'Harry Potter' and 'Hugo' lead Saturn nominations with 10 each

Posted by · 11:14 am · March 1st, 2012

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films have announced the nominees for this year’s Saturn Awards and they are fairly across the map.

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Round-up: Oscilloscope wants us talking about 'Kevin' sooner

Posted by · 7:12 am · December 22nd, 2011

Also: Steve Pond predicts 8 Best Pic nominees, and Richard Curtis on Spielberg

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Oscarweb Round-up: Stanley Kubrick's 'Fear and Desire' to air on TCM tonight

Posted by · 4:03 am · December 14th, 2011

In today’s round-up, TCM schedules Kubrick’s debut for tonight, Zimmer talks “Sherlock” and Batman and Jason Reitman and Patton Oswalt have a message for you about texting.

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Academy narrows visual effects race to 15 films

Posted by · 5:17 pm · December 9th, 2011

The Academy has announced a shortlist of 15 contenders for the Best Visual Effects Oscar, and all the usual suspects, from “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to “The Tree of Life,” are present. Still, it’s bad news for “Anonymous” and “Immortals.”

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Tech Support: 'Hugo' and 'Harry Potter' set the scene for Best Art Direction

Posted by · 1:24 pm · November 17th, 2011

In this week’s installment of Tech Support, we transition over to Best Art Direction. Films in the thick of it include the period design of “Hugo,” “War Horse,” “J. Edgar” and “The Artist,” as well as the fantasy elements of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger.”

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Hans Zimmer bows out of this year's Oscar race

Posted by · 9:56 am · October 23rd, 2011

Nine-time Oscar nominee Hans Zimmer has opted to sit out this year’s Best Original Score race by refusing to personally enter any of his 2011 scores for consideration — including “Rango” and “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.”

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