The 2009 European Film Awards were presented last night in Bochum, Germany. German director Michael Haneke won top honours (best film, best director, best screenplay) with The White Ribbon, a drama set in a German village in the months leading up to World War I. Haneke previously won the Golden Palm at Cannes and the [...]
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European Film Awards 2009 – the winners
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Cinema Audio Society honours Slumdog Millionaire, John Adams
Slumdog Millionaire‘s production mixer Resul Pookutty and re-recording mixers Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke were presented with the award for outstanding achievement in motion picture sound mixing at the 45th Annual Cinema Audio Awards ceremony, held on Saturday at the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel. Dedicating the award to the ”sound gods of India,” Pookutty said: “This is [...]
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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 [...]
Slumdog Millionaire, Man on Wire win BAFTAs for Best Film
The British Academy announced the winners of this year’s BAFTA Awards at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner of the evening with honours in seven categories, including Best Film. Here is the list of the BAFTA nominees, for reference. And here are this year’s winners: BEST [...]
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Writers Guild announces WGA Award winners
The Writers Guild announced the winners of this year’s WGA Awards at simultaneous ceremonies at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the Hudson Theater in New York on Saturday. Here is the complete list of winners: FILM ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Milk, written by Dustin Lance Black ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Slumdog Millionaire, screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, based [...]
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London Film Critics name The Wrestler, Slumdog films of the year
The London Film Critics’ Circle presented the awards for the best achievements in film in 2008 on Wednesday. Darren Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, was named the best film of the year, while Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire took home the award for Best British Film. Here are all the winners: FILM [...]
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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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SAG Award winners announced
The Screen Actors Guild announced the SAG Award winners last night. Slumdog Millionaire took top honours – Best Ensemble – among films, while Mad Men, John Adams and 30 Rock were the winners in the television categories. Here are the SAG Award winners: FILM ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor” Frank Langella, [...]
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