The entire cast of the Oscar nominated film Rio (2011) returns for the sequel, due to hit theaters April 11, 2014. In Rio 2, Jewel (Anne Hathaway), Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and their children leave their domesticated life in Rio de Janeiro for a journey to the Amazon. They encounter an assortment of new and wild characters along the way. Andy Garcia, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Mann, Kristin Chenoweth, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, and more will provide the voices.
Read more on Official Teaser Trailer for Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Rio 2′…
Categories: Trailer Tags: Andy Garcia, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, jamie foxx, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Mann, rio, Rio 2, Rio 2 trailer, Tracy Morgan
 As if this project wasn’t already something to salivate over, filmmaker Christopher Nolan may very well be adding one of most in demand talents in the industry to his next directorial outing, the sci-fi film Interstellar. After already casting Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey, Nolan is supposedly looking to add Jessica Chastain to his lineup. At this rate, anyone mentioned for an Oscar nod last year could very well wind up in the cast (someone tell those folks to sit by their phones), and honestly I wouldn’t mind that one bit.
Read more on Christopher Nolan wants to add Jessica Chastain to ‘Interstellar’…
 After being announced recently that Matthew McConaughey will be starring in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Deadline is reporting that recent Academy Award Winner Anne Hathaway is close to signing on for a role.
Read more on Anne Hathaway Set to Star in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’…
 Despite the reception the film seemed to get from the top critics and even some of our own staff, Les Miserables was an unquestionable hit at the box office and garnered 8 Oscar nominations, winning 3 (Supporting Actress, Sound Mixing, and Makeup and Hairstyling). The cast album was also one of the best selling soundtracks in years and the producers have decided to give us even more goodness as a two disc edition of the score will be released on March 19th. As many of you noted songs like “Do You Hear the People Sing?” and “A Little Fall of Rain” were excluded from the original 20 track recording released in December, but they’ve been included in this version. View the track list after the jump!
Read more on Two Disc Deluxe Edition of ‘Les Miserables’ Cast Album to arrive March 19th…
Can Argo cross the finish line?
(The annual “Will Win/Should Win” of the Awards Circuit has been our most popular yet most challenging series where each writer let’s their final thoughts be known on the Oscar categories. Each writer will reveal their choices everyday leading up to the Oscar ceremony. Think you can do better? Let your final thoughts be known in the comment section or by joining our Oscar Pool. -CD)
The most wide-open and unpredictable Oscar season in modern history is set to twilight in less than 100 hours and perhaps the biggest surprise Oscar has in store for us is that there will be no surprises. An anti-climactic ending would be fitting to a season that, for one year at least, has rewritten so many of the hard and fast rules we Oscar pundits and prognosticators have come to rely on in making our predictions.
Read more on Oscar 2013: Will Win/Should Win (Mike)…
Categories: Article Tags: Amour, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Buzkashi Boys, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Mondays At Racine, Paperman, Searching for Sugar Man, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Win/Should Win, Wreck-It Ralph
 (The annual “Will Win/Should Win” of the Awards Circuit has been our most popular yet most challenging series where each writer let’s their final thoughts be known on the Oscar categories. Each writer will reveal their choices everyday leading up to the Oscar ceremony. Think you can do better? Let your final thoughts be known in the comment section or by joining our Oscar Pool. -CD)
Best Picture
Will Win: Can it be anything other than Argo at this point? When you win the BFCA, Globe, DGA, PGA, SAG, Scriptor and WGA Awards, it’s clear that industry really loves your movie.
Should Win: Lincoln ranks one spot higher than Argo on my top 10 films of the year and I would love to see it win on Oscar night. Spielberg teamed up with Tony Kushner to create a biopic that was tightly focused, expertly acted and just executed very well.
