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[caption id="attachment_3000" align="alignnone" width="550"]Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock[/caption]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the seven films that remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 85th Academy Awards®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

     “Hitchcock”
     “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
     “Les Misérables”
     “Lincoln”
     “Looper”
     “Men in Black 3”
     “Snow White and the Huntsman”

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013.

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Of all the films released in 2012, only 282 feature films are eligible for the 2012 Academy Awards® for Best Picture, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday.

To be eligible for 85th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.

Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.

Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. 

Additionally. nominations voting for the 85th Academy Awards® will open at 8 a.m. PT, Monday, December 17, for the 5,856 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Members will have until 5 p.m. PT, Thursday, January 3, 2013, to vote electronically or mail in a paper ballot. Any paper ballots received after the deadline will not be counted.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013.

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[caption id="attachment_2986" align="alignnone" width="1020"]Salmon Fishing in the Yemen[/caption]

The 2013 Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning and Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln led with 7 nominations but multiple nominations also for smaller films like Silver Linings Playbook and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Silver Linings Playbook were both nominated for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy.

The Globes telecast will be broadcast on Jan. 13, 2013 on  NBC hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.

The 2013 Golden Globes Nominations

1.    BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a.    ARGO Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures

b.    DJANGO UNCHAINED The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures; The Weinstein Company/Sony Pictures Releasing

c.    LIFE OF PI Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox

d.    LINCOLN Dream Works Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox; Touchstone Pictures

e.    ZERO DARK THIRTY Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

2.    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a.    Jessica Chastain     ZERO DARK THIRTY

b.    Marion Cotillard    RUST AND BONE

c.    Helen Mirren    HITCHCOCK

d.    NAOMI WATTS     THE IMPOSSIBLE

e.    Rachel Weisz     THE DEEP BLUE SEA

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

a.    Daniel Day-Lewis     LINCOLN

b.    Richard Gere         ARBITRAGE

c.    JOHN HAWKES         THE SESSIONS

d.    Joaquin Phoenix     THE MASTER

e.    Denzel Washington FLIGHT

4.    BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a.    THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Blueprint Pictures/Participant Media; Fox Searchlight Pictures

b.    LES MISERABLES Universal Pictures, A Working Title Films/Cameron Mackintosh Productions; Universal Pictures

c.    MOONRISE KINGDOM Indian Paintbrush; Focus Features

d.    SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN CBS Films; CBS Films

e.    SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5.    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a.    Emily Blunt         SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

b.    Judi Dench             THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

c.    Jennifer Lawrence  SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

d.    Maggie Smith         QUARTET

e.    Meryl Streep         HOPE SPRINGS

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

a.    Jack Black             BERNIE

b.    BRADLEY COOPER     SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

c.    Hugh Jackman         LES MISERABLES

d.    Ewan McGregor     SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

e.    Bill Murray         HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

7.    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

a.    BRAVE Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

b.    FRANKENWEENIE Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Pictures

c.    HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing

d.    RISE OF THE GUARDIANS Dream Works Animation LLC; Paramount Pictures

e.    WRECK-IT RALPH Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

8.    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

a.    AMOUR (AUSTRIA) Les Films Du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film; Sony Pictures Classics

b.    A ROYAL AFFAIR (DENMARK) (En kongelig affære) Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures

c.    THE INTOUCHABLES (FRANCE) (Les Intouchables) The Weinsten Company, Quad Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Ten Films, Chaocorp; The Weinstein Company

d.    KON-TIKI (NORWAY/UK/DENMARK) Nordisk Film Production, Recorded Picture Company; The Weinstein Company

e.    RUST AND BONE (FRANCE) (De rouille et d’os) Page 114, Why Not Productions; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

a.    Amy Adams             THE MASTER

b.    Sally Field             LINCOLN

c.    Anne Hathaway     LES MISERABLES

d.    Helen Hunt         THE SESSIONS

e.    Nicole Kidman         THE PAPERBOY

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

a.    Alan Arkin                 ARGO

b.    Leonardo DiCaprio         DJANGO UNCHAINED

c.    Philip Seymour Hoffman  THE MASTER

d.    Tommy Lee Jones          LINCOLN

e.    Christoph Waltz         DJANGO UNCHAINED

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

a.    Ben Affleck             ARGO

b.    Kathryn Bigelow         ZERO DARK THIRTY

c.    Ang Lee                 LIFE OF PI

d.    Steven Spielberg         LINCOLN

e.    Quentin Tarantino        DJANGO UNCHAINED

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

a.    Mark Boal                ZERO DARK THIRTY

b.    Tony Kushner             LINCOLN

c.    David O. Russell         SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

