Thompson on Hollywood

Octavia Spencer: From the Golden Globes to Sundance's 'Smashed'

Festivals

On Oscar night last year, L.A. resident Octavia Spencer was plopped on her living room couch, running the pool at her Oscar party, $5 a shot. Running the gauntlet of awards events, from her breakthrough award at Palm Springs and supporting actress win at the Critics Choice Movie Awards, she's trying to keep her head on straight.

By Anne Thompson
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January 19, 2012 4:15 PM
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Oscar Watch: Cinema Audio Society and Costume Designers Guild Select Nominees, Skip 'War Horse'

Awards

The Costume Designers Guild and The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) have announced their 2011 nominees.

By Anne Thompson
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January 19, 2012 12:16 PM
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Immersed in Movies: Production Designer Anne Seibel Talks 'Midnight in Paris' and Woody Allen

Awards

The great charm and allure of Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" is obviously being nostalgically transported back in time to the City of Lights during the glam 1920s and the even more romantic turn-of-the-century Belle Époque.

By Bill Desowitz
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January 18, 2012 4:13 PM
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Oscar Watch: Profiles of the Nine Shortlisted Foreign Language Oscar Contenders UPDATED

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Nine films out of 63 qualified submissions are moving on in the race for the Oscar for Foreign Language Film. The Phase I foreign language committee of several hundred L.A.-based Academy voters screened the films between mid-October and January 13.

By Anne Thompson and Tom Brueggemann
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January 18, 2012 1:38 PM
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BAFTA Nominations Lead by 'The Artist' and 'Tinker Tailor'; 'Drive' Gets Best Film Nod, 'Tree of Life' Shut Out

Awards

The 2012 BAFTA nominations are led by "The Artist" (twelve nominations), "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (eleven), "Hugo" (nine), "My Week With Marilyn" (six), "The Help" and "War Horse" (five each), "Drive," "The Iron Lady," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" (four each), "Moneyball," "The Descendants," "We Need to Talk About Kevin," and "Senna" (three each) and two nominations each for "Shame," "The Ides of March", "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "Bridesmaids" and "The Adventures of Tintin."

By Anne Thompson
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January 17, 2012 12:23 PM
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Golden Globes Party Whirl: Plotting Assaults on "The Punisher," In the Clinch with Mr. Big

Awards

After my stint in the backstage press room at the Golden Globes, I headed into the night for a round of Beverly Hilton parties. First I crossed the forlorn red carpet to the tented Fox party in the parking lot.

By Anne Thompson
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January 16, 2012 6:27 PM
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Golden Globes 2012: Watch Best Moments, Winners, Jokes

Awards

Recap some of the best moments from Sunday night's Golden Globe awards below, from George Clooney's Michael Fassbender joke to Michelle Williams talking to the press and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on the red carpet. Ricky Gervais (reviewed here by Caryn James) was his usual charming self, picking up right where he left off at the 2011 show. "So, where was I,.."

By Sophia Savage
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January 16, 2012 1:03 PM
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Oscar Watch: Editors Guild Film Nominees Skip 'The Help,' 'Tree of Life'

Awards

Forget any hope of "The Help" winning best picture on Oscar night. The American Cinema Editors (ACE) nominations in nine categories in film, television and documentaries for the ACE Eddie Awards do not include the film. (Nominees are listed below. )

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January 16, 2012 1:00 PM
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Golden Globes Backstage Live Blog: 'The Descendants' and Clooney Win, 'Punisher' Weinstein Wins Six, Including Streep, Wiliams,'The Artist,' Dujardin UPDATED

Awards

The Golden Globes went very much the way we all expected. The Weinsteins came out ahead thanks to the musical comedy category. They had six wins total, including "The Artist," best actor Jean Dujardin, and score, as well as actress Michelle Williams for "My Week with Marilyn" and drama "The Iron Lady"'s Meryl Streep and best original song for Madonna's "W.E." "We thought it was a small movie for festivals that critics could enjoy," says "The Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius backstage. "We did not expect this."