Awards

  • Sarah Polley’s STORIES WE TELL Wins 2014 Writers Guild Award for Best Documentary Screenplay

    Stories We Tell, Written by Sarah Polley

    The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2014 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing and STORIES WE TELL, written by Sarah Polley won the 2014 Writers Guild Award for Best Documentary Screenplay.

     SCREEN WINNERS

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

    Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures

    DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

    Stories We Tell, Written by Sarah Polley; Roadside Attractions

    TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA WINNERS

    DRAMA SERIES

    Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

    COMEDY SERIES

    Veep, Written by Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche, Will Smith; HBO

    NEW SERIES

    House of Cards, Written by Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau Willimon; Netflix

    EPISODIC DRAMA

    “Confessions” (Breaking Bad), Written by Gennifer Hutchison; AMC

    EPISODIC COMEDY

    “Hogcock!” (30 Rock), Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock; NBC

    LONG FORM – ADAPTED 

    Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, Written by Shawn Slovo, Based on the book by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace; HBO

    SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL

    “Episode 4: The Collected Sylvia” (Sylvia Plath: Girl Detective), Written by Mike Simses; sylviaplathgirldetective.com

    ANIMATION

    “A Test Before Trying” (The Simpsons), Written by Joel H. Cohen; Fox

    COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

    The Colbert Report, Writers: Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner; Comedy Central

    COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

    Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, Head Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts Writers: Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders; NBC

    QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

    Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC

    DAYTIME DRAMA

    Days of Our Lives, Written by Lorraine Broderick, David Cherrill, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Janet Iacobuzio, David A. Levinson, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, Melissa Salmons, Christopher J. Whitesell; NBC

    CHILDREN’S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS

    “influANTces” (A.N.T. Farm), Written by Vincent Brown; Disney Channel

    DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS

    “Egypt in Crisis” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria & Martin Smith; PBS 

    DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS

    “The Choice 2012” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk; PBS

    TIED WITH:

    “Silicon Valley” (American Experience), Telescript by Randall MacLowry and Michelle Ferrari; Story by Randall MacLowry; PBS

    NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

    “Tragedy at Newtown” Special Edition (ABC World News with Diane Sawyer), Written by Lisa Ferri and Matt Negrin; ABC

    NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

    “Lethal Medicine” (60 Minutes), Written by Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados, Michael Radutzky; CBS

    RADIO WINNERS

    DOCUMENTARY

    “2012 Year in Review,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

    NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT

    “Afternoon Drive,” Written by Bill Spadaro; CBS Radio/1010 WINS

    NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY

    “Remembering C. Everett Koop,” Written by Scott Saloway; CBS Radio News

    PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION WINNERS

    ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO)

    The Crazy Ones, “Building a Better Comedy,” Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS

    TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION

    CBS News Animations: “Brain Injury,” “Pills,” “Bionic Leg,” “Midland Parade,” “Concordia Salvage;” Animation by David Rosen; CBS News

    VIDEOGAME WINNER

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING 

    The Last of Us, Written by Neil Druckmann; Sony Computer Entertainment

    *Editor’s Note: There were no nominees in Long Form – Original, Short Form New Media – Adapted, or Children’s – Long Form or Special awards categories this year.

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  • Winners of 2013 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards; Jehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE Wins Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

    Jehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE won DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DocumentaryJehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE won DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

    The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2013 were announced at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday night. Jehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE won DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary. This is Ms. Noujaim’s second DGA Award and third nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for STARTUP.COM in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for CONTROL ROOM.

    The complete list of 2014 Directors Guild winners:

    Feature Film

    Winner: ALFONSO CUARÓN, GRAVITY
    PAUL GREENGRASS, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS?
    STEVE MCQUEEN, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE?
    DAVID O. RUSSELL, AMERICAN HUSTLE?
    MARTIN SCORSESE, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

    Documentary

    ZACHARY HEINZERLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER
    Winner: JEHANE NOUJAIM, THE SQUARE 
    JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER, THE ACT OF KILLING?
    SARAH POLLEY, STORIES WE TELL?
    LUCY WALKER, THE CRASH WHEEL

