He may have had his detractors and he may have helped raise the ratings for this year’s Academy Awards telecast, but Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane stated today on Twitter that he would not be back to host next year’s Oscars.
Traumatized critics exhale: I’m unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep.However, I highly–>
This doesn’t come as much of a surprise really. In addition to overseeing his TV animation empire, FOX has just picked up the live action sitcom Dads which he is executive producing. He also is shooting the western comedy A Million Ways To Die In The West which he will follow up with the sequel to last summer’s hit comedy Ted.
The search now begins for show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to find a replacement.
Love him or hate him, Seth MacFarlane’s turn as host of the Academy Awards this year certainly had people talking. (They were also watching as the show’s ratings were up 3% over 2012′s broadcast.) And so, operating under the assumption that there is no such thing as PR, has the writer/actor/director been approached to host next year’s ceremony?
Gossip site Just Jared (via Bleeding Cool) is reporting that in the wake of the rehiring of last year’s Oscars telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron for next year’s gala, the pair have already reached out to MacFarlane to see if he would like to rejoin them. Reportedly he has “a couple of weeks” to make his decision.
Of course, right after he was done with the show, MacFarlane said that he would never host again. But it is possible that he has since mellowed on that stance.
MacFarlane has a busy schedule for the rest of the year, and that might impact his decision. He is set to start shooting his sophomore feature film A Million Ways To Die In The West at the beginning of the summer and then the sequel to last summer’s Ted is set to commence in September. I would imagine that post-production would extend into the new year, right at the time he would need to prepping for the Academy Awards. And all of this is in addition to him overseeing Family Guy and American Dad (Although it hasn’t been officially announced it is looking like The Cleaveland Show is getting the ax after four seasons.) as well as the possibility that his live action sitcom pilot Dads, starring Giovanni Ribisi, will get picked up for the fall season. Can he squeeze anything else onto his schedule?
So, another year, another Oscars. If I had to sum up this year’s ceremony in one word, I’d have to say “boring.”
Which sometimes happens. There were really no surprises this year. Even Ang Lee winning Best Director–the biggest surprise of the night in the minds of some–wasn’t really a surprise if you knew the way the Academy thinks. The acting categories all went to the people were predicting, and no wild cards got up for a speech.
But what about Seth MacFarlane as host? I didn’t think he was a slam dunk perfect. It seemed like he made the decision to pretend the show took place in 1965 and ran with it. This was not a good thing, because back then, jokes demeaning women, about how Jews run Hollywood, how funny foreigners are and that something being gay was a bad thing were considered funny back then.
Considering how many were expecting MacFarlane to be more outrageous, the non-PC focus of his jokes wasn’t as bad as it could have been. But still, it struck me as being uncalled for.
I know that humor is in the eye of the beholder. And I can see that his “I saw your boobs” song was meant in part to poke fun at the childish, puerile attitudes of men. And intimating that Jennifer Aniston worked as a stripper was meant be funny because obviously, she hasn’t. But when he turned a Zero Dark Thirty outro into a joke about how women ruin lives he went back to the misogynistic well once too often. And going back so often took the jokes from harmless ribbing to somewhat insulting.
While we are talking about things that were insulting, let’s talk about Anne Hathaway’s nipples. When I signed on to Twitter to live tweet the Oscars, Anne Hathaway’s nipples were already a trending topic. It was reminiscent of the furor around Christmastime when another part of Hathaway’s anatomy made it’s appearance and was caught by paparazzi.
While the presses perverted desire to snap photos of famous women’s genitalia should never be justified, that incident could have been mitigated if, well, she just wore underwear. This time, I think the negative attention is especially unwarranted. First off, it is an uncontrollable bodily reaction ( yes, as my wife pointed out, there are appliques women could use to cover up the situation, but still…). Second, the problem is at least 50% caused by a seam in the exact wrong location.
There has been quite a ramping up of the backlash against Hathaway in recent months, and I think this might be part and parcel of that. But there was once a time where this sort of thing would not be addressed in public. Now, they are creating Twitter accounts about it. I think between this, MacFarlane’s jokes and the fact that the actress awards went to actresses playing a nymphomaniac and a prostitute, a gender studies major could write a pretty good thesis paper about this year’s ceremony.
