Atonement Articles

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 [...]

Dario Marianelli – Best Original Score Oscar winner, Atonement Photo: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

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 [...]

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, [...]