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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

SAG Awards: Look Out for Jennifer Aniston by Scott Feinberg

The demographics of SAG-AFTRA—many members work primarily in TV and stunts, hail from Los Angeles and make more populist choices than Oscar voters—could play to the advantage of the form…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:37AM
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

NBR Awards Celebrate 'A Most Violent Year' As 'Sniper,' 'Birdman,' Others Share Spotlight by Scott Feinberg

A stat that offers hope for the $20 million drama: it's been 14 years since a film won the best film NBR Award but didn't go on to receive a best picture Oscar nomread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:50PM

Feinberg Forecast: The Oscar Field Narrows As Nominations Morning Approaches by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst weighs in on a race that remains largely wide-open

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:23PM

'Selma' Director on Lyndon B. Johnson Portrayal: "I'm Not Gonna Argue History" by Scott Feinberg

Gay Talese, who covered the events chronicled in the film a half-century ago, said of Ava DuVernay, "I was there, I saw it. She wasn't there, but she got it."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:10PM

'Boyhood' a Triple Winner at 80th New York Film Critics Circle Awards by Scott Feinberg

"This is the year of 'Boyhood,'" said the chair of the oldest film critics group in America, which awarded the movie its film, director and supporting actress prizesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:01AM
Monday, January 5, 2015

What the PGA Nominations Mean for the Oscar Race (Analysis) by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg explains why PGA Award nominations tend to presage best picture Oscar noms for some sorts of films but not for othersread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:21PM
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Palm Springs Film Fest: Oscar Hopefuls Like David Oyelowo and Reese Witherspoon Audition Before an Enthusiastic Crowd by Scott Feinberg

The big names headed 100 miles east of L.A. to court the votes of the hundreds of Academy members who live in the desert resort cityread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00AM
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Rob Marshall on Movie Musicals and His Journey 'Into the Woods' (Q&A) by Scott Feinberg

The dancer-turned-choreographer-turned-filmmaker talks about his love for the genre, actresses and the craft people who reunite for his filmsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:25PM

Ex-New Radicals' Frontman Sings 'Begin Again' Oscar Hopeful 'Lost Stars' (Exclusive Video) by Scott Feinberg

The man who wrote 'You Get What You Give,' 'The Game of Love' and this hit tune from the film 'Begin Again' has not appeared in a music video in 15 yearsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:12AM
Friday, January 2, 2015

Santa Barbara Film Fest: Jennifer Aniston to Receive Montecito Award for 'Cake' by Scott Feinberg

The 44-year-old, a Golden Globe and Emmy winner for her work on TV, is now thought to be in serious contention for her first-ever Oscar nominationread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:22PM

Kevin Costner Explains Why He Spent $9 Million of His Own Money to Make 'Black or White' (Q&A) by Scott Feinberg

The Oscar winner also talked to THR about his acting secrets, screen persona and next projects — including a 10-hour Western and series of books that he financed for $1 million, co-wrote a…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:03AM

Christopher Nolan on 'Interstellar' Critics, Shunning Cell Phones and Making Original Films (Q&A) by Scott Feinberg

The British-born filmmaker is responsible for some of the 21st century's most critically and commercially successful films, but a best director Oscar nom has long eluded himread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:02AM
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Palm Springs Film Fest: THR Panel to Feature 7 of 9 Oscar-Shortlisted Foreign Filmmakers by Scott Feinberg

All nine of the Oscar-shortlisted foreign-language films will screen at the festread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:28PM
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Feinberg: My Afternoon With Luise Rainer, Back When She Was Only 99 by Scott Feinberg

Revisiting an interview with the legendary two-time Oscar winner, who was also a wife of Clifford Odets, a friend of Albert Einstein, a rival of Greta Garbo, a target of Louis B. Mayer — a…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:24AM
Monday, December 29, 2014

Feinberg Forecast: Who's Ahead in SAG Award Races With Less Than Month to Go by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst thinks 'Birdman' may be in for an even bigger night than was once expected and 'Orange Is the New Black' could finally pick up some hardware

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:54PM

Feinberg Forecast: How Golden Globes TV Categories Look As Showtime Approaches by Scott Feinberg

Will 'The Affair,' 'How to Get Away with Murder' or 'Transparent' win a prize on their first try? Will Kevin Spacey win on his eighth? THR's awards analyst weighs in

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:53PM

Feinberg Forecast: How Golden Globes Film Categories Look with 11 Days Until Showtime by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst offers his take on the closest races: 'Boyhood' or 'Selma'? 'Birdman' or 'Into the Woods'? Patricia or Meryl? And the list goes on...

