Nominations for the 71st annual Golden Globes were recently announced. The show airs Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/5 PT on NBC.
MOVIES
Drama
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Rush
Comedy or musical
Inside Llewyn Davis
Her
American Hustle
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall
Street
Actor, drama
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughy, Dallas Buyers Club
Chiwetel Ojiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
Actress,
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Actor, Comedy or musical
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Actress, Comedy or musical
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Supporting actor
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Supporting actress
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
June Squibb, Nebraska
Director
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Best screenplay
Eric Singer and David O. Russell, American Hustle
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Spike Jonze, Her
Best original score
All Is Lost
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Gravity
The Book Thief
12 Years a Slave
Best original song
Let It Go, from Frozen
Ordinary Love, from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Please Mr. Kennedy, from Inside Llewyn Davis
Sweeter Than Fiction, from One Chance
Atlas, from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best animated feature film
Frozen
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Best foreign film
The Great Beauty
Blue is the Warmest Color
The Hunt
The Past
The Wind Rises
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Drama
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
Comedy or musical
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Girls
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Actor, drama series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Live Schrieber, Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, Blacklist
Actress, drama series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Actor, comedy series
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn 99
Actress, comedy series
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Miniseries or TV movie
American Horror Story: Coven
Top of the Lake
Inside the Candelabra
Dancing on the Edge
White Queen
Actor, miniseries or TV movie
Matt Damon, Inside the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Inside the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba, Luther
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Actress, miniseries or TV movie
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
Supporting actor, series, miniseries or TV movie
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll, House of Cards
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Supporting actress, series, miniseries or TV movie
Jacqueline Bissett, Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer, White Queen
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
'The Butler,' '12 Years A Slave' Lead SAG Noms
The SAG Awards nominations are out. ‘The
Butler’ and ‘12 Years A Slave’ lead the nominations.
Theatrical
Motion Pictures
Outstanding
Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Dallas
Buyers Club
Lee
Daniels' The Butler
Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce
Dern / Woody Grant – "Nebraska"
Tom
Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips – "Captain
Phillips"
Matthew
McConaughey / Ron Woodroof – "Dallas Buyers Club"
Forest
Whitaker / Cecil Gaines – "Lee
Daniels' The Butler"
Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Sandra
Bullock / Ryan Stone – "Gravity"
Judi
Dench / Philomena Lee – "Philomena"
Meryl
Streep / Violet Weston – "August: Osage County"
Emma
Thompson / P.L. Travers – "Saving
Mr. Banks"
Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad
Abdi / Muse – "Captain
Phillips"
Daniel
Brühl / Niki Lauda – "Rush"
Michael
Fassbender / Edwin
Epps – "12 Years a Slave"
James
Gandolfini / Albert – "Enough
Said"
Jared
Leto / Rayon – "Dallas Buyers Club"
Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer
Lawrence / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – "American
Hustle"
Lupita
Nyong'o / Patsey – "12 Years a Slave"
Julia
Roberts / Barbara Weston – "August: Osage County"
June
Squibb / Kate Grant – "Nebraska"
Oprah
Winfrey / Gloria
Gaines – "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
Primetime
Television
Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Matt
Damon / Scott Thorson – "Behind
the Candelabra"
Jeremy
Irons / King Henry IV – "The Hollow Crown"
Rob Lowe
/ John
F. Kennedy – "Killing
Kennedy"
Al Pacino
/ Phil Spector – "Phil
Spector"
Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Angela
Bassett / Coretta Scott King – "Betty & Coretta"
Helena
Bonham Carter / Elizabeth Taylor – "Burton
and Taylor"
Holly
Hunter / G.J. – "Top of the Lake"
Helen
Mirren / Linda Kenney Baden – "Phil Spector"
Elisabeth
Moss / Robin Griffin – "Top of the Lake"
Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve
Buscemi / Enoch "Nucky" Thompson – "Boardwalk
Empire"
Jeff
Daniels / Will McAvoy – "The
Newsroom"
Peter
Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister – "Game
of Thrones"
Kevin
Spacey / Francis Underwood – "House
of Cards"
Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Claire
Danes / Carrie Mathison – "Homeland"
Jessica
Lange / Fiona Goode – "American Horror
Story: Coven"
Maggie
Smith / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – "Downton
Abbey"
Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk
Empire
Homeland
Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec
Baldwin / Jack Donaghy – "30
Rock"
Ty
Burrell / Phil Dunphy – "Modern
Family"
Don
Cheadle / Martin "Marty" Kaan – "House
of Lies"
Jim
Parsons / Sheldon Cooper – "The
Big Bang Theory"
Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Mayim
Bialik / Amy Farrah Fowler – "The
Big Bang Theory"
Julie
Bowen / Claire Dunphy – "Modern Family"
Edie
Falco / Jackie Peyton – "Nurse
Jackie"
Julia
Louis-Dreyfus / Vice
President Selina Meyer – "Veep"
Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Big
Bang Theory
Modern
Family
Veep
Jonathan Butler Pays Respect To Nelson Mandela
By Darlene
Donloe
Nelson
Mandela. The name alone commands
respect.
