'Anna Karenina', 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' Win at the 2013 Art Directors Guild Awards 'Pi' and 'Anna' will take their battle to the Oscars next BY: BRAD BREVET PUBLISHED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2013 AT 8:25 AM

My current 2013 Oscar predictions for Best Production Design have Anna Karenina winning with Life of Pi the runner up and if the 2013 Art Directors Guild Award winners have anything to suggest about these predictions it would seem I'm on to something as both films were awarded in the Period and Fantasy categories respectively along with a win for Skyfall in the Contemporary category. Skyfall, however, is not up for an Oscar.

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SPOILER ALERT: Dame Judi Dench creates stylish 007 souvenir by turning brass bullets from final Skyfall scene in to cufflinks PUBLISHED: 08:01 EST, 15 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:01 EST, 15 January 2013 (MAIL ON LINE)

After shooting her final James Bond scenes as M in Skyfall Dame Judi Dench kept the casings of the four bullets she fired and had them turned into cufflinks as Christmas presents

IT was the moment she finally got out from behind her London desk and in amongst the action – and it cost James Bond’s M, played by Dame Judi Dench, her life.

The matriarchal MI6 spy chief went out in a blaze of glory in her dramatic last ever scenes for the blockbuster franchise, fatally injured in a gunfight with Javier Bardem’s flamboyant villain and his henchmen in the latest Bond outing, Skyfall.

But while clearly emotional at bowing out of the series, the acting dame was clearly thrilled that she got to fire off a few shots at the baddies before she went down, the only time throughout her seven-film tenure as M she got to show her credentials in the field.

She gave one pair to her 15-year-old grandson, Sammy, and another to her daughter Finty’s boyfriend for Christmas.

Designer jeweler Roger Elliott, 63, gold-plated the cartridges and studded their tips with rubies.


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Golden Globes: Best original song - Skyfall, Adele and Paul Epworth

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WINS:

Best original song: "Skyfall," Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth; lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth

NOMINATIONS:

Best original song: "Skyfall," Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth; lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth


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Dame Judi Dench: Skyfall Oscar omission 'a pity' (BBC NEWS)

Dame Judi, who plays spy chief M, told BBC Radio 4 it was a "great pity" the movie did not feature in the best film, director or acting categories.

"I'm very, very sorry that nothing has been recognised," she told Eddie Mair.

"That's a great pity. I thought Sam Mendes directed it absolutely beautifully. It was a terrific film.

Skyfall featured five times in the 2013 nominations list, announced in Los Angeles on Thursday.

But most of the nods were for the film's production, including cinematography, sound editing and sound mixing.

The film also scooped a nomination for its theme song, sung by Adele, which went to number two in the UK singles chart in October.

Asked by the PM programme if she thought there was a bias against Bond movies when it came to awards, Dame Judi said she "hoped not".

"There may be. I don't know. I hope not. I just think that all round it was really wonderfully directed and presented and filmed and lit and shot," she said.

"But I've got a Bafta nomination and that's terrific.

"I think it's good luck if you get an Oscar nomination and bad luck if you don't."

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'Anna Karenina,' 'Lincoln' receive ASC Awards nominations (LA TIMES)

Seamus McGarvey was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers Award for his work on the period drama "Anna Karenina." (Laurie Sparham)

By Susan King
January 9, 2013, 9:05 a.m.

The cinematographers of "Anna Karenina," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln" and "Skyfall" were nominated Wednesday morning for outstanding achievement in the feature film category for the 27th  American Society of Cinematographers Awards.

All five cinematographers are previous ASC Awards nominees.

Roger Deakins earned his 11th ASC nomination for the James Bond blockbuster, "Skyfall." He previously won for the 1994 drama "The Shawshank Redemption" and 2001 thriller "The Man Who Wasn't There." Deakins was also the recipient of ASC's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.


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BAFTA NOMINATIONS - 2013 AWARDS CEREMON ON FEBRUARY 10, 2013, LONDON'S ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

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Bafta 2013: Dame Judi Dench finally recognised for James Bond role Veteran British actress Dame Judi Dench has finally been recognised by the Bafta awards for her role as M in James Bond, as Skyfall receives eight nominations this year. (TELEGRAPH)

By Hannah Furness9:14AM GMT 09 Jan 2013

Dame Judi Dench has been nominated as best supporting actress for her role as M in James Bond, receiving one of the eight nominations for Skyfall announced at a ceremony this morning.

