Academy Awards (2012 films) WINNERS

*WILL WIN
+SHOULD WIN


Best Picture

"Amour"

*+"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

"Django Unchained"

"Les Miserables"

"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

"Silver Linings Playbook"

"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Director:

Michael Haneke, "Amour"

+Ang Lee, "Life of Pi"

David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook"

*Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"

Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Best Actor:

Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"

*Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"

+Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"

Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Best Actress:

+Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"

*Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"

Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"

Best Supporting Actress:

Amy Adams, "The Master"

Sally Field, "Lincoln"

*Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"

Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"

+Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin, "Argo"

Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"

Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"

Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

*+Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

Best Original Screenplay:

"Amour"

*+"Django Unchained"

"Flight"

"Moonrise Kingdom"

"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Adapted Screenplay:

"Argo"

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"

"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

*+"Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Animated Feature:

*+"Brave"

"Frankenweenie"

"Paranorman"

"The Pirates! Band of Misfits"

"Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Foreign Feature:

*+"Amour"

"Kon-Tiki"

"No"

"A Royal Affair"

"War Witch"

Best Visual Effects:

*+"Life of Pi"

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

"The Avengers"

"Prometheus"

"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Cinematography:

"Skyfall"

"Anna Karenina"

"Django Unchained"

*+"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

Best Costume Design:

*+"Anna Karenina"

"Les Miserables"

"Lincoln"

"Mirror Mirror"

"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Documentary Feature:

*+"Searching for Sugar Man"

"How to Survive a Plague"

"The Gatekeepers"

"5 Broken Cameras"

"The Invisible War"

Best Documentary Short:

"Open Heart"

"Inocente"

"Redemption"

"Kings Point"

"Mondays at Racine"

"Snow White and the Huntsman"

Best Film Editing:

"Lincoln"

"Silver Linings Playbook"

"Life of Pi"

*"Argo"

+"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

"Hitchcock"

+"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

*"Les Miserables"

Best Music (Original Score):

"Anna Karenina"

"Argo"

+"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

*"Skyfall"

Best Music (Original Song):

"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice"

"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from "Ted"

"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi"

*+"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"

"Suddenly" from "Les Misérables"

Best Sound Editing:

"Argo"

"Django Unchained"

"Life of Pi"

"Skyfall"

*+"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Sound Mixing:

"Argo"

*"Les Misérables"

+"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

"Skyfall" 

Best Production Design:

"Anna Karenina"

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

*"Les Misérables"

+"Life of Pi"

"Lincoln"

Best Short Film, Animated:

"Adam and Dog"

"Fresh Guacamole"

"Head over Heels"

"Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'"

"Paperman"

Best Short Film, Live Action:

"Asad"

"Buzkashi Boys"

"Curfew"

"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)"

"Henry"

20 Best Horror Flicks

8) Jaws

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider,  Robert Shaw,
Lorainne Gray, Murray Hamilton, Chris Rebello, Jay Mello

Year: 1975

There's really only one movie responsible for invoking massive fear in all beach-goers... Jaws. Steven Spielberg brought this terrifying tale to the big screen and, honestly, it's one of the main reason I prefer the pool.

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25 Best Christmas Films

17) GREMLINS

Director: Joe Dante

Actors: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, 

Corey Feldman, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke

Year: 1984

Sure, it's not what you would normally think of as a Christmas movie, but I assure you this flick takes place during the holidays. When a gang of disgusting, slimy, reptile-like demons come to the quaint town of Kingston Falls, all hell breaks loose. One of the best parts: the gross little pranksters sing Christmas carols before attacking. "Home Alone" director Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay and Steven Spielberg produced.

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Brit of the Week

Benedict Cumberbatch (July 19, 1976) was born in London to actors Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton. He attended Brambletye School and then Harrow School. Before studying drama at the University of Manchester, he took a year off to teach English in a Tibetan monastery. After graduating from U of M, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Benedict began his career on the stage, even being nominated for an Olivier Award. From there he did a lot of television ("Heartbeat", "Tipping the Velvet", and "The Ends of the Earth") and several films ("Amazing Grace", "Atonement", "The Other Boleyn Girl", and "Creation"). In 2010, it was his performance in the mini-series "Sherlock" that really put him on the map. Up next: Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" (with Emily Watson and David Thewlis), "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (with Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, and Mark Strong), and the highly anticipated "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (with Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, and his "Sherlock" costar Martin Freeman).