The world is
mourning the death of Mandela, the former President of South Africa, who was a revered humanitarian, a freedom fighter, an anti-apartheid icon, a
father of modern South Africa and a giant of history.
Singer Jonathan
Butler, who hails from South Africa was as devastated as the rest of the world upon
learning of the passing of a man who sought to bring peace to
the world.
I recently
caught up with Butler, who speaks candidly and from the heart about Mandela’s legacy and what he meant to him
personally.
NELSON MANDELA
DD: It must be hard to talk about the
death of Nelson Mandela.
JB: I tell you
what, my heart and my prayers and my spirit goes out to my country. I feel my
faith and my hope and my love for me country. It’s stronger today because of
Mandela. It’s stronger because of the light this man was. It was expected, but
I think we’re all very sad. It’s huge. We are better people because of his
ability to think inclusively instead of coming out of prison wanting
reparations. Instead, he wanted reconciliation and a country that flourished as
a democratic nation. He was a human being that transcended color. I’m deeply
saddened.
DD: I’m sure you
wanted to be at the memorial.
JB: I wanted to be
there, but I’m on tour.
DD: Had you
personally met Mr. Mandela?
JB: I met him on
several occasions. I met him with Prince Charles. I also met him
intimately. I was able to sing Amazing Grace on his 93 or 94 birthday.
It was a star-studded room. It was a bitter sweet day.
DD: Why?
JB: I had just
buried my mother that Saturday and then in the afternoon I had a private moment
to sing Amazing Grace to Nelson
Mandela. I have deep, deep memories of hearing myself say, ‘Thank you. I love
you.’ That’s all I could say. He said, ‘I love you, too.’ He looked like my
mother, my father and everyone’s grandfather. Nothing makes me more proud than to
have known him.
DD: He was
certainly a man like no other.
JB: Man, think
about it, through the time of 27 years, storms, tornadoes, imprisonment,
persecution, all of those shaped this man’s life. It could have been shaped
sometimes for bad or sometimes for good. His was good. If that doesn’t
encourage anybody, to say I can do better. I know that I don’t have an excuse.
DD: How would
you like your country to respond?
JB: Our country
should now embrace that we have a father of a nation whose behavior was so
exemplary. We should follow that. Lets make our country better.
DD: Tell me what
you felt when you first heard of his passing.
JB: My first
thought was that he was a light. He was with us and among us. He has now joined
the father of lights. He’s in the presence of God. Our country, this man has
put South Africa on the front stage of the world and showed how a world leader can
reconcile your nation through humility, without wanting anything in return –
except freedom.
DD: He wanted
peace for the world. He didn’t care about color.
JB: He had a
whole different mindset for being black and being a human being. You don’t see Christians behaving this
way. A lot of people don’t fan out like that. It’s an amazing thing. I was with
Bill and Hillary Clinton and Mandela’s wife and Quincy Jones, Forest Whitaker
and Clint Eastwood. We all pledged
to support the Nelson Mandela Day. It’s a deep thing.
