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Mirren to receive BAFTA Fellowship
The veteran actress Dame Helen Mirren is to be made a fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
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Grace to open Cannes 2014
Olivier Dahan’s biopic of Grace Kelly, Grace of Monaco, has been picked to open the 67th Cannes Film Festival.
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Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share producers’ honours
In an unprecedented move, the Producers Guild of America, a frequent predictor of the Best Picture Oscar, has split its top prize.
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12 Years a Slave joins the acting awards race at SAG
The annual awards, handed out by America’s biggest acting union, the now-merged SAG-AFTRA, have seen Steve McQueen’s slave drama 12 Years a Slave join the race for the most prestigious acting awards…
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Do journalists make good guests at the Globes?
My film journalism usually involves reviewing films and reporting on festivals and awards from around the world.
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Globes set up Oscar race between American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave and Gravity
David O Russell’s 1970s crime caper American Hustle has won the most awards at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, taking the Best Film in the Comedy and Musical category as well…
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I’m So Excited by Gravity: UK Screen’s best and worst of 2013
2013 has been another busy year for UK Screen, with more than a hundred theatrical releases reviewed and the usual mix of big celebrity interviews and reports from awards, such as the…
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Metro Manila tops a big budget night for low budget films
A Philippine-set thriller, in the little-known language of Tagalog, has won the most awards – including the top awards – at this year’s British Independent Film Awards.
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12 Years a Slave and Nebraska lead Spirit nods
America’s Film Independent organisation likes to keep the industry guessing – it’s one of the first of Awards Season to announce its nominations and one of the last to hold its ceremony;…
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Starred Up and Selfish Giant lead BIFA nods
A prison drama that won the Best Newcomer honour for its first-time writer at the London Film Festival last month has scooped the most nominations at the British Independent Film Awards –…