Buzz for the Oscar favorite began back at the 2011 Cannes film festival, and it’s been raking in award nominations ever since. By Kara Warner Jean Dujardin and Missi Pyle in “The Artist” Photo: The Weinstein Co. In a day and age where it seems as if everything and everyone in Hollywood is consumed by the latest and greatest cutting-edge technology, the fact that a black-and-white silent film set in the late 1920s/ early 1930s is dominating the Oscar conversation at the moment is surprising, to say the least. “The Artist” is a legitimate silent film — there is no dialogue! — that revolves around the relationship between George Valentin (Best Actor nominee Jean Dujardin ), a matinee idol in Hollywood before the dawn of talkies, and aspiring actress Peppy Miller (Best Supporting Actress nominee B
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Congrats aren’t just in order for the winners of tonight’s Film Independent Spirit Awards ; major props go to Adam Sandler for an outstanding showing in today’s Razzie nominations announcement, which found the Jack & Jill / Just Go With It star breaking the previous record for most personal Razzie nominations earned in a year. (Sandler won 11 nominations, while Jack & Jill itself earned 12.) Eddie Murphy , guess you’re off the hook for the Year of Norbit . See the full list of fairly obvious nominees vying for Golden Raspberry (dis)honors after the the jump and leave your predictions below. WORST PICTURE Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Jack & Jill New Year’s Eve Transformers: Dark of the Moon Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 WORST ACTOR Russell Brand, Arthur Nicolas Cage, Drive Angry 3-D / Season of the Witch / Trespass Taylor Lautner, Abduction / The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill / Just Go With It Nick Swardson, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star WORST ACTRESS Martin Lawrence, Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son Sarah Palin, Undefeated Sarah Jessica Parker, I Don’t Know How She Does It / New Year’s Eve Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR Patrick Dempsey, Transformers: Dark of the Moon James Franco, Your Highness Ken Jeong, Big Mommas 3 , Hangover Part 2 , Transformers: Dark of the Moon , Zookeeper Al Pacino, Jack & Jill Nick Swardson, Jack & Jill / Just Go With It WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Katie Holmes, Jack & Jill Brandon T. Jackson, Big Mommas 3 Nicole Kidman, Just Go With It David Spade, Jack & Jill Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers: Dark of the Moon WORST ENSEMBLE Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Jack & Jill New Year’s Eve Transformers: Dark of the Moon Breaking DawnThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 WORST DIRECTOR Michael Bay, Transformers: Dark of the Moon Tom Brady, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Bill Condon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 Dennis Dugan, Jack & Jill / Just Go With It Garry Marshall, New Year’s Eve WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL Arthur Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star The Hangover 2 Jack & Jill The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 WORST SCREEN COUPLE Nicolas Cage and anyone Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers: Dark of the Moon Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston/Brooklyn Decker, Just Go With It Adam Sandler and Holmes, Pacino, or himself in Jack & Jill Kristen Stewart and RPattz or Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 WORST SCREENPLAY Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Jack & Jill New Year’s Eve Transformers: Dark of the Moon The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 The Razzies will be announced on April 1. More info here .
Independent Spirit Award-winner tells MTV News ending awards season with her co-stars is ‘so bittersweet.’ By Terri Schwartz Shailene Woodley Photo: Getty Images “The Descendants” took home a handful of awards from the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon, but none of the winners were more enthused about the honor than first-time nominee Shailene Woodley. The “Secret Life of the American Teenager” star has been rewarded repeatedly for her emotional turn as the teenage daughter of George Clooney’s character in the Alexander Payne-directed flick, and the 20-year-old continued that trend Saturday, winning Best Supporting Actress. Sunday night’s Academy Awards marks the last major awards show of the season for Woodley and her “Descendants” castmates. On the red carpet before the Spirit Awards, the young actress told MTV News that ending her time with her co-stars is “so bittersweet.” “Tomorrow’s the grand finale. It’s awesome, because I’ll be able to have clean socks and do laundry for the first time in a few months, but it is sad because every single night has been this beautiful little reunion of people, and tomorrow’s the last reunion,” she explained. At least the reunions will go out with a bang, since the entire cast, including Clooney, is expected to attend the Oscars . Even though they won’t continue to see each other on the awards circuit this year, Woodley expects she and her castmates will stay in touch. If Clooney falls out of contact, Woodley promised, “I will track him down and say, ‘Keep teaching me, because I haven’t learned enough yet!’ ” The actress has made quite a splash on the red carpet while doing rounds for “The Descendants,” and she said her Oscar-night dress is ready to go. Picking out the perfect outfit hasn’t been something to stress about — as she said, that’s what stylists are for. “I do have a dress. It hasn’t been that big of a process because I know nothing about fashion,” Woodley said. “I have an awesome stylist who does know a lot about fashion, and so I’m sure she would say it’s been a big process, but for me, it’s been very simple.” The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 26, tune into MTV.com at 5 p.m. ET for our two-and-a-half-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night’s big winners. To join the live conversation, tweet @MTVNews with the hashtag #Oscars.
