HitFix talks to Maria Djurcovic and Tatiana Macdonald, Best Production Design Oscar nominees for “The Imitation Game.”
'Imitation Game' production design nominees on 'historical' vs. 'cinematic' reality
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:45 am · February 9th, 2015
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'Selma' maintains a presence on '60 Minutes' and the Grammys with Oscar ballots out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 pm · February 8th, 2015
The 2015 Grammy Awards broadcast was, it turned out, bookended by reminders of Paramount’s “Selma” just as Oscar ballots are making their way to the hands of voters for the final phase of Academy Awards voting.
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'20 Feet from Stardom' closes out a two-year awards run with a Grammy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:58 pm · February 8th, 2015
Last year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature, “20 Feet From Stardom,” has rounded out its long awards run beginning as a competition player way back at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival with a Grammy for Best Music Film.
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Alexandre Desplat and John Williams win Grammys for 'Grand Budapest,' 'Book Thief'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:41 pm · February 8th, 2015
Alexandre Desplat has won the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2015 Grammy Awards, while John Williams has won a prize for his work on 2013’s “The Book Thief.”
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Former Oscar players 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen' and Pharrell's 'Happy' win Grammys
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:27 pm · February 8th, 2015
Last year’s Oscar frontrunning Best Original Song players ended up with some Grammys to show for themselves Sunday as “Let It Go” won a pair in the visual media category and “Happy” won Best Music Video.
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Glen Campbell's Oscar nominee 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' wins country song Grammy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:14 pm · February 8th, 2015
Glen Campbell’s Oscar-nominated song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” has won the Grammy for Best Country Song. It could be a sleeper in this year’s Best Original Song race.
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2015 BAFTA Awards winners as they are announced
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:50 am · February 8th, 2015
“Boyhood” takes Best Film and Director as “Grand Budapest Hotel” earns five honors including Original Screenplay at the 2015 BAFTA Awards. Eddie Redmayne, Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and J.K. Simmons also win big.
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Oscar-nominated 'Mr. Turner' designers talk costumes and sets of Mike Leigh's biopic
Posted by gerardkennedy · 4:09 pm · February 7th, 2015
HitFix talks to Oscar-nominated production designer Suzie Davies and costume designer Jacqueline Durran about building the world of Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner.”
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Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island to join in on 'Everything is Awesome' at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · February 6th, 2015
Completing the roll-out of performance announcements for the upcoming 87th Academy Awards, it has been revealed that The Lonely Island (Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone) will join Canadian indie rock group Tegan and Sara to perform the Oscar-nominated song “Everything is Awesome” from “The LEGO Movie” on the show.
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Stop embarrassing yourselves by writing about the nonexistent 'Norbit' effect
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:55 am · February 6th, 2015
It’s that time of year again. Final ballots are on their way to Academy members and some nominees have misfires opening in the theaters. So lazy writers are trotting out the old “‘Norbit’ effect” nonsense.
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10 awesome Grammy-nominated movie songs the Oscars ignored
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · February 6th, 2015
The Grammys have a history of nominating some great movie songs in their visual media category that the Oscars passed on.
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Harvey Weinstein has an Oscar prediction for you
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:00 pm · February 5th, 2015
HitFix talks to The Weinstein Company Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein about “The Imitation Game,” attacks on historical accuracy in films like “American Sniper” and “Selma,” using the awards season as a vital part of his business model and what he expects to happen at the 87th Oscars.
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McConaughey, Blanchett, Leto and Nyong'o set to present at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · February 4th, 2015
The Academy has announced that, naturally, last year’s quartet of acting Oscar winners will be presenting at the upcoming 87th annual Academy Awards.
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Diane Warren remembers her Oscar-nominated songs, from 'Mannequin' to 'Grateful'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:48 am · February 3rd, 2015
HitFix digs into Best Original Song contender “Grateful” with Diane Warren, a seven-time Oscar nominee who has yet to win the prize despite offering some of the most classic movie tunes to history.
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'It means nothing, and it means everything' at annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:31 pm · February 2nd, 2015
This year’s Oscar-nominated actors and filmmakers convened at the Beverly Hills Hotel Monday afternoon for the Academy’s annual Nominees Luncheon.
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Eddie Redmayne is getting some friendly love as the Best Actor race continues
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:03 pm · February 2nd, 2015
“The Theory of Everything’s” Eddie Redmayne has gotten his share of love from his peers during this year’s awards season.
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'Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'Birdman' top 2015 Art Directors Guild Awards
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:06 pm · January 31st, 2015
The 2015 Art Directors Guild Awards honored “Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “True Detective” and “Silicon Valley” among others on Saturday night.
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'The Imitation Game' wins the 2015 USC Scripter Award
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:35 pm · January 31st, 2015
Screenwriter Graham Moore and novelist Andrew Hodges shared the 2015 USC Scripter Award Saturday night for “The Imitation Game.”
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