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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Tops Box Office

Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are easily defeated its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a solid $32.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The big-screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved book scored a strong average of $8,693 per theater at 3,735 locations. Starring Max Records, the film follows a lonely boy who bonds with a bunch of wild creatures in his imagination.

New entry Law Abiding Citizen debuted in second place with $21.2 million, with an average of $7,353 million at 2,890 locations. The F. Gary Gray-directed thriller stars Gerard Butler as a desperate widower threatening to bring down the justice system. [...]

Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx at LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Premiere

Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx at the premiere of Overture Films’ Law Abiding Citizen held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on October 6, 2009, in Hollywood.
Photos: Frazer Harrison / 2009 Getty Images

Michael Irby; Gerard Butler; Jamie Foxx; Viola Davis; Regina Hall

Jamie Foxx

Gerard Butler in LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Photos

Written by Kurt Wimmer and directed by F. Gary Gray, Law Abiding Citizen stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx as two men on the opposite sides of law. It’s just unclear who’s actually on the right side: the district attorney (Foxx) who agreed on a plea bargain that set murderers loose, or the man (Butler) who wants to take revenge against the D.A. for allowing his family’s killers to roam free.
Also in the cast: Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill, Leslie Ibb, Michael Irby.
Law Abiding Citizen opened in the US this past Friday.
Photos: John Baer / © 2009 LAC Films LLC. All rights reserved.

Gerard Butler

Brian Distance, Jamie Foxx, Michael Irby

Gerard Butler

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ANGELS & DEMONS #1, STAR TREK #2 at the Box Office

Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons topped the North American box office with $48 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The latest big-screen adaptation of one of Dan Brown’s popular novels struggled to beat J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek (above, top photo), which came in a close second with another $43 million this weekend. The sci-fi reboot’s domestic total currently stands at $147.6 million.
In Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks (above, lower photo, with Ayelet Zurer) reprises his role as professor Robert Langdon, who heads to the Vatican to solve a murder and help prevent a ruthless terrorist attack. The film scored $29 million less on opening weekend than its predecessor, [...]

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Dominates Box Office

Online leak or no, X-Men Origins: Wolverine slashed its competition at the North American box office with a remarkable $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Released by 20th Century Fox, the Gavin Hood-directed action spectacle scored an average of $21,225 per theater at 4,099 locations.
Starring Hugh Jackman in the title role, the film follows Wolverine as he seeks revenge against the evil-minded Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) and William Stryker (Danny Huston). Also in the cast are Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Kitsch.

Debuting in second place with $15.3 million was Mark Waters‘ latest romantic comedy, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a celeb photographer [...]

Beyonce’s OBSESSED at the Top of the Box Office

Beyoncé Knowles‘ Obsessed defeated its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
In the Steve Shill-directed thriller, Idris Elba co-stars as a successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him.

At No. 2, last week’s box office winner 17 Again collected another $11.6 million, lifting its domestic total to $39.9 million. Starring Zac Efron, the comedy follows a 37-year-old who gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old.

New release Fighting debuted in third place with $11.4 million. Directed by Dito Montiel, the drama follows Channing Tatum [...]

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 [...]

London Film Critics Awards 2005

2005 London Film Critics’ Circle Awards
2005 London Film Critics’ Circle Award winners: February 9, 2005.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti in Sideways
 

Best Film
The Aviator – Martin Scorsese
The Motorcycle Diaries – Walter Salles
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Michel Gondry
House of Flying Daggers – Zhang Yimou
* Sideways – Alexander Payne
Best British Film
Ae Fond Kiss . . . – Ken Loach
Finding Neverland – Marc Foster
My Summer of Love – Pawel Pwawlikowski
Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright
* Vera Drake – Mike Leigh
Best Foreign-Language Film
* The Motorcycle Diaries – Walter Salles
A Very Long Engagement – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Bad Education – Pedro Almodóvar
House of Flying Daggers – Zhang Yimou
The Return [...]

