Weekend box office, February 5 – 7
These were the top grossing movies at the U.S. box office this weekend:
1. Dear John – $32,400,000
2. Avatar – $23,600,000
3. From Paris with Love – $8,120,000
4. Edge of Darkness – $7,005,000
5. Tooth Fairy – $6,500,000
6. When in Rome – $5,504,000
7. The Book of Eli – $4,835,000 [...]
Weekend box office, January 22 – 24
These were the top earning movies at the U.S. box office this weekend:
1. Avatar – $36,000,000
2. Legion – $18,200,000
3. The Book of Eli – $17,000,000
4. Tooth Fairy – $14,500,000
5. The Lovely Bones – $8,800,000
6. Sherlock Holmes – $7,115,000
7. Extraordinary Measures – [...]
Best in film and television in 2009: Visual Effects Society nominations
The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for best achievements in visual effects in 2009. The VES Awards will be presented on February 28 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
Here are the nominations:
VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN FEATURE MOTION PICTURE
2012
Volker Engel, visual effects supervisor
Josh Jaggars, visual effects [...]
Weekend box office, January 8 – 10
These are the top earning movies at the U.S. box office this weekend:
1. Avatar – $48,500,000
2. Sherlock Holmes – $16,610,000
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $16,300,000
4. Daybreakers – $15,000,000
5. It’s Complicated – $11,007,375 [...]
Best in film and television in 2009: Art Directors Guild nominees
The Art Directors Guild has announced the nominations for best achievements in both film and television in 2009. The winners will be revealed at 14th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on February 13.
Here are the nominees:
FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
PERIOD FILM
A Serious Man, Jess Gonchor
Inglourious Basterds, David Wasco
Julie & Julia, Mark Ricker
Public Enemies, Nathan Crowley
Sherlock Holmes, [...]
Best in film in 2009: BAFTA Award nominees, long list
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
Moon
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
The Road
A [...]
Weekend box office, January 1 – 3
These were the top movies at the U.S. box office this weekend:
1. Avatar – $68,300,000
2. Sherlock Holmes – $38,385,000
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $36,600,000
4. It’s Complicated – $18,700,135
5. The Blind Side – $12,650,000
6. Up in the Air – $11,350,000
7. The Princess and the Frog – $10,013,000
8. Did You Hear About the Morgans? [...]
Weekend box office, December 25 – 28
These were the top films at the U.S. box office over the Christmas weekend:
1. Avatar – $75,000,000
2. Sherlock Holmes – $65,380,000
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $50,200,000
4. It’s Complicated – $22,114,420
5. Up in the Air – $11,755,000
6. The Blind Side – $11,730,000
7. [...]
Best in film in 2009: Houston Film Critics’ nominees
The Houston Film Critics Society announced their nominations for best achievements in film this year. The winners will be revealed this Saturday.
The nominees:
BEST PICTURE
(500) Days of Summer
Avatar
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Star Trek
The Hurt Locker
Up
Up in the Air
BEST DIRECTION OF A MOTION PICTURE
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
James Cameron, Avatar
Jason Reitman, Up in the [...]
Best in film in 2009: Broadcast Film Critics Association’s nominees
The Broadcast Film Critics have revealed their list of nominees for the 2009 BFCA Awards. Here it is:
BEST PICTURE
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Viggo Mortensen, The Road
Jeremy Renner, [...]
