Awards Watch Archive for January, 2005
National Board Of Review
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2004 1. Finding Neverland 2. The Aviator 3. Closer 4. Million Dollar Baby 5. Sideways 6. Kinsey 7. Vera Drake 8. Ray 9. Collateral 10. Hotel Rwanda TOP FIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS 1. The Sea Inside 2. Bad Education 3. Maria Full of Grace 4. Les Choristes 5. The Motorcycle Diaries…
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Best Picture Million Dollar Baby Best Director Zhang Yimou, House of Flying Daggers Best Actress (Tie) Imelda Staunton Hilary Swank Best Actor Jamie Foxx Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church Best Screenplay Sideways Best Foreign Language Moolaadé Best Documentary Tarnation Best Cinematography House of Flying Daggers
Read the full article »London Film Critics
British Film of the Year The Attenborough Award Vera Drake – Mike Leigh Film of the Year Sideways – Alexander Payne Actress of the Year Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) Actor of the Year Jamie Foxx (Ray) Director of the Year Martin Scorsese (The Aviator) Screenwriter of the Year Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless…
Read the full article »Las Vegas Film Critics
Best Picture The Aviator Best Actor Jamie Foxx, Ray Best Actress Kate Winslet Finding Neverland, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Supporting Actor Clive Owen, Closer Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett The Aviator, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Best Director Martin Scorsese, The Aviator Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original) Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine…
Read the full article »Los Angeles Film Critics Association
LOS ANGELES. Sideways was voted Best Picture of the Year, it was announced tonight by Henry Sheehan, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). The runner up was Million Dollar Baby. LAFCA’s 30th annual achievement awards ceremony will be held Thursday, January 13 at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles. Best Picture…
Read the full article »Kansas City Film Critics
Best Film Million Dollar Baby Runner-up-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Actor Jamie Foxx, Ray Runner-up-Paul Giamatti, Sideways Best Actress Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby Runner-up-Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church, Sideways Runner-up-Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett, The Aviator Runner-up-Virginia Madsen, Sideways Best Director Martin…
Read the full article »Independent Spirit Awards
Best Feature Sideways Producer: Michael London Best Director Alexander Payne Sideways Best Screenplay Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor Sideways Best First Feature Garden State Director: Zach Braff Producers: Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, Richard Klubeck Best First Screenplay Joshua Marston Maria Full of Grace John Cassavetes Award (For the Best Feature made for under…
Read the full article »Iowa Film Critics
Best Picture Sideways Best Director Alexander Payne, Sideways Best Actress (Tie) Imelda Staunton Best Actor Paul Giamatti Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa Hotel Rwanda
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Winners Best Feature Film Sideways Best Documentary Film The Agronomist Breakthrough Actor Award Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace Breakthrough Director Award Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace Filmmaker Award for Lifetime Achievement Mike Leigh Industry Lifetime Achievement Award Dan Talbot Gotham Actor Award Don Cheadle Gotham Awards Nominations Best Feature Film…
Read the full article »Golden Satellite Awards
The Motion Picture Nominations Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama Uma Thurman, Kill Bill 2 (Miramax) Catalina Sandino Moreno , Maria Full Of Gra (HBO/Fine Line Features) Laura Linney, P.S. (NMarkFilms) Sigourney Weaver, Imaginary Heroes, Sony Picttures Classics) Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake (New Line/Fine Line) Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros) Actor In…
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THE WINNERS Best Picture – Drama The Aviator Best Picture – Comedy/Musical Sideways Actress – Drama Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Actor – Drama Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator Actor – Comedy/Musical Jamie Foxx Ray Best Director Clint Eastood Million Dollar Baby Best Song Old Habits Die Hard Alfie Best Score Aviator Best Screenplay Sideways Best…
Read the full article »Florida Film Critics
Best Film Sideways Director Alexander Payne, Sideways Actor Jamie Fox, Ray Actress Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church, Sideways Supporting Actress Laura Linney, Kinsey Screenplay Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Sideways Documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 Animated Film The Incredibles Foreign Language A Very Long Engagement Pauline Kael Breakout Award Zach Braff, Garden State…
Read the full article »The European Film Awards
At the European Film Awards Ceremony in Barcelona the European Film Academy announced this year’s award-winners: EUROPEAN FILM 2004: GEGEN DIE WAND (Head-On) directed by Fatih Akin, Germany produced by Wüste Filmproduktion/ Corazon International/ NDR/ Arte EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2004: Alejandro Amenábar for MAR DENTRO (The Sea Inside), Spain/France/Italy EUROPEAN ACTOR 2004: Javier Bardem for MAR…
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Winners Feature Drama The Aviator Feature Comedy or Musical category Ray
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement: FEATURE FILM CLINT EASTWOOD Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros. Pictures) —————————————————————————– Outstanding Directorial Achievement: DOCUMENTARY BYAMBASUREN DAVAA & LUIGI FALORNI The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel) This is Davaa & Falorni’s first DGA Award nomination. ——————————————————————————– Feature Film Nominations CLINT EASTWOOD Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros. Pictures) Mr. Eastwood’s…
Read the full article »Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Best Film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Director Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Actor Jamie Foxx Ray Best Actress Imelda Staunton Vera Drake Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx Collateral Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett The Aviator Best Acting Ensemble Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Best Screenplay, Original Charlie…
Read the full article »Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics
Best Picture Million Dollar Baby Best Director Martin Scorsese for The Aviator Best Actor Paul Giamatti for Sideways Best Actress Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church for Sideways Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen for Sideways Best Foreign-Language Film A Very Long Engagement Best Animated Film The Incredibles Best Documentary…
Read the full article »Costume Designers Guild
Fantasy/Period film category Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Contemporary The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Nominations Nominees in the Fantasy/Period film category The Aviator De-Lovely Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events The Phantom of the Opera Ray Nominees Contemporary Ocean’s Twelve The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Alfie Eternal Sunshine of the…
Read the full article »The Cinemarati Awards
Cinemarati, the premier organization of professional online film critics, today announced its nominations for the fifth annual Cinemarati Awards. Topping the list of nominees are: *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,* with 12 nominations, including those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Jim Carrey), Best Actress (Kate Winslet), and Best Original Screenplay; *Dogville,* with…
Read the full article »Chicago Film Critics
BEST PICTURE Sideways BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM A Very Long Engagement (France) BEST DIRECTOR Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby BEST ACTOR Paul Giamatti for Sideways BEST ACTRESS Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Thomas Hayden Church for Sideways BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Virginia Madsen for Sideways BEST SCREENPLAY Sideways BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (TIE) Christopher Doyle…
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