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An Education leads Bafta longlists

2 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

First round of Bafta voting puts the Lone Scherfig film in the running for 17 awards, with Avatar, The Hurt Locker and District 9 following close behind

Lone Scherfig's An Education is officially the frontrunner for this year's British Academy film awards, following the publication of the Bafta longlists. Avatar, The Hurt Locker and – perhaps the biggest surprise – District 9 also emerged as strong contenders. And Moon looks like the main rival to An Education for the title of best British film.

The longlists are the result of the first round of Bafta voting, when the list of contenders is narrowed to 15 in each category. The second round, which closes 19 January and is announced two days later, whittles these down to the five nominees. The third round, of course, picks the winners, to be revealed on 21 February.

So many films are included in the longlists that they are very imprecise guides to the eventual victors. »

- Adam Dawtrey

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Jp’s Top 10 of 2009

17 hours ago | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

2009 was a great year for going to the movies-regardless of if you were a 12 yr old girl, or an awkward man in your late 20's like myself. Long anticipated movies like Avatar, Where The Wild Things Are, and Fantastic Mr. Fox came and delivered strongly, along with some unexpected suprises like District 9 & The Brothers Bloom. I'm still beating myself up over a few films that I missed in the year: namely Moon (which Dave and Don swear by), Precious, The Road, and The Hurt Locker. But overall-this has been an awesome year for movies. I'm excited to see what the Acadmey Awards hold, as well as what is coming in 2010. 10. The Brothers Bloom With The Brothers Bloom, Rian Johnson skillfully took the next step in his cinematic career. Leaning on the character development patterns he used in Brick, he also managed to inject humor and fun in this go round. »

- JP Chapman

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"An Education" Leads 2010 BAFTA Film Awards Longlist, "Inglourious Basterds" Not Far Behind!

17 hours ago | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"An Education" led the 2010 BAFTA film awards. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced its longlist and the coming-of-age drama scored 17 mentions including best film, director, and actress for Carey Mulligan.

Not too far behind was Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" with 15 mentions and Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" scored 12. Meanwhile, James Cameron's "Avatar" and Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" received 11 mentions apiece.

This longlist will be cut down to a shortlist from 15 mentions per category (except Best Animated Film) to 5. They will be announced January 21st. Then, the winners will be crowned one month later on Feb. 21st.

Here's the full BAFTA longlist:

Best Film

"Avatar"

"District 9"

"An Education"

"Gran Torino"

"The Hurt Locker"

"Inglourious Basterds"

"Invictus"

"Moon"

"Precious"

"The Road"

"A Serious Man"

"A Single Man"

"Star Trek"

"Up"

"Up in the Air"

Adapted Screenplay

"Crazy Heart"

"The Damned United"

"District 9 »

- Manny

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Oscars Visual Effects Shortlist Announced

20 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

With the amount of big blockbusters there were this year – films full of explosions, magic spells and other worlds meticulously rendered onscreen – I’ve been looking forward to seeing which of those films will get recognition at the Oscars. And, in the only category you’re likely to see many of the summer ‘09 films in is undoubtedly the Best Visual Effects category, which in the past few years has included Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Superman Returns.

The Academy of Motion Picture Art And Sciences has today announced the shortlist for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. The list has seven films on it, which will then be whittled down to three and those will be announced along with the rest of the nominees on February 2nd. Here are the seven films:

 

Avatar District 9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek Terminator Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen »

- Ross Miller

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‘Paranormal Activity’ Tops Blockbuster’s List

21 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Even though some people may think the video rental giant is on it last legs due to competition from companies like Netflix, they still rent a heck of a lot of movies. So many, in fact, they make a list of the top rentals and we’ve got that list from last week to share with you today, direct from the official press release. Check it out.

Topping the Hit List of “Top 10 Rented DVD Titles” for the week ending Jan. 3 is Paranormal Activity. This release media includes an alternative ending not seen in theatrical version.

Blockbuster Hit List

Top 10 Renting DVD Titles at U.S. Blockbuster stores for the week ending Jan. 3, 2009:

1. Paranormal Activity

2. The Hangover

3. District 9

4. Inglorious Basterds

5. All About Steve

6. A Perfect Getaway

7. Jennifer’s Body

8. Public Enemies

9. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

10. 500 Days of Summer

Top 10 Selling DVD Titles at U.S. Blockbuster stores for the week ending Jan. »

- Joe Gillis

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Golden Idol: People's Choice, PGA, VFX, Ofcs

7 January 2010 4:15 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

People's Choice

"Twilight" dominated the People's Choice awards last night, scoring favourite movie, top on-screen team (Pattinson & Stewart), favourite franchise and the prize for best breakthrough actor (Taylor Lautner).

"The Proposal" scored favourite comedy movie and favourite actress (Sandra Bullock), while "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up" took home best independent award and animated film respectively.

Other award wins include Johnny Depp for favourite actor, Hugh Jackman for action hero, Jim Carrey for comedic actor and Miley Cyrus for best breakthrough actress.

