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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Golden Globe Awards: Complete List of Nominations by Gold Derby

The 70th annual Golden Globe Awards will be handed out on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, during a ceremony hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and airing live on NBC. FILM&nbs…

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Monday, December 10, 2012

'Argo,' 'Les Miz,' 'Lincoln' among AFI top 10 American movies by Gold Derby

The American Film Institute's list of the Top 10 Films of 2012 includes a slew of likely Oscar contenders for Best Picture but not "The Master." But this snub doesn't r…

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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Will 'Les Miserables' duplicate success of 'Chicago' at Oscars? by Gold Derby

One hundred years from now, film historians may look back at an Oscar race from the early 21st century and note the fascinating slate of Best Picture nominees. 1. A Christmas t…

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Watch: Emily Mortimer on 'singing' Aaron Sorkin's words on 'The Newsroom' by Gold Derby

"At its best, I think it's more like singing than it is acting," revealed Emily Mortimer about Aaron Sorkin's scripts for the HBO drama series "The Newsroom.…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

News Nuggets: Hugh Jackman gets Walk of Fame, Moving Image tributes by Gold Derby

Todd Martens surveys Grammy's Best New Artist field: "Indeed, Carly Rae Jepsen and her inescapable 'Call Me Maybe' is far from the only notable newcomer over the last 12 mon…

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'Les Miserables' leads with 10 Satellite Award nominations by Gold Derby

The International Press Academy (IPA) announced an eclectic list of nominees in 31 film and TV categories for its 17th annual Satellite Awards on Monday. -INSERTGROUPS:12- Tom Hooper…

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

'Les Miserables' hikes Oscar lead; Michael Musto hops aboard by Gold Derby

"Les Miserables" just pulled even further ahead on Oscar's Best Picture track as another one of our pundits, Michael Musto (Village Voice), jumped on the pony, dropping "Z…

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Dave Karger jumps aboard the 'Les Miserables' Oscar bandwagon by Gold Derby

For the past two months, one of Hollywood's reigning Oscarologists, Dave Karger (Fandango), has been backing "Silver Linings Playbook" as the next Best Picture champ, but today…

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Dave Karger predicts 'Les Miserables' will win Best Picture Oscar by Gold Derby

For the past two months, one of Hollywood's reigning Oscarologists, Dave Karger (Fandango), has been backing "Silver Linings Playbook" as the next Best Picture champ, but today…

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Monday, November 26, 2012

'Les Miserables' leaps ahead in Oscars Best Picture race by Gold Derby

Now that "Les Miserables" and "Zero Dark Thirty" have finally been seen by Oscarologists, "Les Miserables" has resumed its lead in the Best Picture race by a co…

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Tom O'Neil on 'Les Miserables' Oscars mystery: Will it win? by Gold Derby

Now that I've seen "Les Miserables" – and have witnessed the reactions of hundreds of others at Grauman's theater in Hollywood – a few things are clear. Yes, th…

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'Les Miserables' is 'a dream' - but Oscars front-runner? by Gold Derby

Reactions to the first screenings of "Les Miserables" are rapturous, all of them confirming that it's a strong Best Picture contender. Many sources seem to suggest that it'…

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'Les Miserables' is 'a dream' - but Oscars front-runner? by Gold Derby

Reactions to the first screenings of "Les Miserables" are rapturous, all of them confirming that it's a strong Best Picture contender. Many sources seem to suggest that it'…

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Watch: Richard Gere on 'Arbitrage,' 'Chicago' and Oscars by Gold Derby

In case you missed the live event, here's the video of Monday's discussion with Richard Gere, who chatted with me and Matt Noble about his current awards contender "Arbitrage,&q…

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Are animated films unfairly shortchanged for Best Production Design? by Gold Derby

When one thinks of the Best Production Design Oscar – previously known as Best Art Direction – the first thoughts that come to mind are of elaborate physical sets in live-action …

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

'Smash' competing at Globes as comedy/musical, at SAG as drama by Gold Derby

After making an effort at the 2012 Emmy Awards in the drama field, "Smash" will now be entered into the comedy/musical categories at the next Golden Globe Awards. Also, none of the…

