Biggest Oscar Snubs #7: DREAMGIRLS, THE DARK KNIGHT
Oscar Nomination Snub #7
Dreamgirls (2006) and The Dark Knight (2008)
Biggest Oscar Snubs #8c: Catherine O’Hara
Both Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls and Christopher Nolan’s mega box-office hit The Dark Knight received nominations from the Producers Guild and the Directors Guild. Additionally, the Dreamgirls cast was shortlisted by the Screen Actors Guild, while The Dark Knight got a nod from the Writers Guild.
Both films went on to garner a total of 8 Oscar nominations — but not in the Best Picture, Best Director, or Best Screenwriting categories.
I’m assuming that Dreamgirls and The Dark Knight received lots of votes from Academy members in the aforementioned categories, but not enough of those votes were in the #1 [...]
by Andre Soares | January 14, 2010
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Tags: Academy Awards, Bill Condon, Christopher Nolan, Dreamgirls, Film Awards, Oscar 2006, Oscar 2008, Oscar Snubs, The Dark Knight, The Reader, Tom O'Neil
David di Donatello 2009
2009 David di Donatello Awards
2009 David di Donatello Award nominations: April 9, 2009
2009 David di Donatello Award winners: May 8, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah (top photo); Toni Servillo in Il Divo (lower photo)
Best Film / miglior film
Il divo
produced by Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Ex
produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Federica Lucisano
directed by Fausto Brizzi
* Gomorra
produced by Domenico Procacci
directed by Matteo Garrone
Si può fare
produced by Angelo Rizzoli
directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Tutta la vita davanti
produced by Motorino Amaranto – Medusa
directed by Paolo Virzì
Best Film from the European Union / miglior film dell’Unione Europea
Entre les murs, by Laurent [...]
by Massimo David | May 8, 2009
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Tags: 211: Anna, Alba Rohrwacher, Andrew Stanton, Biagio Antonacci, Carla Signoris, Carlo Buccirosso, Christian De Sica, Claudio Bisio, Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, David di Donatello, David di Donatello 2009, David di Donatello Awards, Diverso da chi?, Domenico Procacci, Eran Riklis, Ex, Fausto Brizzi, Filippo Nigro, Film Awards, Fulvio Lucisano, Gianni Di Gregorio, Giulia non esce la sera, Giulio Manfredonia, Giuseppe Battiston, Gomorra, Gomorrah, Gran Torino, Il Divo, Il Papà di Giovanna, Italians, La siciliana ribelle, Lemon Tree, Luca Lionello, Luca Lucini, Marco Amenta, Marco Pontecorvo, Marco Spoletini, Maria Nazionale, Matteo Garrone, Micaela Ramazzotti, Milk, Non pensarci, PA-RA-DA, Paolo Sorrentino, Paolo Villaggio, Piera Degli Esposti, Pupi Avati, Rata nece biti (La guerra non ci sarà), Sabrina Ferilli, Si può fare, Silvio Orlando, Slumdog Millionaire, Solo un padre, Stephen Daldry, The Reader, Toni Servillo, Tutta la vita davanti, Valeria Golino, Valerio Mastandrea, Virna Lisi, Waltz with Bashir
Oscar 2009: Nominees Luncheon
Kate Winslet, David Kross in The Reader (top); Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (middle); Viola Davis in Doubt (bottom)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 15 of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among the almost 120 Academy Award nominees gathering at noon on Monday, Feb. 2, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills for the annual Nominees Luncheon. (See images from the 2009 Nominees Luncheon and the 2008 Nominees Luncheon.)
The nominated performers who have already confirmed their presence are: Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Anne Hathaway, Melissa Leo, Kate Winslet, Amy Adams, Penélope Cruz, [...]
by Deborah Arthur | January 31, 2009
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Tags: 2009 Oscar, Academy Awards, Doubt, Film Awards, Kate Winslet, Nominees Luncheon, Penélope Cruz, The Reader, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Viola Davis
Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2009
2009 Richard Attenborough Film Awards
2009 regional British film critics’ Richard Attenborough Film Award winners: Jan. 29, 2009
Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire
Film of the Year: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh, In Bruges
Rising Star Award: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
People’s Choice Awards
Film of the Year: The Dark Knight
Best British Film: Mamma Mia!
British Breakthrough Star: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film Score: The Dark Knight
Richard Attenborough Film Awards: 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
by Deborah Arthur | January 30, 2009
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Tags: Danny Boyle, Film Awards, Kate Winslet, Mamma Mia, Martin McDonagh, Mickey Rourke, Slumdog Millionaire, The Dark Knight, The Reader, The Wrestler
Scripter Award 2009
2009 USC Scripter Awards
2009 Scripter Award nominations: Jan. 6, 2009
2009 Scripter Award winners: Jan. 30, 2009
("*" denotes the winner)
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire
Screenwriter Eric Roth, who shares story credit with Robin Swicord, for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Screenwriters Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway for Iron Man, based on the comic book series authored by Stan Lee and Don Heck
Screenwriter David Hare and author Bernhard Schlink for The Reader
Screenwriter Justin Haythe for Revolutionary Road, based on the novel by Richard Yates
* Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire, based on Q & A by author Vikas Swarup
USC Scripter Awards
USC Scripter Awards: 2005 [...]
by Deborah Arthur | January 30, 2009
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Tags: David Hare, Film Awards, Iron Man, Justin Haythe, Revolutionary Road, Robin Swicord, Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Reader