Keeping Score

Film: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL

Composer: John Williams

Year: 1982

Flick of the Day

Film: AMISTAD

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anna Paquin, David Paymer

Year: 1997

Synopsis: A group of Africans stand trial for the murder of their captors aboard a slave ship.

Actor Djimon Honsou was certainly robbed of an Oscar nomination for this poignant, beautiful performance of an enslaved African fighting for his freedom. This film is one of the best films I've ever seen and it beautifully tells the story of human will and power. You should definitely see it.

Did You Know...

... the shark Bruce in "Finding Nemo" was named for the shark in "Jaws". Director Steven Spielberg named the mechanical shark Bruce during the filming and writers for "Nemo" paid tribute.

My Name is...

Before becoming Mrs. Spielberg, Kate Capshaw was actually named...

Candid of the Week

Directors Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese,

Brian De Palma, Robert Zemeckis, and Francis Ford Coppola help George Lucas celebrate his 50th birthday.

Los Angeles, 2004

... and you thought your birthday parties were cool!

MisMatched

Actor: JULIA ROBERTS

Film: "Hook"

Character: Tinkerbell

Year: 1991

As good an actor as Julia is, it didn't matter in this role. Roberts played 'Tinkerbell' in this 1991 Steven Spielberg masterpiece. She was awkward and odd and the pixie cut wasn't really working. I think the main problem was she was acting on a set by herself most of the time. She seems to need the presence of another actor to enhance her craft. The movie is fantastic, but it could have done with another actor to fill Tinks shoes.

Flick of the Day

Film: JURASSIC PARK

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight, B.D. Wong

Year: 1993

Synopsis: A paleontologist and a paleobotanist visit an island filled with dinosaurs.

One of the best action films of all time, Steven Spielberg's prehistoric masterpiece is a thrill ride, even to this day (nearly two decades after it's release). The cast was perfect, the script great, but it was the special effects that made this fantastic and very realistic. See this one again!

Flick of the Day

Film: THE COLOR PURPLE

Director: Steven Spielberg

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard Pugh, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Dana Ivey, Desreta Jackson, Rae Dawn Chong

Year: 1985

Synopsis: A look at the life of an abused woman in the early 20th century.

If you haven't seen this masterpiece... you should be very ashamed of yourself. This brilliant adaption of Alice Walker's touching story is amazing (no surprise, Mr. Spielberg). Whoopi Goldberg, who is known mostly for her comedic performances, is spectacular as Celie, an uneducated girl who is practically sold into an abusive marriage to a man twice her age. This film looks at struggle, like you've hardly seen it before, and the power of hope and true friendship. I can't watch this movie and remain dry-eyed. So, I am starting "The Color Purple" challenge. Watch the film, uninterrupted and see if you can go all the way through without shedding a tear. If you can... you might be an emotionless stone. If you can't, you lose the challenge, but you gain a wonderful cinematic experience.

Did You Know...

... before Michael J. Fox took on the role of Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" trilogy, 80s actor Eric Stoltz was cast. He even filmed a bunch of scenes, all before ultimately being fired by producer Steven Spielberg and director Robert Zemeckis. Apparently, they felt he wasn't 'right' for the part and we completely agree. It's hard to imagine the time-travel blockbuster without the pint-sized Fox.

