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 on the Novel Q 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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Winners of the 2008 Directors Guild Awards

Directors Guild of America announced the winners of the 2008 DGA Awards last night during the 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally served as a near-perfect barometer for the Academy Award for Best Director. [...]

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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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Golden Globe winners announced

The winners of the 2008 Golden Globe Awards were announced earlier today. Here they are:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Burn After Reading
In Bruges
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mamma Mia
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Steven Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case [...]

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The Writers Guild reveals nominees for WGA Awards

The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for this year’s WGA Awards in three categories. The winners will be revealed on February 7.

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Gomorrah wins top five prizes at European Film Awards

Italian director Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah, a tale of the Naples underworld based on the book by Roberto Saviano, won five of the 15 top awards, including Best Film, at the 21st European Film Awards.
The awards ceremony was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, December 6.
Here is the list of the 2008 EFA winners:
BEST FILM
Gomorrah
BEST DIRECTOR
Matteo [...]

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