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.
'The Avengers,' 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' win at the 2013 Saturn Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 pm · June 26th, 2013
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Hans Zimmer (who else?) to score Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:35 am · June 3rd, 2013
The sci-fi epic will mark Zimmer’s fifth collaboration with the director.
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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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'Skyfall,' 'The Avengers,' 'The Hobbit' lead nominations for Jameson Empire Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · March 1st, 2013
But what films were Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway nominated for?
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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' leads the way with Saturn Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 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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'Argo,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Skyfall' lead with MPSE nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:43 am · January 18th, 2013
This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing were “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Skyfall” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Though intriguingly, even with inflated categories including eight nominees, Kathryn Bigelow’s bin Laden manhunt effort failed to receive a notice in the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards nominations, revealed today.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:45 am · January 9th, 2013
This is part two of our pre-nominations wrap-up. We’ll be looking at Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
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'Argo' wins with Denver film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · January 8th, 2013
Back and forth between “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty” as the former has claimed another Best Picture prize, this time from the Denver Film Critics Society. Ben Affleck also took Best Director, while the acting categories followed the template: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anne Hathaway.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Makeup, Score, Song, Production Design, Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:24 am · January 8th, 2013
So here we go. After several months of previewing the contenders, it’s time to predict the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards in the crafts categories.
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'The Hobbit,' 'Avengers' and 'Life of Pi' lead Visual Effects Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:52 am · January 7th, 2013
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” picked up seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society. “The Avengers” and “Life of Pi” weren’t far behind with six each.
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'Anna Karenina,' 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Skyfall' among Art Directors Guild nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 pm · January 2nd, 2013
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominees for excellence in production design. A wide cross-section of work was selected, though high-profile exclusions include “The Master,” “Django Unchained” and “Moonrise Kingdom.”
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Previewing the WGA Award nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 pm · January 2nd, 2013
Don’t expect the Academy to mirror them too closely.
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'Tinker, Tailor' dominates biennial International Online Film Critics' Poll
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:41 am · December 21st, 2012
Here’s something novel. A biennial awards presentation. The eligibility period for the International Online Film Critics’ Poll is November 16, 2010 to November 15, 2012, leaving a wide array of films to choose from. Pity, then, that the critics’ choices aren’t themselves as varied. Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” won five awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
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'Argo,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' 'Django Unchained' make AFI's top 10 American films list for 2012
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:49 am · December 10th, 2012
Adding another announcement to the stack this week is the American Film Institute. Remember, the Institute’s annual list of the year’s best films is limited to American cinema, so you won’t see efforts like “Amour” or what have you pop up.
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'Amour,' 'The Master' win big with Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:54 pm · December 9th, 2012
Over a week after their colleagues on the east coast went in big for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Los Angeles Film Critics Association put the brakes on Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which has been dominating the circuit. It even won two Best Picture prizes today, but one of them was not LAFCA’s crown. Instead, the LA critics went with Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” and as a runner-up, a film clearly beloved by the group that won four other prizes, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
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Roundup: Bond rules Britannia
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:01 am · December 6th, 2012
Also: The Grammys’ movie music picks, and ‘Lincoln”s date with the Senate
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Roundup: Why this year's Oscar race is so money
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 am · November 30th, 2012
Also: The playwrights in the writing race, and dressing ‘Hitchcock’
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'Impossible' snubbed as Oscar's VFX race is cut to 10 films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:41 am · November 29th, 2012
‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Cloud Atlas’ and a trio of superhero movies all make the cut.
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