    Dramatic Series

    BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD, “BLOOD MONEY”?
    DAVID FINCHER, HOUSE OF CARDS, “CHAPTER 1”
    Winner: VINCE GILLIGAN, BREAKING BAD, “FELINA” 
    LESLI LINKA GLATTER, HOMELAND, “THE STAR”
    DAVID NUTTER, GAME OF THRONES, “THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE”

    Comedy Series

    MARK CENDROWSKI, THE BIG BANG THEORY, “THE HOFSTADTER INSUFFICIENCY”?
    BRYAN CRANSTON, MODERN FAMILY, “THE OLD MAN & THE TREE”?
    GAIL MANCUSO, MODERN FAMILY, “MY HERO”?
    Winner: BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER, 30 ROCK, “HOGCOCK!/LAST LUNCH” 
    ANTHONY RICH, THE BIG BANG THEORY, “THE LOVE SPELL POTENTIAL”

    Movies for Television and Mini-Series

    STEPHEN FREARS, MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT?
    DAVID MAMET, PHIL SPECTOR
    BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER AND ROB ASHFORD, THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!?
    NELSON MCCORMICK, KILLING KENNEDY?
    Winner: STEVEN SODERBERGH, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 

    Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Regularly Scheduled Programming

    DAVE DIOMEDI, LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, “#799”?
    ANDY FISHER, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, “#13-1810”?
    JIM HOSKINSON, THE COLBERT REPORT, “#10004”?
    Winner: DON ROY KING, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH HOST JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE” 
    CHUCK O’NEIL, THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, “#19018”

    Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Specials

    LOUIS C.K., LOUIS C.K.: OH MY GOD
    JOEL GALLEN, 2013 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
    LOUIS J. HORVITZ, THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
    DON MISCHER, THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS?
    Winner: GLENN WEISS, THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS 

    Reality Programs

    MATTHEW BARTLEY, THE BIGGEST LOSER, “1501”?
    Winner: NEIL P. DEGROOT, 72 HOURS, “THE LOST COAST” 
    PAUL STARKMAN, TOP CHEF, “GLACIAL GOURMAND”?
    J. RUPERT THOMPSON, THE HERO, “TEAMWORK”?
    BETRAM VAN MUNSTER, THE AMAZING RACE, “BEARDS IN THE WIND”

    Children’s Programs

    STEPHEN HEREK, JINXED?
    JEFFREY HORNADAY, TEEN BEACH MOVIE?
    JONATHAN JUDGE, SWINDLE?
    Winner: AMY SCHATZ, AN APOLOGY TO ELEPHANTS 
    ADAM WEISSMAN, A.N.T. FARM

    Commercials

    FREDRIK BOND, VOYAGE, HEINEKEN; FROM THE FUTURE, JOHNNY WALKER
    JOHN X. CAREY, REAL BEAUTY SKETCHES, DOVE?
    Winner: MARTIN DE THURAH, THE MAN WHO COULDN’T SLOW DOWN, HENNESSY VS; HUMAN RACE, ACURA MDX 2014
    MATTHIJS VAN HEIJNINGEN, PERFECT DAY, SONY PLAYSTATION; #FORTY EIGHT, VERIZON?
    NOAM MURRO, BASKETBALL, GUINNESS; KIDS, DIRECTV; MASK, VOLKSWAGEN

    ROBERT B. ALDRICH AWARD: Steven Soderbergh

    via US Magazine

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  • WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS Wins PGA Documentary Award

    WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKSWE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS

    WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS made up for its lack of a Oscar nomination by winning the The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 25th Producers Guild Awards held last night at the Beverly Hilton. Directed by Alex Gibney, the film is described as the definitive story of Julian Assange, Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks, and explores the people and events behind the upstart website that rocked the U.S. government, ushered in a new era of transparency and ignited an information war. FRUITVALE STATION was honored with the Stanley Kramer Award which was presented by star Michael B. Jordan. 

    Here is the full list of winners of the 25th Annual PGA Awards.

