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Cannes 2009: Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson, Hilary Swank, Lily Cole

Julie Gayet (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson (Photo by Eric Ryan/Getty Images)

Lily Cole (Photo by Eric Ryan/Getty Images)

Hilary Swank (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
 

Oscar 2008: Julie Christie, Tommy Lee Jones, Jon McLaughlin, Hilary Swank

Julie Christie, Robert Osborne

Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Osborne

Jon McLaughin, Robert Osborne

Hilary Swank, Robert Osborne
Photos: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S.

NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS Tops Box Office

National Treasure: Book of Secrets topped the North American box office this past three-day weekend with an estimated US$45.5 million.
The Jon Turteltaub-directed sequel to the 2004 smash hit National Treasure opened at 3,832 theatres on Friday, beating the opening weekend gross of its predecessor by $10 million. Starring Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris and Helen Mirren, the film follows the adventures of treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates, who travels the world to uncover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Last week’s box office winner I Am Legend dropped to No. 2, collecting $34.2 million from ticket sales at 3,620 locations. The post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith lifted its cumulative gross to $137.5 million after [...]

Oscar 2005

2005 Academy Awards
2005 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on February 27, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Photos: © HO/AMPAS
 

Best Film
The Aviator – Michael Mann, Graham King†
Finding Neverland – Richard N. Gladstein, Nellie Bellflower
* Million Dollar Baby – Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg†
Ray – Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin†
Sideways – Michael London

Best Foreign-Language Film
Les Choristes / The Chorus – Christophe Barratier (France)
Der Untergang / Downfall – Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside – Alejandro Amenábar (Spain)
Så som i himmelen / As in Heaven – Kay Pollak (Sweden)
Yesterday – Darrell Roodt (South Africa)

Best Documentary, Features
* Born Into [...]

SAG Awards 2005

2005 SAG Awards
2005 Screen Actors Guild Award winners: Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles on February 5, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Paul Giamatti in Sideways
 

FILM
Male Actor in a Leading Role
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
* Jamie Foxx, Ray
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Female Actor in a Leading Role
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
* Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
* Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
James Garner, The Notebook
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland
Female Actor in [...]

Central Ohio Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners: January 25, 2005
 

Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
 

Best Film: Million Dollar Baby
Runners-up (tie): Sideways and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Others in the top ten: The Incredibles, The Aviator, Before Sunset, Closer, Dogville, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Maria Full of Grace
Best Direction: Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Best Lead Performance: Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Runner up: Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best Supporting Performance: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner up: Clive Owen, Closer
Best Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Runner up: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Sideways
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work): Cate Blanchett, Coffee [...]

Golden Globes 2005

2004 Golden Globes
2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 16, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett in The Aviator
 

Best Motion Picture – Drama
* The Aviator
Closer
Finding Neverland
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey
Million Dollar Baby
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Incredibles
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray
* Sideways
Best Foreign Language Film
Les Choristes / The Chorus (France)
Diarios de motocicleta / The Motorcycle Diaries (Brazil / Argentina / US)
Un long dimanche de fiançailles / A Very Long Engagement (France)
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside (Spain / France / Italy)
Shi mian mai fu / House of Flying [...]

Critics’ Choice Awards 2005

2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards winners: January 10, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen in Sideways
 

Best Film
The Aviator
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey
Million Dollar Baby
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray
* Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film
The Motorcycle Diaries
A Very Long Engagement
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside
Maria Full of Grace
House of Flying Daggers
Best Documentary Feature
Control Room
* Fahrenheit 9/11
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Super Size Me
Best Animated Feature
* The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Shrek 2
Best Director
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Marc Forster – Finding Neverland
Taylor Hackford – Ray
Alexander Payne – Sideways
* Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Best Actor
Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside
Don Cheadle – Hotel [...]

National Society of Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 National Society of Film Critics Awards
2005 National Society of Film Critics award winners: Sardi’s in New York City on January 9, 2005
 

Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
 

Best Film: Million Dollar Baby
Runners-Up: Sideways, Before Sunset
Best Foreign-Language Film: Moolaade directed by Ousmane Sambene
Runners-Up: House of Flying Daggers directed by Zhang Yimou, Notre musique directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Best Director: Zhang Yimou House of Flying Daggers and Hero
Runners-Up: Alexander Payne Sideways, Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx Ray
Runners-Up: Paul Giamatti Sideways, Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Best Actress (tie): Imelda Staunton Vera Drake and Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Runner-Up: Julie Delpy Before Sunset
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Runners-Up: Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby, Peter Sarsgaard Kinsey
Best Supporting Actress: [...]

Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards 2004

2005 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Award winners: January 4, 2005
 

Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
 

Best Film: Million Dollar Baby
Runners-up: Sideways, Finding Neverland, The Aviator, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ray, Kinsey, The Incredibles, A Very Long Engagement, Hotel Rwanda
Best Foreign-Language Film: A Very Long Engagement
Runners-up: The Motorcycle Diaries, House of Flying Daggers, Bad Education, Maria Full of Grace
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Runners-up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby; Alexander Payne, Sideways; Marc Forster, Finding Neverland; Pedro Almodóvar, Bad Education
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Runners-up: Jamie Foxx, Ray; Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator; Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland; Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Best Actress: Hilary Swank, Million [...]

Kansas City Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2005 Kansas City Film Critics Circle award winners: January 2, 2005
 

Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
 

Best Film: Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Foreign Language Film: A Very Long Engagement
Runner-up: The Passion of the Christ
Best Director: Martin Scorsese The Aviator
Runner-up: Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx Ray
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti Sideways
Best Actress: Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up: Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett The Aviator
Runner-up: Virginia Madsen Sideways
Best Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Runner-up: Bill Condon Kinsey
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Sideways
Runner-up: Paul [...]

Florida Film Critics Awards 2004

2004 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2004 Florida Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 21, 2004
 

Paul Giamatti in Sideways
 

Best Film Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film A Very Long Engagement
Best Documentary Fahrenheit 9/11
Best Animated Film The Incredibles
Best Director Alexander Payne Sideways
Best Actor Jamie Foxx Ray
Best Actress Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Best Supporting Actress Laura Linney Kinsey
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways
Pauline Kael Breakout Award: Zach Braff for Garden State
 
Florida Film Critics Circle Site
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
 

Phoenix Film Critics Awards 2004

2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society award winners: December 21, 2004
 

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
 

Best Film: The Aviator by Martin Scorsese
Runners-Up (in alphabetical order):
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Hero
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways
Spanglish
Best Foreign- Language Film: Hero directed by Zhang Yimou
Best Director: Martin Scorsese The Aviator
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx Ray
Best Actress: Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Linney Kinsey
Best Ensemble Acting: Sideways
Best Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor Sideways
Overlooked Film of the Year: Stage Beauty
Best Live Action Family Film: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Best Animated Film: The [...]

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004

2004 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2004 Boston Society of Film Critics Award winners: December 13, 2004
 

 
Best Film Sideways
Runner-up: Before Sunset
Best Foreign-Language Film Shi mian mai fu / House of Flying Daggers (China / Hong Kong)
Runner-up: Un long dimanche de fiançailles / A Very Long Engagement
Best Director Zhang Yimou House of Flying Daggers
Runner-up: Alexander Payne Sideways
Best Actor Jamie Foxx Ray
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Best Actress Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up (tie): Annette Bening Being Julia and Kim Basinger The Door in the Floor
Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Runner-up: Clive Owen Closer
Best Supporting Actress Sharon Warren Ray and Laura Dern We Don’t Live Here Anymore
Runner-up: Cate Blanchett The Aviator
Best Ensemble: Sideways
Runner-up: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou [...]

MILLION DOLLAR BABY – Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank

Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenplay: Paul Haggis, mostly from "Million $$$ Baby," one of the six short stories found in F. X. Toole’s (aka Jerry Boyd) Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker
 

 

Fresh off the multiple Academy Award nominee Mystic River, Clint Eastwood has gone on to tackle the ups and downs of the boxing world in Million Dollar Baby. Despite the cheery title, this is not the usual Rocky-esque rags-to-riches story of the determined underdog who inevitably becomes a super-topdog once she (in this case it’s a “she”) puts on her gloves, jumps into the boxing ring, and starts using other women as punching bags. About two-thirds [...]

Toronto Film Festival 2004

The 2004 Toronto Film Festival will screen 321 features and short films from 61 countries.
Among the festival’s 100 world premieres are Being Julia, starring Annette Bening and directed by István Szabó; David O. Russell’s comedy i heart huckabees, with Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin as a duo of "existential detectives"; and two biopics: Beyond the Sea, directed by Kevin Spacey, who also stars as 1950s-60s singer and actor Bobby Darin, and Kinsey, which stars Liam Neeson as controversial scientist Alfred Kinsey, who created a furor in the postwar years with his book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.
Other festival highlights include The Good Woman, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan starring Helen Hunt; Jean-Luc Godard’s Notre musique; [...]

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