Should Have Been Nominated: A nomination for Cloud Atlas here would have sent me over the moon but given the support for Skyfall in the Tech categories, I’m amazed it didn’t make it in. Considering they changed the rules to allow for well regarded blockbusters to make it in, you would think the “best” Bond film in the series could have been nominated. Read more on Oscar 2013 Will Win/Should Win Selections(Terence)…
Categories: Article Tags: Amour, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Haneke, Searching for Sugar Man, Terence Johnson, Will Win/Should Win, Wreck-It Ralph
(The annual “Will Win/Should Win” of the Awards Circuit has been our most popular yet most challenging series where each writer let’s their final thoughts be known on the Oscar categories. Each writer will reveal their choices everyday leading up to the Oscar ceremony. Think you can do better? Let your final thoughts be known in the comment section or by joining our Oscar Pool. -CD)
Read more on Oscar 2013 Will Win/Should Win Selections (Young)…
Categories: Article Tags: Amour, ang lee, Anna Karenina, Anna Young, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Brave, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Django Unchained, Emmanuelle Riva, End of Watch, Holy Motors, Inglourious Basterds, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, John Goodman, John Hawkes, Joss Whedon, kathryn bigelow, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Mark Boal, Moonrise Kingdom, oscar predictions, Oscar snubs, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin Tarantino, Robert DeNiro, Samantha Barks, Samuel L. Jackson, Searching for Sugarman, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Speilberg, The Academy Awards, the avengers, the dark knight rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Impossible, The Sessions, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Win/Should Win, Wreck-It Ralph, Zero Dark Thirty
 Supporting Actress has proven to be one of the best categories recently for the Academy Awards. For every year there was a clear front runner (Spencer, Monique, Hudson), there was another year when we had no idea who was winning (Leo, Swinton, Weisz, Cruz). Although after a few award shows, it’s clear that this year’s race is shaping up to be one of those “Frontrunner wins everything” years, there’s still an interesting slate of nominees and narratives to discuss.
And the nominees are…
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook Read more on Oscar Circuit: Supporting Actress…
Categories: Oscar Circuit Tags: Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Film, Helen Hunt, Jacki Weaver, Les Miserables, Lincoln, Oscar Circuit, Sally Field, Silver Linings Playbook, Supporting Actress, Terence Johnson, The Master, The Sessions
When it comes to fashion we all have different tastes. But sometimes we all find ourselves agreeing on one thing, the celebrities who really messed up on the red carpet. The popular trend at the Screen Actors Guild awards was bold colors and simplicity. The other popular trend that didn’t work too well on the red carpet was prints, ruffles, black and mesh fabric. Let’s take a look at who made the list of Worst Dressed at the SAG awards. Read more on Screen Actors Guild Awards: Worst Dressed…
Quentin Tarantino’s career-long itch to put his stamp on the beloved Spaghetti Western finally takes form with the release of Django Unchained to begin the Christmas weekend. It’s going head-to-head with Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the epic musical drama, Les Miserables. Rounding out the long weekend is Gus Van Sant’s latest, Promised Land.
Django Unchained
Language: English
Rating: R
Genre: Action/Drama/Western
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx
Django, a bounty hunter and former slave, sets out with the help of his mentor to free his wife from a brutal plantation owner. See what Clayton had to say about Tarantino’s latest. Read more on Weekend Openings: 12/25-12/28…
Categories: Weekend Openings Tags: Anne Hathaway, billy crystal, Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained, Frances McDormand, Gus Van Sant, Hugh Jackman, jamie foxx, john krasinski, Les Miserables, Marisa Tomei, Matt Damon, Parental Guidance, Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crowe, Tom Hooper, West of Memphis
 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Read more on Critics Choice Nominations Announced!…
Categories: Article, Editor, News, Precursors Tags: alexandre desplat, Amy Adams, ang lee, Ann Dowd, Ann Maskrey, Anna Lynch-Robinson, Anna Pinnock, Anne Hathaway, Barker Hangar, Ben Affleck, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Bob Buck, Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, Chris Dickens, Chris Terrio, Christian Bale, Cinema of the United States, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Claudio Miranda, Dan Hennah, Dan Hennah/Production, Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny Cohen, David Gropman, David Gropman/Production, david magee, David O. Russell, Denzel Washington, Designer, Director, Dylan Tichenor, elle fanning, Emily Blunt, Emmanuelle Riva, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Eve Stewart, Eve Stewart/Production, Gina Carano, Helen Hunt, Herbert Kretzmer, Hugh Jackman, Jack Black, Jacqueline Durran, Jake Gyllenhaal, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Jim Erickson, Joanna Johnston, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, John Hawkes, John Williams, Jonny Greenwood, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, judi dench, kara hayward, kathryn bigelow, Katie Spencer, Keith Urban, Kym Barrett, Leslie Mann, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Madagascar, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, mark wahlberg, Matthew McConaughey, Melanie Ann Oliver, Memphis, Michael Kahn, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Mila Kunis, Monty Powell, Mumford & Sons, naomi watts, Nationality, Paul Epworth, paul rudd, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Queen, Quentin Tarantino, Ra Vincent, Rebel Wilson, Richard Taylor, Rick Carter, Rick Carter/Production, Robert De Niro, robert downey jr, Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Sally Field, Sarah Greenwood, Sarah Greenwood/Production, Set Decorator, Shirley MacLaine, Simon Bright, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Spielberg, Tim Squyres, TOM HOLLAND, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Valor Denmark A/S, William Goldenberg, Young Actor/Actress
Thanks to reader Jamie for the heads up!