Movieline’s backstage at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, where Seth Rogen is hosting (and absolutely killing it) at the annual celebration of indie filmmaking, held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. Want the irreverent, no holds-barred celeb-skewering monologue that Billy Crystal most certainly will not deliver tomorrow night? Stay tuned for clips of Rogen to hit the airwaves tonight. Meanwhile, follow along on Twitter (at @movieline ) and check back here to see this year’s winners updated as they happen! Winners highlighted in bold below as they happen. BEST SUPPORTING MALE Albert Brooks Drive John Hawkes Martha Marcy May Marlene Christopher Plummer Beginners John C. Reilly Cedar Rapids Corey Stoll Midnight in Paris BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Mike Cahill, Brit Marling Another Earth J.C. Chandor Margin Call Patrick DeWitt Terri Phil Johnston Cedar Rapids Will Reiser 50/50 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Joel Hodge Bellflower Benjamin Kasulke The Off Hours Darius Khondji Midnight in Paris Guillaume Schiffman The Artist Jeffrey Waldron The Dynamiter BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Jessica Chastain Take Shelter Anjelica Huston 50/50 Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs Harmony Santana Gun Hill Road Shailene Woodley The Descendants JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD Bellflower Circumstance Hello Lonesome Pariah The Dynamiter BEST MALE LEAD Demián Bichir A Better Life Jean Dujardin The Artist Ryan Gosling Drive Woody Harrelson Rampart Michael Shannon Take Shelter BEST DOCUMENTARY An African Election Bill Cunningham New York The Interrupters The Redemption of General Butt Naked We Were Here BEST SCREENPLAY Joseph Cedar Footnote Michel Hazanavicius The Artist Tom McCarthy Win Win Mike Mills Beginners Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash The Descendants BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM A Separation (Iran) Melancholia (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany) Shame (UK) The Kid With a Bike (Belgium/France/Italy) Tyrannosaur (UK) ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD Margin Call BEST FIRST FEATURE Another Earth In the Family Margin Call Martha Marcy May Marlene Natural Selection BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius The Artist Mike Mills Beginners Jeff Nichols Take Shelter Alexander Payne The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn Drive BEST FEMALE LEAD Lauren Ambrose Think of Me Rachael Harris Natural Selection Adepero Oduye Pariah Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn BEST FEATURE 50/50 Beginners Drive Take Shelter The Artist The Descendants
‘The Artist’ dominates, winning best feature, director, male lead (Jean Dujardin) and cinematography. By Mary J. DiMeglio Director for “The Artist,” Michel Hazanavicius Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images “The Artist” dominated the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon, snagging trophies for best feature, director, male lead (Jean Dujardin) and cinematography. Michelle Williams was awarded Best Female Lead for her role in “My Week With Marilyn,” while Best Supporting honors went to Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”) and Shailene Woodley (“The Descendants”). The ceremony, hosted by Seth Rogan, will air at 10 p.m. ET/PT Saturday (February 25) on IFC. Best Feature “50/50” “Beginners” “Drive” “Take Shelter” “The Artist” “The Descendants” Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist” Mike Mills – “Beginners” Jeff Nichols – “Take Shelter” Alexander Payne – “The Descendants” Nicolas Winding Refn – “Drive” Best Screenplay Joseph Cedar – “Footnote” Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist” Tom McCarthy – “Win Win” Mike Mills – “Beginners” Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash – “The Descendants” Best First Feature “Another Earth” – Director: Mike Cahill “In the Family” – Director: Patrick Wang “Margin Call” – Director: J.C. Chandor “Martha Marcy May Marlene” – Director: Sean Durkin “Natural Selection” – Director: Robbie Pickering Best First Screenplay Mike Cahill, Brit Marling – “Another Earth” J.C. Chandor – “Margin Call” Patrick deWitt – “Terri” Phil Johnston – “Cedar Rapids” Will Reiser – “50/50” John Cassavetes Award “Bellflower” – Writer/Director: Evan Glodell “Circumstance” – Writer/Director: Maryam Keshavarz “Hello Lonesome” – Writer/Director: Adam Reid “Pariah” – Writer/Director: Dee Rees “The Dynamiter” – Writer: Brad Inglesby, Director: Matthew Gordon Best Female Lead Lauren Ambrose – “Think of Me” Rachael Harris – “Natural Selection” Adepero Oduye – “Pariah” Elizabeth Olsen – “Martha Marcy May Marlene” Michelle Williams – “My Week with Marilyn” Best Male Lead Demi
