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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
 Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) has sparked a lot of controversy and debate around her latest film, Zero Dark Thirty. This week, she graces the cover of TIME Magazine in which she partakes in a pretty in depth and fascinating interview. When asked about the torture scenes depicted in her film, Bigelow replied: “On a personal level, those scenes were really hard to do. The audience wants to look away but knows they shouldn’t. It’s wrenching and difficult, and that is acknowledged in the cues we see in Jessica Chastain. She looks away; she covers her mouth. That is how many people in the audience react, or how they would react if they were in that room.” You can read the entire interview here. Read more on Kathryn Bigelow Gets the Cover of TIME Magazine…
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With the New Year’s hangover slowly wearing off and few new stimulants entering circulation, there’s now ample time to catch up on the overload of awards-contending films, with the nationwide release of Zero Dark Thirty finally completing the best picture category. Expect the box-office to reflect some of the film’s early critical acclaim, especially since its competing new comers, like Gangster Squadand Quartetgarner only mild curiosity in comparison.
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Categories: Weekend Openings Tags: Billy Connolly, Chris Colfer, Chris Messina, Christina Hendricks, Dustin Hoffman, emma stone, Eva Longoria, Fairhaven, Gangster Squad, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, kathryn bigelow, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Quartet, Rebel Wilson, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Zero Dark Thirty
Having emerged as somewhat of the frontrunner in the awards race in recent weeks, Zero Dark Thirty opens to special limited engagements this week before nationwide release in January. It’s a pretty strong week in terms of variety, with Judd Apatow’s latest, This Is 40, foreign drama powerhouse, Amour,and Walter Salles’ adaptation of On the Road. Add a natural disaster survival drama, a case of double-dipping with a popular animated feature, and Tom Cruise reaching for justice for a well-stocked long weekend of cinematic entertainment.
Zero Dark Thirty
Language: English
Rating: R
Genre: Action/Drama/History
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke
“The greatest manhunt in history” follows the decade-long efforts to find Osama bin Laden, spanning from the September 11 attacks to his death at the hands of Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011. See Clayton and Joey’s early reviews. Read more on Weekend Openings: (12/19-12/21)…
Categories: Weekend Openings Tags: Amour, Barbara, billy crystal, Ewan McGregor, Garrett Hedlund, Jessica Chastain, John Goodman, kathryn bigelow, kristen stewart, Leslie Mann, Michael Haneke, naomi watts, On the Road, paul rudd, Rosamund Pike, Seth Rogen, The Guilt Trip, The Impossible, This Is 40, tom cruise, Walter Salles, Zero Dark Thirty
The Chicago Film Critics Association has bestowed five awards upon Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, including Best Picture and Director of 2012. Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master continues to have a nice showing as of late, winning four awards, including Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress for Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, respectively. Full list after the jump…
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 San Francisco Film Critics Circle has named The Master the best film of 2012, along with bestowing Joaquin Phoenix their Best Actor prize. Zero Dark Thirty also did well, winning prizes for Kathryn Bigelow in director and Mark Boal in screenplay. I have to say, as a San Francisco native, I was pleased to see the hometown critics pick ParaNorman as the Best Animated Feature. Check out the rest of the winners after the jump!
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Categories: News, Precursors Tags: Amour, Argo, critics groups, Emmanuelle Riva, Helen Hunt, Joaquin Phoenix, kathryn bigelow, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Moonrise Kingdom, news, ParaNorman, The Master, The Waiting Room, Tommy Lee Jones, Zero Dark Thirty
 The first time I became aware of Kathryn Bigelow was in 1987 when I went to see a new vampire film entitled Near Dark (1987). There was little else out that interested me at the time, and Sherri and I always liked a good horror film, so despite the fact we knew only one member of the cast, we took a chance. Needless to say we were rocked in our seats by the brash and incredibly confident style of director Kathryn Bigelow. This was a vampire different from the others, tough and sinewy, with acts of terrible violence and roughly portrayed characters, all with a lived in feeling that worked for the film. To this day it remains the best vampire film I have ever seen, though I confess to being biased. Written by Bigelow and Eric Red, it was her first feature film, and displayed a staggering confidence with the characters, narrative and images that would become her trademark. It is a horror film merged with a western, sometimes called “that hillbilly vampire film” which would not necessarily be out of line. Read more on Historical Circuit: Near Dark (****)…
Read more on Historical Circuit: Near Dark (****)…
 Though already scheduled, the people behind ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ had amazing timing in assembling a group of industry insiders and Oscar pundits to break bread last Thursday only days after the film had picked up the first two precursor awards of the season. Essentially a luncheon to celebrate the film and main players Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Jessica Chastain, and Jason Clarke, this was a mellow little event that served as a reminder that this flick is going for it all in 2012. Earlier in the movie had its press junket (which also featured supporting player Kyle Chandler, who wasn’t at this more intimate event), so we’re all going to be very familiar with those ladies and gentlemen before all is said and done.
