I've heard a lot of politically-active Academy members recently say they won't vote for Zero-Dark-Thirty in any category because it condones torture. Wonder if these same delightful sorts - who seem incapable of separating movies from real life (unless it's a film like 'Che' or something akin to their own political views) - are the ones who have prevented any James Bond film from winning any Oscars in decades because the films condone sexism, violence etc etc etc.
Unfortunately most of these nimrods who make these type of statements haven't even seen the film yet.
Apparently from some reviews I have read, the film neither condones nor rebukes torture but puts it out there and leaves it to the audience to draw their own conclusions.....to actually use some critical thinking instead of just falling in line with whatever extremist view one might have. Unfortunately many of my fellow Americans don't want to be bothered with having to question or think for themselves when it's easier to just have talking heads on TV or the radio do it for them.
Skyfall has received three nominations for the 60th Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Awards. The Golden Reel Awards recognize sound editing in 22 categories encompassing feature films, television, animation, computer entertainment and student work. The awards ceremony will be on the 17th February.
Skyfall has been nominated in the following three categories.
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film
What bothers me re the Academy Awards (I actually could really care less; I like what I like) and lack of recognition for the Bond films is not so much that the films have never won Best Picture or any acting awards....(let's be honest, they are genre films) but not winning any technical achievement awards except for once (TB/Special effects) is mind boggling. No award for Art Direction, Set Design, Cinematography or editing is a crime. Not to mention no Barry scores or Barry penned theme songs have ever won. What a joke.....
I've heard a lot of politically-active Academy members recently say they won't vote for Zero-Dark-Thirty in any category because it condones torture. Wonder if these same delightful sorts - who seem incapable of separating movies from real life (unless it's a film like 'Che' or something akin to their own political views) - are the ones who have prevented any James Bond film from winning any Oscars in decades because the films condone sexism, violence etc etc etc.
I wonder if any of them are aware of the rather enormous historical inaccuracies in Lincoln?
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I've heard a lot of politically-active Academy members recently say they won't vote for Zero-Dark-Thirty in any category because it condones torture. Wonder if these same delightful sorts - who seem incapable of separating movies from real life (unless it's a film like 'Che' or something akin to their own political views) - are the ones who have prevented any James Bond film from winning any Oscars in decades because the films condone sexism, violence etc etc etc.
I wonder if any of them are aware of the rather enormous historical inaccuracies in Lincoln?
so true they totally left out any reference to his vampire hunting past!!!!
Remember the awards are voted for by people in the same category. So Sound Editors will vote for Sound Editing. Sound Mixers for Sound Mixing, Cinematographers for Cinematography, etc. Only the acting, song and best picture is open to all the academy. So don't hang the whole academy for snubbing set design and scores in the past. Their peers just weren't that impressed.
It's The Academy of Motion Picture "Arts and Sciences", so popcorn pictures (action, comedy) are usually overlooked. As much as we love the Bond franchise, they really are just great action movies. Not so much the "art" but plenty of the "science".
Having said that, I have high hopes for the sound nods. Karen Baker Landers is the first female sound editor for any Bond film, and has already won the award for her work on the Bourne franchise. And the sound on Skyfall was top notch.
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In the past serveral action, science fiction, and other popular movies have won in the technical award categories so I am feeling pretty optimistic about Skyfall winning. I also think that is nice that Skyfall got nominated since none of the pervious six film even got one nomination.
Skyfall has been nominated for five awards by the London Film Critics' Circle. The 33rd London Critics' Circle Film Awards will be held at London's May Fair Hotel on 20th January in aid of the charity Missing People.
The five nominations are as follows.
Skyfall - British Film of the Year
Javier Bardem - Supporting Actor of the Year
Judi Dench - Supporting Actress of the Year
Daniel Craig - British Actor of the Year
Judi Dench - British Actress of the Year
Five nominations but no joy at the 33rd London Critics' Circle Film Awards.
Berberian Sound Studio won British Film of the Year
Philip Seymour Hoffman won Supporting Actor of the Year
Anne Hathaway won Supporting Actress of the Year
Toby Jones won British Actor of the Year
Andrea Riseborough won British Actress of the Year
Adele will be performing Skyfall live at the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tweeted "Best 4 Words Ever: Adele Performing At #Oscars". They have also put together a gallery dedicated to Bond Theme Songs.
Rotten Tomatoes, the webs leading aggregator of reviews from top movie critics, has announced the recipients of its annual Golden Tomato Awards. Skyfall has received two awards, Action/Adventure (92%), and Top United Kingdom Release (92%). -{
Producer's Guild selects Skyfall as one of ten movies nominated for its Best Picture Award. I give it a 50-50 shot at a Best Picture Academy Award Nomination. Of course, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo got a Producer's Guild nomination but no AA nomination.
Skyfall has received recognition from the Screen Actors Guild with a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Javier Bardem. The 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards will be presented at a Los Angeles ceremony on the 27th January 2013.
