Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Before Midnight…Richard Linklater Will Claim Best Director Gold

The Nominations: Director “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu “Boyhood” Richard Linklater “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson “The Imitation Game” Morten...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: A String Theory SAG to Best Actor Oscar Win for Eddie Redmayne

The Nominations: Best Actor Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher” Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper” Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game” Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Still Julianne Moore… Best Actress Win in the Bag

The Nominations: Best Actress Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night” Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything” Julianne Moore in “Still Alice” Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl” Reese...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: A Break in the System…Leviathan is Dark Horse Winner for Best Foreign Pic

The Nominations: Foreign Language Film “Ida” Poland “Leviathan” Russia “Tangerines” Estonia “Timbuktu” Mauritania “Wild Tales” Argentina Shoulda Been a Contender: Force Majeure Always a contentious category considering the silly selection process,...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Third Time a Definite Charm… Anderson’s Budapest Hotel Should Win Original Screenplay

The Nominations: Best Original Screenplay “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo “Boyhood”...

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