BAFTA: 'Boyhood' Wins Big With BAFTA Best Film Honor

The BAFTA Awards were handed out at the Royal Opera House tonight in London, and IFC Films’ Boyhood took the big prize with the Best Film award, its third overall nod of the night including for director Richard Linklater and supporting actress Patricia Arquette.

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DGA Awards

Alejandro G. Iñárritu snared the best feature film director award for Birdman at tonight’s 67th Annual DGA Awards.

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NAACP Image Awards: The Winners

"We did this movie because we wanted to tell their story — our story," Selma producer Oprah Winfrey said accepting the honor for her film. She also presented the Entertainer of the Year award to No Good Deed's Taraji P. Henson.

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Amy Pascal Steps Down From Sony Pictures Leadership Post

Amy Pascal is stepping down as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and as chairman of Sony’s Motion Picture Group. Her profile was battered last year when the hack of Sony servers revealed email conversations between Pascal and producers and execs. And while the official line is that Pascal’s transition has been in the works for a while (which might not surprise those who have paid attention to Sony’s troubles over the past couple years) the broad supposition is that this change is directly related to the hacks. Pascal will stay on at Sony in a producing capacity, launching her own production shingle on the Sony lot.

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'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Tops Visual Effects Society Awards

Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton, Oscar nominee Apes additionally won trophies for animated character (Caesar) and compositing. Also in the feature competitions, Oscar nominees X-Men: Days of Future Past won two awards, for effects simulation and virtual cinematography; and Interstellar won one, for created enviroment.

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Art Directors Guild Awards Go To 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Birdman'

"The Grand Budapest Hotel," with production design by Adam Stockhausen, was the winner in the Period Film category, while "Guardians of the Galaxy," with production design by Charles Wood, was cited in the Fantasy Film category and "Birdman," with production design by Kevin Thompson, was the victor in the Contemporary Film category.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 2′ and Mickey Mouse Shorts Dominate Annie Awards

A number of other features took home one or two awards apiece. "The LEGO Movie" won best writing (Phil Lord and Chris Miller), "The Book of Life" won character design (Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez), "Big Hero 6" won animated effects (Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik), and "The Boxtrolls" won production design (Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure, August Hall), and voice acting (Sir Ben Kingsley).

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