Okay, back to the actual show. The rest of MacFarlane’s shtick was hit or miss. The Star Trek gag with William Shatner (whose age has caught up with him big time) was funny but ran on too long. He made jokes that were not only dusty in the 1960s (The Sound of Music one) but also the 1860′s (the John Wilkes Booth one). But he also made jokes that were hilarious, in particular walking off without introducing Meryl Streep after saying she needed no introduction.
As for the production itself, there were a lot of odd choices. Celebrating Bond through music was fine, and seeing Shirley Bassey sing was great, but she isn’t the only big name to ever sing a Bond tune, nor is she the biggest act (~~Cough cough~~Paul McCartney) to have ever sung one. Having other surviving artists sing a medley of Bond themes might have been a logistical nightmare, but would have been a better representation of the Bond music.
But, wait, there was another Bond song performed at the Oscars–Skyfall by Adele. That brings up another oddity with the ceremony, how they presented the Best Song nominees. Skyfall had a showcase performance in the middle of the show. The song from Les Miserables was lumped in with the salute to modern movie musicals. Out of the other three, the only one to get a performance was the one from Ted. The rest only got the Oscar equivalent of a truncated music video.
I realize that have all the Best Song nominees performed is a time suck of at least 15 minutes. But if you are going to perform one in its entirety, you should perform them all. This year was way too sloppy.
This all adds up to a rather disappointing show. Hopefully, if MacFarlane comes back next year, he’ll be just a little bit better and either be totally PC or insult everybody.
Ang Lee’s tale of survival on the open seas Life Of Pi was the big winner at this evening’s Academy Awards, taking home four Oscar statues including Best Director. Ben Affleck’s Argo, a telling of the real-life CIA operation that extracted a handful of US embassy workers at the beginning of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979, won three Oscars including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
This year was one of those where no one film swept a majority of the Oscar categories. The adaptation of the Broadway musical Les Miserables also won three Academy Awards while Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Lincoln, Quentin Tarantino’s tale of revenge and slavery Django Unchained and the latest James Bond adventure Skyfall all won two Oscars.
Animation studio Pixar continued its domination in the animation category, scooping up the award for Best Animated Feature for Brave.
As always, there were a number of memorable moments and historic firsts during the three-and-a-half hour telecast. With his win for portraying the 16th president in Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis becomes the first actor to earn three Oscar statues in the Best Actor category, while documentary Short Subject winner Inocente is the first film to have been funded by Kickstarter to win an Oscar.
For only the sixth time in Oscar history, there was a tie in one of the categories, with both Zero Dark Thirty and Skyfall getting awards for Sound Editing. Previous ties in Academy history include the one in 1932 in the Best Actor category and 1968′s Best Actress dual win. There have also been two ties in the short film categories and once in the feature documentary category in 1986 with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got and Down And Out In America.
Tarantino, upon receiving his Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained magnanimously saluted all the nominees in both writing categories declaring 2012 as “the Year of the Writer!”
The complete list of winners is as follows –
Picture – Argo
Director – Ang Lee, Life Of Pi
Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress – Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress – Ann Hathaway, Les Miserables
Original Screenplay – Django Unchained, Written by Quentin Tarantino
Adapted Screenplay – Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Animated Feature Film – Brave
Animated Short Film – Paperman
Cinematography – Claudio Miranda, Life Of Pi
Costume Design – Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina
Documentary Feature – Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short Subject – Inocente
Film Editing – William Goldenberg, Argo
Foreign Language Feature – Amour
Live Action Short Film – Curfew
Makeup And Hairstyling – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Les Miserables
Original Score – Mychael Danna, Life Of Pi
Original Song – “Skyfall,” Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Production Design – Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson, Lincoln
Sound Editing – (Tie) Paul N J Ottosson, Zero Dark Thirty and Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers, Skyfall
Sound Mixing – Andy Nelson, Mark Peterson and Simon Hayes, Les Miserables
Visual Effects – Life Of Pi
It’s that time of the year again, Oscar time! The question everyone is asking (at least in my household) is this – who the heck is going to win Best Director now that Ben Affleck is not in the running? Oh, and what other surprises will ensue.
In this post, we go through the major categories, pick who we think will will, and who has the best chance for an upset. This way, all of our bases are covered (unless, of course, we are wrong). We’ll even give you our odds for an upset. So, here we go!
