Anne Hathaway: Oscar Host's Red Dress outshone Oscars' Red Carpet. Anne Hathaway Oscar host: Red dress one of countless outfits Blast from the Past: Pictured above is Oscar host Anne Hathaway sporting a blindingly bright white smile while on the 2011 Academy Awards' Red Carpet just outside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. But wait. In the photo, Hathaway is wearing a blindingly bright red gown. Wasn't her dress of a metallic blue hue? Actually, no. It was beige (with patterns). Wait. Come to think of it, she actually wore a tux, not a dress. Or maybe it was all of the above. And more. How could that be? Well, the color, texture, format, and type of Anne Hathaway's outfits varied according to which 15 minutes of the Oscar telecast you watched on Sunday night, Feb. 27. Hathaway, a Best Actress nominee for Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married in early...
- 1/4/2016
- by altfilmguide
- Alt Film Guide
David O. Russell makes fashion statement on the Oscars' Red Carpet David O. Russell: Fashion statement and Oscar nomination David O. Russell, a Best Director Oscar nominee for the surprisingly successful boxing drama The Fighter, makes both a fashion and a facial statement upon his arrival with guests at the 2011 Academy Awards held on Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. This was his first Best Director nomination. About five years ago, David O. Russell made headlines thanks to leaked videos showing him having a volcanic, expletive-filled confrontation with Lily Tomlin on the set of I Heart Huckabees – an ambitious all-star comedy that turned out to be much less successful than the bizarre behind-the-scenes video clips. (Check out Paul Rudd in a parody of the 'I Heart Huckabees' blow-up.) Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees alumnus Mark Wahlberg has said that he had to fight with Paramount...
- 5/4/2015
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
The last few years have seen some of the internet's most successful webseries' find funding on Kickstarter, a crowd-sourcing platform for creative projects to generate financial backing, and Awkward star Beau Mirchoff hopes to follow in the footsteps of Husbands, Sun Come Up and the like with Camp Sunshine.
The hopeful half-hour comedy follows the staff of Camp Sunshine, the brain-child of writer-director Kanin Guntzelman. "I met Kanin a few years ago in improv class," Mirchoff tells ETonline. "He was the funniest kid in the whole school and we hit it off. Then he wrote this pilot, asked if I wanted to be a part of it and I thought it was just hilarious and we started this endeavor."
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With eight days left and roughly $16,000 to go, Mirchoff is upping the ante on what you can get for pledging. Currently, contributors can score a personal video message or Skype session with the...
The hopeful half-hour comedy follows the staff of Camp Sunshine, the brain-child of writer-director Kanin Guntzelman. "I met Kanin a few years ago in improv class," Mirchoff tells ETonline. "He was the funniest kid in the whole school and we hit it off. Then he wrote this pilot, asked if I wanted to be a part of it and I thought it was just hilarious and we started this endeavor."
Related - 12 Best Shows of 2012
With eight days left and roughly $16,000 to go, Mirchoff is upping the ante on what you can get for pledging. Currently, contributors can score a personal video message or Skype session with the...
- 1/31/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Just sharing some news of stuff I was involved in at Sheffield Doc/Fest... Alliance of Women Film Journalists names Debra Zimmerman “Ambassador of Women’s Films” at Sheffield Doc/Fest June 16, 2012 (Sheffield, UK) – On Friday evening, June 15th, at the Sheffield Doc/Fest, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists conferred a special Awfj Eda Award, “Amabassador of Women’s Films” to Debra Zimmerman, long-time Executive Director of New York-based Women Make Movies. The award was presented by Awfj President Jennifer Merin, along with Heather Croall, Director of Doc/Fest. Merin explained, “Since she took the helm of Women Make Movies in 1983, Debra Zimmerman has been a superbly effective advocate for women filmmakers, helping hundreds of them to make and distribute movies. She is a sought after speaker, and has mentored and inspired women across the globe. So, it is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors of the...
- 6/28/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Beverly Hills, CA . The 2010 Oscar® nominees “Sun Come Up” and “Waste Land” will screen as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 30th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” series on Wednesday, October 5, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission to all screenings in the series is free.
Directed by Jennifer Redfearn, who produced the film with Tim Metzger, “Sun Come Up” tells the story of the 3,000 residents of the Carteret Islands who face hunger and relocation as the effects of global warming transform their South Pacific paradise. The film earned an Academy Award® nomination for Documentary Short Subject.
“Waste Land” documents the lives of garbage pickers scavenge among the mountains of discarded materials in Brazil.s Jardim Gramacho, the world.s largest landfill. Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, who uses trash to create his work, travels to the landfill to photograph the people whose...
Directed by Jennifer Redfearn, who produced the film with Tim Metzger, “Sun Come Up” tells the story of the 3,000 residents of the Carteret Islands who face hunger and relocation as the effects of global warming transform their South Pacific paradise. The film earned an Academy Award® nomination for Documentary Short Subject.
“Waste Land” documents the lives of garbage pickers scavenge among the mountains of discarded materials in Brazil.s Jardim Gramacho, the world.s largest landfill. Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, who uses trash to create his work, travels to the landfill to photograph the people whose...
- 9/28/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Flicker NYC, "New York's only all Super 8mm film festival," celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Southpaw in Brooklyn tonight. "The event is the brainchild of David Teague, editor of the Academy Award-winning doc short Cynthia Wade's Freeheld and Jennifer Redfearn's Sun Come Up, which was nominated in the same category at this past year's Oscars," writes Peter Knegt, introducing his interview at indieWIRE. Daniel Walber previews several of the films to be screened at Spout. More from Joe Bendel.
Tonight in Los Angeles, The Intensity of the World: An Evening with Tomonari Nishikawa. What's more, his Tokyo - Ebisu is part of The Deep End, a program of experimental shorts screening April 24 and 27 at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and Shibuya - Tokyo screens at Hot Docs in Toronto on May 4 and 6.
For news and tips throughout the day every day, follow @thedailyMUBI on Twitter and/or the RSS feed.
