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Meredith Vieira Returns as Host for National Board of Review Awards Gala; Voting Follows New York Film Critics

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The National Board of Review's annual Awards Gala will be hosted by Emmy-winning NBC correspondent Meredith Vieira for the third time. The gala will take place...

By Sophia Savage
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October 18, 2012 12:40 PM
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'Silver Linings Playbook' Star De Niro Gets Into Oscar Race with a Push from Santa Barbara

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Robert De Niro may land his first Oscar nomination in 20 years for his moving supporting turn as Bradley Cooper's father in David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook." De Niro has won two Oscars (for the second "Godfather" film and "Raging Bull") but he has not been nominated since Martin Scorsese's "Cape Fear."

By Anne Thompson
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October 16, 2012 7:56 PM
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New York Film Critics Circle Goes Back to December Voting; Votes Ahead of National Board of Review UPDATED

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One of the key dates in the awards season, the New York Film Critics Circle's voting, has returned to its usual time frame: December 3. The NYFCC is a bellwether of the Oscars and boasts the most impact of any critics group--even the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's popular Golden Globes, which is influential but not nearly as prestigious. Last year the NYFCC winners lined up with Oscar best picture "The Artist," director Michael Hazanavicius, and Best Actress, "The Iron Lady"'s Meryl Streep.

By Anne Thompson
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October 16, 2012 2:13 PM
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European Film Academy Nominates Five Films for Discovery Award

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The European Film Academy has nominated five films for the European Discovery 2012 Award. The EFA bestows the award on a young, up-and-coming director with a first feature-length film. The awards will be given on December 1st.

By Maggie Lange
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October 16, 2012 11:54 AM
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Golden Globes Picks Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

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Good call, HPFA! While the Oscars went male with comedy writer-director Seth MacFarlane as their host, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has picked a female comedy duo with sitcom and SNL credentials to host their January 13 Golden Globes awards show on NBC. And both are far better known to the global viewing public than MacFarlane.

By Anne Thompson
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October 15, 2012 8:53 PM
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Oscar Watch: 'Argo' Director Affleck & Editor Goldenberg Talk Reality vs. Comedy (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

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"I maybe have matured," Affleck says of his pursuit of smart quality modest-budget movies--he calls $44-million Mideast thriller "Argo" "a labor of love"-- designed to stand the test of time like the 70s classics he reveres.

By Anne Thompson
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October 15, 2012 2:27 PM
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Brad Pitt Gets Behind War on Drugs Expose 'The House I Live In' (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

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Eugene Jarecki is a smart cookie; at his first meeting with Brad Pitt and Plan B Productions he recognized a fellow traveler. This wasn't like his other studio meetings. "He's a ridiculously bright and thoughtful guy," he said. "He chooses projects carefully, he talks about rich content: is there meaning, is there a transcendent reason to do a movie here?"

By Anne Thompson
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October 13, 2012 9:16 PM
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Cohen Media Group Acquires U.S. Rights for Spanish Oscar Entry 'Blancanieves'

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Cohen Media Group has picked up Pablo Berger's Snow White-turned-1920s matador tale "Blancanieves" for distribution. The film is Spain's official entry for the 2013 Oscars.

By Beth Hanna
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October 12, 2012 1:13 PM
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Oscar Talk: Supporting Actor, 'Not Fade Away,' Biopics and Small Contenders

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This week on Oscar Talk, In Contention's Kris Tapley and I dig into the supporting actor category and the list of small films vying for some awards attention.

By Anne Thompson
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October 12, 2012 12:00 PM
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Alan Arkin Takes Affleck's 'Argo' Seriously: "It's not a spoof, satire, or parody" (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

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As revealed in our conversation below, Alan Arkin takes serious comedy seriously, and that's the secret at the heart of Ben Affleck's "Argo." Arkin doesn't buy the idea that he and Goodman are participating in a Hollywood parody or spoof or satire. Or even comic relief for that matter.