Film Festivals & Awards

Boston Film Critics vote Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire Best Movies of the Year

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The Boston Society of Film Critics awarded top honours to Wall-E and Slumdog Millionaire in a vote for the Best Movies of the Year. This is the second big win for Wall-E coming from a critics’ association. The film already won the Best Picture Award from the Los Angeles Critics Association earlier this month. Similarly, there were two actors to win Best Actor of the Year honours: Sean Penn for Milk and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. Here is the complete list of winners: BEST [Read more...]

2008 Golden Globe nominations announced

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has revealed the nominees for the 2008 Golden Globes. Among films, Frost/Nixon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Doubt are leading the pack with five nominations each. In Treatment and Recount also nabbed five each in the television categories. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony will be telecast live on NBC at 8 p.m. on January 11, 2009. Here is the full list of the 2008 nominees: BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA The Curious Case of [Read more...]

New York Film Critics vote Milk best film of the year

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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 BEST FIRST FILM Courtney Hunt, Frozen River BEST FOREIGN FILM 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 [Read more...]

Wall-E voted Best Picture by Los Angeles Critics Association

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Disney-PIXAR's Wall-E has become the first animated feature in history to win the title of Best Picture from the Los Angeles Critics Association. It didn't however, win Best Animated Film at the same time as the honor went to Israeli feature Waltz with Bashir. Here are all the winners and runners-up across the categories, as voted by Los Angeles Critics: BEST PICTURE Wall-E RUNNER-UP The Dark Knight BEST DIRECTOR Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire RUNNER-UP Christopher Nolan, The [Read more...]

Benjamin Button, Milk lead Critics’ Choice Award nominations

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Awards gala on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. VH1 will again broadcast this year's ceremony Live at 9:00 PM (ET/PT). Milk and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button lead the pack with eight nominations for the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards. Milk received nominations for Best Picture, a [Read more...]