It’s one of my favorite days of the year. Nominees in the top eight categories coming up. Nominees in all other categories after the jump just as fast as I can type… Best Picture: 127 HOURS BLACK SWAN THE FIGHTER INCEPTION THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT THE KING’S SPEECH THE SOCIAL NETWORK TOY STORY 3…
Nominees for the final Oscar precursor were announced yesterday – the shortlist for the Director’s Guild of America awards. The Five directors nominated were: Darren Aronofsky, BLACK SWAN David Fincher, THE SOCIAL NETWORK Tom Hooper, THE KING’S SPEECH Christopher Nolan, INCEPTION David O. Russell, THE FIGHTER So when it comes to the Oscars, two things…
Yesterday, hot on the heels of the Producers’ Guild announcing their 2010 nominees, the writers had their say. Here’s who they dubbed as the cool kids for the last year at the movies… Original Screenplay BLACK SWAN THE FIGHTER INCEPTION THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT PLEASE GIVE Adapted Screenplay 127 HOURS I LOVE YOU PHILLIP…
Some hold position, some gain ground, and one slips. The Producers Guild of America announced their year-end award nominees this morning, and the list looks strikingly familiar… 127 HOURS BLACK SWAN INCEPTION THE FIGHTER THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT THE KING’S SPEECH THE SOCIAL NETWORK TOY STORY 3 TRUE GRIT THE TOWN With this list,…
For a moment or two this week, I thought about doing my annual post about how The Golden Globes are a party thrown by a gaggle of star-obsessed idiots…but looking back through similar posts in years past, I feel like I’ve made that point quite clear. If you really want to know my stance, take…
Another day, another round of awards, another instance where THE SOCIAL NETWORK seems like the monster to beat. Yesterday, The L.A. Film Critics announced their year-end awards. It appeared to be business-as-usual with THE SOCIAL NETWORK taking the top prize as best picture. It likewise landed David Fincher an award for best director, an honour…
For Awards geeks like me, this week was the sound of the starter’s gun. We got the Independent Spirit Awards just the other day – which gives a glimmer as to which smaller films will make the leap to broader appeal. Today comes the awards from The National Board of Review. The NBR is an…
