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Today’s the big day. No more Oscar Guide, no more polls, just a few choice hours left in the season and then, the 83rd annual. (And not a moment too soon.) I appreciate everyone participating in the daily polls this month and last, which accompanied each of our Oscar Guide entries. It offers us a [...]
The In Contention Readership Ballot
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:20 am · February 27th, 2011
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The five categories giving me hell
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:48 pm · February 25th, 2011
With a little over 48 hours until the big night, I find myself in an uncommon state of disarray — my crammed Oscar weekend “To Do” list includes viewing all 15 short nominees in order to make an informed dart-throw of a prediction (stickler that I am, I held out for a theatrical screening), preparing [...]
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CINEJABBER: The test of time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:42 am · February 5th, 2011
Catch up with the idea behind these weekend posts here. I was talking with a friend this week about “the test of time,” as it were. She posited, as have many, that “The King’s Speech” is not the film we’ll remember 10 years from now. I don’t know that “The Social Network” is either, frankly, [...]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 51 — The new frontrunner, Santa Barbara tributes and panels, potential Oscar upsets
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:26 pm · February 4th, 2011
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 [...]
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Predict the SAG winners
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:43 am · January 28th, 2011
This weekend completes the trio of Guild awards with the most bearing on the Best Picture race, as the Directors’ Guild of America and the Screen Actors’ Guild dish out their prizes on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Following the Producers’ Guild’s surprise coronation of “The King’s Speech” last week, the next two days could help [...]
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:12 am · January 26th, 2011
Like last year, this year’s Best Supporting Actress race was a free-for-all when it came to the last spot. Potential category confusion almost had two spots up for grabs. And there was absolutely no shortage of possible spoilers once the BAFTA had spoken up with a slate of formidable possibilities. And great work was still [...]
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Post-nod winner predictions (and a new poll)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:32 am · January 25th, 2011
Did you hear? The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. And there was a lot to chew on. (And boy can we be grateful for that.) With a full slate of contenders in front of us, it seemed only right to go ahead and offer up the latest set of winner predictions. They are indicated [...]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 49 — Final pre-nod discussion
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · January 21st, 2011
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 [...]
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1/19 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Affleck’s favorite heist films, Weinstein loves the Jets, Cameron going deep
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:02 am · January 19th, 2011
• Ben Affleck’s writes up his 11 favorite heist movies. [Daily Beast] • The Jets game was the Weinstein priority on Sunday night, not the Globes. [Page Six] • Dave Karger gets frisky and sticks with Hailee Steinfeld in lead for his final predictions. [Inside Movies]
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POLL: Who gets the fifth supporting actress slot?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:22 am · January 18th, 2011
One of the interesting things about this morning’s BAFTA announcement is that it scattered the already fluid Best Supporting Actress category to the winds. Nominations for Barbara Hershey, Miranda Richardson and Lesley Manville put them in the hunt with contenders like Mila Kunis and Jacki Weaver for what appears to be an up-for-grabs fifth slot. [...]
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1/18 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Gervais should have been meaner, cut ‘127 Hours’ ending, working class contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · January 18th, 2011
• Ricky Gervais on Golden Globes hosting controversy. [Hollywood Reporter] • Devin Faraci, meanwhile, thinks the comedian wasn’t mean enough. [Baddass Digest] • Naomi Serviss hearts seeing Michael Douglas at the show. [The Wrap]
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‘King’s Speech’ leads BAFTA list with 14 nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:53 pm · January 17th, 2011
If you’ve been with us for a couple of years, you’ll know that the BAFTA nominations infuriate me on an annual basis. However, my therapist recently advised me that I need to heal my relationship with BAFTA through forgiveness, so I’ll lead with few the things that pleased me about this morning’s announcement. For one [...]
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A night at the CCMAs
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:11 am · January 15th, 2011
It was a good time. The evening started off with a bit of a surprise as “The Fighter” took in the award for Best Ensemble. I happened to be seated with Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, David O. Russell and, a real treat, Jack McGee, so it was an exciting pop to start things [...]
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January winner predictions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:27 am · January 11th, 2011
After taking a stab at winner predictions early last month, it seemed now would be a good time to re-assess. Only three adjustments, though — for Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Original Score. I’ll try my hand at another set post-nominations. Best Picture: “The Social Network” Best Director: David Fincher, “The Social Network” [...]
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CINEJABBER: Where’s the exit?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:34 am · January 8th, 2011
Catch up with the idea behind these weekend posts here. A busy week that one was. And an even busier one on the way. DGA and VES Monday, ASC Tuesday, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and ACE Friday, Golden Globes Sunday — whew! And today we’ll have the National Society of Film Critics put a bow [...]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Guild onslaught, Postlethwaite passes, more best of 2010
Posted by In Contention Staff · 7:15 pm · January 7th, 2011
• The Producers’ Guild of America surprised no one with their list of nominees. • The Writers’ Guild, however, threw a few curveballs (aided by assorted ineligibilities), while the USC Scripter Awards surprised some with one of their selections. • In sadder news, we said goodbye to esteemed British character actor Pete Postlethwaite. • After [...]
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Rudin’s reasoning for Steinfeld in supporting
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · January 7th, 2011
During last night’s DVD release party for “The Social Network” I ended up in a spirited debate with producer Scott Rudin about the category placement of Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit.” Thankfully it went beyond ideas of the Hollywood star system and strategy and into the philosophy of the narrative itself. Since it’s been such [...]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 47 — The guilds so far, Steinfeld as lead vs. supporting, Scripter finalists, goings-on on the circuit, looking ahead to 2011
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · January 7th, 2011
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 [...]
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