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Cinema Audio Society honours Slumdog Millionaire, John Adams

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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 the biggest honor I can ever get. Twelve years ago in India I started in production sound. There was basically no production [Read more...]

Directors Guild releases 2008 DGA Awards nominees list

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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, "A Raisin in the Sun" Jay Roach, "Recount" Mikael [Read more...]

SAG Award winners announced

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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, "Frost/Nixon" Sean Penn, "Milk" Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Anne Hathaway, [Read more...]

Slumdog Millionaire, 30 Rock, Mad Men win PGA honours

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Producers Guild of America (PGA) has awarded Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire with the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award, effectively naming it the best film of the year. In the television categories, the honours went to three Emmy and Globe winners: HBO series John Adams, AMC's Mad Men, and NBC's 30 Rock. Here are all the Producer of the Year Award winners: THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Slumdog Millionaire Christian Colson ANIMATED THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Wall-E Jim [Read more...]

Golden Globe winners announced

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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 of Benjamin Button Ron Howard - [Read more...]