Oscar Photos

Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Elton John celebrate after the Oscars. Spielberg picked up Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for "Schindler's List", while Tom Hanks won Best Actor for "Philadelphia", 1994

Brit of the Week

Simon Pegg (Feb 14, 1970), originally Simon Beckingham, hails from Gloucestershire, England. His parents divorced when he was seven and he took on the surname of Pegg after his mother remarried. He studied theater at the University of Bristol and penned an undergraduate thesis entitled, "A Marxist overview of popular 1970s cinema and hegemonic discourses". In the early 90s, he did the comedy circuit as a stand-up, even taking his one-man show on tour to Australia and New Zealand. He garnered bit parts in several television series. He got his big break after writing a series called "Spaced", which followed a group of people living in a small apartment building. He (along with pals Jessica Stevenson and Nick Frost) starred in it. In 2004, his fame went international when he wrote and starred in the hilarious horror film "Shaun of the Dead". Since then he has had roles in "Star Trek", "Mission Impossible III", "Hot Fuzz", and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". Up next for Pegg, the sequels to "Mission Impossible" and "Star Trek" and a lead role in the Steven Spielberg film "The Adventures of Tintin".

Producers Guild Awards (2010 films) WINNERS

Theatrical Motion Picture

127 HOURS
Producers: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson

BLACK SWAN
Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver

INCEPTION
Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas

THE FIGHTER
Producers: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Producers: Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray

THE KING’S SPEECH
Producers: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Producers: Dana Brunetti, Ceán Chaffin, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin

THE TOWN
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Graham King

TOY STORY 3
Producer: Darla K. Anderson

TRUE GRIT
Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

DESPICABLE ME
Producers: John Cohen, Janet Healy, Christopher Meledandri

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Producer: Bonnie Arnold

TOY STORY 3
Producer: Darla K. Anderson

Television, Comedy:

“30 Rock” (NBC)
Producers: Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Jeff Richmond, Don Scardino

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)

Producers: Alec Berg, Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Tim Gibbons, David Mandel, Erin O’Malley, Jeff Schaffer

“Glee” (FOX)
Producers: Ian Brennan, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Kenneth Silverstein

“Modern Family” (ABC)
Producers: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jason Winer, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker

“The Office” (NBC)
Producers: Randy Cordray, Greg Daniels, Howard Klein, Paul Lieberstein

Television, Drama:

“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren

“Dexter” (Showtime)
Producers: Sara Colleton, John Goldwyn, Robert Lloyd Lewis, Clyde Phillips

“Lost” (ABC)
Producers: Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse, Ra’uf Glasgow, Jean Higgins, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Damon Lindelof, Liz Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski

“Mad Men” (AMC)
Producers: Lisa Albert, Scott Hornbacher, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Blake McCormick, Dwayne Shattuck, Matthew Weiner

“True Blood” (HBO)
Producers: Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Gregg Fienberg, Mark McNair, Nancy Oliver, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:

“Murder on the Orient Express” (PBS)

“Pillars of the Earth” (Starz)

“Temple Grandin” (HBO)

Producers: Gil Bellows, Scott Ferguson, Emily Gerson Saines, Paul Lister, Alison Owen

“The Pacific” (HBO)
Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Eugene Kelly, Todd London, Cherylanne Martin, Bruce C. McKenna, Steven Shareshian, Steven Spielberg, Tony To, Tim Van Patten, Graham Yost

“You Don’t Know Jack” (HBO)
Producers: Scott Ferguson, Steve Lee Jones, Barry Levinson, Lydia Dean Pilcher

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:

“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” (Travel Channel)

“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channel)

“Intervention” (A&E)

“Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List” (Bravo)

“Undercover Boss” (CBS)

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment and Competition Television:

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Amy Chacon, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo

“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Tom Purcell, Allison Silverman, Jon Stewart

“Project Runway” (Lifetime)

“Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO)

Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Dean E. Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin

“Top Chef” (Bravo)

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 54th Birthday, Steven Spielberg!!!!!

on the set of "Jaws", 1975

with Henry Thomas on the set of "E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial", 1982

with Harrison Ford in India filming

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", 1984

with Whoopi Goldberg on the set of "The Color Purple", 1985

with a very young Christian Bale on the

set of "Empire of the Sun", 1987

dealing with one of the smaller dinosaurs, "Jurassic Park", 1993

with Liam Neeson on, one of his best

films, "Schindler's List", 1993

winning two Oscars for "Schindler's List", 1994

with Tom Cruise and Samantha Morton

on the set of "Minority Report", 2002

Along with Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, Spielberg presented

Martin Scorsese with a long-deserved Best Director Oscar, 2007