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I am glad the Stunt Team won an award, since they are literaly putting themselves in harm's way to make the film exciting in terms of action squences. Gary Powell really did a fantastic job with planing and excuting the stunts in Skyfall.
An official promo for the Oscars has been released, which this year features a tribute to the James Bond films. Host Seth MacFarlane introduces and then appears as a barman opposite Pierce Brosnan's Bond.
An official promo for the Oscars has been released, which this year features a tribute to the James Bond films. Host Seth MacFarlane introduces and then appears as a barman opposite Pierce Brosnan's Bond.
Sky TV (UK) will be broadcasting the 85th Academy Awards live on its own dedicated channel for the first time. Called Sky Movies Oscars HD (a standard definition version is also available) the channel will broadcast the ceremony live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and be preceded by its own live build up show. As well as the event, the new channel will also be screening 10 of 2012's Oscar winning films. It starts on the 11th February and will be part of a Sky Movies subscription.
The production designers behind the James Bond franchise will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award from the Art Directors Excellence in Production Design Awards. Sir Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, Allan Cameron and Dennis Gassner will receive the award at the February 2nd 2013 ceremony, which will honor 50 years of the longest running franchise in film history for its visionary and innovative design.
Congratulations to Skyfall/Dennis Gassner for winning the Contemporary Film award at the Art Directors Guild's 17th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards for 2012. -{
Earlier in the evening, Gassner, Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, and Allan Cameron were honoured with the ADG's Cinematic Imagery Award, recognizing the longest running franchise in film history for its visionary and innovative design. Gassner called the franchise "the greatest privilege of my life and career".
Congratulations to Sam Mendes (Director of the Year) and Ben Whishaw (Rising Star) on winning their respective awards at The Richard Attenborough UK Regional Film Awards. -{
The awards give a collective voice to regional film journalists during the annual awards season. The winners (apart from British Performance of the Year) were decided solely by the votes of arts/entertainment journalists, staff and freelance editors, critics and bloggers in all forms of regional and local media throughout the UK. There are no panels or juries. Feature length films of any genre and from any country of origin were eligible for consideration provided they had a UK theatrical release between 10th February 2012 and 8th February 2013.
The London Evening Standard has revealed its shortlist (nominations) for their British Film Awards for 2012. The awards are dedicated to championing British movie-making talent. Skyfall has been nominated for Film of the Year. The ceremony takes place at the London Film Museum in County Hall on the 4th February.
Skyfall has won Film of the Year at the London Evening Standard awards. And also Blockbuster of the Year - selected from the top ten UK box office hits of 2012. -{
Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands said: "Thanks in part to the extraordinary success of Skyfall - a truly big British movie, delivered with a panache Hollywood could envy - 2012 also highlighted the creativity, vision and talent of a new generation of British film-makers, actors and actresses."
Skyfall is among the nominees for this years South Bank Sky Arts Awards. The awards, which are now in their 16th year, celebrate the best of British culture of the last 12 months and take place at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Tuesday, March 12th.
Dame Shirley Bassey will make her first appearance (and perform) at the Oscars. The show's producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement today, "Her association with film music is world renowned and we are proud that she will be making her first Oscar appearance on our telecast."
Roger Deakins has been nominated in the feature film category of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The winner will be announced at the ASC Awards celebration on February 10 at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom. This is the eleventh time Deakins has been nominated. He won ASC awards for The Shawshank Redemption (1995) and The Man Who Wasn't There (2002). He was also the recipient of the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
The nominees for Outstanding Achievement In Cinematography are as follows.
Seamus McGarvey - Anna Karenina
Danny Cohen - Les Miserables
Claudio Miranda - Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski - Lincoln
Roger Deakins - Skyfall
Congratulations to Roger Deakins for winning Outstanding Achievement In Cinematography at the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards. -{
Wasn't best British film voted by the general public? .
BAFTA members vote for Best Brit Film. It's an odd category. Basically means Best British film that isn't actually good enough to be among the Best Film nominees.
Congratulations to 'Skyfall' & all the other boring films that won awards last night.
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Unfortunately most of these nimrods who make these type of statements haven't even seen the film yet.
Apparently from some reviews I have read, the film neither condones nor rebukes torture but puts it out there and leaves it to the audience to draw their own conclusions.....to actually use some critical thinking instead of just falling in line with whatever extremist view one might have. Unfortunately many of my fellow Americans don't want to be bothered with having to question or think for themselves when it's easier to just have talking heads on TV or the radio do it for them.
Skyfall has been nominated in the following three categories.
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film
Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film
The full list of nominees.
Sound Editors Announce Golden Reel Nominees
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/golden-reel-nominees-413536
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
I wonder if any of them are aware of the rather enormous historical inaccuracies in Lincoln?
so true they totally left out any reference to his vampire hunting past!!!!
