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Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis of Soundelux Receive Oscar Nominations for Drive
Supervising sound editors Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis of Soundelux are among the nominees for best sound editing in the 84th Annual Academy Awards. This is the third Oscar nomination for Bender. He previously won the award, with Per Hallberg, in 1996 for Braveheart. This is the first Oscar nomination for Ennis. Winners... »
Academy Award Nominations
And so here we are, on State of the Union day, as – on America’s other coast – Oscar nominations are announced and a different media frenzy begins. Which might be more fatuous or less serious, we leave to you. But both processes are similar, as early caucuses and primaries – in this case, other... »
Contender – Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
“On most films I’ve worked on, the most important thing is to 'make the day,'" (keep to the shooting schedule) says Emmanuel Lubezki, director of photography on The Tree of Life, helmed by imagistic director Terence Malick. “Working with Terry, sometimes I can shoot a whole day and not know if there’s anything that’s... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came to Los Angeles, the city of cars, to make a film filled with some of the most authentic and exciting car chase sequences seen on the screen in years. »
Patton Oswalt to Host 39th Annual Annie Awards
Patton Oswalt, who was recently nominated by the Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles Film Critics’ Associations for his performance in the film Young Adult will host this year’s 39th Annual Annie Awards on Feb. 4, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. »
MPSE Announces 2012 Golden Reel Nominees
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild announced their nominees for the 2012 Golden Reel Awards. The 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award will be presented to Gale Anne Hurd. The 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Award will be presented to George Watters II. The awards will be held on February 19 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in... »
Costume Designers Guild Announces Awards Nominees
The nominees for the 14th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards were announced this week. Honorary awards will be announced next week. The winners will be revealed at the awards gala hosted by award winning film and television actress, Jane Lynch, with Lacoste as presenting sponsor and Disaronno as supporting sponsor on Feb. 21 at... »
ACE Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
American Cinema Editors (ACE) will honor veteran editors Joel Cox, ACE and Doug Ibold, ACE with the organization’s lifetime career achievement award at the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards on Feb. 18 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. »
CAS Announces Awards Nominees
The Cinema Audio Society announced the nominees for the 48th Annual CAS Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for 2011 in four categories. Also included are the nominations for the CAS Technical Awards in both the production and the postproduction categories. »
BAFTA Nominees Announced
The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced on Monday by Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger at BAFTA's headquarters in London. Leading the pack is The Artist with 12 nominations, followed by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11 nominations. Hugo has nine nominations. My Week with Marilyn has six nominations and The... »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »