The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills, CA. The complete list of nominees are as follows.
Actor in a Leading Role
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Although the trailer often makes it look like "Iron Man 3," Joss Whedon's upcoming Marvel superhero summit "The Avengers" will actually be told through the eyes of a different hero.
The direct...
Clooney is up for two awards tonight - Best Actor and Best Ensemble for "The Descendants". The film is up for seven awards tonight including Best Picture and Best Director, Alexander Payne.
Earlier this week, I singled out Peter Straughan and the late Bridget O'Connor's artful adapted screenplay for "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" as one of the 10 on-the-bubble contenders we'd most like to see s...
With phase one drawing to a close and the January 13 balloting deadline rapidly approaching, now is the time to consider bubble contenders just on the edge of a potential nomination that need that extra little shove. ...
As In Contention's Kris Tapley so eloquently warned us last month, there were many fine screenplays this year that wouldn't be eligible for the 2012 WGA Awards. Guild awards are a wonderful honor from your peers...
Tomorrow the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announces its narrative feature and documentary nominees. Something to remember is that a number of this year's Oscar-contending screenplays are ineligible for the awar...
Last week, I began this year's round of First-Half FYC columns, wherein we aim to respectfully draw attention to worthy Oscar alternatives from the first six months of the U.S. release calendar -- a response to the an...
After Hollywood churned out more prequels and sequels in 2011 than almost any other year, how exciting is it that only six made HitFix's most anticipated list of 2012? Yes, there are a few remakes and new versio...
“I am truly honored to be recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. "Young Adult" was a dream project for me. Collaborating with Jason Reitman was incredible. We had a great time making t...
