In a rare change of routine, the Cannes Film Festival awards will be presented a day earlier this year. Also: The politics of movie walkouts, and how to define designing ‘Gravity’
Roundup: Saturday night's all right for Cannes prizes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:06 am · February 10th, 2014
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Roundup: Chris Hemsworth to deliver the Oscar news on Thursday
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 13th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Chris Hemsworth will announce the Oscar nominations on Thursday with Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Also: Oscar contenders triumph in Palm Springs.
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Roundup: 'Out of the Furnace' gets a mayoral endorsement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:27 am · December 12th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, “Out of the Furnace” is the subject of an impassioned plea to audiences and voters from the mayor of the town in which it’s set. Meanwhile, Palestian Oscar submission “Omar” triumphs at the Asia Pacific Awards.
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Washington critics spring for '12 Years a Slave,' Cuarón, Blanchett
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:48 am · December 9th, 2013
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics’ Association didn’t rock the boat too much with their awards, as “12 Years a Slave” took another Best Picture win.
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Italian Oscar entry 'The Great Beauty' wins big at European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:45 pm · December 7th, 2013
Italy’s foreign-language Oscar hopeful “The Great Beauty” took four awards — Film, Director, Actor and Editor of the Year — at a ceremony that offered few surprises, but some quirky diversions. Check out our on-the-scene live blog.
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European Film Awards: Who will win, and who should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · December 7th, 2013
The European Film Awards take place in Berlin tonight, with “Blue is the Warmest Color,” Keira Knightley and Naomi Watts among the nominees. We break down who’s likeliest to win, and who deserves to.
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Roundup: The Oscar champs that aren't yet national treasures
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:11 am · December 6th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, a journalist looks into the decision-making behind which films do and don’t make the National Film Registry, and Oscar winners that have missed the cut. Elsewhere, a look at Nelson Mandela’s life in film, and Martin Scorsese is honored by the Art Directors’ Guild.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color' stars snubbed in EFA nods, as Knightley and Watts score
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · November 9th, 2013
“Blue is the Warmest Color” was one of six films nominated for the top prize at the European Film Awards, but its stars had to make way for Keira Knightley and Naomi Watts in the Best Actress category. Meanwhile, Belgium’s Oscar entry “The Broken Circle Breakdown” unexpectedly leads the field.
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Foreign Oscar update: 'The Grandmaster,' 'Broken Circle Breakdown,' 'Neighboring Sounds' join race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:04 pm · September 24th, 2013
India surprises, while Agnieszka Holland represents for the Czech Republic.
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