Nastri d’Argento 2008
2008 Nastri d’Argento
National Union of Italian Film Journalists’ 2008 Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 11, 2008
2008 Nastri d’Argento winners: Teatro Antico di Taormina, Sicily, on June 14, 2008
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
Isabella Ragonese plays a college grad who struggles to find work in A Whole Life Ahead
Best Director
Antonello GRIMALDI – Caos calmo
Daniele LUCHETTI – Mio fratello è figlio unico
Silvio SOLDINI – Giorni e nuvole
* Paolo VIRZÌ – Tutta la vita davanti / A Whole Life Ahead
Gianni ZANASI – Non pensarci
Best European Film
Across the Universe – Julie Taymor
Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Shekar Kapur
Atonement – Joe Wright
La vie en [...]
by Andre Soares | June 14, 2008
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Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2008
2008 Richard Attenborough Film Awards
2008 regional British film critics’ Richard Attenborough Film Award winners: Jan. 30, 2008
James McAvoy in Atonement
Film of the Year: Atonement
Best Director: Joe Wright, Atonement
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Best Actor: James McAvoy, Atonement
Best Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Rising Star Award: Sam Riley, Control
People’s Choice Awards
Film of the Year: The Bourne Ultimatum
Richard Attenborough Film Awards: 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2008
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Tags: Atonement, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Hampton, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Film Awards, James McAvoy, Joe Wright, Richard Attenborough Film Awards, Sam Riley, The Bourne Ultimatum
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Art Direction, Visual Effects
Best Art Direction
Atonement, Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
All of this year’s nominees are period pieces, but Atonement is the only one with the "classical European" look that Academy-ites most appreciate.
By the way, the last film with a contemporary setting that won the best art direction Academy Award was the 1979 musical All That Jazz.
Best Costume Design
Atonement, Jacqueline Durran
See best art direction. (As in the art direction category, all of this year’s nominees are period pieces.)
The last film with a contemporary setting that won the best costume design Academy Award was the 1994 Australian drag-queen comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Best Visual Effects
Transformers, Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
From what I’ve [...]
by Andre Soares | January 30, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Atonement, Film Awards, Jacqueline Durran, Katie Spencer, Kevin O'Connell, Oscar Predictions, Sarah Greenwood, Transformers
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music
Best Cinematography
There Will Be Blood, Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit won the American Society of Cinematographers award, beating Roger Deakins for two films, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and No Country for Old Men. Though Deakins does have a chance to win the Oscar for either film, this is one instance where the much overused — and almost invariably absurd — "votes are split; a third party wins" logic actually makes sense. That’s why I predict that Elswit will take home the Oscar.
Best Film Editing
No Country for Old Men, "Roderick Jaynes" (Joel and Ethan Coen)
An atmospheric suspense thriller that wins the best film Oscar will most likely also win for best film editing. If, however, Academy-ites feel [...]
by Andre Soares | January 30, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Atonement, Dario Marianelli, Film Awards, Glen Hansard, Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men, Once, Oscar Predictions, Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood
Oscar 2008: Nominations Buzz
Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men
Alex Ben Block at Hollywood Today:
"Even if the writer’s strike is over on Feb. 24 when Oscars are handed out, the appeal of this year’s nominees, led by No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood and Michael Clayton, will be limited. The 80th Academy Award nominations are not just art house movies, but most of the leading contenders are so dark, violent, slowly paced and often purposely confusing or obscure that it will put mainstream audiences off the awards this year."
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Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent in Away from Her
Tom O’Neil in The Envelope:
"If Julie Christie wins best actress for Away from Her, she’ll set a new record for longest gap between two [...]
by Andre Soares | January 23, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Atonement, Away from Her, Cao Hamburger, Film Awards, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Oscar 2008 Nominations
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
A few brief remarks about the Oscar 2008 nominations:
The top nominees are: There Will Be Blood (8 nominations), No Country for Old Men (8), Atonement (7), Michael Clayton (7), Ratatouille (5), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (4), Juno (4).
