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	<title>Alternative Film Guide &#187; Viola Davis</title>
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		<title>Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx at LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Premiere</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator>
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 Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx at the premiere   of Overture Films&#8217; Law Abiding Citizen held at Grauman&#8217;s  Chinese Theatre on October 6, 2009, in Hollywood.
Photos: Frazer Harrison / 2009 Getty Images

Michael Irby; Gerard Butler; Jamie Foxx; Viola Davis; Regina Hall

Jamie Foxx

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		<title>Academy Invites Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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Viola Davis in Doubt (top); Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd in Role Models (bottom)

Academy Invites 134 New Members
The 2009 invitees are:

Actors
    Casey Affleck
    Emily Blunt
    Michael Cera
    Viola Davis
    James Franco
    Brendan Gleeson
    Anne Hathaway
    Taraji P. Henson
    Emile Hirsch
    Hugh Jackman
    Melissa Leo
    Jane Lynch
    Eddie Marsan
    James McAvoy
    Seth Rogen
    Paul Rudd
    Amy Ryan
    Michael Shannon
    Michelle Williams
  Jeffrey Wright 
Animators
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2009: Nominees Luncheon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>
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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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African-American Film Critics Awards 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Changeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danny Boyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Langella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frost / Nixon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heath Ledger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melvin Van Pebbles]]></category>
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2008 African-American Film Critics Association Awards
2008 African-American Film Critics winners: Dec. 19, 2008
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Best Film:  The Dark Knight
Runners-up:
2.  Slumdog Millionaire
    3.  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    4. (tie)  The Secret Life of Bees and  Cadillac Records
    6.  Miracle at St. Anna
    7.  Milk
    8.  Seven Pounds
    9.  Doubt
10.  Iron Man
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Lead Actor: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Best Lead Actress: Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt
Special Achievement Award: Melvin Van Pebbles
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African-American Film Critics Association site
African-American Film Critics Association Awards: 2008
Film Awards: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Louis Film Critics Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heath Ledger]]></category>
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2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association award winners: December 17, 2008
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Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Best Film: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Foreign Language Film:  Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary:  Man on Wire
Best Animated Film:  WALL-E
Best Director:  Danny Boyle, for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Sean Penn, for Milk
Best Actress:  Kate Winslet, for Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actor:  Heath Ledger, for The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress:  Viola Davis, for Doubt
Best Screenplay:  Peter Morgan, for Frost/Nixon
Best Cinematography: Mandy Walker, for Australia
Best Music (Soundtrack or Score, Original or Adapted): The Visitor
Best Visual/Special Effects:  The Dark Knight
Most Original/Innovative Film:  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Comedy:  Burn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houston Film Critics Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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2008 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2008 Houston Film Critics Society award winners: December 17, 2008
&#160;

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
&#160;

BEST PICTURE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 
MONGOL
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 
MAN ON WIRE
BEST ANIMATED FILM 
WALL-E
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BEST ACTOR 
Sean Penn, MILK
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis, DOUBT
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST 
DOUBT
BEST SCREENPLAY 
Simon Beaufoy, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
Claudio Miranda, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA by Terence Blanchard
BEST ORIGINAL SONG 
&#34;Down to Earth,&#34; WALL-E
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMA 
Andrea Grover and the Aurora Picture Show
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM PROGRAMMING 
Marian Luntz and the Museum of Fine Arts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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 2008 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Award winners: December 17, 2008
&#160;

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire
&#160;

Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Top Ten Films (runners-up): MILK (2), THE DARK KNIGHT (3), THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (4), THE WRESTLER (5), THE VISITOR (6), FROST/NIXON (7), DOUBT (8), WALL-E (9), HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (10)
Best foreign-language film: TELL NO ONE 
Runners-up: WALTZ WITH BASHIR (2), LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (3), I&#8217;VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (4) and GOMORRAH (5)
Best Documentary: MAN ON WIRE
Runners-up: WALTZ WITH BASHIR (2), YOUNG @ HEART (3), STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (4) and DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER (5)
Best Animated Film: WALL-E 
Runners-up: KUNG FU PANDA
Best Director: Danny Boyle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Film Journalists Awards 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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2008 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2008 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award winners: Dec. 15, 2008
(&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category)
&#160;

&#160;

Best Film
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
* Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Film
  A Christmas Tale
  I&#8217;ve Loved You So Long
* Tell No One
Best Documentary (tie)
* Man On Wire &#8211; James Marsh
  Standard Operating Procedure &#8211; Errol Morris
* Trouble The Water  &#8211; Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
Best Director
* Danny Boyle &#8211; Slumdog Millionaire
Mike Leigh &#8211; Happy-Go-Lucky
Gus Van Sant &#8211; Milk
Best Actor
Richard Jenkins &#8211; The Visitor
Mickey Rourke &#8211; The Wrestler
* Sean Penn &#8211; Milk
Best Actress (tie)
* Sally Hawkins &#8211; Happy-Go-Lucky 
Meryl Streep  &#8211;  Doubt 
* Kate Winslet  &#8211; The Reader/Revolutionary Road
Michelle Williams &#8211; Wendy and Lucy
Best Actor in a Supporting [...]]]></description>
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