It is the first time she has been recognized by Bafta for playing M, and comes as she finally finishes her 17 year stint in the role. Skyfall will be her final appearance in the James Bond franchise.

Her nomination is one of eight received by the film this year, including Outstanding British Film and Cinematography.

Javier Bardem was announced as a contender for best supporting actor, with potential accolades also including prizes for original music, editing, production design and sound.


Casino Royale has previously received nine nominations; a record high.

This year, Skyfall was narrowly pipped to the most nominations by Lincoln, which received ten, Les Miserables and Life of Pi which both received nine.

The award for best film will come from a short list of Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty.

Judi Dench was first recognised by Bafta in1966 as "most promising newcomer", and has gone on to receive and impressive 26 nominations.

She has already won ten times, including best leading actress for Iris and Mrs Brown.

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Tom Ford reveals his film A Single Man was based on his own family By Liz Hoggard (YAHOO)

American fashion designer-turned-film director Tom Ford has revealed that his 2009 Oscar nominated movie, 'A Single Man', which starred Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, was partly autobiographical.

In an interview with the 'Times' newspaper, he  explained that the script of the film, inspired by a Christopher Isherwood short story about a fastidious, suicidal academic, was deeply resonant to his own life.

"There were scenes right out of our lives: my sister, my mother, the emotions," he said. "The way I was feeling at the time. I didn't know if I cared if I lived or died. Where is the beauty of the world? Discovering the beauty of the world, having an epiphany. I've had those moments where time stands still and I think: 'It's OK'."

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Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Skyfall nominated for 2013 Producers Guild awards (TELEGRAPH)

Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey. Photo: Andrew Crowley

By Alice Vincent, Entertainment writer online11:43AM GMT 03 Jan 2013


Downton Abbey’s producers, including creator Julian Fellowes, are up for the Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama award from the Producers Guild of America. The other shows in the category include popular shows Mad Men, Homeland and Game of Thrones.

In the motion picture category, long-standing Bond producer siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are nominated for Skyfall, alongside Life of Pi, Argo and Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year.

Writers Mark Gatkiss and Steven Moffat, also responsible for episodes of Doctor Who, are nominated for their joint production of Sherlock, the crime drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, in the long-form television category.


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Skyfall becomes the first billion dollar Bond film (YAHOO MOVIES)

Skyfall has become the first Bond film to make $1 billion at the box office.

Bond 23, which was released in October in the UK and November in the US, breached the record-breaking barrier over the Christmas holidays.

So far, the film – directed by Sam Mendes and the third film to star Daniel Craig as 007 –  has made $289,600,000 (£179,274,563) in the US, and then a sturdy $710,600,000 (£439,891,245) around the world – a total of $1,000,200,000.

It's the first Bond film ever to amass the sum, though it should add another substantial figure to that once it opens in China in the New Year.

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Dame Judi Dench - Judi Dench Favourite For New Sherlock Holmes Show (CONTACT MUSIC)

Dame Judi Dench is in line to play Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper in a new Tv adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic stories.

The Oscar winner is in talks to portray the super snoop's loyal employee Mrs. Hudson in a new show based on her journals, called A View From The Landing At 221B Baker Street.

The script has been penned by British comedy writer Barry Cryer and his son, Bob, and the pair is adamant the Bond actress is the perfect person for the job.

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Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench battle for best actress award (TELEGRAPH)

Dame Helen Mirren will battle with Dame Judi Dench for best British actress at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards, as Daniel Craig gets nod for best actor for 007 role

Dame Helen Mirren will vie with Dame Judi Dench and Emily Blunt for best British actress at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.

Actress Dame Helen is nominated for her role as the filmmaker's wife in the movie Hitchcock, while Dame Judi is up for two films, as MI5 boss in Skyfall and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Blunt is also shortlisted for two films, Looper and Your Sister's Sister, while the other nominees are Andrea Riseborough (Shadow Dancer) and Alice Lowe (Sightseers).

Bond star Daniel Craig is up for British actor of the year, competing against Daniel Day-Lewis for his role as the former US president in the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln.

Skyfall has been nominated for five awards, including British film, supporting actor (Javier Bardem), and supporting actress (Dame Judi).

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