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awards buzz

the Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 EDA Award winners

Fri, Dec 20, 2013
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12 Years a Slave and Gravity win big…

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evening clickbait: do women prefer films by women?; why the only original song in Inside Llewyn Davis isn’t eligible for an Oscar; James Bond’s drinking problem

Wed, Dec 18, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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the Online Film Critics Society 2013 film awards winners

Tue, Dec 17, 2013
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12 Years a Slave is our big winner…

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OFCS announces 17th annual Award nominees

Thu, Dec 12, 2013
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There are even more films I still need to see before I can vote. I need more hours in the day and more days in the week…

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AWFJ announces 2013 EDA Award nominees

Thu, Dec 12, 2013
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Winners will be announced next week. I have some films to catch up on before I can fill out my final ballot!

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The Wind Rises trailer: farewell Miyazaki

Wed, Nov 20, 2013
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Hayao Miyazaki’s final film looks lovely. Which is hardly a surprise. But…

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your awards-season cheat sheet… or how to sound like an insider (even if you’re not)

Tue, Nov 19, 2013
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Shhh! don’t tell anywhere where you heard all this…

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a feminist film critic defends the Onion’s Quvenzhané Wallis tweet

Mon, Feb 25, 2013
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Yeah, I’m going there.

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QOTD: What did you love and hate about the Oscars?

Mon, Feb 25, 2013
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Seth MacFarlane sang about boobs, but Argo won Best Picture — yay! Meanwhile Joaquin Phoenix is not amused…

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QOTD: Are the Academy Awards making a good move by rebranding as “the Oscars”?

Thu, Feb 21, 2013
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There may be some things about the Academy Awards that need fixing, but this didn’t seem to be it.

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