http://www.mail.com/subjects/41774-academy-awards.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/41774-academy-awards.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-lincoln-leads-golden-globes-with-7-nominations.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Steven Spielberg's Civil War epic "Lincoln" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Tied for second-place with five nominations each, including best drama are Ben Affleck's Iran hostage-... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763056-lincoln-leads-golden-globes-with-7-nominations.html 2012-12-13T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764352-oscars-academy-honors-pedro-almodovar-london.html LONDON (AP) — Director Pedro Almodovar is being hailed by Hollywood at an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences retrospective in London. The iconoclastic Spaniard is due to receive tributes at Thursday's event from colleagues and admirers, including fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, screenwriter Peter Morgan and fellow directors Stephen Frears an... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764352-oscars-academy-honors-pedro-almodovar-london.html 2012-12-13T15:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook" boosted their Academy Awards prospects Wednesday with four nominations apiece for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. All three films were nominated for overall performance by their casts. Also nominated for best ensemble cast were the I... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760992-lincoln-les-mis-playbook-lead-sag-awards.html 2012-12-12T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The French-language drama "Amour" was chosen as the year's best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a flurry of year-end honors that help sort out the Academy Awards race. Among the group's other honors, the 1950s cult drama "The Master" earned four awards: best director for Paul Thomas Anders... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1754922-amour-takes-top-prize-la-film-critics.html 2012-12-09T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1740948-bully-chasing-ice-oscar-contenders.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The anti-bullying film "Bully," the climate-change study "Chasing Ice" and the AIDS chronicle "How to Survive a Plague" are among 15 features on the short list for the Academy Award for best documentary. Other contenders announced Monday are the Ethel Kennedy documentary "Ethel," the health care exploration "The Waiting Room" and the mu... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1740948-bully-chasing-ice-oscar-contenders.html 2012-12-03T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1737566-katzenberg-spielberg-attend-governors-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Hanks. Quincy Jones. Kristen Stewart. Warren Beatty. Quentin Tarantino. George Lucas. Steven Spielberg. Kirk Douglas. Amy Adams. Richard Gere. These and other famous folks came to the film academy's Governors Awards Saturday to honor filmmakers whose names may not be as well known, but whose contributions to the industry have affect... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1737566-katzenberg-spielberg-attend-governors-awards.html 2012-12-02T09:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1733936-macfarlane-surprises-ucla-class-announces-contest.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar host Seth MacFarlane is inviting college students to join him on stage at the Academy Awards. The "Family Guy" creator made a surprise appearance at UCLA to announce a contest sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU that will allow winning college students to appear on the Feb. 24 Oscar telecast. ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1733936-macfarlane-surprises-ucla-class-announces-contest.html 2012-11-30T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1734146-stuntman-documentarian-early-oscar-winners.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The honorary Oscar winners at the 4th annual Governors Awards include a stuntman who broke 56 bones during his performing career, a documentarian who has made movies for six decades, the founder of the American Film Institute and a philanthropist who has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for arts, education and health-related causes. ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1734146-stuntman-documentarian-early-oscar-winners.html 2012-11-30T14:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1731902-superheroes-bond-hobbits-vie-effects-oscar.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Bond, Snow White and a whole lot of hobbits and superheroes are in the running for the visual-effects prize at the Academy Awards. The superhero blockbusters "The Avengers," ''The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" are among 10 films that made the cut for visual-effects nominations for the Oscars on Feb. 24. The other... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1731902-superheroes-bond-hobbits-vie-effects-oscar.html 2012-11-29T19:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1730952-child-star-beasts-bayou.html HOUMA, La. (AP) — She was just nominated for a Spirit Award for her leading role in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," and there's buzz that Golden Globe and Oscar nods could be next. But these days, Quvenzhane Wallis is more concerned about picking up long division in her math class than trophies in Hollywood. "I actually had to learn what an Oscar was," Quv... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1730952-child-star-beasts-bayou.html 2012-11-29T14:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1726680-moonrise-silver-linings-lead-spirit-awards.