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Slumdog Millionaire, Man on Wire win BAFTAs for Best Film

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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 FILM Man on Wire THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCER FOR [Read more...]

London Film Critics name The Wrestler, Slumdog films of the year

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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 YEAR The Wrestler RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH FILM OF THE YEAR Slumdog Millionaire DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin [Read more...]

Oscar nominees announced

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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 [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...]

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...]