The Oscar nominations brought with them joy for some, despair for others. Perhaps indifference for a few (like Robert Redford, taking it in stride up in Park City at this very moment). As ever, there are winners and losers to be assessed from the morning’s announcement, and Team HitFix has tee’d them up for you to see who’s glad and who’s mad.
2014 Academy Award nominees: Winners and losers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 am · January 16th, 2014
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The Academy's shame: 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · January 16th, 2014
It’s their party. That’s what I always say. Though “and I’ll cry if I want to” often follows, and today, I have to say, I’m crying over “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
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Notable facts and figures from the 2014 Oscar nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:58 am · January 16th, 2014
From Meryl Streep’s record 18th nod to Megan Ellison’s rare double, we round up some unusual statistic and records from this year’s Oscar nominations.
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Ethan Hawke reacts to his Oscar nod and tells us what to expect from 'Boyhood'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:31 am · January 16th, 2014
Ethan Hawke talks to HitFix about his Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination for “Before Midnight” and why “Boyhood,” set to premiere at Sundance this weekend, is the most exciting project he’s ever been a part of.
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Michael Barker on 'bittersweet' nominations and watching Richard Linklater's career bloom
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · January 16th, 2014
It was a bittersweet morning for Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker. One one hand his company’s films “Before Midnight,” “Blue Jasmine” and “The Invisible Woman” combined for a total of five nominations, including a somewhat surprising bid for “Blue” supporting actress Sally Hawkins. On the other, it was a rare occasion where the indie distributor had no nominees in either the Best Documentary Feature or Best Foreign Language Film categories, and neither “Blue” nor “Midnight” was able to push into the Best Picture field.
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Introducing 'Alone Yet Not Alone,' the year's most obscure Oscar nominee
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:59 am · January 16th, 2014
The Academy’s music branch always turns out one out-of-nowhere Best Original Song nominee, but they’ve outdone themselves this year with the low-profile Christian drama “Alone Yet Not Alone.”
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Sarah Polley has the best reaction ever to not getting nominated
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:42 am · January 16th, 2014
Sarah Polley’s acclaimed documentary “Stories We Tell” didn’t make the cut for the best documentary category, but that didn’t stop her from throwing out some love to one of this year’s nominees.
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The Academy once again goes its own way with a singular list of Oscar nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:37 am · January 16th, 2014
As it always does, the Academy had a few things of its own to say this morning as the 86th annual Oscar nominations announcement was full of intrigue. Never too closely resembling the buzz we’re all going on as ballots are turned in, the organization went its own way in a few key areas, putting smiles on some faces, slapping frowns on others.
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86th Academy Awards nominations – complete list
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:40 am · January 16th, 2014
A complete rundown of the nominees for the 86th Academy Awards including best picture nominees “12 Years A Slave,” “Gravity,” “Captain Phillips,” “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Her”
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Watch the 2014 Oscar nominations announcement
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:28 am · January 16th, 2014
We’re just about 15 minutes away from the big announcement. At 5:40am PT (good GOD), Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Chris Hemsworth will announce this year’s Oscar nominees. If you’re tuning in online and steering clear of the horrors of E! and whatnot, you can watch the announcement via the livestream below (and knock out any first-blush reactions instantly as we prepare our initial reactionary coverage). See you soon.
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Four films stand atop the industry precursor awards circuit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:40 pm · January 15th, 2014
With the announcement of the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards nominees this afternoon, all of the various industry guilds and societies have had their say on the season. And it’s just under the wire, too, as we’re all preparing for the Oscar nominations announcement tomorrow morning. So how did the various contenders fare?
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86th Oscars to be a celebration of movie heroes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:30 am · January 14th, 2014
The Academy has announced that the 86th annual Academy Awards will focus on a celebration of movie heroes. The show will honor big-screen real-life heroes, super heroes, popular heroes and animated heroes, both past and present.
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Final 2014 Oscar nominee predictions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:30 pm · January 13th, 2014
Alright, it’s time to just take the dive. Ballots have long been in and nothing as of late can influence the Academy’s nominations, so what will be on Thursday, in so many words, will be. What is Team HitFix thinking in the way of final predictions?
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Sandra Bullock praised for bringing 'the truth' to 'Gravity'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:00 am · January 10th, 2014
Sandra Bullock, Alfonso Cuarón, producer David Heyman and other key members of the “Gravity” production team entertained during a 40-minute Q&A in front of a sold-out TCL Chinese Theater audience on Thursday night.
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Oscar Talk: Final thoughts before the 2014 Academy Award nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 10th, 2014
On the latest podcast, Kris and Anne offer up some final nuggets in advance of the 86th annual Academy Awards nominations announcement.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014
Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.
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Academy unveils official poster for 2014 Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:56 am · January 8th, 2014
The Academy has unveiled the official poster for the upcoming 86th annual Academy Awards. Front and center is Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres, who will be tackling emcee duties for the second time on March 2.
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Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams talk about the future in 'Her'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:17 pm · January 7th, 2014
Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix sit down with HitFix to discuss their work in Spike Jonze’s future love story “Her.”
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