1/11 Oscarweb Round-up
• New York Magazine takes the horns to Miramax's campaign for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" campaign... [Vulture]
• ...and advocates Robert Downey, Jr.'s performance in "Zodiac." [Vulture]
• Speaking of "Zodiac," Jeffrey Wells responds to yesterday's WGA awards announcement, which included James Vanderbuilt's adaptation. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• The WGA calls off its awards show, hours after rnominating screen contenders. [Variety]
• Meanwhile, the Guild continues to make side deals with distributors. [New York Times]
• Tom Hanks is kind of over it all. [The Envelope]
• Oh, and the Beverly Hilton is in a pickle to say the least. [The Envelope]
• Sasha Stone previews the ACE awards announcement. [Awards Daily]
• Todd Martens ponders the Best Original Song race at the Golden Globes. [Extended Play]
• Tom O'Neil tries his hand at hacking the WGA webmasters' intentions with the order in which yesterday's nominees were announced. [Gold Derby]
• David Poland is on the same path, and also reports (sourceless, as usual) that many of the "snubbed" didn't send WGA screeners to members. [The Hot Blog]
• He also inexplicably keeps "Into the Wild" out of his list of predicted Best Picture nominees. [Movie City News]
• Lou Lumenick talks the Oscar season with O'Neil. [New York Post]
• ...and advocates Robert Downey, Jr.'s performance in "Zodiac." [Vulture]
• Speaking of "Zodiac," Jeffrey Wells responds to yesterday's WGA awards announcement, which included James Vanderbuilt's adaptation. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• The WGA calls off its awards show, hours after rnominating screen contenders. [Variety]
• Meanwhile, the Guild continues to make side deals with distributors. [New York Times]
• Tom Hanks is kind of over it all. [The Envelope]
• Oh, and the Beverly Hilton is in a pickle to say the least. [The Envelope]
• Sasha Stone previews the ACE awards announcement. [Awards Daily]
• Todd Martens ponders the Best Original Song race at the Golden Globes. [Extended Play]
• Tom O'Neil tries his hand at hacking the WGA webmasters' intentions with the order in which yesterday's nominees were announced. [Gold Derby]
• David Poland is on the same path, and also reports (sourceless, as usual) that many of the "snubbed" didn't send WGA screeners to members. [The Hot Blog]
• He also inexplicably keeps "Into the Wild" out of his list of predicted Best Picture nominees. [Movie City News]
• Lou Lumenick talks the Oscar season with O'Neil. [New York Post]
Red Carpet District is Variety contributor Kristopher Tapley's attempt at making sense of the ever-expanding glut of film awards coverage. He's been on the beat for six years. Email 






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