American Cinema Editors Awards 2006
2006 ACE Eddie Awards
2006 American Cinema Editors Award winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 19, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Ryan Phillippe in Crash (top); Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line (bottom)
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
Brokeback Mountain, Geraldine Peroni & Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E., Focus Features
The Constant Gardener, Claire Simpson, Focus Features
* Crash, Hughes Winborne, Lions Gate Films Inc.
Good Night and Good Luck., Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E., Warner Independent Pictures
Munich, Michael Kahn, A.C.E., Dreamworks SKG / Universal Pictures
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E., Warner Bros.
The Family Stone, Jeffrey Ford, Fox 2000 Pictures
Pride & Prejudice, Paul Tothill, Focus Features
Wedding Crashers, Mark Livolsi, New Line Cinema
* Walk [...]
by Andre Soares | February 19, 2006
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Tags: American Cinema Editors Awards, Brian A. Kates, Crash, Film Awards, Hughes Winborne, Lackawanna Blues, March of the Penguins, Michael McCusker, Sabine Emiliani, Walk the Line
WALK THE LINE Awards and Nominations
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line
Awards/nominations for Walk the Line are for the year 2005 unless otherwise stated.
Academy Awards: 1 win (best actress, Reese Witherspoon); 4 additional nominations (best actor, Joaquin Phoenix; best editing, Michael McCusker; best costume design, Arianne Phillips; best sound)
American Cinema Editors: 1 win (best edited feature – comedy / musical, Michael McCusker)
Art Directors Guild: 1 nomination (best production design – contemporary film, David J. Bomba)
Boston Society of Film Critics: 1 win (best actress, Reese Witherspoon)
British Academy Awards: 2 wins (best actress, Reese Witherspoon; best sound); 2 additional nominations (best actor, Joaquin Phoenix; best music, T-Bone Burnett)
Broadcast Film Critics Association: 2 wins (best actress, Reese Witherspoon; best soundtrack); 2 additional nominations (best film; best actor, Joaquin [...]
by Andre Soares | February 15, 2006
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Tags: Film Awards, Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
WALK THE LINE – Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon
Walk the Line (2005)
Direction: James Mangold
Screenplay: Gill Dennis and James Mangold, from Johnny Cash’s The Man in Black and Cash: The Autobiography
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts
Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line
First of all, I must admit that before watching Walk the Line I knew nothing about Johnny Cash’s music. In fact, I used to think of Johnny Cash as a Las Vegas act in the style of Tony Bennett or Neil Diamond. If nothing else, James Mangold’s overlong and more than a tad melodramatic biopic — which he and Gill Dennis adapted from two Cash autobiographies — made me realize that Cash was a Nashville (not Vegas) act who became a [...]
by Andre Soares | February 15, 2006
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Tags: Biopics, Film Reviews, James Mangold, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Oscar 2005, Oscar Movies, Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Art Directors Guild Awards 2006
2006 Art Directors Guild Awards
2006 Art Directors Guild award winners: Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 11, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha
FEATURE FILMS
Period or Fantasy Film:
BATMAN BEGINS PD: Nathan Crowley
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY PD: Alex McDowell
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. PD: Jim Bissell
KING KONG PD: Grant Major
* MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA PD: John Myhre
Contemporary Film:
THE CONSTANT GARDENER PD: Mark Teldesley
CRASH PD: Laurence Bennett
JARHEAD PD: Dennis Gassner
SYRIANA PD: Dan Weil
* WALK THE LINE PD: David J. Bomba
TELEVISION
Single Camera Television Series:
DEADWOOD — "Requiem for a Gleet" PD: Maria Caso
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – "They Ask Me Why I Believe You" PD:Thomas A. Walsh
LAS VEGAS [...]
by Andre Soares | February 11, 2006
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Tags: Art Directors Guild Awards, Batman Begins, Dan Weil, David J. Bomba, Film Awards, John Myhre, Memoirs of a Geisha, Nathan Crowley, Syriana, Walk the Line
Cinema Audio Society Awards 2006
2006 Cinema Audio Society Awards
2006 Cinema Audio Society winners: Crystal Ballroom in the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on February 25, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line
For Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures:
Crash
Re-recording Mixers: Marc Fishman
Adam Jenkins
Rick Ash
Production Mixer: Richard Van Dyke
King Kong
Re-recording Mixers: Christopher Boyes
Michael Semanick, C.A.S.
Michael Hedges, C.A.S.
Production Mixer: Hammond Peek, C.A.S.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Re-recording Mixers: Kevin O’Connell
Greg P. Russell, C.A.S.
Rick Kline
Production Mixer: John Pritchett, C.A.S.
* Walk the Line
Re-recording Mixers: Paul Massey, C.A.S.
D.M. Hemphill, C.A.S.
Production Mixer: Peter F. Kurland, C.A.S
War of the Worlds
Re-recording Mixers: Andy Nelson
Anna Behlmer [...]
by Andre Soares | January 30, 2006
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Tags: Crash, Film Awards, King Kong, Lackawanna Blues, Memoirs of a Geisha, Quentin Tarantino, Walk the Line, War of the Worlds
Oscar 2006: Best Sound Editing Longlist
War of the Worlds by Steven Spielberg
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists for the 2006 sound editing Academy Award. They are (in alphabetical order):
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Walk the Line
War of the Worlds
As per the Academy’s press release, ten-minute clips from each of the seven films will be screened for the Sound Editing Award Committee on Tuesday, January 24. Members will then vote to [...]
by Andre Soares | January 9, 2006
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Tags: 2006 Oscar, Academy Awards, Film Awards, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong, Memoirs of a Geisha, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Walk the Line, War of the Worlds
