Academy Award® nominee Christopher Plummer will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s highest honor, the Modern Master Award. The Modern Master Award is the highest honor presented by SBIFF. Established in 1995, it was created to honor an individual who has enriched our culture through his/her multi-faceted accomplishments in the motion picture industry. Past recipients include Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Diane Keaton, Sean Penn, Jeff Bridges, Peter Jackson, George Clooney, Will […]
The Artist continues to dominate award season, snagging 6 nods when the 69th Golden Globes Awards nominations were announced this morning. Another Weinstein Company release, My Week With Marilyn, received 3 nominations. The Flowers of War, In The Land of Blood and Honey, The Kid With A Bike, A Separation, and The Skin I Live In all received 1 nomination for Best Foreign Film.
The 69th Golden Globes Awards nominations
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA THE DESCENDANTS THE HELP HUGO THE IDES OF MARCH MONEYBALL WAR HORSE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA GLENN CLOSE ALBERT NOBBS VIOLA DAVIS THE HELP ROONEY MARA THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MERYL STREEP THE IRON LADY TILDA SWINTON WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA GEORGE CLOONEY THE DESCENDANTS LEONARDO DICAPRIO J. EDGAR MICHAEL FASSBENDER SHAME RYAN GOSLING THE IDES OF MARCH BRAD PITT MONEYBALL
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL 50/50 THE ARTIST BRIDESMAIDS MIDNIGHT IN PARIS MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL JODIE FOSTER CARNAGE CHARLIZE THERON YOUNG ADULT KRISTEN WIIG BRIDESMAIDS MICHELLE WILLIAMS MY WEEK WITH MARILYN KATE WINSLET CARNAGE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL JEAN DUJARDIN THE ARTIST BRENDAN GLEESON THE GUARD JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT 50/50 RYAN GOSLING CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. OWEN WILSON MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN ARTHUR CHRISTMAS CARS 2 PUSS IN BOOTS RANGO
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE FLOWERS OF WAR (CHINA) (Jing Ling Shi San Chai) IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (USA) GK Films; FilmDistrict THE KID WITH A BIKE (BELGIUM) (Le Gamin au Velo) A SEPARATION (IRAN) (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) THE SKIN I LIVE IN (SPAIN) (La piel que habito)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE BERENICE BEJO THE ARTIST JESSICA CHASTAIN THE HELP JANET MCTEER ALBERT NOBBS OCTAVIA SPENCER THE HELP SHAILENE WOODLEY THE DESCENDANTS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE KENNETH BRANAGH MY WEEK WITH MARILYN ALBERT BROOKS DRIVE JONAH HILL MONEYBALL VIGGO MORTENSEN A DANGEROUS METHOD CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER BEGINNERS
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS GEORGE CLOONEY THE IDES OF MARCH MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST ALEXANDER PAYNE THE DESCENDANTS MARTIN SCORSESE HUGO
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS GEORGE CLOONEY, HESLOV, BEAU WILLIMON THE IDES OF MARCH MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST ALEXANDER PAYNE, NAT FAXON, JIM RASH THE DESCENDANTS STEVEN ZAILLIAN, AARON SORKIN MONEYBALL
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE LUDOVIC BOURCE THE ARTIST ABEL KORZENIOWSKI W.E. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO HOWARD SHORE HUGO JOHN WILLIAMS WAR HORSE
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “HELLO HELLO” — GNOMEO & JULIET Music by: Elton John; Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin “THE KEEPER” — MACHINE GUN PREACHER Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell “LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN” — ALBERT NOBBS Music by: Brian Byrne; Lyrics by: Glenn Close “THE LIVING PROOF” — THE HELP Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.; Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas “MASTERPIECE” — W.E. Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry {jathumbnail off}
This is early, but fourteen films have been selected for the international program in the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival to be held February 9 thru 19, 2012. Generation Kplus: Kauwboy (Netherlands, by Boudewijn Koole) – A young jackdaw falls out of its nest straight into Jojo’s hands. The 10-year-old feels great empathy for the baby bird, which has no mother and is looking for a loving […]
The 2011 Toronto Film Critics Association’s 2011 awards were announced today and The Tree of Life and Take Shelter were the biggest winners. Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” won Best Picture, and Malick was named Best Director; and also honored with two TFCA awards was “Take Shelter”: Michael Shannon won Best Actor, and Jessica Chastain was named Best Supporting Actress. The TFCA honored two films by Chilean directors: “Mysteries of Lisbon” was named Best […]
The Phoenix Film Critics Society announced the nominees for the 2011 Annual Awards. The winner in each category will be announced on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. The Artist, My Week With Marilyn had multiple nominations including Best Film. Incendies, Point Blank and The Skin I Live In were each nominated for Best Foreign Film; and African Cats, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Page One: Inside the New York Times, and Project Nim were nominated for […]
The 23rd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present two-time Academy Award® nominee Brad Pitt with the Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award for his lead role in Moneyball and his supporting role in The Tree of Life. “Brad Pitt consistently mesmerizes audiences with the depth and versatility of his performances. He has the rare ability to interpret and capture the most complicated facets of human nature, infusing his roles with strength and emotion,” […]
“Habibi,” a story of forbidden love, and the first fiction feature set in Gaza in over 15 years was the big winner at the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival. Habibi received the awards for Muhr Arab Feature – Best Film :Susan Youssef (Director), Muhr Arab Feature – Best Actress :Maisa Abd Elhadi (Actor / Actress), Muhr Arab Feature – Best Editor :Susan Youssef (Editor, FIPRESCI Arab Feature :Susan Youssef (Director), and Muhr Arab Feature – […]
Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® were announced this morning in Los Angeles and the Help led with four nominations. My Week with Marilyn and The Artist received multiple nominations including a nomination for best motion picture ensemble for The Artist.
