The Tree of Life

Jessica Chastain: Grandma calmed her down at the Oscars

Jessica Chastain -- who appeared in a whopping six releases last year, "The Help" and "The Tree of Life" among them -- still felt like the new girl in town Sunday as she made her way down the Oscars rJessica Chastain -- who appeared in a whopping six releases last year, "The Help" and "The Tree of Life" among them -- still felt like the new girl in town Sunday as she made her way down the Oscars red carpet.

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Oscars 2012: Terrence Malick not there to see cinematography snub

The Oscars started off with a bit of a surprise Sunday night as "The Tree of Life" cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki lost out to Robert Richardson for "Hugo." The Oscars started off with a bit of a surprise Sunday night as "The Tree of Life" cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki lost out to Robert Richardson for "Hugo."

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The Oscars: Winners, losers and omissions

Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" has more nominations, and among the nine contenders for best picture, only "The Tree of Life" has made less money at the box office, but ever since the New York Film Critics Circle named a black and white French silent film the best picture of the year back in November, "The Artist" has been the unlikely frontrunner in the Academy Awards race.

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Emmanuel Lubezki wins top cinematographers honor

Emmanuel Lubezski won the American Society of Cinematographers' outstanding achievement award in feature film for "The Tree of Life."Emmanuel Lubezski won the American Society of Cinematographers' outstanding achievement award in feature film for "The Tree of Life."

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'The Tree Of Life' Wins Gold At ASC Awards

Brad Pitt's movie The Tree Of Life landed the top prize at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) awards gala in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The picture landed the Feature Film trophy fo...

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Academy makes credits exception for 'Tree of Life' (Reuters)

Reuters - The Academy has made an unusual exception for "The Tree of Life," determining that the film has four true producers and should not be limited by an AMPAS rule that limits the number of producers on a Best Picture nominee to three.

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Academy makes credits exception for 'Tree of Life' (omg!)

omg! - LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 (TheWrap.com) - The Academy has made an unusual exception for "The Tree of Life," determining that the film has four true producers and should not be limited by an AMPAS rule that limits the number of producers on a Best Picture nominee to three. Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill all "functioned as genuine producers" on the Terrence Malick film, according to a ruling from the Academy's Producers Branch Executive Committee. ...

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The things they say

"The movie almost didn't get made. Heath Ledger pulled out for family reasons... It was at death's door. I said, 'Let's go do it'." Brad Pitt on his decision to produce and star in Oscar-nominated movie The Tree of Life.

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Oscars 2012: How will 'Tree of Life' be represented?

When Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" was announced as a surprise Oscar best picture choice Tuesday, it resolved one question about this year's telecast.When Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" was announced as a surprise Oscar best picture choice Tuesday, it resolved one question about this year's telecast.

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Oscars 2012: Which 2012 Best Picture Oscar Nominee shot scenes in Austin, TX?

This morning the nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced by Jennifer Lawrence and Academy president Tom Sherak at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, and there were quite a few surprises.