Tsotsi Articles

TSOTSI (2005) Direction: Gavin Hood Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Terry Pheto, Jerry Mofokeng, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Rapulana Seiphemo Screenplay: Gavin Hood; from Athol Fugard's novel Oscar Movies, European Film Award Movies Recommended with Reservations Presley Chweneyagae, Tsotsi Mostly spoken in Tsotsi Taal, or "gangster dialect," Tsotsi is the tale of a Johannesburg shantytown hoodlum nicknamed Tsotsi, or "Thug," who rediscovers his humanity after accidentally kidnapping [...]

With nine nominations, including best film and best director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Babel (above) seems to be the Chicago Film Critics Association's favorite 2006 flick. Among the other multiple nominees are The Departed and The Queen, both of which are in the running for best film and best director (Martin Scorsese and Stephen Frears, respectively). The two biggest surprises among the Chicago critics' list were [...]

2006 Academy Awards 2006 Academy Award nominations: January 31, 2006 2006 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on March 5, 2006 2006 Oscar Ceremony 2006 Oscar Nominations ("*" denotes the winner in each category) Photos: © AMPAS   Best Film Brokeback Mountain, Diana Ossana and James Schamus Capote, Caroline Baron, William Vince, and Michael Ohoven * Crash, Paul Haggis [...]

2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association award winners: January 8, 2006     Best Film Brokeback Mountain by Ang Lee Runner-up: Good Night and Good Luck. by George Clooney Best Foreign Language Film Tsotsi (South Africa) by Gavin Hood Runner-up: 2046 (China) by Wong Kar Wai Best Documentary March of the Penguins by Luc Jacquet Runner-up [...]