d.    Quentin Tarantino        DJANGO UNCHAINED

e.    CHRIS TERRIO             ARGO

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

a.    MYCHAEL DANNA         LIFE OF PI

b.    Alexandre Desplat     ARGO

c.    Dario Marianelli      ANNA KARENINA

d.    TOM TYKWER,           CLOUD ATLAS

e.     JOHNNY KLIMEK,

f.    REINHOLD HEIL

g.    John Williams         LINCOLN

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

a.    ”FOR YOU” — ACT OF VALOR ?Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban

b.    ”NOT RUNNING ANYMORE”—STAND UP GUYS ?Music by: Jon Bon Jovi Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi

c.    ”SAFE & SOUND” — THE HUNGER GAMES ?Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett

d.    ”SKYFALL”—SKYFALL ?Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth

e.    ”SUDDENLY” — LES MISERABLES ?Music by: Claude-Michel Schonberg?Lyrics by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg

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 [caption id="attachment_2980" align="alignnone" width="550"]Andy Samberg in Celeste and Jesse Forever[/caption]

Actor, Comedian Andy Samberg will serve as host for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The 28th annual awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 23 with the premiere broadcast airing later that evening at 10:00 pm ET/PT on IFC. 

Emmy® award-winning actor and writer Samberg is achieving as much success behind the scenes as he is on screen. Having just completed his 7th and final season as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, he most recently starred in the critically lauded and Spirit Award nominated film Celeste and Jesse Forever, written by and co-starring Rashida Jones, lent his vocal talents to the box office hit Hotel Transylvania alongside Adam Sandler, and starred on the hit BBC Three sitcom Cuckoo. Other film credits include: Sean Anders’ That’s My Boy opposite Adam Sandler; Will Gluck’s Friends With Benefits opposite Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis; John Hamberg’s I Love You, Manopposite Paul Rudd and Jason Segel; Chris Miller’s animated feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs with Bill Hader, Anna Farris and James Caan; and Akiva Schaffer’s Hot Rod, starring Jorma Taccone, Ian McShane, Sissy Spacek, Isla Fisher and Bill Hader.

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[caption id="attachment_2978" align="alignnone" width="550"]Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best[/caption]

Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards®.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network.

The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:

