KRISTEN STEWART & CHRIS HEMSWORTH MAKE THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES CLASS OF 2017!!

Kristen Stewart (l) and Chris Hemsworth (r) at the Oscars.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced their new membership class of 2017 Wednesday afternoon with our SWATH stars making the cut. 

Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth join the largest Oscar voting class which boasts 774 new members representing 57 countries. In the last two years, the Academy has been trying to right the wrongs of a long history of its lack of diversity which the majority of its membership was made up of older white males. 

Stewart has been in the entertainment business as a child actress starring alongside some of the best actors in the business (Robert DeNiro, Jessie Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo and more).  As a teen, Stewart starred in Twilight which is one of the most successful non-comic book blockbuster film series in history. 

Since the release of the Snow White and the Huntsman in 2012, Stewart has gone back to her indie roots where she has been a part of many critically acclaimed performances in films such as Clouds of Sils Maria (which she won a French Oscar for Best Actress), Still Alice, Woody Allen's Cafe Society and Personal Shopper where she teamed back up with her 'Sils Maria' director Oliver Assayas.  She was recently lauded at this year's Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut of the short film Come Swim which she also wrote. 

Hemsworth has maintained his more commercial big budget film roots in films such as the successful remake of Ghostbusters, Blackhat, In the Heart of the Sea and the SWATH pre-quel/sequel The Huntsman: Winter's War. 

He continues his appearance as Thor in the Marvel films The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Dr. Strange along with his upcoming sequels Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War. 

In one of his rare indie appearances, critics gave him praise in his role as the Formula 1 race car driver James Hunt in the biopic Rush directed by Ron Howard. 

As two of Hollywood's top young talents, their membership in the Academy is well-deserved and will give more youthful insight into the Oscar voting. Congratulations to them both. Now vote vote vote!

For the complete list of invites click here.

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COLLEEN ATWOOD WINS HER 4TH BEST COSTUME DESIGN OSCAR!

Colleen Atwood giving her Oscar acceptance speech.
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She did it! SWATH's costume designer Colleen Atwood won her 4th Oscar Sunday evening at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby® Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Atwood clearly was surprised as she walked briskly to the stage to accept the golden statute for Best Costume Design. Singer/Song Writer/Oscar nominee Sting predicted she would win. 

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KRISTEN STEWART WINS NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR 'BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS'

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Kristen Stewart was bestowed the New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Oliver Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria Wednesday morning.

Although Stewart won the Best Supporting Actress César (French Oscar), pundits believed Stewart's performance would not continue to resonate in time for the Oscar nominations since the film opened over a year ago at the Cannes Film Festival.

However, the tough New York film critics brushed aside any naysayers and may have cleared the pathway for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Stewart.

The NYFCC is known to be the "principled alternative to the Oscars honoring esthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures." The Academy Award nominations are usually in correlation to the NYFCC winners.  Meaning, as history dictates, Stewart should be nominated.

The NYFCC awards will be handed out during a ceremony held on January 4, 2016.  



NYFCC 2015 Winners:

Best First Film: Son of Saul
Best Foreign Film: Timbuktu
Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Cinematography: Edward Lachman, Carol
Best Screenplay: Carol
Best Nonfiction Film: In Jackson Heights
Best Animated Film: Inside Out
Best Actress: Saiorse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Best Director: Todd Haynes, Carol
Best Picture: Carol

Special Award: Posthumous Award honoring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films
Special Award: Ennio Morricone, Composer

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CBS SUNDAY MORNING'S MOVIE CRITIC DAVID EDELSTEIN PRAISES KRISTEN STEWART'S MOVIE CAREER

Kristen Stewart: Official Cesar Portrait

It seems like Kristen Stewart winning the prestigious French Oscar also known as the Cesar has had the top film critics taking notice or at least speaking up to let the world know that they knew she was this talented all along.

New York Film Critic David Edelstein does not dole out endorsements like candy.  So when he took to the CBS Sunday Morning show today to rain praises on her amazing career, hopefully it will make people understand that it is more to Stewart's career than 'Twilight'.

Edelstein opens by talking about critics reviews of her performance in the 'Twilight' films but then says, "Laugh all you want, I always thought that Stewart was a really good good actress." "You just have to accept that she never, ever wants to be caught acting." 

