Silver Linings Playbook led the nominations here and Detroit held true to their promise, awarding the film Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actor and Screenplay. Bravo, David O. Russell.
Day-Lewis and Hathaway keep their winning streaks up, Lincoln beats SLP’s crew to Best Ensemble, Sushi trumps Sugar and Zoe Kazan takes Breakthrough Performance in a very crowded field.
Check out the full list of winners below: Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, anne hathaway, awards season, daniel day-lewis, david o. russell, december, detroit film critics society, dfcs, film, jennifer lawrence, jiro dreams of sushi, les miserables, lincoln, movies, nominations, oscar race, oscars, robert de niro, ruby sparks, silver linings playbook, zoe kazan
Sound the bongos – it’s a double nomination for Matthew McConaughey.
Jack Black’s nomination for Bernie is surely set to keep him ontrack for a Golden Globe nod and Emayatzy Corinealdi returns to contest Little Miss Hushpuppy once more, making it pretty clear that we’ll be seeing a lot more of the Middle Of Nowhere star before the season’s through.
Brit Marling gets some love, as does The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and Ruby Sparks, but you can always trust the Spirit Awards to dig up something a little different and nominate those who often go unseen for the rest of the season, so check out the full list of winners below: Continue reading
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This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Down Terrace (Dir: Ben Wheatley, 2009) ****
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Dir: Quentin Tarantino, 2004) ****
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Dir: Benh Zeitlin, 2012) *****
Skyfall (Dir: Sam Mendes, 2012) *****
The Campaign (Dir: Jay Roach, 2012) **
Sidney White (Dir: Joe Nussbaum, 2007) *
Ruby Sparks (Dir: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, 2012) ****
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (Dir: Stephen Chbosky, 2012) ****
She’s The Man (Dir: Andy Fickman, 2006) ***
The Age Of Innocence (Dir: Martin Scorsese, 1993) ***
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Emma Thrower 