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 [...]

BAFTA 2005

2005 BAFTA Awards
2005 Orange British Academy of Film and Television Arts award winners: Odeon Leicester Square in London on February 12, 2005
2005 BAFTA Nomination Issues
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett in The Aviator
 

FILM
* THE AVIATOR Michael Mann / Sandy Climan / Graham King / Charles Evans Jr
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND Steve Golin / Anthony Bregman
FINDING NEVERLAND Richard N. Gladstein / Nellie Bellflower
DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA / THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES Michael Nozik / Edgard Tenembaum / Karen Tenkhoff / Walter Salles
VERA DRAKE Simon Channing Williams / Alain Sarde / Mike Leigh
The Alexander Korda Award for the OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
DEAD MAN’S SHOES Mark Herbert / Shane Meadows
HARRY POTTER AND THE [...]

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 [...]

Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2004

2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society award winners: January 3, 2005
 

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
 

Best Film: The Aviator by Martin Scorsese
Runners-up:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Sideways
Finding Neverland
The Incredibles
Ray
Kinsey
Million Dollar Baby
Vera Drake
The Passion of the Christ
Best Foreign-Language Film: Hero by Zhang Yimou
Best Director: Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx – Ray
Best Actress: Kate Winslet – Finding Neverland and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Supporting Actor: Clive Owen – Closer
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett – The Aviator and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Best Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson – The Aviator
Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker [...]

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 [...]

Seattle Film Critics Awards 2004

2004 Seattle Film Critics Awards
2004 Seattle Film Critics Award winners: December 30, 2004
 

Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
 

Best Film: Million Dollar Baby
Best Foreign-Language Film: Maria Full of Grace
Best Documentary (tie): Control Room and Touching the Void
Best Animated Film: The Incredibles
Best Director: Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx – Ray
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church – Sideways
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen – Sideways
Best Original Screenplay: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie Kaufman
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sideways, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Living Treasure Award: Henry Bumstead
Special Citation: Brian Jamieson and Richard Schickel for the reconstruction of Samuel Fuller’s 1980 The [...]

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 [...]

Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2004

2004 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: December 20, 2004
 

Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church in Sideways
 

BEST FILM Sideways
Runners-up:
Million Dollar Baby
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kinsey
The Incredibles
Finding Neverland
Ray
The Aviator
Hotel Rwanda
Before Sunset
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM Maria Full of Grace
Runner-up: A Very Long Engagement
BEST DIRECTOR Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
BEST ACTOR Jamie Foxx, Ray
Runner-up: Paul Giamatti, Sideways
BEST ACTRESS Annette Bening, Being Julia
Runner-up: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Runner-up: Laura Linney, Kinsey
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman
Runner-up: [...]

Washington Film Critics Awards 2004

2004 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association winners: December 17, 2004
 

 

Best Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Foreign-Language Film: Maria Full of Grace
Best Director: Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor: Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Best Acting Ensemble: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways
Best Animated Film: The Incredibles
 
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Site
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 [...]

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 [...]

National Board of Review Awards 2004

2004 National Board of Review Awards
2004 National Board of Review Awards: Dec. 1, 2004
 

Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet in Finding Neverland

 
Best Film
Finding Neverland
Top Ten Films
Finding Neverland, The Aviator, Closer, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, Kinsey, Vera Drake, Ray, Collateral, Hotel Rwanda
Best Foreign-Language Film
Mar adentro / The Sea Inside
Top Five Foreign Films
The Sea Inside, La Mala educación / Bad Education, Maria Full of Grace, Les Choristes / The Chorus, Diarios de motocicleta / The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Documentary
Born Into Brothels
Top Five Documentaries
Born into Brothels, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, Paper Clips, Super Size Me, The Story of the Weeping Camel
Best Animated Feature
The Incredibles
Best Director
Michael Mann, Collateral
Best Actor
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best Actress
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Best Acting [...]

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