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The 2011 Academy Awards Round-Up

Posted on Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 2:40 pm by TeddyBlass

inception oscars The 2011 Academy Awards Round Up

I’m sure by now you all are familiar with the results of the 2011 Academy Awards. And you’re probably quite aware that Inception took home 4 Oscars this past Sunday night. It’s not breaking news, or news even, but we have to talk about it right? So we’ll try to make it interesting by including video clips and opinions. Let us remind you that Inception was nominated for a total of 8 Academy Awards. Quite famously none of those 8 were for Best Director. Here is what the nominations were for: Art Direction, Cinematography, Original Score, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, Original Screenplay, and Best Picture. And here’s the breakdown of the half of those it did win.

First up, Best Achievement in Cinematography. Inception had just lost the first award of the night, Achievement in Art Direction, to Alice in Wonderland. Not the best sign for Inception‘s night it would seem. I personally thought it had a more than fair shot at winning in that category, but I’m often wrong about these things. Cinematographer Wally Pfister had some tough competition, among them the great Roger Deakins who has been nominated a total of 8 previous times without a win. But sure enough the prized golden statue went to 4 time nominee Wally Pfister! You can check out video of his acceptance speech later on in the article.

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Christopher Nolan Accepts ‘Modern Master’ Award

Posted on Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 3:36 pm by TeddyBlass

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Established in 1995, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Modern Master Award was created to honor individuals who have enriched our culture through their multi-faceted accomplishments in the motion picture industry. For 2011, Christopher Nolan joins the illustrious group of past recipients including Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Diane Keaton, Sean Penn, Jeff Bridges, Peter Jackson, George Clooney, Will Smith, Cate Blanchett, Clint Eastwood, and James Cameron. Although it was announced in October that he would be receiving the award for this year, it was last night in Santa Barbara that actor Leonardo DiCaprio presented the director the award.

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Inception Earns 8 Oscar Nominations, Nolan Snubbed Again

Posted on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 at 10:05 am by TeddyBlass

inception oscars Inception Earns 8 Oscar Nominations, Nolan Snubbed Again

Earlier this morning, the nominees for the 83rd annual Academy Awards were announced and Inception received a total of 8 nominations. Unlike 2 years ago, Christopher Nolan’s producing, and writing, were recognized by the academy. However, he was snubbed (again) in the Best Achievement in Directing category. It’s not too much of a surprise that there weren’t any acting nominations for the cast of the film either. Most of the nominees announced this morning were fairly predictable, no other major surprises or snubs. Here are the categories Inception was recognized for:

  • BEST PICTURE | Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas.
  • BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | Christopher Nolan
  • BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | Wally Pfister
  • BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | Hans Zimmer
  • BEST ART DIRECTION | Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Douglas A. Mowat
  • BEST SOUND MIXING | Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick
  • BEST SOUND EDITING | Richard King
  • BEST VISUAL EFFECTS | Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb, Paul J. Franklin

Given the results of award shows like the Golden Globes and the PGA Awards, it seems things aren’t set in stone for any one film. What do you think Nolan and his collaborators on Inception have a shot at taking home on February 27th? Are there nominations not given that you would have like to seen? Share your thoughts below!

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Christopher Nolan Earns Third DGA Nomination

Posted on Monday, January 10th, 2011 at 5:21 pm by George

nolan dgas Christopher Nolan Earns Third DGA Nomination

Hopefully the third time’s a charm when it comes to Christopher Nolan being recognized by both the Directors Guild and the Academy. Nolan was among five nominees announced today for the 2011 Directors Guild Awards, his third nomination from the group following previous nods for 2001′s Memento and 2008′s The Dark Knight. Nolan released the following statement expressing his appreciation for the Inception nomination:

I’m thrilled that the DGA membership has chosen to nominate me and my DGA team (Jan Foster, Nilo Otero, Brandon Lambdin, Greg Pawlik, Lauren Pasternack) for our work on Inception. The recognition of our peers is extremely gratifying — this is an incredible honor.
- Christopher Nolan

Other nominees this year include Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan, David Fincher for The Social Network, Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech, and David O. Russell for The Fighter. The only surprise is the lack of Joel & Ethan Coen for True Grit, but it’s likely they will replace one of the DGA five for the Academy Award nominations. Fincher aside, I could see any one of the other four getting replaced by the Coens. Russell seems the weakest in the category, but Nolan has missed out twice before. How do you think it’ll all play out? Academy Award nominations will be announced January 25th, followed by the DGA winners on January 29th.

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Inception Receives PGA and WGA Nominations

Posted on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 at 3:02 pm by George

Pga wga Inception Receives PGA and WGA Nominations

The two guilds announcing awards today, the Producers Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America, have each nominated Christopher Nolan’s Inception for their top prize. Inception is among ten nominees for the PGA’s Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures and five nominees for the WGA’s Original Screenplay award, bolstering the likelihood it’ll nab similar Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nominations for the 2011 Academy Awards. It is worth noting, however, that strong contenders for Original Screenplay Oscar (including The King’s Speech, Another Year, and Blue Valentine) were ineligible for the WGA’s Original Screenplay award this year.

PGA’s The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
127 HOURS, Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
BLACK SWAN, Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver
INCEPTION, Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
THE FIGHTER, Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Producers: Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray
THE KING’S SPEECH, Producers: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Producers: Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin
THE TOWN, Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Graham King
TOY STORY 3, Producer: Darla K. Anderson
TRUE GRIT, Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

WGA’s Original Screenplay:
BLACK SWAN, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
THE FIGHTER, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Paramount Pictures
INCEPTION, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg; Focus Features
PLEASE GIVE, Written by Nicole Holofcener; Sony Pictures Classics

For those keeping score, Inception has so far received major nominations from two of the three guilds (the Screen Actors Guild only afforded Inception a Best Stunt Ensemble). The Directors Guild of America announces their five nominees on January 10, and the Editors Guild announces their nominations on January 14.