BAFTA Scotland Awards 2007

2007 BAFTA Scotland Awards
2007 BAFTA Scotland (aka Scottish Bafta) award winners: City Halls in Glasgow on November 18, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

The Last King of Scotland, an early 2007 release in the United Kingdom, was the big winner at the 2007 BAFTA Scotland awards. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and written by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock, the fictional drama revolves around the complex relationship between a Scottish doctor (BAFTA winner James McAvoy) and Uganda dictator Idi Amin Dada (Forest Whitaker). The American Whitaker — despite having received raves and assorted awards elsewhere earlier in the year (as a 2006 release in the U.S.) — was deemed ineligible for the Scottish BAFTAs, as the awards are geared to [...]

by Andre Soares | November 18, 2007   
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Scripter Award 2007

2007 USC Scripter Awards
2007 Scripter Award winners: Feb. 18, 2007
("*" denotes the winner)
 

Clive Owen, Julianne Moore in Children of Men
 

* Children of Men — David Arata, Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby and Timothy J. Sexton (screenwriters); P.D. James (author)
The Devil Wears Prada — Aline Brosh McKenna (screenwriter); Lauren Weisberger (author)
The Illusionist — Neil Berger (screenwriter); Steven Millhauser (author)
The Last King of Scotland — Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan (screenwriters); Giles Foden (author)
Notes on a Scandal — Patrick Marber (screenwriter); Zoe Heller (author)
 
USC Scripter Awards
USC Scripter Awards: 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
 

by Andre Soares | February 18, 2007   
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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 [...]

by Andre Soares | February 11, 2007   
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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 [...]

by Andre Soares | February 11, 2007   
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London Film Critics’ 2007 Winners

Helen Mirren, James Cromwell in The Queen (top); Trish Gates in United 93 (bottom)

The winners of the 2007 London Film Critics’ Circle Awards were announced this evening at a ceremony held in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at the Dorchester Hotel.
London Film Critics’ Awards chair Marianne Gray stated that The Queen — winner of the best British film, best British director (Stephen Frears), best British actress (Helen Mirren), and best screenplay (Peter Morgan) awards — "symbolizes everything that is right with the British film industry at the moment and it is great to see that it can compete with the best that Hollywood can offer."
The Queen was also in the running for the [...]

by Andre Soares | February 8, 2007   
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SAG Awards 2007 Winners

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

The 2007 SAG Award winners were announced on Sunday, Jan. 28.
Pretty much everybody that was expected to win won, from Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker to Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons. (Mirren I won for The Queen; Mirren II for the TV production Queen Elizabeth I.)
Little Miss Sunshine was the equally unsurprising best ensemble winner. Following on the heels of its Producers Guild Award victory, the low-budget feel-good comedy of the year is now considered the front-runner for the 2007 Academy Awards.
The problem with that prediction, however, is that Little Miss Sunshine failed to get a best direction [...]

by Andre Soares | January 29, 2007   
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BAFTA 2007 Nominations

Helen Mirren, Sylvia Syms in The Queen (top); Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (bottom)

Though usually more open to non-English-language films than the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Orange British Academy of Film and Television Arts failed to place either Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver or Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth as one (or two) of this year’s best film or best director nominees.
Pan’s Labyrinth did, however, receive a total of 8 nominations, including best foreign-language film and best original screenplay (del Toro). Almodóvar had to settle for a nomination in the best foreign-language film category, plus a best actress nod for Penélope Cruz.
As to be expected, the top nominees were The Queen, with ten nods, and [...]

by Andre Soares | January 12, 2007   
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