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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 20 films in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 91st Academy Awards.
Later this month, the Academy will select a shortlist of 10 films that will advance to nominations voting. Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Aquaman”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“Bumblebee”
“Christopher Robin”
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
“First Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Mortal Engines”
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”
“Paddington 2”
“A Quiet Place”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”Awards
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ISLE OF DOGS, A QUIET PLACE Among 20 Films to Complete in Visual Effects Category for 91st Academy Award
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 20 films in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 91st Academy Awards.
Later this month, the Academy will select a shortlist of 10 films that will advance to nominations voting. Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Aquaman”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“Black Panther”
“Bumblebee”
“Christopher Robin”
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”
“First Man”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”
“Mary Poppins Returns”
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
“Mortal Engines”
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”
“Paddington 2”
“A Quiet Place”
“Ready Player One”
“Solo: A Star Wars Story”
“Welcome to Marwen”
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MIRAI, TITO AND THE BIRDS, ISLE OF DOGS Among Nominees for 46th Annie Awards
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Tito and the Birds / Tito e os Pássaros[/caption]
The nominations were announced today for the 46th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation with the year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include: Early Man, Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks The Internet and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Best Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, include: Ce Magnifique Gâteau!, MFKZ, Mirai, Ruben Brandt, Collector and Tito and the Birds.
The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Commercials, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. The winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Three Winsor McCay Award recipients have been selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers – Academy Award-winning director, animator and art director, Ralph Eggleston; Frank Braxton (posthumously), the first African-American animator, animation director and guild president; and casting director, voice director and voice actress Andrea Romano. The June Foray Award will be presented to veteran animator, Adam Burke (posthumously) for his significant and benevolent impact on the animation community. Ton Roosendaal, Dutch software developer and film producer, will accept the Ub Iwerks Award for Blender Open Source Animation Software; and a Certificate of Merit will be presented to dedicated ASIFA volunteer, Jason Jones.
46th Annie Awards Nominations
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Early Man Aardman Animations Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Isle Of Dogs Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures AnimationAnnie Award for Best Animated Independent Feature
Ce Magnifique Gâteau ! Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi !, Pedri Animation MFKZ Ankama / Studio 4ºC Mirai Studio Chizu Ruben Brandt, Collector Hungarian National Film Fund Tito and the Birds Bits Productions, Split StudioAnnie Award for Best Animated Special Production
Back to the Moon Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios The Emperor’s Newest Clothes HBO / Starburns Industries The Highway Rat Magic Light PicturesAnnie Award for Best Animated Short Subject
Grandpa Walrus Caïmans Productions Lost & Found Wabi Sabi Studios SOLAR WALK Nørlum Untravel Production: Film House Baš Čelik, Serbia Co-production: BFilm, Bratislava / Your Dreams Factory, Bratislava Weekends past lives productionsAnnie Award for Best Virtual Reality Production
Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Battlescar AtlasV Crow: The Legend Baobab Studios Mind Palace Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Moss PolyarcAnnie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
Goldfish at the Fair Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Greenpeace ‘There’s a Rang-Tan In My Bedroom’ Passion Animation Studios Grinch / 40 / Olympics Spot Illumination JD.com, ‘Joy and Heron’ Passion Pictures The Fearless Are Here Nexus StudiosAnnie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Ask the StoryBots JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Dinotrux: Supercharged DreamWorks Animation Television Hey Duggee Studio AKA PJ Masks Frog Box Entertainment One Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios and Bix Pix EntertainmentAnnie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
Hilda Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny DreamWorks Animation Television Little Big Awesome Amazon Studios Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters DreamWorks Animation TelevisionAnnie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Big Mouth Netflix Bob’s Burgers 20th Century FOX Television/Bento Box Entertainment BoJack Horseman Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Human Kind Of Cartuna, Facebook Watch The Venture Bros. Adult Swim / Titmouse, Inc.Annie Award for Best Student Film
A Blink of An Eye Anke Kletsch Best Friend Luce Grosjean FACING IT Sam Gainsborough Hors Piste Luce Grosjean Sister Siqi SongAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Zach Glynn, Chyuan Huang, Michael Losure, K.C. Ong, Alex Timchenko Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nominees: Jeffrey Lai SuperMansion Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Nominees: Mike Spitzmiller, Steve Gallant, Iain Collins, Daniel Craven, Lynda Rollins Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: David M.V. Jones, Vincent Chou, Clare Yang Watership Down 42 / Biscuit Entertainment with Netflix Nominees: Philip Child, Nilesh SardesaiAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an an Animated Feature Production
Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Howard Jones, Dave Alex Riddett, Grant Hewlett, Pat Andrew, Elena Vitanza Chiarani Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Patrick Witting, Kiel Gnebba, Spencer Lueders, Joe Pepper, Sam Rickles Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Greg Gladstone, Tolga Göktekin, Jason Johnston, Eric Lacroix, Krzysztof Rost Next Gen Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix Nominees: So Ishigaki, Graham Wiebe Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, Ian J. CoonyAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Nominees: Sikand Srinivas Back to the Moon Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios Nominees: Lucas Vigroux Hilda Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks Nominees: Scott Lewis Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Juliane Martin Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment Nominees: Dan MacKenzieAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Laurie Sitzia Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studio Nominees: Lance Fite Isle of Dogs Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures Nominees: Jason Stalman Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Vitor Vilela Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: David HanAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Avengers: Infinity War Marvel Nominees: Paul Story, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Eteuati Tema, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su’a, Sam Sharplin Christopher Robin Walt Disney Pictures Nominees: Arslan Elver, Laurent Laban, Kayn Garcia, Claire Blustin, Marc-André Coulombe Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Pictures Nominees: Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo Paddington 2 StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Marmalade Films Ltd Nominees: Pablo Grillo, Laurent Laban, Kyle Dunlevy, Stuart Ellis, Liam Russell The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Walt Disney Studios Nominees: Richard Oey, Adrien Annesley, Allison Orr, Wei Liang Yap, Shan HaoAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game
God of War Santa Monica Studio Nominees: Erica Pinto, Mehdi Yssef, Bruno Velazquez GRIS Nomada Studio Nominees: Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia, Adrian Miguel Marvel’s Spider-Man Insomniac Games Nominees: Bobby Coddington Moss Polyarc Nominees: Richard Lico Shadow of The Tomb Raider Square Enix Nominees: David Hubert, Jacob Gardner, Giovanni Spinelli, Marco Foglia, Jean-Philippe ChauretteAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Nominees: Bruno Mangyoku Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Jim Bryson Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Amanda Jolly The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Chris Mitchell The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Keiko MurayamaAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Matt Nolte Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Nominees: James Woods Next Gen Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix Nominees: Marceline Tanguay Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Ami Thompson Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Shiyoon KimAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Ask the StoryBots JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Nominees: Evan Spiridellis Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Eddie Trigueros Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Sung Jin Ahn SuperMansion Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Nominees: Nick Simotas Tales of Arcadia: 3Below DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Guillermo del Toro, Rodrigo BlaasAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Nick Park Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Genndy Tartakovsky Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Brad Bird Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Bob Persichetti , Rodney Rothman , Peter RamseyAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Back to the Moon Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios Nominees: Mathieu Alvado Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Christopher Willis Elena of Avalor Disney Television Animation Nominees: Tony Morales, John Kavanaugh, Craig Gerber, Silvia Olivas, Rachel Ruderman Tangled: The Series Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Kevin Kliesch The Tom and Jerry Show Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Vivek MaddalaAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Illumination Nominees: Danny Elfman, Tyler, The Creator Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Michael Giacchino Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Henry Jackman, Alan Menken, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall, Dan Reynolds Smallfoot Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group Nominees: Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne KirkpatrickAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Nominees: Céline Desrumaux, Jasmin Lai Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Justin Martin Little Big Awesome Amazon Studios Nominees: Antonio Canobbio, Art Director, Howard Chen, Background Layout , Ivan Louey, Background Layout Supervisor, Crystal Yoori Son, Background Paint Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Antonio Canobbio, Art Director, Bobby Walker, Background Paint, Michelle Rhee, Background Layout, Richard Chang, Background Paint, Joseph Martinez, Background Layout The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Chris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Anut, DanBob Thompson, Aaron SpurgeonAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Matt Perry, Richard Edmunds Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Scott Wills Isle of Dogs FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES INDIAN PAINTBRUSH AMERICAN EMPIRICAL PICTURES Nominees: Adam Stockhausen , Paul Harrod Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Nominees: jeff turley Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Justin K. ThompsonAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Ben 10 Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Will Patrick Big Hero 6: The Series Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Trey Buongiorno Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Ramirez Ramos Alonso Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nominees: Kevin Molina-Ortiz Star vs. The Forces of Evil Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Sabrina CotugnoAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Illumination Nominees: Habib Louati Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Dean Kelly Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Bobby Alcid Rubio Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Nominees: Ovi Nedelcu Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Michael HerreraAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
