Awards

The 84th Academy Awards are just around the corner, this will be the last year before the vote switches to electronic ballots in 2013. But experts have warned the switch will not lessen the risk of foul play. Since the first Academy Awards in 1929, votes have been sent through the post. However thanks...

The RAFAs are out in force today, tipping their collective hats at a wide variety of cinema in a celebration of good British filmmaking and film criticism. Some of the usual suspects have made the list - The Artist and Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady being two good examples - but there are some accolades that...

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday 29th January, and the event was sparkling with its usual amount of stars and congratulatory words. The awards, honouring outstanding performances over the past year, consisted of five film and eight television categories. What we all...

Never say Martin Scorsese doesn't love his stars. The iconic director has used his influence to secure Hugo star Blackie a nomination for a Golden Collar Award. The canine star of Hugo, Blackie is a giant Doberman who plays a crucial and well executed part in the Oscar-nominated film as Sacha Baron...

If you love watching something a little different to the mainstream conveyor-belt of tired ideas, then Sundance is for you. So which flicks were the best of Sundance 2012? There's quite a range of stuff here, and I'm super-happy that Indie Game: The Movie went away a winner, as the buzz about it in the week...

Veteran British Actor John Hurt has been singled out by BAFTA to receive the award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema! Thoroughly deserved and a long time coming! British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) made the announcement on the 27th January ahead of their awards ceremony...

The history of early cinema is the flavour of the year as Hugo and The Artist lead this year's 84th Annual Academy Awards, scooping more than 20 nominations between them. Spielberg's epic war film, War Horse and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo have six nominations each, closely followed by Moneyball...

Italian actor and director, Nanni Moretti, has been named as the president of the jury at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Unlike last year's choice of jury president, US actor Robert De Niro, not all of you will have heard of Moretti, but that's not to say that he doesn't know his stuff. Moretti was...

The awards season is in full swing and with the Golden Globes out of the way, the nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 have been announced. The Artist is in the lead ... of course. Leading the pack is the hot favourite for Best Film: The Artist. The French masterpiece received 12...

The results are in, and it's time to share with you the list of honoured films and individuals who contributed to a year of cinema and television. I'm sure you're here for the results more than the gossip, so I'll make with the awards list: Film: Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource - The Artist Best...