Also: Hollywood under Obama, and ‘Skyfall’ still storming Britain
Roundup: Low screen count for high frame rate in 'The Hobbit'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:10 am · November 7th, 2012
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Tech Support: 'Anna Karenina,' 'Les Mis' and 'Lincoln' lead the race for Best Production Design
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:14 am · November 1st, 2012
Other contenders include ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Cloud Atlas’ as period, fantasy and contemporary mix it up.
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Off the Carpet: Eye of the storm
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:10 am · October 29th, 2012
With a chunk of the season’s reveals behind us, there’s plenty more to come.
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Tech Support: 'Looper,' 'Django' and 'Flight' highlight the race for Best Sound Editing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:49 am · October 25th, 2012
Other formidable contenders include “The Avengers” and “The Dark Knight Rises.”
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Tech Support: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight Rises' and 'The Hobbit' lead Best Visual Effects race
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:09 am · October 18th, 2012
Other formidable contenders include “Life of Pi” and “The Impossible.”
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Roundup: On 'Perks' and other Oscar wallflowers
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:37 am · October 17th, 2012
Also: Carax on Kylie’s ‘Holy Motors’ number, and Foxx talks slavery in ‘Django’
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Tech Support: Kicking off 2012's crafts coverage
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:45 am · October 4th, 2012
Today marks the beginning of the seventh year of Tech Support here at In Contention.
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Roundup: The Emmys go to the movies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:00 am · September 24th, 2012
Plus: ‘The Hobbit’ meets the Queen, and celebrating Tom Hardy’s ‘Lawless’ knitwear.
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Calling all Best Original Song contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · September 6th, 2012
As the season hums to life at the start of the fall festival circuit, it’s time to take a look at the Best Original Song race and figure out what we’re working with.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 86 — 'The Dark Knight Rises' is here, but is it a player? (SPOILERS)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:00 pm · July 20th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne address the Oscar prospects of “The Dark Knight Rises,” take a look at the year’s best half-way through and take a look ahead at the upcoming fall festival circuit.
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Off the Carpet: Setting the table for the 2012-2013 film awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · June 11th, 2012
With the film awards season still a few months off, it’s time to at least clean up the joint and get some fresh predictions out there. Today we take a look at the lay of the land at the year’s midway point.
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With 'The Hobbit' looming, we revisit the record-tying Oscar haul for 'Return of the King'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:42 am · December 21st, 2011
As the trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has pundits wondering if the film could be a 2012 awards juggernaut, it’s a good time to look back on the unprecedented 11-for-11 sweep achieved by “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2003. How many of those awards did it deserve?
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First trailer for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' brings back memories of Oscars past
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:24 pm · December 20th, 2011
The new trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has landed, and it brings with it a wave of nostalgia for the great clean sweep of “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” eight years ago. Will the new series find similar awards season luck?
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