Best animated feature film of the year
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
And the Oscar Goes to: Brave
Unless it goes to: The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Chance of Upset: 0.5%
I really don’t see any other film unseating Pixar’s return to form. I only list Pirates! because it is a bit of an left field choice and if there is a major surprise, this would be it.
Adapted screenplay
Argo, Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi, David Magee
Lincoln, Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
And the Oscar Goes to: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Unless it goes to: Argo or Silver Linings Playbook.
Chance of Upset: 40%
I think Beasts of the Southern Wild will get the award based purely on the unconventional nature of the script and how hard it must have been to translate the original play to the big screen. If the voters go conventional on us, Argo should be the way to go, although I’m afraid that the rampant promotion for Silver Linings Playbook might cause it to win more awards than it deservers, starting with this one.
Original screenplay
Amour, Michael Haneke
Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino
Flight, John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal
And the Oscar Goes to: Django Unchained
Unless it goes to: Moonrise Kingdom.
Chance of Upset: 26%
I think this category will be the “Sorry” category this year. As in, “Sorry, Quentin, we’re not brave enough to give you the Oscar for Best Picture. Here’s Original Screenplay to make up for it.” Or, possibly the same for Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, but with a further apology for not even getting nominated for best picture. Michael Haneke has a slim shot if Academy voters are willing to overlook their guilt.
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams, The Master
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt,The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Sally Field, Lincoln
And the Oscar Goes to: Sally Field
Unless it goes to: Anne Hathaway
Chance of Upset: 74%
You saw that right. Hathaway has been piling up the hardware over the past few months, but I am picking Field to win the Oscar. It’s a gut feeling brought on by empirical evidence (The Academy often overlooks deserving younger actors if they think they’ll have more opportunities down the line, Field is and Academy favorite, Field’s behind the scenes struggle to get the part could be something voters related to, etc) and I think if Field doesn’t get it Hathaway will. I just think Field will win.
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin, Argo
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
And the Oscar Goes to: Christoph Waltz
Unless it goes to: Robert De Niro
Chance of Upset: 39%
I think his second Tarantino pairing will bring a second Oscar to Waltz, and a well-deserved one at that. The only competition would come from De Niro, who could ride his strongest acting job in years and a Silver Linings Playbook media push to an upset. Sorry, Tommy Lee Jones.
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
And the Oscar Goes to: Quvenzhané Wallis
Unless it goes to: Emmanuelle Riva
Chance of Upset: 50%
When the nominations were announced, I though like many other do now that it would be a race between Lawrence and Chastain. Upon further reflection, and knowing how the Academy works, I think it will be a choice between the oldest Best Actress nominee ever and the youngest Best Actress nominee ever. Chastain and Lawrence will have more opportunities in the future, so why not make history? I think voters will be more impressed by Wallis’ lack of experience and giver the award.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Denzel Washington, Flight
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
And the Oscar Goes to: Daniel Day-Lewis
Unless it goes to: Hugh Jackman
Chance of Upset: 17%
I know, I know, The chance of upset is way too high. That might be what you think. I think Day-Lewis is the overwhelming choice to add an Oscar to his list of awards this season. But I don’t think he’s a dead solid lock. Jackman might not have much of a chance to upset, but he does have a chance (and is the only one who does).
Achievement in directing
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Michael Haneke, Amour
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
And the Oscar Goes to: Ang Lee
Unless it goes to: David O. Russell
Chance of Upset: 7%
This match should be a toss-up between Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow. And you might think that since the Academy was so nice as to not nominate those two for the award, then field is wide-open. It’s not. I think just clears the way for Lee to be honored for making a film out of the what many people thought was unfilmable. But watch out of Silver Lining Playbook starts earning undeserved Oscars early in the night. That might mean upset.
Best Picture
Argo
Amour
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
And the Oscar Goes to: Argo
Unless it goes to: Silver Linings Playbook.
Chance of Upset: 25%
Django Unchained might be the most deserving but is too edgy for Oscar voters. Zero DarkThirty is too controversial. Lincoln is too staid and conventional and Beasts of the Southern Wild is too esoteric. Life of Pi is too gimmicky,Les Misérables is too uneven and Amour will probably win Best Foreign Film. That leaves Argo and Silver Linings Playbook. Argo is by far the better of the two, but Silver Linings Playbook is getting a heavy push. My pick: I think Affleck gets his second Oscar.
