'Birdman' Leads Australian Academy's International Awards Nominations

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s "Birdman" is leading the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards nominations with mentions in seven categories, ahead of "Boyhood" and "The Imitation Game," which received five nominations each.

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National Society of Film Critics names "Goodbye To Language" year’s best picture

The highly experimental 3-D film premiered last May at the Cannes Film Festival, ultimately earning Godard the Jury Prize (which Godard shared with Xavier Dolan and his Mommy, an amusing and progressive juxtaposition between the new and the old), along with a Palme d’Or nod.

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Producers Guild's Film Nominees Go Indie

The Producers Guild of America on Monday announced its nominees for best film, a list that was heavy on indie features like "Boyhood" and "Whiplash" along with a couple of studio entries like "American Sniper" and "Gone Girl" joining the mix.

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'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Into The Woods' Among Art Directors Guild Nominees

"Interstellar" also among the nominees for the Art Directors Guild's 19th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which will be handed out Jan. 31 at the Beverly Hilton.

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Film Critics Are "Celebrity-Worshipping Awards-Givers"

At last year's New York Film Critics Circle awards dinner, critic Armond White was reported to have heckled Steve McQueen, who was accepting a best director award for 12 Years a Slave, by calling out, "You're an embarrassing doorman and garbage man."

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Oscars: 4 Animated Movies That Could Make History

Though no animated feature ever has been nominated for the best production design Oscar, there's nothing in the rule book to prevent that from happening. Animation filmmakers argue it's time that their production design teams get their due. After all, everything they create is built entirely from scratch.

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DreamWorks Animation: Bonnie Arnold, Mireille Soria Co-Presidents of Feature Animation

"Mireille and Bonnie are two of the most accomplished and prolific filmmakers working in feature animation today," Katzenberg said in a statement. "I am confident in their ability to marshal the extensive creative resources available at our studio and lead DreamWorks' vast ranks of artists and filmmakers as they produce the highest quality entertainment."

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