Producers Guild

The nominees for live-action film of the year this year are: Avatar, An Education, District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, Precious, Star Trek, Up and Up in the Air.

Oscars

Seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards: "Avatar", "District 9", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Star Trek", "Terminator Salvation", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", "2012".

A special »

- Garth Franklin

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Behind the Scenes of Deathly Hallows Photos

6 January 2010 11:00 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Warner Bros. Pictures released another couple of behind the scenes photos from the upcoming film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Alan Rickman (The Villa Golitsyn) and Rupert Grint. Synopsis: The final chapter of the Harry Potter saga comes to the screen in this feature adaptation of the popular novel by children’s fantasy author J.K. Rowling, with series veterans Steve Kloves and David Yates writing and directing, respectively. The Deathly Hallows will be split up into two films, with Part 2 [...] »

- Brian Corder

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AMPAS Narrows Visual Effects Race Down to Seven

6 January 2010 8:18 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

This is a big category now and the Academy really needs to give some serious thought on expanding the nominees from 3 to 5. At a board meeting over the summer, they voted to expand the voting rights of the various branches due to the Academy’s ongoing retweeking of its rules. Visual Effects is one such category in desperate need of an adjustment. As of this year, Avatar, Star Trek are definitely in….anyone care to venture a guess on what will be the third? My own choice would be District 9.

From AMPAS:

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

“Avatar” “District 9” “Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince” “Star Trek” “Terminator Salvation” “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen” “2012”

On Thursday, January 21, all »

- Michelle

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Visual Effects Oscar Shortlist

6 January 2010 8:16 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' visual effects branch announced a list of seven films on the short list for the Visual Effects Oscar. The list includes: Avatar District 9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek Terminator Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2012 The list will be narrowed down to three films, which will be announced along with all the other Oscar nominees on February 2nd 2010. I'm betting the final three will consist of Avatar, District 9 and 2012. The Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 7th 2010. via: THR »

- Peter Sciretta

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Taylor Lautner Won Two 2010 People's Choice Awards

6 January 2010 8:10 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Taylor Lautner has joined the expanding list of 2010 People's Choice Awards winners. On Wednesday night, December 6 at Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles, the Jacob Black of "Twilight Saga" has been hailed Favorite Breakout Actor, triumphing over Chris Pine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sam Worthington and Zachary Quinto.

The Breakout title wasn't the only kudo the 17-year-old collected on the special night. According to USA Today, he also nailed the Favorite On-Screen Team title, which he shared with his "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. They bested over "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" stars, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

Lautner's two awards gave "Twilight" a boost in terms of the kudos collection. With the additional counts from the actor, the popular vampire drama has led the fields with four kudos. In addition to Lautner's collection, the movie has won two other titles, »

- celebrity-mania.com

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People’s Choice Awards 2010

6 January 2010 7:25 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

2010 People’s Choice Awards 2010 People’s Choice Award Winners: Jan. 6, 2010 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Twilight   Film Favorite Movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek The Hangover The Proposal * Twilight Best Movie Actor Brad Pitt Hugh Jackman * Johnny Depp Robert Pattinson Ryan Reynolds Best Movie Actress Anna Hathaway Drew Barrymore Jennifer Aniston Kristen Stewart * Sandra Bullock Best Action Star Christian Bale Gerard Butler * Hugh Jackman Shia Labeouf Vin Diesel Best Comedic Star Adam Sandler Ben Stiller * Jim Carrey Ryan Reynolds Vince Vaughn Best Breakout Movie Actress Anna Kendrick Emily Osment Ginnifer Goodwin * Miley Cyrus Zoe [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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VFX Oscar shortlist

6 January 2010 7:22 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced their seven picks for the short list of Oscar's Best Visual Effects award. The list was previously at fifteen, with the following films not making the cut: Angels & Demons, Coraline, A Christmas Carol, G-force, G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, Sherlock Holmes, Watchmen, and Where The Wild Things Are. Here are the current films in contention: - 2012 - Avatar - District 9 - Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince - Star »

- George Merchan

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Seven films competing for visual effects Oscar

6 January 2010 6:17 PM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

A bunch of films battle for a nomination in the best visual effects category at the Oscars. Here are the candidates...

The list of films competing for the three nomination spots in the Academy Awards' category for best visual effects has been narrowed down to seven. Fifteen flicks were in the running, but some of them got kicked out. Let's find out which ones are still in...

"Avatar," "District 9," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Star Trek," "Terminator Salvation," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "2012" all have a shot at getting nominated Feb. 2, when we'll find out what films will be competing at the 82nd Academy Awards.

Out of the race are: "Angels & Demons," "Coraline," "Disney's A Christmas Carol," "G-Force," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," "Sherlock Holmes," "Watchmen" and "Where the Wild Things Are."

I would have liked to see "Where the Wild Things Are" or "Watchmen" move on, »

- Franck Tabouring

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Welcome To The 2010 People's Choice Awards Live Blog!