Tonight in Los Angeles, The Intensity of the World: An Evening with Tomonari Nishikawa. What's more, his Tokyo - Ebisu is part of The Deep End, a program of experimental shorts screening April 24 and 27 at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and Shibuya - Tokyo screens at Hot Docs in Toronto on May 4 and 6.
For news and tips throughout the day every day, follow @thedailyMUBI on Twitter and/or the RSS feed.
- 4/17/2011
- MUBI
This Sunday at the Southpaw in Brooklyn, Flicker NYC - the only Super 8 film festival in New York - will celebrate its 10th anniversary. The event is the brainchild of David Teague, editor of the Academy Award-winning doc short Cynthia Wade’s “Freeheld” and Jennifer Redfearn’s “Sun Come Up,” which was nominated in the same category at this past year's Oscars. Teague himself is no stranger to Super 8 filmmaking. ...
- 4/15/2011
- Indiewire
Threatening to swallow the country whole, climate change is taking its toll and the World Bank is giving a much-needed buffer.
Kiribati is literally drowning under rising seas.
But sustainability and environmental responsibility remain at the core of the emergency programs that the World Bank is funding with $20 million--programs that could find broader applications worldwide in the face of climate change. The money will help Kiribati, the tiny country of 100,000, conserve clean drinking water through better rainwater collection, new source cultivation, and coastal management, and help save vital roads and infrastructure from saltwater doom. (The Asian Development Bank and Kiribati's Ministry of Public Works and Utilities are administering the programs).
"This is a very real existential threat," said Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country Director, the Pacific. Like the nearby Carteret Islanders--who were the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Sun Come Up--Kiribati faces the threat of massive migration of its people to neighboring islands.
Kiribati is literally drowning under rising seas.
But sustainability and environmental responsibility remain at the core of the emergency programs that the World Bank is funding with $20 million--programs that could find broader applications worldwide in the face of climate change. The money will help Kiribati, the tiny country of 100,000, conserve clean drinking water through better rainwater collection, new source cultivation, and coastal management, and help save vital roads and infrastructure from saltwater doom. (The Asian Development Bank and Kiribati's Ministry of Public Works and Utilities are administering the programs).
"This is a very real existential threat," said Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country Director, the Pacific. Like the nearby Carteret Islanders--who were the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Sun Come Up--Kiribati faces the threat of massive migration of its people to neighboring islands.
- 3/2/2011
- by Jenara Nerenberg
- Fast Company
Did the Oscars surprise anyone? Sci-Fi fans, we are of course still sore over Christopher Nolan’s snub for Best Director, but Inception still was recognized with four Oscars. Genre highlights from the 83rd Academy Awards also include Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland sweeping away the two coveted design awards in Art Direction and Costume Design and The Wolfman won for Best Makeup. Pixar‘s Toy Story 3 took home Best Animated Film and Best Song.
This Sunday’s broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards on ABC attempted to reach out to a “younger crowd” with its choice of hosts, Anne Hathaway and James Franco, but the live broadcast dropped 9% in overall ratings compared to last year’s broadcast and down 12% in the 18-49 adult demographic. Still, the show entertained 37.6 million viewers with a show full of exposition to educate new viewers about the history of past Oscar winners.
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This Sunday’s broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards on ABC attempted to reach out to a “younger crowd” with its choice of hosts, Anne Hathaway and James Franco, but the live broadcast dropped 9% in overall ratings compared to last year’s broadcast and down 12% in the 18-49 adult demographic. Still, the show entertained 37.6 million viewers with a show full of exposition to educate new viewers about the history of past Oscar winners.
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- 3/1/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
It is that time of year again when Dread Central pays its respects to those who have worked in our beloved genre and made it to the red carpet on Oscar night 2011. The genre was in rare form when it came to the nominations. Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan was up for the gold in multiple categories (best picture, best actress, cinematography, and direction); even The Wolfman was on the short-list for best make-up. And win we did.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves because therein lie the gems of VHS past for a large share of both the winners and folks who were nominated. Highlights include a win for Melissa Leo (nominated two years ago for Frozen River), whom we remember best as Judith 'MaMa' Baer in Deadtime Stories. And who could forget Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho? My fellow fright fiends, he brought home the gold last night.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves because therein lie the gems of VHS past for a large share of both the winners and folks who were nominated. Highlights include a win for Melissa Leo (nominated two years ago for Frozen River), whom we remember best as Judith 'MaMa' Baer in Deadtime Stories. And who could forget Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho? My fellow fright fiends, he brought home the gold last night.
- 3/1/2011
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
Tim Metzger, Oscar nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject), and Jennifer Redfearn, Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject, arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Metzger and Redfearn were nominated for Sun Come Up. The winner in the Best Documentary Short Subject category was Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon's Strangers No More. Photo: Ivan Vejar / ©A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photo to enlarge it.
- 2/28/2011
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
If you missed the broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards, or you can't remember who won what, here is a list of all the winners in their categories. The King's Speech and Inception both tied for the most Oscars won, which was four statues each. However, whereas Inception took home awards for technical categories (Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound and Best Cinematography), The King's Speech won three of the top four categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay).
Best Picture:
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin,...
Best Picture:
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
In a surge reminiscent of its late-breaking Oscar season momentum, The King’s Speech triumphed at the 2011 Academy Awards, winning three of the final four categories including Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), and Best Director (Tom Hooper). The magnificent British drama took home four golden statues on Sunday, tieing Christopher Nolan’s Inception for the most Oscars, and narrowly beating critic favorite and three-time winner The Social Network.
Hosted by a smug, sleepy James Franco and a cheery, happy-to-be-there Anne Hathaway, the 3+ hour ceremony felt like an eternity. The next-generation actors were supposed to liven what is traditionally a stuffy telecast, but their monologue and subsequent appearances lacked the classy zingers of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin’s banter or the pep of Hugh Jackman’s show.
Further attempts to appeal to a populist crowd, such as autotuning some of 2010’s big blockbusters or quipping about Charlie Sheen, fell flat,...
