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- 3/30/2015
- by Donald Macdonald
- IF.com.au
Nominations for Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan and Helen Mirren but The Hurt Locker and Avatar dominate
It will be an Oscar night with some of the most interesting showdowns in years: the low budget arthouse versus the insanely over the top sci-fi; the ex-husband versus the ex-wife; and the upstart newcomer versus an actor who has had more nominations than any before her. Throw in an unpredictable maverick and it could be quite a party.
The nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards were revealed yesterday in Los Angeles at 5.38am local time precisely, and were monopolised by two very different films – the $237m (£150m) Avatar from James Cameron and the $11m Iraq drama The Hurt Locker, from his ex-spouse Kathryn Bigelow. Both gathered nine nominations, but sneaking along behind them was Quentin Tarantino's unique take on the second world war, Inglourious Basterds, with eight.
While not a vintage year for the Brits,...
It will be an Oscar night with some of the most interesting showdowns in years: the low budget arthouse versus the insanely over the top sci-fi; the ex-husband versus the ex-wife; and the upstart newcomer versus an actor who has had more nominations than any before her. Throw in an unpredictable maverick and it could be quite a party.
The nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards were revealed yesterday in Los Angeles at 5.38am local time precisely, and were monopolised by two very different films – the $237m (£150m) Avatar from James Cameron and the $11m Iraq drama The Hurt Locker, from his ex-spouse Kathryn Bigelow. Both gathered nine nominations, but sneaking along behind them was Quentin Tarantino's unique take on the second world war, Inglourious Basterds, with eight.
While not a vintage year for the Brits,...
- 2/2/2010
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
For the first time time in 66 years, the Oscars have 10 Best Picture nominees instead of the usual five.
"Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" take the lead with nine Oscar nominations each, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Best Picture
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges...
"Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" take the lead with nine Oscar nominations each, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Best Picture
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges...
- 2/2/2010
- Extra
The Afc and Nfc Championships in the world of cinema have been played and now we know the ten films that are up for grabs for a shot at glory and a shiny new sticker on their Blu-ray boxes. But now it’s time for commentary on the pictures, actors, and technical awards. My predictions are highlighted in bold.
Best Picture
Avatar
The Bind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
Before I get into why Hurt Locker should and will win, let me say that there are three films here that shouldn’t be. An Education, The Blind Side, and District 9. Yes, District 9. More will come later, but there’s no way this should be here and films like In the Loop and Moon are left off this list. But I digress, as it doesn...
Best Picture
Avatar
The Bind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
Before I get into why Hurt Locker should and will win, let me say that there are three films here that shouldn’t be. An Education, The Blind Side, and District 9. Yes, District 9. More will come later, but there’s no way this should be here and films like In the Loop and Moon are left off this list. But I digress, as it doesn...
- 2/2/2010
- by Philip Barrett
- ReelLoop.com
In the early hours of this Tuesday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 82nd annual Oscars. There were a few small “snubs” and nice surprises among the field, but leading the pack with nine nods apiece are The Hurt Locker and Avatar.
(If you’re looking for just the lists and none of my jibber jabber, feel free to skip to the bottom.)
Both films were nominated for “Best Picture” as expected, but the expanded category to ten this year allowed for a few crowd pleasers to slip in among them. In a sign that the extra slots captured the necessary populist flicks for boosted ratings — on top of Avatar’s $2 billion and counting — sci-fi sleeper hit District 9 and The Blind Side made the list after making a splash at the box office. Though a bit more predictable, Pixar’s Up...
(If you’re looking for just the lists and none of my jibber jabber, feel free to skip to the bottom.)
Both films were nominated for “Best Picture” as expected, but the expanded category to ten this year allowed for a few crowd pleasers to slip in among them. In a sign that the extra slots captured the necessary populist flicks for boosted ratings — on top of Avatar’s $2 billion and counting — sci-fi sleeper hit District 9 and The Blind Side made the list after making a splash at the box office. Though a bit more predictable, Pixar’s Up...
- 2/2/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
This morning the nominees for the 82nd annual Academy Awards were announced. Anna Hathaway, an Oscar-nominee for her work last year in Rachel Getting Married, and Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak revealed which films, filmmakers and talent were in the running for Hollywood's most prestigious recognition of movie excellence.
The complete list of Oscar nominees are:
Best Picture:
A Serious Man (Focus Features, directors Joel Cohen, Ethan Cohen) Avatar (20th Century Fox, director James Cameron) The Blind Side (Warner Bros., director Jon Lee Hancock) District 9 (Columbia Pictures, director Neill Blomkamp) An Education (Sony Pictures Classics, director Lone Scherfig) The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment, director Kathryn Bigelow) Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company, director Quentin Tarantino) Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate, director Lee Daniels) Up (Walt Disney Pictures, director Pete Docter) Up in the Air (Paramount Pictures, director Jason Reitman)
Best Director:...
The complete list of Oscar nominees are:
Best Picture:
A Serious Man (Focus Features, directors Joel Cohen, Ethan Cohen) Avatar (20th Century Fox, director James Cameron) The Blind Side (Warner Bros., director Jon Lee Hancock) District 9 (Columbia Pictures, director Neill Blomkamp) An Education (Sony Pictures Classics, director Lone Scherfig) The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment, director Kathryn Bigelow) Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company, director Quentin Tarantino) Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate, director Lee Daniels) Up (Walt Disney Pictures, director Pete Docter) Up in the Air (Paramount Pictures, director Jason Reitman)
Best Director:...
