2/9 Oscarweb Round-up
• The London Film Critics' Circle taps "No Country" year's best. Will BAFTA follow? [Variety]• Jeffrey Wells takes a solid jab at Paramount Vantage regarding yesterday's milkshake promotion with a hilarious note from Toronto Star critic Peter Howell. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Ryan Adams points us to The New York Times Magazine and its 2008 "Oscar portfolio." [Awards Daily]
• Tom O'Neil previews Sunday's BAFTA Awards. [Gold Derby]
• Stu Van Airsdale gets some saucy comments from "Counterfeiters" director Stefan Ruzowitsky regarding the Oscar snub of "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days." [Little Gold Men]
• Jeff Anderson, meanwhile, thinks "The Counterfeiters" has a play at worst film of 2008 so far. [Cinematical]
• Anne Thompson reacts to the imminent "revamp" of the foreign language committee. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• The new Oscar set reminds Nathaniel Rogers of something interstellar. [The Film Experience]
• New York Magazine forecasts "The Hottie and the Nottie" for 2009 Oscar glory. [Vulture]
• David Carr retires to his oxygen chamber to review a silent "Juno." [The Carpetbagger]
• "Ratatouille" dominates the Annie Awards. [Variety]
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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