6 January 2010 5:58 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Welcome all. Are you ready for the 2010 People's Choice Awards? A lot of big names are out tonight, stars of the stage and stars of screens big and small. They're all gathering into the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California to celebrate the best that 2009 had to offer. If you remember it from last year, then it's represented tonight. "New Moon," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Lost," "Fringe," Adam Lambert, Taylor Swift... the list goes on. What are we waiting for? On with the show!

10:58pm And that's it for the night. Thanks to all for tuning in. Congrats to Johnny Depp, Taylor Swift and the rest of the night's winners. Sleep well y'all!

10:57pm Favorite Movie Actor of the year, Favorite Movie Actor of the decade... and it all started with "21 Jump Street." Imagine that.

10:56pm Oh! He Is there!

10:55pm Johnny Depp is your Favorite Movie Actor. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Seven films on the shortlist for visual effects Oscar

6 January 2010 4:26 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Seven movies - including Avatar - remain in the visual effects category of this year's Oscars.

In December, 15 contenders were announced and these were then whittled down. The others still in the running are: District 9, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and 2012.

Those that have been crossed off the list are: Angels & Demons, Coraline, Disney's A Christmas Carol, G-Force, G.I. Joe, Sherlock Holmes, Watchmen and Where The Wild Things Are.

On January 21, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will watch clips of all seven shortlisted movies before voting on the final three nominations.

Nominations will be announced on February 2 and the awards will be presented on March 7.

Personally, the best effects I saw were in Avatar, District 9, Star Trek and 2012. I'd be surprised if Avatar isn't the winner for its groundbreaking 3D CGI.

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- David Bentley

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Seven Films in the Running for Visual Effects Oscar

6 January 2010 4:04 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

While it's likely a foregone conclusion that Avatar will be taking home the Oscar, the Motion Picture Academy has announced the seven films that will compete in order to become one of three nominess for the Visual Effects Academy Award. And a couple of them are big favorites around the Dread Central offices.

As reported by Variety, the seven finalists for a nomination are "Avatar," "District 9," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Star Trek," "Terminator Salvation," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," and "2012."

The visual effects bakeoff will be held Thursday evening, January 21, at the Academy's Goldwyn Theater. Each pic will present 15 minutes of highlights. Members of the branch attend and vote for the three nominees immediately afterward.

The final three nominees will be announced February 2 along with the rest of the Oscar nominations.

How sweet would it be to see District 9 in the final three? We're keeping our fingers crossed! »

- The Woman In Black

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Avatar, Star Trek, 2012 – Oscar 2010 Visual Effects Semi-Finalists

6 January 2010 2:57 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

James Cameron’s Avatar (Weta / 20th Century Fox) (top); Roland Emmerich’s 2012 (Columbia TriStar Marketing Group) (middle); J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek (Industrial Light & Magic / Paramount) (bottom) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 2010 Academy Awards. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: Avatar District 9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek Terminator Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2012 On Thursday, January 21, members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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Seven Features Still in Running for VFX Oscar Race

6 January 2010 1:12 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Are there really six other movies this year that can compete with the visuals of Avatar, which is clearly on a mission for world domination? According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, apparently so.  The Academy has announced these seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards: Avatar, District 9, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012.

Thursday, Jan. 21, all members of the academy’s Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films, and then pick the three they think should make it to the final round on Oscar night. The Oscar nominations will be announced Tuesday, Feb, 2, at 5:30 a.m. Pt.

Having seen all of these except 2012 (I just couldn’t bring myself to do it), if I were a betting man, »

- Keith Demko

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Shocker! Avatar, District 9, Star Trek Make Cut for F/X Oscar

6 January 2010 12:35 PM, PST | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »

It's shaping up to be an alien invasion at the Oscars. To surprise of absolutely no one, James Cameron's Na'vi-centric 3-D extravaganza Avatar, Neil Bloomkamp's prawn thriller District 9 and J.J. Abrams' action-packed Spock-eriffic reboot of Star Trek lead the list of seven films shortlisted for the Visual Effects Oscar nomination. Of course, all three are aspiring to even loftier heights. After yesterday's Producer Guild nominations, the trio all have a shot at a Best Picture nod in this year's expanded field. Rounding out the VFX contenders: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and 2012. (Sorry, Twi-hards, New Moon »

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Shocker! Avatar, District 9, Star Trek Make Cut for F/X Oscar

6 January 2010 12:35 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

It's shaping up to be an alien invasion at the Oscars. To the surprise of absolutely no one, James Cameron's Na'vi-centric 3-D extravaganza Avatar, Neill Blomkamp's prawn thriller District 9 and J.J. Abrams' action-packed Spock-eriffic reboot of Star Trek lead the list of seven films short-listed for the Visual Effects Oscar nomination. Of course, all three are aspiring to even loftier heights. After yesterday's Producer Guild nominations, the trio all have a shot at a Best Picture nod in this year's expanded field. Rounding out the VFX contenders: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and 2012. (Sorry, Twi-hards, New »

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