By Dan Bigman, Forbes Staff Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, director Steven Spielberg and actor Daniel Day-Lewis at a special screening of Lincoln in New York in November. (Image credit: Getty Images for Walt Disney Stu via @daylife) Nominations for 85th Academy Awards are out this morning, and, as predicted, Steven Spielberg‘s ‘Lincoln’ leads the pack with […]
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Breaking Dawn 2 Leads Razzie Noms
The nominations for the Razzie Awards “honoring” the year’s worst movies were announced Tuesday, with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 leading the pack with 11 nominations. The winners of the 33rd annual Golden Raspberry Awards will be announced February 23, the day before the Academy Awards.
Here are the nominees:
Worst Picture
Worst Director
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Oscars Will Spotlight James Bond
The 85th Academy Awards will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise with a special tribute during the ceremony next month.
“We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday,” said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. “Starting with Dr. No back in 1962, the 007 movies have become the longest-running motion picture franchise in history and a beloved global phenomenon.”
The Oscar nominations will be announced next Thursday, January 10, at 5:30 a.m., PT. The winners will be revealed during the ceremony — which of course will air live on ABC — on Sunday, February 24.
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Oscar tribute for James Bond's 50th anniversary planned
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) — Hollywood’s 85th Academy Awards ceremony will include a tribute to the James Bond movie franchise, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, organizers said.
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Nominees For Best Picture – Final List Of Oscar Predictions
By Mark Hughes, Contributor With the official announcement of nominees for the Academy Awards coming next Thursday, January 10, it’s time for me to give you my final list of which films I think will take home nominations for Best Picture. Back in November, long before I’d seen most of the major contenders, I made […]
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Podcast: 2013 Movies We Can't Wait to See
Welcome back to Keepin’ It Reel! In this week’s IGN Movies podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Chris Carle bring you the latest in genre movie news.
After tackling last weekend’s box office — where The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey remained champ for the third weekend in a row — we discuss the biggest movie news of the week, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars: Episode VII, Prometheus 2, Skyfall, Killer Crow, Planes, Lincoln, Metroid: The Movie, and the Academy Awards. We also weigh in on which 2013 releases we’re most psyched to see.
Lastly, we predict how much Texas Chainsaw 3D might cut into The Hobbit’s box office business when it opens this weekend.
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They're Not the Only Ones Who Did It
They’re Not the Only Ones Who Did It
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Blake and Ryan’s under-the-radar wedding took a lot of people by surprise, but they’re just one recent couple to get away with it.
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Big Trouble for the Academy Awards?
Theater Offers Special Seats to Tweeters
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Monroe Had Ties to Communism?
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FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that couldn’t be located earlier this year have finally been re-issued — and what they say may surprise you.
What concerned government officialsHollywood Headlines Actor Arrested at Sex Shop Spears Involved in Bizarre Hoax Trouble for the Academy Awards?
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9 films qualify for foreign language Oscar
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 24 (UPI) — Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for Hollywood’s 85th Academy Awards, organizers said.
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7 films qualify for hair/makeup Oscar
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) — Seven films remain in competition in the makeup and hairstyling category for Hollywood’s 85th Academy Awards ceremony, organizers said.
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Electronic voting for Oscars this year
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15 (UPI) — Members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will vote electronically for the Academy Awards nominations for the first time, the group said.
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