Author: Tripp Burton
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Oscar Week in Review: December 5-11, 2010
Oscar News The Academy announced the fifteen finalists for the Visual Effects Oscar this week. That list will be narrowed down to seven in January and then five nominees. Among the films in the running are Inception, Tron: Legacy and Alice in Wonderland. How To Train A Dragon led the pack of Annie Award Nominees…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 28 – December 4, 2010
Oscar News This year’s Oscar hosts were announced this week, and the Academy is returning to the days where film personalities hosted rather than comedians. Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and James Franco will host this years ceremony. The National Board of Review continued its precedent of being the first major precursor to announce its awards…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 20-27, 2010
Oscar News Because of the short week, there actually isn’t any real news to share here. Don’t worry, though, because precursor nods begin on Tuesday with the Spirit Awards, and it will all be chaos from there! Review Round-Up Love and Other Drugs, Oscar winner Edward Zwick’s return to the romantic comedy genre, did not…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 14-10, 2010
Oscar News Last Saturday, the Academy awarded their honorary Oscars at the second annual Governors Awards. Kevin Brownlow, Francis Ford Coppola and Eli Wallach were on hand to accept their awards, while the absent Jean-Luc Godard was also honored. Many video clips are available here. The official Best Animated Feature short list has been released…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 7-13, 2010
Oscar News Two time Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro will receive the 2011 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes. DeNiro will accept the lifetime achievement award at the January 16, 2011 awards ceremony. Hugh Jackman has reportedly turned down the opportunity to return as Oscar host this year. No word yet on who…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 31 – November 6, 2010
Oscar News The Santa Barbara Film Festival will give its American Rivera Award to Annette Bening. Last year, the award went to eventual Best Actress winner Sandra Bullock, while Oscar winners Forrest Whitaker and Philip Seymour Hoffman won the award the same year as their Oscar (along with eventual nominees Mickey Rourke and Diane Lane).…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 24-30, 2010
Oscar News Halle Berry’s film Frankie and Alex, which garnered some strong reviews for the Oscar Winner at Cannes, will have an Oscar qualifying run this December, it was just announced. This is seemingly to try and get the actress a second Oscar nomination. Jean-Luc Godard will not come to Los Angeles on November 13…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 17-23, 2010
Oscar News The Gotham Independent Film Awards are always the first out of the gate, and they announced their nominations this week. Nominated for Best Film are Black Swan, Blue Valentine, The Kids Are All Right, Let Me In and Winter’s Bone. Last year’s winner was eventual Best Picture The Hurt Locker. The Hollywood Awards…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 10-16, 2010
Oscar News The Academy released the official short list for Best Foreign Language Film, and there are 65 eligible films up for contention this year. Among the recognizable films on the list are Mexico’s Bitiful (directed by Oscar nominee Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and starring Oscar winner Javier Bardem) and Thailand’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall…
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Oscar Week in Review: October 2-9, 2010
Oscar News Peter Weir’s The Way Back, featuring Oscar nominees Ed Harris and Saiorse Ronan, got an official release date of December 29, meaning it will be eligible for Academy Award consideration. The New York Times ran an article this week stating that Disney is putting together a major push for Toy Story 3, believing…
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Oscar Week in Review: September 25 – October 1, 2010
Oscar News The official deadline for submissions for Best Foreign Language Film was Friday, so we should be able to expect an official list of eligible films very soon. HitFix is reporting that the first screeners of the year were sent out to Academy members this week: Mother and Child and Animal Kingdom. The Gotham…
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Oscar Week in Review: September 18-24, 2010
Oscar News Review Round-Up Oscar Box Office New Trailers Oscar Farewell
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Oscar Week in Review: September 12-18, 2010
Oscar News Lionsgate has picked up Toronto Film Festival hit Rabbit Hole. Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning play, and with great roles for Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Dianne Weist (plus Aaron Eckhart), this gives Lionsgate a contender this season. For a look at why it could play a major role, look here. The Venice…
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Oscar Week in Review: September 5-11, 2010
Oscar News The Telluride Film Festival was last weekend, and several movies used that launching pad to get out of the box running. Among the films to make a loud impression were The King’s Speech, Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours and Never Let Me Go. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan garnered good buzz, especially for Natalie Portman. The…
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Oscar Week in Review: August 29-September 4, 2010
Oscar News Two contenders premiered at the Venice Film Festival late this week. Oscar Winner Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere is garnering a lot of comparisons to Lost in Translation, and Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is getting comparisons to Requiem for a Dream. If both filmmakers are working in top form, they could be major competitors this…