Hosted by a smug, sleepy James Franco and a cheery, happy-to-be-there Anne Hathaway, the 3+ hour ceremony felt like an eternity. The next-generation actors were supposed to liven what is traditionally a stuffy telecast, but their monologue and subsequent appearances lacked the classy zingers of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin’s banter or the pep of Hugh Jackman’s show.
Further attempts to appeal to a populist crowd, such as autotuning some of 2010’s big blockbusters or quipping about Charlie Sheen, fell flat,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Well I certainly don't think 2011 will go down as one of the more memorable years in Oscar history; not only were the winners fairly predictable, but the ceremony itself seemed dull and uninspired. Despite an attempt to add a "youthful edge" to the Oscars this year, it was almost completely lacking in comedy, excitement or entertainment. Hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway seemed to be dreadfully unprepared and lacking material, leaving Franco to put up a facade of aloof detachment while Hathaway simply attempted to win everyone over with cuteness. The King's Speech went on to secure most of the major awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Original Screenplay, reinforcing the stuffy British Oscar stereotype. For the second time David Fincher was denied Best Director, but The Social Network did end up getting awards for Film Editing, Original Score and Adapted Screenplay. Natalie Portman still managed to snag Best Actress for Black Swan,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions) Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount) Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing) Colin Firth in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company) James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight) Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount) John Hawkes in "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions) Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.) Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features) Geoffrey Rush in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company) Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features) Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate) Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions) Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight) Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company) Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Amy Adams...
- 2/28/2011
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
The night has finally arrived — Oscars. So will Christian Bale finally take home gold? Will The King’s Speech live up to the massive expectations? All are revealed here and now.
The 83rd Academy Awards winners (refresh the page for real-time updates):
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Best Foreign Language Film
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
Winner: In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)
Best Original Screenplay
Another Year,...
The 83rd Academy Awards winners (refresh the page for real-time updates):
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Best Foreign Language Film
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
Winner: In a Better World (Denmark)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)
Best Original Screenplay
Another Year,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Mike Bruno
- EW - Inside Movies
It’s Oscar time as the 83rd Academy Awards are about to start in Los Angeles and though the whispers on the wind blowing through Hollywood are telling us that these are the most easily predicted Oscars in years I’m still holding out for one or two surprises.
Our man Ian Gilchrist offered his views on the big awards and whatever happens in the event the world and his dog will be liveblogging and twitter is almost certain to groan worryingly under the weight of the #oscar discussion, we’ll be doing our bit and updating this page with the winners as they are announced, but why not join in the fun and head on out to Twittersville and follow along with @heyuguysblog. Seriously, those cool kids? It’s where they are.
So, while the red carpet is cleansed of paparazzi and our attention is drawn inside, keep your...
Our man Ian Gilchrist offered his views on the big awards and whatever happens in the event the world and his dog will be liveblogging and twitter is almost certain to groan worryingly under the weight of the #oscar discussion, we’ll be doing our bit and updating this page with the winners as they are announced, but why not join in the fun and head on out to Twittersville and follow along with @heyuguysblog. Seriously, those cool kids? It’s where they are.
So, while the red carpet is cleansed of paparazzi and our attention is drawn inside, keep your...
- 2/28/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Football has the Super Bowl, baseball has the World Series, soccer has the World Cup and movies have the Academy Awards. Each year, Hollywood's schedule more or less culminates with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handing out Oscars for the year's best films and Sunday, for the 83rd straight time, it happened again. Hosts James Franco [1] and Anne Hathaway [2] helped some of the most famous actors and actresses [3] in the world hand out the hardware for the best of 2010. Leading the pack with twelve total nominations [4] was The King's Speech, followed by True Grit with ten, Inception and The Social Network with eight, The Fighter with seven, 127 Hours with six, Black Swan and Toy Story 3 with five and The Kids Are all Right and Winter's Bone with four. And those just so happen to be the 10 films nominated for Best Picture. Did your favorite film take home an Oscar?...
- 2/27/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Thank you for visiting ScottFeinberg.com for live coverage of the 83rd Academy Awards! Keep refreshing your browser for all the latest stats/developments — new updates will push down older updates so that you won’t have to scroll down.
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The show ends movingly — if somewhat randomly — with the Ps-22 Staten Island Chorus performing “Over the Rainbow” as all of the evening’s winners join them on-stage, with many singing along. Franco and Hathaway wind up bringing in the show only 10 minutes late (most years run way over), and although it was far from the funniest or most dramatic production, it wasn’t as bad as some are making it out to be (Roger Ebert just Tweeted that it was “the worst Oscarcast I’ve ever seen!”). Franco seemed like he didn’t want to be there (it must have been brutal trying to prepare for this only on the...
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The show ends movingly — if somewhat randomly — with the Ps-22 Staten Island Chorus performing “Over the Rainbow” as all of the evening’s winners join them on-stage, with many singing along. Franco and Hathaway wind up bringing in the show only 10 minutes late (most years run way over), and although it was far from the funniest or most dramatic production, it wasn’t as bad as some are making it out to be (Roger Ebert just Tweeted that it was “the worst Oscarcast I’ve ever seen!”). Franco seemed like he didn’t want to be there (it must have been brutal trying to prepare for this only on the...
- 2/27/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
The Oscars: an annual tribute to the excesses that have made Hollywood what it is, a glorified and overdone celebration of all things fantastic in film. Tonight the 83rd annual Academy Awards comes from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, and will be hosted by the tandem of James Franco and Anne Hathaway. During its (roughly) three-hour-long telecast, 24 different winners will be announced as the year's best in all facets of film production.
A few front-runners have emerged come Oscar time this year. The King's Speech leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by True Grit with 10. Inception and The Social Network also garnered eight nods apiece. The King's Speech is widely perceived to have the momentum leading into tonight's ceremony, believed by most to be a heavy favorite to win Best Picture, among other Oscars. Will another early favorite, such as The Social Network or Inception, regain its impetus and upset The King's Speech?...
A few front-runners have emerged come Oscar time this year. The King's Speech leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by True Grit with 10. Inception and The Social Network also garnered eight nods apiece. The King's Speech is widely perceived to have the momentum leading into tonight's ceremony, believed by most to be a heavy favorite to win Best Picture, among other Oscars. Will another early favorite, such as The Social Network or Inception, regain its impetus and upset The King's Speech?...