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role DEMIÁN BICHIR / Carlos Galindo – “A BETTER LIFE” (Summit Entertainment) GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King – “THE DESCENDANTS” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover – “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures) JEAN DUJARDIN / George – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company) BRAD PITT / Billy Beane – “MONEYBALL” (Columbia Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role GLENN CLOSE / Albert Nobbs – “ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions) VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher – “THE IRON LADY” (The Weinstein Company) TILDA SWINTON / Eva – “WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Marilyn Monroe – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role KENNETH BRANAGH / Sir Laurence Olivier – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company) ARMIE HAMMER / Clyde Tolson – “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures) JONAH HILL / Peter Brand – “MONEYBALL” (Columbia Pictures) NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon – “WARRIOR” (Lionsgate) CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal – “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company) JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan – “BRIDESMAIDS” (Universal Pictures) JANET McTEER / Hubert Page – “ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions) OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company) BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy JAMES CROMWELL / Clifton JEAN DUJARDIN / George JOHN GOODMAN / Al Zimmer PENELOPE ANN MILLER / Doris
BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures) ROSE BYRNE / Helen JILL CLAYBURGH / Annie’s Mom ELLIE KEMPER / Becca MATT LUCAS / Gil MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan WENDI McLENDON-COVEY / Rita CHRIS O’DOWD / Rhodes MAYA RUDOLPH / Lillian KRISTEN WIIG / Annie
THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight Pictures) BEAU BRIDGES / Cousin Hugh GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King ROBERT FORSTER / Scott Thorson JUDY GREER / Julie Speer MATTHEW LILLARD / Brian Speer SHAILENE WOODLEY / Alexandra King
THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Sony Pictures Classics) KATHY BATES / Gertrude Stein ADRIEN BRODY / Salvador Dali CARLA BRUNI / Museum Guide MARION COTILLARD / Adriana RACHEL McADAMS / Inez MICHAEL SHEEN / Paul OWEN WILSON / Gil {jathumbnail off}
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards®. One hundred seven pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “Je Pourrais Être Votre Grand-Mère (I Could Be Your Grandmother),” Bernard Tanguy, director-producer (Rézina Productions)“Love at First Sight,” Michael Davies, director and Sandra […]
Seth Rogen will serve as host for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The 27th annual awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 25, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on IFC. “Seth is one of the smartest and funniest actors today and we look forward to him making this one of the funniest […]
The 2012 Slamdance Film Festival that runs concurrently with the 2012 Sundance Film Festival from January 20 to 26, in Park City, Utah, announced its lineup. The festival oft billed as “by filmmakers, for filmmakers” lineup includes 18 feature-length competition films, ten narratives and eight documentaries, most of them World Premieres. The complete Slamdance Feature Film Competition lineup: NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY KODAK:BINDLESTIFFS – Director: Andrew Edison, Screenwriters: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin. […]
The African-American Film Critics Awards were announced yesterday and The Tree of Life won the top award, best film of 2011. The Black Power Mixtape received the award for best documentary, Kinyarwanda won the award for best foreign film, and Pariah snagged the award for best independent film. Best Picture “The Tree of Life” Best DirectorSteve McQueen, “Shame” Lead ActorWoody Harrelson, “Rampart” Lead ActressViola Davis, “The Help” Best Supporting ActressOctavia Spencer, “The Help” Best Supporting […]