Movie’s success proves that powerful audience support can buck Oscar stereotypes. By Kevin P. Sullivan Emma Stone in “The Help” Photo: DreamWorks Of the nine films nominated for Best Picture at this Sunday’s Academy Awards , the only two that came out before the fall movie season, where Oscar bait runs rampant, are probably the most unlikely nominees. The inclusion of “The Tree of Life” on the short list, despite its loose structure, makes sense because of the prestige of its director, Terrence Malick. “The Help,” on the other hand, found Oscar success with an untested director and a racially charged subject matter. Before “The Help” was a nominated film, it was a best-selling novel by writer Kathryn Stockett. While looking to sell the novel, Stockett queried 60 agents, all of whom rejected her request for representation. When the novel finally did find a home with an agent and eventually a publisher, it became a best-seller soon afterward. But the before the novel found a wide audience, Stockett’s childhood friend and former roommate Tate Taylor agreed with the author to pen the screen adaptation and direct the eventual film. Despite pressure from DreamWorks, Stockett insisted that Taylor direct the film of her book. The connection between Stockett and Taylor was not the only one on set. Taylor and Best Supporting Actress nominee Octavia Spencer met while working as production assistants on “A Time to Kill.” As with all high-profile novel adaptations, “The Help” had a built-in audience going into its August release, but it wasn’t until strong reviews and an A+ CinemaScore that people began to realize the potential for Oscar nominations. Two of the film’s actresses, Spencer and Best Actress nominee Viola Davis , received the earliest and most unanimous accolades after the film’s release and rode that praise to Oscar nominations. They were both favorites in their respective categories, and as we head into Oscar night, they remain so. The story of the movie’s road to the Oscars demonstrates that the power of the audience can buck old Oscar stereotypes and push a loved film to the forefront of the competition. “The Help” won audiences over and in doing so, secured a big night at the Academy Awards. The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and head to Next Movie for a printable Oscar ballot . On Sunday, tune into MTV.com at 5 p.m. ET for our two-and-a-half-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night’s big winners. To join the live conversation, tweet @MTVNews with the hashtag #Oscars. Related Videos MTV Sneak Peek Week: ‘The Help’
From ‘Shakespeare in Love’ to ‘Crash,’ a look back at the Academy Awards’ most memorable upsets. By Kevin P. Sullivan Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in “Shakespeare in Love” Photo: Miramax Not every Academy Awards winner is met with praise and cinematic glory. Some past winners have come as surprises and even major disappointments to the audience, and among these, a handful will go down in history as outright injustices. Though a surprise victory on Oscar night can be thrilling, it can also deeply upset the viewers at home who’ve picked their favorites. As we gear up for the 2012 Oscars, here’s a look back at some of the most controversial wins in Academy Awards history. “How Green Was My Valley” Upsets “Citizen Kane” (Best Picture) Even though “Citizen Kane” has been touted as the greatest American movie of all time by the American Film Institute, back in 1942, it couldn’t even win the Academy Award as the year’s Best Picture. John Ford’s tale of a family struggling to make ends meet in a Welsh mining town beat Orson Welles’ masterpiece to take the honors and become the foremost example of Oscar injustice. “Ordinary People” Upsets “Raging Bull” (Best Picture) It upsets people when the film they feel is the best of year doesn’t win the top prize on Oscar night, but when the supposed film of the decade doesn’t win in its respective year, that’s a thing of controversy. Martin Scorsese’s gem about troubled boxer Jake LaMotta earned Robert De Niro an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1981, but Robert Redford’s family drama took the top honor. “Ordinary People” has since gone down in history as the film that stole the Oscar from the best movie of the 1980s. Marisa Tomei Wins for “My Cousin Vinny” (Best Supporting Actress) One of the most famous Oscar controversies in recent years came at the 1993 ceremony, when Jack Palance presented the award for Best Supporting Actress to Marisa Tomei. Many theorized Palance had misread the card, mistakenly giving the Oscar to Tomei. In the years since, the actress has gone on to earn two additional Academy Awards nominations. “Shakespeare in Love” Upsets “Saving Private Ryan” (Best Picture) The film that ushered in the era of Miramax domination in the awards scene, “Shakespeare in Love,” stole away Oscar glory from the one pegged as the odds-on favorite. Steven Spielberg’s sprawling World War II epic was heavily favored heading into the 1999 Academy Awards, and even though Spielberg took home the award for directing, many still hold onto the disappointment from the top category. “Crash” Upsets “Brokeback Mountain” (Best Picture) One of the best examples of the power of Best Picture backlash, the 2006 Academy Awards saw the tides turn away from Ang Lee’s tragic love story “Brokeback Mountain” and toward Paul Haggis’ “Crash” in the weeks leading up to the ceremony. If you need to better understand the shock that occurred, go back and watch Jack Nicholson announce “Crash” as the winner, throw his hands up and say, “Wow.” The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 26, tune into MTV.com at 5 p.m. ET for our two-and-a-half-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night’s big winners. To join the live conversation, tweet @MTVNews with the hashtag #Oscars. Related Videos 2012 Oscar Nominees Related Photos Oscars’ Most Controversial Winners
