Awards Daily

DGA Reactions – O. Russell in Tears

The DGA nod meant much to David O. Russell. His film is about second chances, and the director could not help but feel as though this is some sort of second chance for him: ‚ÄúWhen Taylor Hackford called me this morning I have to admit I started to cry . I am so humbled because it is such a talented field this year, I had prepared myself to not be part of it. To be...

Readers Poll: Best Cinematography

We’ll let this poll serve the dual purpose of predicting tomorrow’s announcement of nominees by the ASC as well as eventual Oscar favorites....

DGA Nominees

Here are your five strongest films for the Best Picture Oscar, 2010. David Fincher, The Social Network Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech Darren Aronofsky,...

North Texas Goes for Inception

The North Texas Film Critics have released this year’s winners. They chose Up in the Air as Best Picture last year: Best Picture: Inception, followed by runners up The King’s Speech and The Fighter. Best Director: Christopher Nolan (for Inception). Runners up: David O. Russell (The Fighter) and the Coen Brothers (True Grit). Best Actor: Colin Firth (The King’s...

Peter Yates, RIP at Age 81

For some reason, the news keeps reporting that the “director of Bullitt” died. But to me, he’ll always be the director of one of my all-time favorite movies, Breaking Away: ...

David Fincher’s Social Network Wins over Women Journos

The Alliance of Women Film Journalism (of which this blogger is a member) gives The Social Network the big win, taking Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay...

Inception Tops VES Nominations

Full list at Variety: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Inception Iron Man 2 TRON: Legacy Alice In Wonderland Harry...

Final DGA Predictions — No Guts, No Glory

In anticipation of today’s DGA announcement (ETA, 9am Pacific), it’s time to do a little No Guts, No Glory. Hopefully, you all have entered our “Predict the DGA” contest. But in the meantime, the DGA seems to be more unpredictable than it has been in years. We really have no idea what five names will be called out tomorrow, and the reason for...