December 2011
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Detroit Film Critics - WINNERS
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Best Actor Michael Fassbender – Shame
Best Actress Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress Carey Mulligan – Shame Best Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain – Tree of Life, The Help, The Debt, Take Shelter
Best Ensemble Carnage
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SAG Awards - NOMINEES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DEMIÁN BICHIR / Carlos Galindo - “A BETTER LIFE” (Summit Entertainment) GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King - “THE DESCENDANTS” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover - “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures) JEAN DUJARDIN / George - “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company) BRAD PITT / Billy Beane -...
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BFCA Nominations -
BEST PICTURE The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse BEST ACTOR George Clooney – “The Descendants” Leonardo DiCaprio – “J. Edgar” Jean Dujardin – “The Artist” Michael Fassbender – “Shame” Ryan Gosling – “Drive” Brad Pitt – “Moneyball”
BEST ACTRESS Viola Davis – “The Help” ...
hickleswoo asked: Do you think that Melissa McCarthy has a shot at an Oscar nomination?
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San Francisco Film Critics Circle - WINNERS
Best Picture: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Original Screenplay: J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Best Adapted Screenplay: Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, Drive
Best Supporting...
State Of The Race -
Now that the key critics groups have voted, it’s time to examine the state of the race. There seems to be a battle waging in each of the key categories, with The Artist, The Descendants, Hugo and The Tree of Life fighting for dominance. Have a scan below and leave your thoughts!
BEST PICTURE:
The Artist - NYFCC, NYFCO, BSFC, WAFCA
The Descendants - LAFCA
Hugo - NBR
The Tree of Life -...
LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS AWARDS - WINNERS
BEST PICTURE:
Winner: The Descendants
Runner-Up: The Tree of Life
BEST ACTOR:
Winner: Michael Fassbender (Shame, Jane Eyre, X Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method)
Runner-Up: Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
BEST ACTRESS:
Winner: Yun Jung-hee (Poetry)
Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Winner: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Runner-Up: Patton Oswalt (Young...
AFI Top Ten Films/TV Shows -
FILM:
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
J. Edgar
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Bridesmaids
TV:
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Homeland
Justified
Louie
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
SPECIAL AWARDS:
The Artist
Harry Potter series
New York Film Critics Online Awards - WINNERS
Best Picture: “The Artist”
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Best Actor: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter” Runners-up: Michael Fassbender, “Shame” and Gary Oldman, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady” Runner-up: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Best...
Boston Society of Film Critics (WINNERS)
Best Picture
WINNER:The Artist
RUNNER-UP: Hugo/Margaret
Best Actor
WINNER: Brad Pitt for Moneyball
RUNNER-UP: George Clooney for The Descendants/Michael Fassbender for Shame
Best Actress -
WINNER:Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn
RUNNER-UP: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor -
WINNER: Albert Brooks for Drive
Best Supporting Actress -
WINNER: Melissa...
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Houston Film Critics Society - NOMINEES
Glenn Close is snubbed yet again, while Drive and Win Win make a good showing.
Best Picture
Drive, Film District
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Warner Bros.
Midnight in Paris, Sony Pictures Classics Take Shelter, Sony Pictures Classics
The Artist, The Weinstein Company
The Descendants, Fox Searchlight
The Help, Dreamworks & Touchstone
The Tree of Life, Fox Searchlight
War...
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Richard Corliss of Time presents his top ten films...
The Artist
Hugo
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Super 8
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rango
Fast Five
Peter Travers' Top 10 of 2011
Drive
The Artist
The Descendants
Moneyball
Midnight in Paris
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Margin Call
The Tree of Life
War Horse, The Help, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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New Yorker critic David Denby has released his Best of 2011 list. His list includes some key Oscar contenders, including Hugo and The Descendants, and some out-of-the box choices, such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Contagion.
List and summaries are below -
“Hugo”—In Martin Scorsese’s wondrous 3-D masterpiece, you feel like you’re inside a giant box with the entire history of the...
2011 Washington Area Film Critics Awards - WINNERS
THE 2011 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: The Artist Best Director: Martin Scorsese (Hugo) Best Actor: George Clooney (The Descendants) Best Actress: Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks (Drive) Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help) Best Acting Ensemble: Bridesmaids Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash...
theballetblog asked: I can't believe Jessica Chastain wasn't nominated for anything with all of her wonderful roles and acting this year...
