Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Language Film, Documentary, Animated Film
Best Film: No Country for Old Men
Until late last week, things were still somewhat murky in the best film race. No Country for Old Men (above, with Tommy Lee Jones) and There Will Be Blood were the front-runners, while Juno was the fluffy dark horse that could potentially tip the scale against the heavy-drama heavyweights. But after its SAG best ensemble and DGA wins, No Country for Old Men, about a drug deal gone murderously wrong, has become the official front-runner.
Best Foreign Language Film: Katyn (Poland)
As I’ve said before, this is the toughest feature-film category to predict. None of the five nominees — Beaufort, 12, The Counterfeiters, Mongol, and Katyn — has been widely reviewed in the United States.
I’d [...]
by Andre Soares | January 29, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Andrzej Wajda, Brad Bird, Charles Ferguson, Film Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen, Katyn, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Oscar Predictions, Ratatouille
National Society of Film Critics Awards 2008
2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards
2008 National Society of Film Critics award winners: New York City on January 5, 2008
The numbers in parentheses represent the points earned by each individual/film.
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood
Best Picture
There Will Be Blood (48) – Paul Thomas Anderson
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (28) – Julian Schnabel
No Country for Old Men (27) – Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Foreign-Language Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (57) – Cristian Mungiu
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (42) – Julian Schnabel
Persepolis (18) – Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson (47) – There Will Be Blood
Joel and Ethan Coen (29) – No Country for Old Men
Julian [...]
by Andre Soares | January 6, 2008
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Tags: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Casey Affleck, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Julie Christie, National Society of Film Critics Awards, No End in Sight, Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Language Film
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
I haven’t been following too closely the debates about who will or won’t be nominated for the 2008 Academy Awards, though a few front-runners — No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Ratatouille, Joel and Ethan Coen, Daniel Day-Lewis, Julie Christie, George Clooney, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page — have become rather obvious after U.S. critics, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the Screen Actors Guild began announcing their winners and/or nominees.
That said, I have also read here and there comments on how this film, that star, or that sound technician (joke) will fare in the voting.
The list below is incomplete and quite likely not all that accurate. The only reason [...]
by Andre Soares | January 3, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Film Awards, Into the Wild, Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Oscar Predictions, The Orphanage, There Will Be Blood
VILLAGE VOICE/LA WEEKLY 2007 Film Poll: Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchett
VILLAGE VOICE/LA WEEKLY 2007 Film Poll: Part I
Best Supporting Actor:
1 Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
2 Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
3 Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
4 Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War
5 Paul Dano, There Will Be Blood
6 Vlad Ivanov, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
7 Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
8 Max von Sydow, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
9 Steve Zahn, Rescue Dawn
10 Christopher Mintz-Plasse, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 2, 2008
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Tags: Away from Her, Cate Blanchett, Critics Choices, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, No End in Sight, Secret Sunshine
Florida Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2007 Florida Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 21, 2007
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Foreign-Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Best Documentary: No End in Sight by Charles Ferguson
Best Directors: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best Actress: Ellen Page, Juno
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Best Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno
Best Animated Film: Ratatouille by Brad Bird
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Pauline Kael Breakout Award: Ellen Page, Juno
Best Original Songs: [...]
by Andre Soares | December 21, 2007
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Tags: Amy Ryan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ellen Page, Film Awards, Florida Film Critics Awards, Javier Bardem, Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Ratatouille, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2007 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: December 17, 2007
Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men
Best Film: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Runners-up:
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
Zodiac
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Gone Baby Gone
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Best Foreign Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Runner-up: La Vie en rose by Olivier Dahan
Best Documentary: No End in Sight by Charles Ferguson
Runner-up: Sicko by Michael Moore
Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Runner-up: Joe Wright, Atonement
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Runner-up: George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Best Actress: Julie Christie, Away from Her
Runner-up: Ellen [...]
by Andre Soares | December 17, 2007
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Tags: Amy Ryan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Southeastern Film Critics Awards, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Toronto Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2007 Toronto Film Critics Association Award winners: December 18, 2007
Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men
Best Film: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Runners-up: Eastern Promises; Zodiac
Best Foreign-Language Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu
Runners-up: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; The Lives of Others
Best Canadian Film: Away from Her by Sarah Polley
Runners-up: Eastern Promises; Radiant City
Best Documentary: No End in Sight by Charles Ferguson
Runners-up: Iraq in Fragments; My Kid Could Paint That
Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Runners-up: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises; David Fincher, Zodiac
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Runners-up: George Clooney, Michael Clayton; Gordon Pinsent, Away from Her
Best Actress (tie): [...]
by Andre Soares | December 11, 2007
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Tags: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Away from Her, Cate Blanchett, Ellen Page, Film Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julie Christie, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Toronto Film Critics Awards, Viggo Mortensen
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2007 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award winners: Dec. 9, 2007
FILM: There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson
Runner-up: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days directed by Cristian Mungiu
Runner-up: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly directed by Julian Schnabel
DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM: No End in Sight directed by Charles Ferguson
Runner-up: Sicko directed by Michael Moore
DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Runner-up: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
ACTRESS: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Runner-up: Anamaria Marinca, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Runner-up: Frank Langella, Starting Out in the Evening
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone [...]
by Andre Soares | December 9, 2007
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Tags: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Amy Ryan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, Marion Cotillard, No End in Sight, Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood, Vlad Ivanov
San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2007 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 10, 2007
Brad Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford
Best Film: The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford by Andrew Dominik
Best Foreign Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Best Documentary: No End in Sight by Charles Ferguson
Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men
Best Actor: George Clooney for Michael Clayton
Best Actress: Julie Christie for Away from Her
Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone
Best Original Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins for The Savages
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah [...]
by Andre Soares | December 9, 2007
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Tags: Amy Ryan, Casey Affleck, Film Awards, George Clooney, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julie Christie, No End in Sight, San Francisco Film Critics Awards, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
New York Film Critics Awards 2007
2007 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2007 New York Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 10, 2007
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Runners-up: There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson, I’m Not There by Todd Haynes
Best Foreign Film: The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Best Documentary: No End in Sight by Charles Ferguson
Best Animated Film: Persepolis by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi
Best First Film: Sarah Polley, Away from Her
Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Runners-up: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood, Todd Haynes, I’m Not There
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Runner-up: Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Best Actress: Julie Christie, [...]
by Andre Soares | December 5, 2007
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Tags: Amy Ryan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julie Christie, New York Film Critics Awards, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Persepolis, The Lives of Others
Sundance 2007 Awards
2007 Sundance Film Festival Awards
2007 Sundance Film Festival: Park City, Utah, January 18-28, 2007
2007 Sundance Winners
The Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic: PADRE NUESTRO / SANGRE DE MI SANGRE, directed by Christopher Zalla
The Grand Jury Prize – Documentary: MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET), directed by Jason Kohn
Special Jury Prize – Documentary: NO END IN SIGHT, directed by Charles Ferguson
The World Cinema Jury Prize – Dramatic: ADAMA MESHUGAAT / SWEET MUD, Israel, directed by Dror Shaul
The World Cinema Jury Prize – Documentary: VORES LYKKES FJENDER / ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS, Denmark, directed by Eva Mulvad and Anja Al Erhayem
The Audience Award – Dramatic: GRACE IS GONE, directed by James C. Strouse
The Audience [...]
by Andre Soares | January 27, 2007
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Tags: Christopher Zalla, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Grace Is Gone, Hear and Now, In the Shadow of the Moon, Manda Bala, No End in Sight, Sangre de Mi Sangre, Sundance 2007, Sundance Film Festival, Sweet Mud
