Oscar winners 2009

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” (Japan)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Wall-E”
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. [...]

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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 FILM
Slumdog Millionaire
OUTSTANDING BRITISH [...]

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Julia Ormond, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali to star in The Wronged Man

Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall, Inland Empire) and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (The 4400, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) will headline The Wronged Man, a story of justice and redemption premiering on Lifetime Movie Network in November 2009.
The film is based on the true story of an unlikely friendship between paralegal Janet Gregory (Ormond) and [...]

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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 OF THE [...]

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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 Balaban, “Bernard and Doris”
Tom Hooper, “John Adams”
Kenny Leon, [...]

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Oscar nominees announced

The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced earlier today. Here is the complete list:
BEST PICTURE
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
Kate Winslet, “The Reader”
BEST ACTOR
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn, “Milk”
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”
Richard Jenkins, [...]

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Visual Effects Society announces VES Awards nominees

Visual Effects Society has revealed the nominees for this year’s VES Awards. Iron Man leads the pack with five nominations, followed by The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cloverfield and Hellboy II: The Golden Army with four nods each.
Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Jericho and Pushing Daisies [...]

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British Academy releases final BAFTA nominations

The British Academy released the final list of nominees for this year’s British Academy Film Awards on Thursday morning. Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire and David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button lead the BAFTAs race with 11 nominations each.
The BAFTAs nominations longlist was released last week. Here is the final list of BAFTA nominees:
BEST FILM [...]

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Art Directors Guild announces nominees for Excellence in Production Design

The Art Directors Guild announced the nominees for the annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Friday.
Here are the nominees in the film and television categories:
PERIOD FILMS
CHANGELING
Production Designer: James J. Murakami
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Production Designer: Donald Graham Burt
DOUBT
Production Designer: David Gropman
FROST/NIXON
Production Designer: Michael Corenblith
MILK
Production Designer: Bill Groom
FANTASY FILMS
THE DARK KNIGHT
Production Designer: [...]

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Director’s Guild reveals DGA 2008 nominees

Directors Guild of America selected the five nominees for the DGA Award: Christopher Nolan, Gus Van Sant, Ron Howard, Danny Boyle and David Fincher.

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