Awards
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‘King’s Speech’ Adds to Festival Victories
Historical drama wins audience prize at Hamptons Film Festival, and tops poll of Oscar-watchers
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Hanks, Goetzman Get PGA Norman Lear Award
Producers will receive lifetime achievement for TV work when org hands out its trophies Jan. 22
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‘True Grit’ to ‘Social Network’: 4 Oscar Trial Balloons … Popped
“True Grit” wins Best Picture? Mel Gibson for Best Actor? “Social Network” an original screenplay? Considering the unlikely scenarios …
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German, Romanian Oscar Submissions Nominated for European Discovery Award
“When We Leave” and “If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle” in the running for European Film Academy’s award for first-time directors
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‘Nowhere Boy’ Finds Somewhere to Go: Golden Globes
To the surprise of its distributor, bio of teenage John Lennon may find receptive audience in Globes’ comedy or musical category
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Chile, Kazahkstan, Puerto Rico Enter Oscar Foreign-Film Race
Latest group of entrants range from magical realism to mundane reality
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Good Morning Oscar, October 7: Two’s a Crowd
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore wonder if the Best Actress category is big enough for the both of ‘em
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Oscars in January?: Why ‘It’s a Terrible Idea’
AMPAS president Tom Sherak is a proponent of an earlier Oscars, but some of his members don’t like the idea
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‘Gold Derby’ Site to Relaunch Outside of L.A. Times
Tom O’Neil reclaims his long-running awards site as the Times’ five-year license expires, though the paper will sell his ads
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Peter Weir’s ‘The Way Back’ Lands an Oscar Run
Australian director’s drama gets December release, expanding field of potential Best Picture nominees
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Good Morning Oscar, October 5: A Moving Experience?
A January Oscar show is still a possibility someday, while an October frontrunner is a vulnerable frontrunner
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Academy Likes ‘Social Network,’ But — ‘Too Many A—holes’ to Win?
David Fincher’s Best Picture contender goes over well at its official AMPAS screening … though one member declares, “it won’t win”
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WGA Awards Add New Media Category
The WGA has added two new writing categories to its awards, both in new media
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Defending Champ Argentina Submits ‘Carancho’ to Oscars
Country delays its announcement until final day, opts for drama about insurance fraud
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Good Morning Oscar, October 1: Too Old, Too White?
David Fincher is ready for his AMPAS closeup … and so are a lot of other white people