- 2/27/2011
- Shadowlocked
It’s that time of year once again, the crème de la crème of Hollywood are pressing their gowns and tuxedos as we speak in preperation for the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony! We’ll be reporting on the event live right here, updating this post as the night develops. We’ll also be tweeting live too so be sure to follow @FilmShaft on Twitter to be kept up to date with tonight’s festivites!
Below the live update section is the full nomination list for The Oscars 2011, as they are announced they will be highlighted Red and I’ll be providing my feedback in the live update section. So put the wine in the fridge, get the corn popping and get ready for another night of glitz and glamour!
Live Updates
01:22Pm – After frequent attempts to get my wireless up to speed (quite literally) the stream is no longer...
Below the live update section is the full nomination list for The Oscars 2011, as they are announced they will be highlighted Red and I’ll be providing my feedback in the live update section. So put the wine in the fridge, get the corn popping and get ready for another night of glitz and glamour!
Live Updates
01:22Pm – After frequent attempts to get my wireless up to speed (quite literally) the stream is no longer...
- 2/27/2011
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
This Sunday night, all of America will convene into our metaphoric “Lady Caves” to watch the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, hosted by James Franco and Anne “No Seriously” Hathaway.. Before we even continue, you should be following BWEtv, Me and Dan on Twitter, as we will be Livetweeting the festivities this Sunday night. The Oscars are looking to shape up to be one of the most predictable Oscars ever!! So predictable, in fact, that our minds have braintraveled over to the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers and seen the winners list! Kind of like the aliens in Independence Day, only the only resources we’re stealing are Hollywood answers. Here are your winners!! This is like getting the Sports Almanac in Back to the Future II before the games, people. Fill those ballots out now. Actor in a Leading Role * Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” * Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” * Jesse Eisenberg in...
- 2/25/2011
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
On Wednesday evening, director and past Documentary Branch governor Michael Apted, hosted the second annual Docs! night. The Academy spotlighted the work of the nominated filmmakers in the Documentary Short Subject and Documentary Feature categories. The program included film clips from each of the nominated documentaries in both categories, and was followed by a panel discussion with each group of nominees.
Apted began the evening with a concise, succinct talk on the state of documentaries. He likened the art of the genre with that of the “last pure stories.” In our present situation where there is a blur between news and entertainment, Apted said documentaries are today’s “currency of truth.”
All the nominees were more than delighted with their nominations and how they’ve been received overall. Even though director Banksy couldn’t make it to Wednesday evening’s event, Jaimie D’Cruz, producer of Exit Through The Gift Shop...
Apted began the evening with a concise, succinct talk on the state of documentaries. He likened the art of the genre with that of the “last pure stories.” In our present situation where there is a blur between news and entertainment, Apted said documentaries are today’s “currency of truth.”
All the nominees were more than delighted with their nominations and how they’ve been received overall. Even though director Banksy couldn’t make it to Wednesday evening’s event, Jaimie D’Cruz, producer of Exit Through The Gift Shop...
- 2/24/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I never understood the concept of a documentary short. How can they not feel like truncated version of full features? But I guess that's just the nature of the documentary short. None of these films felt like cheats or unfinished works. I wouldn't have minded if they found ways to flesh out the final works, but they were still solid pieces of filmmaking.
Like the rest of this year's documentaries, there's the overarching themes of the doomed nature of how the world or the government is planning on killing us. It's a steady batch of global disasters: the Iraq war, terrorism, global warming, pollution, and the displacement of families due to civil war. Most of the films focus on a unique vision on these particular elements, and they continue the spectacular trend of documentary filmmaking. They really do feel like, if not immediate relations, at least the spiritual cousins of this year's feature documentary crop.
Like the rest of this year's documentaries, there's the overarching themes of the doomed nature of how the world or the government is planning on killing us. It's a steady batch of global disasters: the Iraq war, terrorism, global warming, pollution, and the displacement of families due to civil war. Most of the films focus on a unique vision on these particular elements, and they continue the spectacular trend of documentary filmmaking. They really do feel like, if not immediate relations, at least the spiritual cousins of this year's feature documentary crop.
- 2/24/2011
- by Brian Prisco
Let’s make predicting the Oscars even more fun: share your predictions for all 24 categories (the nominees are listed below for your reference) in the comments section beneath this post, and whoever scores the highest will be mailed the following assortment of swag from this awards season…
DVDs of the movies “Babies,” “City Island,” and “Solitary Man” “Red,” the graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner that inspired the major motion picture of the same title “The Art of ‘Toy Story 3′,” a book about the making of “Toy Story 3” by Charles Solomon the screenplays of “127 Hours,” “Black Swan,” “The King’s Speech,” and “Toy Story 3” a booklet promoting “Inception” a matted 8×10 photo of the title horse pulling away from the competition in “Secretariat”
Pick one nominee from each category (and remember to provide your email address when prompted so that we know how to contact you if you win)…
Best Picture
“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight,...
DVDs of the movies “Babies,” “City Island,” and “Solitary Man” “Red,” the graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner that inspired the major motion picture of the same title “The Art of ‘Toy Story 3′,” a book about the making of “Toy Story 3” by Charles Solomon the screenplays of “127 Hours,” “Black Swan,” “The King’s Speech,” and “Toy Story 3” a booklet promoting “Inception” a matted 8×10 photo of the title horse pulling away from the competition in “Secretariat”
Pick one nominee from each category (and remember to provide your email address when prompted so that we know how to contact you if you win)…
Best Picture
“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight,...
- 2/21/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Jennifer Redfearn is now embarking on a campaign to raise funds for the Carteret Islanders.
For Jennifer Redfearn, completing her film was only the beginning of the work. Redfearn is the director of Sun Come Up, a 2011 Oscar-nominated documentary short that tells the story of climate change refugees in the South Pacific. This week brings the next stage of her film's project--an education and awareness campaign with Nasa scientists, teachers, Kickstarter, and University Professors.