- 2/2/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Its that time of year again and the old saying “and the award goes too…” will be ringing throughout Hollywood and the movie blogs. Its Oscar time and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the official nominees this morning live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. This is the first year the Oscars will feature an expanded field of 10 nominees for the coveted Best Picture category making for a very interesting race to see what the industry thinks is the best film of the year. I think its exciting and for the first time ever I am looking forward to the Oscars because of that. Films like Up and District 9 made the list, which weren’t surprises, but one that I am glad also made it was Inglourious Basterds, a worthy contender in my mind.
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will host the awards show on Sunday,...
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will host the awards show on Sunday,...
- 2/2/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
The Oscars nominations were announced this morning minting a whole new class of actors who will forever have the words “Academy Award Nominee” in front of their names in movie trailers. Even if that movie turns out to be Snow Dogs. The 82nd Academy Award nominations offered up a few surprises and a classic David v. Goliath storyline.
In this case, the Goliath is box office record behemoth Avatar and the David is scrappy Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker. The two films lead the way with nine nominations each. And they also set up what is being called the battle of the exes as former husband and wife Avatar director James Cameron and The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow go head to head for best director. Kathryn, meanwhile, becomes only the fourth woman ever to earn a best director nomination. No woman has won the honor — yet.
Best Picture...
In this case, the Goliath is box office record behemoth Avatar and the David is scrappy Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker. The two films lead the way with nine nominations each. And they also set up what is being called the battle of the exes as former husband and wife Avatar director James Cameron and The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow go head to head for best director. Kathryn, meanwhile, becomes only the fourth woman ever to earn a best director nomination. No woman has won the honor — yet.
Best Picture...
- 2/2/2010
- by dorothy snarker
- AfterEllen.com
Chicago – The nominees for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, February 2nd, 2010 and “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” led the way with nine nominations each, closely followed by fellow Best Picture nominees “Inglourious Basterds,” “Up in the Air,” and “Precious”.
Jeremy Renner stars in The Hurt Locker.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment
The five films with the most nominations led Best Picture and were joined by “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “A Serious Man,” and “Up”. The expansion from five Best Picture nominees to ten allowed for an interesting mix of small films like “An Education” and “A Serious Man” with blockbusters like “The Blind Side” and “District 9”. Pixar landed their first ever Best Picture nomination. It’s about time.
Nomination morning contained few surprises with perhaps the exception of Penelope Cruz (“Nine”) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (“Crazy Heart”) in Best Supporting Actress, The...
Jeremy Renner stars in The Hurt Locker.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment
The five films with the most nominations led Best Picture and were joined by “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “A Serious Man,” and “Up”. The expansion from five Best Picture nominees to ten allowed for an interesting mix of small films like “An Education” and “A Serious Man” with blockbusters like “The Blind Side” and “District 9”. Pixar landed their first ever Best Picture nomination. It’s about time.
Nomination morning contained few surprises with perhaps the exception of Penelope Cruz (“Nine”) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (“Crazy Heart”) in Best Supporting Actress, The...
- 2/2/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This morning, the nominees for the 2009 Oscar ceremony were announced. Note that the ceremony will be held on March 7 (the day of my birthday, mind you) and there's one Canadian film among the nominees, which is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Furthermore, this is not a thorough list, for I only put categories that matter to me. Finally, here comes the list.
1. Best motion picture of the year:
* Avatar.
* The Blind Side.
* District 9.
* An Education.
* The Hurt Locker.
* Inglourious Basterds.
* Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.
* A Serious Man.
* Up.
* Up in the Air.
2. Best actor in a leading role:
* Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart.
* George Clooney in Up in the Air.
* Colin Firth in A Single Man.
* Morgan Freeman in Invictus.
* Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker.
3. Best actor in a supporting role:
* Matt Damon in Invictus.
* Woody Harrelson in The Messenger.
* Christopher Plummer in The Last Station...
1. Best motion picture of the year:
* Avatar.
* The Blind Side.
* District 9.
* An Education.
* The Hurt Locker.
* Inglourious Basterds.
* Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.
* A Serious Man.
* Up.
* Up in the Air.
2. Best actor in a leading role:
* Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart.
* George Clooney in Up in the Air.
* Colin Firth in A Single Man.
* Morgan Freeman in Invictus.
* Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker.
3. Best actor in a supporting role:
* Matt Damon in Invictus.
* Woody Harrelson in The Messenger.
* Christopher Plummer in The Last Station...
- 2/2/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Despite it being stupidly early in the morning in Los Angeles, the fine folks at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences have wiped the sleep our of their bleary eyes, put on their best power suit and stepped up to the podium to announce the runners and riders for this year's Oscar ceremony.
Presented by Academy president Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway, the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were finally revealed after an interminable wait and unfortunately yielded very few surprises.
As predicted by every other awards ceremony this year, Up In The Air, Avatar and Precious gained numerous nods, with the former being nominated for Best Picture, Director, Actor and Supporting Actress (for both Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick).
Avatar unsurprisingly got nods for Best Picture and Best Director amongst others, while the critically lauded Precious was tagged for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique...
Presented by Academy president Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway, the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were finally revealed after an interminable wait and unfortunately yielded very few surprises.
As predicted by every other awards ceremony this year, Up In The Air, Avatar and Precious gained numerous nods, with the former being nominated for Best Picture, Director, Actor and Supporting Actress (for both Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick).
Avatar unsurprisingly got nods for Best Picture and Best Director amongst others, while the critically lauded Precious was tagged for Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique...
- 2/2/2010
- Screenrush
'Avatar' and 'The Hurt Locker' lead the nominees, with nine nods apiece.