Billy Crystal’s return as host foreshadowed at 2011 Academy Awards. By Kevin P. Sullivan Billy Crystal at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images It certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been that long, but it was a year ago that “The King’s Speech” won top honors at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards . As we head into the 2012 Oscars on Sunday, it’s an appropriate time to look back on last year’s winners that surprised, moments that shocked and snubs we’re still not quite over yet. Anne and James In an attempt to appeal to a younger demographic, the Academy enlisted the help of Anne Hathaway and James Franco and “youth-oriented” segments including an Auto-Tuning of some of the year’s biggest movies. The result was a confusing three hours of underwhelming laughs and jokes that fell mostly flat. Afterward, blame flew both ways, but it seems unlikely that either will host again. Kirk Douglas, Show Stealer Leave it to a 94-year-old to show all the kids how it’s done. With more energy than the two hosts combined, Douglas won over the audiences in the Kodak Theatre and at home, overtly hitting on Hathaway and making sweeping generalizations about Australians and Brits. The King’s Night Despite hanging in second behind “The Social Network” for most of the awards-season love leading up to the Oscars, “The King’s Speech” came from behind to win three of the top categories: Best Picture, Actor and Director. Colin Firth locked up his award months in advance by sweeping the earlier ceremonies, but the race for picture and director came down to Oscar night, ending with Tom Hooper’s controversial win over David Fincher. The Dark Knight Rises His victory for Best Supporting Actor might not have come as a surprise, but Christian Bale’s tough-guy image was nowhere to be found. The actor sincerely thanked his wife and daughter after accepting the prize for “The Fighter.” Not only was he happy, but he even made fun of himself and his previous bouts with bad language. Billy Crystal’s Standing Ovation In the evening’s most-apparent act of foreshadowing, Billy Crystal took the stage to honor former Oscar host Bob Hope, and the audience welcomed him with a standing ovation. It wasn’t long after that talk of bringing Crystal back to host started, setting up the Oscar night we’re now anticipating. The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 26, tune into MTV.com at 5 p.m. ET for our two-and-a-half-hour red-carpet live stream and updates on the night’s big winners. To join the live conversation, tweet @MTVNews with the hashtag #Oscars. Related Videos 2011 Oscars Red Carpet Interviews Related Photos The 2011 Academy Awards Best And Worst Oscars Hosts Of All Time
It’s almost showtime, folks! Ready your Oscar picks, sharpen your wits, and join Movieline as Hollywood and Indiewood fete the best of the year. Your friendly Movieline editors S.T. VanAirsdale and Jen Yamato will be on hand at @movieline during Saturday’s Independent Spirit Awards and Sunday’s Academy Awards , so synchronize your watches and join us in tossing back a few and Tweeting up a storm on the big day(s). First up is the Film Independent Spirit Awards, held annually on the beach in Santa Monica. The breezy affair celebrates the best of “indie” film — I put that in quotes since the word takes multiple meanings these days, though technically Film Independent considers films made for $20 million and under to qualify — and is hosted this year by Seth Rogen . A special credit this year goes to John Waters, who’ll provide “The voice of God” for the proceedings. Follow Movieline on Twitter for live-tweets from backstage in the winners’ room when the show begins Saturday at 1:30pm PT (the telecast will air on IFC that night at 10pm ET/PT) and check back here at Movieline.com for a wrap up of the night. Sunday, of course, is the big dance; join S.T. VanAirsdale and Jen Yamato for an 84th Academy Awards live-tweetstravaganza here at Movieline starting at 7pm ET/4pm PT with the red carpet, where we’ll watch as filmdom’s finest dazzles on their way into Hollywood’s glitziest shopping mall! Then let the bubbly-fueled snark rip at for the Oscars telecast Sunday at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT , hosted by Billy Crystal . Make sure to leave your Oscar predictions in the comments section before the telecast on Oscar Sunday so we can assign bragging rights to a victor at the end of the night… Catch up on Movieline’s coverage of this year’s Oscar race. Follow Movieline on Twitter .
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