European Film Awards 2009: Nominations
Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (top); Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (middle); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (bottom)
Six films are vying for the top prize at the 2009 European Film Awards. They are:
Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, about a teenager (best actress nominee Katie Jarvis) upset that her mother has found herself a new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender)
Stephen Daldry’s The Reader, a melodrama starring Kate Winslet as a former Nazi guard who believes that being illiterate is worse than being an accomplice to mass murder
Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, a prison drama about a toughie (best actor nominee Tahar Rahim) fighting his way to the top of the world behind bars
Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, about a young man (best actor [...]
by Andre Soares | November 7, 2009
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Italian Film Critics Awards 2009
2009 Nastri d’Argento
National Union of Italian Film Journalists’ 2009 Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 29, 2009
2009 Nastri d’Argento winners: Taormina Film Festival, Sicily, on June 27, 2009
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
Toni Servillo (center) as Italian prime-minister Giulio Andreotti in Paolo Sorrentino’s scathing political comedy-drama Il Divo. At the Nastri d’Argento awards ceremony, Sorrentino remarked that if he were to make Il Divo today, “and revolving around a woman, it’d certainly be about Veronica Lario.” Former actress Lario is right-wing prime-minister Silvio Berlusconi’s soon-to-be former wife, who recently filed for divorce while accusing her family-values proponent husband of being much too interested in some very young women.
Best Director
Francesca Archibugi (Questione di cuore)
Pupi Avati [...]
by Massimo David | June 27, 2009
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Tags: Ezio Greggio, Film Awards, Francesca Neri, Gianni Di Gregorio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Gran Torino, Il Divo, Paolo Sorrentino, Slumdog Millionaire, Suddenly Last Winter, Toni Servillo
2009 David di Donatello Winners
Matteo Garrone’s organized crime drama Gomorrah (above, top photo), based on Roberto Saviano’s polemical book, took top honors at the 2009 David di Donatello awards. The Italian Film Academy voted Gomorrah the best Italian film of the year and Garrone the best director, in addition to handing the film five other awards, including best screenplay and best producer.
Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo (above, lower photo), which also deals (however indirectly) with the mafia, also received a total of seven statues (out of 16 nominations), including the best actor trophy for star Toni Servillo’s brilliant caricature of former Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti, and a best supporting actress win for Piera Degli Espositi.
Last year, Gomorrah won the Cannes [...]
by Andre Soares | May 9, 2009
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Tags: Alba Rohrwacher, Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, David di Donatello, David di Donatello 2009, Ex, Fausto Brizzi, Film Awards, Gianni Di Gregorio, Giovanna's Father, Giulio Andreotti, Giulio Manfredonia, Giuseppe Battiston, Gomorra, Gomorrah, Gran Torino, Il Divo, Il Papà di Giovanna, Matteo Garrone, Mid-August Lunch, Non pensarci, Paolo Sorrentino, Piera Degli Espositi, Pupi Avati, Si può fare, Silvio Orlando, Slumdog Millionaire, Toni Servillo, Virna Lisi
David di Donatello 2009
2009 David di Donatello Awards
2009 David di Donatello Award nominations: April 9, 2009
2009 David di Donatello Award winners: May 8, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (top photo); Toni Servillo in Il Divo (lower photo)
Best Film / miglior film
Il divo
produced by Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Ex
produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Federica Lucisano
directed by Fausto Brizzi
* Gomorra
produced by Domenico Procacci
directed by Matteo Garrone
Si può fare
produced by Angelo Rizzoli
directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Tutta la vita davanti
produced by Motorino Amaranto – Medusa
directed by Paolo Virzì
Best Film from the European Union / miglior film dell’Unione Europea
Entre les murs, by Laurent [...]
by Massimo David | May 8, 2009
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European Film Awards 2008
2008 European Film Awards
2008 European Film Award nominations: Nov 8, 2008
2008 European Film Award winners: Copenhagen on Dec. 6, 2008
Photos: Rune Evensen/ScanPix
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("*" denotes the winner in each category)
EUROPEAN FILM 2008
IL DIVO, Italy
written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino
produced by Indigofilm, Lucky Red, Parco Film, Babe Films, StudioCanal,
Arte France Cinéma
ENTRE LES MURS (The Class), France
directed by Laurent Cantet
written by Laurent Cantet, François Begaudeau & Robin Campillo after
the novel of François Begaudeau
produced by Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma
* GOMORRA (Gomorrah), Italy
directed by Matteo Garrone
written by Maurizio Bracci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone,
Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano
produced by Fandango, RAI Cinema
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, UK
written and directed by Mike Leigh
produced by Thin Man Films Ltd., Summit Entertainment, [...]
