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Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem

Jennifer Hudson
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Oscar 2007 Performers: Beyoncé, Melissa Etheridge, James Taylor

Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls

Oscar telecast producer Laura Ziskin has announced the show’s musical performers at the upcoming 2007 Academy Awards.
Beyoncé will perform “Listen” (music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, lyric by Anne Preven), one of three Original Song nominees from the musical Dreamgirls.
Jennifer Hudson will be singing “Love You I Do” (music by Henry Krieger and lyric by Siedah Garrett), also from Dreamgirls.
Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, and other Dreamgirls cast members will perform “Patience” (music by Henry Krieger and lyric by Willie Reale).
Melissa Etheridge will perform “I Need to Wake Up” from the global-warming documentary feature An Inconvenient Truth. Etheridge wrote the music and lyric for the nominated song.
Accompanied by singer-guitarist James [...]

BAFTA 2007

2007 BAFTA Awards
Orange British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2007 award nominations: January 12, 2007
2007 BAFTA award winners: Royal Opera House in London on February 11, 2007.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Helen Mirren in The Queen
 

BEST FILM
Babel – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin
The Departed – Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King
The Last King of Scotland – Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel
Little Miss Sunshine – Albert Berger, David T Friendly, Ron Yerxa
* The Queen – Tracey Seaward, Christine Langan, Andy Harries
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
Casino Royale – Michael G Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Martin Campbell, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
* The Last King of Scotland – Andrea [...]

BAFTA 2007 Award Winners

Helen Mirren in The Queen (top); Forest Whitaker in The Last King of England (bottom)

Perhaps there’s something I’m missing here, but the Orange British Academy of Film and Television Arts has decided that Kevin Macdonald’s The Last King of Scotland is the outstanding British film of 2006, coming out ahead of United 93, Notes on a Scandal, Casino Royale, and Stephen Frears‘ The Queen. Yet, that very same Orange Academy has picked The Queen as the best film of the year, defeating Little Miss Sunshine, Babel, The Departed, and … The Last King of Scotland. Go figure.
There were few surprises at the 2007 Bafta ceremony held at London’s Royal Opera House this evening, unless one considers a Helen Mirren victory [...]

SAG Awards 2007

2007 SAG Awards
2007 SAG Award nominations: January 4, 2007
2007 SAG Award winners: Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on January 28, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

 

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio / BLOOD DIAMOND — Archer, Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Gosling / Half Nelson — Dan Dunne, THINKFilm
Peter O’Toole / VENUS — Maurice, Miramax Films
Will Smith / THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS — Chris Gardner, Sony Pictures
* Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND — Idi Amin, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Penélope Cruz / VOLVER — Raimunda, Sony Pictures Classics
Judi Dench / Notes on a Scandal — Barbara Covett, Fox Searchlight Pictures
* Helen Mirren [...]

Oscar 2007

2007 Academy Awards
2007 Academy Award nominations: January 23, 2007
2007 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on February 25, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Photos: © AMPAS
 

Best motion picture of the year
Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
An Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers
* The Departed (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. Pictures Production
Graham King
Letters from Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.)
A DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production
Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight)
A Big Beach/Bona Fide Production
David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub
The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
A Granada Production
Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers

Best foreign language film of the year
After the Wedding [...]

Critics’ Choice Awards 2007

2007 Critics’ Choice Awards
2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics’ Choice Awards nominations: December 12, 2006
2007 Critics’ Choice Awards winners: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 12, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon in The Departed
 

BEST FILM:
Babel
Blood Diamond
* The Departed
Dreamgirls
Letters from Iwo Jima
Little Children
Little Miss Sunshine
Notes on a Scandal
The Queen
United 93
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Apocalypto
Days of Glory
* Letters from Iwo Jima
Pan’s Labyrinth
Volver
Water
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
* An Inconvenient Truth
Shut Up & Sing
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Wordplay
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
* Cars
Flushed Away
Happy Feet
Monster House
Over the Hedge
BEST DIRECTOR:
Bill Condon – Dreamgirls
Clint Eastwood – Letters from Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears – The Queen
Paul Greengrass – United 93
* Martin Scorsese – The Departed
BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio [...]