The Carteret islanders in the South Pacific are being forced to settle on new islands because of climate change effects--raging storms, rising sea levels, and swashes of salt water that destroy crops and drain the fresh drinking water supply. The film tells the story of the Carterets' re-location and integration on the nearby war-torn island of Bougainville and the resistance of the elders to leave their ancestral home.
"In June of 2008 I saw an alert about...
For Jennifer Redfearn, completing her film was only the beginning of the work. Redfearn is the director of Sun Come Up, a 2011 Oscar-nominated documentary short that tells the story of climate change refugees in the South Pacific. This week brings the next stage of her film's project--an education and awareness campaign with Nasa scientists, teachers, Kickstarter, and University Professors.
The Carteret islanders in the South Pacific are being forced to settle on new islands because of climate change effects--raging storms, rising sea levels, and swashes of salt water that destroy crops and drain the fresh drinking water supply. The film tells the story of the Carterets' re-location and integration on the nearby war-torn island of Bougainville and the resistance of the elders to leave their ancestral home.
"In June of 2008 I saw an alert about...
- 2/12/2011
- by Jenara Nerenberg
- Fast Company
The Oscar nominations have been announced and it’s great to see Inception, Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, Iron Man 2, Tangled, Tron, and Wolfman being honored this year. This year’s nominations hit the familiar marks that the sci-fi genre is most associated with in the categories of special effects, art direction, animation, costuming, and make-up.
Inception is the most visibly well-rounded in achievements in film-making and leads the sci-fi/fantasy pack with eight nominations, though director Christopher Nolan was snubbed in the Best Director nominations. Toy Story 3 follows with an impressive five nominations, and both films garnered nominations in the Best Picture category.
Check out the breakdown of the nominations by film, followed by a listing of all nominations by category. [Sci-fi nominees in bold]
Sci-fi / Fantasy Nominations By Picture
“Alice in Wonderland,” a Walt Disney Pictures Production (Walt Disney) (3 nominations)
Art direction...
Inception is the most visibly well-rounded in achievements in film-making and leads the sci-fi/fantasy pack with eight nominations, though director Christopher Nolan was snubbed in the Best Director nominations. Toy Story 3 follows with an impressive five nominations, and both films garnered nominations in the Best Picture category.
Check out the breakdown of the nominations by film, followed by a listing of all nominations by category. [Sci-fi nominees in bold]
Sci-fi / Fantasy Nominations By Picture
“Alice in Wonderland,” a Walt Disney Pictures Production (Walt Disney) (3 nominations)
Art direction...
- 1/28/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
Like we promised yesterday, the 83rd annual Academy Award nominations have been announced this morning -- following yesterdays Razzie nominees funnily enough! Announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles, California by President Tom Sherak and last year's Best Supporting Actress winner Mo'Nique. So this means that the winners of these categories, will go on to be announced at the event itself - hosted by 2011 nominees Anne Hathaway, and James Franco (unfortunately Rickey Gervais was busy) - which is held February 27th.
Looking at the nominations for 2011, it looks like The King's Speech and The Fighter are looking at some good wins, with 12-13 nods each -- along with, of course The Social Network. But whats got me, is the lack of nominations for Nolan's Inception -- which was bloody fantastic, and my second favorite of the year.
It just seems that they are over shadowing it with dramas,...
Looking at the nominations for 2011, it looks like The King's Speech and The Fighter are looking at some good wins, with 12-13 nods each -- along with, of course The Social Network. But whats got me, is the lack of nominations for Nolan's Inception -- which was bloody fantastic, and my second favorite of the year.
It just seems that they are over shadowing it with dramas,...
- 1/26/2011
- by cinemasharkz@gmail.com (Mr. Bruce)
- Cinema Sharks
Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech lead the Oscar nominations this morning with twelve mentions, making the regal drama the film to beat at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards on February 27.
The Coen brothers’ True Grit followed closely with ten nominations and early frontrunner The Social Network finished with eight. “Ten seems like an awful lot,” the Coen brothers said in a joint statement Tuesday. ”We don’t want to take anyone else’s.”
All three were included in the “Best Picture” category, as expected, along with several other awards shoo-ins like The Kids Are All Right and Toy Story 3 (only the third animated film ever in the category). Winter’s Bone was the only surprise in the field of ten, possibly edging out Ben Affleck’s critically-acclaimed The Town or Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, which were both snubbed from the ceremony entirely.
Several surprises...
The Coen brothers’ True Grit followed closely with ten nominations and early frontrunner The Social Network finished with eight. “Ten seems like an awful lot,” the Coen brothers said in a joint statement Tuesday. ”We don’t want to take anyone else’s.”
All three were included in the “Best Picture” category, as expected, along with several other awards shoo-ins like The Kids Are All Right and Toy Story 3 (only the third animated film ever in the category). Winter’s Bone was the only surprise in the field of ten, possibly edging out Ben Affleck’s critically-acclaimed The Town or Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, which were both snubbed from the ceremony entirely.
Several surprises...
- 1/25/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Tom Hooper’s period drama about King George VI and his debilitating speech impediment reigned supreme with 12 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Best Director, Best Cinematography (Danny Cohen) and Best Original Screenplay (David Seidler).
“True Grit” came in second place with 10 nominations.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences followed up the HFPA’s predictable Golden Globes with a slate of predictable nominations of their own. The few surprises include the omission of Ryan Gosling for his performance in “Blue Valentine,” Andrew Garfield for his performance in “The Social Network,” and Christopher Nolan for his direction of “Inception.”
Scroll down for the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture
“Black Swan”
Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin
“The Fighter”
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg
“Inception”
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right”
Gary Gilbert,...
“True Grit” came in second place with 10 nominations.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences followed up the HFPA’s predictable Golden Globes with a slate of predictable nominations of their own. The few surprises include the omission of Ryan Gosling for his performance in “Blue Valentine,” Andrew Garfield for his performance in “The Social Network,” and Christopher Nolan for his direction of “Inception.”
Scroll down for the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture
“Black Swan”
Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin
“The Fighter”
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg
“Inception”
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right”
Gary Gilbert,...
