The annual (questionable if harmless) Satellite Award nominations stuck out today when “The Wolf of Wall Street” was mentioned throughout. The film landed five nominations. But has the IPA seen it? After all, it’s only screened for guilds and HFPA so far. Turns out, at least according to the studio, no, they haven’t.
IPA does not see 'Wolf of Wall Street,' nominates it for five Satellite Awards anyway
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · December 2nd, 2013
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Tech Support: Space, music and the high seas clash in the race for Best Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:36 pm · November 28th, 2013
HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy surveys the field of Best Sound Mixing, from “Gravity” to “Pacific Rim” to maybe even Disney’s animated musical “Frozen.”
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Tech Support: Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar race features 'Rush,' 'The Butler' and… 'Bad Grandpa?'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 4:31 pm · November 21st, 2013
HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy surveys the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category, featuring contenders such as “Rush,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “12 Years a Slave” and even a movie from the “Jackass” guys.
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Jared Leto hopes the Focus legacy will live on with new regime after 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 pm · November 17th, 2013
With “Dallas Buyers Club” registering as a final hurrah for the Focus Features we’ve known and loved for a decade, stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto reflected on the legacy’s
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Tech Support: Could Alfonso Cuarón join James Cameron on an exclusive list of editors?
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:47 pm · November 14th, 2013
HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy plugs away on another installment of Tech Support, this week surveying the category of Best Film Editing. Is Alfonso Cuarón set to join some exclusive company?
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Roundup: Steve McQueen heads to HBO
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:04 am · October 30th, 2013
Also: Underdog actresses and the danger of anticipating ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
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Roundup: 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' 'The Butler' compete at Camerimage fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · October 29th, 2013
Also: Pixar saves Ken Loach, and who are 2013’s Usual Suspects?
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Tech Support: What films headline this year's race for Best Sound Editing?
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:08 pm · October 24th, 2013
In this week’s installment of Tech Support, Gerard Kennedy surveys the Best Sound Editing category. Films like “Gravity” and “All is Lost” figure heavily while others like “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Man of Steel” try to find a foothold.
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Tech Support: A tight race beyond 'Gravity' for Best Visual Effects features hobbits, Jaegers and men of steel
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:43 am · October 17th, 2013
This year’s race for Best Visual Effects Oscar may already be over as “Gravity” seems undeniable, but the race for nominations is much more up in the air.
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Roundup: The two faces of Harvey Scissorhands
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · October 16th, 2013
Also: Reports from Academy screenings of ‘Captain Phillips’ and ’12 Years a Slave.’
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Tech Support: Kicking off crafts coverage of the 2013-2014 Oscar season
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:27 am · October 3rd, 2013
Welcome back. It’s hard for me to truly appreciate that this is the eighth season of Tech Support here at In Contention (third in our association with HitFix). I’m pleased to say that this column has come a long way during this time, as has media coverage of below-the-line Oscar races as a whole.
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Roundup: The 'real' start of the Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:42 am · September 27th, 2013
Also: Tom Sherak’s new appointment, and when Kerry met Cicely
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Off the Carpet: Whither 'Wall Street?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:12 am · September 23rd, 2013
As the media focuses on calling the Best Picture race over in September, there are other topics worthy of discussion. Like Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which could move off its Nov. 15 date, or “Mud,” which is the first screener in Academy voters’ hands this year.
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Roundup: 'Mud' wins the Oscar screener race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:07 am · September 23rd, 2013
Also: The greatest short speeches, and the successful anonymity of Ron Howard.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Rush'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 am · September 21st, 2013
Ron Howard’s Formula 1 biopic opens this weekend.
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Roundup: Almodóvar to be honored at European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:41 am · September 18th, 2013
Also: Towne joins ‘Mad Men,’ and the best of the worst of ‘Diana.’
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Contender Countdown: It's already hard out there for a best picture player
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:25 pm · September 12th, 2013
The sniping and backstabbing has already begun, but has it affected the best picture race at all? Plus: A brand new feature. Rank the top 10 contenders as you see them.
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Ron Howard's 'Rush' could shift into high gear this Oscar season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:11 pm · September 3rd, 2013
Ron Howard’s “Rush” has occupied some prime real estate throughout our Contenders section for a number of weeks. Lots of “but racing movies don’t register” and “it looks too commercial” or whatever greeted the suggestion that it could be an Oscar player. There’s been a reason we’ve had a lot of faith in it: people love this movie.
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