(Following the success of
Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations in London's Hyde Park in June 2008,
it was decided to celebrate his birthday each year with a day dedicated to his
life's work and that of his charitable organizations, and to ensure his legacy
continues. The Mandela Day campaign message is simple: Mandela gave 67 years of
his life fighting for the rights of humanity. So everyone is asked to give 67
minutes of their time, whether it's supporting their chosen charity or serving
their local community. Mandela Day is a call to action for individuals – for
people everywhere – to take responsibility for changing the world into a better
place, one small step at a time).
DD: I know it’s
sad that he’s gone. But there is also joy that he was here.
JB: The joy that
I feel is that we have great people in the world. He’s one that just shined
bright. We will talk about him like we do Ghandi and Dr. King, as well as our
great ancestors.
Butler is
currently on the Dave Koz Christmas Tour with Koz, Keiko Matsui and Oleta
Adams. He has also released a
holiday CD called, Merry Christmas To You.
http://www.jonathanbutler.com/
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' In Dublin
The
cast of ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES visited with fans at Toners
Pub in Dublin, Ireland and attended the Dublin premiere at the Savoy
Cinema today.
Second City's 'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!' Opens Dec. 12 At Kirk Douglas Theatre
The Second City’s “A Christmas Carol:
Twist Your Dickens!” opens this Thursday, December 12 at 8 p.m. at the Center
Theatre Group/ Kirk Douglas Theatre. Written by Second City alumni Peter Gwinn
and Bobby Mort and directed by fellow Second City alum Marc Warzecha, “A
Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!” continues through December 29, 2013.
The
cast is made up of a talented group of Second City performers. Returning to
“Twist Your Dickens!” for the second time are Frank Caeti, Amanda Blake Davis
and Ron West. Joining them are
Ithamar Enriquez, Brendan Jennings, Joe Liss and Jaime Moyer. The production changes nightly as this
highly honed team of improvisational all-stars will be joined by a surprise
celebrity guest and a parade of anonymous revelations of ‘misdeeds past’ from
each performance’s audience members.
Created
in collaboration with CTG, The Second City’s satirical twist on Dickens
features Scrooge, the Cratchits and all the time-traveling ghosts normally
found in this uplifting holiday fare. “Twist Your Dickens!” also breathes new
life into the classic tale of hope and redemption with audience-interactive
improvisations and a festive party atmosphere in the lobby – complete with the
cocktails such as Tiny Timtinis and Scroogedrivers to prime the pump for next
year’s misdeeds.
As
the Los Angeles Times’ Charles McNulty noted last year, “… this twist on
Dickens is good medicine for a harried season. …” CTG is thrilled that the
yuletide comedy pharmacy will be open and dispensing liberally again this year.
“A
Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!” has set design by Tom Buderwitz, costume
design by Leah Piehl, lighting design by Brandon Baruch and sound design by
Cricket S. Myers and the production stage manager is Kirsten Parker.
The Second City
specializes in sketch comedy and improvisation and has delighted audiences for
over 50 years. With resident stages in Chicago and Toronto and touring
ensembles, The Second City entertains over a million guests each year. It is
also the largest training center in the world for improvisation, sketch and
acting, with schools in Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto, and 20,000
registrations per year. The Second City served as a training ground for a host
of famous alumni, including Mike Myers, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Candy,
John Belushi, Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and
more. Colbert said, “The Second City was everything to me,” and Murray said,
“Second City is the best job anybody in the American theatre can get. It’s incomparable.” The New York Times
reported that “The entire recent tradition of American satire can be summed up
in three words: The Second City.”
Tickets are
available at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, the CTG
box office located at the Ahmanson Theatre or by calling (213) 628-2772.
Friday, December 6, 2013
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards® Nominations
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 06, 2013) — Nominations for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards® were announced tonight by The Recording Academy® and reflected one of the most diverse years with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the rap, pop, country and dance/electronica genres, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. Once again, nominations in select categories for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," a one-hour CBS entertainment special broadcast live from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Jan. 26, 2014, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook. For a complete nominations list, please visit www.grammy.com.
