Category Archives: Precursors
The Artist, Scorsese Winners At Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
Looks like the race is off to be more of the same film winning over and over again. At least the acting categories are a little different for this critics group. The winners are after the cut; you can see the full list of nominees here.
The Artist Still Frontrunner After Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Nominations
I still think I need to see The Artist again before I decide my final thoughts on it. Really glad to see Drive and Michael Shannon still in the mix. Some interesting nominations in the supporting categories. The winners will be announced tomorrow.
Golden Satellite Awards Nominations Announced
Nice to see The Help pick up another ensemble win. These awards aren’t exactly the most prestigious, but they’re interesting because they have ten nominations in most categories. Also they’re honored Peter Bogdanovich and I love him.
Scorsese’s “Hugo” Named Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review
I very rarely agree 100% with the NBR, but this year’s list is pretty decent, though I still need to see a handful of their choices.. They always include Eastwood, no matter what the consensus is on his films, though. I still haven’t seen J. Edgar, so I can’t comment just yet. I’m happy to see Drive on their list, but a little miffed to see the final Harry Potter on there, because from a stand-alone film point-of-view it failed miserably.
The Artist Tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards
I am so glad The Artist is opening here in San Francisco this weekend so I can see it and have opinions that are all my own. I’m also happy that Jessica Chastain is getting the attention we all knew she deserved. I just hope her multiple awards-worthy performances don’t shut each other out come Oscar time.
The Artist Leads The Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
For once I’ve actually seen most of these films before the nominees were announced. And can we talk about how perfect the Best Supporting Actor category is?! I’m supposed to see The Artist this weekend, so that’s exciting. The silent film leads with five nominations, followed by Drive, Take Shelter and The Descendants with four each.
“Shame,” “Tyrannosaur” and “Tinker Tailor” Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations
So many films on this list that I’ve yet to see, but definitely want to. Hopefully we’ll see a little bit of an overlap between these nominations and the Oscars. Mostly I’m thinking for Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, though Shame‘s NC-17 rating may still be a hurdle the film’ll need to overcome stateside. I’d also like to see a Best Actor nomination for Gary Oldman. I still haven’t seen Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but boy is he overdue. He’s never even been nominated! That’s a travesty that must be remedied soon.
The winners are decided by an independent jury comprised of people from within the British film industry. This year’s jury includes: Josh Appignanesi (Director / Writer), Lucy Bevan (Casting Director), Edith Bowman (Broadcaster), Mike Goodridge (Editor), Ed Hogg (Actor), Neil Lamont (Art Director), Mary McCartney (Photographer), Molly Nyman (Composer), Debs Paterson (Director / Writer), Tracey Seaward (Producer), Charles Steel (Producer), David Thewlis (Actor), Ruth Wilson (Actress) and Justine Wright (Editor). The winners be announced on December 4th. Full list of nominees after the cut.
Black Swan Sweeps Independent Spirit Awards
BEST FEATURE
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- Greenberg
- The Kids Are All Right
- Winter’s Bone
BEST DIRECTOR
- Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
- Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
- Lisa Cholodenko – The Kids Are All Right
- Debra Granik – Winter’s Bone
- John Cameron Mitchell – Rabbit Hole
BEST FEMALE LEAD
- Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
- Greta Gerwig – Greenberg
- Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
- Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
- Natalie Portman – Black Swan
- Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
BEST MALE LEAD
- Ronald Bronstein – Daddy Longlegs
- Aaron Eckhart – Rabbit Hole
- James Franco – 127 Hours
- John C. Reilly – Cyrus
- Ben Stiller – Greenberg
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
- Ashley Bell – The Last Exorcism
- Dale Dickey – Winter’s Bone
- Allison Janney – Life During Wartime
- Daphne Rubin-Vega – Jack Goes Boating
- Naomi Watts – Mother and Child
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
- John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone
- Samuel L. Jackson – Mother and Child
- Bill Murray – Get Low
- John Ortiz – Jack Goes Boating
- Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholondenko – The Kids Are All Right
- Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini – Winter’s Bone
- Nicole Holofcener – Please Give
- David Lindsay-Abaire – Rabbit Hole
- Todd Solondz – Life During Wartime
BEST FOREIGN FILM
- Kisses (Ireland)
- Mademoiselle Chambon (France)
- Of Gods and Men (Morocco)
- The King’s Speech (United Kingdom)
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- Exit Through The Gift Shop
- Marwencol
- Restrepo
- Sweetgrass
- Thunder Soul
BEST FIRST FEATURE
- Everything Strange and New
- Get Low
- The Night Catches Us
- The Last Exorcism
- Tiny Furniture
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
- Diane Bell – Obselidia
- Lena Dunham – Tiny Furniture
- Nik Fackler – Lovely, Still
- Bob Glaudini – Jack Goes Boating
- Dana Adam Shapiro & Evan M. Wiener – Monogamy
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
- Daddy Longlegs
- Lbs.