BoJack Horseman Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Will Arnett F is for Family Wild West Television in association with Gaumont Television for Netflix Nominees: Debi Derryberry Pete the Cat Amazon Studios, Alcon Television Group, LLC Nominees: Juliette Donenfeld Skylanders Academy Activision Blizzard Studios Nominees: Patrick Warburton Unikitty Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Tara StrongAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Eddie Redmayne Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Holly Hunter Isle of Dogs Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures Nominees: Bryan Cranston Next Gen Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix Nominees: Charlyne Yi Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Sarah SilvermanAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Big Mouth Netflix Nominees: Emily Altman Craig of the Creek Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Matt Burnett, Ben Levin, Shauna McGarry, Jeff Trammell, Tiffany Ford Hilda Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks Nominees: Stephanie Simpson Star vs. The Forces of Evil Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Dominic Bisignano, Aaron Hammersley, Amy Higgins, John Infantino, Daron Nefcy We Bare Bears Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Mikey Heller , Sang Yup Lee, Louie ZongAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Brad Bird Mirai Studio Chizu Nominees: Mamoru Hosoda, Mamoru Hosoda, Stephanie Sheh Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Phil Lord , Rodney Rothman Teen Titans Go! to the Movies Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Michael Jelenic, Aaron HorvathAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
Big Hero 6: The Series Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Charles Jones, Joe Molinari, Dao Le, Vartan Nazarian, David Vazquez Puppy Dog Pals Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior Nominees: Adam Rickabus SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nominees: Estrella Miyakawa Capin, Christopher Hink, Bob Tomlin, Rick Dominicus Tales of Arcadia: 3Below DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: John Laus, Graham Fisher The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Steve Downs, John Wall, Adam Smith, Collin ErkerAnnie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Illumination Nominees: Chris Cartagena Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Stephen Schaffer, ACE, Anthony J. Greenberg, Katie Schaefer Bishop Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Jeremy Milton, Fabienne Rawley, Jesse Averna, John Wheeler, Pace Paulsen Ruben Brandt, Collector Hungarian National Film Fund Nominees: Milorad Krstic, Marcell Laszlo, Laszlo Wimmer, Danijel Daka Milosevic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Bob Fisher , Andrew Leviton, Vivek Sharma
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Detroit Film Critics Loves EIGHTH GRADE, Named Best Film of 2018. No Love for THE FAVOURITE
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EIGHTH GRADE[/caption]
Eighth Grade is the big winner at 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards with eight nominations and three wins for Best Picture; Best Supporting Actor; and Breakthrough for Bo Burnham, the film’s writer and director.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8lFgF_IjPw
Vice received five nominations and three wins for Adam McKay, Best Director; Best Ensemble; and tied for Best Screenplay with Green Book, which had four nominations. Other top nominees include A Star Is Born with six nominations and one win for Best Use of Music and The Favourite with five nominations, but no wins.
The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in the Spring of 2007 and consists of a group of 21 film critics with a Michigan connection who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and New York, New York.
2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Winners
(nominees are listed in alphabetical order)BEST PICTURE
Winner: Eighth Grade A Quiet Place First Reformed Green Book RomaBEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Adam McKay, Vice Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Alfonso Cuarón, Roma Paul Schrader, First ReformedBEST ACTOR
Winner: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed Christian Bale, Vice Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody John David Washington, BlackKklansmanBEST ACTRESS
Winner: Toni Collette, Hereditary Olivia Colman, The Favourite Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Josh Hamilton, Eighth Grade Mahershala Ali, Green Book Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Jesse Plemons, Game NightBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Amy Adams, Vice Thomasin McKenzie, Leave No Trace Emma Stone, The Favourite Rachel Weiss, The FavouriteBEST ENSEMBLE
Winner: Vice Crazy Rich Asians Eighth Grade The Favourite RomaBREAKTHROUGH
Winner: Bo Burnham, Writer/Director (Eighth Grade) Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, Writers/Actors (Blindspotting) Elsie Fisher, Actress (Eighth Grade) Lady Gaga, Actress (A Star Is Born) Boots Riley, Writer/Director (Sorry to Bother You)BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Adam McKay, Vice Winner: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, Green Book Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, The Favourite Paul Schrader, First ReformedBEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: Three Identical Strangers Free Solo RBG Whitney Won’t You Be My Neighbor?BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Ralph Breaks the Internet SmallfootBEST USE OF MUSIC
Winner: A Star Is Born Bohemian Rhapsody Green Book Mandy Mary Poppins Returns
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THE FAVOURITE, FIRST REFORMED, ROMA Win 2018 Atlanta Film Critics Awards
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The Favourite[/caption]
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite continues to be the star of the award season winning multiple accolades from the Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC) 2018 film awards including Best Lead Actress for Olivia Colman, Best Supporting Actress for Emma Stone, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Screenplay. In addition the film emerged as number one on the list of the Top 10 Films of 2018. Other winning films include Best Documentary for Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Roma for Best Foreign Language Film.