By Adam Rosenberg
Sam Worthington in "Avatar"
Photo: 20th Century Fox
The 2010 Oscar nominations are in! "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" are the two leaders, each with nine nominations, including the big ones for Best Picture and Best Director. "Up" and "District 9" are among some of the surprises in the newly expanded Best Picture category, which now features 10 nominees. Expect to see plenty of opining in the days and weeks leading up to the March 7 awards show. But for now, here's your list of nominees!
Best Picture
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman,...
By Adam Rosenberg
Sam Worthington in "Avatar"
Photo: 20th Century Fox
The 2010 Oscar nominations are in! "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" are the two leaders, each with nine nominations, including the big ones for Best Picture and Best Director. "Up" and "District 9" are among some of the surprises in the newly expanded Best Picture category, which now features 10 nominees. Expect to see plenty of opining in the days and weeks leading up to the March 7 awards show. But for now, here's your list of nominees!
Best Picture
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman,...
- 2/2/2010
- MTV Movie News
Here are the nominations for this year's Academy Awards. You can check out the full list, complete with short film mentions, here.Best Picture"Avatar" "The Blind Side" "District 9""An Education""The Hurt Locker""Inglourious Basterds""Precious""A Serious Man""Up""Up in the Air" Best ActorJeff Briges, "Crazy Heart" George Clooney, "Up in the Air"Colin Firth "A Single Man"Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker" Best Actress Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"Carey Mulligan, "An Education"Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"Meryl Streep, "Julie and Julia" Best Supporting Actor Matt Damon, "Invictus" Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger" Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station" Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones" Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" Best Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz, "Nine"Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air" Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"Mo'Nique, "Precious" Best Animated Feature"Coraline""Fantastic Mr. Fox""The Princess and the Frog...
- 2/2/2010
- LRMonline.com
The 2010 Academy Awards nominations have been announced.
James Cameron's box office king Avatar and his ex-wife Kathyrn Bigelow's bomb disposal drama The Hurt Locker share the lead with nine nominations each, just one more than Tarantino's revisionist war thriller Inglourious Basterds.
Star Trek and District 9 get four nominations apiece.
Despite campaigns, Moon doesn't make an appearance. Fans had wanted Sam Rockwell to be in with a chance of the best actor gong for his role in Duncan Jones' debut feature.
The full list of nominations is included below. I'd like readers to state their own winners in the comments section - you can also name films or people who aren't nominated.
It will be interesting to see how Avatar performs at the awards night on March 7.
In the Best Picture category, we have Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire...
James Cameron's box office king Avatar and his ex-wife Kathyrn Bigelow's bomb disposal drama The Hurt Locker share the lead with nine nominations each, just one more than Tarantino's revisionist war thriller Inglourious Basterds.
Star Trek and District 9 get four nominations apiece.
Despite campaigns, Moon doesn't make an appearance. Fans had wanted Sam Rockwell to be in with a chance of the best actor gong for his role in Duncan Jones' debut feature.
The full list of nominations is included below. I'd like readers to state their own winners in the comments section - you can also name films or people who aren't nominated.
It will be interesting to see how Avatar performs at the awards night on March 7.
In the Best Picture category, we have Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire...
- 2/2/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced this morning at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, and our very own contributing editor, Michelle, was on the scene to relay all the exciting news.
Here’s the breakdown of nominees:
Best Picture: Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire A Serious Man Up Up In The Air Best Director: James Cameron – Avatar Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds Lee Daniels – Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire Jason Reitman – Up In The Air Best Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart George Clooney – Up In The Air Colin Firth – A Single Man Morgan Freeman – Invictus Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker Best Actress: Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side Helen Mirren – The Last Station Carey Mulligan – An Education Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based On The Novel...
Here’s the breakdown of nominees:
Best Picture: Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire A Serious Man Up Up In The Air Best Director: James Cameron – Avatar Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds Lee Daniels – Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire Jason Reitman – Up In The Air Best Actor: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart George Clooney – Up In The Air Colin Firth – A Single Man Morgan Freeman – Invictus Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker Best Actress: Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side Helen Mirren – The Last Station Carey Mulligan – An Education Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based On The Novel...
- 2/2/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Another year, another flurry of awards madness. The big ones are out the trap! The lovely Anne Hathaway delivered the 82nd Oscar nominations this morning (USA time) and it’s a mixture of the predictable with the good. Leading the race is Avatar and The Hurt Locker with nine nominations each. I’ve italicised those I want to win (from what I’ve seen)…because I just bloody know James Cameron will be re-crowned King of the World and his smug face will be beaming at everybody around the world from their television sets on the night. Avatar can have the technical awards, sure. But not for anything else!
Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker has continued its march to awards glory. And it’s great seeing Jeremy Renner nominated because his performance was excellent. There’s also the potential horror of another pretentious and ridiculous winner’s speech from Christoph Waltz.
Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker has continued its march to awards glory. And it’s great seeing Jeremy Renner nominated because his performance was excellent. There’s also the potential horror of another pretentious and ridiculous winner’s speech from Christoph Waltz.
- 2/2/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
With the new 10 nominees for best picture development in this years Oscar derby, it puts a lot of different genres in the running. Animated film up for best picture? Check. South African science fiction allegory? Check. Football feel-good film. Check. Alternate-History WWII fantasia? Check. Blue Aliens? Check.
There was no love for Michael Stuhlbarg or Mélanie Laurent, but In The Loop gets a justly deserved screenplay nod. Interesting that The Secret of Kells snuck into the animated film category (which has five nominations instead of the usual three due to the significant burst of animated pictures in 2009.) And maybe it is wishful thinking on my part, but with The Hurt Locker and Avatar being the oddsmaker front-runners, are not A Serious Man or Inglourious Basterds more deserving films to be branded with AMPAS' golden man? Passion for The White Ribbon? Lastly, with more horses in the race this year, will you be watching the broadcast?...