He goes into her background in film from her growing up on film sets with her parents and didn't have the typical "kid actor's look at me vibe."

Take a look at the video below as Edelstein takes a profound look at Stewart and her career leading up to her huge win. 

The prestigious Sunday Morning show has been on air since 1979 and part of CBS News.








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KRISTEN STEWART RECEIVES A FRANCE CESAR BEST SUPPORTING NOMINATION FOR HER WORK IN 'CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA'

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Nominations for the 40th Annual Cesar Awards by France's Academy of Cinema Arts were released and Kristen Stewart received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work as Valentine in 'Clouds of Sils Maria', according to the Hollywood Reporter. 

The Cesar is the French equivalent of the Oscars.

Other nominees for Best Supporting Actress are: 
Marianne Denicourt for 'Hippocrates', Claude Gensac for 'Lulu in the Nude', Izia Higelin for 'Samba' and Charlotte Le Bon for 'Yves Saint Laurent'.


'Clouds of Sils Maria' received a total of 6 nominations for Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (Olivier Assayas), Best Actress (Juliette Binoche) and Best Photography (Yorik Le Saux).

Sean Penn who directed Stewart in 'Into the Wild' will be receiving the Honorary Cesar. Prior recipients have been Meryl Streep, Kevin Kostner, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johnasson and Kate Winslet.

Read the entire list of nominees at THR.

Stewart's recent work has been receiving critical acclaim which includes an Oscar campaign by Sony Classics for Best Supporting Actress for 'Still Alice' and receiving a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the 2014 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for 'Camp X-Ray' where 'Still Alice' won big. 

The Cesar awards will air live on Friday, February 20th on Canal+ two days before the Oscars. 






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SWATH'S COLLEEN ATWOOD BECOMING THE NEXT EDITH HEAD - GETS HER 11TH OSCAR NOMINATION FOR 'INTO THE WOODS'

She's done it again!!! Colleen Atwood received an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Costume Design for 'Into the Woods'. This makes her "the most Oscar-nominated costume designer of any living person, according to the Hollywood Reporter.  They note that Edith Head had the most with 35 nominations.  

Atwood's up against Anna B. Shepherd for 'Maleficent' which was produced by SWATH producers Palak Patel and Joe Roth, Mark Bridges for 'Inherent Vice', Milena Canonero for  'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Jacqueline Durran for 'Mr. Turner'. 

Atwood's costumes designs can be seen in 'Big Eyes' currently in theaters and Chris Hemsworth's movie 'Blackhat' opening on Friday.

The 'Boxtrolls' starring  SWATH's Nick Frost received a nomination for Best Animated Feature while Universal's 'Unbroken' received three nominations. 

Check out the list of Atwood's Oscar history below and the full list of nominees here. 

The 87th Annual Academy Awards will air on ABC February 22nd at 7pm ET/4pm PT.

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Colleen Atwood's Oscar Nominations

2013 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).

2011 
• Won, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design for Alice in Wonderland (2010).

2010 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design for Nine (2009).

2008 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

2006 
• Won, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).

2005 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).

2003 
• Won, Oscar Best Costume Design for Chicago (2002).

2000 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Costume Design for Sleepy Hollow (1999).

1999 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Costume Design for Beloved (1998).

1995 
• Nominated, Oscar Best Costume Design for Little Women (1994).

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SONY CLASSICS TWEETS KRISTEN STEWART FANS AN OSCAR MESSAGE

Sony Classics is showing that they are seriously standing behind Kristen Stewart for an Oscar nomination with the release of a new Oscar promotion banner. 

Sony Classics tweeted a message to Stewart's fans Monday stating, "This one goes out to all you Kristen Stewart fans out there #StillAlice."

And the crowd goes wild. It's okay, breathe in and breathe out. 

Stewart's strong performance in 'Still Alice' gives her a chance among other strong performances this year to get a possible Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress. One thing is for sure, Sony is definitely showing that they have her back and fans are grateful. 

There was a bit of a bump in the road with the early release of the film on the internet due to a major cyber attack committed against Sony a couple weeks ago. The assault included the release of employee information for actors such as Sylvester Stallone, studio secrets, executive salaries etc...

