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2012 Academy Award Nominations Announced

Once upon a time, when the Oscars weren’t so predictable, it used to be common fare around here to break down each category in anticipation of the big night. Now, there’s really no need to break down what you already know. Instead, lets focus on the surprises, shockers and snubs! Surprise Number 1: The Tree [...]

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69th Annual Golden Globe Predictions

We’ve arrived to the point of no return. The point where actors, directors, producers and agents from film and television pile into the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton to listen to Ricky Gervais completely flame them for three hours. No it’s not a roast, though in recent years it become very reminiscent of such [...]

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17th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

It’s officially here! Awards season kicked off last night with the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, giving us a sneak peek of what we could possibly expect as the season soldiers on. The Help was the film on everyone’s tongue as both Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis took home awards in their respective categories, while [...]

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DGA Nominations Announced

The Directors Guild nominations are in and Steven Spielberg is officially out! Well, not out completely – War Horse could still sneak into the Best Picture category at the Oscars, but nominations for Best Director at the big dance will more than likely look like this: Woody Allen Midnight in Paris David Fincher The Girl [...]

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WGA Nominees Announced

The Writer’s Guild of America announced their nominees yesterday, and continued to narrow down the awards season playing field. On the rise – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which also picked up a Producer’s Guild nomination to add to yesterday’s WGA nod for Best Adapted Screenplay. On the outs – War Horse, the long [...]

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84th Academy Awards Trailer + Poster

The trailer for the 84th Academy Awards hit the web this week, and while it’s actually pretty entertaining by AMPAS standards, it does raise a few questions. For starters – Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox? How random is that? Randomness aside, the trailer is definitely a lot better than the poster released last week, and [...]

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Producers Guild Nominations Announced

The Producers Guild of America rolled out their nominees this morning, crushing the hopes of a few films who thought they had a shot at being considered for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars.  Sadly,  Shame is one of those films.  However, in a wild turn of events, Bridesmaids made the cut over Tree of [...]

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The Real Reel’s Top 10 of 2011

What an interesting year in movies! With 2012 less than 12 hours away, it was impossible to let the year-end without recapping some of The Real Reel’s favorite films a 2011.  Per usual, the year started with a few duds but surprisingly picked up in the summertime and continued into the fall and winter months. [...]

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69th Annual Golden Globe Nominations

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association closed out a week-long spectacle of awards season precursors with their  announcement of the 69th Annual Golden Globe nominations. While they’ve never been subtle in their attempts to score big names for the ceremony, this year’s nominations took pandering to the Hollywood elite to a completely new level, starting with [...]

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18th Screen Actors Guild Nominations

The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominees bright and early this morning and as expected they’re boring, predictable and leave little to be desired. Granted there are a lot of late entries this season (yet both Meryl Streep and Glenn Close managed to sneak their way in), this year’s nominations are nothing to write home [...]

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17th Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations

The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced their nominees this morning, kicking off what’s sure to be a week-long event of predictable nominations and subsequent outrage. This. Is. Awards.Season! Take a good look at the following nominees, especially in the major categories, and consider this the norm for what’s to come, give or take a few [...]

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2011 National Board of Review Winners Announced

Martin Scorsese’s Hugo was awarded with the top honor this afternoon at The National Board of Review, turning the Oscar race on its head once more.  Though critically hailed as one of the years best, Hugo has yet to find a real fan base outside the “circle”, therefore making it somewhat of a financial failure, [...]

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New York Film Critics Circle Name 2011 Winners

The New York Film Critics Circle finally got it together long enough this afternoon to release a complete list of winners for 2011.  Notable winners included The Artist (Best Film/Best Director), Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady and Brad Pitt for Moneyball and The Tree of Life. Take a look at the full list down [...]

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