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The Golden Globes were handed out on Jan. 13 with many surprises shaking up the race as well as many predictable choices.
The Academy award nominations were announced on Jan. 10 with many surprises and snubs. While Lincoln led the way with 12 nominations, many films fell short of their expectations while some surprised pundits and critics. The following is a list of the biggest surprises and snubs at this years Oscar nominees.
This weekend three films open wide and promise to do well at the box office. "Zero Dark Thirty" "Gangster Squad" and "A Haunted House" open wide while "Quartet" and "Struck by Lightning" open in select theaters.
On Jan. 10th the Critics Choice Awards named "Argo" the Best Film of the Year. The film also received the Best Director accolade for Ben Affleck.
Academy Award Nominee "Zero Dark Thirty" will expand nationwide on Jan. 11th.
The British Academy Awards were announced this morning with Lincoln, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty scoring best picture nominations.
The directors Guild of America have unveiled their five best director nominees. Ben Affleck, Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee and Tom Hooper were touted as the best directors of the year.
With only two days until the Academy Award nominations "Zero Dark Thirty" and Lincoln won best picture awards at Vancouver and North Texas. "Zero Dark Thirty" won its 13th accolade for Best Film at the prestigious Vancouver Film Critics. Lincoln picked up its second best film award at the North Texas Film critics.
On Monday January 7 at the New Film Critic's annual awards ceremony Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal took the opportunity while accepting their awards to fire back at congress over their new film "Zero Dark Thirty."
Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" were honored on January 7th as the best films of the year by two separate critics organizations.
The Best Director race at the Oscars is always among the more intriguing ones.
The CIA is unhappy about the portrayal of torture in the acclaimed Hollywood film "Zero Dark Thirty."
"Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" continued to separate themselves from the pack as both films picked up major precursor awards.
"Zero Dark Thirty's" early awards buzz is certainly not without merit as Bigelow conjures up an immersive, exciting portrayal of one of the most significant historical achievements in recent US history. Jessica Chastain's brilliant performance keeps the film together on an emotional level while Bigelow's methodic pacing enables her to orchestrate one of the most exhilarating films of the year.
On Monday, the Oscar nomination votes will be due. With no major award associations announcing nominations or awards it is safe to say a major component of the race has already been finalized leading up to Monday's vote. After numerous precursors, the Golden Globe and SAG nominations, a few things have become increasingly clear.
