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‘Lincoln’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Silver Linings’ Top List Of Nominees For 18th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards

By PETE HAMMOND | Tuesday December 11, 2012 @ 8:40am PSTTags: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Movie Awards, Les Miserables, Lincoln
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With a record-breaking 13 nominations including Picture, Director, Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, Supporting Actress for Sally Field and Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones, Steven Spielberg’s long-gestating pet project Lincoln dominated the 18th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards announced this morning. They are presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, which will air the CCMA’s on January 10 live on the CW. That is the same date Oscar nominations will be announced, so it should be quite a day. These  awards, unlike many of the critics groups awards, are taken very seriously as a strong precursor to the way Oscar voters may cast their ballots. And with those ballots going out earlier than usual — in less than a week — these early award nominations can have a possible impact on the way the Oscar winds are blowing. Certainly the track record is there for the CCMAs.

If that’s the case, then Universal’s Les Miserables will also be a strong contender, snagging 11 nominations including Best Picture, Director (Tom Hooper), Actor for Hugh Jackman and Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway. Just one notch behind is a surprisingly robust showing for The Weinstein Company’s Silver Linings Playbook with 10 nominations including Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Director and Adapted Screenplay (David O. Russell). Fox’s ambitious Life Of Pi garnered an impressive nine nominations including Best Picture, Director (Ang Lee) and many crafts categories. After that it was up to three movies — Argo (including Director Ben Affleck), The Master and Skyfall to each grab seven nominations and try to keep the contest close. In terms of personal nominations, no one could touch Lawrence, who is having quite a year grabbing four nominations including Actress, Actress in a Comedy, Actress in an Action Movie (The Hunger Games) and Best Acting Ensemble. Her Silver Linings co-star Cooper led the males with three acting nominations, all for that film.

The 10 nominees for Best Picture were a diverse bunch that included three entries alone from The Weinstein Company: Django Unchained, The Master and Silver Linings Playbook. Argo, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Les Miserables, Life Of Pi, Lincoln, Moonrise Kingdom and Zero Dark Thirty round out the list. The latter has already won numerous critics groups awards for Best Film and for its director Kathryn Bigelow. It snagged a total of five mentions from the Broadcast Film Critics, including one for Jessica Chastain as Best Actress. Competing with her are Lawrence, Marion Cotillard for Rust And Bone, Naomi Watts for The Impossible and a couple of contenders on opposite ends of the scale: 85-year-old Amour star Emmanuelle Riva  and 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis for Beasts Of The Southern Wild. READ MORE »

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HAMMOND: Do Critics Choice Awards Mean ‘The Artist’ Is Heading For Oscar?

By PETE HAMMOND | Friday January 13, 2012 @ 2:43am PSTTags: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Movie Awards, The Artist
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‘The Artist’ Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards

Trying to bring a little more clarity to a confusing season, the 17th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards, presented by the 250-strong Broadcast Film Critics Association, … Read More »

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Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 9, 2012 @ 12:22pm PSTTags: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Movie Awards, Sean Penn

(SANTA MONICA, CA – January 9, 2012) — The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced today that renowned actor and humanitarian Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice

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Critics’ Choice Awards Spread The Gold: ‘Social Network’, Fincher, Firth, Portman

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 10:55pm PSTTags: 16th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Critics Choice Movie Awards, David Fincher, Movies, Natalie Portman, The Social Network

The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Nominees for 2010 film releases were selected by written ballots in a week-long voting period and announced on December 13th, … Read More »

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Hammond Analyzes B’cast Critics Awards

By PETE HAMMOND | Monday December 13, 2010 @ 7:41am PSTTags: 16th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards, 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Awards, BFCA Critics Awards Nominations, Black Swan, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Critics Awards, Inception, Oscars, Pete Hammond Oscar Coverage, The King's Speech, The Social Network, True Grit
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With a record 12 nominations including Best Picture , Fox Searchlight’s Black Swan led the list of nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s 16th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards announced early Today. The Weinstein Company’s The King’s Speech and Paramount’s … Read More »

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Broadcast Film Critics Favor ‘Black Swan,’ ‘True Grit,’ ‘The King’s Speech,’ ‘Inception’ And ‘The Social Network’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday December 13, 2010 @ 5:26am PSTTags: 16th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards, BFCA Critics Awards Nominations, Black Swan, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Movie Awards, Inception, Movies, The King's Speech, The Social Network, True Grit

(Los Angeles, CA – December 13, 2010) – The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 16th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on

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