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Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg in David O. Russell's The Fighter (top); Jacki Weaver in David Michod's Animal Kingdom More Oscar Veterans: From 1996 to 2010 Christian Bale Christian Bale nominated as Best Supporting Actor for David O. Russell's The Fighter. This is Bale's first Academy Award nomination. He began his film career as a child actor in 1987, in Steven Spielberg's World War II drama [...]

Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right The New York Film Critics Circle have chosen their 2010 winners. [List of New York Film Critics winners.] My predictions — Another Year, David Fincher, Lesley Manville, Jesse Eisenberg, Carlos, Toy Story 3, Jacki Weaver, Niels Arestrup — were mostly way off the mark. This year, the New York critics opted for accessible, U.S.-made mainstream fare: [...]

Jesse Eisenberg, Brenda Song, The Social Network THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, THE SOCIAL NETWORK: New York Film Critics' Mainstream Choices Best Film: The Social Network Best Foreign Language Film: Carlos Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network Best Actress: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter Best Supporting Actor: Mark [...]

Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom David Michod's crime family drama Animal Kingdom bagged 10 Australian Film Institute Awards at a ceremony held on Dec. 11 in Melbourne. Among Animal Kingdom's ten trophies were those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (Jacki Weaver), Best Actor (Ben Mendelsohn), Best Supporting Actor (Joel Edgerton), and Best Original Screenplay (Michod). Other AFI winners included Best Supporting Actress Deborah Mailman [...]