Central Ohio Film Critics Awards 2007

2007 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
2007 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners: January 11, 2007
 

Clive Owen, Michael Caine in Children of Men
 

Best Film: Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Runner-Up: The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese
Others in the Top Ten:
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Pan’s Labyrinth
Little Miss Sunshine
Brick
United 93
Babel
Thank You for Smoking
Casino Royale
Best Foreign Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
Runner-Up: Letters from Iwo Jima directed by Clint Eastwood
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Runner-Up: Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
Runner-Up: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of [...]

St. Louis Film Critics Awards 2007

2007 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
2007 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association award nominations: December 22, 2006
2007 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association award winners: January 7, 2007
† Films, performances, etc. nominated during the voting process
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed
 

Best Picture
Blood Diamond
* The Departed by Martin Scorsese
Flags of Our Fathers
The Good Shepherd
The Queen
United 93
† Dreamgirls
† The Last King of Scotland
† Notes on a Scandal
Best Foreign Language Film
Apocalypto
The Lives of Others
* Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
Volver
Fateless
Three Times
Best Documentary
* An Inconvenient Truth by Davis Guggenheim
Why We Fight
Iraq for Sale
The Heart of the Game
† Deliver Us from Evil
Best Director
Clint Eastwood (Flags of Our Fathers)
Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond)
* Martin Scorsese (The Departed)
Paul [...]

Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: December 17, 2006
 

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed
 
Best Film: The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese
Runners-up: Letters from Iwo Jima, The Queen, United 93, Little Miss Sunshine, Notes on a Scandal, Babel, Pan’s Labyrinth, Little Children, Thank You for Smoking
Best Foreign-Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, The Departed
Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth directed by Davis Guggenheim
Best Animated Film: Cars directed by [...]

Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2006 Las Vegas Film Critics Society award winners: December 17, 2006
 

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson in The Departed
 

Best Film: The Departed by Martin Scorsese
Runners-up:
Letters from Iwo Jima
Babel
United 93
Dreamgirls
Blood Diamond
Thank You for Smoking
Perfume
The Queen
Flags of Our Fathers
Best Foreign-Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro
Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth by Davis Guggenheim
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking
Best Animated Film: Monster House directed by Gil Kenan
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Children of Men
Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker, The Departed
Best [...]

New York Film Critics Online Awards 2006

2006 New York Film Critics Online Awards
2006 New York Film Critics Online Award winners: December 11, 2006
 

 

Best Film: The Queen directed by Stephen Frears
Runners up (in alphabetical order):
Babel
The Fountain
Inland Empire
Pan’s Labyrinth
Little Children
Little Miss Sunshine
Thank You for Smoking
Volver
Water
Best Foreign-Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro (Spain / Mexico / U.S.)
Best Director: Stephen Frears, The Queen
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Sheen, The Queen
Best Supporting Actress (tie): Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls and Catherine O’Hara, For Your Consideration
Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, The Queen
Best Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth directed by Davis Guggenheim
Best Animated Feature: Happy Feet directed by George Miller
Best Ensemble Cast: [...]

New York Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 New York Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 10, 2006
 

 

Best Film: United 93 directed by Paul Greengrass
Runners-up: The Queen directed by Stephen Frears; The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese
Best Foreign-Language Film: L’Armée des ombres / Army of Shadows directed by Jean-Pierre Melville†
Runners-up: Volver directed by Pedro Almodóvar; Moartea domnului Lazarescu / The Death of Mr. Lazarescu directed by Cristi Puiu
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Runners-up: Stephen Frears, The Queen; Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Runners-up: Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson; Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Runners-up: Judi Dench, Notes [...]

Washington Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2006 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association winners: December 10, 2006
 

 

Best Film: United 93 directed by Paul Greengrass
Best Foreign-Language Film: Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro
Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth directed by Davis Guggenheim
Best Animated Film: Happy Feet directed by George Miller
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Ensemble: Little Miss Sunshine
Best Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking
Best Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Art Direction: Anne Seibel, Marie Antoinette
 
Washington D.C. Area [...]

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