My dream Oscar ballot: part two

Posted by · 12:55 pm · January 22nd, 2012

Guy Lodge’s wishlist for Tuesday’s Oscar nominations continues with a look at the major categories. Films mentioned range from “Weekend” to “Drive” to “Bridesmaids.”

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'Albert Nobbs,' 'Beginners' and 'Weekend' feature in Gay & Lesbian critics nominations

Posted by · 7:03 pm · January 10th, 2012

The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association has announced its list of nominees this year, and out front with two mentions apiece were “Albert Nobbs,” “Beginners” and “Weekend.”

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Finders keepers: Guy's top 20 films of 2011

Posted by · 1:48 pm · December 26th, 2011

From “Drive” to “Melancholia,” Guy Lodge counts down the 20 titles that made 2011, for him, a great year at the movies.

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'The Artist' among contenders for Louis Delluc Prize

Posted by · 9:56 am · November 24th, 2011

It’s not often that the Louis Delluc Prize overlaps with the Best Picture Oscar race, but Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” has been shortlisted for what is arguably the most prestigious trophy in French cinema.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Clooney cheers on the competition

Posted by · 8:20 am · November 16th, 2011

Ask most awards analysts who the current frontrunners for the Best Actor Oscar are, and you’ll probably get some combination of the names George Clooney, Jean Dujardin and Brad Pitt. Clooney probably knows that, which is why it’s both magnanimous and, who knows, perhaps slyly strategic for him to name Dujardin and Pitt’s performances, in […]

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