All Awards articles – Page 263
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FeaturesIn their own words
Some of this year’s leading nominees talk about their work on the selected films
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FeaturesPlaying to the crowd
For all the hoopla surrounding the announcement that the Academy had expanded its best picture category to 10 features, four or five films have taken the lead in this year’s race.
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FeaturesAnd then there were 10
From Sundance favourites to extraordinary sci-fi visions, this year’s best picture nominations embrace every aspect of contemporary film-making. Mike Goodridge reports
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FeaturesShort films with long lives
Some of the world’s most garlanded short films have been recognised by the Academy this year in both the live-action and animation categories. John Hazelton profiles the contenders
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NewsAcademy names producer credits for Blind Side, Hurt Locker
Credits for The Blind Side and The Hurt Lockerconfirmed, Locker allowed four nominees.
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NewsAvatar and The Hurt Locker lead Oscar nominations
James Cameron’s Avatar and Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker score nine nominations each.
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FeaturesAnd then there were nine
Nine films are on the foreign-language film Oscar shortlist this year. Mike Goodridge assesses what was left off the list and which might go forward to the final five
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FeaturesBrits line up against Avatar
There is much to relish for the UK film industry in this year’s Bafta nominations, and voters generally prefer to recognise homegrown talent. Allan Hunter looks at the early frontrunners - and those shut out
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FeaturesRoll out the red carpet
Heading into Golden Globes weekend in Los Angeles, it is clear which films have heat and which do not in the final six weeks leading up to the Academy Awards. Mike Goodridge looks at some of this year’ groundbreakers and surprises
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CommentGlobes prompt annual sniping
The domestic media has long used Golden Globes week as an excuse to mock The Hollywood Foreign Press Association; but the tide is turning and US studios are increasingly coming round to the huge potential of the international market.
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FeaturesAwards countdown: Profiles
ScreenDaily profiles Bright Star’s Abbie Cornish, The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner and Scott Hicks, director of The Boys Are Back
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NewsAn Education leads BAFTA long list
An Education leads the pack of films long listed for the Orange British Academy Film Awards, with 17 categories including best film, best director (Lone Scherfig) and best actress for Carey Mulligan.
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FeaturesBest Director: The storytellers
Some of the movie world’s biggest names as well as relative newcomers and a fashion designer-turned-film-maker are among the chief contenders for this year’s best director awards. Mike Goodridge assesses the field
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FeaturesBest Picture: The gold standards
This year has been an unusually rich season for prestige awards contenders, kicking off as early as the Sundance Film Festival in January when Lee Daniels’ Precious (then called Push) was first seen as well as Lone Scherfig’s An Education, Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre and Oren Moverman’s The Messenger.
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FeaturesFilm-maker profiles
ScreenDaily speaks to ten directors whose films are expected to perform strongly this awards season.
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NewsScorsese, Polanski among world premieres confirmed for Berlin
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured), and Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer are among the first seven titles to be confirmed for the Competition section of the upcoming 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
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NewsUp In the Air leads Golden Globe nominations
Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air emerged from the 67th Golden Globe nominations announcement early on Tuesday morning [December 15] as the frontrunner with six. Rob Marshall’s Nine came in second place with five followed by Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and James Cameron’s Avatar on four apiece.
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NewsThe Hurt Locker builds awards momentum as New York critics unveil winners
Kathryn Biglow and The Hurt Locker scored their second one-two punch in two days as the New York Film Critics Circle gave its two top awards to the Iraq War film.
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NewsFido Awards announce winners
The winners of the Fido Awards – the Oscars of the canine world - were announced in London on November 22.