Kathryn Bigelow developing Bowe Bergdahl movie

Of course this is happening.

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal are evidently developing a film about the recently obtained American "POW" Bowe Bergdahl. Bigelow has a history of military and police themed movies including The Hurt Locker, K-19: The Widowmaker, Point Break, and Zero Dark Thirty.
If you live under a rock and haven't heard about this guy, he was apparently captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan back in 2009. He was recently recovered after President Obama traded 5 terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay back to Qatar for the Army sergeant. The swap was quickly met with controversy as fellow soldiers from Bergdahl's unit claim he was not captured but abandoned his post and went AWOL to join the Taliban. Bergdahl is currently recovering at Fort Sam Houston in Texas.

This projhect will apparently be featured under Boal's new production company, Page One, and Bigelow will direct. There is no telling which angle this film will approach the Bergdahl controversy or what will happen with this guy from now until this film would be released. There are lots of people calling for him to face court-martial and be tried by the US Army for going AWOL.
Apparently these two have been following this story for quite sometime and have been working on a script. Similar things happened with Zero Dark Thirty as Bigelow was following the US search for Osama Bin Laden and had Boal rewrite the script after he was killed by US Navy SEALS.

Either way this is a ways away as Bigelow is currently set to direct The True American, a story of an immigrant from Bangladesh who was maimed in an attack by an American seeking revenge for 9/11. Tom Hardy is set to star as the American inmate, Mark Stroman, but a start date has not been officiated. 

[Updated] 2013 BAFTA nominations announced

The nominations for the 2013 BAFTA's (aka, British Academy of Film and Television Arts) have been announced. Like the other award shows so far the leader is Lincoln as it landed 10 nominations.
So far I am disappointed with the lack of recognition for Quevanzhane Wallis who played Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild. She was the best actress I saw all year and she was only 6-years old at the time. I'm hoping she is going to be nominated for an Oscar but at this point I guess I shouldn't hold my breath.

UPDATED [2-10-13]: The winners are highlighted in red.

BEST FILM
ARGO 
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
ZERO DARK THIRTY

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
ANNA KARENINA
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
LES MISÉRABLES
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
SKYFALL

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AMOUR
HEADHUNTERS
THE HUNT
RUST AND BONE
UNTOUCHABLE

DOCUMENTARY
THE IMPOSTER
MARLEY
McCULLIN
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
WEST OF MEMPHIS

ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN

DIRECTOR
AMOUR - Michael Haneke
ARGO - Ben Affleck
DJANGO UNCHAINED - Quentin Tarantino
LIFE OF PI - Ang Lee
ZERO DARK THIRTY - Kathryn Bigelow

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMOUR - Michael Haneke
DJANGO UNCHAINED - Quentin Tarantino
THE MASTER - Paul Thomas Anderson
MOONRISE KINGDOM - Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
ZERO DARK THIRTY - Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO - Chris Terrio
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD - Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
LIFE OF PI - David Magee
LINCOLN - Tony Kushner
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK - David O. Russell

LEADING ACTOR
BEN AFFLECK - Argo
BRADLEY COOPER - Silver Linings Playbook
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - Lincoln
HUGH JACKMAN - Les Misérables
JOAQUIN PHOENIX - The Master

LEADING ACTRESS
EMMANUELLE RIVA - Amour
HELEN MIRREN - Hitchcock
JENNIFER LAWRENCE - Silver Linings Playbook
JESSICA CHASTAIN - Zero Dark Thirty
MARION COTILLARD - Rust and Bone

SUPPORTING ACTOR
ALAN ARKIN - Argo
CHRISTOPH WALTZ - Django Unchained
JAVIER BARDEM - Skyfall
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - The Master
TOMMY LEE JONES - Lincoln

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS - The Master
ANNE HATHAWAY - Les Misérables
HELEN HUNT - The Sessions
JUDI DENCH - Skyfall
SALLY FIELD - Lincoln

ORIGINAL MUSIC
ANNA KARENINA - Dario Marianelli
ARGO - Alexandre Desplat
LIFE OF PI - Mychael Danna
LINCOLN - John Williams
SKYFALL - Thomas Newman

CINEMATOGRAPHY
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

EDITING
ARGO
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LIFE OF PI
SKYFALL
ZERO DARK THIRT

PRODUCTION DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

COSTUME DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA - Jacqueline Durran
GREAT EXPECTATIONS - Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
LES MISÉRABLES - Paco Delgado
LINCOLN - Joanna Johnston
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN - Colleen Atwood