    The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: (tie)
    Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures) Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
    12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures);  Producers: Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner

    The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
    Breaking Bad (AMC); Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
    We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks (Focus Features);  Producers: Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney, Marc Shmuger

    The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
    Behind the Candelabra (HBO); Producers: Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Polaire, Jerry Weintraub

    The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
    SportsCenter (ESPN)

    The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
    Sesame Street  (PBS)

    The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:
    Wired: What’s Inside 

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
    Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN);  Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
    Frozen (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures); Producer: Peter Del Vecho

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
    The Voice (NBC); Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Nicolle Yaron, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment and Talk Television:
    The Colbert Report (Comedy Central); Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart

    The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
    Modern Family (ABC); Producers: Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker

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  • Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey Among Winners of 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

    20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey and Lupita Nyong’o 

    SAG-AFTRA presented its coveted Actor statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2013 at the “20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Saturday, January 18, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Honored with awards were Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey and Lupita Nyong’o for performances in motion pictures.

    20th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RECIPIENTS

    THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES 

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / Ron Woodroof – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    CATE BLANCHETT / Jasmine – “BLUE JASMINE” (Sony Pictures Classics)

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    JARED LETO / Rayon – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    LUPITA NYONG’O / Patsey – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    AMERICAN HUSTLE (Columbia Pictures)
    AMY ADAMS / Sydney Prosser
    CHRISTIAN BALE / Irving Rosenfeld
    LOUIS C.K. / Stoddard Thorsen
    BRADLEY COOPER / Richie DiMaso
    PAUL HERMAN / Alfonse Simone
    JACK HUSTON / Pete Musane
    JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Rosalyn Rosenfeld
    ALESSANDRO NIVOLA / Federal Prosecutor
    MICHAEL PEÑA / Sheik (Agent Hernandez)
    JEREMY RENNER / Mayor Carmine Polito
    ELISABETH RÖHM / Dolly Polito
    SHEA WHIGHAM / Carl Elway

    TELEVISION PROGRAMS

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Liberace – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” (HBO)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    HELEN MIRREN / Linda Kenney Baden – “PHIL SPECTOR” (HBO)

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
    BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Vice President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)

    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
    BREAKING BAD (AMC)
    MICHAEL BOWEN / Uncle Jack
    BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader
    BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White
    LAVELL CRAWFORD / Huell
    TAIT FLETCHER / Lester
    LAURA FRASER / Lydia Rodarte-Quale
    ANNA GUNN / Skyler White
    MATTHEW T. METZLER / Matt
    RJ MITTE / Walter White Jr.
    DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader
    BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman
    AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman
    JESSE PLEMONS / Todd
    STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA / Gomez
    KEVIN RANKIN / Kenny
    PATRICK SANE / Frankie

    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
    JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy
    TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy
    AUBREY ANDERSON EMMONS / Lily Tucker-Pritchett
    JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett
    NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy
    SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy
    ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett
    RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado
    ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker
    SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
    ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy

    SAG AWARDS® HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
    LONE SURVIVOR (Universal Pictures)

    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
    GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

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  • BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR and 20 FEET FROM STARDOM among Winners of 19th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

    19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards , DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, BLUE JASMINE, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM 

    The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners for the 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” received two major awards, one for Best Actor, which went to Matthew McConaughey, the other going to Jared Leto for Best Supporting Actor. The award for Best Actress went to Cate Blanchett (“BLUE JASMINE”) and Adele Exarchopoulos (“BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR”) took home Best Young Actor/Actress. Best Foreign Language Film went to “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR” and Best Documentary Feature to “20 FEET FROM STARDOM.”

    The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 280 television, radio and online critics.  BFCA members are the primary source of information for today’s film going public.  

    WINNERS OF THE 19th ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS

    Best Picture – “12 Years a Slave”
    Best Actor – Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
    Best Actress – Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
    Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
    Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
    Best Young Actor/Actress – Adele Exarchopoulos, “Blue Is The Warmest Color”
    Best Acting Ensemble – “American Hustle”
    Best Director – Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
    Best Original Screenplay – Spike Jonze, “Her”
    Best Adapted Screenplay – John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
    Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”
    Best Art Direction – Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator), “The Great Gatsby”
    Best Editing – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
    Best Costume Design – Catherine Martin, “The Great Gatsby”
    Best Hair & Makeup – “American Hustle”
    Best Visual Effects – “Gravity”
    Best Animated Feature – “Frozen”
    Best Action Movie – “Lone Survivor”
    Best Actor in an Action Movie – Mark Wahlberg, “Lone Survivor”
    Best Actress in an Action Movie – Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”
    Best Comedy – “American Hustle”
    Best Actor in a Comedy – Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
    Best Actress in a Comedy – Amy Adams, “American Hustle”
    Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie – “Gravity”
    Best Foreign Language Film – “Blue Is the Warmest Color”
    Best Documentary Feature – “20 Feet From Stardom”
    Best Song – “Let It Go” Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, “Frozen”
    Best Score – Steven Price, “Gravity”

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  • THE ACT OF KILLING and THE GRANDMASTER Among Films Honored by Denver Film Critics Society as Best Films of 2013

    Denver Film Critics Society 2013 Awards, THE ACT OF KILLING, THE GRANDMASTER THE ACT OF KILLING that features former Indonesian death squad leaders re-enacting their crimes was honored by the Denver Film Critics Society as the Best Documentary of 2013. THE ACT OF KILLING emerged top doc over other nominees that included BLACKFISH, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, and STORIES WE TELL.  THE GRANDMASTER, the new film by director Wong Kar-wai which spans the five first decades of the 20th Century in China, and depicts the life of legendary kung fu master Ip Man, portrayed by Tony Leung won for Best Foreign Language Film. Other nominees for Best Foreign Language Film include THE GREAT BEAUTY, THE HUNT, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, and THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN.

    THE 2013 DFCS AWARD WINNERS:

    BEST PICTURE: “Gravity” BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity” BEST ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club” BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle” BEST ANIMATED FILM: “Frozen” BEST SCI-FI/HORROR FILM: “Gravity” BEST COMEDY: “This Is the End” BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: David O. Russell and Eric Singer, “American Hustle” BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Terence Winter, “The Wolf of Wall Street” BEST DOCUMENTARY: “The Act of Killing” BEST SONG: “Let It Go,” Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, “Frozen” BEST SCORE: “Gravity,” Steven Price BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: “The Grandmaster”

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  • Complete List of 2014 Oscar Nominations

    nominations for the 86th Academy Awards

    The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced this morning and although there were quite a few snubs, films like DALLAS BUYERS CLUb and NEBRASKA received multiple nominations including Best Picture. There were not many surprises in the Documentary category, with THE ACT OF KILLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, DIRTY WARS, THE SQUARE and 20 FEET FROM STARDOM grabbing nominations. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar® Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. 

    Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards

    Performance by an actor in a leading role

  • Christian Bale in “American Hustle”
  • Bruce Dern in “Nebraska”
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
  • Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club”

    • Performance by an actor in a supporting role

  • Barkhad Abdi in “Captain Phillips”
  • Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
  • Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
  • Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
  • Jared Leto in “Dallas Buyers Club”

    • Performance by an actress in a leading role

  • Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
  • Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
  • Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
  • Judi Dench in “Philomena”
  • Meryl Streep in “August: Osage County”

    • Performance by an actress in a supporting role

  • Sally Hawkins in “Blue Jasmine”
  • Jennifer Lawrence in “American Hustle”
  • Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
  • Julia Roberts in “August: Osage County”
  • June Squibb in “Nebraska”

    • Best animated feature film of the year

  • “The Croods” Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
  • “Despicable Me 2” Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
  • “Ernest & Celestine” Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
  • “Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
  • “The Wind Rises” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

    • Achievement in cinematography

  • “The Grandmaster” Philippe Le Sourd
  • “Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki
  • “Inside Llewyn Davis” Bruno Delbonnel
  • “Nebraska” Phedon Papamichael
  • “Prisoners” Roger A. Deakins

    • Achievement in costume design

  • “American Hustle” Michael Wilkinson
  • “The Grandmaster” William Chang Suk Ping
  • “The Great Gatsby” Catherine Martin
  • “The Invisible Woman” Michael O’Connor
  • “12 Years a Slave” Patricia Norris

    • Achievement in directing

  • “American Hustle” David O. Russell
  • “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón
  • “Nebraska” Alexander Payne
  • “12 Years a Slave” Steve McQueen
  • “The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese

    • Best documentary feature

  • “The Act of Killing”Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • “Cutie and the Boxer” Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
  • “Dirty Wars” Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
  • “The Square” Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
  • “20 Feet from Stardom” Nominees to be determined

    • Best documentary short subject

  • “CaveDigger” Jeffrey Karoff
  • “Facing Fear” Jason Cohen
  • “Karama Has No Walls” Sara Ishaq
  • “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
  • “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” Edgar Barens

    • Achievement in film editing

  • “American Hustle” Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
  • “Captain Phillips” Christopher Rouse
  • “Dallas Buyers Club” John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
  • “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
  • “12 Years a Slave” Joe Walker

    • Best foreign language film of the year

  • “The Broken Circle Breakdown” Belgium
  • “The Great Beauty” Italy
  • “The Hunt” Denmark
  • “The Missing Picture” Cambodia
  • “Omar” Palestine

    • Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

  • “Dallas Buyers Club” Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
  • “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” Stephen Prouty
  • “The Lone Ranger” Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny

    • Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

  • “The Book Thief” John Williams
  • “Gravity” Steven Price
  • “Her” William Butler and Owen Pallett
  • “Philomena” Alexandre Desplat
  • “Saving Mr. Banks” Thomas Newman

    • Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

  • “Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”
    Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
  • “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2”
    Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
  • “Let It Go” from “Frozen”
    Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
  • “The Moon Song” from “Her”
    Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
  • “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
    Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson

    • Best motion picture of the year

  • “American Hustle” Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
  • “Captain Phillips” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
  • “Dallas Buyers Club” Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
  • “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
  • “Her” Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
  • “Nebraska” Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
  • “Philomena” Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
  • “12 Years a Slave” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers
  • “The Wolf of Wall Street” Nominees to be determined

    • Achievement in production design

  • “American Hustle” Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
  • “Gravity” Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
  • “The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
  • “Her” Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
  • “12 Years a Slave” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker

    • Best animated short film

  • “Feral” Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
  • “Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
  • “Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
  • “Possessions” Shuhei Morita
  • “Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer

    • Best live action short film

  • “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” Esteban Crespo
  • “Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
  • “Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
  • “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)” Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka Saari
  • “The Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and Baldwin Li

    • Achievement in sound editing

  • “All Is Lost” Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
  • “Captain Phillips” Oliver Tarney
  • “Gravity” Glenn Freemantle
  • “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Brent Burge
  • “Lone Survivor” Wylie Stateman

    • Achievement in sound mixing

  • “Captain Phillips” Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
  • “Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
  • “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
  • “Inside Llewyn Davis” Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
  • “Lone Survivor” Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow

    • Achievement in visual effects

  • “Gravity” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
  • “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
  • “Iron Man 3” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
  • “The Lone Ranger” Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
  • “Star Trek Into Darkness” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton

    • Adapted screenplay

  • “Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
  • “Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
  • “Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
  • “12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley
  • “The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter

    • Original screenplay

  • “American Hustle” Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
  • “Blue Jasmine” Written by Woody Allen
  • “Dallas Buyers Club” Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
  • “Her” Written by Spike Jonze
  • “Nebraska” Written by Bob Nelson

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  • DGA Announces 5 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2013

    DGA Announces 5 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2013

    The Directors Guild of America announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013.  The winner will be named at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

    The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

    Zachary Heinzerling
    CUTIE AND THE BOXER

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    Jehane Noujaim
    THE SQUARE

    THE SQUARETHE SQUARE

    Joshua Oppenheimer
    THE ACT OF KILLING

    THE ACT OF KILLINGTHE ACT OF KILLING

    Sarah Polley
    STORIES WE TELL

    STORIES WE TELLSTORIES WE TELL

    Lucy Walker
    THE CRASH REEL 

    THE CRASH REEL THE CRASH REEL

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  • Italian Film THE GREAT BEAUTY Wins Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film

    Paolo Sorrentino's THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA)Paolo Sorrentino’s THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA)

    Paolo Sorrentino’s THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA), beat  France’s Blue is the Warmest Color; Denmark’s The Hunt; Iran’s The Past; and the Japanese animated film The wind Rises to win the award for Best Foreign Film at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.  Set in Rome, the 2013 THE GREAT BEAUTY follows Jep Gambardella, played by actor Toni Servillo, a hedonistic socialite who is forced to examine his party-filled life after his 65th birthday.

    http://youtu.be/fJfvX6zPAuQ

    Complete List of Winners of 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards

    MOTION PICTURES

    Picture, Drama: “12 Years a Slave.”

    Picture, Musical or Comedy: “American Hustle.”

    Actor, Drama: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club.”

    Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine.”

    Director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity.”

    Actor, Musical or Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

    Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “American Hustle.”

    Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club.”

    Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle.”

    Foreign Language: “The Great Beauty.”

    Animated Film: “Frozen.”

    Screenplay: Spike Jonze, “Her.”

    Original Score: Alex Ebert, “All Is Lost.”

    Original Song: “Ordinary Love” (music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. and Brian Burton, lyrics by Bono), “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”

    TELEVISION

    Series, Drama: “Breaking Bad.”

    Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad.”

    Actress, Drama: Robin Wright, “House of Cards.”

    Series, Musical or Comedy: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

    Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation.”

    Actor, Musical or Comedy: Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”

    Miniseries or Movie: “Behind the Candelabra.”

    Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake.”

    Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra.”

    Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jacqueline Bisset, “Dancing on the Edge.”

    Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan.”

    Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Woody Allen.

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  • 45th NAACP Image Awards Nominees; FRUITVALE STATION Gets Many Noms Including Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

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    The nominees for the 45th NAACP Image Awards were announced today and The Weinstein Company lead with 17 nominations, followed by Fox Searchlight Pictures with seven nominations. The awards will be presented during the two-hour TV One telecast on Saturday, February 22. Nominees include The Weinstein Company’s FRUITVALE STATION up for numerous awards include Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Independent Motion Picture, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Michael B. Jordan, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Octavia Spencer. Other films up for the award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture include BLUE CAPRICE,  DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE, and THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI.

    Following is a list of categories and nominees for the 45TH NAACP Image Awards:

    MOTION PICTURE

    Outstanding Motion Picture
    • “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
    • “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
    • “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill
    Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé, Videovision
    Entertainment)
    • “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)

    Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Chadwick Boseman – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
    • Forest Whitaker – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • Idris Elba – “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé,
    Videovision Entertainment)
    • Michael B. Jordan – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG
    Project)

    Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Angela Bassett – “Black Nativity” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Mavin Pictures/Wonderful Films)
    • Halle Berry – “The Call” (TriStar Pictures)
    • Jennifer Hudson – “Winnie Mandela” (Ma-Afrika Films (PTY) LTD and Equinoxe Films Inc.)
    • Kerry Washington – “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” (Lionsgate)
    • Nicole Beharie – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • David Oyelowo – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • Morris Chestnut – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)
    • Terrence Howard – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • Terrence Howard – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Alfre Woodard – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
    • Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave ” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
    • Naomie Harris – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé,
    Videovision Entertainment)
    • Octavia Spencer – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
    • Oprah Winfrey – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)

    Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
    • “Blue Caprice” (Sundance Selects)
    • “Dallas Buyers Club” (Focus Features)
    • “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
    • “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate/iDeal Partners/State Street)
    • “The Trials of Muhammad Ali” (Kartemquin Films)

    Outstanding International Motion Picture
    • “Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
    • “High Tech, Low Life” (Argot Pictures)
    • “La Playa D.C.” (Burning Blue)
    • “Lion Ark” (ADI Films)
    • “War Witch” (Item 7)

    DOCUMENTARY

    Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)
    • “20 Feet from Stardom” (Tremolo & Gil Friesen Productions)
    • “Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
    • “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)
    • “Girl Rising” (The Documentary Group)
    • “The New Black” (Promised Land Film)

    Outstanding Documentary – (Television)
    • “Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream” (HBO)
    • “Dark Girls” (OWN)
    • “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic ” (Showtime)
    • “Venus Vs.” (ESPN)
    • “Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley” (HBO)

     WRITING

    Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
    • Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón – “Gravity” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
    • Brian Helgeland – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
    • Danny Strong – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • John Ridley – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
    • Ryan Coogler – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)

     DIRECTING

    Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
    • Jono Oliver – “Home” (The Home Film Group)
    • Justin Chadwick – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures,
    Pathé, Videovision Entertainment)
    • Lee Daniels – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
    Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
    • Malcolm D. Lee – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)
    • Steve McQueen – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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  • THE ACT OF KILLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, STORIES WE TELL Among 2014 Cinema Eye Winners

    THE ACT OF KILLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, STORIES WE TELL Among 2014 Cinema Eye Winners

