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Critics Choice Movie Awards nominations announced

Announcement of Critics Choice Movie Awards offers a definitive stance on heavily debated ‘Black Swan’

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Could Toy Story 3 win the Oscar?

If there was a success story at the box office this year, it was Toy Story 3. The highest-grossing film of the year and the 5th highest-grossing film of all time made over a billion dollars and received almost universal critical acclaim

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And the hosts of the 2011 Oscars are

James Franco and Anne Hathaway are set to be hosting the ceremony on February 27th

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11 Most Anticipated Films of 2011

Nouse’s guide to the 11 most anticipated films of 2011

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Oscars 2010

BEST PICTURE
The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, producers)

DIRECTING
The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow)

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan Jose Campanella, Argentina)

FILM EDITING
The Hurt Locker (Bob Murawski and Chris Innis)

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
The Cove (Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens)

VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar (Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R Jones)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Up (Michael Giacchino)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar (Mauro Fiore)

ART DIRECTION
Avatar (art direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; set decoration: Kim Sinclair)

SOUND MIXING
The Hurt Locker (Paul NJ Ottosson and Ray Beckett)

SOUND EDITING
The Hurt Locker (Paul NJ Ottosson)

COSTUME DESIGN
The Young Victoria (Sandy Powell)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique in Precious

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Precious (Geoffrey Fletcher)

MAKE-UP
Star Trek (Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow)

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
The New Tenants (Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson)

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Music by Prudence (Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett)

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Logorama (Nicolas Schmerkin)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Hurt Locker (Mark Boal)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
The Weary Kind, from Crazy Heart, by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Up (Pete Docter and Bob Peterson)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

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Golden Globes 2010

BEST FILM (DRAMA)
Avatar

BEST FILM (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
The Hangover

BEST DIRECTOR
James Cameron (Avatar)

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Robert Downey Jr (Sherlock Holmes)

BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique (Precious)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The White Ribbon (Germany)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Up

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
The Weary Kind (Crazy Heart)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Michael Giacchino (Up)

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BAFTA 2010

BEST FILM
The Hurt Locker

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Fish Tank

DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

ACTOR
Colin Firth, A Single Man

ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan, An Education

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique, Precious

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Hurt Locker

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Up in the Air

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
A Prophet

ANIMATED FILM
Up

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Hurt Locker

COSTUME DESIGN
The Young Victoria

EDITING
The Hurt Locker

MAKE-UP & HAIR
The Young Victoria

MUSIC
Up

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Avatar

SOUND
The Hurt Locker

VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar

SHORT ANIMATION
Mother of Many

SHORT FILM
I Do Air

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Duncan Jones (director, Moon)

ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Kristen Stewart

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH CINEMA
Joe Dunton

BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
Vanessa Redgrave

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Image credit: Michael BrunsdenAlcuin JCRC results announced

Alcuin announced the results of its JCRC elections at B-Henrys last Friday, but with many positions uncontested there were relatively few dramas

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Image credit: Justyn HardcastleLangwith JCRC results

The Langwith JCRC election results were announced at the Langwith Christmas Ball last week and in a hotly contested race, Cem Turhan was elected as the new chair

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Halifax HCSA results announced

The James College Christmas Ball set the backdrop for eagerly anticipated results of the new HCSA this year, with one of the most hotly contested college presidential elections in Halifax’s history

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Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

With Fox taking the reigns from Disney in the production of this latest adventure in Narnia, and with a new director on board in Michael Apted, this third instalment in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise finds itself in new company.

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Ricky Ponting, very much under pressure, is plotting a way back into the series for his side. Image: nznationalparty via Flickr Creative CommonsThe Ashes haven’t been won yet

Richard Smith, raised on a diet of English losses, dons his cynical hat to argue that Australia are by no means out of the Ashes

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Image: Justyn HardcastleMen’s badminton seconds secure first win of season

The men’s badminton seconds picked up their first win of the season today, overcoming Sheffield Hallam seconds 5-3

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Brad Haddin, a victim of karma. Image: <DXR> via Flickr Creative CommonsThe Ashes: some memorable moments

With England one win away from retaining the little urn, Sarah Robinson reflects on some of the Ashes’ most memorable moments

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Arsene Wenger; stylish, but the trophy cabinet has been bare of late. Image: Ronnie Macdonald via Flickr Creative CommonsPlaying the right way

Sean Cole argues that the beautiful game’s current obsession with ‘sexy football’ ignores the art of winning games and underestimates the less aesthetically pleasing matches

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