All Academy Awards articles – Page 56
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Academy invites four to join board
Cinematographer Richard P Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman and film editor Michael Tronick have been voted on for the first time.
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NewsAcademy awards posthumous membership to Restrepo co-director
The late war photographer Tim Hetherington died in April while covering the conflict in Libya.
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NewsHudson's Academy era begins with rule change bombshell
In a dramatic switch and clear populist play aimed at higher ratings, the Academy has instituted a merit-based system that will generate anywhere from five to 10 contenders in Oscar’s prestige best picture category.
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NewsAcademy, Bafta set dates for 2012 awards shows
The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Feb 26 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, while the Baftas are set for Feb 12 at London’s Royal Opera House.
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AMPAS announces student Academy Awards finalists
Five finalists selected from 52 entries spanning 32 countries will advance in the foreign student film category in the Academy’s 38th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.
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NewsDawn Hudson named CEO as Academy restructures
The board of governors voted on Thursday [7] to establish a new executive structure, replacing retiring executive director Bruce Davis with the former Film Independent head as CEO and long-time Academy executive Ric Robertson as COO.
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NewsOscars: The King's Speech edges out The Social Network
By the time Steven Spielberg took to the stage to announce the best picture winner as the crowning moment of a largely predictable 83rd Academy Awards, The King’s Speech and The Social Network were neck-and-neck on three wins apiece.
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NewsAcademy, ABC extend Oscars contract through 2020
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences and ABC Television Network have extended their contract to broadcast the Oscars through 2020.
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NewsOscar nominees react
Academy Award contenders were celebrating and theorising in the wake of the Oscar nominations announcement on Tuesday morning.
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FeaturesThe Fighter
Director David O RussellProducers David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul Tamasy, Dorothy AufieroProduction companies Relativity Media, Mandeville FilmsUS distributor Paramount PicturesInternational distributors Relativity Media, The Weinstein CompanyUS release date December 10, 2010David O Russell’s crowd-pleaser The Fighter is a story of heart, in front of and behind ...
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FeaturesThe Social Network
Director David FincherProducers Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Cean ChaffinProduction companies Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions, Michael De Luca Productions, Trigger Street ProductionsWorldwide distribution Sony PicturesUS release date October 1, 2010Scott Rudin, the Oscar-winning producer of No Country For Old Men, is once again in contention ...
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FeaturesInception
Director Christopher NolanProducers Emma Thomas, Christopher NolanProduction companies Warner Bros, Syncopy Films, Legendary PicturesWorldwide distributor Warner BrosUS release date July 16, 2010While his previous movie puzzles Memento and The Prestige had drawn audiences into a tricksy interplay between reality and illusion, Christopher Nolan had long been intent on exploring the ...
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FeaturesTrue Grit
Directors Ethan Coen, Joel CoenProducers Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel CoenProduction companies Scott Rudin Productions, Mike Zoss ProductionsWorldwide distribution Paramount Pictures InternationalUS release date December 22, 2010It was the writing and arcane dialogue of Charles Portis’ novel True Grit — rather than the memory of John Wayne in Henry Hathaway’s ...
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FeaturesBlack Swan
Director Darren AronofskyProducers Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W Messer, Brian OliverProduction companies Protozoa Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Cross Creek PicturesUS distributor Fox SearchlightInternational distribution Fox Int’lUS release date December 1, 2010Darren Aronofsky had always wanted to make a film set in the world of ballet. So when ...
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FeaturesThe Kids Are All Right
Director Lisa CholodenkoProducers Celine Rattray, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Gary Gilbert, Philippe Hellmann, Jordan Horowitz, Daniela Taplin LundbergProduction companies Gilbert Films, Antidote Films, Mandalay VisionUS distributor Focus FeaturesInternational sales Inferno EntertainmentUS release date July 9, 2010When Focus Features acquired North America and select international territories on The Kids Are All Right following ...
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FeaturesToy Story 3
Director Lee UnkrichProducer Darla K AndersonProduction company Pixar Animation StudiosUS distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesInternational distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures InternationalUS release date June 18, 2010Pixar revolutionised animated film-making in 1995 with Toy Story, the first feature-length CG-animation. Fifteen years later, the return of Buzz, Woody and the ...
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Features127 Hours
Director Danny BoyleProducers Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, John SmithsonProduction companies Cloud Eight Films, Pathé Pictures, Everest Entertainment, Decibel Films, Darlow Smithson ProductionsUS distributor Fox Searchlight PicturesInternational sales Pathé InternationalUS release date November 5, 2010“Danny and I had been looking for something to do together after Slumdog Millionaire,” says UK producer ...
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FeaturesWinter's Bone
Director Debra GranikProducers Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan-YorkinProduction company Anonymous ContentUS distributor Roadside AttractionsInt’l distributor Fortissimo FilmsUS release date June 11, 2010Debra Granik’s $2m thriller Winter’s Bone is one of the year’s cinematic gems, enthralling critics and making an indie star of its lead, Jennifer Lawrence. Since picking up the Grand ...
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NewsKing's Speech leads Oscar race with 12 nominations
True Grit follows with 10, The Social Network and Inception with 8, The Fighter with 7, and 127 Hours with 6.
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FeaturesRonni Chasen: a life in film
Following the death of the veteran publicist, this year’s awards season is missing one of its most beloved figures.