•  Paramount mouthpiece Harry Knowles sees "Sweeney Todd," calls it Tim Burton's best film since "Ed Wood." [Ain't It Cool News]

•  Reactions from Anne Thompson and Sasha Stone. [Thompson on Hollywood, Awards Daily]

•  James Rocchi talks to Jeffrey Wells about a variety of issues surrounding the upcoming Oscar season. [Cinematical]

•  Susan King talks to Jason Bateman about his work in comedy contender "Juno." [Los Angeles Times]

•  Susan Wloszczyna previews the two-sided holiday movie season and all it's awards hopefuls. [USA Today]

•  Bob Welkos talks to Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates about the WGA strike and it's potential effect on the show. [The Envelope]

•  Tom O'Neil catches flak for his brazen "'Sweeney Todd' will win Best Picture" prediction from Lou Lumenick. [New York Post]

•  Two reporters get by-lined in a story that states the obvious: studios hope fall awards product will click financially. [Wall Street Journal]

•  "Once" starts the season off with its first award, at Moscow's 2Morrow Film Festival. [Variety]

•  The Visual Effects Society tap Spielberg for lifetime achievement award. [Variety]

•  The Motion Picture Sound Editors, meanwhile, will hand Michael Bay their Golden Reel Filmmaker Award. [Variety]