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more about #beautifulawards more comments → bodegacat: Here's what I find most shocking (!) about this year. Instead of depending on journalists/bloggers/top ten lists to give them the slam dunk on who t... more » applejuice: Chicago started off with it's first couple reviews being tepid too before they snowballed into overwhelmingly good ones, so this could still go either... more » pureblarney: A problematically intense but not charming performance at the center... This is sort of the definition of Daniel Day Lewis, is it not? Provided, I lo... more » nicepony: Lovely Bones is realllllly bad. more » Airvault: Eastwood should have received a nom for Changling. more » Spirit Fingers: Pity that. Sophia Loren is one of my all time absolute faves. more » mfnher: What aboutA Single Man? That's at the top of my list, but I haven't heard anything from the critics. I'm a bit skeptical about Tom Ford directing a mo... more » hortense: Well, there are 10 Best Picture noms this year, so it could still have a shot at a nomination, if only to fill one of the slots. I'm not sure how els... more » D2theMatthews: Everything is going exactly to Werner Herzog's plan. But yeah, The Hurt Locker is incredible. Why can't a woman director win best picture? more » secretagentman: Independent my ass! No Best Picture nod for ' I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"? No Best Screenplay for Tucker Max? No Best Supporting Actress for 'Midg... more » TheSometimesWhy: My nomination goes to the sequel of the hybrid of three of the movies mentioned here, called "The Hurt Locker of a Seriously Precious Man." Something... more » hortense: There are 10 Best Picture nominees this year, right? Maybe that wasn't such a great idea. more » TyTy27: Saw Nine a couple of months ago at an early screening. Best picture...not gonna happen. Not even close... more » PaisleyPajamas: I'm hoping Robert Downey, Jr.'s take on Sherlock Holmes is going to be at least worth a look. Who am I kidding? I'll probably see it twice. And for... more » ampersandparade: I have high hopes for A Single Man as the surprise nominee/surge winner in at least one Oscar category. It has good early buzz, is based on a widely ... more » -
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Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
There were two shots left at shaking up this year's horrifically locked in Oscar race: the musical Nine and Avatar. Well, after today's very mixed reviews of Nine, it looks like Oscar's only got one bullet left. More » -
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Spirit Award Nominations Maintain the Zombie-Like Pace of the Oscar Race
If ever a contest was needing shaking up, it is this year's Oscar derby which has a serious dearth of beloved, breakout movies on the board. But today's Spirit Award nominations did only kept the chessboard upright, stalemate intact. More » -
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Is The Lovely Bones a Masterpiece or Kinda Lame?
Peter Jackson's long-awaited adaptation of beloved book The Lovely Bones has been one of the few remaining question marks in the Oscar race. It finally faced critics yesterday and the results are all over the place. More » -
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The Envelope Please..
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have been picked to jointly host the Academy Awards telecast. -
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Hugh Jackman Will Let Someone Else Try to Top His Gayest Oscars Ever
It had been rumored for weeks but Hugh Jackman made it official today; he will not be repeating his turn as Oscar's host. More » -
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The Defamer Guide to Saving the Oscars
The show may or may not get higher ratings than the American Idol finale, but the subject of who will host and produce the 82nd Academy Awards telecast remains Hollywood's perennial obsession.
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Why Obama Should Turn Down the Nobel Prize
No, of course he won't. But Mickey Kaus thinks he should, and we agree. And ABC News' characterization of Obama's imminent Rose Garden speech is curiously neutral: "Obama will make a statement...reacting to the Nobel Peace Prize award. " More » -
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September Is the Month to Make Bad Oscar Predictions
Over the next weeks Hollywood gets its first look at many of the Oscar heavyweights at the Toronto, Venice and Telluride film festivals. But that doesn't hold back the pundits from weighing in today on who owns this race. More » -
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Really? Fucking Family Guy?!
So the Emmy nominations were announced this morning and mostly they were surprise-less. Nothing for the well-deserving Big Love actors, another nod for Tony goddamned Shaloub, and Family Guy in Best Comedy. Wait, what?? Family Guy? How did this happen?
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Out at the Obies: Succulent Young Men and Pantyhose
Our unflappable correspondent Stephen Kosloff attended the Village Voice's Obie Awards, which reward excellence in Off-Broadway theater, last night. These are his stories. More » -
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The Lean and Hungry Look: Ellies Over Bellies, 2009
Is there anything worthwhile left to report about the National Magazine Awards, now that you know that Jimmy Fallon reads Gawker obsessively, and Reader's Digest is America's best magazine? There might be! More » -
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No Fondue For David Remnick
In your awardy Thursday media column: the recessiontastic magazine awards are here, newspaper meta-layoffs, Lenny Dykstra's canned, more justice for Chauncey Bailey, and advertising brainstorming: More » -
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The Pulitzers: In With the Old
Now that the fabulous glory of the 2009 Pulitzers—the first ever to include online reporting!— has come and gone, let us reflect on their meaning. Hint: the Pulitzers are just like the newspaper industry! More » -
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Your 2009 Pulitzer Winners
As we mentioned, today is Pulitzer day! The winners have started trickling out, and we'll be updating this post as they come in. Keep refreshing it incessantly! Click through for the glory of journalism: More » -
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Time to Start Hearing About the National Magazine Awards
If there's one thing we know, it's that readers could not possibly, under any circumstances, care less about any "award" a media outlet receives. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2009 National Magazine Awards nominees are here: More » -
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Can Studios Salvage Next Year's Oscars?
Another year, another lackluster awards-season showing for Hollywood studios. And while their art-house affiliates more than picked up the slack, could 2009 be the year the majors finally reclaim the Oscars for themselves? More » -
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Finally, Oscar Broadcast Awarded Some Viewers
Last night's supergay Oscars broadcast was up 6% in the ratings from last year, and was the highest-rated "entertainment telecast" in two years. Was it the gay stuff that drew people in? Sorta. More » -
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Harvey Weinstein's Non-Comeback Comeback
He lost a million-dollar bet, all but liquidated his company and endured a late, vicious backlash against a film that nobody even thought would reach the Oscars. And he won. That's why he's Harvey Weinstein. More » -
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3 Ways the Academy Needs To Fix the Foreign-Film Oscar
Shocked that Departures beat out presumed favorites Waltz With Bashir and The Class for the foreign-film category? It's just the latest example of the bizarre rules that govern that Oscar niche. Can it be fixed? More »
