Oscar: Best Picture–Frank Capra’s You Can’t Take It With You (1938)

The second Oscar-winning comedy, after “It Happened One Night,” was also directed by Capra for Columbia Pictures, “You Can’t Take It With You,” in 1938, based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s Pulitzer-Prize stage hit, adapted to the screen by Robert Riskin.

Amour (2012): National Society of Film Critics–Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Emmanuelle Riva)

Amour (2012), National Society of Film Critics, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva

Oscar 2012: Nominations for Writers Guild Awards

Jan 4, 2013–Mixing mainstream and speacialty titles, the Writers Guild of America have nominated John Gatins for “Flight,” Rian Johnson for “Looper,” Paul Thomas Anderson for “The Master,”Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola for “Moonrise Kingdom” and Mark Boal for “Zero Dark Thirty” for the guild’s original screenplay award.

Oscar 2012: Nine Scientific and Technical Achievements

Jan 3, 2013–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science (AMPAS) has tapped nine scientific and technical achievements for its Sci-Tech Awards this year, including a rare Academy Award of Merit, an Oscar statuette.

Oscar 2012: Art Direction Nominees

Anna Karenina,” “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables” have scored nominations for production design in a period film from the Art Directors Guild.
The guild announced the nominations Wednesday night as part of 15 feature nods in three categories for its Excellence in Production Design Awards.