- Lovers of Hate
- Obselidia
- The Exploding Girl
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Adam Kimmel – Never Let Me Go
- Matthew Libatique – Black Swan
- Jody Lee Lipes – Tiny Furniture
- Michael McDonough – Winter’s Bone
- Harris Savides – Greenberg
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its
ensemble cast)
- Please Give – Nicole Holofcener (director), Jeanne McCarthy (casting director), Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith and Sarah Steele
Piaget Producers Award
- In-Ah Lee – Au Revoir Taipei
- Adele Romanski – The Myth of the American Sleepover
- Anish Savjani – Meek’s Cutoff
Acura Someone to Watch Award
- Mike Ott – Littlerock
- Laurel Nakadate – The Wolf Knife
- Hossein Keshavarz – Dog Sweat
AVEENO Truer than Fiction Award
- Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor – Sweetgrass
- Jeff Malmberg – Marwencol
- Lynn True, Nelson Walker – Summer Pasture
BAFTA Winners
The King’s Speech becomes the first film to win both Best Film and Best British Film in over 40 years (though, they didn’t give a Best British Film award from 1968 to 1993).
BEST FILM
- BLACK SWAN
- INCEPTION
- THE KING’S SPEECH
- THE SOCIAL NETWORK
- TRUE GRIT
DIRECTOR
- 127 HOURS – Danny Boyle
- BLACK SWAN – Darren Aronofsky
- INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan
- THE KING’S SPEECH – Tom Hooper
- THE SOCIAL NETWORK – David Fincher
LEADING ACTOR
- JAVIER BARDEM – Biutiful
- JEFF BRIDGES – True Grit
- JESSE EISENBERG – The Social Network
- COLIN FIRTH – The King’s Speech
- JAMES FRANCO – 127 Hours
LEADING ACTRESS
- ANNETTE BENING – The Kids Are All Right
- JULIANNE MOORE – The Kids Are All Right
- NATALIE PORTMAN – Black Swan
- NOOMI RAPACE – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- HAILEE STEINFELD – True Grit
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- CHRISTIAN BALE – The Fighter
- ANDREW GARFIELD – The Social Network
- PETE POSTLETHWAITE – The Town
- MARK RUFFALO – The Kids Are All Right
- GEOFFREY RUSH – The King’s Speech
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- AMY ADAMS – The Fighter
- HELENA BONHAM CARTER – The King’s Speech
- BARBARA HERSHEY – Black Swan
- LESLEY MANVILLE – Another Year
- MIRANDA RICHARDSON – Made in Dagenham
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- 127 HOURS
- ANOTHER YEAR
- FOUR LIONS
- THE KING’S SPEECH
- MADE IN DAGENHAM
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
- THE ARBOR – Director, Producer – Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan
- EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP – _Director, Producer – Banksy, Jaimie D’Cruz
- FOUR LIONS – Director/Writer – Chris Morris
- MONSTERS – Director/Writer – Gareth Edwards
- SKELETONS – Director/Writer – Nick Whitfield
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- BLACK SWAN – Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin
- THE FIGHTER – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson
- INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan
- THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT – Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
- THE KING’S SPEECH – David Seidler
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- 127 HOURS – Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO – Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
- THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Aaron Sorkin
- TOY STORY 3 – Michael Arndt
- TRUE GRIT – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- BIUTIFUL
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
- I AM LOVE
- OF GODS AND MEN
- THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES
ANIMATED FILM
- DESPICABLE ME
- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
- TOY STORY 3
ORIGINAL MUSIC
- 127 HOURS – AR Rahman
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Danny Elfman
- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – John Powell
- INCEPTION – Hans Zimmer
- THE KING’S SPEECH – Alexandre Desplat
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- 127 HOURS – Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak
- BLACK SWAN – Matthew Libatique
- INCEPTION – Wally Pfister
- THE KING’S SPEECH – Danny Cohen
- TRUE GRIT – Roger Deakins
EDITING
- 127 HOURS – Jon Harris
- BLACK SWAN – Andrew Weisblum
- INCEPTION – Lee Smith
- THE KING’S SPEECH – Tariq Anwar
- THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
- BLACK SWAN – Thérèse DePrez, Tora Peterson
- INCEPTION – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
- THE KING’S SPEECH – Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
- TRUE GRIT – Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh
COSTUME DESIGN
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Colleen Atwood
- BLACK SWAN – Amy Westcott
- THE KING’S SPEECH – Jenny Beavan
- MADE IN DAGENHAM – Louise Stjernsward
- TRUE GRIT – Mary Zophres
SOUND
- 127 HOURS
- BLACK SWAN
- INCEPTION
- THE KING’S SPEECH
- TRUE GRIT
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND
- BLACK SWAN
- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1
- INCEPTION
- TOY STORY 3
MAKE UP & HAIR
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND
- BLACK SWAN
- HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1
- THE KING’S SPEECH
- MADE IN DAGENHAM
SHORT ANIMATION
- THE EAGLEMAN STAG – Michael Please
- MATTER FISHER – David Prosser
- THURSDAY – Matthias Hoegg
SHORT FILM
- CONNECT – Samuel Abrahams, Beau Gordon
- LIN – Piers Thompson, Simon Hessel
- RITE – Michael Pearce, Ross McKenzie
- TURNING – Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Alison Sterling, Kat Armour-Brown
- UNTIL THE RIVER RUNS RED – Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis
ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING AWARD
- GEMMA ARTERTON
- ANDREW GARFIELD
- TOM HARDY
- AARON JOHNSON
- EMMA STONE
Christopher Nolan Wins Best Original Screenplay At WGA
This could mean good things for Inception come Oscar night. But like I said earlier, The King’s Speech was ineligible due to David Seidler not being a member of the WGA. So really, Oscar night wills still be a showdown between these two screenplays.
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