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:53PM
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Oscars: Rediscovering Laura Dern, the Actors' Actor (Q&A) by Scott Feinberg

For her portrayal of Cheryl Strayed's long-suffering mother in Jean-Marc Vallee's 'Wild,' the 47-year-old is generating some of her loudest Oscar buzz since her one prior nomination, 23 year…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:05PM
Friday, December 26, 2014

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Costumes, Hairstyling and Makeup of 'Into the Woods' (Exclusive Video) by Scott Feinberg

Find out why Johnny Depp's Wolf wears a zoot suit, Emily Blunt needed costumes that were anything but form-fitting and most characters wear modern hairstylesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:57AM

Could 'Nightcrawler' Be the 'Crash' of This Season? by Scott Feinberg

Tom Ortenberg, who ran Lionsgate Films when it distributed 2005's best picture Oscar winner, now runs Open Road Films and believes that his top contender this year greatly resembles his unde…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:06AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Lana Del Rey's Christmas Present for Fans: Free Downloads of 'Big Eyes' Song (Exclusive) by Scott Feinberg

The haunting tune, which is featured in Tim Burton's film of the same title, has been nominated for best original song Golden Globe and Critics' Choice awardsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:57PM
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The Inside Story: Why 'Birdman's' Drum Score Isn't Eligible for an Oscar and Why an Appeal Was Rejected by Scott Feinberg

When the Academy's music branch disqualified the work of composer Antonio Sanchez, he and director Alejandro G. Inarritu filed unsuccessful protests read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:21PM

Oscars: Watch Glen Campbell Record Final Song 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You' (Exclusive) by Scott Feinberg

The clip is from James Keach's Oscar-snubbed doc 'Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:18PM

Academy Rejects Challenge to 'Citizenfour' Oscar Eligibility (Exclusive) by Scott Feinberg

A Kansas man, who has filed suit against Edward Snowden and the filmmakers, had objected that the award-winning doc should be disqualified because of footage that appeared online last yearre…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Monday, December 22, 2014

'The Imitation Game' to Be Honored by Human Rights Campaign by Scott Feinberg

Alan Turing, a British scientist-turned-World War II hero who was prosecuted after the war for "homosexual acts," is portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch in the filmread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:29PM

Feinberg Forecast: Holiday Break Begins with Less Than Week Until Voting Opens by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst weighs in after a week in which several top Oscar hopefuls finally screened for the Academy and the foreign language shortlist was announced

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:35PM

The Screener Game: Why You Got the Ones You Got When You Got Them by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst dissects the part of Oscar campaigning that no filmmaker likes but every studio demands in order to give their films a fighting chanceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM
Friday, December 19, 2014

See Bradley Cooper Play a Reluctant Hero in New 'American Sniper' Clip (Exclusive) by Scott Feinberg

In Clint Eastwood's war film, which will open on Christmas Day, Cooper's Chris Kyle, a heroic serviceman in Iraq, is approached by a comrade while back statesideread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:28PM

Palm Springs Film Fest: Robert Duvall, Alejandro G. Inarritu Join List of Honorees by Scott Feinberg

Duvall, the star of 'The Judge,' will receive the fest's Icon Award, while Inarritu, the co-writer and director of 'Birdman,' will receive its Director of the Year Awardread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:57PM

Foreign Oscar Shortlist: Great Choices — and Horrible Headscratchers, as Usual (Analysis) by Scott Feinberg

Following screenings from Jan. 9-11, the list of nine will be whittled down to just five by 10 members in New York, 20 in LA and, in a first, 10 in London, as wellread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:40PM

Meet the Bros. Dardenne, Belgium's National Treasures Behind 'Two Days, One Night' by Scott Feinberg

The latest project from the two-time winners of Cannes' Palme d'Or is their first to center around an international star, the French Oscar winner Marion Cotillardread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AM

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