All eyes will be on the films nominated for Best Ensemble, as in previous years, usually at least four of these films will go on to be nominated for Best Picture. This is the final major awards nominations to come out in 2007 before the guilds weigh in next year. We think “Atonement” and “Michael Clayton” may score big here. Oscar Frenzy’s predictions are below.

Best Actor:

Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
James McAvoy, Atonement
Viggo Mortenson, Eastern Promises

Best Actress:

Julie Christie, Away From Her
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In the Coen Brothers’ latest film, “No Country for Old Men,” a down on his luck hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles across the bloody aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and finds two million dollars. At long last, the destitute man thinks, fate has smiled upon me. However, by taking the money, he unwittingly becomes the target of Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) a relentless killer who sets out to find Moss and retrieve the money.

Fate’s a funny thing.

I went into “No Man” with some trepidation. Of late, the Coen Brothers’ movies have been nothing…
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The Hollywood Foreign Press did precisely the opposite of what the Broadcast Critics did a few days ago. They lavished praise upon early season frontrunner “Atonement” and kicked “Into The Wild” into the curb. “Into The Wild” got 7 Broadcast noms, but only two Globes nods, both for music. Did Sean Penn piss someone off?

It should not be surprising that “Atonement” ruled the Globes. After all, the HFPA previously went crazy for epic romances like “The English Patient” and “Cold Mountain.” James McAvoy and Keira Knightley must be breathing a sigh of relief. Both were shut out at…
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Into the Wild is picking up steam in its quest for Oscar gold. The film garnered nominations for best picture, best actor, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, and best director at the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics Choice Awards. Oscar Frenzy correctly predicted nine out of the ten nominations for Best Picture.

Best Picture
American Gangster
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood

Best Actor
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood…
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The Broadcast Film Critics Awards, otherwise known as the Critics’ Choice Awards, announce early Tuesday morning. They provide nominations in all the major categories, including ten films for Best Picture. It is extremely, extremely rare that an Academy Award Best Picture nominee does not somehow find its way onto this list.

BFCAs have a history of going with big films that seem and smell like Oscar bait. In the past, they honored “Cinderella Man” and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” even though both films received mixed or even outright bad reviews from critics. For that reason, we think “American Gangster”…
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The NY Film Critics added some clarity to the Oscar race by awarding best picture, best director, best supporting actor, and best screenplay to No Country for Old Men. Here are the complete results:

Best Foreign Film: The Lives of Others
Best Animated Film: Persepolis
Best First Film: Sarah Polley, Away from Her
Best Documentary: No End in Sight
Best Cinematographer: Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood
Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best Actress: Julie…
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Now the Oscar race is really interesting. LA shunned “No Country” and lavished praise upon “There Will Be Blood,” a film many experts had way outside their top five. Daniel Day-Lewis has risen to challenge George Clooney in what could possibly shape up to be one of the most intense Best Actor races in years. And Marion Cotillard, a critics’ darling, has appeared on the map as well.

Will New York give someone a leg up, or will it muddle the picture even more? Like LA, the NYFCC has eclectic taste. Past winners in the Best Picture category include…
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The LA Film Critics shut out No Country for Old Men and instead awarded best picture, best director, and best actor to Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.

Best Film: There Will Be Blood

Best Actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose

Best Actor: Daniel-Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood

Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Supporting Actor: Vlad Ivanov, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood

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Will “No Country For Old Men” continue to ride its wave of momentum as the second biggest awards of the season are revealed? In previous years, movies such as “Sideways” and “Brokeback Mountain” swept the critics awards, starting with the LAFCA. “No Country” certainly has the feel of one of those films, and a win today would probably cement its slot as a Best Picture nominee, if not the outright favorite to win.

The LA Film Critics, however, have a track record of rewarding more obscure films. Past winners include “American Splendor” and “About Schmidt.” They were behind “Letters…
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