Oscars 2015: Looking back at award season winners
With the 2015 Academy Awards just around the corner, take a look back at the long award season leading up to the big night. From “Birdman” and “Boyhood” to “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Goodbye to Language,” here’s a recap of the winners of awards from industry guilds, critics circles, the Golden Globes and more.
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“Birdman” “American Sniper” and “Unbroken” were among the winners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Emmanuel Lubezki won the 29th American Society of Cinematographers Award for outstanding achievement for “Birdman” Sunday evening at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
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At its annual awards show, one of the final bellwethers before the Academy Awards, the Writers Guild of America honored Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a quirky fable about a feud over a widow’s fortune, and Morten Tyldum’s “The Imitation Game,” the story of British mathematician Alan Turing, who helped crack the Nazi Enigma code to end World War II.
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“Birdman” and “Big Hero 6” won the feature film honors Saturday evening in Los Angeles at the 51st Cinema Audio Society Awards.
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“Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” were the feature film winners at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Awards Saturday evening at the Paramount Studios Theatre.
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“Boyhood,” director Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age story filmed over a dozen years, was named the best film of 2014 on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, known as the BAFTAs.
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Disney’s animated superhero adventure “Big Hero 6” was the big winner at the Visual Effects Society’s 13th annual awards Wednesday night, claiming five trophies.
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“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Birdman” won top honors Saturday evening at the 19th Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Awards.
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“Birdman” won the Screen Actors Guild’s cast award, nudging the Broadway-set black comedy to favorite status in this year’s increasingly wide-open Oscar race.
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In a surprise, the producers of “Birdman” won the top prize Saturday night at the 26th Producers Guild of America Awards -- and in doing so, made the upcoming Oscars race much more interesting.
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Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” was named best film Thursday evening at the 20th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn.
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“American Sniper,” “Birdman” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” are among the nominees announced Tuesday morning for the Cinema Audio Society’s 51st CAS Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing in film and television for 2014.
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“Boyhood,” Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age drama about the childhood of a Texas boy, emerged as the big winner Sunday night at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, taking the prizes for best picture, director and supporting actress.
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Director Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” was the big winner Sunday at the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. awards, as the coming-of-age drama shot over 12 years won best film, direction, editing and lead actress.
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“Boyhood,” Richard Linklater’s acclaimed coming-of-age drama shot over a 12-year period, was named best film of 2014 on Monday by the New York Film Critics Circle.