Follow me (@gates71) and FilmBuffOnline (@FilmBuffOnLine) tonight for live commentary during the ceremony. Get our apologies for being wrong live as they happen!
In the days leading up to the 85th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well know, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here it is.
Amour
Producers: Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Viet Heiduschka, Michael Katz
Release date: December 19, 2012
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013; $16,119,111 (Domestic: $3,019,111, Foreign: $13,000,000)
IMDB Synopsis: Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple’s bond of love is severely tested.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 5 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Directing; Best Foreign Language Film of the Year; Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Other honors for this film:
2nd Place, Best Film, Boston Society of Film Critics.
Won, Best Film, Europe Film Awards.
Nominated, Film of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Won, Best Picture, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Film, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: With towering performances and an unflinching script from Michael Haneke, Amour represents an honest, heartwrenching depiction of deep love and responsibility.
Dissenting Opinion: “Two of the world’s best actors, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, play Amour‘s octogenarian couple, so it’s surprising that the characters aren’t very interesting.”–Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix.
Producers: Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
Release date: October 12, 2012
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $200,422,013 (Domestic: $124,322,013, Foreign: $76,100,000)
IMDB Synopsis: A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 7 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Film Editing; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Nominated, Best Picture, Austin Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Film, Australian Film Institute.
Won, Best Film, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
2nd Place, Best Picture, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
2nd Place, Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Picture, Florida Film Critics Circle Award.
Won, Best Picture-Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
3rd Place, Best Picture, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Film of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
2nd Place, Best Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award.
Nominated, Best Picture, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Picture, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Picture, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Film, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Tense, exciting, and often darkly comic, Argo recreates a historical event with vivid attention to detail and finely wrought characters.
Dissenting Opinion: “There is an intelligent, funny film waiting to come out of this story; it will have to keep waiting.”–Nigel Andrews, Financial Times.
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $12,062,576 (Domestic only)
IMDB Synopsis: Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 4 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Directing; Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Other honors for this film:
Nominated, Best Picture, Austin Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Film, Black Reel Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Film, Deauville Film Festival.
Won, Best Film (Youth Jury Award), Ghent International Film Festival.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantastical, emotionally powerful journey and a strong case of filmmaking that values imagination over money.
Dissenting Opinion: “The movie comes across as a collection of competing themes and ideas that collide more often than complement one another and never fully gel.”–James Berardelli, ReelViews.
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $342,266,000 (Domestic: $155,166,000, Foreign: $187,100,00)
IMDB Synopsis: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 5 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Cinematography; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Nominated, Best Picture, Austin Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Film, Black Reel Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
3rd Place, Best Picture, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture-Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Bold, bloody, and stylistically daring, Django Unchained is another incendiary masterpiece from Quentin Tarantino.
Dissenting Opinion: “”’Django Unchained” is Tarantino at his most puerile and least inventive, the premise offering little more than cold, nasty revenge and barrels of squishing, squirting blood.”–David Germain, Associated Press
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Heyward, Cameron Mackintosh.
Release date: December 25, 2012
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $359,454,000 (Domestic: $144,454,000, Foreign: $215,000,000)
IMDB Synopsis: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 8 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Costume Design; Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song; Best Achievement in Production Design; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Nominated, Best Film, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Film, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Picture-Musical or Comedy, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Film, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Impeccably mounted but occasionally bombastic, Les Misérables largely succeeds thanks to bravura performances from its distinguished cast.
Dissenting Opinion: “It lives in that kinda-sorta, okay-not-great, this-worked-that-didn’t in-between for which words like “better” and “worse” fall woefully short.”–Anne Hornaday, Washington Post.
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $564,516,901 (Domestic: $109,301,901, Foreign: $455,215,000)
IMDB Synopsis: A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 11 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Cinematography; Best Achievement in Directing; Best Achievement in Editing; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song; Best Achievement in Production Design; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Achievement in Visual Effects; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Nominated, Best Film, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Film, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture-Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Best Picture, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Film of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: A 3D adaptation of a supposedly “unfilmable” book, Ang Lee’s Life of Pi achieves the near impossible — it’s an astonishing technical achievement that’s also emotionally rewarding.