Jay Z tops the nominations with nine; Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams each garner seven nods; Drake and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig are up for five awards."This year's nominations reflect the talented community of music makers who represent some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry of the year in their respective fields," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Once again, The Academy's awards process and its voting membership have produced an impressive list of nominations across various genres promising music fans a spectacular show filled with stellar performances and unique 'GRAMMY Moments.' We are off to a great start and look forward to GRAMMY Sunday as Music's Biggest Nighttakes the stage."
Following is a sampling of nominations in 82 categories from the GRAMMY Awards' 30 Fields:
GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
The Blessed Unrest — Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red — Taylor Swift
Record Of The Year:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Royals" — Lorde
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Song Of The Year:
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out Of Heaven" — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
"Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
"Same Love" — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
POP FIELD
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Brave" — Sara Bareilles
"Royals" — Lorde
"When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars
"Roar" — Katy Perry
"Mirrors" — Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
"Just Give Me A Reason" — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
"Stay" — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
"Suit & Tie" — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
DANCE FIELD
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
"Always Alright" — Alabama Shakes
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" — David Bowie
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Kashmir" (Live) — Led Zeppelin
"My God Is The Sun" — Queens Of The Stone Age
"I'm Shakin'" — Jack White
Best Rock Album:
13 — Black Sabbath
The Next Day — David Bowie
Mechanical Bull — Kings Of Leon
Celebration Day — Led Zeppelin
…Like Clockwork — Queens Of The Stone Age
Psychedelic Pill — Neil Young With Crazy Horse
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album:
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You — Neko Case
Trouble Will Find Me — The National
Hesitation Marks — Nine Inch Nails
Lonerism — Tame Impala
Modern Vampires Of The City — Vampire Weekend
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance:
"Love And War" — Tamar Braxton
"Best Of Me" — Anthony Hamilton
"Nakamarra" — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
"How Many Drinks?" — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Something" — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Love And War — Tamar Braxton
Side Effects Of You — Fantasia
One: In The Chamber — Salaam Remi
Unapologetic — Rihanna
New York: A Love Story — Mack Wilds
Best R&B Album:
R&B Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette Michele
Three Kings — TGT
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Performance:
"Started From The Bottom" — Drake
"Berzerk" — Eminem
"Tom Ford" — Jay Z
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" — Kendrick Lamar
"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Power Trip" — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
"Part II (On The Run)" — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
"Holy Grail" — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
"Now Or Never" — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
"Remember You" — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
Best Rap Album:
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance:
"I Drive Your Truck" — Lee Brice
"I Want Crazy" — Hunter Hayes
"Mama's Broken Heart" — Miranda Lambert
"Wagon Wheel" — Darius Rucker
"Mine Would Be You" — Blake Shelton
Best Country Album:
Night Train — Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom — Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves
Based On A True Story — Blake Shelton
Red — Taylor Swift
JAZZ FIELD
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
Life Forum — Gerald Clayton
Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett
Out Here — Christian McBride Trio
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD
Best Gospel Album:
Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs
Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence
Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton
God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett
LATIN FIELD
Best Tropical Latin Album:
3.0 — Marc Anthony
Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules
Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists
Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives
AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD
Best Americana Album:
Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale
One True Vine — Mavis Staples
Songbook — Allen Toussaint
COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album:
Calm Down Gurrl — Kathy Griffin
I'm Here To Help — Craig Ferguson
A Little Unprofessional — Ron White
Live — Tig Notaro
That's What I'm Talkin' About — Bob Saget
This year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to Rob Cavallo, Dr. Luke, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jeff Tweedy, and Pharrell Williams.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
10 Contenders Remain In VFX Oscar® Race
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 86th Oscars®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“Elysium”
“Gravity”
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
“Iron Man 3”
“The Lone Ranger”
“Oblivion”
“Star Trek Into Darkness”
“Thor: The Dark World”
“Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim”
“World War Z”
The Academy's Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. All members of the Visual Effects Branch will now be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on Thursday, January 9, 2014. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
Oscars nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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