Regardless, the film went into limited release in New York and Los Angeles just in time for the Academy Award consideration. The studio is going full steam ahead with the promotion of both Stewart and Julianne Moore who is said to be the front runner for Best Actress for her role as the mother/doctor in the midst of the onset of Alzheimer's.

Stewart has been receiving rave reviews for her performance as the caring daughter.  Fans keep your fingers crossed. Regardless of the outcome, we're proud of her. 

Now Sony, lets get that nomination! 

Check out a few new movie images below.

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SAM CLAFLIN CHARMS FANS AT THE UK 'HUNGER GAMES: MOCKING JAY PT 1' WORLD PREMIERE (Interviews/Videos/Photos)

The signature dimples were in full display as Sam Claflin walked the red carpet of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' at the UK World Premiere at Leicester Square in London. 

Claflin joined his fellow castmates Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Elizabeth Banks, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci,  and more as they greeted the raucous fans.

Check out photos of the premiere below along with a few recent interviews below. 

In the final video, Claflin mentions the casting of Julianne Moore who is currently being mentioned as a strong contender for an Oscar nomination for her role in 'Still Alice' where she stars with Kristen Stewart.

'Mocking Jay Part 1' opens in theaters on November 21.

                     

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KRISTEN STEWART JOINS OSCAR HOPEFULS AT THE AFI FEST INDIE CONTENDERS ROUNDTABLE

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Kristen joined seven other potential Oscar nominees at the AFI Film Festival's Inaugural Indie Contender Roundtable hosted by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg Sunday evening in Hollywood, California.

The Oscar hopefuls answered questions during a 90-minute session in front of a packed audience. 

The panel included Stewart, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Hader, J.C. Chandor, Damien Chazelle, Marion Cotillard, Michelle Monaghan.

AFI tweeted a few answers from the panel including Stewart who answered a wide-range of questions: 

"You always want a huge launching pad 4 what u dumped your heart & soul's energy into" #KristenStewart on film fests 

"I'm not cool enough to fit in the indie scene. I'm the Twilight girl & that's it. But I think it's important to do both." #KristenStewart 

"My advice to my younger self would have been 'dude - calm down'" #KristenStewart #IndieContendersRoundtable #AFIFEST 

This is the beginning of the Oscar push by Sony for a hopeful Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in 'Still Alice'. 

Fans are sure to be hearing more from Stewart in the weeks ahead including the promotion for the limited release of the film in December in New York and LA in order to get into contention for the upcoming awards season. 

Check out a few photos of the panel below.

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SONY PICTURES CLASSICS PLANS ALL-OUT OSCAR CAMPAIGN FOR KRISTEN STEWART - GUILD SCREENINGS BEGIN

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Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) will be going full speed ahead with promoting Kristen Stewart for a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in Still Alice, according to the Hollywood Reporter. 

SPC obtained the rights to distribute the film at this years Toronto Film Festival.  The initial word was that Stewart's co-star Julianne Moore would definitely be in the Oscar race for her role as a professor who is in the early stages of the Alzheimer's Disease. However, Stewart being added on for the push is good to hear considering she has been receiving rave reviews as the supportive daughter. 

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CHRIS STARS IN KIMMEL OSCAR PARODY WITH REAL-LIFE BROTHER AS HEMSWORTH & CHARLIZE THERON PRESENT AT THE OSCARS

Looking breathtaking as ever, SWATH's huntsman Chris Hemsworth an evil queen Charlize Theron set hearts a flutter as they appeared on stage at the 86th Academy Awards to present the Oscar for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing.

E! Online tweeted, "Charlize Theron & Chris Hemsworth shouldn't be allowed to be on stage together. Too much gorgeousness in one place."

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SWATH AT THE 2014 OSCARS: CHARLIZE THERON & CHRIS HEMSWORTH TO PRESENT

SWATH will be represented at the 86th Annual Academy Awards ceremony when Oscar winner Charlize Theron returns to present along with Chris Hemsworth this Sunday, March 2nd.

Variety reports that Theron and Hemsworth will be joined along with Amy Adams, Kristen Bell, Jessica Biel, Jim Carrey, Glenn Close, Bradley Cooper, Penélope Cruz, Benedict Cumberbatch, Viola Davis, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield, Jennifer Garner, Whoopi Goldberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Angelina Jolie, Michael B. Jordan, Anna Kendrick, Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Bill Murray, Kim Novak, Tyler Perry, Brad Pitt, Sidney Poitier, Gabourey Sidibe, Will Smith, Kevin Spacey, Jason Sudeikis, Channing Tatum, John Travolta, Kerry Washington, Emma Watson and Naomi Watts.