Washington Film Critics have announced their winners after just announcing their nominees a day ago. Zero Dark Thirty emerged victorious along with director Kathryn Bigelow.
Read more on Bigelow and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ hit big with Washington Film Critics…
Categories: Precursors Tags: Amour, Anne Hathaway, arts editor, beloved D.C. film critic, Best Acting Ensemble, Bully, Cinema of the United States, Claudio Miranda, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln), David O. Russell, Director, District of Columbia, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Film, Hugh Bateup, Human Interest, Jessica Chastain, Joe Barber, Jonny Greenwood, kathryn bigelow, Les Miserables, Lincoln, longtime arts editor, Michael Haneke, Osama Bin Laden, ParaNorman, Peter Walpole, Philip Seymour Hoffman, President, Rebecca Alleway, Rian Johnson, Shame, Silver Linings Playbook, The Hurt Locker, The Joe Barber Award, The Master, Tim Gordon, time travel mind-bender, U.S. intelligence, Washington, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, Zero Dark Thirty
Washington Film Critics have announced their winners after just announcing their nominees a day ago. Zero Dark Thirty emerged victorious along with director Kathryn Bigelow.
Read the Press Release and check out the full list of winners down below:
Read more on Bigelow and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ hit big with Washington Film Critics…
Categories: Precursors Tags: Amour, Anne Hathaway, Arts, arts editor, beloved D.C. film critic, Best Acting Ensemble, Bully, Cinema of the United States, Claudio Miranda, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O. Russell, Director, District of Columbia, Entertainment/Culture, Film, Human Interest, Jessica Chastain, Joe Barber, Jonny Greenwood, kathryn bigelow, Les Miserables, Lincoln, longtime arts editor, Michael Haneke, Osama Bin Laden, ParaNorman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Precursors, Precursors 2012, President, Shame, Silver Linings Playbook, The Hurt Locker, The Joe Barber Award, The Master, Tim Gordon, time travel mind-bender, U.S. intelligence, Washington, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, Zero Dark Thirty
 In what seems like an eternity, Tom Hooper’s long-awaited Les Miserables starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway has finally been screened and finished. Director Hooper came out to introduce his film at the Alice Tully Theater at Lincoln Center on Friday, November 23, 2012 and explained that he had just finished the picture at 2 a.m. the evening before. The wait was well worth it. Les Miserables is not only stunningly powerful, and beautifully crafted, it’s the best stage musical adaptation since Rob Marshall’s Chicago (2002). Incredibly moving and featuring some of the most powerful musical numbers ever constructed, Tom Hooper tops his previous film The King’s Speech (2010) with artistry and passion. Read more on Les Miserables (****)…
Categories: Editor, Film Reviews Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Arts, British films, Chicago, Chris Dickens, conductor, Cosette, Danny Cohen, Director, Eddie Redmayne, Editor, Editor Film Review, Entertainment/Culture, Eve Stewart, Fantine, Film, film reviews, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, Human Interest, Javert, Jean Valjean, King, Les Miserables, Lincoln Center, Marius, Movie Release, Oscar, player, police inspector, principal actor, Rachel Getting Married, Rob Marshall, Romantic drama films, Russell Crowe, sacha baron cohen, Samantha Barks, single actor and craftsman, The Academy Awards, The King, the Oscars, Tom Hooper
 With two (really one) contender left to be unveiled, this is the most exciting awards race I’ve covered in all my years of Oscar prognosticating. Every category is competitive and with races like this, anything can happen. Along with updating the official Oscar Predictions, I’ve updated the major precursors such as the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
As New York gets ready to lift on Monday, which I’ve attempted to take a stab at, the National Board of Review and Los Angeles Film Critics will start the chain reaction of the awards season. Before anyone knows the winners, I’m seeing this as a three-horse race between Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, and Ben Affleck’s Argo, more particularly the first two films. Currently I’m foreseeing Hooper’s film to lead the way on Oscar nomination morning with 13 nominations, assuming lead Hugh Jackman and standout Eddie Redmayne can plow through some of the veterans in their categories.