- 1/25/2011
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Okay. For most, this is not really that important. For us (for some unknown reason) the Academy Awards, and yes, even the nomination announcements, are marked days in our calendar. Since we gained the capacity to retain memories we’ve watched the Oscars and rooted for our favourite flicks… and by rooted we mean bet on the winners in hopes of walking away both Oscar prediction champion and with a few extra bucks in our pocket. This year the road starts here with the full list of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards.
Before we get to the list we obviously have to add our two cents… The King’s Speech reigns supreme with the most noms (12 in total) and deservedly so But we think it will have a hard time winning anything except Best Actor for Colin Firth. Some surprises you may notice are no Christopher Nolan/Inception for Best Director,...
Before we get to the list we obviously have to add our two cents… The King’s Speech reigns supreme with the most noms (12 in total) and deservedly so But we think it will have a hard time winning anything except Best Actor for Colin Firth. Some surprises you may notice are no Christopher Nolan/Inception for Best Director,...
- 1/25/2011
- by jcarp
- VISO Central
HollywoodNews.com: Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique.
Sherak and Mo’Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. Pt live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible...
Sherak and Mo’Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. Pt live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible...
- 1/25/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced this morning (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique. Beforehand members of the press, and there were a lot of us, were treated to breakfast at 4am by AMPAS before being let up and into the Samuel Goldwyn theater to hear the announcement.
With mostly a Sro news conference, attended by more than 400 international media representatives, the nominations were announced and The King’S Speech stormed the field with 12 nominations. It was followed by True Grit with 10, Inception and The Social Network with 8, The Fighter with 7, 127 Hours with 6 and Black Swan with 5.
Wouldn’t it be something to see “the little engine that could,” The Fighter, win Best Picture and Mark Wahlberg (one of the film’s 3 producers) up at the podium to receive the Oscar? I’m rooting for...
With mostly a Sro news conference, attended by more than 400 international media representatives, the nominations were announced and The King’S Speech stormed the field with 12 nominations. It was followed by True Grit with 10, Inception and The Social Network with 8, The Fighter with 7, 127 Hours with 6 and Black Swan with 5.
Wouldn’t it be something to see “the little engine that could,” The Fighter, win Best Picture and Mark Wahlberg (one of the film’s 3 producers) up at the podium to receive the Oscar? I’m rooting for...
- 1/25/2011
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Scant moments ago the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Revealed by AMPAS president Tom Sherak and Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique, The King's Speech led the nominees with 12 nods including Best Picture and Best Director. True Grit, the western remake by the Coen brothers, picked up 10 nominations while David Fincher's The Social Network received 8 nominations.
Here is the complete list of all nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan David O. Russell - The Fighter Tom Hooper - The King's Speech David Fincher - The Social Network Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - True Grit
Best Actor In A Leading Role:
Javier Bardem - Biutiful Jeff Bridges...
Here is the complete list of all nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan David O. Russell - The Fighter Tom Hooper - The King's Speech David Fincher - The Social Network Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - True Grit
Best Actor In A Leading Role:
Javier Bardem - Biutiful Jeff Bridges...
- 1/25/2011
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Here's the race that caps the Gold Derby on 2010: The Academy Award Nominations. The academy revealed the coveted Oscar Nominations this morning, and ABC wasted no time in revealing James Franco and Anne Hathaway promo shots for the event, which will air on the network on February 27th. Here are the details, the pics, and the nominations. Did your favorite make it?
The 83Rd Academy Awards® - James Franco (left) and Anne Hathaway (right) will serve as co-hosts of the 83rd Academy Awards, Oscars telecast. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live as "The 83rd Annual Academy Awards" on the ABC Television Network.
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The 83Rd Academy Awards® - James Franco (left) and Anne Hathaway (right) will serve as co-hosts of the 83rd Academy Awards, Oscars telecast. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live as "The 83rd Annual Academy Awards" on the ABC Television Network.
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- 1/25/2011
- by Jon Lachonis
- TVovermind.com
Here is the full list of Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards, to be held Feb. 27, 2011 in Los Angeles:
Best Motion Picture Of The Year
"Black Swan"(Fox Searchlight)
"The Fighter"(Paramount)
"Inception"(Warner Bros.)
"The Kids Are All Right"(Focus Features)
"The King’s Speech"(The Weinstein Company)
"127 Hours"(Fox Searchlight)
"The Social Network"(Sony Pictures Releasing)
"Toy Story 3"(Walt Disney)
"True Grit"(Paramount)
"Winter’s Bone"(Roadside Attractions)
Achievement In Directing
"Black Swan"(Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter"(Paramount), David O. Russell
"The King’s Speech"(The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
"The Social Network"(Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
"True Grit"(Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
Javier Bardemin "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
Jeff Bridgesin "True Grit" (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenbergin "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Colin Firth in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
James Francoin "127 Hours...
Best Motion Picture Of The Year
"Black Swan"(Fox Searchlight)
"The Fighter"(Paramount)
"Inception"(Warner Bros.)
"The Kids Are All Right"(Focus Features)
"The King’s Speech"(The Weinstein Company)
"127 Hours"(Fox Searchlight)
"The Social Network"(Sony Pictures Releasing)
"Toy Story 3"(Walt Disney)
"True Grit"(Paramount)
"Winter’s Bone"(Roadside Attractions)
Achievement In Directing
"Black Swan"(Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter"(Paramount), David O. Russell
"The King’s Speech"(The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
"The Social Network"(Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
"True Grit"(Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
Javier Bardemin "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
Jeff Bridgesin "True Grit" (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenbergin "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Colin Firth in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
James Francoin "127 Hours...
- 1/25/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
<b>Best motion picture of the year</b>•
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Total Images: (7)');">The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production. Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers•
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Total Images: (18)');">The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production. Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers•
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Total Images: (2)');">127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production. Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers•
Total Videos: (24)
Total Images: (20)');">The Social Network...