There was no love for Michael Stuhlbarg or Mélanie Laurent, but In The Loop gets a justly deserved screenplay nod. Interesting that The Secret of Kells snuck into the animated film category (which has five nominations instead of the usual three due to the significant burst of animated pictures in 2009.) And maybe it is wishful thinking on my part, but with The Hurt Locker and Avatar being the oddsmaker front-runners, are not A Serious Man or Inglourious Basterds more deserving films to be branded with AMPAS' golden man? Passion for The White Ribbon? Lastly, with more horses in the race this year, will you be watching the broadcast?...
- 2/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Here is the complete list of the 82nd Annual Academy Award nominations announced February 2, 2010:
1. Picture : "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"; Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"; Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Nine"; Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"; Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"; Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.
1. Picture : "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."
2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."
3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."
4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"; Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"; Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
5. Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Nine"; Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"; Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"; Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"; Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.
- 2/2/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Anne Hathaway joined Academy President Tom Sherak this morning in La to announce the nominees for this year's Oscars. As expected, there was lots of love for Avatar - the film is up in a total of nine categories, as is The Hurt Locker, including Best Picture and Best Director nominations for both James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow. This is the first year with 10 films in the running for Best Picture, and The Blind Side scored a spot next to films like Up, Inglourious Basterds, and District 9. The acting nods included many of the award season favorites so far with nominations for George Clooney and the ladies of Up in the Air, Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga. Both Gabourey Sibide and Mo'Nique were recognized for Precious, while Maggie Gyllenhaal scored a Best Supporting Actress nod for Crazy Heart and Matt Damon was honored for his role in Invictus with a Best Actor nomination.
- 2/2/2010
- by PopSugar
- Popsugar.com
The 82nd Annual Academy Award nominations have been announced with the two favourites, "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker", leading the charge with nine nominations each.
Also faring well were "Inglourious Basterds" with eight noms; "Precious" and "Up in the Air" with six; "Up" with five; "District 9," "Nine" and "Star Trek" with four; and "An Education," "Crazy Heart," "The Princess and the Frog" and "The Young Victoria" with three.
Here's the complete list:
Best Picture
"An Education"
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Actor In A Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney for "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth for "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman for "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker"
Actress In A Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren for "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan for...
Also faring well were "Inglourious Basterds" with eight noms; "Precious" and "Up in the Air" with six; "Up" with five; "District 9," "Nine" and "Star Trek" with four; and "An Education," "Crazy Heart," "The Princess and the Frog" and "The Young Victoria" with three.
Here's the complete list:
Best Picture
"An Education"
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Actor In A Leading Role
Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney for "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth for "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman for "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker"
Actress In A Leading Role
Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren for "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan for...
- 2/2/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Best Picture
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Lee Daniels, "Precious"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire...
"Avatar"
"The Blind Side"
"District 9"
"An Education"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious"
"A Serious Man"
"Up"
"Up in the Air"
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"
James Cameron, "Avatar"
Lee Daniels, "Precious"
Jason Reitman, "Up in the Air"
Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney, "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth, "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan, "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious"
Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia"
Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci, "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds"
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, "Nine"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
Vera Farmiga, "Up in the Air"
Anna Kendrick, "Up in the Air"
Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire...
- 2/2/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Awards show season is in full-swing and earlier today (February 2) Anne Hathaway was spotted announcing the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards.
Joined by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak, the “Get Smart” cutie read off the list of Oscar hopefuls at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
Ladies vying for the Best Actress trophy include Sandra Bullock, Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren, Gabourey Sidibe, and Meryl Streep.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, and Jeremy Renner will all compete in the Best Actor category.
And Best Picture nominees are “Avatar,” “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious,” “A Serious Man,” “Up,” and “Up in the Air.”
The 82nd annual Academy awards will take place on March 7th and will be hosted by the dynamic duo of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
A complete list...
Joined by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak, the “Get Smart” cutie read off the list of Oscar hopefuls at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
Ladies vying for the Best Actress trophy include Sandra Bullock, Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren, Gabourey Sidibe, and Meryl Streep.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, and Jeremy Renner will all compete in the Best Actor category.
And Best Picture nominees are “Avatar,” “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious,” “A Serious Man,” “Up,” and “Up in the Air.”
The 82nd annual Academy awards will take place on March 7th and will be hosted by the dynamic duo of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
A complete list...
- 2/2/2010
- GossipCenter
Photo: AMPAS This morning at 5:38 Am the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Oscar-nominated actress and Academy member Anne Hathaway announced the nominations for 10 of the 24 categories for the 2010 Oscars, followed by a press release with the other 14 category nominees.
The complete list of nominees can be found directly below with Avatar and The Hurt Locker leading the pack with nine nominations each. Inglourious Basterds pulled in eight and Precious and Up In the Air earned six each. I will be posting a reaction piece very shortly, but in all honesty there is only one nomination that surprises me and I think proves the ten nominees for Best Picture are just silly.
If you are interested in my last batch of nomination predictions you can click here to view those or read the write-up here.
Best motion picture of the year Avatar The Blind Side...
The complete list of nominees can be found directly below with Avatar and The Hurt Locker leading the pack with nine nominations each. Inglourious Basterds pulled in eight and Precious and Up In the Air earned six each. I will be posting a reaction piece very shortly, but in all honesty there is only one nomination that surprises me and I think proves the ten nominees for Best Picture are just silly.
