National Society of Film Critics 2009 Winners
An animated film has won the National Society of Film Critics 2009 Awards. No, not WALL-E, but Ari Folman’s anti-war documentary-ish Waltz with Bashir, about Israel’s disastrous 1982 invasion of Lebanon. It’s hard not to believe that current events — the Gaza conflict has been going on since late December — influenced the vote, though war or no war in the Middle East, Waltz with Bashir has been garnering nearly universal praise.
Waltz with Bashir, which had previously won the Los Angeles Film Critics‘ best animated film award (a sort of consolation prize for having lost to WALL-E in the best film category), is Israel’s entry for the 2009 best foreign-language film Oscar; the film is also one of [...]
by Andre Soares | January 3, 2009
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Tags: Anthony Dod Mantle, Ari Folman, Film Awards, Hanna Schygulla, Happy-Go-Lucky, James Marsh, Man on Wire, Mike Leigh, National Society of Film Critics Awards, Sally Hawkins, The Edge of Heaven, Waltz with Bashir
LONDON EVENING STANDARD 2007 Winners
Dame Judi Dench roughs up Cate Blanchett after learning that her Notes on a Scandal co-star voted for fellow Dame Helen Mirren as best actress of 2006
As The Queen, Helen Mirren has brought back to her castle just about every best actress award in the United States. Ironically, she hasn’t fared all that well in Britain. First, she lost to Kate Dickie (Red Road) at the British Independent Film Awards and now she’s lost the Evening Standard Award to Judi Dench’s lonely, conniving lesbian teacher in Notes on a Scandal.
As far as the Academy Awards are concerned, there’s no suspense in the best actress category. Barring a meteor crashing into Earth during the Oscar ceremony, Helen Mirren [...]
by Andre Soares | February 4, 2007
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Tags: Anthony Dod Mantle, Brothers of the Head, Daniel Craig, Film Awards, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, London Evening Standard Awards, Notes on a Scandal, The Queen, United 93
LONDON EVENING STANDARD Awards 2007
2007 EVENING STANDARD Awards
2007 EVENING STANDARD Winners: Savoy Hotel, February 4, 2007
United 93 by Paul Greengrass
Best Film: United 93 directed by Paul Greengrass
Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Casino Royale
Best Actress: Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, The Queen and The Last King of Scotland
The Peter Sellers Award for Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Technical Achievement: Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, The Last King of Scotland and Brothers of the Head
Most Promising Newcomer: Director Paul Andrew Williams, London to Brighton
The Alexander Walker Special Award: Director Stephen Frears, "for making British film reverberate around the world"
EVENING STANDARD Awards: 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 [...]
by Andre Soares | February 4, 2007
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Tags: Anthony Dod Mantle, Daniel Craig, Film Awards, Judi Dench, London Evening Standard Awards, Paul Andrew Williams, Peter Morgan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Frears, United 93
