Articles by Michael Allard
Michael has written 70 articles for Nouse
The BAFTAs 2011 – Live
By Mia de Graaf and Michael Allard — February 13, 2011
The BAFTAs are fast-approaching, and the stars are now milling around London Opera House where Jonathan Ross will soon be kicking off this year’s awards ceremony
The Rising Stars of 2010/11
By Michael Allard — February 8, 2011
BAFTA’s rising star award is voted for by the public. Michael Allard looks at the nominees
The New Face of Awards Season
By Michael Allard — February 7, 2011
The big movies of awards season have achieved that rare feat of obtaining both critical and commercial success
Hereafter
By Michael Allard — January 30, 2011
With Hereafter, Clint Eastwood joins Ron Howard, Peter Weir, Paul Haggis and Edward Zwick as a multiple-Academy Award winner or nominee whose latest film is not really a part of the awards circus this year, despite having an awards season release date
Razzie Nominations Announced
By Michael Allard — January 29, 2011
Nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards have been announced, with the most nominations going to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender
BAFTA Nominations 2011
By Michael Allard — January 18, 2011
The nominations for the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards have been announced, and The King’s Speech and Black Swan are leading the way with 14 and 12 nominations apiece
The Next Three Days
By Michael Allard — January 11, 2011
Some movie stars do their best acting when they escape from the blockbusters they’re normally drawn to
Rewarding rebels could mean a change in style for Hollywood
By Michael Allard — January 9, 2011
Michael Allard investigates the impact that could be had on American film as new, adventurous directors take to the nominations tables
The King’s Speech
By Michael Allard — January 7, 2011
“Contains strong language in a speech therapy context.” A warning that was added after the makers of The King’s Speech successfully lobbied to have the film’s rating taken down from a 15 to a 12A, it must be one of the funniest caveats ever attached to a movie by the British Board of Film Classification
Somewhere
By Michael Allard — December 22, 2010
It was in 2003 that Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter Sofia emerged as a major new director with her second film, Lost in Translation
Golden Globe nominations revealed
By Michael Allard — December 17, 2010
British film lovers rejoiced today with the news that forthcoming period drama The King’s Speech has received the most nominations for the Golden Globe awards
The Governors Awards
By Michael Allard — December 16, 2010
Famous as they are, the Oscars are just one of many awards ceremonies hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Polanski film shines at the European Film Awards
By Michael Allard — December 16, 2010
Roman Polanski’s political thriller, The Ghost Writer – known as The Ghost during its U.K. release – was the success story of the 23rd European Film Awards, winning not only the accolade of European Film of the year but also receiving recognition in 5 other categories
And the hosts of the 2011 Oscars are
By Michael Allard — December 16, 2010
James Franco and Anne Hathaway are set to be hosting the ceremony on February 27th
Leeds Film Festival 2010
By Gareth Davies and Michael Allard — November 23, 2010
Gareth Davies & Michael Allard check out the selection on at the international film scene in Leeds this year
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