The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has released the long list of the nominees for this year’s Orange British Film Academy Film Awards, the BAFTAs. The short list will be announced on January 21. Here are the nominees: BEST FILM Avatar District 9 An Education Gran Torino The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus [...]
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Best in film in 2009: BAFTA Award nominees, long list
Best in Film in 2009: Detroit Film Critics Awards
These are the picks for the best achievements in film in 2009 from the Detroit Film Critics: BEST FILM Up BEST DIRECTOR Pete Docter, Up BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS Gabourey Sidibe, Precious BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique, Precious BEST ENSEMBLE The Hangover BEST BREAKTHROUGH [...]
Best in film in 2009: Austin Film Critics Association
The Austin Film Critics have released their list of this year’s favourites, as well as the top 10 movies of 2009 and the best movies of the decade. Here they are: BEST FILM The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious [...]
Best in film in 2009: San Diego Film Critics Society
Here is the list of this year’s top achievers in film from the San Diego Film Critics Society: BEST FILM Inglourious Basterds Runner-up A Single Man BEST DIRECTOR Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds Runner-up James Cameron, Avatar BEST ACTRESS Michelle Monaghan, Trucker Runners-up Abbie Cornish, Bright Star Carey Mulligan, An Education BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A [...]
Best in film in 2009: San Francisco Film Critics Circle
The San Francisco Film Critics have announced their picks for the best achievements in film in 2009. Here they are: BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A [...]
Best in film in 2009: Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Here are this year’s top picks from the Los Angeles Film Critics: BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker Runner-up Up in the Air BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Runner-up Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Runner-up Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS Yolande Moreau, Séraphine Runner-up Carey Mulligan, [...]
Samuel Maoz’ Lebanon wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
The 66th annual Venice Film Festival ended with the awards ceremony earlier today. Here are this year’s winners across the categories: GOLDEN LION FOR BEST FILM Lebanon, by Samuel Maoz SILVER LION FOR BEST DIRECTOR Shirin Neshat, for Women Without Men SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Soul Kitchen, Fatih Akin COPPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, [...]