Spirit Awards 2005
2005 Spirit Awards
Film Independent’s 2005 Spirit Award winners: Santa Monica on February 26, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Paul Giamatti in Sideways
BEST FILM (Award given to the Producer)
Baadasssss! Mario Van Peebles
Kinsey Gail Mutrux
Maria Full of Grace Paul Mezey
Primer Shane Carruth
* Sideways Michael London
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM (Award given to the Director)
La Mala educación / Bad Education – Spain, Pedro Almodóvar
Oasis – South Korea, Lee Chang-Dong
Feux rouges / Red Lights – France, Cédric Kahn
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside – Spain, Alejandro Amenábar
Yesterday – South Africa, Darrell James Roodt
BEST FIRST FILM (Award given to the Director and Producer)
Brother to Brother Director: Rodney Evans, Producers: Rodney Evans, Jim [...]
by Andre Soares | February 26, 2005
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Bad Education, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Film Awards, Garden State, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, Spirit Awards, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
Writers Guild Awards 2005
2005 WGA Awards
2005 Writers Guild of America Award winners: Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the Pierre Hotel in New York on February 19, 2005
2005 WGA Award Nominations
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Kate Winslet, Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (top); Paul Giamatti in Sideways (bottom)
THEATRICAL FILMS
Best Original Screenplay
The Aviator – Written by John Logan, Miramax Films
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth, Focus Features
Garden State – Written by Zach Braff, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hotel Rwanda – Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George, United Artists
Kinsey – Written by Bill Condon, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best [...]
by Andre Soares | February 19, 2005
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Angels in America, Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Jim Taylor, Peter Silverman, Robert Caswell, Sideways, Something the Lord Made, Tony Kushner, WGA Awards
Directors Guild Awards 2005
2005 Directors Guild Awards
2005 Directors Guild of America winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 29, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
Best Director – Motion Picture
Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Marc Forster – Finding Neverland
* Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford – Ray
Alexander Payne – Sideways
Best Director – Documentary
* Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni – The Story of the Weeping Camel
Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski – Born Into Brothels
Ross McElwee – Bright Leaves
Michael Moore – Fahrenheit 9/11
Jehane Noujaim – Control Room
Best Director – Television Movie
Robert Altman – Tanner on Tanner, Parts 1-4
Stephen Hopkins – The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Lloyd Kramer – The [...]
by Andre Soares | January 29, 2005
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Clint Eastwood, Control Room, Directors Guild of America, Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, Jehane Noujaim, Marc Forster, Martin Scorsese, Taylor Hackford
Central Ohio Film Critics Awards 2005
2005 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners: January 25, 2005
Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
Best Film: Million Dollar Baby
Runners-up (tie): Sideways and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Others in the top ten: The Incredibles, The Aviator, Before Sunset, Closer, Dogville, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Maria Full of Grace
Best Direction: Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Best Lead Performance: Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Runner up: Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best Supporting Performance: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner up: Clive Owen, Closer
Best Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Runner up: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work): Cate Blanchett, Coffee [...]
by Andre Soares | January 25, 2005
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Cate Blanchett, Charlie Kaufman, Clint Eastwood, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church
Iowa Film Critics Awards 2005
2005 Iowa Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Iowa Film Critics Association award winners: January 10, 2005
Best Picture: Sideways by Alexander Payne
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby by Clint Eastwood
Best Director: Alexander Payne for Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese for The Aviator
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti for Sideways
Runner-up: Jamie Foxx for Ray
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake
Runner-up: Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church for Sideways
Runner-up: Jamie Foxx for Collateral
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen for Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
Best movie yet to open Iowa: Hotel Rwanda by Terry George
Iowa Film Critics Association Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
by Andre Soares | January 10, 2005
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Film Awards, Hotel Rwanda, Imelda Staunton, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, Terry George, Thomas Haden Church, Vera Drake, Virginia Madsen
Florida Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2004 Florida Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 21, 2004
Paul Giamatti in Sideways
Best Film Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film A Very Long Engagement
Best Documentary Fahrenheit 9/11
Best Animated Film The Incredibles
Best Director Alexander Payne Sideways
Best Actor Jamie Foxx Ray
Best Actress Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Best Supporting Actress Laura Linney Kinsey
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways
Pauline Kael Breakout Award: Zach Braff for Garden State
Florida Film Critics Circle Site
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
by Andre Soares | December 21, 2004
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Tags: A Very Long Engagement, Alexander Payne, Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx, Laura Linney, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church
Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: December 20, 2004
Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
BEST FILM Sideways
Runners-up:
Million Dollar Baby
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kinsey
The Incredibles
Finding Neverland
Ray
The Aviator
Hotel Rwanda
Before Sunset
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM Maria Full of Grace
Runner-up: A Very Long Engagement
BEST DIRECTOR Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
BEST ACTOR Jamie Foxx, Ray
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways
BEST ACTRESS Annette Bening, Being Julia
Runner-up: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Laura Linney, Kinsey
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman
Runner-up: [...]
by Andre Soares | December 20, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Annette Bening, Being Julia, Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, Jamie Foxx, Maria Full of Grace, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
Washington Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association winners: December 17, 2004
Best Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Foreign-Language Film: Maria Full of Grace
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 Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways
Best Animated Film: The Incredibles
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Site
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 [...]
by Andre Soares | December 17, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Cate Blanchett, Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Imelda Staunton, Jamie Foxx, Maria Full of Grace, Michel Gondry, Vera Drake
San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 13, 2004
Best Film: Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film: Maria Full of Grace
Best Director: Alexander Payne Sideways
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti Sideways
Best Actress: Julie Delpy Before Sunset
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen Sideways
Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways
Best Documentary: Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore
Marlon Riggs Award (for local talent): Anita Monga, former programmer for the Castro Theatre
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Site
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
by Andre Soares | December 13, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Before Sunset, Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, Jim Taylor, Julie Delpy, Maria Full of Grace, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award winners: Dec. 11, 2004
Best Film: Sideways
Runner-up: Million Dollar Baby
Best Foreign-Language Film: Shi mian mai fu / House of Flying Daggers directed by Zhang Yimou
Runner-up: Diarios de motocicleta / The Motorcycle Diaries directed by Walter Salles
Best Director: Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Best Actor: Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Runner-up: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes and The Aviator
Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Documentary / Nonfiction Film: Born into [...]
by Andre Soares | December 11, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, House of Flying Daggers, Imelda Staunton, Liam Neeson, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church, Vera Drake, Virginia Madsen
SIDEWAYS d: Alexander Payne
Sideways (2004)
Director: Alexander Payne
Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, from Rex Pickett’s novel
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
DAYS OF WINE AND LOSERS
With Election, Alexander Payne demonstrated a flair for satirical comedy the likes of which would have turned Billy Wilder green with envy. With About Schmidt, Payne demonstrated that his comedic flair could go the way of Wilder’s in fluff like Sabrina — artificial, cutesy, and bland. In Sideways, Payne unfortunately opted for Schmidt’s route. I found his adaptation (with Jim Taylor) of Rex Pickett’s novel an overlong, superficial, and thoroughly unconvincing road movie about adult men — who should have been killed at birth — learning to grow up.
First of all, the film’s [...]
by Andre Soares | September 28, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Film Reviews, Jim Taylor, Oscar 2004, Oscar Movies, Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
