Awards Watch Archive for January, 2013
85th Academy Awards: Nominations
Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards Performance by an actor in a leading role Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook” Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln” Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables” Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master” Denzel Washington in “Flight” Performance by an actor in a supporting role Alan Arkin in “Argo” Robert De Niro in “Silver…
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20 Weeks to Oscar: Follow the Voting – A rather bizarre list … but not really shocking
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“First an Oscar nomination, then I find a basically brand-new queen mattress on my drive home. This is an incredible day.” –Seth MacFarlane “Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein.” – Seth MacFarlane to the Best Actress nominees “The director of the film I’m currently working on…
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FEATURE FILMS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINATIONS (This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Subjects.) Picture Distribution Company Nominations “Lincoln” Walt Disney/20th Century Fox 12 “Life of Pi” 20th Century Fox 11 “Les Misérables” Universal 8 “Silver Linings Playbook” The Weinstein Company 8 “Argo” Warner Bros. 7 “Amour” Sony Pictures Classics 5…
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The entire list of nominations is a checkerboard, which speaks to the mess The Academy created with the January 3 date (which subsequently changed to January 4 when The Academy bothered to look at the calendar sometime in December.)
An argument could be made that this is exciting… that the nominations being all over the place, with the exception of Lincoln, makes for a more interesting night. Perhaps.
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A few facts about this year’s nominations … With his Best Picture nomination for Argo, George Clooney joins Warren Beatty as the only individuals to have competitive nominations for Best Picture, directing, writing and acting.
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January 10, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards® were announced today (Thursday, January 10) by this year’s Oscar host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. MacFarlane and Stone announced the nominees at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives….
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January 9, 2013 For Immediate Release Documentary about Palestinian occupation wins Outstanding Feature Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady receive Outstanding Direction for Detropia, Only the Young top Debut The Imposter wins for Production, How to Survive a Plague for Editing Chasing Ice for Cinematography and Bully takes Audience Choice New York – 5 Broken Cameras, Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s documentary about Israeli settlements encroaching upon…
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Cinema Eye Honors For Nonfiction: Outstanding Feature, 5 Broken Cameras; Debut Feature, Only The Young; Graphic Design, Sugar Man; Music, Detropia; Cinematography, Chasing Ice; Editing, How To Survive A Plague; Production, The Imposter; Audience Award To Bully; Direction, Detropia
Read the full article »Kathryn Bigelow’s Fantastic Tribute To At Least 5 OTher Women Behind Zero Dark Thirty In Her NBR Award Speech
Kathryn Bigelow’s Fantastic Tribute To At Least 5 Other Women Behind Zero Dark Thirty In Her NBR Award Speech
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NBR Awards for 2012 Best Film ZERO DARK THIRTY Best Foreign Language Film AMOUR Best Original Screenplay Rian Johnson, LOOPER Best Actor Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Best Actress Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY Best Adapted Screenplay David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Best Animated Feature WRECK-IT RALPH Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY Best Directorial Debut Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF…
Read the full article »“What hasn’t been said is that Maya’s the archetype of a government figure we know; the kind of driven, difficult person who pushed an organization. With skin that looks porcelain enough to shatter, Maya isn’t physically imposing. But she’s all intensity—screaming at her boss and essentially blackmailing him into giving her what she wants, living in the office, being a total pill. There’s scant backstory about her life because her life is getting bin Laden. She’s prescient and a pain in the ass, which makes her a perfect Washington character.”
“What hasn’t been said is that Maya’s the archetype of a government figure we know; the kind of driven, difficult person who pushed an organization. With skin that looks porcelain enough to shatter, Maya isn’t physically imposing. But she’s all intensity—screaming at her boss and essentially blackmailing him into giving her what she wants, living…
Read the full article »How Zero Dark Thirty’s TV Spots Show It Both As Movie And As Film
How Zero Dark Thirty‘s TV Spots Show It Both As Movie And As Film
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David Poland 1. (tie) Zero Dark Thirty 1. (tie) Amour 3. Rust & Bone 4. The Master 5. The Grey 6. Lincoln 7. The Gatekeepers 8. The Perks of Being A Wallflower 9. Ted 10. Cloud Atlas
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EE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS in 2013 NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED Press release and full nominations follow; available as word document downloads below. Lincoln receives ten nominations. Les Misérables and Life of Pi are each nominated in nine categories; Skyfall has eight nominations, Argo has seven nominations and Anna Karenina has six. Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty are each nominated five times. The Master and Amour have four nominations. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey andSilver Linings Playbook have each been…
Read the full article »BAFTA Noms Tally Lincoln 10; Les Misérables, Life of Pi 9; Skyfall, 8; Argo 7; Anna Karenina 6; Five Each For Django, Zero Dark Thirty
Argo, Les Misérables, Life Of Pi, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty BAFTA Noms Tally Lincoln 10; Les Misérables, Life of Pi 9 Each; Skyfall, 8; Argo 7; Anna Karenina 6; Five Each For Django, Zero Dark Thirty
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1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. Oslo, August 31
3. Moonrise Kingdom
4. Rust & Bone
5. Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
6. Looper
7. Life Without Principle
8. Amour
9. The Turin Horse
10. Miss Bala
20 Weeks To Oscar: 6 Weeks To Go – The Great Rush To Judgment… And Subsequent Settling
As of today… as of the parade of opinions once nominations are announced on Thursday… It’s William Goldman Time, baby. No one KNOWS anything. Not yet. (But that won’t keep us all, me included, from spouting off.)
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Lincoln Tops The Critics Awards Scoreboard
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Best Picture Argo Best Director Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty Best Actor in a Leading Role Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty Best Actor in a Supporting Role Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master Best Actress in a Supporting Role Anne Hathaway – Les…
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