Henry Cavill: Is Man Of Steel an Oscar contender?

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By Gregory Wakeman | Yahoo Contributor Network – Wed, Dec 18, 2013 17:24 GMT

Gravity,' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' and '12 Years A Slave,' have wowed critics and audiences alike over the last 12 months to almost universal levels of acclaim. But this hasn't stopped 'Man Of Steel', despite its comparatively mixed reception, from launching its own For Your Consideration page ahead of the upcoming awards season.

Warner Bros. are now hoping that it will compete in a number of categories at the Critics Choice, Golden Globes, Writer & Directors Guild of America and Academy Awards ceremonies over the next few months.



These include the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling sections.

They also fancy a dabble in the acting sections too, with Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishbourne and Russell Crowe all expected to contest in these sections.

But what chance does it have of actually competing for any of these accolades?

Personally, I can't see 'Man Of Steel' stemming the snobbish tide that has seen superheroes ignored by the Academy Awards and its various competitors over the last 13 years.

Since 'X-Men' legitimised the genre in 2000, 38 films have received just 22 nominations at the Oscars, going on to win a paltry 3 awards. And most of them were for the less respected gongs too.

The only successes came courtesy of 'The Dark Knight's' Sound Editing, Visual Effects and Heath Ledger's iconic portrayal as The Joker, which, even though it was obviously brilliant, rode a sympathetic wave to glory a year after his untimely passing. This is despite the fact that superheroes have dominated the cinematic landscape over the last decade and a half.


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Is Michael Fassbender too Sexy for an Oscar (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

By Liz Smith, Tribune Media Services Liz Smith February 24, 2012

"IN AMERICA, they're too scared of sex; that's why Michael Fassbender wasn't nominated for 'Shame.'
It's kind of crazy. But that's how it is; it's an American award, let them have it." So says Brit director Steve McQueen.

 Oh, I don't know. If you watch American television there is a lot of sex on it these days. There was considerable surprise when Fassbender -- whose nude scenes were much discussed -- didn't make the cut, but as puritanical/hypocritical as Americans can be, plenty of sexy movie performances have been nominated for and even won Oscars.

 Two come immediately to mind: Marlon Brando, who was nominated for "Last Tango in Paris," -- a super-shocking movie in its day. And then there was Halle Berry, who actually won Best Actress for "Monster's Ball," a movie in which she had an explicit nude sex scene. (Miss Berry, so far, is the only African-American actress to receive the top acting honor. Now, that's REALLY crazy!)


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Michael Fassbender's Penis Caused Oscar Snub?( Huffington Post)

First Posted: 01/26/2012 11:25 am Updated: 01/26/2012 11:25 am                                   


Lost in all the hysterics over Albert Brooks's unbelievable snub by the Academy Awards on Tuesday morning was the fact that Michael Fassbender got dinged too! After all, the breakout leading man -- who appeared in four movies in 2011, including "X-Men: First Class," "Jane Eyre" and "A Dangerous Method" -- was expected to earn Oscar plaudits for his bracing work in "Shame," the sex addiction drama from Steve McQueen.

Why was Fassbender left off the list, despite a performance that was well-loved by everyone and featured the type of risks (full-frontal nudity) that usually point to Oscar gold?

Well, he might have been a victim of his own endowment.


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Academy Award Norminations - The Irish Post

The 84th Academy Awards will be held on February 27. Best Picture The Artist Thomas - Langmann, Producer The Descendants -Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Scott Rudin, Producer The Help - Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers Hugo - Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers Midnight in Paris - Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers Moneyball- Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers The Tree of Life - Nominees to be determined War Horse - Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers Actor in a Leading Role Demian Bichir in A Better Life George Clooney in The Descendants Jean Dujardin in The Artist Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt in Moneyball Actor in a Supporting Role Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn Jonah Hill in Moneyball Nick Nolte in Warrior Christopher Plummer in Beginners Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Actress in a Leading Role Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs Viola Davis in The Help Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn Actress in a Supporting Role Berenice Bejo in The Artist Jessica Chastain in The Help Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer in The Help Animated Feature Film A Cat in Paris - Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli Chico & Rita - Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal Kung Fu Panda 2 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson Puss in Boots - Chris Miller Rango - Gore Verbinski Art Direction The Artist - Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan Hugo - Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo Midnight in Paris - Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Helene Dubreuil War Horse - Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales Cinematography The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth Hugo - Robert Richardson The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki War Horse - Janusz Kaminski Costume Design Anonymous - Lisy Christl The Artist - Mark Bridges Hugo - Sandy Powell Jane Eyre - Michael O'Connor W.E. - Arianne Phillips Directing The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius The Descendants - Alexander Payne Hugo - Martin Scorsese Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen The Tree of Life - Terrence Malick Documentary (Feature) Hell and Back Again - Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory - Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs Pina - Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel Undefeated - TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas Documentary (Short Subject) The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement - Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin God Is the Bigger Elvis - Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson Incident in New Baghdad - James Spione Saving Face - Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom - Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen Film Editing The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius The Descendants - Kevin Tent The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker Moneyball - Christopher Tellefsen Foreign Language Film Bullhead - Belgium Footnote In Darkness - Poland Monsieur Lazhar - Canada A Separation - Iran Makeup Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland Music (Original Score) The Adventures of Tintin - John Williams The Artist - Ludovic Bource Hugo - Howard Shore Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias War Horse - John Williams Music (Original Song) Man or Muppet from The Muppets - Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie Real in Rio from Rio - Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett Short Film (Animated) Dimanche/Sunday - Patrick Doyon The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg La Luna - Enrico Casarosa A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe Wild Life - Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby Short Film (Live Action) Pentecost - Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane Raju - Max Zahle and Stefan Gieren The Shore - Terry George and Oorlagh George Time Freak - Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey Tuba Atlantic - Hallvar Witza Sound Editing Drive - Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Ren Klyce Hugo - Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl War Horse - Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom Sound Mixing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley Moneyball - Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin War Horse - Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson Visual Effects Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning Real Steel - Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier Writing (Adapted Screenplay) The Descendants - Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash Hugo - Screenplay by John Logan The Ides of March - Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon Moneyball - Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan Writing (Original Screenplay) The Artist - Written by Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids - Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig Margin Call - Written by J.C. Chandor Midnight in Paris - Written by Woody Allen A Separation - Written by Asghar Farhadi

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