Dissenting Opinion: “I felt like I’d been invited to a seven-course dinner, and all seven turned out to be cake – and then the host insisted on delivering a lecture about how cake would bring me closer to God.”–Andrew O’Hehir-Salon.com.
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $221,943,927 (Domestic: $174,587,927, Foreign: $47,356,000)
IMDB Synopsis: As the Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 12 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Cinematography; Best Achievement in Costume Design; Best Achievement in Directing; Best Achievement in Film Editing; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score; Best Achievement in Production Design; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published;Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role; )
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Nominated, Best Film, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Film, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
2nd Place, Best Picture, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
Won,Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture-Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Vancouver Film Critics Circle.
Nominated, Best Film, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Daniel Day-Lewis characteristically delivers in this witty, dignified portrait that immerses the audience in its world and entertains even as it informs.
Dissenting Opinion: “Long, cheesy political monologues and crucifies the Lincoln legacy. What a torture! Director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner turn the hallowed figure of Abraham Lincoln into a dreary sop.”–Victoria Alexander, Film Festival Today.
Producers: Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon.
Release date: December 25, 2012
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $132,743,205 (Domestic: $92,347,472 , Foreign: $40,368,733)
IMDB Synopsis: After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 8 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Directing; Best Achievement in Editing; Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role; Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Nominated, Best Picture, Austin Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Film, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Capri Movie of the Year Award, Capri, Hollywood.
Nominated, Best Picture, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture-Musical or Comedy, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Best Feature, Independent Spirit Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Motion Picture, Satellite Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Film, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Silver Linings Playbook walks a tricky thematic tightrope, but David O. Russell’s sensitive direction and some sharp work from a talented cast gives it true balance.
Dissenting Opinion: “There’s nothing wrong with the overrated Jennifer Lawrence that some serious acting lessons couldn’t improve. The rest of the actors are pretty much on their own.”–Rex Reed, New York Observer.
Producers: Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison.
Release date: December 19,2012
Box office gross as of February 15, 2013: $97,928,668 (Domestic: $84,928,668 , Foreign: $13,000,000)
IMDB Synopsis: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.
Number of Oscar Nominations: 5 (Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Achievement in Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen).
Other honors for this film:
Won, AFI Movie of the Year.
Won, Best Picture, Austin Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Film, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Film, Boston Society of Film Critics.
Nominated, Best Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Won, Best Picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, 2013 Critic’s Choice Awards.
3rd Place, Best Picture, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture-Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Picture, National Board of Review, USA.
3rd Place, Best Film, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Won, Best Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award.
Nominated, Best Picture, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Picture, San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
Nominated, Best Picture, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Picture, Vancouver Film Critics Circle.
Won, Best Film, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus: Gripping, suspenseful, and brilliantly crafted, Zero Dark Thirty dramatizes the hunt for Osama bin Laden with intelligence and an eye for detail.
Dissenting Opinion: “There’s an emotional detachment to the film that undercuts its potency. Zero Dark Thirty is more technically proficient than emotionally involving.”–Claudia Puig, USA Today.
In the days leading up to the 85th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well know, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here it is.
Michael Haneke
Nominated for: Directing the tale of a elderly couple dealing with a debilitating disease in Amour.
Other honors for directing this film:
Nominated, Best Director, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Direction, Bavarian Film Awards.
Won, Best Director, European Film Awards.
Nominated, Director of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Won, Best Actress, National Board of Review
Won, Best Director, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Where you might know him from:
Haneke is a prominent director in Europe and many of his films have made a splash over in America, including Caché (Hidden), Funny Games, and The White Ribbon.
History with Oscar:
This is Michel Hazanavicius’ first Oscar nomination, although he is also nominated this year for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
Benh Zeitlin
Nominated for: Directing the fairy-tale like story of a poor family living in a remote bayou community in Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Other honors for directing this film:
Nominated, Best Director, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Independent Spirit Awards,
Won, Best Director, Seattle International Film Festival.
Where you might know him from:
Outside of shorts, Zeitlin has not directed any feature films.
History with Oscar:
As this is Benh Zeitlin’s first film, it is also his first Oscar nomination. But he is also nominated this year for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published for the same film.