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The oddball romances "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Silver Linings Playbook" picked up five nominations each Tuesday to lead the Spirit Awards honoring independent film. Both films are competing for the best-picture prize at the Spirit Awards, one of Hollywood's first big announcements on the long road to the Oscars. Also competing for best pi... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1726680-moonrise-silver-linings-lead-spirit-awards.html 2012-11-27T19:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1688096-5-examples-cinematographer-deakins-best-work.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Deakins is the rare person I was actually nervous to interview because I'm such a huge fan of his work. When I talked to the veteran cinematographer in early 2008, after he'd received Academy Award nominations for both "No Country for Old Men" and "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," I found him to be lovely and humble, with ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1688096-5-examples-cinematographer-deakins-best-work.html 2012-11-08T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1674968-21-animated-features-vying-oscar-nominations.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Brave," ''Wreck-It Ralph" and "Rise of the Guardians" are among the animated features angling for an Oscar nomination. The motion picture academy said Friday that 21 films have been submitted for consideration in the Academy Awards' animated feature category. "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," ''Frankenweenie," ''Ice Age Continental Drift" and "P... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1674968-21-animated-features-vying-oscar-nominations.html 2012-11-02T22:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1667606-spielberg-day-lewis-unite-epic-lincoln-tale.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The task of encapsulating the essence of Abraham Lincoln in a single film took Steven Spielberg roughly three times as long as it took the 16th president to win the Civil War, abolish slavery and put the country on the course to recovery. Creating such a historical epic may not compare to the colossal task of saving a bloodily divided n... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1667606-spielberg-day-lewis-unite-epic-lincoln-tale.html 2012-10-31T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1632734-tina-fey-amy-poehler-to-host-golden-globes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are teaming up for the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions and NBC announced Monday that the pair of "30 Rock" and "Parks and Recreation" stars have signed on to host the 70th annual Golden Globes ceremony after British comedian Ricky Gervais' three-year reign as the sh... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1632734-tina-fey-amy-poehler-to-host-golden-globes.html 2012-10-15T23:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1616614-oscars-record-71-foreign-language-submissions.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards organizers have received submissions from a record 71 countries for this season's foreign-language prize. The entries include Austria's "Amour" from director Michael Haneke, which won the top prize at last May's Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant as an elderly couple coping wit... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1616614-oscars-record-71-foreign-language-submissions.html 2012-10-08T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1598864-abe-argo-les-mis-jockey-oscar-attention.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood is in its usual hazy head space when it comes to the Academy Awards race. The dilemma: Handicapping the players when so many of the potential front-runners have yet to show their game face. Films such as Ben Affleck's "Argo" and Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman's "The Master" already are proven contenders through rap... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1598864-abe-argo-les-mis-jockey-oscar-attention.html 2012-10-01T19:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1599786-family-guy-creator-macfarlane-to-host-oscars.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane says being invited to host the 2013 Academy Awards "was the greatest call that I could have gotten in show business." Oscar telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Monday that MacFarlane will host the 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony in February. Meron called the 38-year-old entert... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1599786-family-guy-creator-macfarlane-to-host-oscars.html 2012-10-01T17:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1589880-philippines-oscar-hope-drama-aging-gay-man.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An independent drama that explores the loneliness and missed opportunities of an ailing, 70-year-old gay man is testing Philippine sensibilities about sexuality and hoping to advance in the Academy Awards' foreign-language film competition next year. "Bwakaw," or "Voracious," has received positive reviews and local awards and is... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1589880-philippines-oscar-hope-drama-aging-gay-man.html 2012-09-26T23:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1583370-iran-official-will-boycott-2013-oscars.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's culture minister said Monday that his country will boycott the 2013 Oscars in the wake of the anti-Islam video made in the United States that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad. An Iranian film won an Oscar in the foreign film category in February. But Mohammed Hosseini said the Islamic Republic would not field an entry for next ye... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1583370-iran-official-will-boycott-2013-oscars.html 2012-09-24T17:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1572816-oscar-nomination-jumps-ahead-to-jan-10.