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The Academy Awards

In their 84th year, the Oscars still have the final word on awards season. Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences determine nominations and winners in their respective areas of practice. The awards were held on February 24. Full list of nominees

Anna Karenina, Argo, The Avengers, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Brave, Django Unchained, Flight, Frankenweenie, Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Impossible, The Invisible War, Life of Pi, Lincoln, The Master, Mirror Mirror, Les Miserables, Moonrise Kingdom, ParaNorman, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Prometheus, Rebelle (War Witch), A Royal Affair, Searching for Sugar Man, The Sessions, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Snow White & the Huntsman, Ted, Zero Dark Thirty

Coming soon to DVD:

No (6/25)

Films awaiting DVD release dates:

Amour, Chasing Ice, Kon-Tiki

The Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The awards were held on January 13. Full list of nominees

Act of Valor, Anna Karenina, Arbitrage, Argo, Bernie , The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Brave, Cloud Atlas, The Deep Blue Sea, Django Unchained, Flight, Frankenweenie, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Hitchcock, Hope Springs, Hotel Transylvania, The Hunger Games, Hyde Park on Hudson, The Impossible, The Intouchables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, The Master, Les Miserables, The Paperboy, A Royal Affair, Rust and Bone, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Sessions, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Wreck-It Ralph, Zero Dark Thirty

Coming soon to DVD:

Stand Up Guys (5/21)

Films awaiting DVD release dates:

Amour, Kon-Tiki

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The union honors actors in film and television. The awards were held on January 27. Full list of nominees

The Amazing Spider-man, Argo, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Bourne Legacy, The Dark Knight Rises, Flight, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Hitchcock, The Impossible, Lincoln, The Master, Les Miserables, The Paperboy, Rust and Bone, The Sessions, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty

Independent Spirit Awards

The Oscars of the American independent film world. The awards are on February 23. Full list of nominees

Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bernie, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Compliance, End of Watch, Gayby, Here, Keep the Lights On, Killer Joe, The Loneliest Planet, Magic Mike, Moonrise Kingdom, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Rebelle (War Witch), Return, Robot & Frank, Ruby Sparks, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, The Sessions, Seven Psychopaths, Silver Linings Playbook, Smashed, Sound of My Voice, Your Sister's Sister

Coming soon to DVD:

Mosquita y Mari (6/4)

Films awaiting DVD release dates:

Amour, Breakfast With Curtis, The Color Wheel, Fill the Void, Four, Gimme the Loot, Middle of Nowhere, Sister, Starlet, Valley of Saints

British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts award the year's top films. The awards were held on February 10. Full list of nominees

Anna Karenina, Argo, The Avengers, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Brave, The Dark Knight Rises, Django Unchained , Frankenweenie, Headhunters, Hitchcock, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Imposter, The Intouchables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Marley, The Master, Les Miserables, Moonrise Kingdom, The Muppets, ParaNorman, Prometheus, Rust and Bone, Searching For Sugar Man, The Sessions, Seven Psychopaths, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty

Films awaiting DVD release dates:

Amour, Great Expectations, I Am Nasarine, McCullin, West of Memphis, Wild Bill

British Independent Film Awards

Awarded to new filmmakers producing independently funded films in Britain. The award ceremony was December 9. Full list of nominees and winners

Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Dreams of a Life, Hyde Park on Hudson, The Imposter, The Iron Lady, Rust and Bone, Searching for Sugar Man

Coming soon to DVD:

Quartet (6/18)

Ginger and Rosa (7/23)

Films awaiting DVD release dates:

Amour, The Angels' Share, Berberian Sound Studio, Broken, City Slacker, Frank, The Hunt, Ill Manors, Love Tomorrow, My Brother the Devil, Shadow Dancer, Sightseers, Spike Island, Strings, Wasteland