Ang Lee
Nominated for: Directing the story of a young man stranded at sea with a tiger in Life of Pi.
Other honors for directing this film:
Nominated, Best Director, Australian Film Institute
Nominated, Best Director, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, Director’s Guild of America.
Nominated, Best Director-Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Best Director, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Director, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Director of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Where you might know him from:
Lee is a director with and eclectic resume, doing films ranging from Hulk to Sense and Sensibility, from The Wedding Banquet to The Ice Storm,
History with Oscar:
Ang Lee has been nominated for an Oscar three times in the past, winning once, and is nominated for another award this year–with Gil Netter and David Womark for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Life of Pi.
2001: Best Director, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Lost to Steven Soderbergh, Traffic).
2001: Best Picture, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (With William Kong and Li-kong Hsu; Lost to Gladiator).
2006: Best Achievement in Directing, Brokeback Mountain (Won).
Steven Spielberg
Nominated for: Directing a look at a certain era of our 16th President’s life in Lincoln.
Other honors for directing this film:
Nominated, Best Director, Australian Film Institute
Nominated, Best Director, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
2nd Place, Best Director, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, Director’s Guild of America.
Nominated, Best Director-Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Steven Spielberg has had a long and productive career behind the cameras. Notable films include Jaws, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and Catch Me If You Can.
History with Oscar:
Steven Spielberg has been nominated for an Oscar an impressive thirteen times in the past, winning three times, and is nominated for another award this year–with Kathleen Kennedy for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Lincoln.
1978: Best Director, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Lost to Woody Allen, Annie Hall).
1982: Best Director, Raiders of the Lost Ark (Lost to Warren Beatty, Reds).
1983: Best Director, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Lost to Richard Attenborough, Gandhi).
1983: Best Picture, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(with Kathleen Kennedy. Lost to Gandhi).
1986: Best Picture The Color Purple (with Quincy Jones, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. Lost to Out of Africa).
1994: Best Director, Schindler’s List (Won).
1994: Best Picture, Schindler’s List(with Gerald R. Molen & Branko Lustig, Won).
1999: Best Director, Saving Private Ryan (Won).
1999: Best Picture, Saving Private Ryan(with Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn. Lost to Shakespeare in Love).
2006: Best Achievement in Directing, Munich (Lost to Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain).
2006: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Munich (with Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mandel. Lost to Crash).
2007: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Letters from Iwo Jima (with Clint Eastwood and Robert Lorenz. Lost to The Departed).
2012: Best Motion Picture of the Year, War Horse (with Kathleen Kennedy. Lost to The Artist).
David O. Russell
Nominated for: Directing the story of two damages people who come together over ballroom dancing and the Philadelphia Eagles in The Silver Linings Playbook.
Other honors for directing this film:
Nominated, Best Direction, Australian Film Institute
Nominated, Best Director, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Director of the Year, Hollywood Film Festival.
Nominated, Best Director, Independent Spirit Awards.
Nominated, Best Director, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Director, Satellite Awards.
Where you might know him from:
Russell has directed films such as Spanking the Monkey, Three Kings, and I Heart Huckabees.
History with Oscar:
David O. Russell has been nominated for one Oscar but is also nominated this year for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.
2011: Best Achievement in Directing, The Fighter (Lost to Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech).
In the days leading up to the 85th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here it is.
Bradley Cooper
Nominated for: Playing a bipolar Eagles fan with relationship issues in Silver Linings Playbook.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Actor, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Actor in a Comedy, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Capri Actor Award, Capri, Hollywood
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Actor of the Year, Hollywood Film Festival.
Nominated, Best Male Lead, Independent Spirt Awards
Won, Best Actor,National Board of Review, USA
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Where you might know him from:
Cooper is known for his work in a nuber of films, including Wedding Crashers, The Hangover and The A-Team.
History with Oscar:
This is Cooper’s first nomination.
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nominated for: Playing the titular Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Actor, Australian Film Institute.
Won, Best Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Won, Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Won, Best Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Florida Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Actor of the Year & British Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Won, Best Actor, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Won, Best Actor, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Won, Best Actor, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Day-Lewis has carved out and eclectic career for himself. He has worked in a diverse set of films such as My Beautiful Launderette, The Last of the Mohicans, and The Age of Innocence
History with Oscar:
Daniel Day-Lewis has won two Oscars and been nominated five times in total.
