News Roundup: Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Chat In New Golden Globes Promo,...

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Next Sunday we'll finally get what we've all been waiting for – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler making fun of Hollywood, together, in front of a bunch of drunk celebrities. A new promo, featuring the comediennes has been released, and it's just as good as the first. You can see it below, as well as a promo poster featuring the BFF's in high-top chucks. We also have a bunch of new images from movies...

Oscar Scuttlebutt: Mapping Out Best Original Screenplay Nominees And...

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It's like a breath of fresh air when you walk into a movie theater and watch a film that's been one hundred percent created from a person's mind. There's no previous material that it's based off of for you to look up. The script's conception was done solely through one or two persons which blossomed into the movie that you see before you. This week we'd like to touch upon some of the original...

Oscar Scuttlebutt: The Landscape of Best Adapted Screenplay

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When a screenwriter -does their job right, it only seems right that we shower them with oodles of awards. Now that we've arrived at the end of the year, Oscar Scuttlebutt inspects the Best Adapted Screenplay category at this point and who has a chance of grabbing that gorgeous Oscar gold.

Oscar Scuttlebutt: Is Zero Dark Thirty Really Promoting Torture?

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When Zero Dark Thirty began capturing the attention of critics across the nation, it pretty much bumped Argo out of it's comfortable front runner throne it's been sitting on for well over a month. Who knew that Kathryn Bigelow's next picture would come stampeding in, obliterating everything in its path. After the dust settled on the first...

News Roundup: Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Tease The Golden Globes, First Look...

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In the first promo, BFF's Tina Fey and Amy Poehler give us a sneak peek at what the Golden Globes will be like on January 13th. And we cannot wait. The Globes are going to be amazing and hilarious and awesome because you just can't go wrong with hosts like these. Also, Pixar released the very first look at Monsters University. And we've got another 2012 movie-mashup video for...

Oscar Scuttlebutt: Daniel Day-Lewis And The Rest Of The Best Actor Race

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When you begin to pay attention to the awards circuit, it's difficult to find out which critic circles or award ceremonies have a great track record with their predictions. It's easy to get lost in the flurry that is the awards season, especially around this time of year when every other major town is hollering about who they deem as their top picks. This week on Oscar Scuttlebutt not only do...

The 2012 SAG Award Nominations Are Wacky

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Typically, once the film award season begins, there are very few surprises in terms of what or who gets nominated for the top awards.  In a year like 2012, you know that certain things are a lock for the Screen Actors Guild awards—Daniel Day-Lewis will be nominated for Lincoln, Marion Cotillard will be nominated for...

Oscar Scuttlebutt: The Crazy Best Picture Race

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This year isn't done yet, which was proven this past week by a sudden change in the Best Picture race. A couple of dark horses are starting to emerge, throwing some people's previous predictions of the winners out the window. At this rate we're uncertain as to what the field may look like, but boy is it fun to watch. 

Oscar Scuttlebutt: The Best Actress Race

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The best actress this year is being neglected. There are already a couple of front runners which have left many other actress in the dust. People's eyes are on the prize for the Best Picture Oscar, and so they're not as concerned with the Best Actress category. This week on Oscar Scuttlebutt we run down the list of potential best actress nominees and why you should be paying attention to this...

The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees

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Kind of the cooler, younger, hipper roommate of the more staid and predictable Oscars, the Film Independent Spirit Awards are held one day before the Academy Awards ceremony, and celebrate independent filmmakers.  And they have just announced their nominees for the 2013 ceremony—and the entrees are far more interesting than most of what will likely dominate the Oscar...

Oscar Scuttlebutt: The Faded Oscar Hopefuls

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The start of Oscar season is usually packed with a lot of hopefuls based on casts and prestige possibilities, but the reality is that at some point, someone's going to see your movie, and eventually consensus will build. One day you may be the talk of the town, and then the next day your movie will come out in limited theaters and find no audience. Or just as bad, it's forgotten about it...

Oscar Scuttlebutt: 'Argo,' The Front Runner Of The Oscar Race, But For How...

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Everybody make way for the behemoth known as Argo. When Ben Affleck's latest movie first came out in theaters, every other film that came out before it was put in second place, awards-wise. It helps that Argo is a magnificent flick . Currently Oscar predictors are convinced the picture will have Oscar fame and glory. But will the front runner stay that way...

Amy Poehler And Tina Fey To Host 2013 Golden Globes

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Providing a stark contrast to the Academy Awards selecting Seth MacFarlane as their 2013 host, the Golden Globes actually got someone funny to host.  Two funny people, in fact—Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, two of the funniest people on TV, with two of the funniest television programs on the air (Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock, respectively).

Seth MacFarlane Will Host The Oscars For Some Reason

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Get this—Seth MacFarlane, creator of such animated fare as Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show, as well as the director and writer of the surprise hit Ted, has been named as the host of the 85th Annual Academy Awards telecast next February.  Because if there’s one thing the Oscars need, it’s a series of...

Emmys 2012: The Winners Are...

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Be sure to read our 2012 Emmy Awards recap! Well, the 2012 Emmys were held on Sunday night, in an opulent tribute to the finest programming television has to offer.  And by finest, apparently the Emmy voters are big fans of Two and a Half Men and Dancing with the Stars, because somehow, somehow, those programs...

Emmys 2012: A Late Night Dogfight plus "Mandy Patinkin, Holla"

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Check out the list of 2012 Emmy Award Winners! The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards weren't perfect -- Hollywood ceremonies rarely are. Whether its the blatant snubs, harsh crowd or predictability, they're never up to snuff. Thankfully, Sunday's show offered a few bright spots. 2012 will forever be the year Homeland usurped Mad Men, and Jon...

Toronto International Film Festival 2012: The Winners

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Well, the Toronto International Film Festival has finally wrapped up, and with its ending comes the big winners, including the People’s Choice Award, which, as Indiewire notes, can be “a good luck charm for Oscar” (previous winners include The King’s Speech, Slumdog Millionaire, and Precious).  We’ve got the full list of winners—check them out...

The Oscars Have Changed The Rules For Best Original Song

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Ahead of next year’s Academy Awards ceremony, the Oscars have changed the rules for Best Original Song, so that there must always be five nominees – as opposed to last year’s two. We say it’s about time. They've also renamed one of the production categories. Read on for more.