If you are interested in my last batch of nomination predictions you can click here to view those or read the write-up here.
Best motion picture of the year Avatar The Blind Side...
- 2/2/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Complete list of 82nd Annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:1. Best Picture: "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "A Serious Man," "Up," "Up in the Air."2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker."3. Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire"; Meryl Streep, "Julie & Julia."4. Supporting Actor: Matt Damon, "Invictus"; Woody Harrelson, "The Messenger"; Christopher Plummer,...
- 2/2/2010
- Filmicafe
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" has come out as one of the nominations leaders at 2010 Independent Spirit Awards. The drama film, which sees Mariah Carey as a social worker, was on Tuesday, December 1 announced to be collecting five nods from the awards honoring independent filmmakers, and thus shared similar number with another drama "The Last Station".
The movie about an abused teen mother nabbed nominations for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Female Lead, Best First Screenplay and Best Supporting Female. It will battle against "Last Station" in the first three categories. For the Best Feature title, it is also up against "500 Days of Summer" "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre".
"Precious" fails to bring recognition to Carey, but it does land two of its other major cast Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique. Sidibe is listed against Maria Bello, Nisreen Faour, Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Mirren for Best Female Lead, while...
The movie about an abused teen mother nabbed nominations for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Female Lead, Best First Screenplay and Best Supporting Female. It will battle against "Last Station" in the first three categories. For the Best Feature title, it is also up against "500 Days of Summer" "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre".
"Precious" fails to bring recognition to Carey, but it does land two of its other major cast Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique. Sidibe is listed against Maria Bello, Nisreen Faour, Gwyneth Paltrow and Helen Mirren for Best Female Lead, while...
- 12/2/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
The 2009 Independent Spirit Nominations were handed out today, and we're duty bound to report them so that you can visualize all the great movies that aren't playing at your local multiplex in Sheboygan. Actually, I don't know what is says about the industry, but some of the choices seem somewhat obscure by even my own indie-friendly tastes. There were a few really great indies this year, but there wasn't a lot of depth, which means it's roughly the same five films nominated for everything, and only three of them got any sort of real exposure outside of NY/La. But then again, that's what awards like these are for: To highlight films that we're missing. I have some favorites, but I'll keep my mouth shut and just present the nominees. My guess is that, besides Precious, a screenplay nod for (500) Days and an acting nod for Jeff Bridges, you won't...
- 12/1/2009
- by Dustin Rowles
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire and The Last Station led the nominations for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards with five each.
Both were nominated for best feature along with (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.
If you’re wondering where indie favorite and Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker is, the movie was submitted for consideration last year and was no eligible for this year’s list. Though Kathryn Bigelow picked up “Best Feature” for the film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night.
As far as I know, Duncan Jones’ Moon is considered a British film and was correctly included in the British Indie Film nominees with several other solid picks (though I didn’t care for Fish Tank).
I was glad to see Anvil! included in the documentaries after it was left off the Oscar short list — though where’s The Cove? — plus love for 500 Days and Adventureland,...
Both were nominated for best feature along with (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.
If you’re wondering where indie favorite and Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker is, the movie was submitted for consideration last year and was no eligible for this year’s list. Though Kathryn Bigelow picked up “Best Feature” for the film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night.
As far as I know, Duncan Jones’ Moon is considered a British film and was correctly included in the British Indie Film nominees with several other solid picks (though I didn’t care for Fish Tank).
I was glad to see Anvil! included in the documentaries after it was left off the Oscar short list — though where’s The Cove? — plus love for 500 Days and Adventureland,...
- 12/1/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Precious, The Last Station and (500) Days Of Summer lead the Best Film nominations for the 25th Independent Spirit Awards.
Amreeka and Sin Nombre also made the list, which was announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The Last Station, which chronicles the final days of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and the acclaimed Precious scored the most nominations with five each.
Early Oscar favourite The Hurt Locker missed out on a nomination because it was selected last year.
Maria Bello (Downloading Nancy), Nisreen Faour (Amreeka), Helen Mirren (The Last Station), Gywneth Paltrow (Two Lovers) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) will fight for the Best Female Lead prize, while the Best Male Lead honour will be contested by Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ((500) Days of Summer) Souleymane Sy Savane (Goodbye Solo) and Adam Scott (The Vicious Kind).
Meanwhile, Ethan & Joel Coen (A Serious Man), Lee Daniels (Precious) and Michael Hoffman (The Last Station) lead the Best Director nominations list.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Food, Inc., More Than a Game, October Country and Which Way Home will battle for the Best Documentary honours, while A Prophet, An Education, Everlasting Moments, Mother and The Maid will compete for Best Foreign Film.
To be eligible for an Independent Spirit nod, all films must have been made for less than $20 million (£12.5 million). Films must have either screened at a major film festival including Sundance, Toronto or Film Independent’s own Los Angeles Film Festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theatre.
The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on 5 March.
Amreeka and Sin Nombre also made the list, which was announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The Last Station, which chronicles the final days of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and the acclaimed Precious scored the most nominations with five each.
Early Oscar favourite The Hurt Locker missed out on a nomination because it was selected last year.
Maria Bello (Downloading Nancy), Nisreen Faour (Amreeka), Helen Mirren (The Last Station), Gywneth Paltrow (Two Lovers) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) will fight for the Best Female Lead prize, while the Best Male Lead honour will be contested by Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ((500) Days of Summer) Souleymane Sy Savane (Goodbye Solo) and Adam Scott (The Vicious Kind).
