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American Cinema Editors award Wall-E, Slumdog, Man on Wire

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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 and Forrest Gump. Sidney M. Katz was also presented with career achievement honours. Here are the winners: EDITED FEATURE FILM [Read more...]

Writers Guild announces WGA Award winners

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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 A by Vikas Swarup DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY Waltz with Bashir, written by Ari Folman TELEVISION DRAMATIC [Read more...]

American Film Institute unveils top 10 movies & TV programs of 2008

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American Film Institute has revealed the winners of the 2008 AFI Awards, including the annual lists of the best films and television programs of the year. Here they are: TOP 10 FILMS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Frozen River Gran Torino Iron Man Milk Wall-E Wendy and Lucy The Wrestler TOP 10 TELEVISION PROGRAMS Breaking Bad In Treatment John Adams Life Lost Mad Men The Office Recount The Shield The Wire

Writers Guild announces 2009 WGA Award nominees

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The Writers Guild of America announced the nominees for the 2009 WGA Awards on Monday. NBC's 30 Rock and Fox's The Simpsons got four nominations each, and AMC's Breaking Bad scored three. Here is the full list of the nominees: TELEVISION DRAMATIC SERIES Dexter, Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Adam E. Fiero, Lauren Gussis, Clyde Phillips, Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg, Tim Schlattmann; Showtime Friday Night Lights, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Kerry [Read more...]

2008 Primetime Emmy Awards: Mad Men, John Adams, 30 Rock rule

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30 Rock, Mad Men and John Adams were the big winners at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, presented last night by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The winners of the Creative Arts Emmys were announced last week. Here are the winners across the categories: COMEDY SERIES “30 Rock” (NBC) “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) “Entourage” (HBO) “The Office” (NBC) “Two and a Half Men” (CBS) DRAMA SERIES “Mad Men” (AMC) “Boston Legal” (ABC) “Damages” (FX) “Dexter” [Read more...]