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Whether in dramas or in comedies, dark themes dominated in just about every category:
greed (There Will Be Blood, American Gangster),
murder (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Sweeney Todd, Eastern Promises, No Country for Old Men, In the Valley of Elah),
corruption (Michael Clayton, Sicko, Charlie Wilson’s War),
war (No End in Sight, War/Dance, Beaufort, Katyn),
illness (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Savages, Away from Her),
political/religious [...]
by Andre Soares | January 22, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Alan Menken, Atonement, Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Enchanted, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men
Golden Globes 2008: Surprises at the Un-Ceremony
Keira Knightley, James McAvoy in Atonement
The smaller, shorter, subdueder 2008 Golden Globes "news show" — a result of the ongoing WGA strike, now entering its tenth week — ended not too long ago. There was no red carpet, no dress parade, no dumb questions from journalists, no mind-numbing speeches, no godawful jokes, no poorly staged musical numbers, no toilet paper stuck on anyone’s shoe.
Many have lamented this year’s loss of glamour, glitz, and tasteless jokes. But personally, I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Much to the contrary. I find the vast majority of those glitzy and glamorous — and tasteless and phony — award shows all but unwatchable, and the Golden Globes ceremony is one of the tackiest [...]
by Andre Soares | January 13, 2008
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Tags: Atonement, Film Awards, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2008, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julian Schnabel, La Vie en Rose, Marion Cotillard, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd
Golden Globes 2008
2008 Golden Globes
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 2008 Golden Globe nominations: December 13, 2007
2008 Golden Globe Award winners: January 13, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Keira Knightley, James McAvoy in Atonement
MOTION PICTURES
Best Motion Picture – Drama
American Gangster, Imagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal Pictures
* Atonement, Working Title Productions; Focus Features
Eastern Promises, Kudos Pictures — UK Serendipity Point Films — Canada A UK/Canada Co-Production; Focus Features
The Great Debaters, Harpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGM
Michael Clayton, Clayton Productions LLC; Warner Bros. Pictures
No Country for Old Men, A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax/Paramount Vantage
There Will Be Blood, A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax Films
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Across The Universe, Revolution Studios International; Sony Pictures Releasing
Charlie Wilson’s War, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 13, 2008
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Tags: Atonement, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2008, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Julian Schnabel, Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, Ratatouille, Sweeney Todd, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
BAFTA 2008 Longlists
James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan in Atonement (top); Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tang Wei in Lust, Caution (middle); Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (bottom)
According to Variety, among the eligible films utterly ignored by British Academy of Film are The Great Debaters, Grace Is Gone, The Savages, Hallam Foe, When Did You Last See Your Father?, and Half Nelson.
I’m Not There and Away from Her only managed one mention a piece, for Cate Blanchett and Julie Christie, respectively.
Half Nelson apparently suffered the fate of other films that arrive in the UK after the Oscar ballyhoo is over for them. Letters from Iwo Jima, which appears twice (adapted screenplay and special visual effects) in the longlists, probably suffered for the [...]
by Andre Soares | January 5, 2008
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Tags: Atonement, BAFTA, BAFTA 2008, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, James McAvoy, Lust Caution, There Will Be Blood
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Screenplay, Animated Feature
Elle Page, Michael Cera in Juno
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Acting Categories
Best Original Screenplay:
Diablo Cody, Juno
Kelly Masterson, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Brad Bird, Ratatouille
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Possibly: Steven Zaillian, American Gangster (though actually "inspired" by a magazine article)
Mathieu Amalric, Marie-Joseé Croze in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Possibly: Sarah Polley, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 3, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Atonement, Brad Bird, Diablo Cody, Film Awards, Juno, Oscar Predictions, Ratatouille, Ronald Harwood, Seamus McGarvey, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