1990: Best Actor in a Leading Role, My Left Foot (Won)
1994: Best Actor in a Leading Role, In the Name of the Father (Lost to Tom Hanks, Philadelphia)
2003: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Gangs of New York (Lost to Adrien Brody, The Pianist)
2008: Best Actor in a Leading Role, There Will Be Blood (Won)
Hugh Jackman
Nominated for: Playing the iconic Jean Valjean in the film adaptation of Les Miserables.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Actor, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Satellite Awards
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Nominated, Best Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Jackman is most known for originating the role of Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, but has also appeared in Kate & Leopold, The Prestige, and Real Steel.
History with Oscar:
This is Hugh Jackman’s first Oscar nomination.
Joaquin Phoenix
Nominated for: Playing an alcoholic Navy veteran drawn into a Scientology-like program in The Master.
Other honors for this role:
Won, Best Actor, Austin Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Actor, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
2nd Place, Best Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Won, Best Actor, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
2nd Place, Best Actor, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
3rd Place, Actor of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Actor, San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
2nd Place, Best Actor, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Volpi Cup, Best Actor, Venice Film Festival
Nominated, Best Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Phoenix has appeared in films such as To Die For, Inventing the Abbotts and Signs.
History with Oscar:
Joaquin Phoenix has three total Oscar nominations.
2001: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Gladiator (Lost to Benicio Del Toro, Traffic)
2006: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role , Walk the Line (Lost to Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote).
Denzel Washington
Nominated for: Playing an alcoholic airline pilot in Flight.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Actor, Australian Film Institute.
Nominated, Best Actor, Black Reel Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Image Awards.
Nominated, Best Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Nominated, Best Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Washington got his start on the television program, St. Elsewhere. He has also starred in a great number of films in his career, most notably Inside Man and American Gangster.
History with Oscar:
Denzel Washington has two Oscars and six total nominations.
1988: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Cry Freedom ( Lost to Michael Douglas, Wall Street).
1990: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Glory (Won)
1993: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Malcolm X (Lost to Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman)
2000: Best Actor in a Leading Role,The Hurricane (Lost to Kevin Spacey, American Beauty)
2002: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Training Day (Won)
In the days leading up to the 85th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here it is.
Amy Adams
Nominated for: Playing the wife of the leader of a philosophical movement in The Master.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
3rd Place, Best Supporting Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Supporting Actress of the Year, Hollywood Film Festival
Nominated, Supporting Actress of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know her from:
Adams has appeared in a diverse array of films ranging from Enchanted to The Muppets to the forthcoming Man of Steel.
History with Oscar:
Amy Adams has three previous nominations.
2006: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Junebug (Lost to Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener).
2009: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Doubt (Lost to Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona).
2011: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, The Fighter (Lost to Melissa Leo, The Fighter).
Sally Field
Nominated for: Playing Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actress of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actress, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Won, Supporting Actress of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actress, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
After getting her start on television as Gidget and The Flying Nun, Field has carved out a much honored film career. Notable roles include the Smokey and the Bandit franchise, Absence of Malice, Steel Magnolias, Mrs. Doubtfire, Forrest Gump and The Amazing Spider-Man.
History with Oscar:
The Academy likes Sally Field. They really like Sally Field. Two nominations, two wins.
1980: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Norma Rae (Won)
1985: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Places in the Heart (Won)
Anne Hathaway
Nominated for: Playing the doomed Fantine in Les Miserables.
Other honors for this role:
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Austin Film Critics Association.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Florida Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actress of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
3rd Place, Best Supporting Actress, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
2nd Place, Supporting Actress of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know her from:
Getting her start on television and teenage fare such as The Princess Diaries and Ella Enchanted, Hathaway has grown into an actress that is as comfortable in popcorn fare such as Get Smart and The Dark Knight Rises as she is in serious films such as Brokeback Mountain and Love and Other Drugs.
History with Oscar:
Anne Hathaway has one prior Oscar nominations.
2009: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Rachel Getting Married (Lost to Kate Winslet, The Reader).
Helen Hunt
Nominated for: Playing a professional sex therapist in The Sessions.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actress, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Female, Independent Spirit Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actress of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actress, San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know her from:
Even with a sterling acting career to her credit, Helen Hunt is probably best remembered for the TV series, Mad About You.
