Awards

2013 MTV Movie Awards Announced, Without Jennifer Lawrence

  Yes, one last awards ceremony to remind us of the now seemingly oh so far away 2012. “The Avengers” and “Silver Linings Playbook” proved to be the favorites of the voters. The usual carefully staged hijinks ensued. One of the bigger stories of the night was the absence of Jennifer Lawrence, who seems like...
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SXSW Audience Awards Laud “Cheap Thrills,” “Short Term 12,” “The Short Game”

SXSW, which is becoming Sundance Southwest, wrapped up this weekend with the audience awards. “Cheap Thrills,” which won the Midnighters award, was one of the most talked about movies of the fest. It was directed by E.L. Katz and stars Laura Covelli, Elissa Dowling, Ethan Embry, David Koechner, and Sara Paxton. Keep an eye out...
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MTV Movie Awards Nominations Announced

Just when we thought the movie awards season was over, we have one more straggler–the MTV Movie Awards. Here is the big press release, with the nominations for the awards ceremony, with Rebel Wilson hosting, that takes place on April 14: MTV announced the categories and nominees for the “2013 MTV Movie Awards” live today...
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Winter Olympics Will Likely Force 2014 Oscars Into March

  2014 is a Winter Olympics year. Hooray, I love the Olympics! (I know, not everyone does, but I think they’re fun. So deal with it.) One problem, though–the closing ceremonies will take place on February 23rd. That’s the last Sunday in February, or the day you would think the Academy Awards ceremony would take...
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The Weinstein Company Schedules 2013 Awards Contenders

We may have just put the 2012 awards season to bed, but that doesn’t mean Hollywood isn’t already looking towards 2013. Hey, the day after the Super Bowl, the winning team is planning its draft board, and the movie business is really no different. The Weinstein Company, always one of the most aggressive of the...
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How the “Ted” Sequence at the Oscars Worked

Last night during the Oscars I saw someone (apologies, I forget who) tweet a joke about how uncomfortable Kristin Chenoweth must be in that Ted suit onstage with Mark Wahlberg. While I wish that was true, there actually was some slightly higher-level technology at work during that sequence. Here’s the statement from Tippett Studios, the...
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We Survived the 2013 Oscars

Whew! Another unwieldy ceremony, clocking in at a sluggish 3:35. Best line of the night goes to Daniel Day-Lewis for his Margaret Thatcher/Meryl Streep joke. Now, without further ado,  here are the winners–and yes, my predictions sucked: Picture Argo Actor in a Leading Role Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Actress in a Leading Role Jennifer Lawrence, Silver...
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Last Minute Oscar Predictions

I suddenly realized that I hadn’t done any Oscar predictions, so here we are, down to the wire, and I guess I better do something. [Warning: these are only for entertainment purposes. Don't blame me if you lose your Oscar pool.] Best Picture After a hugely successful January and February, “Argo” seems like a mortal...
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“Twilight” Gets a Fond Farewell at the Razzies

Probably the only people who will miss the Twilight movie franchise more than the fans of the series are the people who love to hate it. That would include the people who hand out the Golden Raspberry awards, fondly known as the Razzies. Given out the day before the Oscars, these awards pay homage to...
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We’ve Got Spirit…Awards! Independent Spirit Awards 2013

Today the annual awards shindig by the beach for the independent film community, and the big money studios behind them. It was a good day to be a part of the “Silver Linings Playbook” crew. Here are the winners: BEST FEATURE: “Silver Linings Playbook” BEST DIRECTOR David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” BEST SCREENPLAY “Silver...
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Academy Announces Post-Best Picture Announcement Musical Number

You know how when they announce the Best Picture winner on the Oscars and the credits start to roll while everyone’s still onstage? It’s like they can’t end this thing fast enough; actually, that’s pretty much the sentiment: really, we can’t end this thing fast enough. TV stations are anxious to get to their local...
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Listen Up! Audio Techs Get Their Awards Moment

You know those sections at the Oscars when they do the “a movie wouldn’t be a movie without ” instructional reels, where they show things like a movie without sound or without lights, or they show sound effects people making a sound effect, or a makeup person putting on makeup? Those are the parts that...
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Writers Guild Awards 2013: “Argo,” “Zero Dark Thirty”

Another awards weekend, another win for “Argo.” This time the awards in question were the Writers’ Guild Awards. The screenplay for “Argo,” written by Chris Terrio, won Best Adapted Screenplay, and, in a moment that surely brought everyone back to those glory days of late December when they were on top of the movie world,...
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American Cinema Editors Awards: “Argo,” “Brave,” “Silver Linings”

You may not think that the editing awards would be that interesting, but the great quotes from Deadline make it seem like the American Cinema Editors Awards event (that would be “the Eddies”) last night was a pretty lively affair, with directors more willing to give editors credit than try to take it all themselves....
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BAFTAs 2013: “Argo,” Affleck Win Again As Oscars Approach

Okay, I guess we’ve made it pretty clear that the running joke during the Oscars in two weeks will be Ben Affleck’s non-nomination for Best Director, which looks increasingly ridiculous as he has picked up pretty much ever post-season award in that category. I don’t know who is presenting what award, but please, please, please...
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