Read more on Oscar Circuit – Music vs. History…
Categories: Article, Editor, Oscar Circuit, Oscar Predictions Tags: Amy Adams, ang lee, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Ben Lewin, Bradley Cooper, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Ayer, David O. Russell, Dennis Quaid, Denzel Washington, Dwight Henry, Eddie Redmayne, Editor, Emmanuelle Riva, Entertainment/Culture, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, John Goodman, judi dench, kathryn bigelow, Keira Knightley, Leonardo DiCaprio, Les Miserables, Maggie Smith, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Michael Haneke, Michael Pena, naomi watts, Oscar Circuit, oscar predictions 2013, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin Tarantino, Robert DeNiro, Sally Field, Samantha Barks, Samuel L. Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Zero Dark Thirty
 The precursor award season is about to kick off on Monday with the New York Film Critics naming their best of the year. This is when all the speculation, hope, and despair is laid to rest for many contenders and films but as performances like Tommy Lee Jones in In the Valley of Elah or films like The Blind Side and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close will tell you, it’s not over until the President and guest read your name off the teleprompter.
This month brings the following announcement schedule:
- Monday, 12/3 – New York Film Critics
- Wednesday, 12/5 – National Board of Review
- Friday, 12/7 – Los Angeles Film Critics
- Sunday, 12/9 – New York Film Critics Online & Boston Film Critics
- Tuesday, 12/11 – Broadcast Film Critics Association Announces Nominees!!!
- Wednesday, 12/12 – Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
- Thursday, 12/13 – Golden Globe Award Nominations
Read more on Previewing the New York Film Critics Circle…
Categories: Article, Editor Tags: ang lee, Anne Hathaway, Artist, Ben Affleck, Ben Lewin, Bradley Cooper, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daniel Day-Lewis, Director, Dwight Henry, Entertainment/Culture, Garrett Hedlund, Helen Hunt, Human Interest, Jean-Louis Tringnant, Joaquin Phoenix, John Goodman, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Matthew McConaughey, Michel Hazanavicius, National Society of Film Critics, New York City, Octavia Spencer, On the Road, Oscar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, private server, Richard Gere, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, the New York Film Festival, the Oscar, the Oscar ceremony, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Phantom of the Opera, Tom Hooper
 Evidently there is an embargo on Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables that screened yesterday. The review was up for twelve hours or so before I had to pull it down until December 11th.
I can talk about some points from last night’s Q & A with director Tom Hooper and stars Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, and Samantha Barks. Also, general shape of the race Oscar talk as it stands now.
Read more on Les Miserables Embargoed, Quick Thoughts from NY Screening…
Categories: Article, Editor Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Carl Barks, Cinema of the United Kingdom, Director, Eddie Redmayne, ER, Film, kathryn bigelow, Les Miserables, Nationality, Oscar, Samantha Barks, Seyfried, Tom Hooper
The Sizing Up Series continues with a look at the slate of Best Supporting Actress contenders. As always, this is as large a grouping of the hopefuls as possible (excluding some no shot contenders and members of bigger ensembles…or else this could have 50 or more people in the article), categorizing them by their assumed likelihood of a nomination come the big morning. Oftentimes, more than a few of the Best Picture nominees wind up with some form of representation here, and this year I think there will be more than a little correlation, but of course absolutely anything is possible with the Academy. We shall see what happens in the end, but enough talk for the time being. I know what you’re all here for, so let’s go right ahead and take a look at the contenders for Best Supporting Actress and size up the field! Read more on Sizing Up: Best Supporting Actress…
Categories: Article Tags: Alicia Vikander, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Adams, analysis, Anne Hathaway, Annette Bening, Bella Heathcoate, Best Supporting Actress, Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Cody Horn, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily Blunt, Emma Watson, Helen Hunt, Isabelle Hupert, judi dench, Julia Stiles, Kerry Bishe, Lorraine Toussaint, Marion Cotillard, olivia colman, Olivia Williams, Oscar hopefuls, Ruby Sparks, Sally Field, Scarlett Johansson, Sizing up, Sizing Up series
 As the awards season is underway, multiple scenarios are playing out in my mind suggesting what can occur for the remainder of the year. Films like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Zero Dark Thirty are still sight unseen with Django Unchained and Promised Land about to get their first set of eyes. Last week Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables debuted a full-length trailer featuring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne, and Amanda Seyfried all showing some singing skills. Supporting Actress frontrunner Anne Hathaway was shown singing “I Dreamed a Dream” for the third time in the Universal Pictures marketing, which leads me to my point of the Oscar Circuit.
