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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]