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2013 Student Academy Award Winners Announced

Awards

The winners have been announced for the 2013 Student Academy Awards. Thirteen students from nine US colleges and universities as well as three students from foreign universities have been selected as winners. Full list below.

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May 15, 2013 11:53 AM
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Werner Herzog to Receive Locarno Film Fest's Lifetime Achievement Award

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German director and voiceover enthusiast Werner Herzog will receive this year's Locarno International Film Festival's Pardo d'onore, the festival announced Wednesday.

By Jacob Combs
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May 15, 2013 11:03 AM
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Immersed in Movies: Designer Catherine Martin Talks 'Gatsby's' 3-D Glide and Lasting Appeal (TRAILER)

Features

Like him or not, there's no denying that Baz Lurhmann is a talented showman who knows how to dazzle and get under our skin. With "The Great Gatsby," he's managed to capture the poetic spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald like no other prior movie adaptation. And the secret was 3-D. In fact, like "Avatar," "Hugo," and "Life of Pi," "The Great Gatsby" is a movie about 3-D.

By Bill Desowitz
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May 10, 2013 2:35 PM
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Neil Patrick Harris Returns for Fourth Stint Hosting Tonys, Up for Emmy Host As Well, Why Not Oscars?

Awards

Why fix something that isn't broken? Musically gifted TV star Neil Patrick Harris is returning for a fourth turn as host of the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, to air June 9 on CBS. Harris, who hosted the Tonys in 2009, 2011 and 2012, is a strong candidate to host the Emmys this year for CBS as well. "Rest assured," promised Harris. "The show will rock!”

By Anne Thompson
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May 9, 2013 12:53 PM
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Academy Opens All 24 Categories to All Voting Members

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The rule change dictates that prior to the final round of voting, the Academy will provide members with DVDs of the nominated films in five categories: Foreign Language Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Animated Short Film, and Live Action Short Film.

By Anne Thompson
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May 4, 2013 4:16 PM
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Tribeca Film Festival Awards 'The Rocket' and 'The Kill Team' with Top Honors (TRAILERS)

Festivals

Thursday night, the 12th Annual Tribeca Film Festival announced recipients of its world narrative and documentary prizes. Narrative competition jurors Bryce Dallas-Howard, Blythe Danner, Paul Haggis, Kenneth Lonergan and Jessica Winter selected "The Rocket," about a family uprooted to Laos, for best narrative feature, awarding the prize to Australian director Kim Mordaunt. The young Sitthiphon Disamoe also took best actor for "The Rocket."

By Ryan Lattanzio
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April 26, 2013 11:57 AM
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces Creation of Nora Ephron Prize, Recognizes Woman Writer or Director with Distinctive Voice

Festivals

The Tribeca Film Festival (April 17-28) has announced the creation of a new award, the Nora Ephron Prize. The $25,000 award will recognize a woman writer or director with a distinctive voice who embodies the spirit and vision of writer-director Ephron (1941-2012).

By Beth Hanna
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April 16, 2013 2:00 PM
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Video Highlights of the MTV Movie Awards: Aubrey Plaza Stage Crashes, Bradley Cooper's Smooching Skills, Trailblazer Emma Watson and More

Video

You can count on the MTV Movie Awards to be noisy, lively, silly and awkward, and Sunday night was no exception. Check out the full list of winners and highlights below, including Aubrey Plaza stage-crashing Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron going pantless to present the Best Shirtless Performance, Emma Watson being adorably flustered by her win as MTV Trailblazer, and more.

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April 15, 2013 1:32 PM
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Eric Roth to Receive Excellence in Screenwriting Award at 2013 San Francisco International Film Festival

Festivals

Eric Roth will be this year's recipient of the San Francisco International Film Festival's Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting. The award will be presented to Roth on May 7.

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April 10, 2013 2:07 PM
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President Obama, Lena Dunham, Tom Hanks All Nab 2013 Webby Nominations

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The nominees for the 17th annual Webby Awards have been unveiled, and this year include President Barack Obama, Lena Dunham, Justin Bieber, Tom Hanks and Yahoo's "Burning Love" among the nominated pop-culture and internet superstars.