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The Long Shot: The case for 'American Hustle'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 pm · January 8th, 2014

“American Hustle,” along with “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave,” has emerged as a frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, prompting detractors to dismiss it as a soft option. Here’s why it isn’t.

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The Long Shot: Independents' day

Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:52 pm · November 27th, 2013

Yesterday’s Independent Spirit Award nominations featured a number of films firmly in the hunt for Oscar glory — a crossover that has become standard in recent years. In his weekly awards column, Guy Lodge wonders if other independent cinema is getting short-changed.

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'Argo,' 'Mud' and 'Girls' among the winners at Casting Society of America Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:19 am · November 19th, 2013

“Mud” was the only 2013 film honored at the Casting Society of America’s Artios Awards, which otherwise flashed back to the 2012 Oscar race — as “Argo” once more bested its Best Picture rivals. “Homeland” and “Girls” were among the TV winners.

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Jennifer Lawrence to produce and star in Susanne Bier's 'Rules of Inheritance'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:12 pm · June 5th, 2013

The true-life drama will mark the Oscar-winning actress’s producing debut.

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'The Avengers' and 'Silver Linings Playbook' win big at the MTV Movie Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:36 pm · April 14th, 2013

The most interesting takeaway of tonight’s MTV Movie Awards wasn’t necessarily that “The Avengers” predictably scooped up the prize for Movie of the Year. (Though, I say predictably, but I’m clearly garbage at guessing these things.) No, more interesting was that the MTV crowd gobbled up David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” with a spoon, handing the film three awards of its own on the evening. Add that to its awards season tally and eight Oscar nominations and you’re talking about one wide-ranging crossover hit. A pity, then, that star Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t on hand to share in the spoils (and pick up her own pair of popcorn trophies).

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'Django' and 'Ted' lead MTV Movie Awards nominations as 'Twilight' nearly shut out

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:58 pm · March 5th, 2013

There was a time, I think, maybe, when the MTV Movie Awards were kinda neat. But when you’re talking about an organization that doesn’t want it even whispered that it was celebrating its 30th anniversary (lest the kiddies think it’s old school), well, you get “Best Shirtless Performance.”

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The 2012-2013 Film Awards Circuit

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · February 27th, 2013

Charting the winners and losers of this year’s Oscar season.

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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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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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'Silver Linings Playbook' dominates 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:30 pm · February 23rd, 2013

In a normal year I would have been working on an interesting blood-Jameson content on the beach of Santa Monica today. Film Independent’s Spirit Awards are, after all, the great stretch of the legs at the tail end of the season with the big Sunday showdown on the horizon. It’s a good party, even if it still seems to be chasing what “independent filmmaking” is in this day and age. (I don’t know that they’ve caught it.)

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