'Grand Budapest,' 'Wolf of Wall Street' win awards from Casting Society of America

Posted by · 10:29 am · January 23rd, 2015

Winners were revealed Thursday night for the Casting Society of America’s 30th annual Artios Awards. Winners in the film categories included “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Dear White People.”

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Jonah Hill says he'd paint Martin Scorsese's house if he was asked

Posted by · 10:40 pm · February 10th, 2014

Jonah Hill showers his “Wolf of Wall Street” director Martin Scorsese with mad love and talks about reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio on an upcoming project.

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Off the Carpet: Frontrunners try to maintain buzz while others aim to capitalize in phase two

Posted by · 12:18 pm · February 10th, 2014

The Oscar nominees are gathering for lunch this afternoon as the Winter Olympics forge ahead in Sochi, gobbling up two weeks and extending the phase two timeline of this year’s film awards season. The question is, how will that extension affect the race, if at all?

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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio look back on a fruitful collaboration

Posted by · 11:43 pm · February 6th, 2014

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio hit the stage at the Arlington Theatre Thursday night as co-recipients of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Cinema Vanguard Award. A two-hour discussion, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy, covered all bases of their 12-year pas de deux, including, of course, their introduction to each other’s work.

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'Wolf' nominees Scorsese and DiCaprio move forward on separate prestige projects

Posted by · 10:35 am · February 4th, 2014

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio look to be going separate ways again with upcoming projects after the two have consistently collaborated on a number of projects over the last decade. Scorsese’s “Silence” is moving along with casting while DiCaprio has kick-started a new vehicle for his “Wolf of Wall Street” co-star Jonah Hill.

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Roundup: Why historical accuracy isn't everything

Posted by · 5:01 am · January 31st, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, a historian looks over this year’s fact-based Oscar contenders and declasres there’s more to a great movie than factual fidelity. Also: Annies honor anime vetran Otomo, and can Amy Adams upset?

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Off the Carpet: How the BAFTA Awards could actually matter this year

Posted by · 1:21 pm · January 27th, 2014

After the industry events of the last few weeks, “Gravity” has to be considered the de facto frontrunner in this year’s Best Picture race. With a PGA award (albeit half of one) and a DGA honor in tow, it tends to be a done deal this time of year. But this isn’t a typical year by any stretch, and the BAFTA Awards could actually matter for a change.

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'Gravity' wins big with Denver critics

Posted by · 12:58 pm · January 22nd, 2014

We’re about a week late in wising up to the Denver Film Critics Society’s list of winners this year but, well, better late than never. “Gravity” was the big winner, taking prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film. The acting categories all went to the frontrunners save Best Supporting Actress, which went to “American Hustle’s” Jennifer Lawrence rather than “12 Years a Slave’s” Lupita Nyong’o. Steve McQueen’s slavery drama, which was nominated for seven awards, received no trophies.

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Roundup: How the Best Picture rule change narrowed Oscar's usual crop

Posted by · 6:33 am · January 22nd, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris brings figures to the table to argue that the Best Picture expansion has narrowed the Academy’s palette, George Clooney tricks Matt Damon into thinking he’s putting on pounds and Team Ebert reports from the Sundance premiere of “Life Itself.”

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'Wolf of Wall Street' scribe responds to criticisms and his first-ever Oscar nomination

Posted by · 10:57 am · January 21st, 2014

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terence Winter talks to HitFix about reaction to “The Wolf of Wall Street” and hist first-ever Oscar nomination for wrangling Jordan Belfort’s epic memoir.

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'12 Years a Slave' wins Best Picture at Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Posted by · 4:08 pm · January 16th, 2014

Winners were announced for the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards this evening in Santa Monica, Calif. Largely considered a barometer for which way the Academy might vote, they recognize accomplishments in an array of genres and crafts. “12 Years a Slave” won Best Picture honors, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress.

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The Academy once again goes its own way with a singular list of Oscar nominees

Posted by · 5:37 am · January 16th, 2014

As it always does, the Academy had a few things of its own to say this morning as the 86th annual Oscar nominations announcement was full of intrigue. Never too closely resembling the buzz we’re all going on as ballots are turned in, the organization went its own way in a few key areas, putting smiles on some faces, slapping frowns on others.

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86th Academy Awards nominations – complete list

Posted by · 4:40 am · January 16th, 2014

A complete rundown of the nominees for the 86th Academy Awards including best picture nominees “12 Years A Slave,” “Gravity,” “Captain Phillips,” “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Her”

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Four films stand atop the industry precursor awards circuit

Posted by · 3:40 pm · January 15th, 2014

With the announcement of the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards nominees this afternoon, all of the various industry guilds and societies have had their say on the season. And it’s just under the wire, too, as we’re all preparing for the Oscar nominations announcement tomorrow morning. So how did the various contenders fare?

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Check out a visual effects reel for 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Posted by · 10:38 am · January 14th, 2014

Lift the veil on how seemingly mundane environments were achieved in Martin Scorsese’s latest.

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Off the Carpet: Final thoughts on Oscar season's competitive first phase

Posted by · 10:26 am · January 13th, 2014

We’re in the home stretch with votes being tallied and the line-up of nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards being readied. We’ll know what’s what on Thursday, bright and early, as will those who find themselves in this very competitive race.

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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound

Posted by · 3:54 pm · January 10th, 2014

We’re within a week of the big moment. Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday next week and we’ll find out which films are the dominant forces throughout the Academy’s various craft categories. Yesterday HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy began final Tech Support analysis of the field with the categories of Best Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song and Visual Effects. Today we round out the field with the rest.

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Oscar Talk: Final thoughts before the 2014 Academy Award nominations

Posted by · 8:00 am · January 10th, 2014

On the latest podcast, Kris and Anne offer up some final nuggets in advance of the 86th annual Academy Awards nominations announcement.

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