It's The Academy of Motion Picture "Arts and Sciences", so popcorn pictures (action, comedy) are usually overlooked. As much as we love the Bond franchise, they really are just great action movies. Not so much the "art" but plenty of the "science".
Having said that, I have high hopes for the sound nods. Karen Baker Landers is the first female sound editor for any Bond film, and has already won the award for her work on the Bourne franchise. And the sound on Skyfall was top notch.
Five nominations but no joy at the 33rd London Critics' Circle Film Awards.
Berberian Sound Studio won British Film of the Year
Philip Seymour Hoffman won Supporting Actor of the Year
Anne Hathaway won Supporting Actress of the Year
Toby Jones won British Actor of the Year
Andrea Riseborough won British Actress of the Year
Amour bags hat-rick of London Critics' Circle Film Awards
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21112126
https://twitter.com/TheAcademy
The Golden Tomato winners list for 2012
http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2013/01/24/and-the-rotten-tomatoes-film-winners-are/
No joy for Skyfall at the Producers Guild Awards, as Argo wins. For the last five years, the PGA winner has gone on to win best picture at the Oscars.
'Argo' wins Producers Guild award
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-argo-wins-producers-guild-award-20130126,0,3134513.story
No joy for Javier Bardem, but congratulations to the stunt team on Skyfall who received the Film Stunt Ensemble award. -{
A complete list of winners at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/a-complete-list-of-winners-at-the-19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards/2013/01/27/de235394-68f1-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Oscars Promo: The Oscars Celebrate James Bond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uWFA9PCVqC0
Looking forward to Oscar night! I just love that Bond is getting so much press... :007)
The FULL article.
85th Academy Awards to broadcast live in UK on dedicated Sky Movies Oscars HD channel
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/49646/85th-academy-awards-sky-movies-oscars-hd
Congratulations to Skyfall/Dennis Gassner for winning the Contemporary Film award at the Art Directors Guild's 17th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards for 2012. -{
Earlier in the evening, Gassner, Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, and Allan Cameron were honoured with the ADG's Cinematic Imagery Award, recognizing the longest running franchise in film history for its visionary and innovative design. Gassner called the franchise "the greatest privilege of my life and career".
The FULL article.
Art Directors Guild Awards:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/art-directors-guild-awards-2013-winners-list/
The awards give a collective voice to regional film journalists during the annual awards season. The winners (apart from British Performance of the Year) were decided solely by the votes of arts/entertainment journalists, staff and freelance editors, critics and bloggers in all forms of regional and local media throughout the UK. There are no panels or juries. Feature length films of any genre and from any country of origin were eligible for consideration provided they had a UK theatrical release between 10th February 2012 and 8th February 2013.
Richard Attenborough Film Awards - Winners!
http://betheredcarpet.co.uk/2013/02/04/richard-attenborough-film-awards-winners/
Skyfall has won Film of the Year at the London Evening Standard awards. And also Blockbuster of the Year - selected from the top ten UK box office hits of 2012. -{
Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands said: "Thanks in part to the extraordinary success of Skyfall - a truly big British movie, delivered with a panache Hollywood could envy - 2012 also highlighted the creativity, vision and talent of a new generation of British film-makers, actors and actresses."
Skyfall wins best film at Evening Standard awards
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21325483
Nominees for Best Film.
Berberian Sound Studio
Skyfall
The Imposter
'Skyfall', Alan Partridge among South Bank Sky Arts Awards nominees
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a456688/skyfall-alan-partridge-among-south-bank-sky-arts-awards-nominees.html
Dame Shirley Bassey to appear at the Academy Awards
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/08/entertainment-us-oscars-shirleybassey-idUSBRE9170PV20130208
The BAFTA awards ceremony is live on BBC One tonight at 9pm. The Red Carpet Show is on BBC 3 at 7.30pm.
For those unable to watch the BBC. A live stream of the Red Carpet is due to be available at the Facebook link below from 5pm.
https://www.facebook.com/ee
No confirmation, but I am hopeful there will be a live stream of the awards ceremony from either BAFTA's official website or You Tube channel.
Website
http://www.bafta.org/
You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/baftaonline
Oh my God! Has the British film industry declined this much?
Congratulations to Roger Deakins for winning Outstanding Achievement In Cinematography at the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards. -{
'Skyfall' Wins Top Prize at ASC Awards
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/skyfall-wins-top-prize-at-419857
And Congratulations to Skyfall on being named Outstanding British Film, and Thomas Newman for Original Music at the BAFTA Film Awards. -{
Bafta Film Awards 2013: The winners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20955363
Odd to see Tarantino getting his Best Screenplay award straight after Mickey and Babs, considering they thwarted his attempt to do Casino Royale.
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BAFTA members vote for Best Brit Film. It's an odd category. Basically means Best British film that isn't actually good enough to be among the Best Film nominees.
Congratulations to 'Skyfall' & all the other boring films that won awards last night.