Oscar winners 2009
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BEST PICTURE
“Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, “Milk”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black, “Milk”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Departures” [...]
American Cinema Editors award Wall-E, Slumdog, Man on Wire
American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced the winners of the 2009 ACE Eddie Awards for best achievement in editing at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night.
Mel Gibson presented Richard Donner with ACE’s filmmaker of the year award, while Robert Zemeckis handed the career achievement trophy to Arthur Schmidt, whose credits include Back to the Future and [...]
Directors Guild releases 2008 DGA Awards nominees list
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has released the list of nominees for the 2008 DGA Awards in film and television categories. Here they are:
FEATURE FILM
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
MOVIE FOR TELEVISION/MINISERIES
Bob Balaban, “Bernard and Doris”
Tom Hooper, “John Adams”
Kenny Leon, [...]
Satellite Awards 2008 – the winners
The winners of the 2008 Satellite Awards, voted by the International Press Academy, were announced at a ceremony at the InterContinetal Hotel in Century City last night. Here they are:
MOTION PICTURE
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
ANGELINA JOLIE Changeling
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
RICHARD JENKINS The Visitor
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SALLY HAWKINS [...]
New York Film Critics vote Milk best film of the year
The New York Film Critics Circle announced their top picks for 2008 yesterday. Here they are:
BEST FILM
Milk
BEST DIRECTOR
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
BEST FIRST FILM
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
BEST FOREIGN FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
BEST ANIMATED [...]
Man on Wire becomes best reviewed film of all time
After a protracted draw, Magnolia Pictures’ MAN ON WIRE finally edged out long-time record holder TOY STORY 2 to claim the coveted top spot on Rottentomatoes.com as the best reviewed film of all time: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php.
With its 100% positive rating over 128 reviews, MAN ON WIRE breezed past its contemporaries and now sits above such notable [...]
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominees announced
The nominees for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were announced earlier today. The BIFA pre-selection committee viewed more than 150 films before making the final selection.
Hunger, Steve McQueen’s portrayal of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, and In Bruges, Martin McDonagh’s crime drama starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, are this year’s front-runners, with seven [...]
