Jeremy Renner, 'Skyfall,' David Fincher: Hollywood's 2014 Grammys presence

Posted by · 9:59 pm · January 26th, 2014

Adele, Pharrell Williams and David Fincher were among the list of current and former Oscar nominees to win Grammys Sunday night.

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It's Adele vs. Lana Del Rey at the 2014 Grammys as 'Skyfall' and 'Gatsby' face off

Posted by · 10:20 pm · December 6th, 2013

Adele, Coldplay, Regina Spektor, Diane Warren and Lana Del Rey are some of the names nominated in the Grammy Awards categories that recognize film, TV and visual media this year.

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Lucky 7: Seven actors who played the same role at least seven times

Posted by · 11:18 am · July 16th, 2013

With Hugh Jackman’s seventh and eighth appearances as Logan/Wolverine on the way, we take a look at other actors who have played a character at least seven times.

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'The Avengers,' 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' win at the 2013 Saturn Awards

Posted by · 9:30 pm · June 26th, 2013

The 39th annual Saturn Awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films tonight in Burbank, Calif. Top prizes for film went to “The Avengers,” “Life of Pi,” “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Skyfall,” while “Revolution,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” triumphed in the television categories.

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Mendes will return to the Bond franchise, vow producers

Posted by · 12:25 pm · March 26th, 2013

Oscar-winning director ruled himself out of the next one, but ‘left the door open.’

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'Skyfall' wins big at Empire Awards as Helen Mirren sticks up for the ladies

Posted by · 4:38 am · March 25th, 2013

More gold for Jennifer Lawrence, while Martin Freeman beats Daniel Day-Lewis.

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'Skyfall,' 'The Avengers,' 'The Hobbit' lead nominations for Jameson Empire Awards

Posted by · 3:00 am · March 1st, 2013

But what films were Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway nominated for?

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Off the Carpet: A roller coaster season comes to an end

Posted by · 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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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' has a strong crafts showing at the Oscars

Posted by · 9:35 am · February 25th, 2013

I’m writing this column, the last Tech Support entry for this 2012-2013 Oscar season, with a strange combination of ambivalence and a touch of the bittersweet. Despite the fun of awards season, and this one in particular, it is somewhat relieving to see it come to an end.

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Who is HitFix's top pundit in a tricky year for Oscar predictions?

Posted by · 6:08 am · February 25th, 2013

Okay, so not anyone’s best showing this year.

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Adele wins the Best Original Song Oscar for 'Skyfall' at the Academy Awards

Posted by · 7:17 pm · February 24th, 2013

Pop music sensation can add an Oscar to the countless American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and Grammys she’s amassed to date. The “Rolling in the Deep” vocalist won Best Original Song at the Academy Awards this evening for her title track to the James Bond film “Skyfall.”

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Academy pays tribute to movie musicals as Bassey and Adele represent for Bond

Posted by · 7:06 pm · February 24th, 2013

This year’s show has taken the movie music theme to heart.

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It's a tie! 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Skyfall' share sound editing Oscar as 'Les Mis' takes sound mixing

Posted by · 6:33 pm · February 24th, 2013

The much-hyped live vocal capture technique paid off for the ‘Les Mis’ team.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 107 — Final stabs in the dark

Posted by · 8:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne offer up their final predictions for the 85th annual Academy Awards.

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Roundup: The greatest hits of Roger Deakins

Posted by · 5:15 am · February 22nd, 2013

Also: Does the Academy still have a blockbuster blind spot?

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'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' among International Film Music Critics Association award winners

Posted by · 2:55 pm · February 21st, 2013

Mychael Danna was awarded Film Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association for his work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.” Danny Elfman was recognized as Film Composer of the Year while “Lincoln,” “Ted,” “Skyfall,” “John Carter” and “Rise of the Guardians” won throughout the genre categories. Check out the full list of winners below and keep track of the 2012-2013 film awards season at The Circuit.

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Tech Support: Final thoughts on the 2012 crafts races

Posted by · 7:09 am · February 21st, 2013

I think the Oscar Guides have been superb this year, and I don’t mean to duplicate them, so I’ll try to cut to the chase as I give a final preview of the 10 crafts categories set to be awarded at Sunday’s 85th annual Academy Awards.

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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' leads the way with Saturn Awards nominations

Posted by · 9:29 am · February 20th, 2013

Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” led the way with nine nominations for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, recognizing the best in genre filmmaking. It picked up nods in the Best Fantasy Film and Best Director categories, among others. Not far behind were Ang Lee’s Oscar nominee “Life of Pi” with eight and Sam Mendes’s James Bon actioner “Skyfall” with seven.

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