       “For You” from “Act of Valor”
       “Metaphorical Blanket” from “Any Day Now”
       “Let It Rain” from “Being Flynn”
       “Learn Me Right” from “Brave”
       “Touch the Sky” from “Brave”
       “Airport” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
       “Come on Girl” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
       “Someday” from “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best”
       “Protect the King” from “Brooklyn Castle”
       “California Solo” from “California Solo”
       “Casa De Mi Padre” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
       “Del Cielo” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
       “Yo No Se” from “Casa De Mi Padre”
       “No Other Plans” from “Celeste and Jesse Forever”
       “Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice”
       “By the Light of the Moon” from “Crossroad”
       “The Sambola! International Dance Craze” from “Damsels in Distress”
       “When You Comin’ Home” from “Darling Companion”
       “Death by China” from “Death by China”
       “Delhi Safari” from “Delhi Safari”
       “Ancora Qui” from “Django Unchained”
       “Freedom” from “Django Unchained”
       “100 Black Coffins” from “Django Unchained”
       “Who Did That to You?” from “Django Unchained”
       “How Bad Can I Be?” from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
       “Let It Grow” from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
       “Thneedville” from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
       “Ain’t No Train” from “Downtown Express”
       “You Don’t Have to Be a Star” from “Fame High”
       “Jose’s Martyrdom” from “For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada”
       “Strange Love” from “Frankenweenie”
       “Voodoo” from “Halloween Party”
       “Luna Nascosta” from “Hidden Moon”
       “Song of the Lonely Mountain” from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
       “Abraham’s Daughter” from “The Hunger Games”
       “Master of the Seas” from “Ice Age Continental Drift”
       “We Are” from “Ice Age Continental Drift”
       “Looking for a Sign” from “Jeff, Who Lives at Home”
       “From Here to the Moon and Back” from “Joyful Noise”
       “He’s Everything” from “Joyful Noise”
       “I’m Yours” from “Joyful Noise”
       “Wide Awake” from “Katy Perry: Part of Me”
       “Cosmonaut” from “Lawless”
       “Beaten Up and Broken Down” from “Least among Saints”
       “Suddenly” from “Les Misérables”
       “Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi”
       “When I Grow Up” from “Losing Control”
       “Love Always Comes as a Surprise” from “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
       “Ladies of Tampa” from “Magic Mike”
       “The Baddest Man Alive” from “The Man with the Iron Fists”
       “This Gift” from “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”
       “Still Alive” from “Paul Williams Still Alive”
       “Dotted Line” from “People Like Us”
       “Snake Eyes” from “Promised Land”
       “Razors.Out” from “The Raid: Redemption”
       “I’m Not Leaving” from “Re:Generation”
       “Still Dream” from “Rise of the Guardians”
       “Undercover Love” from “Rock of Ages”
       “Big Machine” from “Safety Not Guaranteed”
       “I Be Here” from “Saint Dracula”
       “I Have Secrets” from “Saint Dracula”
       “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
       “Breath of Life” from “Snow White and the Huntsman”
       “Gone” from “Snow White and the Huntsman”
       “One Wing” from “Sparkle”
       “Not Running Anymore” from “Stand Up Guys”
       “Feel Love” from “Struck by Lightning”
       “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from “Ted”
       “Never Had” from “10 Years”
       “Dull Tool” from “This Is 40”
       “She Won’t Let Go” from “Until They Are Home”
       “Kiss Me Goodbye” from “Virginia”
       “Anything Made of Paper” from “West of Memphis”
       “Hashishet Albi” from “Where Do We Go Now?”
       “When Can I See You Again?” from “Wreck-It Ralph”

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 [caption id="attachment_2969" align="alignnone" width="1020"]The Master[/caption]

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association picked “Amour” Michael Haneke’s film about an elderly couple dealing with ageing and dementia “as the best film of 2012. “The Master” which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a World War II veteran who comes under the sway of a charismatic cult leader was chosen as best-picture runner-up.

“The Master” did win four awards including best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, supporting actress for Amy Adams and production design for David Crank and Jack Fisk.

38th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Winners:

 BEST PICTURE

“AMOUR”

RUNNER-UP: “THE MASTER”

BEST DIRECTOR

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: KATHRYN BIGELOW (“ZERO DARK THIRTY”)

BEST ACTOR

JOAQUIN PHOENIX “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: DENIS LAVANT (“HOLY MOTORS”)

BEST ACTRESS

JENNIFER LAWRENCE, “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” AND EMMANUELLE RIVA, “AMOUR” (TIE)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

DWIGHT HENRY “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD”

RUNNER-UP: CHRISTOPH WALTZ (“DJANGO UNCHAINED”)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

AMY ADAMS, “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: ANNE HATHAWAY (“THE DARK KNIGHT RISES” AND “LES MISERABLES”)

BEST SCREENPLAY

CHRIS TERRIO, “ARGO”

RUNNER-UP: DAVID O. RUSSELL (“SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK”)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

ROGER DEAKINS, “SKYFALL”

RUNNER-UP: MIHAI MALAIMARE JR (“THE MASTER”)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

JACK FISK AND DAVID CRANK, “THE MASTER”

RUNNER-UP: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN (“MOONRISE KINGDOM”)

BEST EDITING

DYLAN TICHENOR AND WILLIAM GOLDENBERG, “ZERO DARK THIRTY”

RUNNER-UP: WILLIAM GOLDENBERG (“ARGO”)

BEST MUSIC SCORE

“BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD” DAN ROMER AND BENH ZEITLIN 

RUNNER-UP: JONNY GREENWOOD (“THE MASTER”)

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

“HOLY MOTORS” DIRECTED BY LEOS CARAX

RUNNER-UP: “FOOTNOTE” DIRECTED BY JOSEPH CEDAR

BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM

“THE GATEKEEPERS” DIRECTED BY DROR MOREH

RUNNER-UP: “SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN” BY MALIK BENDJELLOUL