Total Videos: (26)
Total Images: (16)');">Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production. Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, ProducersThis Story•
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Total Images: (6)');">The Fighter (Paramount) A Relativity Media Production. David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers•
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Total Images: (46)');">Inception (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. UK Services Production. Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers•
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Total Images: (7)');">The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production. Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers•
Total Videos: (10)
Total Images: (18)');">The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production. Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers•
Total Videos: (16)
Total Images: (2)');">127 Hours (Fox Searchlight) An Hours Production. Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers•
Total Videos: (24)
Total Images: (20)');">The Social Network...
- 1/25/2011
- Films N Movies
The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards are below.
'The King's Speech' leads the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards with twelve nods. The Coen Brothers remake of 'True Grit', followed with ten nominations. There is Irish interest in the Best Live Short category, where the Michael Creagh-directed and Damon Quinn-produced 'The Crush' is nominated.
Best Picture:
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti,...
'The King's Speech' leads the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards with twelve nods. The Coen Brothers remake of 'True Grit', followed with ten nominations. There is Irish interest in the Best Live Short category, where the Michael Creagh-directed and Damon Quinn-produced 'The Crush' is nominated.
Best Picture:
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
The Fighter (Paramount Pictures), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures), Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features), Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company), Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
The Social Network (Columbia Pictures), Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti,...
- 1/25/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
The nominations are in for this year’s Academy Awards and some of them are surprising. First off there was a lot of expected love for The King’s Speech, The Social Network, and many others that lit up the Golden Globes. I was really surprised with the love the Academy gave to The Coen Brothers this year; I mean True Grit is a good movie, not great and certainly not as good as many of them movies we saw this year. I was really happy to see Michelle Williams get the nod for her performance in Blue Valentine as well as young, Jennifer Lawrence for her performance in Winter’s Bone. I am still amazed how Chris Nolan gets snubbed every year for Best Director, I mean it is almost a crime against humanity that happens with so many great movies he has done. The issue I have is...
- 1/25/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
In what has to be a shocking development, Christopher Nolan was snubbed in the Best Director category for his brilliant work on Inception. This is the second time that Christopher Nolan has gotten snubbed. I wonder what he has to do to get nominated. Inception still made it into the ten along with 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, True Grit, Winter’s Bone, Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech, The Kids Are All Right, and True Grit. The highlight for me was seeing the great John Hawkes picking up a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his brilliant performance in Winter’s Bone. Here is the list of nominations with my analysis coming later on today. The King’s Speech led the way with 12 nominations while True Grit finished in second with 10 nominations.
Best Picture:
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman,...
Best Picture:
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman,...
- 1/25/2011
- by Josh Youngerman
- SoundOnSight
"The King's Speech" led all films with 12 Oscar nominations
By Howard Burns
Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations played out virtually according to script, with “The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s riveting period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unconventional speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, leading all films with 12 noms, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Joel and Ethan Coen’s “True Grit” placed second with 10 nominations, including best picture and acting citations for last year’s best actor winner Jeff Bridges and 14-year-old sensation Hailee Steinfeld, who shined in the role of Mattie Ross.
“The Social Network,” David Fincher’s Golden Globe winner for best film and the picture viewed as “The King’s Speech’s” primary competition for the Oscar, scored eight nominations, including best picture and Jesse Eisenberg in the best...
By Howard Burns
Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations played out virtually according to script, with “The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s riveting period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unconventional speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, leading all films with 12 noms, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Joel and Ethan Coen’s “True Grit” placed second with 10 nominations, including best picture and acting citations for last year’s best actor winner Jeff Bridges and 14-year-old sensation Hailee Steinfeld, who shined in the role of Mattie Ross.
“The Social Network,” David Fincher’s Golden Globe winner for best film and the picture viewed as “The King’s Speech’s” primary competition for the Oscar, scored eight nominations, including best picture and Jesse Eisenberg in the best...
- 1/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
"The King's Speech" led all films with 12 Oscar nominations
By Howard Burns
Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations played out virtually according to script, with “The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s riveting period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unconventional speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, leading all films with 12 noms, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Joel and Ethan Coen’s “True Grit” placed second with 10 nominations, including best picture and acting citations for last year’s best actor winner Jeff Bridges and 14-year-old sensation Hailee Steinfeld, who shined in the role of Mattie Ross.
“The Social Network,” David Fincher’s Golden Globe winner for best film and the picture viewed as “The King’s Speech’s” primary competition for the Oscar, scored eight nominations, including best picture and Jesse Eisenberg in the best...
By Howard Burns
Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations played out virtually according to script, with “The King’s Speech,” Tom Hooper’s riveting period piece about Britain’s King George VI and the unconventional speech therapist who helps him overcome a debilitating stammer, leading all films with 12 noms, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Joel and Ethan Coen’s “True Grit” placed second with 10 nominations, including best picture and acting citations for last year’s best actor winner Jeff Bridges and 14-year-old sensation Hailee Steinfeld, who shined in the role of Mattie Ross.
“The Social Network,” David Fincher’s Golden Globe winner for best film and the picture viewed as “The King’s Speech’s” primary competition for the Oscar, scored eight nominations, including best picture and Jesse Eisenberg in the best...
- 1/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
After seeing so few surprises at the Golden Globes this year, I wasn't expecting to see anything particularly different with this year's Oscar nominees. However, now that the full list of nominations has been announced, there are some pretty cool picks in among the more predictable choices. Some of my favourites include Jesse Eisenberg getting a nod for Best Actor in The Social Network, Hailee Steinfeld for Best Supporting Actress in True Grit, and John Hawkes for Best Supporting Actor for Winter's Bone. Even Exit through the Gift Shop and Gas Land managed to get nominated for Best Documentary. Overall, I'm not seeing many snubs or oversights except for maybe Christopher Nolan for Best Director, Inception for Best Editing, and Ryan Gosling for Best Actor (for Blue Valentine). The King's Speech is out in front with 12 nominations, followed by True Grit with 10. Are you satisfied with this year's Oscar nominees?...
- 1/25/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
83rd Academy Awards® Nominations Announced
Beverly Hills, CA – Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique.
Sherak and Mo’Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. Pt live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees.
Beverly Hills, CA – Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo’Nique.
Sherak and Mo’Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. Pt live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees.
