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Oscar Nominations Announced: ‘Hugo’ Tops the Field with 11 Nods, ‘The Artist’ Places Second with 10

The complete list of nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, which were announced via the Oscar site’s live stream about an hour ago, can be found after the jump. I’ll update this post later today — probably sometime in the … Continue reading

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Oscar Predictions: One Last Refinement Before Tuesday’s Announcement

Heading into tomorrow’s unveiling of this year’s Oscar nominations, the question remains, as it has all season, as to how the Academy’s freshly revised Best Picture regulations will affect the number of nominees in the category. It’s a fitting place … Continue reading

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The Best Films of 2011

In terms of depth, the cinematic year of 2011 may have been somewhat slim — indeed, I noticed myself stretching just a bit when thinking of ten worthy honorable mentions — but, at the tip of the iceberg, it managed … Continue reading

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Precursor Roundup: Boston, Los Angeles, and New York Online Critics Chime In

As far as precursor awards goes, today has been an absolute whirlwind, with three major critics groups chiming in with their year-end winners: Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and New York Film Critics Online. There’s … Continue reading

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‘Moneyball,’ ‘Contagion,’ ‘Take Shelter,’ ‘Warrior’ Stand Out Among Field of FYC Posters

Prior to today, I had done minimal digging through this year’s offering of FYC advertisements, but, thanks to the exhaustive FYC gallery over at Awards Daily, I was able to quickly catch up with what the season’s marketing teams have … Continue reading

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‘Simon Killer,’ ‘The Surrogate’ Among Promising Titles Announced for 2012 Sundance Film Festival

If the NYFCC‘s recently-announced list of year-end winners denotes the certified start to this year’s awards season — they were the first major body of critics to publicly announce their best-of-the-year picks — then the Sundance Film Festival’s reveal of … Continue reading

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Nominees for 2012 Indie Spirit Awards Include ‘The Artist,’ ‘The Descendants,’ ‘Take Shelter’

The Film Independent Spirit Awards have announced their slate of nominees for the organization’s 2012 ceremony, which will be held on February 25 of the new year. Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist, fresh off taking home the big prize from the … Continue reading

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‘The Artist,’ ‘Moneyball,’ ‘Tree of Life’ Earn Multiple Citations from NYFCC

As irksome as the New York Film Critics Circle’s desire to shoot the first bullet of this year’s awards season often was — they didn’t even bother to see Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close prior to the vote … Continue reading

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‘Beginners,’ ‘Tree of Life’ Share Top Honors at Gotham Awards

The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, which were held tonight in New York, saw Mike Mills’ Beginners and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life tie for the independent organization’s top prize. They were honored ahead of Alexander Payne’s The … Continue reading

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Movie Review: ‘Take Shelter’ (2011)

Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter hinges on a lead performance from Michael Shannon that is nothing short of astounding. It’s a tribute to the actor’s one-of-a-kind talent that phrases like “career-best work” aren’t being thrown around in every single piece written … Continue reading

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