Awards
No Place on Earth, Written by Janet Tobias & Paul Laikin
Award season continues with the Writers Guild of America announcing nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2013. Winners will be honored at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City.
FRUITVALE STATION
The Producers Guild of America announced the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards. Although no indie films made the list of nominees for The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, FRUITVALE STATION will be honored with the Stanley Kramer Award. The Producers Guild will also present special honors to Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Robert Iger (Milestone Award), Peter Jackson & Joe Letteri (Vanguard Award), Chuck Lorre (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), and Chris Meledandri (Visionary Award). The 2014 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 19th.
THE DIRTIES
Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE leads the 2013 Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s International category with six nominations including Best Film. 12 YEARS A SLAVE is joined in the Best Film category by Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY and Joel and Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS.The nominees for Best Documentary are THE ACT OF KILLING, BLACKFISH and WEST OF MEMPHIS. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film are BLANCANIEVES, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR and THE HUNT.
Matt Johnson’s THE DIRTIES, a conceptually daring story of two film geeks planning a high school shooting, received five VFCC nominations in the Canadian category, including Best Canadian Film and Best First Film by a Canadian Director. THE DIRTIES will face off against Louise Archambault’s GABRIELLE and Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky’s WATERMARK for Best Canadian Film. In the new award for Best First Film by a Canadian Director, THE DIRTIES is joined by Barnaby’s RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS and Chloé Robichaud’s SARAH PREFERS TO RUN.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, “An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker,” Danis Tanovic, director
Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 86th Academy Awards. Seventy-six films had originally been considered in the category. The shortlist will eventually be winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 16, 2014,and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014.
STORIES WE TELL
HER lead the 2013 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards with 3 awards including for Picture, Supporting Actress, and Screenplay. SHORT TERM 12 received 2 awards for Actress and Breakthrough, and DALLAS BUYERS CLUB also received 2 awards for Actor and Supporting Actor. Other films receiving awards include AMERICAN HUSTLE for Ensemble and STORIES WE TELL for Documentary.
Clio Barnard’s THE SELFISH GIANT
British director Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE leads the 34th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with 9 nominations, including Film of the Year, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Director (Steve McQueen), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Screenwriter (John Ridley), British Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender) and Technical Achievement (Sean Bobbitt, Cinematography). Stephen Frears’ PHILOMENA followed with 5 nominations. Also receiving multiple nominations were David O. Russell’s AMERICAN HUSTLE, Abdellatif Kechiche’s BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, Noah Baumbach’s FRANCES HA, Paolo Sorrentino’s THE GREAT BEAUTY, the Coen Brother’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA and Clio Barnard’s THE SELFISH GIANT.
THE KINGS OF SUMMER
The Phoenix Film Critics awarded “12 YEARS A SLAVE” with the Best Picture of the year award, along with the awards for Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong’o, and Best Adapted Screenplay. “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR” won the award for Best Foreign Language Film and “20 FEET FROM STARDOM” won the award for BestDocumentary. In a notable nod to indie films, “THE KINGS OF SUMMER” and “THE SPECTACULAR NOW” tie for the award for the The Overlooked Film of the Year.
A TOUCH OF SIN
SHORT TERM 12
The Austin Film Critics Association announced its 2013 awards, with Spike Jonze’s “HER” winning Best Film as well as two other awards, and leading the group’s Top Ten list. Steve McQueen’s historical drama “12 YEARS A SLAVE” won three awards: Chiwetel Ejiofor for Best Actor, Lupita Nyong’o for Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay by John Ridley. Short Term 12, made the Top Ten list along with Actress Brie Larson receiving honors in two categories: Best Actress, for “SHORT TERM 12,” and the Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award, for her roles in “SHORT TERM 12,” “THE SPECTACULAR NOW,” and “DON JON.” Best Supporting Actor went to Jared Leto for “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB.” The Austin Film Award, for movies shot locally or by Austin-based filmmakers, went to “BEFORE MIDNIGHT” this year. Other winners include “THE ACT OF KILLING” for Best Documentary, “FRUITVALE STATION” for Best First Film, and “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR” for Best Foreign Language Film.
MOTHER OF GEORGE
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) named 12 YEARS A SLAVE as the Best Picture of 2013. The Fox Searchlight film also earned Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Newcomer honors for Steve McQueen, John Ridley and Lupita Nyong’o. Other 2013 AAFCA Award winners include FRUITVALE STATION, for Best Independent Film, MOTHER OF GEORGE, for Best World Cinema and AMERICAN PROMISE, from Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson for Best Documentary. The organization, which represents the leading African-American film critics nationwide, will formally present its awards during a private ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2014 in Hollywood, CA.
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
The Houston Film Critics Society selected “12 YEARS A SLAVE” as the Best Film of 2013. 12 YEARS A SLAVE also received awards for Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong’o, Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Best Screenplay. 20 FEET FROM STARDOM received the award for Best Documentary and the award for Best Foreign Language Film went to THE HUNT.
12 YEARS A SLAVE
The Boston Online Film Critics Association really love 12 YEARS A SLAVE, awarding the film Best Picture of 2013, in addition to Best Director for Steve McQueen, Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong’o, Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Ensemble. The award for Best Foreign Language Film went to BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, and Best Documentary went to THE ACT OF KILLING.