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 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
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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
 Short Oscar Circuit this week folks!
As LAFCA, NYFCO, and BSFC all proved yesterday, you can’t keep a good ol’ film when its down. The Master resurrected after being nearly shut out thus far and won Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress with the prestigious Los Angeles Film Critics.
Normally, and I mean in any other year, I wouldn’t put so much stock into these awards but with SAG ballots due today, Critics Choice Nominations being announced tomorrow, followed by Golden Globes and SAG, Oscar will be looking for some validation of their choices. AMPAS ballots are due January 10 and they’ll be looking for some guidance in places where they can. DGA won’t announce until after the Oscar nominations.
I’ve made some updates to the Oscar Predictions and most notable is the change in Supporting Actor. Robert DeNiro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Tommy Lee Jones all still seem good for nods. The big win for Dwight Henry yesterday from LAFCA and the many runner-up mentions for Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained have started a buzz that only seems deserving. The latter performance I’m not allowed to comment on until Wednesday but I’ll say it’s something that many can get behind and in THE RIGHT category. Ann Dowd makes her appearance in the top five for Compliance and if you heard our Awards Circuit Power Hour yesterday, she’s very likable and will play the awards circuit very well.
Read more on Oscar Predictions include more ‘Beasts,’ ‘Master,’ and Dowd!…
Categories: Article, Editor Tags: ang lee, Ann Dowd, Boston, Bradley Cooper, Christoph Waltz, Cinema of the United States, Daniel Day-Lewis, David O. Russell, Denzel Washington, Dwight Henry, Editor, Entertainment/Culture, golden globes, Hugh Jackman, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, John Hawkes, kathryn bigelow, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Michael Haneke, Oscar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Supporting Actor, Tommy Lee Jones, Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom
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.
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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:
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 New York, National Board of Review, and Boston have all pounced on the awards and rewarded Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty both Best Picture and Best Director. Next up, the Los Angeles Film Critics will unveil their choices tomorrow. Many believe this is an opportunity for either Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master or Ben Affleck’s Argo to bounce back into the race in a big way. The two seem to be hemorrhaging at the moment in the awards race.
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Categories: Article, Editor Tags: alexandre desplat, Argo, Ava DuVarney, Ben Affleck, Best Music, best picture, Bradley Cooper, Denzel Washington, Director, Entertainment/Culture, Jason Clarke, Joaquin Phoenix, John Goodman, Johnny Klimek, Jonny Greenwood, kathryn bigelow, Les Miserables, Lincoln, Mark Boal, New York City, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Reinhold Heil, Supporting Actor, Tom Tykwer, Tony Kushner
Just as the NYFCC and the NBR did before it, the Boston Online Film Critics Association has bestowed top honors to Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty. I think it’s safe to say that Bigelow’s film about the greatest manhunt in US history is shaping up to be the critics’ darling of the year. Is ZDT about to do what The Social Network did a couple years ago? Do these early wins make it the film to beat come Oscar time? You can visit the BOFCA website here, and see the rest of the winners after the jump.
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 While Zero Dark Thirty, admittedly a brilliant, troubling film, has taken two of the major Best Picture and Best Director Awards, I am still a firm believer that Lincoln will take the Academy Award for Best Picture. Steven Spielberg I am less sure about, though the members of the Academy will acknowledge that his brilliant decision to allow the actors and the screenplay to shine was a superb directorial decision, the stuff of Best Director indeed. Audiences use to his stunning visuals, (and who isn’t?), instead found a film that focused on character, thereby performance, on words, and atmosphere, something he accomplished with Schindler’s List (1993) which won him his first Oscar for Best Director. Read more on Why ‘Lincoln’ Can Still Win Picture……
Categories: Blog Tags: American film directors, Ben Affleck, best picture, Cinema of the United States, Daniel Day-Lewis, Director, Director Oscars, Entertainment/Culture, Epic films, Film, first Oscar, Gandhi, George, John Ford, kathryn bigelow, Lincoln, Movie Release, Oscars, Patton, President of the United States, Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg, the Academy Award, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Tom Hooper, United Kingdom, United States
 The New York Film Critics have announced their winners for the best in cinema for 2012. The East Coast group that awarded Best Picture to Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist last year chose the brilliant Zero Dark Thirty directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film won a total of three awards from the coveted group including Cinematography for Greig Fraser and Director for Bigelow. The film has put itself in a prime position for the Oscars.