BEST ANIMATION

“FRANKENWEENIE” DIRECTED BY TIM BURTON

RUNNER-UP: “IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY” DIRECTED BY DON HERTZFELDT

NEW GENERATION

BENH ZEITLIN, “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD”

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

FREDERICK WISEMAN

THE DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL/INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO AWARD

“LEVIATHAN”

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[caption id="attachment_2967" align="alignnone" width="550"]BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO[/caption]

The 15th Moët British Independent Film Awards winners were announced at the star-studded ceremony on Sunday night and BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO won the most awards on the night, picking up four trophies for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Achievement In Production and Best Technical Achievement. THE IMPOSTER won two awards: Best British Documentary and The Douglas Hickox Award (Directorial Debut) for Bart Layton, matching the tally for BROKEN which also won two for Best British Independent Film and Best Supporting Actor. SIGHTSEERS won Best Screenplay and THE HUNT was awarded Best International Independent Film. James Floyd picked up the Most Promising Newcomer Award for his role in MY BROTHER THE DEVIL.

Best British Independent Film was won by BROKEN with Peter Strickland picking up Best Director for BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO; Andrea Riseborough won Best Actress for SHADOW DANCERand Toby Jones won Best Actor for BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO. Olivia Colman collected her second BIFA in two years, this time for Best Supporting Actress for HYDE PARK ON HUDSON and Rory Kinnear took home Best Supporting Actor for BROKEN.

The Moët British Independent Film Awards winners for 2012 (bold): 

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

Berberian Sound Studio

Broken

Sightseers

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Imposter

BEST DIRECTOR

Bart Layton – The Imposter

Ben Wheatley – Sightseers

John Madden – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

Rufus Norris – Broken

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

Bart Layton – The Imposter

Ben Drew – Ill Manors

Rowan Athale – Wasteland

Rufus Norris – Broken

Sally El Hosaini – My Brother the Devil

BEST SCREENPLAY

Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady

Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers

Mark O’Rowe – Broken

Paul Andrew Williams – Song for Marion

Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST ACTRESS

Alice Lowe (Tina) – Sightseers

Andrea Riseborough (Colette McVeigh) – Shadow Dancer

Elle Fanning (Ginger) – Ginger & Rosa

Judi Dench (Evelyn Greenslade) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady

BEST ACTOR

Riz Ahmed (Aaron) – Ill Manors

Steve Oram (Chris) – Sightseers

Terence Stamp (Arthur) – Song for Marion

Tim Roth (Archie) – Broken

Toby Jones (Gilderoy) – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Alice Englert (Rosa) – Ginger & Rosa

Eileen Davies (Carol) – Sightseers

Maggie Smith (Muriel Donnelly) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth) – Hyde Park on Hudson

Vanessa Redgrave (Marion) – Song for Marion

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Billy Connolly (Wilf) – Quartet

Cillian Murphy (Mike Kiernan) – Broken

Domhnall Gleeson (Connor) – Shadow Dancer

Rory Kinnear (Bob Oswald) – Broken

Tom Wilkinson (Graham Dashwood) – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

Elliott Tittensor (Tits) – Spike Island

Eloise Laurence (Skunk) – Broken

James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil

Paul Brannigan (Robbie) – The Angels’ Share

Zawe Ashton (Joyce Vincent) – Dreams of a Life

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

Berberian Sound Studio

Ill Manors

Sightseers

The Imposter

The Sweeney

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Nic Knowland BSC– Cinematography – Berberian Sound Studio

Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

Electric Wave Bureau – Music – Broken

Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Ginger & Rosa

Andrew Hulme – Editing – The Imposter

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Dreams of a Life

London: The Modern Babylon

Marley

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

The Imposter

BEST BRITISH SHORT

Friday

Junk

Skyborn

Swimmer

Volume

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

Amour

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Rust and Bone

Searching For Sugar Man

The Hunt

THE RAINDANCE AWARD

Frank

Strings

Love Tomorrow

City Slacker

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)

Sir Michael Gambon

THE VARIETY AWARD

Jude Law

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Sandra Hebron

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One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013

The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:

