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Best in film and television in 2009: Irish Film and Television Awards nominees

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The nominees for the seventh annual Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) were revealed earlier today. The winners will be announced on Febuary 20 in Dublin. Here are the nominations: BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM Avatar The Hurt Locker Let the Right One In Up BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS (PEOPLE'S CHOICE) Marion Cotillard, Nine Penélope Cruz, Broken Embraces Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air Meryl Streep, It’s Complicated INTERNATIONAL ACTOR Sam Rockwell, Moon Vincent Cassell, [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: Houston Film Critics’ nominees

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The Houston Film Critics Society announced their nominations for best achievements in film this year. The winners will be revealed this Saturday. The nominees: BEST PICTURE (500) Days of Summer Avatar District 9 Inglourious Basterds Invictus Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Star Trek The Hurt Locker Up Up in the Air BEST DIRECTION OF A MOTION PICTURE Clint Eastwood, Invictus James Cameron, Avatar Jason Reitman, Up in the Air Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt [Read more...]

Best in film and television in 2009: Screen Actors Guild nominees

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The Screen Actors Guild has released the list of the nominees for the 16th Annual SAG Awards. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Here are the nominees: THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role JEFF BRIDGES / Bad Blake - "CRAZY HEART" GEORGE CLOONEY / Ryan Bingham - "UP IN THE AIR" COLIN FIRTH / George Falconer - "A SINGLE MAN" MORGAN FREEMAN / Nelson Mandela - "INVICTUS" JEREMY RENNER / Staff [Read more...]

Oscar winners 2009

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BEST PICTURE "Slumdog Millionaire" BEST ACTRESS Kate Winslet, "The Reader" BEST ACTOR Sean Penn, "Milk" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" BEST DIRECTOR Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Dustin Lance Black, "Milk" BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire" BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM "Departures" (Japan) BEST ANIMATED [Read more...]

Javier Fesser’s Camino wins six Goya Awards

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The Spanish Cinema Academy presented Javier Fesser's film Camino (The Road) with six Goya film awards at a ceremony held in Madrid this weekend. Camino, "the riskiest and politically most uncomfortable" candidate according to the daily El Mundo, depicts the influential conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei in a critical light. It won awards for best film, best director, best original screenplay, best actress, best new actress, and best supporting actor. Other Goya winners include [Read more...]