Writers Guild Awards 2005
2005 WGA Awards
2005 Writers Guild of America Award winners: Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the Pierre Hotel in New York on February 19, 2005
2005 WGA Award Nominations
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Kate Winslet, Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (top); Paul Giamatti in Sideways (bottom)
THEATRICAL FILMS
Best Original Screenplay
The Aviator – Written by John Logan, Miramax Films
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, Story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth, Focus Features
Garden State – Written by Zach Braff, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hotel Rwanda – Written by Keir Pearson & Terry George, United Artists
Kinsey – Written by Bill Condon, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best [...]
by Andre Soares | February 19, 2005
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Angels in America, Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Jim Taylor, Peter Silverman, Robert Caswell, Sideways, Something the Lord Made, Tony Kushner, WGA Awards
New York Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2004 New York Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 13, 2004
Best Film Sideways
Best Foreign Film La Mala educación / Bad Education
Best Director Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor Paul Giamatti Sideways
Best Actress Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor Clive Owen Closer
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen Sideways
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways
Best Cinematographer Christopher Doyle Ying xiong / Hero
Best Non-Fiction Film Fahrenheit 9/11
Best Animated Film The Incredibles
Best First Film Maria Full of Grace
Special Award Milestone Films received a special award in honor of 15 years of restoring classic films.
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by Andre Soares | December 13, 2004
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Tags: Bad Education, Christopher Doyle, Clint Eastwood, Clive Owen, Film Awards, Imelda Staunton, Jim Taylor, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, Virginia Madsen
San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2004 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 13, 2004
Best Film: Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film: Maria Full of Grace
Best Director: Alexander Payne Sideways
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti Sideways
Best Actress: Julie Delpy Before Sunset
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen Sideways
Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways
Best Documentary: Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore
Marlon Riggs Award (for local talent): Anita Monga, former programmer for the Castro Theatre
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by Andre Soares | December 13, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Before Sunset, Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, Jim Taylor, Julie Delpy, Maria Full of Grace, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
SIDEWAYS d: Alexander Payne
Sideways (2004)
Director: Alexander Payne
Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, from Rex Pickett’s novel
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
DAYS OF WINE AND LOSERS
With Election, Alexander Payne demonstrated a flair for satirical comedy the likes of which would have turned Billy Wilder green with envy. With About Schmidt, Payne demonstrated that his comedic flair could go the way of Wilder’s in fluff like Sabrina — artificial, cutesy, and bland. In Sideways, Payne unfortunately opted for Schmidt’s route. I found his adaptation (with Jim Taylor) of Rex Pickett’s novel an overlong, superficial, and thoroughly unconvincing road movie about adult men — who should have been killed at birth — learning to grow up.
First of all, the film’s [...]
by Andre Soares | September 28, 2004
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Tags: Alexander Payne, Film Reviews, Jim Taylor, Oscar 2004, Oscar Movies, Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh, Sideways, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