       “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer 

       “After the Wizard,” Stephen Main, composer 

       “Alex Cross,” John Debney and Sebastian Morton, composers 

       “The Amazing Spider-Man,” James Horner, composer 

       “Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli, composer 

       “Argo,” Alexandre Desplat, composer 

       “Battleship,” Steve Jablonsky, composer 

       “The Bay,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer 

       “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, composers 

       “Being Flynn,” Damon Gough, composer 

       “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” Thomas Newman, composer 

       “Big Miracle,” Cliff Eidelman, composer 

       “Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story,” David Cieri, composer 

       “Brave,” Patrick Doyle, composer 

       “Brooklyn Castle,” B. Satz, composer 

       “Chasing Ice,” J. Ralph, composer 

       “Chasing Mavericks,” Chad Fischer, composer 

       “Chicken with Plums,” Olivier Bernet, composer 

       “Chimpanzee,” Nicholas Hooper, composer 

       “Cloud Atlas,” Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek, composers 

       “Compliance,” Heather McIntosh, composer 

       “Contraband,” Clinton Shorter, composer 

       “The Dark Knight Rises,” Hans Zimmer, composer 

       “Dark Shadows,” Danny Elfman, composer 

       “Darling Companion,” James Newton Howard, composer 

       “Deadfall,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers 

       “The Dictator,” Erran Baron Cohen, composer 

       “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” John Powell, composer 

       “End of Watch,” David Sardy, composer 

       “Ethel,” Miriam Cutler, composer 

       “Flight,” Alan Silvestri, composer 

       “For a Good Time, Call…” John Swihart, composer 

       “For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada,” James Horner, composer 

       “Frankenweenie,” Danny Elfman, composer 

       “Fun Size,” Deborah Lurie, composer 

       “Girl in Progress,” Christopher Lennertz, composer 

       “The Grey,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer 

       “The Guilt Trip,” Christophe Beck, composer 

       “Hidden Moon,” Luis Bacalov, composer 

       “Hitchcock,” Danny Elfman, composer 

       “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Howard Shore, composer 

       “Hotel Transylvania,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer 

       “House at the End of the Street,” Theo Green, composer 

       “The Hunger Games,” James Newton Howard, composer 

       “Hyde Park on Hudson,” Jeremy Sams, composer 

       “Ice Age Continental Drift,” John Powell, composer 

       “The Impossible,” Fernando Velázquez, composer 

       “Jack Reacher,” Joe Kraemer, composer 

       “John Carter,” Michael Giacchino, composer 

       “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” Andrew Lockington, composer 

       “Lawless,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers 

       “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna, composer 

       “Lincoln,” John Williams, composer 

       “Lola Versus,” Will Bates and Philip Mossman, composers 

       “Looper,” Nathan Johnson, composer 

       “The Lucky One,” Mark Isham, composer 

       “LUV,” Nuno Malo, composer 

       “The Man with the Iron Fists,” RZA and Howard Drossin, composers 

       “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Alan Silvestri, composer 

       “The Master,” Jonny Greenwood, composer 

       “Men in Black 3,” Danny Elfman, composer 

       “Middle of Nowhere,” Kathryn Bostic, composer 

       “Mirror Mirror,” Alan Menken, composer 

       “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” Geoff Zanelli, composer 

       “On the Road,” Gustavo Santaolalla, composer 

       “The Pardon,” Ashley Irwin, composer 

       “Parental Guidance,” Marc Shaiman, composer 

       “People Like Us,” A.R. Rahman, composer 

       “The Possession,” Anton Sanko, composer 

       “Prometheus,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer 

       “Promised Land,” Danny Elfman, composer 

       “The Raid: Redemption,” Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese, composers 

       “Red Tails,” Terence Blanchard, composer 

       “Rise of the Guardians,” Alexandre Desplat, composer 

       “Ruby Sparks,” Nick Urata, composer 

       “Safe House,” Ramin Djawadi, composer 

       “Safety Not Guaranteed,” Ryan Miller, composer 

       “Saint Dracula,” Sreevalsan J. Menon, composer 

       “Savages,” Adam Peters, composer 

       “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,” Rob Simonsen and Jonathan Sadoff, composers 