MAKE UP & HAIR
ANNA KARENINA
HITCHCOCK
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN

SOUND
DJANGO UNCHAINED
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LES MISÉRABLES
LIFE OF PI
SKYFALL

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LIFE OF PI
THE AVENGERS (aka, AVENGERS ASSEMBLE)
PROMETHEUS

SHORT ANIMATION
HERE TO FALL
I’M FINE THANKS
THE MAKING OF LONGBIRD

SHORT FILM
THE CURSE
GOOD NIGHT
SWIMMER
TUMULT
THE VOORMAN PROBLEM

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
ELIZABETH OLSEN
ANDREA RISEBOROUGH
SURAJ SHARMA
JUNO TEMPLE
ALICIA VIKANDER

[Updated with winners] 2013 Golden Globe nominations; Lincoln leads

Ah yes, all the nominations are in full swing. The Globes at least gave us some variety by including Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and more of The Master and Django Unchained, but they are still quite similar to the Critics Choice and SAG nominees. I am surprised that they stiffed ParaNorman for Best Animated Film, though. It should have been there over Hotel Transylvania. I can only predict what the Oscars will be.
The Golden Globes are set to air on January 13, 2013.

UPDATE: The winners of the 2013 Golden Globes are highlighted in red. I wasn't expecting Argo to take Best Picture, that's for sure.


Best Picture (Drama):
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Picture (Musical or Comedy):
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

Best Director:
Ben Affleck - Argo
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee - Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained

Best Actor in a Drama:
Daniel-Day Lewis - Lincoln
Richard Gere - Arbitrage
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Denzel Washington - Flight

Best Actress in a Drama:
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Naomi Watts - The Impossible
Rachel Weisz - Deep Blue Sea

Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy:
Jack Black - Bernie
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray - Hyde Park on Hudson

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy:
Emily Blunt - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith - Quartet
Meryl Streep - Hope Springs

Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin - Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams - The Master
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Nicole Kidman - The Paperboy

Best Animated Film:
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Screenplay:
Argo
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Original Score:
Anna Karenina
Argo
Cloud Atlas
Life of Pi
Lincoln

Best Original Song:
"For You" from Act of Valor
"Not Running Anymore" from Stand Up Guys
"Safe and Sound" from The Hunger Games
"Skyfall" from Skyfall
"Suddenly" from Les Miserables

To see all the rest of the nominees for television click the link here. I don't really feel like typing the rest because they are essentially the same as they were for the SAG Award nominees.

[UPDATED] 2013 SAG Award nominees revealed

The 2013 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards have announced their nominees. Not only is this list almost identical to the Critics Choice nominees that were announced yesterday, but I guarantee it will also be identical to the Golden Globe nominees. I am seeing a trend and I bet you the same names will be on the nomination list for the Oscars. It's pathetic. Although I must admit I am surprised SAG completely stiffed Beasts of the Southern Wild. Everyone else is putting that movie at the top of their lists.
The SAG Awards will air on January 27, 2013.

UPDATE - The winners are highlighted in red.


Best Ensemble:
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actor:
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Denzel Washington - Flight

Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Naomi Watts - The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin - Argo
Javier Bardem - Skyfall
Robert De Niro -  Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln

Best Supporting Actress:
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Nicole Kidman - The Paperboy
Maggie Smith - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Best Performance by a Stunt Ensemble:
The Dark Knight Rises
Skyfall
The Bourne Legacy
The Amazing Spider-Man
Les Miserables

Best Ensemble in a Drama Series:
Boardwalk Empire
Homeland
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey

Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office

Best Actor in a Drama Series:
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Damian Lewis - Homeland

Best Actress in a Drama Series:
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum
Julianna Marguiles - The Good Wife
Claire Danes - Homeland

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Louis C.K. - Louie
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

Best Actress in a Comedy Series:
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Betty White - Hot in Cleveland

Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries:
Clive Owen - Hemingway & Gellhorn
Ed Harris - Game Change
Woody Harrelson - Game Change
Bill Paxton - Hatfields & McCoys
Kevin Costner - Hatfields & McCoys

Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries:
Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias
Julianne Moore - Game Change
Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals
Nicole Kidman - Hemingway & Gellhorn
Charlotte Rampling - Restless

Best Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series:
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Breaking Bad
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead
Boardwalk Empire

[Updated with winners] 2013 Critics Choice Award nominations

The 18th annual Critics Choice Movie Awards will air on the CW Network on January 10, 2013.
UPDATED: The winners are highlighted in red.

