The Oscar Nominations Are Tomorrow… Here are My Predictions
The Oscar nominations are early than they have ever been before. And the voting process has completely changed with online voting available for the first time this year. What does that mean? Who knows. With no clear Best Picture front runner this year, for the first time in a very long time, it’s even tougher to gauge Academy sentiment. So, here’s my shot at predicting the nominees in bigger Oscar categories. Let me know who you think is in or out in the comments below. Best Picture Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi (I still have to see this one!) Lincoln Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty (Out Friday.) If there’s a 10th nominee, I’m guessing it goes to Skyfall. Best Directing Michael Haneke, Amour Ben Affleck, Argo Steven Spielberg, Lincoln Ang Lee, Life of Pi...
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Every trailer for the Gurus of Gold pre-Toronto Oscar predictions
It feels like just yesterday I was ranting writing about how much I didn’t love The Social Network, and how I was happy to see The King’s Speech as the Oscar frontrunner (and eventual Best Picture winner). Oh how quickly time goes by. Well, fellow awards watchers, it’s almost Oscar time again. And the Gurus of Gold are back with their pre-Toronto predictions. I have to put mine together before the start of the fest, too. Until then, you can pass the time by watching all of the available trailers for the Gurus’ top ten predictions: 1.) Steven Spielberg’s War Horse 2.) George Clooney’s The Ides of March 3.) Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist (Winner of the Best Actor prize at Cannes) 4.) Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close No trailer yet. What’s up with that WB? 5.) Alexander Payne’s The Descendants 6.) Woody Allen’s...
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First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio in J. EDGAR from EW
Can you believe that Leonardo Dicaprio doesn’t have an Oscar? The teen heartthrob turned serious movie actor may have looked at Dustin Lance Black’s script for Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar and said, “Well, that’s going to change this year.” Entertainment Weekly nabbed the first photos (one above, two more at EW.com) of Leo in drag as the founder and first director of the FBI. The story of Hoover’s rise and fall sounds like a Shakespearean tragedy: Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black to EW: “I started to become curious about the ‘why,’” says screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Oscar-winner for 2008’s Milk. “He did wonderful things for this country, but why did he ended up doing so many things that were heinous and harmful? I think it was all in the name of trying to fill that void, where love goes, with public...
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Eastwood’s J. EDGAR gets a release, Star Trek theme park, Disney finds SNOW WHITE director, more – News Links
Warner Bros. might be campaigning Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 for Oscar, but they’re smart enough to hedge their bets. WB has set Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) for a Nov. 9 release and will roll-out Stephen Daldry’s post-9/11 drama, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (starring Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock) starting on Christmas. Both releases will be limited to start, but are set for prime Oscar consideration. (Variety) Trekkies get your passports ready. There’s a Star Trek-themed amusement park set to open in Jordan in 2014. (TIME) As if the Universal and Relativity Media Snow White adaptations weren’t enough, Disney has tapped visual effects specialist Michael Gracey to direct its own live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale. (EW) The behind-the-scenes drama that seems to plague every AMC series right now is almost over for Breaking...
Read MoreDRAGONSLAYER, NATURAL SELECTION take top jury prizes at 2011 SXSW Film Festival
From the SXSW Film Festival: 2011 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners Feature Film Jury Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Dragonslayer Director: Tristan Patterson Best Editing: Where Soldiers Come From Editors: Kyle Henry & Heather Courtney Best Cinematography: Dragonslayer Director of Photography: Eric Koretz Best Score/Music: The City Dark Music by: The Fishermen Three, Ben Fries NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection Director: Robbie Pickering Breakthrough Performances: Evan Ross – 96 Minutes Rachael Harris – Natural Selection Matt O’Leary – Natural Selection Best Screenplay: Natural Selection Writer: Robbie Pickering Best Editing: Natural Selection Editor: Michelle Tesoro Best Cinematography: A Year in Mooring Director of Photography: Elliot Davis Best Score/Music: Natural Selection Music by: iZLER, Curt Schneider Feature Film Audience Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Winner: Kumaré Director: Vikram Gandhi NARRATIVE FEATURE Winner: Natural Selection Director: Robbie Pickering SPOTLIGHT...
Read More83rd Annual Academy Award Winners – Full List
Best Picture The King’s Speech Directing The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper Actress in a Leading Role Natalie Portman, Black Swan Actress in a Supporting Role Melissa Leo, The Fighter Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth, The King’s Speech Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale, The Fighter Animated Feature Toy Story 3 Art Direction Alice in Wonderland Cinematography Inception Costume Design Alice in Wonderland Documentary Feature Inside Job Documentary Short Subject Strangers No More Film Editing The Social Network Foreign Language Film In a Better World Makeup The Wolfman Original Score The Social Network Original Song “We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3 Animated Short The Lost Thing Live Action Short God of Love Sound Editing Inception Sound Mixing Inception Visual Effects Inception Adapted Screenplay The Social Network Original Screenplay The King’s Speech...
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