Oscar 2005
2005 Academy Awards
2005 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on February 27, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Photos: © HO/AMPAS
Best Film
The Aviator – Michael Mann, Graham King†
Finding Neverland – Richard N. Gladstein, Nellie Bellflower
* Million Dollar Baby – Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg†
Ray – Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin†
Sideways – Michael London
Best Foreign-Language Film
Les Choristes / The Chorus – Christophe Barratier (France)
Der Untergang / Downfall – Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside – Alejandro Amenábar (Spain)
Så som i himmelen / As in Heaven – Kay Pollak (Sweden)
Yesterday – Darrell Roodt (South Africa)
Best Documentary, Features
* Born Into [...]
by Andre Soares | February 27, 2005
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Goya 2005
2005 Goya Awards
2005 Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Goya Award winners: Jan. 31, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Javier Bardem, Lola Dueñas in The Sea Inside
Best Picture
La Mala educación / Bad Education. El Deseo
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside. Sogecine / Himenóptero
Roma. Tesela P.C / Aristarain P.C
Tiovivo c. 1950. NickelOdeón Dos / Enrique Cerezo, PC / PC29
Best European Film
Being Julia, by István Szabó (United Kingdom / Hungary)
* Gegen die Wand / Head-On, by Fatih Akin (Germany)
Monsieur Ibrahim, by François Dupeyron (France)
Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Peter Webber (United Kingdom / Luxemburg)
Best Spanish-Language Foreign Film
El rey, by Antonio Dorado (Colombia)
Luna de Avellaneda, by Juan José Campanella (Argentina)
Machuca, by Andrés Wood (Chile)
* Whisky, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2005
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Tags: Celso Bugallo, Film Awards, Gegen die Wand, Goya Awards, Javier Bardem, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Mar adentro, The Sea Inside, Whisky
Critics’ Choice Awards 2005
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critics’ Choice Awards winners: January 10, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen in Sideways
Best Film
The Aviator
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey
Million Dollar Baby
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray
* Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film
The Motorcycle Diaries
A Very Long Engagement
* Mar adentro / The Sea Inside
Maria Full of Grace
House of Flying Daggers
Best Documentary Feature
Control Room
* Fahrenheit 9/11
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Super Size Me
Best Animated Feature
* The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Shrek 2
Best Director
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
Marc Forster – Finding Neverland
Taylor Hackford – Ray
Alexander Payne – Sideways
* Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Best Actor
Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside
Don Cheadle – Hotel [...]
by Andre Soares | January 10, 2005
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Tags: Fahrenheit 9/11, Film Awards, Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx, Martin Scorsese, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, The Incredibles, The Sea Inside, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
San Diego Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2004 San Diego Film Critics Society Award winners: December 21, 2004
Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake
Best Film: Vera Drake directed by Mike Leigh
Best Foreign-Language Film: The Sea Inside directed by Alejandro Amenábar
Best Documentary: Tarnation directed by Jonathan Caouette
Best Animated Film: The Incredibles by Brad Bird
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor: Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor: Phil Davis, Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actress: Natalie Portman, Closer
Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Vera Drake
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways
Best Cinematography (tie): Christopher Doyle, Hero, and John Mathieson, The Phantom of the Opera
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti, [...]
by Andre Soares | December 21, 2004
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Tags: Clint Eastwood, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carrey, Natalie Portman, Phil Davis, Tarnation, The Sea Inside, Vera Drake
2004 European Film Awards Winners
The German drama Gegen die Wand / Head-On was picked as the best European film at the 2004 European Film Awards ceremony in Barcelona.
Directed by Fatih Akin, voted the year’s best European director, Head-On tells the story of a young Turkish-German woman (Sibel Kekilli) who marries an older Turkish man (Birol Ünel) in order to escape her strict Muslim family. Earlier this year, Head-On won both the Golden Bear and the International Critics’ FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
Additionally, the film has won five German Film Academy awards: Best film, best actor, best actress, best director, and best cinematography (Rainer Klausmann).
