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Updates to The Circuit

A couple of things this morning. First, the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association has come out of clear, blue (fabulous) sky to dish out their honors — and “I Am Love,” therefore, joins the minimal chorus of Best Picture critics award winners.

Meanwhile, “Exit Through the Gift Shop” won the top prize at last night’s Cinema Eye Honors, but Lixin Fan’s “Last Train Home” took home the most trophies with three.

Speaking of which, check back later today as I’ll have an in-depth look at the 15 docs shortlisted for Oscar.

January 19, 2011
Iowa critics add to ‘Network’ haul

If I’m not mistaken, save for the International Film Music Critics (which is obviously geared toward music rather than filmmaking), the Iowa Film Critics have put a bow on this year’s critics’ awards circuit by dishing out a Best Picture honor to, well…what else?

Onward through the guilds. The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announce tomorrow morning. And the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) and Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will wrap that nominations circuit up when they announce a week from tomorrow on January 21. (And by then we’ll already be discussing the implications of the BFCA and Golden Globe winners, while looking ahead to the PGA awards.

And the season keeps on keepin’ on. Stay updated, as always, via The Circuit.

January 13, 2011
Updates to The Circuit

A few things. First, I don’t think I ever pointed out the Vancouver critics’ picks. The DGA announced nominees for documentary filmmaking and Tyler Perry owned the NAACP Image Award nominations.

January 12, 2011
1/12 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: ‘Toy Story’ wins Golden Tomato, inside the NSFC vote, Firth loses his voice

• “Toy Story 3” edges past “How to Train Your Dragon” and “The Social Network” to take this year’s Golden Tomato Award. [Rotten Tomatoes]

• Louis Virtel, meanwhile, wants to know why “Oscar zealots” aren’t fighting for the film’s Best Picture chances. Uh, hello? [Movieline]

• Sex and ballet slippers: the themes of “Black Swan.” [Film School Rejects]

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January 12, 2011
Updates to The Circuit

Just a note, a few goings-on at The Circuit. First up, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists have gone with “The Social Network” as the year’s best. The North Texas Film Critics Association (Dallas-Fort Worth wasn’t good enough?) opted for “Inception.” Speaking of which, Christopher Nolan’s film predictably dominated the Visual Effects Society’s list of nominees.

January 10, 2011
‘Social Network’ wins NSFC

Sheep. Full list of winners at The Circuit.

More admirable is this:

“NSFC also issued a statement calling for a re-examination of the MPAA rating system and another condemning Iran’s recent sentencing of Iranian directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.”

January 8, 2011
Central Ohio has its own brain

I didn’t get around to mentioning this yesterday, but the Central Ohio Film Critics Association is the latest to stray (slightly) from the Fincher herd, opting for “Inception” as its Best Picture pick. Check out the full list of winners at The Circuit.

January 7, 2011
Updates to The Circuit

We’re waiting the USC Scripter finalists announcement today, but for now, the Vancouver Film Critics Circle has announced a slate of nominees, while more importantly, the Art Directors Guild has spoken up with its picks in three categories.

January 5, 2011
Updates to The Circuit

A few pre-guild honors trickling in. Kansas City goes for “The Social Network” and “Inception” in a big way, while the Dublin set offers a fresh perspective. Also, Barbara Hershey finally got some more love, this tim from the Central Ohio critics, while the Online Film Critics Society has announced its list of winnerzzzz…

January 3, 2011
Phoenix strays, too

David Fincher’s “The Social Network” may be a firm fixture in my top 10, but any critics organization that opts out of flowing through the season like sheep is alright by me. Yesterday, the Phoenix set joined those thin ranks by going with “The King’s Speech” for it’s Best Picture victor.

December 29, 2010
More updates to The Circuit

Updating has been a bit sluggish. Apologies. The holidays. You understand. Today, three critics groups to mention, as the Austin folks admirably go with something different here, the Utah critics aren’t afraid of ties (and do well by properly placing Hailee Steinfeld and Lesley Manville) here and the Oklahoma critics file in with the usual here.

December 23, 2010
Updates to The Circuit

Florida critics here, St. Louis winners here and Satellite winners here. Zzzzzz…

December 20, 2010
WEEKLY WRAP: ‘Network’ sweep, Globes outrage, best of 2010

• Kris listed his 10 favorite films of 2010 in black-and-white, later adding his dream Oscar ballot and winners list.

• The critics’ award beat turned into a “Social Network” landslide, as New York, Los Angeles, Boston and many, many other groups lined up behind the film.

• Away from the critics’ circuit, Team Fincher didn’t have it all their own way, as “The King’s Speech” led a widely derided list of Golden Globe nominees.

• When it was the Screen Actors’ Guild’s turn to announce their nominees, however, the royal biopic had to settle for sharing the lead with “The Fighter.”

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December 17, 2010
OSCAR TALK: Ep. 45 — Critics’ pick their frontrunner, HFPA speaks up with doosies, the guild circuit kicks off and the week of The Dude

Welcome to Oscar Talk.

In case you’re new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The podcast is weekly, every Friday throughout the season, charting the ups and downs of contenders along the way. Plenty of things change en route to Oscar’s stage and we’re here to address it all as it unfolds.

Going into the holidays and with the critics’ awards in full swing, we’ve brought In Contention’s own Guy Lodge on to discuss the goings-on of the season so far. After taking a break from the usual last week, the last 14 days have given us plenty to chew on. Let’s see what’s on the docket today…

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December 17, 2010
Phoenix and African-American critics nominate, ‘Bone’ wins San Diego

Phoenix here, AAFCA here. Additionally, “Winter’s Bone” won the top honor with the San Diego critics. Check out that intriguing list of winners here. Still waiting to hear what won Best Documentary and Best Foreign Language Film, though. Moving right along…

December 14, 2010
San Francisco and Toronto critics chime in

At The Circuit. San Francisco here, Toronto here. And the Globe nominees have been relocated there as well. Anyone heard anything about the NYFCC runners-up?

December 14, 2010
12/14 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: critics’ awards scoop and outrage, the year in posters, Steinfeld’s ‘Grit’

• Tim Appelo gets the inside scoop of yesterday’s NYFCC vote. [The Race]

• David Poland, meanwhile, is outraged that critics so far, in their dwindling numbers, have failed to resonate by missing the fertile ground between obscure and obvious. [The Hot Blog]

• Jenelle Riley sits down with “True Grit” young’un Hailee Steinfeld. [Backstage]

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December 14, 2010
San Diego critics show how it’s done

For those keeping score at home, this is what an inspired and thoughtful set of nominations looks like. Sure, it’s as subjective as anything, so I’ll qualify it with “in my opinion.” And I’m not sure how many voting members there are (smaller groups yield more interesting collectives — usually). But I’m happy to see SOMEONE finding a unique voice in all this precursor fray.

December 13, 2010

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