Anthony Dod Mantle Articles
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]