In a surprising mention, Rachel Weisz won Best Actress for her portrayal in Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea. Buzz for Weisz’s performance and film had been dead for months and with her highly praised work, she has regained some momentum for an Academy Award nomination. After winning for The Constant Gardener (2005), Weisz has not been on critics’ radar. Her film performed minimally at the box office and had a very early release date. Is this mention to be taken seriously for a nomination? Let’s see if she shows up in more places for the season. She wasn’t the only surprise however; Matthew McConaughey beat out Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tommy Lee Jones to be named Best Supporting Actor for his works in Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike and Richard Linklater’s Bernie. Has a spot just freed up for the character actor in this year’s Oscar race? Read more on McConaughey and Weisz Surprise with NYFCC, Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln take 3 awards…
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 Will be announced shortly! Check back for the winners as they are announced! My predictions are here.
WINNERS
Best Picture – Zero Dark Thirty!!!!!
Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty
Best Screenplay – Tony Kushner for Lincoln
Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Best Actress – Rachel Weisz for The Deep Blue Sea
Best Foreign Language Film – Amour
Best Animated Feature – Frankenweenie
Best Supporting Actor – Matthew McConaughey for Magic Mike and Bernie
Best Supporting Actress – Sally Field for Lincoln
Best Cinematography – Greig Fraser for Zero Dark Thirty
Best Non-Fiction Film – The Central Park Five
Best First Feature – How to Survive a Plague
Read more on New York Film Critics Winners Announced!!…
Categories: Editor, News, Precursors Tags: British people, Cinema of the United States, Daniel Day-Lewis, Director, English people, Entertainment/Culture, Hospitality/Recreation, Human Interest, Kathryn, kathryn bigelow, Lincoln, Matthew McConaughey, Rachel Weisz, Sally Field, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Tony Kushner
 Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and Oscar-winning screenwriter Mark Boal take their newest effort, Zero Dark Thirty, to places I couldn’t have imagined. Based on the events leading up to the killing of Osama bin Laden, the two display an impressive amount of control in the way the film is told and showcases some brilliant moments in filmmaking. Zero Dark Thirty hooks you from minute one and just DOESN’T. LET. GO. It’s one of the best pictures of the year!
Read more on Zero Dark Thirty (****)…
Categories: Editor, Film Reviews Tags: alexandre desplat, Cinema of the United States, Director, Dylan Tichenor, Editor, Editor Film Review, Entertainment/Culture, Film, film reviews, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, kathryn bigelow, Kyle Chandler, Mark Boal, Mark Strong, Osama Bin Laden, Oscar, screenwriter, The Academy Awards, William Goldenberg, Writer, Zero Dark Thirty
 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
It’s time to visit the week that was via our Around the Circuit piece, where we look back at articles that we feel are worth your time covering the Oscar race, new releases, or really just anything film related.
Link(s) of the week:
In the wake of last weekend’s screenings for Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables and Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, pundits scrambled to update their Best Picture Predictions, including Anthony Breznican at Entertainment Weekly, Brad Brevet at Rope of Silicon, and Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter, to name a few.
Read more on Around the Circuit: November 24th – November 30th…
 Among the many successful elements of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s new film ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, the thing I feel they should be most proud of is the fact that this movie lingers in your mind the way a good documentary does. Yes, there’s elements of action and thriller moments, but this is more than anything else a dramatization of real life. The press notes accurately speak of it as a unique kind of movie: “the reported film”. It’s got the relentlessness of a Hollywood manhunt, but the stakes of reality. Everything feels authentic here, and I think it’ll be rather hard to find people who aren’t having to catch their breath during the final half hour of this flick. We may all know the end result of this story, but Bigelow’s direction and Boal’s script fill in the blanks with aplomb. Read more on Zero Dark Thirty (***½)…
Categories: Film Reviews Tags: Chris Pratt, Edgar Ramirez, Frank Grillo, Harold Perrineau, James Gandolfini, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, kathryn bigelow, Kyle Chandler, Mark Boal, Mark Duplass, Mark Strong, Oscar hopeful, Scott Adkins, Zero Dark Thirty
 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
It doesn’t look like Universal is going to be shy about their campaign for Jessica Chastain this awards season. The star of Kathryn Bigelow’s (The Hurt Locker) Bin Laden pic, Zero Dark Thirty, is up front and center in the new poster and images for the currently unseen film. This bodes well for Chastain, the darling of last year’s awards circle, who will be pushed in a category (Lead Actress) without a strong frontrunner. ZDT is in limited release December 19th and nationwide on January 11, 2013.
Read more on Chastain Front and Center in New Poster and Pics for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’…
 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
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