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The Critics Choice awards are going to be this Thursday night, the same day as Oscar nominations.  We have a contest for you to enter your predictions. You can also do that over at Gold Derby.  Since they’re coming out after Oscar ballots have been turned in, and occurring on the same day as the Oscar nominations, what Oscar voters do will no effect on what the...

Major props must go out to Anne Thompson for sticking hard to Tree of Life and never wavering.  Thompson knew that the passionate support for the film...

The Critics Choice Movie Awards started dumping awards outside the theater before most of us tuned in, an hour before the broadcast officially began. Among the honors swept under the red carpet was a significant tie. Best Cinematography (tie): Emmanuel Lubezki , The Tree of Life Janusz Kaminski, War Horse That combination might have made for one of the more exciting...

Best Picture: The Artist Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help Best Actor: George Clooney, The Descendants Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners Best Ensemble: The Help Best Young Actor: Thomas Horn, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ...

Broadcast Film Critics’ scores of Oscar contenders often give us an early clue to what Oscar might like, since BFCA and AMPAS share similar tastes in many cases. Here are the BFCA scores for contenders in major categories. I’ve left out the documentaries, which will be dealt with later. Quite a few significant films aren’t rated yet – War Horse,...

Among recent additions to the 4-star “Critics Choice” club on the BFCA chart, The Ideas of March lands on a high plateau. (And yes, yes, we know that the only movie to score higher than 92 with the Broadcast Film Critics is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2, with a 93). ...

Beth Stevens has been keeping track of the BFCA Critics’ Choice ratings, and we thought it might be interesting to take a mid-year snapshot with a handy chart. On this page you’ll find all the 2011 titles that have earned a 4-star rating. After the cut the list continues with 3-star films. Bear in mind the BFCA ratings have little relationship to their own...

When I first started Oscarwatch back in 1999, there were a small number of critics groups. Mostly, there was New York and there was LA. The other groups...

Black Swan leads the Broadcast Film Critics’ nominations with 12, followed by The King’s Speech and True Grit with 11 each. BEST PICTURE 127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King‚Äôs Speech The Social Network The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter‚Äôs Bone BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges ‚Äì ‚ÄúTrue Grit‚Äù Robert Duvall ‚Äì ‚ÄúGet...

True Grit¬†charges in with¬†guns a-blazing at 95. The Fighter, after starting the round¬†strong, has slipped a¬†little to a still-knockout 90. Unless these last few scores change drastically, this should be my final posting of BFCA ratings before their nominations are announced¬†on Dec. 13. TOP BEST PICTURE CONTENDERS The King’s Speech – 97 Toy...