“Our list includes period dramas, inventive horror, commentary on religion, race relations and the environment, minimalist art-house fare, stark social media observations, sci-fi fantasy and a fresh take on the traditional Hollywood epic,” says AFCC co-founder Michael Clark. “It covers the gamut and I’m very pleased with the members’ collective enthusiasm.”
Top 10 Films
1. The Favourite 2. A Star Is Born 3. Roma 4. A Quiet Place 5. First Reformed 6. Eighth Grade 7. BlacKkKlansman 8. First Man & Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (TIE) 10. Black PantherBest Lead Actor
Ethan Hawke – First ReformedBest Lead Actress
Olivia Colman – The FavouriteBest Supporting Actor
Sam Elliott – A Star Is BornBest Supporting Actress
Emma Stone – The FavouriteBest Ensemble Cast
The FavouriteBest Director
Alfonso Cuarón – RomaBest Screenplay
The FavouriteBest Documentary
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?Best Foreign Language Film
RomaBest Animated Film
Isle Of DogsBest Cinematography
Alfonso Cuarón – RomaBest Original Score
Justin Hurwitz – First ManAFCC Special Award for BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Elsie Fisher and Lady Gaga (TIE)AFCC Special Award for BEST FIRST FILM
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
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Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Names ROMA Best Film of 2018
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Roma[/caption]
“Roma” the Mexico-set period drama dedicated to director Alfonso Cuarón’s real-life childhood nanny, triumphed with four wins when the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their 2018 honorees. “Roma” won Best Film and Best Director, as well as Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography for its sweeping black-and-white lensing.
Best Documentary kudos went to the lovely, feel-good “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” The film centers on the life and philosophy of the late Fred Rogers, host of long-running, often groundbreaking children’s program “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC, given each year in honor of one of WAFCA’s cherished late members, went to Adam McKay’s offbeat Dick Cheney biopic “Vice.”
The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association comprises 60 DC-VA-MD-based film critics from television, radio, print and the Internet.
2018 Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Winners
Best Film: Roma Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Best Actor: Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) Best Actress: Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Green Book) Best Supporting Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) Best Acting Ensemble: The Favourite Best Youth Performance: Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) Best Voice Performance: Bryan Cranston (Isle of Dogs) Best Motion Capture Performance: Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) Best Original Screenplay: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite) Best Adapted Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Best Animated Feature: Isle of Dogs Best Documentary: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Best Foreign Language Film: Roma Best Production Design: Production Designer: Hannah Beachler; Set Decorator: Jay Hart (Black Panther) Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Best Editing: Tom Cross, ACE (First Man) Best Original Score: Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk) The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC: Vice
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Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE FAVOURITE Wins a Record 10 Awards at 2018 British Independent Film Awards
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Emma Stone and Olivia Colman in the film THE FAVOURITE. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos.ʩ 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation[/caption]
The Favourite was clearly that at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in London winning a record ten awards including Best British Independent Film and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Other major awards include Evelyn won for Best Documentary, Ray & Liz‘s Richard Billingham won The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director, and Roma won for Best International Independent Film.
2018 British Independent Film Awards Winners
Best British Independent Film
THE FAVOURITE Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee MagidayBest Director
YORGOS LANTHIMOS The FavouriteBest Screenplay
DEBORAH DAVIS, TONY McNAMARA The FavouriteBest Actress
OLIVIA COLMAN The FavouriteBest Supporting Actress
RACHEL WEISZ The FavouriteBest Actor
JOE COLE A Prayer Before DawnBest Supporting Actor
ALESSANDRO NIVOLA DisobedienceMost Promising Newcomer
JESSIE BUCKLEY BeastThe Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
RICHARD BILLINGHAM Ray & LizDebut Screenwriter
BART LAYTON American AnimalsBreakthrough Producer
JACQUI DAVIES Ray & LizThe Discovery Award
VOYAGEUSE May Miles ThomasBest Documentary
EVELYN Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna NatasegaraBest British Short Film
THE BIG DAY Dawn Shadforth, Kellie Smith, Michelle SteinBest International Independent Film
ROMA Alfonso Cuarón, Nicolás Celis, Gabriela RodriguezBest Casting
DIXIE CHASSAY The FavouriteBest Cinematography supported by Blackmagic Design
ROBBIE RYAN The FavouriteBest Costume Design
SANDY POWELL The FavouriteBest Editing
NICK FENTON, JULIAN HART, CHRIS GILL American AnimalsBest Effects
HOWARD JONES Early ManBest Make Up & Hair Design
NADIA STACEY The FavouriteBest Music
JONNY GREENWOOD You Were Never Really HereBest Production Design
FIONA CROMBIE The FavouriteBest Sound
PAUL DAVIES You Were Never Really HereThe Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Actor to British Film
Judi DenchThe Special Jury Prize
Horace Ové CBE
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THE FAVOURITE Leads Nominations for 2018 Washington DC Area Film Critics Award
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The Favourite[/caption]
The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) which comprises of 60 DC-based film critics from the District, Maryland and Virginia announced their nominees for the 2018 awards. The Favourite lead with 10 nominations including Best Film and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Other films nominated for Best Film include A Star Is Born, Green Book, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Roma.
The nominees for Best Documentary are Free Solo, RBG, Science Fair, Three Identical Strangers and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? The nominees for Best Foreign Film are Burning, Capernaum, Cold War, Roma and Shoplifters. The nominees for the special category The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC are The Front Runner, RBG and Vice.
The 2018 WAFCA Award winners will be announced on Monday, December 3, 2018.
2018 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) AWARD NOMINEES
Best Film:
The Favourite Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk Roma A Star Is BornBest Director:
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk) Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)Best Actor:
Christian Bale (Vice) Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)Best Actress:
Glenn Close (The Wife) Toni Collette (Hereditary) Olivia Colman (The Favourite) Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali (Green Book) Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born) Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther)Best Supporting Actress:
Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale) Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased) Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) Emma Stone (The Favourite) Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)Best Acting Ensemble:
Black Panther The Favourite If Beale Street Could Talk Vice WidowsBest Youth Performance:
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (Leave No Trace) Milly Shapiro (Hereditary) Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place) Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give)Best Voice Performance:
Bryan Cranston (Isle of Dogs) Holly Hunter (Incredibles 2) Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) Sarah Silverman (Ralph Breaks the Internet) Ben Whishaw (Paddington 2)Best Motion Capture Performance:
Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Solo: A Star Wars Story)Best Original Screenplay:
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade) Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite) Paul Schrader (First Reformed) Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly (Green Book) Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)Best Adapted Screenplay:
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole (Black Panther) Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk) Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters (A Star Is Born)Best Animated Feature:
Incredibles 2 Isle of Dogs Mirai Ralph Breaks the Internet Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBest Documentary:
Free Solo RBG Science Fair Three Identical Strangers Won’t You Be My Neighbor?Best Foreign Language Film:
Burning Capernaum Cold War Roma ShopliftersBest Production Design:
Production Designer: Hannah Beachler; Set Decorator: Jay Hart (Black Panther) Production Designer: Fiona Crombie; Set Decorator: Alice Felton (The Favourite) Production Designer: Nathan Crowley; Set Decorator: Kathy Lucas (First Man) Production Designer: John Myhre; Set Decorator: Gordon Sim (Mary Poppins Returns) Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero; Set Decorator: Bárbara Enríquez (Roma)Best Cinematography:
Robbie Ryan, BSC (The Favourite) Linus Sandgren, FSF (First Man) James Laxton (If Beale Street Could Talk) Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Matthew Libatique, ASC (A Star Is Born)Best Editing:
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE (The Favourite) Tom Cross, ACE (First Man) Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Gough (Roma) Jay Cassidy, ACE (A Star Is Born) Joe Walker, ACE (Widows)Best Original Score:
Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther) Justin Hurwitz (First Man) Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk) Thom Yorke (Suspiria) Hans Zimmer (Widows)The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
The Front Runner RBG Vice
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EIGHTH GRADE, THE RIDER, TRANSMILITARY Among Finalists for 44th HUMANITAS Prize
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The HUMANITAS Prize which honors film and television writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family, has named fifty-eight film and television writers as finalists for the 44th Annual HUMANITAS Prize. All Prize winners will be announced at The 44th Annual HUMANITAS Prize event on Friday, February 8, 2019 at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.