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dynamics have shifted for Hollywood's upcoming film honors now that the Academy Awards nominations are moving ahead of the Golden Globes. Organizers said Tuesday that nominations for the 85th Oscars will be announced Jan. 10 — five days earlier than the academy previously planned. The date change puts the Oscar nominations three day... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1572816-oscar-nomination-jumps-ahead-to-jan-10.html 2012-09-19T16:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1560220-bill-murray-mulls-oscar-prospects-roosevelt.html TORONTO (AP) — Most stars shun the "O word" — Oscar — when they might be in the running for an Academy Award, not wanting to jinx their chances or look too eager. Bill Murray has no problem dissecting Hollywood's highest honors. A best actor nominee for 2003's "Lost in Translation," Murray could have Oscar prospects again as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in "... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1560220-bill-murray-mulls-oscar-prospects-roosevelt.html 2012-09-13T15:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1546618-hungary-roma-movie-just-wind-oscars.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's National Film Fund has selected "Just the Wind," a film featuring a cast of amateur Roma actors, as the country's entry for next year's Academy Awards. The Hungarian-German-French co-production directed by Bence Fliegauf won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival this year. It depicts a day in the life of a Roma famil... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1546618-hungary-roma-movie-just-wind-oscars.html 2012-09-07T14:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1543520-eastwoods-rnc-trouble-curve.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A week after Clint Eastwood's appearance before the Republican National Convention, mocking continues about the Hollywood veteran's peculiar, rambling conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama in an empty chair, raising the question: Will his latest film also be playing to empty seats when it debuts later this month? Eastwoo... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1543520-eastwoods-rnc-trouble-curve.html 2012-09-06T12:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1542830-jeffrey-katzenberg-others-to-honorary-oscars.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first Oscars of the season have been awarded. The film academy's board of governors voted Wednesday to present honorary Academy Awards to stuntman Hal Needham, documentarian D. A. Pennebaker and arts advocate George Stevens, Jr. The group also announced that producer and philanthropist Jeffrey Katzenberg will receive the Jean Hersho... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1542830-jeffrey-katzenberg-others-to-honorary-oscars.html 2012-09-06T04:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1533324-hugo-editor-thelma-schoonmaker-wins-gucci-award.html VENICE, Italy (AP) — Thelma Schoonmaker, a three-time Academy Award winner, was awarded on Friday the second Gucci award for women's achievement in filmmaking for her work editing "Hugo." Schoonmaker, 72, has worked on every Scorsese feature film and won the Academy Award for "Raging Bull," ''The Aviator" and "The Departed." "I just don't think I would ha... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1533324-hugo-editor-thelma-schoonmaker-wins-gucci-award.html 2012-08-31T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1530854-oscars-change-rule-best-original-song-nominees.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be more songs vying for Oscars at next year's Academy Awards. The motion picture academy said Thursday that there will be a minimum of five nominees in the original song category at next year's ceremony. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says that the five nominated songs receiving the highest number of votes fr... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1530854-oscars-change-rule-best-original-song-nominees.html 2012-08-30T20:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1516822-hairspray-producers-zadan-meron-to-oscars.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The producing team that helped to create such musicals as "Chicago" and "Hairspray" is overseeing the next Academy Awards ceremony. Academy management announced Thursday that Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the 85th annual Oscars that will air live Feb. 24 on ABC. Zadan and Meron were executive producers on 2002's "Chicago," whi... Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1516822-hairspray-producers-zadan-meron-to-oscars.html 2012-08-23T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1488664-fallon-was-asked-passed-oscar-host-gig.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Fallon says he was asked to host next year's Academy Awards but declined the gig. The talk-show host told Matt Lauer Wednesday that "it's an honor to be asked by the academy, but it's not my year." Fallon, who hosted the 2010 Primetime Emmys, made the remarks during a "Today" show broadcast from London. ... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1488664-fallon-was-asked-passed-oscar-host-gig.html 2012-08-08T20:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1486750-hamlisch-left-signature-decades-films.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The word "prolific" gets tossed around a lot, but it couldn't be more appropriate in discussing the work of the late, great Marvin Hamlisch. This is especially true in considering his many contributions to film over the past five-plus decades. Yes, he's been duly decorated in other artistic realms — the longtime Broadway favorite "A Cho... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1486750-hamlisch-left-signature-decades-films.html 2012-08-08T12:54:00Z