The trailer for Les Miserables didn’t do the film any favors. The clunky production design, unnecessary wide-angles, and even the live singing on set didn’t seem as great as I’d thought it’d be. In this latest round of Oscar Predictions, I’ve decided to back from Tom Hooper’s film a little bit. Where momentum and prestige is on the side of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and Ben Affleck’s Argo, big stage musicals transferred to film aren’t always safe bets. What makes this notion of the film failing to impress even more compelling is Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. If Anne Hathaway were to fall out of the Supporting Actress race, who could win the award in her absence? There are arguably three slots taken in Supporting Actress with Amy Adams (The Master), Sally Field (Lincoln), and Helen Hunt (The Sessions). If it’s between those three for the win, Adams will be on her fourth nomination with the other two ladies having Oscars already. Field herself would be 3 for 3 for Oscar nominations, something hard to envision happening. Hunt has had a hard time post-Oscar win and isn’t as beloved as her competitors. This could all work out for the young Amy Adams. Read more on Oscar Circuit – “Master” of Networking?…
Categories: Article, Editor, Oscar Circuit, Oscar Predictions Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Beatrice Straight, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O. Russell, Denzel Washington, Eddie Redmayne, Editor, Elia Kazan, Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), Entertainment/Culture, Faye Dunaway, golden globes, Hal Holbrook, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, Human Interest, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, John Hawkes, Karl Malden, kathryn bigelow, Keira Knightley, Kim Hunter, Lead Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Marlon Brando, Meryl Streep, Michael Haneke, naomi watts, Network, Nicholas Jarecki, Oscar, Oscar Circuit, oscar predictions 2013, Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Finch, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Russell Crowe, Sacha Gervasi, Sally Field (Lincoln), Samuel L. Jackson, Sidney Lumet, Steven Spielberg, Supporting Actress, The Hobbit, The Master, the Oscar, Tom Hooper, Vivien Leigh, William H. Macy
 Do you hear the people sing? Well in the new trailer for Les Misérables you can as this stirring full trailer gives us snippets of all of the cast singing the iconic songs of the musical. Though we only get brief taste of how the live singing will translate to the screen, its nice to see that the actors can actually sing (never a given in Hollywood) and that they have acquitted themselves quite nicely to the tale. Check out the heart tugging trailer and plot synopsis after the jump!
Read more on Full length ‘Les Misérables’ trailer highlights epic scope, iconic songs…
Categories: Trailer Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Cosette, Eddie Redmayne, Film, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables, musical, news, Russell Crowe, sacha baron cohen, Tom Hooper, trailer
 Writing this LIVE in the middle of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, what’s a better time to talk about Oscar Predictions than now. As we enter the leg of the season this November, some categories start to look more clear and less of a mystery. Some films also emerge as the ones to beat.
This past weekend Ben Affleck’s Argo took the #1 spot at the Box Office with the word-of-mouth spreading, the film, at this point, looks like the one to beat in Best Picture and Best Director. In response to the acting possibilities, some think that Affleck could show up like Clint Eastwood did in the year of Million Dollar Baby (2004) in Best Actor. It’s hard to imagine Daniel Day-Lewis, John Hawkes, and Joaquin Phoenix missing out on nominations with Denzel Washington in a comfortable fourth spot. Affleck and about fifteen other leading hopefuls are fighting for the fifth spot. Richard Gere’s goodwill charm and the lack of Oscar nominations to his credit may catapult him forward to his first mention in his forty-year career in Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage. The film itself could follow the way of last year’s Margin Call, which surprised with an Original Screenplay mention on Oscar nomination morning.
