The film is a lugubrious, elongated study of forced prostitution and political lechery.
The idea of a film about an unwed mother first came to Preston Sturges in 1937.
Conventional wisdom suggested that adaptations of the biggest bestsellers would make up much of this year’s shortlist.
If some of those prophets who called the nomination for Demián Bichir still see something we don’t, then the whispering buzz that the actor is poised to pull the ultimate upset could indeed be true.
At the risk of milking a joke whose teets have been sore for weeks, The Artist’s musical score will do just fine without Kim Novak’s vote.
The boy wizard’s last hurrah still, however, has a better shot in this category than Midnight in Paris.
Let’s keep the voting blather to a minimum and focus on what seem to be the most pivotal factors in this year’s top race.
Michael Fassbender appeared in almost as many movies this year as Oldman has throughout his career.
The directing race has boiled down to nine names, four of which you can pretty safely etch into stone.
The Artist seems likely to not only get nominated, but also win.
The Academy rarely passes up the chance to gush over black-and-white lensing.
Going up against the queen—who’s dressed by Lisy Christl—will surely be Hugo’s Sandy Powell.
First take a look at the 15 feature films nominated by the Art Directors Guild.
See below for a list of the films that just missed making it onto our list of the best films of 2011, followed by our contributors’ individual ballots.