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Monday, October 29, 2012

'Argo' widens lead in Best Picture race over 'Les Miserables' say Oscarologists by Gold Derby

"Argo" just pulled further ahead of "Les Miserables" in the Best Picture race as Christopher Rosen (Huffington Post) switched his vote to become the 11th o…

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Will 'Les Miserables' rekindle Oscar's love affair with musicals? by Gold Derby

On paper, "Les Miserables" seems like the perfect Oscar movie. With its prestigious source material, all-star cast, period setting and epic scope, the film looks poised to garner a…

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

'Argo' leaps ahead of 'Les Miserables' again in Best Picture Oscar race by Gold Derby

The Best Picture race is no longer tied as "Argo" moves ahead of "Les Miserables."  Chuck Walton (Fandango) just switched from one-time frontrunner "Si…

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

'Les Miserables' tied again with 'Argo' for Best Picture say Oscarologists by Gold Derby

The Best Picture race is tied up once again.  Kevin Polowy (Next Movie) just switched from "Lincoln" to become the ninth of our 25 Experts backing the still-unseen "L…

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Friday, October 19, 2012

'Argo' surges in Best Picture race, ties 'Les Miserables': Oscarologists by Gold Derby

"Argo" just pulled even with "Les Miserables" in the Oscar race for Best Picture, according to the latest predictions of Oscarologists polled by Gold Derby. Now both film…

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Monday, October 15, 2012

'Les Miserables' pulls ahead in Oscar's Best Picture race; 'Argo' surges by Gold Derby

Miserable no more! "Les Miserables" just pulled ahead of "Silver Linings Playbook" in the Best Picture race based upon the predictions of top experts polled by Gold Derby…

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Saturday, October 13, 2012

You decide: Will 'Silver Linings Playbook' or 'Les Miserables' win Best Comedy Golden Globe? by Gold Derby

Last year, all four Oscar acting champs first won at the Golden Globes. Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady"), Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Octavia Spencer ("The Help"…

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Snuggle4 calls the Oscars derby: 'Les Miserables' will sweep by Gold Derby

"Psst! Tom, it's over. A monster sweep for 'Les Miz.' Mark this date down," says a private message I just received on Oct. 6 from someone who really knows his Oscars. …

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Friday, October 5, 2012

EGOT champ Mel Brooks feted with AFI Lifetime Achievement Award by Gold Derby

Mel Brooks may need to buy another mantle. He is to be the second EGOT champ, after Mike Nichols in 2010, to receive a tribute from the American Film Institute.  In making the annou…

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

News Nuggets: Roman Polanski will direct 'Venus in Fur' film in French by Gold Derby

Director Roman Polanski will adapt another Tony-winning play for the screen: "Roman Polanski announced today that he will direct a film adaptation of David Ives's play 'Venus in…

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First look: Making of 'Les Miserables' as Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway sing live by Gold Derby

Upon the heels of the news that Universal has shifted "Les Miserables" to Christmas Day, the tub-thumping for this lavish musical version of the 1987 Tony champ has begun. In t…

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

How will 'Les Miserables' bump to Christmas impact Oscars? by Gold Derby

"Les Miserables" had been slated to open Dec. 14 but Universal announced Tuesday that the picture has been pushed back to Dec. 25. That's the same day as "Django Unchained…

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Friday, September 7, 2012

News Nuggets: Broadway's Tony-winning 'War Horse' set to close in January by Gold Derby

Joss Whedon prepares to unveil "Much Ado About Nothing" in Toronto: "... the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'Angel' and 'Firefly' creator still feels rela…

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron producing Oscars by Gold Derby

On Thursday, the motion picture academy announced that the producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will oversee the 85th annual Academy Awards, set for Feb. 24. While the pair, who are …

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Kelsey Grammer: Emmys snubbed me because I'm a Republican by Gold Derby

Hollywood was shocked when Kelsey Grammer wasn't nominated for an Emmy for his critically hailed role as bombastic mayor in "Boss," but Grammer believes he knows why he was snu…

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