Best Picture:
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actor:
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Denzel Washington - Flight

Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts - The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin - Argo
Javier Bardem - Skyfall
Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Matthew McConaughey - Magic Mike

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams - The Master
Judi Dench - Skyfall
Ann Dowd - Compliance
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Helen Hunt - The Sessions

Best Young Actor/Actress:
Elle Fanning - Ginger & Rosa
Kara Hayward - Moonrise Kingdom
Tom Holland - The Impossible
Logan Lerman - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Suraj Sharma - Life of Pi
Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Acting Ensemble:
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

Best Director:
Ben Affleck - Argo
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty
Tom Hooper - Les Miserables
Ang Lee - Life of Pi
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg - Lincoln

Best Original Screenplay:
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
John Gatins - Flight
Rian Johnson - Looper
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola - Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal - Zero Dark Thirty

Best Adapted Screnplay:
Chris Terrio - Argo
David Magee - Life of Pi
Tony Kushner - Lincoln
Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

Best Cinematography:
Danny Cohen - Les Miserables
Claudio Miranda - Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski - Lincoln
Mihai Malaimare Jr. - The Master
Roger Deakins - Skyfall

Best Art Direction:
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln

Best Editing:
Argo
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Costume Design:
Jaqueline Durran - Anna Karenina
Kym Barrett * Pierre-Yves Gayraud - Cloud Atlas
Bob Buck, Ann, Maskrey, & Richard Taylor - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Paco Delgado - Les Miserables
Joanna Johnston - Lincoln

Best Makeup:
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Lincoln

Best Visual Effects:
The Avengers
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi

Best Animated Feature:
Brave
Frankenweenie
Madagascar 3
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Action Movie:
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Looper
Skyfall

Best Action Actor:
Christian Bale - The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig - Skyfall
Robert Downey Jr. - The Avengers
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Looper
Jake Gyllenhaal - End of Watch

Best Action Actress:
Emily Blunt - Looper
Gina Carano - Haywire
Judi Dench - Skyfall
Anne Hathaway - The Dark Knight Rises
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games

Best Comedy:
Bernie
Silver Linings Playbook
Ted
This is 40
21 Jump Street

Best Comedy Actor:
Jack Black - Bernie
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Paul Rudd - This is 40
Channing Tatum - 21 Jump Street
Mark Wahlberg - Ted

Best Comedy Actress:
Mila Kunis - Ted
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Shirley MacLaine - Bernie
Leslie Mann - This is 40
Rebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie:
Cabin in the Woods
Looper
Prometheus

Best Foreign Language Movie:
Amour
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

Best Documentary:
Bully
The Central Park Five
The Imposter
The Queen of Versailles
Searching for Sugar Man
West of Memphis

Best Original Song:
"For You" - Act of Valor
"Learn Me Right" - Brave
"Skyfall" - Skyfall
"Still Alive" - Still Alive
"Suddenly" - Les Miserables

Best Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat - Argo
Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
John Williams - Lincoln
Jonny Greenwood - The Master
Alexandre Desplat - Moonrise Kingdom

AFI's annual Top 10 lists released

The American Film Institute released their annual Top 10 lists in both film and television categories. No real surprises, imo.

AFI Movies of the Year:
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Les Miserables 
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

AFI Television Programs of the Year:
American Horror Story
Breaking Bad
Game Change
Game of Thrones
Girls
Homeland
Louie
Mad Men
Modern Family
The Walking Dead

Zero Dark Thirty named best film of 2012

The National Board of Review, the second major critics organization, released their list of 2012 winners for achievement in film. Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) took home Best Film for Zero Dark Thirty. Bigelow also took Best Director for the same film. Zero Dark Thirty also took Best Actress for Jessica Chastain.

Aside from the major success of Zero Dark Thirty, Bradley Cooper took Best Actor for Silver Linings Playbook, Best Animated Feature went to Wreck-It Ralph, Best Adapted Screenplay went to David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook, and Best Original Screenplay went to Rian Johnson for Looper.

Click the jump for the full list of winners and top lists: