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“12 YEARS A SLAVE,” wowed the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), winning six awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer). Best Foreign Language Film went to “THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN,” from Belgium, and Best Documentary honors were awarded to “BLACKFISH.” The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association is comprised of 58 DC-VA-MD-based film critics from television, radio, print and the Internet. 

Joel & Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

Film Comment magazine, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, released its annual best of year film lists, with Joel & Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE and Richard Linklater’s BEFORE MIDNIGHT taking the top spots among films released in 2013. Other films making the list include Joshua Oppenheimer’s THE ACT OF KILLING, Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel’s LEVIATHAN and Shane Carruth’s UPSTREAM COLOR. Film Comment’s survey also ranks films that have screened and made notable appearances at film festivals throughout the year, but remain without U.S. distribution.  

THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE

“Better You, Better Me” by Alicia Keys from indie film “THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE”, and “The Muslims Are Coming” from the documentary “THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING!” are among seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th Oscars.  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.

Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE

Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE, along with David O. Russell,’s AMERICAN HUSTLE lead the 2014 Golden Globes nominations, with each film receiving 7 nods including including Best Director and Best Picture. In addition to 12 Years a Slave, other nominees for Best Motion Picture, Drama include CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, GRAVITY, PHILOMENA and RUSH. The nominees for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy include AMERICAN HUSTLE, HER, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, NEBRASKA and THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (France) was nominated in the Best Foreign-Language Film, along with THE GREAT BEAUTY (Italy), THE HUNT (Denmark), THE PAST (Iran) and THE WIND RISES (Japan). The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the second year in a row,  will air on Sunday, January 12, 2014.

 12 YEARS A SLAVE

The nominations for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2013 in film and television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles. 12 YEARS A SLAVE lead with 4 nominations in the film category, including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for MICHAEL FASSBENDER, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for LUPITA NYONG’O, and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, January 18, 2014.

12 YEARS A SLAVE

“12 YEARS A SLAVE” lead the 2013 Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) awards, winning six awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer).  Best Foreign Language Film went to “THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN,” from Belgium, and Best Documentary honors were awarded to “BLACKFISH.” 

Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE

The New York Film Critics Online picked Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE as Best Film of 2013. In other nods to the film, Chiwetel Ejiofor was named Best Actor, and Lupita Nyong’o was named Best Supporting Actress. THE ACT OF KILLING directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, and an anonymous co-director was picked as Best Documentary and BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR was named Best Foreign Language Film.

 METRO MANILA

METRO MANILA was the big winner at the 16th Moët British Independent Film Awards, picking up three trophies, including Best British Independent Film and Best Director for the film’s director Sean Ellis.  Lindsay Duncan won Best Actress for LE WEEK-END and James McAvoy won Best Actor for FILTH. Imogen Poots collected her BIFA for Best Supporting Actress for THE LOOK OF LOVE and Ben Mendelsohn took home Best Supporting Actor for STARRED UP. 

HER

It’s a tie. “GRAVITY” and “HER” were selected by the Los Angeles Film Critics as Best Picture of 2013.  Alfonso Cuarón went on to win Best Director for GRAVITY, with Spike Jonze receiving runner-up honors for HER.  Other notable awards include “STORIES WE TELL” directed by Sarah Polley winning Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film, and “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR” directed by Abdellatif Kechiche winning Best Foreign-Language Film.

THE SQUARE

Jehane Noujaim’s THE SQUARE won top honors with the Best Feature Award at 2013 (International Documentary Association) IDA Documentary Awards. The Square follows a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and regimes, and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience.  The Best Short Award,went to Josh Izenberg’s SLOMO, an inspirational portrait of neurologist turned rollerblader, Dr. John Kitchin.  IDA’s Career Achievement Award was presented to Academy Award– and Emmy Award-winning director, producer and writer Alex Gibney whose latest films include We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks and The Armstrong Lie. 

Gravity

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 10 films remaining in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 86th Oscars.