12/14 Oscarweb Round-up
• Globe reactions all over the place, starting with Anne Thompson. [Thompson on Hollywood]• David Carr chimes in with ruminations per category. [The Carpetbagger]
• Brian Kinsley gives some knee-jerk thoughts. [In Contention]
• Sasha Stone throws in her two cents. [Awards Daily]
• Scott Feinberg tosses down the gauntlet, seems to take it all quite personally. [And the Winner Is...]
• T.L. Stanley says the HFPA went with their typical M.O., sticking with "safe star power" and shunned risky efforts for the most part. [Gold Rush]
• Lou Lumenick live-blogged the proceedings. [New York Post]
• Stephen Galloway talks foreign contenders. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Nathaniel Rogers bemoans the snubbed. [The Film Experience]
• Anthony Breznican talks to "Atonement" director Joe Wright and "Ratatouille" writer/director Brad Bird in a nice summary piece. [USA Today]
• And David Poland would like to take credit for a number of the nominations due to his "Lunch with David" interview segments, thank you very much. [The Hot Blog]
• Casey Affleck, Marion Cotillard, James McAvoy and Ellen Page to receive Santa Barbara's Virtuoso Award. [Variety]
• The Features department turns its "Eye" toward the animation contenders. [Variety]
• Colleen Atwood's march to an Oscar nod begins with the specifics of Pirelli's package. [E!]
• Jeffrey Wells gets into why "Charlie Wilson's War" might have seemed a bit...neutered. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• John Horn and Chris Lee talk "I Am Legend" with Best Actor hopeful Will Smith. [Los Angeles Times]
• Finally, Poland writes over 1,500 words on Scott Foundas' Oscar blogger meltdown earlier in the week, with nary a thesis in sight. [The Hot Blog]
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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