Wins for 'The Help,' 'The Artist,' 'Martha Marcy' at Casting Society of America Awards

Posted by · 8:32 am · October 30th, 2012

We’re not quite done with 2011’s awards contenders yet.

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A look back at 1992 and the first annual MTV Movie Awards

Posted by · 11:16 am · June 3rd, 2012

You know, day-glo, En Vogue, Rodney King, “You can’t handle the truth,” etc.

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Interview: Robert Osborne on the 2012 TCM classic film fest and last year's 'disappointing' Oscar season

Posted by · 6:52 am · April 12th, 2012

The Turner Classics host is primed for a third year of classic cinema in Hollywood.

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Viola Davis settles into leading-lady status

Posted by · 3:03 pm · March 13th, 2012

Undaunted by her recent Oscar loss, Viola Davis is asserting her post-Oscar clout by producing her first solo leading vehicle: a biopic of pioneering congresswoman Barbara Jordan.

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The 2011-2012 Film Awards Circuit

Posted by · 11:46 am · February 28th, 2012

Charting the winners and losers of the year’s precursor circuit.

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Round-up: The post-Oscar shuffle

Posted by · 4:58 pm · February 27th, 2012

Gathering reactions to last night’s Academy Awards.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 84 — Special Edition! — 2011 Oscars postmortem, Meryl Streep's upset, Billy Crystal, 'The Artist''s big night

Posted by · 3:37 pm · February 27th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne are joined by Guy Lodge as they discuss last night’s big cherry on the top of the 2011-2012 film awards season: The Oscars.

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My first time

Posted by · 3:21 pm · February 27th, 2012

A writer’s first foray into the realm of the Oscar blogger has yielded varied results. I have a sharper set of skills with which to run the metaphorical pool table, but a deeper sense of bemusement in regards to the AMPAS and the awards circuit.

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Safety first: putting a lid on the 2011 Oscars

Posted by · 12:15 pm · February 27th, 2012

With its surfeit of repeat winners, familiar names and backward-glancing films, last night’s Academy Awards found the Academy sticking with what they know.

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Off the Carpet: AMPAS hits reset

Posted by · 9:49 am · February 27th, 2012

So, the Oscars happened.

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'The Artist' wins five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor (with live blog)

Posted by · 1:30 pm · February 26th, 2012

Thoughts on the Oscar sights and sounds as they happen.

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Box office and Oscar, from 'Deathly Hallows' to 'Tree of Life'

Posted by · 10:21 am · February 26th, 2012

It’s Oscar Sunday and by tonight, it’ll be all done but the cryin’, as they say. But as we gear up for today’s festivities, I thought I’d take a look at the box office of this year’s Oscar nominees for the first time this season.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Picture

Posted by · 7:43 am · February 25th, 2012

The 2011 Oscar Guide has finally reached its destination: the nine-film Best Picture category, which saw its biggest surprise in the very fact that it stretched to that many nominees. It became somewhat obvious down the stretch that five films were assured a spot, with another highly likely. The extraneous possibilities seemed to number no more than three or four, but two of them got in.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 83 — Final Oscar predictions in all categories!

Posted by · 7:58 am · February 24th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Anne and Kris prepare to put a bow on the season by giving their predictions for Sunday’s Oscarcast.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Actress

Posted by · 1:05 pm · February 23rd, 2012

This year’s Best Actress category pitches one ingenue on her first nomination against four actresses who’ve been to the dance before — one of them a record 16 times. We examine who will win, and who should.

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The Long Shot: Don't go to bed angry

Posted by · 7:35 pm · February 22nd, 2012

It seems every critic or blogger has an issue with this year’s Oscar race — so why do I feel oddly content ahead of Sunday’s proceedings?

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The Lists: Top 10 Oscar upsets we'd like to see

Posted by · 11:04 am · February 21st, 2012

With ballots due in a matter of hours, we’re in the home stretch of Oscar season. But while some of the races are decided, that doesn’t mean we’re not crossing our fingers for this upset or that for deserving competitors watching the inevitability from the sidelines.

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Off the Carpet: We won't get another hero

Posted by · 10:44 am · February 20th, 2012

Oscar season heads into the home stretch with no real surprises in sight.

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