Six college students have also been named as finalists for The David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Fellowship and The Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Fellowship. The winning writers in each category will be awarded $20,000 in prize money.
HUMANITAS will also honor Marta Kauffman with The Kieser Award and Kenya Barris with the VOICE FOR CHANGE Award.
Marta Kauffman is a critically acclaimed writer/director/producer. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for Friends, a series she co-created. She also co-created HBO’s Dream On, was the co-producer for NBC’s Veronica’s Closet, and is the co-creator of Netflix’s Grace and Frankie.
Kenya Barris is also a critically acclaimed writer/producer and the creator of ABC’s Black-ish and Grown-ish. He won The HUMANITAS Prize for Black-Ish: “Hope” in 2017. He won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 2016/17. He has received three nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Since its inception in 1974, The HUMANITAS Prize has awarded over $3.5 million to more than 360 deserving television and motion picture writers whose work examines what it means to be a fully realized human being in a world struggling with racism, terrorism, sexism, ageism, anti-Semitism, political polarization, religious fanaticism, extreme poverty, violence, and unemployment. By deeply exploring the cultures, lifestyles, sexual orientations, political views, and religious beliefs of people who are very different from ourselves, we can dissolve the walls of ignorance and fear that separate us from one another.
All winners, except for those in the Independent Feature Film and College Fellowship categories, designate a non-profit focused on nurturing the next generation of writers to receive their earnings. Past recipients have included Young Storytellers, Film2Future, P.S. Arts, The Heidelberg Project, Rosie’s Theatre Kids, International Documentary Association, and Inside Out Writers.
“HUMANITAS enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,” said HUMANITAS President Ali LeRoi, “There were so many incredible submissions from such gifted writers.”
44th Annual HUMANITAS Prize Finalists
Drama Feature Film Category
BLACK PANTHER Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby BOY ERASED Screenplay by Joel Edgerton, Based on the memoir Boy Erased by Garrard Conley ON THE BASIS OF SEX Written by Daniel Stiepleman WHAT THEY HAD Written and Directed by Elizabeth ChomkoComedy Feature Film Category
BOUNDARIES Written and Directed by Shana Feste CRAZY RICH ASIANS Screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, Based on the Novel Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan EIGHTH GRADE Written and Directed by Bo Burnham LOVE, SIMON Screenplay by Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, Based on the Novel Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliFamily Feature Film Category
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Screenplay by Alex Ross Perry and Tom McCarthy and Allison Schroeder, Story by Greg Brooker and Mark Steven Johnson, Based on the characters created by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard INCREDIBLES 2 Written and Directed by Brad Bird ISLE OF DOGS Screenplay by Wes Anderson, Story by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Kunichi Nomura MARY POPPINS RETURNS Screenplay by David Magee, Screen Story by David Magee & Rob Marshall & John DeLuca, Based upon the Mary Poppins stories by P.L. TraversIndependent Feature Film Category
BRIAN BANKS Written by Doug Atchison LAUGH OR DIE Screenplay by Heikki Kujanpää and Mikko Reitala SORRY TO BOTHER YOU Written and Directed by Boots Riley THE GRIZZLIES Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and Graham Yost THE RIDER Written and Directed by Chloé ZhaoDocumentary Category
TRANSMILITARY Concept by Fiona Dawson, Written by Jamie Coughlin and Gabriel Silverman, Directed by Gabriel Silverman, Co-Directed by Fiona Dawson STOLEN DAUGHTERS: KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM Written and Produced by Karen Edwards, Directed by Gemma Atwal THE FOURTH ESTATE, “Part 3: American Carnage” Directed by Liz Garbus and Jenny Carchman, Produced by Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman, Justin Wilkes THE PRICE OF FREE Story by Davis Guggenheim, Derek Doneen, Sarah Anthony, Directed by Derek Doneen, Produced by Davis Guggenheim and Sarah Anthony60-minute Drama Category
GOD FRIENDED ME, “Pilot” Written by Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, “Be Free” Written by Brian Chamberlayne THE GOOD DOCTOR, “More” Written by David Shore & Lloyd Gilyard Jr. THIS IS US, “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life” Written by Kay Oyegun30-minute Comedy Category
