academy award nominations
The Academy award nominations were announced on Jan. 10 with many surprises and snubs. While Lincoln led the way with 12 nominations, many films fell short of their expectations while some surprised pundits and critics. The following is a list of the biggest surprises and snubs at this years Oscar nominees.
The Academy Award nominations were announced on Thursday Jan. 10.
Like most years, the Best Picture race has been narrowed down to a few films. The only main issue that remains to be seen is how many the Academy ultimately chooses to nominate as they can pick anywhere from five to 10 films.
On Wednesday Jan. 9, the British Academy of Television and FIlm Arts (BAFTA), one of most important organizations in film awards season, will announce its nominees. The BAFTA awards nominations have been tremendous prognosticators for the Oscar nominations for years in part because many Oscar voters are also a part of BAFTA.
On January 5th, the Houston and the Internet Film Critics chose "Argo" as the Best film of the year.
The National Society of Film Critics has unveiled their film awards and have given Austrian film "Amour" the best film award.
The Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical features a few major Oscar contenders and a few surprise candidates. Because the Oscars will have announced their nominations three days before these awards, a surprise victory in this category does little to help anyone's Oscar hopes.
The Best Director race at the Oscars is always among the more intriguing ones.
"Zero Dark Thirty" continued to make its case as the front-runner of 2012 Best Picture.
The Producer's Guild of America is one of the large contingencies of Academy voters and their award nominations are generally good indicators of how the Oscars might vote coming nomination day on Jan. 10. Their PGA's list was announced on Wednesday and included a plethora of major surprises.
The Best Actor race is one of the least suspenseful races at the moment with few actors actually competing for the five Academy Award slots. However, there is the potential for some major surprises in this category when the nominations are announced on Jan. 10, 2013.
The Best Actress race is one of the most unpredictable Oscar races of the 2012 awards season. While a few actresses are locked for a nomination as the top contenders, there are still a plethora of other actresses that have a tremendous chance at earning a surprise nomination. Here is a breakdown of the current state of the race.
Though the Oscar Nominations are two weeks away, there are a few categories that are still up in the air. Usually awards precursors give prognosticators a strong idea of which films or actors will receive nominations for their respective categories but some categories, such as the Best Supporting Actress race, are so full of contenders that limiting them to just five is near impossible. Here is a breakdown of the supporting actress race up to this moment.
Ultimately, the film purports the Christian ideal that despite all the suffering of the individual througout his life, he or she is due better later on. The film is lengthy, but Hooper manages to provide an emotional punch at every turn to keep the audience vested in the massive story. The film is filled with a long list of tragedies that bring significance to its title, but not one of them feels unimportant or overlooked. Hooper deftly maintains a strong sense of intimacy with every character and it is this sense of unity and attention to detail that makes "Les Misérables" a rousing and cathartic experience that is not easily forgotten.
The Oscar Nominations are almost two weeks away and there are still a few categories that are up in the air. Usually awards precursors give prognosticators a good idea of which films or actors will receive nominations for their respective categories but some categories, such as the Best Supporting Actor race, are so full of contenders that limiting to just five is near impossible. Here is a breakdown of the supporting actor race up to this moment.