    THE ACT OF KILLING, that features former Indonesian death squad leaders re-enacting their crimes, took the top prize – the award for Outstanding Feature at the 7th Annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking. Sarah Polley was named the year’s Outstanding Director for STORIES WE TELL, her personal exploration of memory and storytelling.  Zachary Heinzerling’s CUTIE AND THE BOXER, a portrait of the relationship between two New York artists, received three honors, including Outstanding Debut for Heinzerling, Outstanding Graphics and Animation for Art Jail and Outstanding Original Score for Yasuaki Shimizu.  Dave Grohl’s SOUND CITY won the Audience Choice Prize, voted on by the public and the Legacy Award was presented to the landmark 1976 film HARLAN COUNTY, USA, about a brutal coal strike in Kentucky.

    The following is a complete list of Cinema Eye Honors winners for 2014:

    Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

    The Act of Killing
    Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
    Produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen
    Presented by Steve James

    Outstanding Achievement in Direction

    Sarah Polley
    Stories We Tell
    Presented by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

    Outstanding Achievement in Editing

    Nels Bangerter
    Let the Fire Burn
    Presented by Thelma Schoonmaker

    Audience Choice Prize

    Sound City
    Directed by Dave Grohl
    Presented by John Flansburgh and Robin “Goldie” Goldwasser

    Outstanding Achievement in Production

    Signe Byrge Sørensen
    The Act of Killing
    Presented by Jennifer Fox and Ross Kauffman

    Outstanding Nonfiction Film for Television

    The Crash Reel
    Directed by Lucy Walker
    Produced by Julian Cautherley and Lucy Walker
    For HBO Documentary Films: Executive Producer Sheila Nevins and Supervising Producer Sara Bernstein

    Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking

    A Story for the Modlins
    Directed by Sergio Oksman
    Presented by Kirsten Johnson and Darius Marder

    Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

    Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
    Leviathan
    Presented by Kirsten Johnson and Darius Marder

    Heterodox Award

    Post Tenebras Lux
    Directed by Carlos Reygadas
    Presented by Jeremy Saulnier and Angela Tucker

    Outstanding Achievement in an Original Music Score

    Yasuaki Shimizu
    Cutie and the Boxer
    Presented by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman

    Spotlight Award

    The Last Station
    Directed by Cristian Soto and Catalina Vergara
    Presented by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman

    Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation

    Art Jail
    Cutie and the Boxer
    Presented by Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim

    Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film

    Zachary Heinzerling
    Cutie and the Boxer
    Presented by Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim

    Legacy Award

    Harlan County, USA
    Directed and Produced by Barbara Kopple
    Presented by Kristi Jacobson

    Hell Yeah Prize

    Josh Fox
    Gasland and Gasland, Part 2
    Presented by AJ Schnack

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  • Documentary WATERMARK Wins Toronto Film Critics Association’s 2013 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award | VIDEO

    WATERMARK, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky

    WATERMARK, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky, described as a mesmerizing portrait of the planet’s lifeblood,  won the Toronto Film Critics Association’s 2013 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.  Also nominated for the award were Gabrielle, directed by Louise Archambault, and The Dirties, directed by Matt Johnson.  The $100,000 value of the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award makes it by far the richest annual arts prize in Canada.  As runners-up, Archambault and Johnson each received $5,000

    Watermark is a feature documentary from multiple-award winning filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, and renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky, marking their second collaboration after Manufactured Landscapes in 2006. The film brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. We see massive floating abalone farms off China’s Fujian coast and the construction site of the biggest arch dam in the world – the Xiluodu, six times the size of the Hoover. We visit the barren desert delta where the mighty Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean, and the water-intensive leather tanneries of Dhaka.We witness how humans are drawn to water, from the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach to the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, where thirty million people gather for a sacred bath in the Ganges at the same time. We speak with scientists who drill ice cores two kilometers deep into the Greenland Ice Sheet, and explore the sublime pristine watershed of Northern British Columbia. Shot in stunning 5K ultra high-definition video and full of soaring aerial perspectives, this film shows water as a terraforming element, as well as the magnitude of our need and use. In Watermark, the viewer is immersed in a magnificent force of nature that we all too often take for granted- until it’s gone.

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