Meanwhile, Ethan & Joel Coen (A Serious Man), Lee Daniels (Precious) and Michael Hoffman (The Last Station) lead the Best Director nominations list.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Food, Inc., More Than a Game, October Country and Which Way Home will battle for the Best Documentary honours, while A Prophet, An Education, Everlasting Moments, Mother and The Maid will compete for Best Foreign Film.
To be eligible for an Independent Spirit nod, all films must have been made for less than $20 million (£12.5 million). Films must have either screened at a major film festival including Sundance, Toronto or Film Independent’s own Los Angeles Film Festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theatre.
The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on 5 March.
- 12/1/2009
- WENN
This morning, Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced the nominees for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards. The leading nomination getters where Sony Pictures Classics' The Last Station and Lionsgate's Precious, both of which earned five nominations including Best Feature along with Amreeka, 500 Days of Summer and Sin Nombre. Precious also enjoyed nominations in Best Director (Lee Daniels), Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) and Best First Screenplay.
The leading studios where Fox Searchlight and Sony Classics, each of which took home 7 nominations, Searchlight even earning one for the critically loathed Gentlemen Broncos with Jemaine Clement earning a Best Supporting Male nod.
I'm very happy to see Christian McKay for Me and Orson Welles enjoying some love and hope it can translate to an Oscar nomination and I wonder if Samantha Morton's nomination for...
The leading studios where Fox Searchlight and Sony Classics, each of which took home 7 nominations, Searchlight even earning one for the critically loathed Gentlemen Broncos with Jemaine Clement earning a Best Supporting Male nod.
I'm very happy to see Christian McKay for Me and Orson Welles enjoying some love and hope it can translate to an Oscar nomination and I wonder if Samantha Morton's nomination for...
- 12/1/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
"The Last Station," which looks at Russian author Leo Tolstoy's final days, and "Precious," the portrait of a troubled inner-city teenager, led the 2010 Spirit Award nominations, with five each.
Both movies were nominated Tuesday morning for best feature along with "(500) Days of Summer," "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre."
The Coen brothers' "A Serious Man" was awarded the group's Robert Altman Award, which goes to the film's cast and its casting director. And the indie horror hit "Paranormal Activity" even made an appearance with a nomination as best first feature.
"The Hurt Locker," one of the higher-profile indie films of the year, did not figure in the nominations, since the Spirit Awards nominated it in two categories last year.
Among distributors, Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures Classics led the parade with seven nominations each.
Presented by the indie film organization Film Independent, the Spirit Awards, celebrating their 25th anniversary, will be handed out March 5 at L.
Both movies were nominated Tuesday morning for best feature along with "(500) Days of Summer," "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre."
The Coen brothers' "A Serious Man" was awarded the group's Robert Altman Award, which goes to the film's cast and its casting director. And the indie horror hit "Paranormal Activity" even made an appearance with a nomination as best first feature.
"The Hurt Locker," one of the higher-profile indie films of the year, did not figure in the nominations, since the Spirit Awards nominated it in two categories last year.
Among distributors, Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures Classics led the parade with seven nominations each.
Presented by the indie film organization Film Independent, the Spirit Awards, celebrating their 25th anniversary, will be handed out March 5 at L.
- 12/1/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The Last Station," which looks at Russian author Leo Tolstoy's final days, and "Precious," the portrait of a troubled inner-city teenager, led the 2010 Spirit Award nominations announced Tuesday morning with five noms each.Both movies were nominated for best feature along with "(500) Days of Summer," "Amreeka" and "Sin Nombre."The Coen brothers' "A Serious Man" was awarded the group's Robert Altman Award, which goes to the film's cast and its casting director. And the indie horror hit "Paranormal Activity" even made an appearance with a nomination as best first feature."The Hurt Locker," one of the higher profile indie films of the year, did not figure in the nominations, since the Spirit Awards nominated it in two categories last year.Among distributors, Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures Classics led the parade with seven nominations each.Presented by the indie film organization Film Independent, the Spirit Awards, celebrating their 25th anniversary,...
- 12/1/2009
- backstage.com
Thanks to advances in digitial technology, filmmaking has undergone a radical shift in the past ten years, and with that, there's been an explosion of documentary films. This year's shortlist for the Academy Awards' Best Documentary Feature is a fine example of the fascinating human stories that can only - thrillingly - come to life through documentary film, and we're proud of the three Tribeca Film Festival alumni that made this list: Soundtrack for a Revolution, Which Way Home, and Under Our Skin. It's become a yearly tradition in certain film circles to grouse over the invevitable documentary 'snubs' of the year - and maybe that held some water when Hoop Dreams lost out on a nomination in 1994. Many on this year's list of the ignored - from Anvil! The Story of Anvil! to The September Issue to Capitalism: A Love Story (and many more) - were films with the...
- 11/24/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
How could this be? Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" was snubbed by the Academy Awards!
Moore's new documentary was largely favored by critics, including me, but apparently, it's not good enough for the Academy. It's this year's highest-grossing documentary (it has made $10 million so far), and Overture Films even opened it on Sept. 23, in time for the Academy's Sept. 30 cutoff date.
Moore won an Oscar before in 2002 for "Bowling for Columbine." He was nominated last year for "Sicko."
But this year? He didn't even make the shortlist! But Moore is not alone, other documentaries missing from the shortlist are "The September Issue," "Tyson," "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," "It Might Get Loud," and "We Live in Public."
I love all those documentaries, what's going on?
But the Academy has chosen their shortlist There were 89 films that originally qualified but the list is now down to just 15 documentaries.
And they are:
"The Cove"
"Food,...