Washington Area Film Critics Association Awards -...
Best Film: The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo Win Win
Best Director: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Alexander Payne (The Descendants) Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Best Actor: George Clooney (The Descendants) Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Michael Fassbender (Shame) Brad Pitt (Moneyball) Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
Best...
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THR Actor Roundtable (FULL VIDEO) →
Featuring George Clooney (The Descendants, The Ides of March), Albert Brooks (Drive), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Nick Nolte (Warrior) and Christopher Waltz (Carnage).
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LINKS -
Q&A with Hugo and Coriolanus screenwriter John Logan | HitFix
Feature on Adepero Oduye, star of Pariah | New York Times - The Carpetbagger
The Artist, Drive, My Week with Marilyn, Beginners, Take Shelter, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Carnage, Albert Nobbs and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy are among the myriad screenplays ineligible for the WGA Awards. | HitFix
Elvis Mitchell talks with A...
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LOS ANGELES, CA (December 2, 2011) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture nominees that will advance in the voting process for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards.
The nominated films, listed below in alphabetical order, are:
• BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
• BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK
• PROJECT...
SATELLITE AWARDS - NOMINATIONS
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Shame
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
War Horse
Best Director
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Steve McQueen, Shame
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
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National Board of Review vs. Academy Awards - 2005-2010
BEST PICTURE:
2005 - Good Night, And Good Luck/Crash
2006 - Letters From Iwo Jima/The Departed
2007 - No Country For Old Men/No Country For Old Men
2008 - Slumdog Millionaire/Slumdog Millionaire
2009 - Up In The Air/The Hurt Locker
2010 - The Social Network/The King’s Speech
2/6
BEST ACTOR:
2005 - Phillip...
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National Board of Review - Top 10 Films
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Ides of March
J. Edgar
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Notable exclusions - The Help, Moneyball, Midnight in Paris
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National Board of Review - WINNERS
The Descendants and Hugo are the big winners at this year’s National Board of Review awards. Hugo nabbed top honours, scoring Best Film and Best Director, while The Descendants won Best Actor for George Clooney, Best Supporting Actress for Shailene Woodley and Best Adapated Screenplay. Category frontrunner Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor, while Tilda Swinton won Best...
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National Board of Review names Hugo as Best Film.
According to Sasha Stone. More as it comes in.
November 2011
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Interview with The Artist stars Jean Dujardin and... →
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2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in...
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION The world premieres of 16 American narrative feature films.
Beasts of the Southern Wild / U.S.A. (Director: Benh Zeitlin, Screenwriters: Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar) — Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under, in this tale of a six year old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy at the...
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FULL LIST - New York Film Critics Circle Winners
BEST FEATURE: The Artist
BEST DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
BEST ACTOR: Brad Pitt (Moneyball, The Tree of Life)
BEST ACTRESS: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Albert Brooks (Drive)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain (The Help, Take Shelter, The Tree of Life)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian (Moneyball)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emanuel...
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FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS - BY THE NUMBERS
Take Shelter - 5
The Artist - 5
Beginners - 4
Drive - 4
The Descendants - 4
Martha Marcy May Marlene - 4
50/50 - 3
Another Earth - 2
Bellflower - 2
Cedar Rapids - 2
Margin Call - 2
Midnight in Paris - 2
Natural Selection - 2
Pariah - 2
The Dynamiter - 2
A Better Life - 1
A Separation - 1
Albert Nobbs -1
An African Election - 1
Bill Cunningham New York - 1
Bombay Beach...
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Film Independent Spirit Awards - NOMINATIONS
Snubs include George Clooney from Best Actor, Martha Marcy May Marlene from Best First Screenplay/Best Director, Glenn Close from Best Actress. (To be updated)
BEST FEATURE:
50/50,
Beginners
Drive
Take Shelter
The Artist
The Descendants
BEST ACTOR:
Damian Bilchir (A Better Life)
Woody Harrelson (Rampart)
Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Ryan Gosling (Drive)
...
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