Awards Watch Archive for January, 2012
Gettin’ Emotional In Events Leading Up To Oscar
Gettin’ Emotional In Events Leading Up To Oscar
Read the full article »Slideshowing The Production Design Of Midnight In Paris
Slideshowing The Production Design Of Midnight In Paris
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: 1st Ranking Of Oscar Nominees In All Categories (Pt 2 of 2)

As they offer 13 more Oscar categories (everything but shorts), The Gurus are predicting that The Artist will win three big prizes on Oscar night… but Hugo will dominate the evening with 5 Oscar wins. Is it likely that Best Picture, Director, and Score will stand alone?
Can The Help score Best Actress and Supporting Actress and nothing else?
These and more questions… as The Gurus turn.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: 1st Ranking Of Oscar Nominees In All Categories (Pt 1 of 2)

The Gurus have their first group of post-nomination projections. (The other categories will be published tomorrow.) There is a tie at the top of one category, and two categories out of these 8 that are unanimous.
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“I’m stunned and thrilled to hear about the nomination. I wish more than anything in the world that my wife Bridget O’Connor – who did the lion’s share of the adaptation – could be here to enjoy this moment. She would be so happy and so proud. I’m going to go and meet my daughter now and tell her how clever her mother was!”
Read the full article »The Oscar Sidebar
Best Picture Release Dates: Midnight in Paris – May 20, 2011 The Tree of Life – May 27, 2011 The Help – August 10, 2011 Moneyball – September 23, 2011 The Descendants – November 16, 2011 Hugo – November 23, 2011 The Artist – November 25, 2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – December 25,…
Read the full article »The Oscar Nominations

“And to the Academy: “You don’t like me. You really don’t like me.” – tweeted Albert Brooks on his non-nomination
The full list of nominations:
Full List of Nominations
Nominations by Picture
Sidebar
Nominee Reactions
Nominations by Picture
The Adventures of Tintin • Original Score Albert Nobbs • Glenn Close – Actress in a Leading Role • Janet McTeer – Actress in a Supporting Role • Makeup Anonymous • Costume Design The Artist • Jean Dujardin – Actor in a Leading Role • Bérénice Bejo – Actress in a Supporting Role • Art…
Read the full article »Producers Guild Dug Uggie: It’s The Artist
Producers Guild Dug Uggie The Artist Gets Zanucked
Read the full article »‘THE ARTIST’ WINS THE DARRYL F. ZANUCK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCER OF THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 21, 2012) – Today the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year’s winning motion picture and television productions at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. In addition to the competitive awards, the PGA honored several individuals with tribute awards includingLeslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven…
Read the full article »London Film Critics Circle Awards 2011
FILM OF THE YEAR The Artist BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR (The Attenborough Award) We Need to Talk About Kevin FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR A Separation DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR Senna DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Michel Hazanavicius- The Artist SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR Asghar Farhadi- A Separation BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER (The Virgin Atlantic Award) Andrew Haigh – Weekend…
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Post-Globes/Pre-Oscar Nominations

It’s all over but the nominations announcement. And then we start again.
A lot has changed in the last few months. But the battles at the tops of the charts will look pretty familiar. Perhaps the biggest change in this week’s charts – all 8 of the “top” categories – is Scorsese, who was not named by a single Guru in their Top 6 a couple of months ago and is now… well, you’ll see.
The Gurus also offer an opinion about who might have benefited from their Golden Globes appearance.
Read the full article » 7 Comments »32nd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations announced
London, Tuesday 20 December: The London Critics’ Circle is delighted to announce the nominations today for its 32nd annual Film Awards in partnership with Virgin Atlantic. Voted for by over 120 UK film critics, broadcasters and writers, the nominations are lead by TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY and DRIVE, which both receive 6 nominations each. British…
Read the full article »ORANGE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS IN 2011 NOMINATIONS
The Artist receives 12 nominations. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated in 11 categories, Hugo has nine nominations, My Week with Marilyn has six nominations and The Help and War Horse are each nominated five times. Drive, The Iron Lady and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 have four nominations. The Descendants,…
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2011: Adrian Martin
Adrian Martin Mysteries of Lisbon (Raúl Ruiz) The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick) We Need to Talk about Kevin (Lynne Ramsay) Road to Nowhere (Monte Hellman) Bridesmaids (Paul Feig) Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari) Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn) Sleeping Beauty (Julia Leigh) Friends with Benefits (Will Gluck) Journals of Musan (Park Jung-bum)
Read the full article »The 2011 Golden Globes Awards for Film
Best Motion Picture — Drama The Descendants Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical The Artist Best Director — Motion Picture Martin Scorsese, Hugo Best Actress — Drama Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Best Actor — Drama George Clooney, The Descendants Best Actress — Comedy or Musical Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn Best Actor…
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2011: Ray Pride
Ray Pride Movie City News The Interrupters 1. Margaret 2. Drive 3. Melancholia 4. Take Shelter / Tree of Life 5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 6. A Separation 7. Martha Marcy May Marlene 8. Shame 9. Road to Nowhere / Certified Copy 10. Aurora / Tuesday, After Christmas
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2011: Rodrigo Perez
Rodrigo Perez Playlist 1. Shame 2. Rampart 3. Beginners 4. Like Crazy 5. Certified Copy 6. The Skin I Live In 7. A Separation 8. Moneyball 9. Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest 10. The Ides Of March
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2011: Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino 1. Midnight In Paris 2. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 3. Moneyball 4. The Skin I Live In 5. X-Men: First Class 6. Young Adult 7. Attack The Block 8. Red State 9. Warrior 10. The Artist / Our Idiot Brother 11. The Three Musketeers
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2011: Cinema Scope
Cinema Scope 1. This Is Not a Film 2. The Turin Horse 3. L’Apollonide—Souvenirs de la maison close 4. Dreileben 5. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 6. The Tree of Life 7. Kill List 8. It’s the Earth Not the Moon 9. Sleeping Sickness 10. The Kid With A Bike
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