Moore's new documentary was largely favored by critics, including me, but apparently, it's not good enough for the Academy. It's this year's highest-grossing documentary (it has made $10 million so far), and Overture Films even opened it on Sept. 23, in time for the Academy's Sept. 30 cutoff date.
Moore won an Oscar before in 2002 for "Bowling for Columbine." He was nominated last year for "Sicko."
But this year? He didn't even make the shortlist! But Moore is not alone, other documentaries missing from the shortlist are "The September Issue," "Tyson," "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," "It Might Get Loud," and "We Live in Public."
I love all those documentaries, what's going on?
But the Academy has chosen their shortlist There were 89 films that originally qualified but the list is now down to just 15 documentaries.
And they are:
"The Cove"
"Food,...
- 11/20/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Although documentaries have gained a fair bit of mainstream acceptance over the past decade, the average moviegoer is still highly unlikely to know or care about most of the films that are being released in the realm of non-fiction. And considering the kinds of docs typically recognized by the Academy Awards, it's easy to see why people might be turned off from the genre. Year after year, they seem to place higher value on "important" subjects, rather than deft storytelling and artistic merit. Once again this year, the short list of movies nominated for Best Documentary Feature seem to be lacking in not only imagination but also accessibility. Which is not to say that there aren't some great movies on this list, but to be honest, I've only seen 1 out of the 15 titles -- and that's coming from someone who actually cares about docs. So it's only natural for people...
- 11/19/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
In a surprising snub, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story heads a list of high profile non-fiction features ignored in the long-list vying for a Best Documentary Academy Award Nomination.
The rotund polemicist had previously won the award for Bowling Columbine and pushed for his Palme D’Or winning follow-up Fahrenheit 9/11 to contend in the Best Picture category. The snub is quite astonishing although it may well relate to his controversial acceptance speech in 2002 where he used the Academy stage to badmouth then incumbent president George W. Bush.
Capitalism: A Love Story is joined, rather incredibly, by James Toback’s insightful Tyson biopic and one of the years best films Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Moore was also not the only former winner to fail to gain a nomination either. David Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Truth, and his film It Might Get Loud also constitute a notable omission.
The rotund polemicist had previously won the award for Bowling Columbine and pushed for his Palme D’Or winning follow-up Fahrenheit 9/11 to contend in the Best Picture category. The snub is quite astonishing although it may well relate to his controversial acceptance speech in 2002 where he used the Academy stage to badmouth then incumbent president George W. Bush.
Capitalism: A Love Story is joined, rather incredibly, by James Toback’s insightful Tyson biopic and one of the years best films Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Moore was also not the only former winner to fail to gain a nomination either. David Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Truth, and his film It Might Get Loud also constitute a notable omission.
- 11/19/2009
- by Kieron
- ReelLoop.com
However, hard-hitting eco-film The Cove and Agnès Varda's acclaimed The Beaches of Agnès are included in Academy's 15-strong longlist for best documentary Oscar
Michael Moore has touted it as his boldest, most ambitious movie to date. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, however, appears to disagree. Previously seen as a frontrunner for next year's documentary Oscar, Capitalism: A Love Story surprisingly failed to make the cut when the longlist was announced last night.
Moore's picture, which accuses capitalism of being both unchristian and anti-American, was not the only notable omission. The Academy's longlist of 15 pictures also snubbed James Toback's illuminating Tyson documentary and Rj Cutler's The September Issue, which went behind the scenes at Vogue magazine.
Among the films vying for next year's Oscar are Agnès Varda's acclaimed The Beaches of Agnès and the hard-hitting eco film The Cove, spotlighting the annual slaughter of dolphins off the coast of Japan.
Michael Moore has touted it as his boldest, most ambitious movie to date. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, however, appears to disagree. Previously seen as a frontrunner for next year's documentary Oscar, Capitalism: A Love Story surprisingly failed to make the cut when the longlist was announced last night.
Moore's picture, which accuses capitalism of being both unchristian and anti-American, was not the only notable omission. The Academy's longlist of 15 pictures also snubbed James Toback's illuminating Tyson documentary and Rj Cutler's The September Issue, which went behind the scenes at Vogue magazine.
Among the films vying for next year's Oscar are Agnès Varda's acclaimed The Beaches of Agnès and the hard-hitting eco film The Cove, spotlighting the annual slaughter of dolphins off the coast of Japan.
- 11/19/2009
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the short list of features vying for “Best Documentary” at the Oscar telecast next March. The final 15 have been whittled down from 89 eligible contenders, which becomes five nominees between December 28 (when the ballots are mailed) and February 2 (when they are announced live).
The list includes a few popular titles, like dolphin activist film The Cove and healthy advocate Food, Inc., but several prominent docs were eliminated. Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story was snubbed, along with James Toback candid biopic of “Iron” Mike Tyson, music doc It Might Get Loud, and the first Academy screener, Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
Here are the films that made it to the top 15:
The Beaches of Agnes
Burma VJ
The Cove
Every Little Step
Facing Ali
Food, Inc.
Garbage Dreams
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders
The Most Dangerous...
The list includes a few popular titles, like dolphin activist film The Cove and healthy advocate Food, Inc., but several prominent docs were eliminated. Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story was snubbed, along with James Toback candid biopic of “Iron” Mike Tyson, music doc It Might Get Loud, and the first Academy screener, Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
Here are the films that made it to the top 15:
The Beaches of Agnes
Burma VJ
The Cove
Every Little Step
Facing Ali
Food, Inc.
Garbage Dreams
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders
The Most Dangerous...