Spaniard Javier Bardem (above, with Belén Rueda) was chosen the year’s best actor for his [...]
by Andre Soares | December 12, 2004
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Tags: Belen Rueda, Birol Unel, European Film Academy, European Film Awards, Fatih Akin, Film Awards, Gegen die Wand, Head-On, Imelda Staunton, Javier Bardem, Liv Ullmann, Sibel Kekilli, The Sea Inside
National Board of Review Awards 2004
2004 National Board of Review Awards
2004 National Board of Review Awards: Dec. 1, 2004
Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet in Finding Neverland
Best Film
Finding Neverland
Top Ten Films
Finding Neverland, The Aviator, Closer, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways, Kinsey, Vera Drake, Ray, Collateral, Hotel Rwanda
Best Foreign-Language Film
Mar adentro / The Sea Inside
Top Five Foreign Films
The Sea Inside, La Mala educación / Bad Education, Maria Full of Grace, Les Choristes / The Chorus, Diarios de motocicleta / The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Documentary
Born Into Brothels
Top Five Documentaries
Born into Brothels, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, Paper Clips, Super Size Me, The Story of the Weeping Camel
Best Animated Feature
The Incredibles
Best Director
Michael Mann, Collateral
Best Actor
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best Actress
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Best Acting [...]
by Andre Soares | December 1, 2004
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Tags: Annette Bening, Born into Brothels, Closer, Film Awards, Finding Neverland, Jamie Foxx, Laura Linney, Michael Mann, The Sea Inside, Thomas Haden Church
Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Mexico to Venezuela)
Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Afghanistan to China)
Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Croatia to Malaysia)
Mexico, Innocent Voices, Luis Mandoki, director;
The Netherlands, Simon, Eddy Terstall, director;
Norway, Hawaii, Oslo, Erik Poppe, director;
Palestine, The Olive Harvest, Hanna Elias, director;
Philippines, Crying Ladies, Mark Meily, director;
Poland, The Welts, Magdalena Piekorz, director;
Portugal, The Miracle According to Salomé, Mário Barroso, director;
Romania, Orient-Express, Sergiu Nicolaescu, director;
Russia, Night Watch, Timur Bekmambetov, director;
Serbia and Montenegro, Goose Feather, Ljubiša Samardic, director;
Slovenia, Beneath Her Window, Metod Pevec, director;
South Africa, Yesterday, Darrell Roodt, director;
Spain, The Sea Inside, Alejandro Amenabar, director;
Sweden, As It Is in [...]
by Andre Soares | November 15, 2004
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Tags: 2005 Oscar, Academy Awards, As in Heaven, Beneath Her Window, Crying Ladies, Darrell Roodt, The Olive Harvest, The Overture, The Sea Inside, The Welts
Venice Film Festival Awards 2004
2004 Venice Film Festival Awards
2004 Venice Film Festival: Sept. 1-11, 2004
Golden Lion for Best Picture: Vera Drake (Mike Leigh, United Kingdom)
Jury Grand Prix: Mar adentro / The Sea Inside (Alejandro Amenábar, Spain)
Director: Kim Ki-Duk, Bin-jip / 3-Iron (South Korea)
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Young Actor: Tommaso Ramenghi and Marco Luisi, Lavorare con lentezza / Working Slowly
Career Golden Lion: Manoel de Oliveira and Stanley Donen
Silver Lion for Best Short Film: Signe d’appartenance, Kamel Cherif
Special Mention Best Short Film: The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife, Peter Foott
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best First Film: Le Grand voyage, Ismaël Ferroukhi (director); Humbert Balsan [...]
by Andre Soares | September 11, 2004
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Tags: 3-Iron, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Imelda Staunton, Javier Bardem, Kim Ki-Duk, Manoel de Oliveira, The Sea Inside, Venice Film Festival, Vera Drake
Venice Film Festival 2004
This past Wednesday, Sept. 1, the 61st edition of the Venice Film Festival kicked off with a gala screening of Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal, a box-office and critical disappointment in the United States, where it opened more than two months ago.
At the festival’s press screening, the film received an equally unenthusiastic reception — but none of that matters to festival organizers, who surely didn’t pick Spielberg’s latest production because of its cinematic qualities. What matters is that both Spielberg and The Terminal’s star, Tom Hanks, were on hand for the gala evening — a surefire way to guarantee worldwide coverage for the festival.
"I wanted a festival of quality films for mass audiences," says festival director Marco Muller. "But [...]
by Andre Soares | September 4, 2004
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Tags: Film Festivals, Javier Bardem, Sophia Loren, Steven Spielberg, The Sea Inside, The Terminal, Tom Hanks, Venice Film Festival, Vera Drake