Also presenting are Anne Hathaway, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence who were previously announced as presenters.

Last year Theron and Kristen Stewart were presenters as SWATH was nominated for two Oscars for costume and special effects. 

The ceremony will be telecast worldwide on the ABC network beginning at 7p ET. 

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CHRIS HEMSWORTH ANNOUNCES OSCAR NOMINEES (PHOTOS)

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The world woke up to a very handsome face (lucky for us) this morning where we were treated to Chris Hemsworth announcing the nominees for the 86th Annual Academy Awards. 

Cheryl Boone Isaacs introduced Hemsworth where they both proceeded to announce the nominees. 

"I want to thank everyone for joining us for these exciting announcements. Celebrating the heroes of movie making. Lucky for us, we have a superhero here with us today. Ladies and gentlemen, the very talented Chris Hemsworth."

Hemsworth announced the nominees for 6 categories: Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Actress and Best Picture. 

In an interview afterword with the ABC morning show Good Morning America, he was asked for his initial reaction to all the nominees. 

"Uh fantastic...I've been watching all of the films the last few weeks trying to catch up and...uh..everyone of them...I think every person and film that we nominated today or (indistinguishable) that we mentioned was absolutely deserving.  It's very exciting."

American Hustle and Gravity received the most nominations, according to GMA with 10 each followed closely behind by 12 Years A Slave which received 9. 

Read all of the nominees here.  

The Oscar Awards will be presented live Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 7p ET/4p PT/12a GMT on the ABC broadcast network. 

"Chris Hemsworth, Academy pres. Cheryl B Isaacs and producers Neil Meron 

and Craig Zadan at Oscar noms" ‏@nepalesruben 

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SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN MAKES LIST FOR POTENTIAL ITALIAN FOREIGN FILM OSCAR NOMINATION

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The major film awards season may be over in the United States but it is still ongoing in other countries. The list of potential foreign film nominees for the 2013 Accademia del Cinema Italiano Premi David di Donatello (The Academy of Italian Cinema David di Donatello Awards) also known as the Italian Oscars, was released.  

SWATH is one of the foreign films that could receive a nomination.  The odds are against SWATH receiving a nomination going up against such heavy hitters as Lincoln, Argo and Les Miserables not to mention films from other countries.  

It is no surprise that SWATH would make an impression in Italy since it led a strong Italian box office for three weeks straight beating out the 3D blockbuster Spiderman in the process making a total of $11,357,199 (Box Office Mojo).

Also included was Kristen Stewart's On the Road and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as well as Chris Hemsworth's The Avengers and Charlize Theron's Prometheus.

Universal has nominees including the hit R-rated comedy Ted.  See the full list of foreign film potentials list here.


Last year's Best Foreign Film nominees and winner were: 

WINNER 
A Separation: Asghar Farhadi (Director) 

NOMINEES
Drive 
The Ides of March
The Tree of Life 
Hugo



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CHARLIZE THERON'S DIOR IS THE 4TH MOST "GOOGLED" OSCAR GOWN

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As if there was any doubt when Charlize Theron stepped onto the Oscar red carpet, this statuesque beauty was telling the world they better bring their A-game because she brought hers. 

Theron was listed at #4 in The Hollywood Reporter's list of the '10 Most Googled Oscar Gowns'.  As one of the faces of Dior, she wore a white "Dior Haute Couture peplum gown" which truly stood out on the carpert.  

For good reason, Theron is making every Best Dressed list around having one of the most search gowns.  Take a look at the rest list of the gowns here. 





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OSCAR BITS:  STEWART & THERON AT REHEARSALS & MORE

How cute is this?!  Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliff) and Snow White (or for Twilight fans, Bella - Kristen Stewart) on stage at the Dolby Theater rehearsing for the Oscars.

EW put out rehearsal photos on their digital magazine for their March 8th issue, and on their website showing the behind-the-scenes Oscar rehearsals.

Charlize Theron is seen perfecting her dance moves with Channing Tatum and Oscar host Seth MacFarlane. 

Charlize with Tatum

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