History with Oscar:
Helen Hunt is one for one when it comes to Oscar.
1998: Best Actress in a Leading Role, As Good As It Gets (Won).
Jacki Weaver
Nominated for: Playing a stressed out wife and mother in Silver Linings Playbook.
Other honors for this role:
Outside of inclusion on ensemble cast honors, this is Weaver’s only major individual nomination for this role.
Where you might know her from:
Weaver is known primarily for her work on Australian television. Her limited American film work includes The Five-Year Engagement
History with Oscar:
This is Weaver’s second Oscar nomination.
2011: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Animal Kingdom (Lost to Melissa Leo, The Fighter).
In the days leading up to the 85th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here it is.
Alan Arkin
Nominated for: Playing a Hollywood producer working with the CIA in Argo.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Arkin has a storied, fifty plus year career. Notable films are The In-Laws, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, and The Rocketeer.
History with Oscar:
Alan Arkin has three previous nominations and one win.
1967: Best Actor, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (Lost to Paul Scofield, A Man For All Seasons).
1969: Best Actor, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Lost to Cliff Robertson, Charly).
2007: Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Little Miss Sunshine (Won).
Robert DeNiro
Nominated for: Playing an obsessive compulsive father in Silver Linings Playbook.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Supporting Actor of the Year, Hollywood Film Festival
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Where you might know him from:
DeNiro is one of the most honored actors of his generation. A sampling of his films include Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Godfather, Part II, Meet the Parents, and many, many more.
History with Oscar:
Robert DeNiro has won two Oscars and been nominated seven times in total.
1975: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Godfather, Part II (Won)
1977: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Taxi Driver (Lost to Peter Finch, Network)
1979: Best Actor in a Leading Role, The Deer Hunter (Lost to Jon Voight, Coming Home)
1981: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Raging Bull (Won)
1991: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Awakenings (Lost to Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune)
1992: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Cape Fear (Lost to Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs)
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Nominated for: Playing the charismatic leader of the Scientology-like The Cause in The Master.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Florida Film Critics Circle Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
3rd Place, Best Supporting Actor, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Won, Volpi Cup, Best Actor, Venice Film Festival
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Hoffman is known mostly for his supporting roles in films as varied as Twister and Patch Adams to The Big Lebowski. He has also made five films with director Paul Thomas Anderson, including The Master.
History with Oscar:
Phillip Seymour Hoffman has four Oscar nominations and one win.
2006: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Capote (Won).
2008: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Charlie Wilson’s War (Lost to Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men).
2009: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Doubt (Lost to Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight).
Tommy Lee Jones
Nominated for: Playing abolitionist Senator Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln.
Other honors for this role:
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actor, National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actor of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
Won, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actor, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.
Where you might know him from:
Starting with debut in 1970s Love Story, Tommy Lee Jones has had a long and varied acting career. He is most known for his work in the Men In Black franchise in film and the Lonesome Dove series on television.
History with Oscar:
Tommy Lee Jones has three previous nominations and one win.
1992: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, JFK (Lost to Jack Palance, City Slickers)
1994: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Fugitive (Won)
2008: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role , In the Valley of Elah (Lost to Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood).
Christoph Waltz
Nominated for: Playing a German bounty hunter in pre-Civil War America in Django Unchained.
Other honors for this role:
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Austin Film Critics Association.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, 2013 BAFTA Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actor, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Won, Best Supporting Actor, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
3rd Place, Best Supporting Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.
Won, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Nominated, Supporting Actor of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.
2nd Place, Best Supporting Actor, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
2nd Place, Supporting Actor of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Online Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.
Won, Best Supporting Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards.
Nominated, Best Supporting Actor, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.
Where you might know him from:
While he has an extensive career in Germany, Waltz is just starting to make his name in the States with his work with Quentin Tarantino, and roles in The Green Hornet, Carnage and Like Water for Elephants.
History with Oscar:
Christoph Waltz is batting a thousand when it comes to the Oscar’s.
2010: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Inglourious Basterds (Won).
He may have had his detractors and he may have helped raise the ratings for this year’s Academy Awards telecast, but Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane stated today on Twitter that he would not be back to host next year’s Oscars.
