Awards
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Steve Pond’s Hugely Divisive List of 2011’s Top Movies
TheWrap’s awards expert: “This year, I went with the movies that — when they worked — provided the most dazzling cinematic experiences of the year”
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Hey, SAG Members: Watch for Your Postcards!
For Screen Actors Guild members wishing to vote, a small card will soon arrive with vital information
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‘Hugo’s’ Ben Kingsley: ‘I Can’t Act in 3D’
The Oscar-winning star says Martin Scorsese’s 3D cameras forced him not to act — and he loved it
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Critics’ Awards Round-Up: ‘The Artist’ Still on Top … for Now
Silent film picks up more critics’ awards — but the artier groups all prefer “The Tree of Life”
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Jessica Chastain, Howard Shore Take Palm Springs Fest Honors
Actress will receive Spotlight Award for her many 2011 roles; composer will be honored for “Hugo”
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Max von Sydow on Tragedy, Typecasting and ‘Emotional Stupidity’
The iconic star talks about why he’s no longer intoxicated by acting, and why he made an exception for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Leads Cinematographers’ TV Nominations
HBO drama is only show to receive more than one nomination in American Society of Cinematographer’s three television categories
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Oscar Ballots Are in the Mail — and It Doesn’t Take Many to Score a Nomination
As ballots go out, here’s a breakdown on those potent pieces of paper (plus an updated AMPAS branch count)
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‘Pina’ Aims for an Unprecedented Double-Play at Oscars
Wim Wenders’ dance documentary bucks the odds in the documentary and foreign-film categories
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Woody Allen’s First Stab at ‘Midnight in Paris’: A 1971 Short Story
Piece from 40-year-old book finds Allen’s protagonist hanging out in Paris with Hemingway, Dali, the Fitzgeralds, Gertrude Stein …
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Thomas Newman, Michael Giacchino Lead Oscar Score Contenders
John Williams, Trent Reznor also in the running; acclaimed score for “Drive” did not qualify
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Ewan McGregor’s ‘Salmon Fishing’ to Open Palm Springs Film Festival
Festival will host 187 films from 73 countries, and there will be 61 premieres
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Stephen Daldry Lands Palm Spring Fest’s Directing Award
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” director to receive festival’s Director of the Year honor
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There Will Only Be 8 Oscar Best-Picture Nominees — Here’s Why
We counted the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ballots the same way the Motion Picture Academy now tallies its votes and got some interesting results
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Cannes’ President, Director Renew Contracts; Fremeaux Gets More Power
Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux will serve through 2014
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Kurt Orzeck