Read more on Oscar Circuit – The Calm Before the Storm (No Pun Intended)…
Categories: Editor, Oscar Circuit, Oscar Predictions Tags: Andrew Dominik, Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Christopher Nolan, Cinema of the United States, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O. Russell, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Entertainment/Culture, Film, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, John Hawkes, Kerry Washington, Nicholas Jarecki, Oscar, oscar predictions, oscar predictions 2013, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Gere, the dark knight rises, the weinstein company, Tom Hooper
 This week saw the official Oscar Predictions getting an update. Looking at the Best Actor race and trying to sort nearly twenty contenders into five slots is going to upset a lot of people. Touch on much of this in this week’s Oscar Circuit but given the strong case for many leading men who have never been nominated (Hugh Jackman, Richard Gere, Bradley Cooper, Jack Black), it looks like someone’s going to get left off in a field that’s tighter than ever.
The Awards Circuit Staff Writers have updated their own predictions, which is now located under the “Oscar Predictions” tab in the menu. Check out what they’re thinking about the current state of the race. Did Joaquin Phoenix’s recent rant cost him the Oscar for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master? Is Jennifer Lawrence the real favorite to win Best Actress? Is Leonardo DiCaprio getting his long overdue Academy Award in a Quentin Tarantino film? Is there any competition for Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables?
Along with the staff updates, I’ve taken a stab at the Golden Globe Award Predictions as well as the Screen Actors Guild Awards. On an outlet dedicated to award shows, its never too early to see how the awards season could play out.
Read more on Golden Globe, SAG Predictions Updated w/ Staff Oscar Picks and New Writers!…
Categories: Editor, Golden GLobes, Oscar Predictions, Screen Actors Guild, Staff Tags: Anne Hathaway, Awards Circuit Staff, Bradley Cooper, Entertainment/Culture, Hugh Jackman, Jack Black, Jennifer Lawrence, Joaquin Phoenix, Leonardo DiCaprio, oscar predictions, Richard Gere, Screen Actors Guild, the Golden Globe Award, The Screen Actors Guild Awards
 The Oscar race is beginning to formulate itself. As it stands the Academy Awards have positioned themselves to be the wildest of wild cards of the Oscar season. Since Oscar ballots are due January 3rd, the nominations will be one of many awards ceremonies coming down like wildfire.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards announce their nominee choices first beginning on December 10th. The Broadcast Film Critics Association will name their best of the year with the Critics Choice Movie Awards being announced the next day on December 11th. The Hollywood Foreign Press will follow-suit with their Golden Globe nominations on December 13th. Mark my words; those four days will likely be the most important and telling aspects of the awards season. If you start hearing the usual suspects, back-to-back and over and over, Oscar will be referring to these groups for citations for their own nominees when they’re announced on January 10th. Read more on Oscar Circuit: “10 Weeks to Go”…
Categories: Article, Editor, Oscar Circuit, Oscar Predictions Tags: ang lee, Anne Hathaway, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Cinema of the United States, Denzel Washington, Director, Entertainment/Culture, Golden Globe, Gus Van Sant, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, Jessica Biel, Jessica Chastain, John Goodman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong, Matt Damon, Michael Stuhlbarg, oscar predictions, Peter Jackson, Robert Zemeckis, Sally Field, Scarlett Johansson, Screen Actors Guild, Steven Spielberg, The Academy Awards, The Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Critics Choice Movie Awards, the New York Film Festival, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, Tommy Lee Jones, Toni Collette, Training Day
 The studios have started activating their “FYC (For Your Consideration)” websites and listing their contenders for each film for the 2013 Academy Awards. Some interesting things already happening is Anne Hathaway’s turn in The Dark Knight Rises will be campaigned as a Lead performance by Warner Brothers. The same company will also push Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in Lead categories in Cloud Atlas. As everyone knows, the Weinsteins are the first official company to get out screeners. Many said Richard Linklater’s Bernie was the first but was deemed ineligible as a campaign. The Weinsteins sent out screeners for The Intouchables earlier this week to all Academy members.
Read more on For Your Consideration Sites and Campaigns Gear Up!…
Categories: Article, Editor Tags: Anne Hathaway, Business, Dreamworks, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, FYC (For Your Consideration), Halle Berry, Paramount Pictures, Screener, the 2013 Academy Awards, tom hanks
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