- 1/25/2011
- by foxallaccess
- Fox All Access
I think everybody woke up at 8:30 eager for one thing today: using the bathroom. But After that, I'm sure they opened up their computers and checked out the Oscar nominations, right? So how well did we at Tmp do on our predictions? Any major upsets? Well, you can find out after the jump.
And we're after the jump! Here's the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture
Winter’s Bone
True Grit
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
127 Hours
The King’s Speech
The Kids Are All Right
Inception
The Fighter
Black Swan
Quick Commentary: Yup, no surprises here. In fact, we predicted all of these pretty much correct. Well, except The Town. But to be honest...it was only because I forgot about True Grit. What a glaring oversight, me. Come on! Still, super pleased Toy Story 3 got the nom it deserved.
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen,...
And we're after the jump! Here's the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture
Winter’s Bone
True Grit
Toy Story 3
The Social Network
127 Hours
The King’s Speech
The Kids Are All Right
Inception
The Fighter
Black Swan
Quick Commentary: Yup, no surprises here. In fact, we predicted all of these pretty much correct. Well, except The Town. But to be honest...it was only because I forgot about True Grit. What a glaring oversight, me. Come on! Still, super pleased Toy Story 3 got the nom it deserved.
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen,...
- 1/25/2011
- Cinelinx
The nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. As expected, big players include The Social Network and The King's Speech, but there are very strong showings for The Kids Are All Right, The Fighter and True Grit. The Best Picture nominees are: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, and Winter's Bone. If you're going by the numbers, The King's Speech is strong with 12, followed by a wonderful 10 for True Grit and then 8 for both The Social Network and Inception, with the latter scoring on technical nominations. The full list of nominees is after the break. While Inception did manage to squeeze into the Best Picture race, Christopher Nolan didn't get a Best Director slot. Glad that Javier Bardem got his nod for Biutiful, and that True Grit shows up as strong as it does.
- 1/25/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The 83rd Academy Awards will take place on the 27th of February this year and the nominations have just been announced and the debate can begin.
Last year Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker defied all expectations and won Best Picture and Best Director, Jeff Bridges got his Oscar and Christoph Waltz made a lot of friends with a gracious acceptance speech.
Pixar will hope to follow their 2010 Best Animated Oscar win for Up with the runaway success of Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 sure to end with a little gold man. Inception, Black Swan, David Fincher’s The Social Network and The King’s Speech will be fighting their corners on the night and we’re hoping Colin Firth gets the nod when the 2011 Oscar for Best Actor is announced.
Whatever you think of the Oscars it’s a good time to reflect on the state of mainstream...
Last year Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker defied all expectations and won Best Picture and Best Director, Jeff Bridges got his Oscar and Christoph Waltz made a lot of friends with a gracious acceptance speech.
Pixar will hope to follow their 2010 Best Animated Oscar win for Up with the runaway success of Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 sure to end with a little gold man. Inception, Black Swan, David Fincher’s The Social Network and The King’s Speech will be fighting their corners on the night and we’re hoping Colin Firth gets the nod when the 2011 Oscar for Best Actor is announced.
Whatever you think of the Oscars it’s a good time to reflect on the state of mainstream...
- 1/25/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
So it’s The King’s Speech that sits high and mighty as the recipient of the most Oscar nominations, a whopping 12, including Best Picture, Best Director (Tom Hooper), Best Actor (Colin Firth) and Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter) and this signals that it could now prove to be the film to beat, more so than The Social Network (8 noms), which for a long time was seen as a lock.
True Grit managed a surprising 10 votes and the Old-fashioned Western is proving much more well liked than at the Globes.
Elsewhere, the voting went pretty much as we expected with very few shocks, except perhaps that Chris Nolan wasn’t nominated for Best Director! His film Inception was (8 noms in total), but Nolan’s place instead was taken by the Coens (True Girt) and David O Russell (The Fighter) who were both seen as relative outsiders. Speaking personally and...
True Grit managed a surprising 10 votes and the Old-fashioned Western is proving much more well liked than at the Globes.
Elsewhere, the voting went pretty much as we expected with very few shocks, except perhaps that Chris Nolan wasn’t nominated for Best Director! His film Inception was (8 noms in total), but Nolan’s place instead was taken by the Coens (True Girt) and David O Russell (The Fighter) who were both seen as relative outsiders. Speaking personally and...
- 1/25/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
If you were up around 5:30 pacific standard time this morning then more than likely you were checking out to see who got nominated for this year's 83rd Annual Academy Awards. As usual there's some surprises, in good and bad ways, over which films got themselves cemented in the nomination spots.Go ahead, read on and let us know what you think of the nominations. Don't forget that the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 27th.83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams - "The Fighter" Helena Bonham Carter - "The King's Speech" Melissa Leo - "The Fighter" Hailee Steinfeld - "True Grit" Jacki Weaver - "Animal Kingdom" Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale - "The Fighter" John Hawkes - "Winter's Bone" Jeremy Renner - "The Town" Mark Ruffalo - "The Kids Are All Right" Geoffrey Rush...
- 1/25/2011
- LRMonline.com
"Sun Come Up" is a fascinating inside look at a people's journey to find new surroundings. Rising seas have made the Carteret Islands (atolls in the seas near Papua New Guinea) difficult to live on and impossible to sustain life on. High tides flooded former crop pastures with salt water, essentially forcing the islanders to find food abroad.
Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger traveled to the islands and joined representatives on their tour of Bougainville, the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea, on which the desperate refugees-to-be sought land, a new home and a new identity.
Bougainville, still depressed in many areas by a civil war that raged for a decade, will introduce many new elements (alcohol, weaponry) of which the Carteret Islanders are wary, and many of their people have little trust in a society that, in the too-recent past, turned on its own.
Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger traveled to the islands and joined representatives on their tour of Bougainville, the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea, on which the desperate refugees-to-be sought land, a new home and a new identity.
Bougainville, still depressed in many areas by a civil war that raged for a decade, will introduce many new elements (alcohol, weaponry) of which the Carteret Islanders are wary, and many of their people have little trust in a society that, in the too-recent past, turned on its own.
- 10/17/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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