its first two Oscars at the 85th annual Academy Awards. The CGI spectacle, which has grossed over $580 million worldwide, won in the categories of Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.
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Pixar's 'Brave' upsets Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' for Best Animated Feature
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:01 pm · February 24th, 2013
Pixar Animation Studio has claimed its seventh Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film to date. “Brave” may have missed the bar the brand has set in the eyes of many (reviews and box office failed to live up to that of recent successes like “Toy Story 3” and “Up”), but it will be walking out of the Dolby Theatre a winner this evening.
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