Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apparently hit a snafu with the introduction of online balloting and will extended the deadline for members to vote for Oscar nominations by one day to Friday, January 4, 2013, 5.p.m. PT. (The original date was Thursday, January 3, 5 p.m. PT). Members may vote online or submit a paper ballot. Any votes received after the deadline will not be counted. “By extending the voting deadline […]
Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®. Seventy-one films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Austria, “Amour,” Michael Haneke, director; Canada, “War Witch,” Kim Nguyen, director; Chile, “No,” Pablo Larraín, director; Denmark, “A Royal Affair,” Nikolaj Arcel, director; France, “The Intouchables,” Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, directors; Iceland, “The Deep,” Baltasar […]
Michael Haneke’s Amour and Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master lead the nominations for the 33rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, each with seven nods.
Amour received nods for Film of the Year and Foreign Language Film, the Director and Screenwriter awards for Haneke, Actor for Jean-Louis Trintignant, Actress for Emmanuelle Riva and Supporting Actress for Isabelle Huppert.
The Master picked up nominations for Film of the Year, Director and Screenwriter awards for Anderson, Actor and Supporting Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman respectively and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams.
Documentary films, The Imposter and Berberian Sound Studio were nominated in the British Film category, the former film also receiving nominations in two additional categories. Indie film Beasts of the Southern Wild is also a nominee for Film of the Year
The 33rd annual edition London Critics’ Circle Film Awards will take place on Sunday January 20, 2013.
33rd CRITICS’ CIRCLE FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS IN FULL
“Safety Not Guaranteed” took top honors, winning Best Film as well as Best Original Screenplay (Derek Connolly) at the Indiana Film Journalists Association 2012 Awards. “Beasts of the Southern Wild” was the runner-up for Best Film and also won the Original Vision Award, which recognizes a film that is especially innovative or groundbreaking. Eight other films were named Finalists for Best Film.
Stephen Chbosky won Best Adapted Screenplay for “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” “Rise of the Guardians” was named Best Animated Film, “Searching for Sugar Man“ Best Documentary and “The Raid: Redemption” Best Foreign Language Film.
The Hoosier Award, which recognizes a significant cinematic contribution by a person or persons with Indiana roots, went to Jon Vickers, Founding Director of Indiana University Cinema.
The following is the complete list of honored films:
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society selected “Life of Pi” as the best motion picture of 2012, along with Ang Lee as best director. “Life of Pi” took home a total of five awards including, best cinematography, musical score, visual effects and youth in film award for its young star, Suraj Sharma. Best Documentary went to Bully and Best Foreign Film went to Amour.
2012 Sierra Award winners
St. Louis Film Critics’ Awards Best Film:“Argo “runners-up: “Life of Pi” and “Lincoln”) Best Director:Ben Affleck (“Argo”)runner-up): Quentin Tarantino (“Django Unchained”) andBenh Zeitlin (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) Best Actor:Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”) (runner-up): John Hawkes (“The Sessions”) Best Actress:Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”)(runner-up): Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) Best Supporting Actor:Christoph Waltz (“Django Unchained”)(runner-up): Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln”) Best Supporting Actress:(Tie): Ann Dowd (“Compliance”) and Helen Hunt (“The Sessions”) Best Original Screenplay:”Zero Dark Thirty” (Mark Boal) (runner-up): […]
The Southeastern Film Critics’ Association voted Ben Affleck’s Argo the best motion picture of 2012, and the actor-director Affleck was named “Best Director.”
Ben Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild was the overwhelming choice for the group’s Gene Wyatt award, given for the film that “best evokes the spirit of the South,” with Richard Linklater’s Bernie — yet another dramatization of a true story — finishing second. Beasts of the Southern Wild also made the Top 10 best films of 2012 list.
2012 SEFCA AWARD RESULTS
Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty was named best film of 2012 by the African-American Film Critics Association, but Middle of Nowhere written and directed by 2012 Sundance Film Festival winner of Best Director, Ava DuVernay, was also a big winner, grabbing awards for Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Independent Film, and Best Music.
Zero Dark Thirty chronicles the search for Osama bin-Laden and Middle of Nowhere is a drama about a woman and her relationship with her incarcerated lover.
The complete list of winners:
The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson’s drama about a battle of wills between a ravaged war veteran and the cult leader who offers him a place at his right hand, was the big winner of the Toronto Film Critics Association 2012 Awards.
Anderson’s film took Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, with co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman named the year’s Best Supporting Actor. Anderson has now won Best Picture twice (previous was Magnolia 1999) and Best Director three times (previous was Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love 2002). He also shared the Best Screenplay prize with Being John Malkovich author Charlie Kaufman (1999).
Canadian filmmakers were also honored in the TFCA’s other awards, with Stories We Tell winning the Allan King Documentary Award and Panos Cosmatos sharing the Best First Feature prize for Beyond the Black Rainbow with Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild.
The full list of Toronto Film Critics Association Awards winners and runners-up:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the seven films that remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 85th Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Hitchcock” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” “Les Misérables” “Lincoln” “Looper” “Men in Black 3” “Snow White and the Huntsman” The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, and the Academy Awards for outstanding […]
Of all the films released in 2012, only 282 feature films are eligible for the 2012 Academy Awards® for Best Picture, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday. To be eligible for 85th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have […]
The 2013 Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning and Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln led with 7 nominations but multiple nominations also for smaller films like Silver Linings Playbook and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Silver Linings Playbook were both nominated for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy.
The Globes telecast will be broadcast on Jan. 13, 2013 on NBC hosted by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
The 2013 Golden Globes Nominations