AWARDS RACE

HollywoodNews.com: Attempting to keep a pulse on the season has presented some challenges as of late for the 2013 Oscars and its predictions.  It can be argued that we don’t have a front runner in any category despite some films having strong showings at festivals. Best Picture has presented real challenges.  Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln finally had[...]

There are a lot of positive and admirable things about Ang Lee’s latest Life of Pi.  Cinematographer Claudio Miranda captures the most uproarious and glorious shots captured this year thus far.  The 3D effects are some of the best ever seen and feels absolutely necessary in a film so heavy[...]

HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Times, is pleased to announce that writer and director David O. Russell will receive the “Hollywood Director Award” at this year’s gala. “We are thrilled this year to honor director David O. Russell for his outstanding work and creative[...]

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” will open the New York Film Festival this evening, but press members ventured to an early morning screening, and the reactions have been overwhelmingly good. Twitter continues to explode with praise for Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel about a ship venturing[...]

HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Times, has announced that two-time Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro will be honored with the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” at the festival’s Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony for his fantastic performance in David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” The[...]

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: A glitzy Washington, D.C. premiere might be more appropriate. But for Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” a presidential biopic hoping to position itself at the head of the Oscar race, the Closing Night spot at Los Angeles’ AFI Fest in November is going to have to do. AFI organizers announced[...]

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Responding to criticisms that the Oscar campaign season lasts far too long, the Academy recently announced that nominations for next year’s Oscars will be announced earlier than usual: Jan. 10 instead of the previously announced Jan. 15. The decision won’t affect what you see on Oscar evening.[...]

HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the “Los Angeles Times,” announce that Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard will receive the “Hollywood Actress Award” for her distinguished performance in Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone,” a Sony Pictures Classics release, at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala ceremony[...]

HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the “Los Angeles Times, ” announced today that it will be honoring producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with this year’s “Hollywood Producers Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive director of the Hollywood Film Awards.[...]

By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: The Christmas Day void left by Baz Luhrmann’s dearly departed “The Great Gatsby” didn’t stay empty for long. Universal, today, opted to move the release date of Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated “Les Miserables” back from Dec. 14 to Dec. 25, positioning the musical for an Oscar battle[...]