- 11/19/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Filmmaker Michael Moore's movie about the financial crisis and an indepth look at boxer Mike Tyson's life and career are the surprise shut-outs of the Oscars Best Documentary category as the shortlist is dwindled down to 15.
Almost 90 films originally qualified for consideration and now voters have to pick five from the 15-strong shortlist in time for the nominations announcement in February.
And Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story and Tyson will not be among them, as expected.
The list includes The Beaches of Agnes, The Cove, Facing Ali, Food, Inc., Mugabe and the White African, Soundtrack for a Revolution, Valentino The Last Emperor and Which Way Home.
The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on 2 February at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. The Oscar for Best Documentary will be handed out at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on 7 March.
Almost 90 films originally qualified for consideration and now voters have to pick five from the 15-strong shortlist in time for the nominations announcement in February.
And Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story and Tyson will not be among them, as expected.
The list includes The Beaches of Agnes, The Cove, Facing Ali, Food, Inc., Mugabe and the White African, Soundtrack for a Revolution, Valentino The Last Emperor and Which Way Home.
The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on 2 February at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. The Oscar for Best Documentary will be handed out at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on 7 March.
- 11/19/2009
- WENN
Oscar organizers joined the MTV generation on Wednesday, naming Hamish Hamilton as director of March's movie awards ceremony, and they also unveiled their shortlist of films vying for a best documentary nomination.British-born Hamilton, 43, is a first-time Oscar director, but he is a veteran of numerous live-event programs including this year's MTV Video Music Awards, and the MTV Europe Music Awards and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2008."His approach definitely won't feel like 'business as usual,' said one of the show's co-producers, Bill Mechanic.The Oscars, given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, are the second most-watched U.S. television show after professional football's Super Bowl. The ceremony also is seen in some 200 countries worldwide.But viewership has been in a general decline for many years due to the growing number of honors programs, among other reasons. As a result, Oscar organizers have tried to liven up their show,...
- 11/18/2009
- Filmicafe
Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.Some of the year's most popular documentary features were overlooked, including Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story." The R-rated film was praised by critics and earned more than $14 million at the box office.Also omitted from Oscar consideration was the well-reviewed Mike Tyson documentary "Tyson," the rock-doc "It Might Get Loud," and the story of Vogue magazine and its editor-in-chief, "The September Issue."The short list of films is determined by a committee of members of the academy's documentary branch. They watch all eligible contenders and vote for their favorites by secret ballot. The top vote-getters make the short list of potential nominees.The selections this year are "The Beaches of...
- 11/18/2009
- Filmicafe
Ever since newbie writer-director Cary Fukunaga stormed this past Sundance Film Festival, taking the Best Director award for his fantastic film Sin Nombre (read my review here), I've been itching to see what the guy does next. While he's probably busy working on projects as part of deals with both Focus Features and Universal Pictures, it looks like Fukunaga carved out enough time to direct a commercial for Levi's 'Go Forth' campaign.
The commercials (there are two in total, with one directed by Lying helmer M. Blash) use Walt Whitman poems ("America", "O Pioneer") in a voiceover to illustrate the spirited adventure and liveliness of today's American youth, "but also to refresh and reinvent the idea of a pioneering spirit for the times in which we live," according to creative director Susan Hoffman. Fukunaga directed the "America" commercial, while Blash helmed the "O Pioneer" spot. The ads themselves are pretty unique and fun,...
The commercials (there are two in total, with one directed by Lying helmer M. Blash) use Walt Whitman poems ("America", "O Pioneer") in a voiceover to illustrate the spirited adventure and liveliness of today's American youth, "but also to refresh and reinvent the idea of a pioneering spirit for the times in which we live," according to creative director Susan Hoffman. Fukunaga directed the "America" commercial, while Blash helmed the "O Pioneer" spot. The ads themselves are pretty unique and fun,...
- 9/28/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
With his arms outstretched and his face tilted slightly skyward, Fito, a 13-year old Honduran, flaps his hands through the air as he balances atop the most deadly freight train in South America. Dubbed "The Beast" by the thousands of Latin American migrants who illegally climb aboard in hopes of crossing into the United States, this train has a grim reputation of tossing its passengers and crunching their bodies beneath its wheels. But this very real danger does not seem to faze Fito in Which Way Home, Rebecca Camisa's new HBO documentary that illuminates a heartbreaking and inspiring world of children who make the treacherous odyssey north in hopes of reaching lost family members, opportunity and, in the case of Fito's companion Kevin, a glimpse of Manhattan's skyscrapers. Children make up roughly five percent of illegal migrants...
- 8/24/2009
- by Elizabeth O'Neill
- Huffington Post
One week into the Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) and the screenings keep humming along. It's probably a softer buzz than previous years; some attendees have even dared to take a night or two off to care for other, personal matters (like sleep) -- something you'd never hear about at Sundance, Cannes, or Toronto. Perhaps that's a consequence of the festival being held in such a costly city: very expensive for out-of-towners to cover, and locals can't get away from their personal lives the same as when they're traveling.
Scene. Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience premiered on Tuesday evening (the post-screening party featured chocolate-covered bacon), and tonight Soderbergh and star Sasha Grey shared a panel to discuss the film. Eric Bana made an appearance in support of Love the Beast, a documentary he directed about his favorite car, and Zachary Quinto chatted with him at a party in the East Village.
Scene. Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience premiered on Tuesday evening (the post-screening party featured chocolate-covered bacon), and tonight Soderbergh and star Sasha Grey shared a panel to discuss the film. Eric Bana made an appearance in support of Love the Beast, a documentary he directed about his favorite car, and Zachary Quinto chatted with him at a party in the East Village.
- 4/30/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
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