Spirit Awards 2008
2008 Spirit Awards
Film Independent’s 2008 Spirit Award nominations: November 27, 2007
2008 Spirit Award winners: February 23, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Ellen Page in Juno
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
I’m Not There, Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern
* Juno, Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
A Mighty Heart, Producers: Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton, Brad Pitt
Paranoid Park, Producers: Neil Kopp, David Cress
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Director: Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
The Band’s Visit, Director: Eran Kolirin (Israel)
Lady Chatterley, Director: Pascale Ferran (France)
* Once, Director: John Carney (Ireland)
Persepolis, Directors: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi (France)
BEST FIRST [...]
by Andre Soares | February 23, 2008
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Tags: Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Crazy Love, Ellen Page, Film Awards, Julian Schnabel, Juno, Once, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Spirit Awards, The Lookout
San Diego Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2007 San Diego Film Critics Society Award winners: December 18, 2007
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Best Film: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Foreign Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Best Documentary (tie): Crazy Love by Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens, and Deep Water by Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Best Ensemble: [...]
by Andre Soares | December 15, 2007
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Tags: Amy Ryan, Crazy Love, Daniel Day-Lewis, Deep Water, Film Awards, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, San Diego Film Critics Awards, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, There Will Be Blood, Tommy Lee Jones
International Documentary Association Awards 2007
2007 International Documentary Association Awards
2007 International Documentary Association winners: Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood on December 07, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES
CRAZY LOVE
Dan Klores, director/producer
Fisher Stevens, producer
Dan Klores, writer
Shoot the Moon Productions, Greenstreet Productions, Magnolia Pictures
OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE
Richard E. Robbins, director/producer
Tom Yellin, executive producer
The Documentary Group, PBS
SICKO
Michael Moore, director
Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara, producers
Michael Moore, writer
Dog Eat Dog Films, Lionsgate Films, The Weinstein Company
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
Alex Gibney, director/producer
Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman, producers
Alex Gibney, writer
X-Ray Productions, THINKFilm, Discovery Channel
* A WALK TO BEAUTIFUL
Mary Olive Smith, director
Amy Bucher, co-director
Steve Engel, Mary Olive Smith, producers
Steve Engel, exec. producer
Engel Entertainment, Inc.
PBS/WGBH International/NOVA
SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
BLACK AND WHITE
Zam Salim, director
John Archer, producer
Hopscotch Films
BODY [...]
by Andre Soares | December 6, 2007
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Tags: A Son's Sacrifice, A Walk to Beautiful, Body and Soul: Diana and Kathy, Crazy Love, Documentaries, Film Awards, International Documentary Association Awards, Sicko, Taxi to the Dark Side, The Fighting Cholitas
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2007 Boston Society of Film Critics Award winners: December 9, 2007
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Foreign-Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel (France)
Best Documentary: Crazy Love by Dan Klores and Fisher Stevens
Best Director: Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Actor: Frank Langella for Starting Out in the Evening
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone
Best Screenplay: Brad Bird for Ratatouille
Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best New Filmmaker: Ben Affleck for Gone Baby Gone
Best Ensemble [...]