       “The Sessions,” Marco Beltrami, composer 

       “Sinister,” Christopher Young, composer 

       “Skyfall,” Thomas Newman, composer 

       “Smashed,” Eric D. Johnson and Andy Cabic, composers 

       “Snow White and the Huntsman,” James Newton Howard, composer 

       “Taken 2,” Nathaniel Mechaly, composer 

       “Ted,” Walter Murphy, composer 

       “Think Like a Man,” Christopher Lennertz, composer 

       “This Means War,” Christophe Beck, composer 

       “A Thousand Words,” John Debney, composer 

       “The Three Stooges,” John Debney, composer 

       “Trashed,” Vangelis, composer 

       “Trouble with the Curve,” Marco Beltrami, composer 

       “21 Jump Street,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer 

       “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” Carter Burwell, composer 

       “Until They Are Home,” Jamie Dunlap, composer 

       “War of the Worlds The True Story,” Jamie Hall, composer 

       “The Watch,” Christophe Beck, composer 

       “West of Memphis,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers 

       “Where Do We Go Now?” Khaled Mouzanar, composer 

       “Won’t Back Down,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer 

       “The Words,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer 

       “Wreck-It Ralph,” Henry Jackman, composer 

       “Zero Dark Thirty,” Alexandre Desplat, composer

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[caption id="attachment_2955" align="alignnone" width="550"]Zero Dark Thirty[/caption]

Kathryn Bigelow’s war drama Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, was named Best Picture by the New York Film Critics Circle. The film also won the awards for Best Director (Bigelow) and Best Cinematographer (Greig Fraser). Ken Burns’ The Central Park Five won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary), Amour won the award for Best Foreign Film, and David France How To Survive A Plague won the award for Best First Film.

2012 Awards

Best Picture

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

Kathryn BigelowZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Screenplay

Tony KushnerLINCOLN

Best Actress

Rachel WeiszTHE DEEP BLUE SEA

Best Actor

Daniel Day-LewisLINCOLN

Best Supporting Actress

Sally FieldLINCOLN

Best Supporting Actor

Matthew McConaugheyBERNIE, MAGIC MIKE

Best Cinematographer

Greig FraserZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Animated Film

Frankenweenie

Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)

The Central Park Five

Best Foreign Film

Amour

Best First Film

David France HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

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[caption id="attachment_2951" align="alignnone" width="550"]Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God[/caption]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. One hundred twenty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

   “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” Never Sorry LLC
   “Bully,” The Bully Project LLC
   “Chasing Ice,” Exposure
   “Detropia,” Loki Films
   “Ethel,” Moxie Firecracker Films
   “5 Broken Cameras,” Guy DVD Films
   “The Gatekeepers,” Les Films du Poisson, Dror Moreh Productions, Cinephil
   “The House I Live In,” Charlotte Street Films, LLC
   “How to Survive a Plague,” How to Survive a Plague LLC
   “The Imposter,” Imposter Pictures Ltd. 
   “The Invisible War,” Chain Camera Pictures
   “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God,” Jigsaw Productions in association with 
       Wider Film Projects and Below the Radar Films
   “Searching for Sugar Man,” Red Box Films
   “This Is Not a Film,” Wide Management
   “The Waiting Room,” Open’hood, Inc.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. 

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network.

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[caption id="attachment_2949" align="alignnone" width="550"]Amour[/caption]

Michael Haneke’s film about an elderly couple dealing with ageing and dementia swept the 25th European Film Awards taking home the awards for European Film of the Year, European Director, European Actor, and European Actress. 

At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented: 

EUROPEAN FILM 2012:
AMOUR
France / Germany / Austria, 127 min
written & directed by Michael Haneke
produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz 

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2012:
Michael Haneke for AMOUR 

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2012:
Emmanuelle Riva in AMOUR 

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2012:
Jean-Louis Trintignant in AMOUR 

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2012:
Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for JAGTEN (The Hunt) 

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2012:
Sean Bobbitt for SHAME

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2012:
Joe Walker for SHAME 

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012:
Maria Djurkovic for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY 

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2012:
Alberto Iglesias for TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY 

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI:
KAUWBOY by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2012:
HIVER NOMADE (Winter Nomads) by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2012:
ALOIS NEBEL by Tomáš Luňák (Czech Republic / Germany / Slovakia)

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2012:
SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN OR BATMAN by Tudor Giurgiu, Romania

EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD 2012 – Prix EURIMAGES: 
Helena Danielsson, Sweden

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA 2012:
Dame Helen Mirren, UK

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy

THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2012:
HASTA LA VISTA (Come As You Are)
directed by da Geoffrey Enthoven

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