The Academy Awards are coming
The Academy Awards are tomorrow and, as you know, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel has 9 nominations. Even when it’s not the movie that everyone expect to win (Birdman and Boyhood are the titles that sound mostly as the winners), remember that it won at the Writers Guild Awards and 5 BAFTAs (Make Up & Hair, Original Music, Original Screenplay, Costume Design and Production Design) which it could mean that the movie is going to have a good night, even if it doesn’t win in the main cathegory.
Why he deserves to win? I think the main reason is that he has always been faithful to his style. Even when his movies have been as much loved as hated by people, he never changed. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 100% Wes Anderson movie and the people couldn’t help fall inlove with it and that’s why, even when it is one of the earliest released of the nominated movies, it is one of the most nominated and celebrated.
Surprise after the jump!
Wes Anderson about his Oscar nominations
“I’ve been asked to make a “statement” even though I feel it does sound more like bragging. Nevertheless, my producers and I send our very deepest thanks to the Academy and its 8000 members for a whole slew of Oscar nominations, especially for my long-time collaborators Robert Yeoman (our cinematographer who has worked with me on seven movies, if I count them right), Milena Canonero (our Italian costume designer), Alexandre Desplat (our French composer), Barney Pilling (our English editor), Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (more English, hair/make-up), and Adam Stockhausen out of Wisconsin. Also, my friend Hugo Guinness (who co-wrote the movie with me) expresses his own gratitude. We feel very deeply honored and thrilled and, frankly, very, very pleased with ourselves all around.”
Source: Austin Movie Blog
And to continue with all the award seasons related, The Grand Budapest Hotel also won at the Critics’ Choice Awards in three categories: Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction and Best Comedy.
The Grand Budapest Hotel leads Oscars nominations along with Birdman
The love for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel is bigger than you thought. Now we have more reasons to be happy for him and for that beautiful movie that we sure love. This morning we could know the nominations for the Academy Awards 2015. And guess what? The Grand Budapest has 9 nominations, just like Birdman. It could have been nice that Ralph Fiennes also got nominated as an actor, but this couldn’t be. Anyway, these are all the nominations for the movie.
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Keep the awards coming
Today were announced the nominations at the Directors Guild Awards (DGA) and we are happy to let you know that Wes Anderson is nominated for his work on The Grand Budapest Hotel. He will be competing along with Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morton Tyldum (The Imitation Game). It is the first nomination at the DGA for Wes Anderson and so it is for Linklater and Tyldum. The winner will be announced on February 7.
The Grand Budapest Hotel wins at the Golden Globes
It was unexpected, maybe, because the movie had several nominations but along the night it wasn’t winning any of them.
Best Director went to Richard Linklater for Boyhood.
Best Screenplay went to the several writers of Birdman.
Best Comedy/Musical Actor went to Michael Keaton for Birdman, too.
But when it was time to hear the Best Movie Musical or Comedy we had such a nice surprise…
Here you can watch the moment when Wes and part of the team came to the stage to receive the award.
The Grand Budapest Hotel leads BAFTA nominations
The latest movie by Wes Anderson has more BAFTA nominations than big award season contenders like Birdman and Boyhood.
These are all the categories where it is nominated:
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“The Grand Budapest Hotel” fan made opening credits
This video is from two Graphic Design students who recreated the opening credits of The Grand Budapest Hotel in paper stop motion. Enjoy!
Source: Behance (where you can also watch pictures from the video and the backstage).
Q&A presented by Richard Linklater with Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman and Randall Poster
This Q&A hosted by Richard Linklater was for The Grand Budapest Hotel at this year’s SXSW and now you can watch it entirely. 45 minutes long. You can’t miss it!
Dmitri: The Prodigal Son Returns
The illustrious and dashing Count Dmitri Desgoffe-und-Taxis has agreed to be the subject of an exclusive article and accompanying photoshoot for ZQ, Zubrowka’s leading magazine.
ZQ gets up-close and personal with the mysteriously glamourous prodigal son of Zubrowka, acquiring the inside scoop into the unique Count’s life of luxury, as well as his current legal troubles regarding the infamous Mme. Desgoffe-und-Taxis’ last will and testament (a ZQ exclusive you will not read about anywhere else!)
We hope you enjoy our feature article and pick up a copy of ZQ (available wherever glossy-papered publications are sold) today!
(Article and photoshoot images found below–you can click on each to view in full size)