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, “Volume 2: Chapter VIII” Written by Jack Moore ONE DAY AT A TIME, “Hello, Penelope” Written by Michelle Badillo & Caroline Levich THE GOOD PLACE, “Jeremy Bearimy” Written by Megan Amram THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, “Mid-way to Mid-town” Written and Directed by Amy Sherman-PalladinoChildren’s Teleplay Category
ALEXA & KATIE, “Winter Formal, Part 2” Written by Matthew Carlson MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, “Surf and/or Turf” Written by Brian Hohlfeld MUPPET BABIES, “You Say Potato, I Say Best Friend” Written by Laura Sreebny Z-O-M-B-I-E-S Written by David Light & Joseph Raso, Based on Zombies & Cheerleaders Written by David Light & Joseph RasoThe David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Fellowship
BAND OF MOTHERS – Sabrina Brennan (USC) FERNANDO – Adam Lujan (NYU) HEAD CASE – Ellie Goodman (Northwestern University)The Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Fellowship
RUE PIGALLE – Jessica Shields (Columbia University) THE BARGEMAN – Joe Hemphill (Boston University) WILCOX PARK – Omar Willis (USC)
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ROMA Named Best Film, EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST REFORMED Win 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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The New York Film Critics Circle announced its 2018 award winners live on Twitter this morning, naming Roma the Best Film of 2018, along with awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography for Alfonso Cuarón. First Reformed won awards for Best Screenplay: Paul Schrader and Best Actor for Ethan Hawke. Minding the Gap directed by Bing Liu won for Best Documentary, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War won for Best Foreign Language Film, and Eighth Grade director Bo Burnham won the award for Best First Film.
2018 New York Film Critics Award Winners
Best Picture: Roma
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, RomaBest Film: Roma #NYFCC
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Best Screenplay: Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón / Roma #NYFCC
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Best Actress: Regina Hall, Support the GirlsBest Screenplay: First Reformed (Paul Schrader) #NYFCC
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Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First ReformedBest Actress: Regina Hall / Support the Girls #NYFCC
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Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could TalkBest Actor: Ethan Hawke / First Reformed #NYFCC
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Best Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?Best Supporting Actress: Regina King / If Beale Street Could Talk #NYFCC
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Best Cinematography: Roma, Alfonso CuaronBest Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant / Can You Ever Forgive Me? #NYFCC
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Best Non-fiction Film: Minding the Gap, director Bing Liu Best Foreign Language Film: “Cold War,” director Pawel PawlikowskiBest Cinematography: Roma (Alfonso Cuarón) #NYFCC
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Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best First Film: Eighth Grade, director Bo BurnhamBest Non-Fiction Film: Minding the Gap (Bing Liu) #NYFCC
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Special Award For Career Achievement: David Schwartz, Chief Film Curator at Museum of the Moving Image for 33 yearsBest First Film: Eighth Grade (Bo Burnham) #NYFCC
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Special Award: Kino Classics Box Set Pioneers: First Women FilmmakersSpecial Award: David Schwartz, stepping down as Chief Film Curator at Museum of the Moving Image after 33 years #NYFCC
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Director Costa-Gavras to Receive Honorary Award at European Film Awards
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Legendary director Costa-Gavras will be presented with the Honorary Award of the EFA President and Board at the 31st European Film Awards on December 15, 2018. Costa-Gavras is the fifth filmmaker to receive this recognition, earlier recipients were Manoel de Oliveira, Michel Piccoli, Sir Michael Caine, and Andrzej Wajda.
Born in Greece, Costa-Gavras emigrated in 1955 to France at the age of 22 and made his first film in 1965: THE SLEEPING CAR MURDERS, made possible with the support of Yves Montand and Simone Signoret, both of whom also starred in this adaptation of Sébastien Japrisot’s novel. He continued with Z (1969) which he also co-wrote with Jorge Semprún, adapted from Vassilis Vassilikos’ book. The film received two awards at the Cannes Film Festival as well as two Oscars. Another collaboration with co-screenwriter Semprún followed with THE CONFESSION (1971), an adaptation from Arthur and Lise London’s book.
Among his various other award-winning films are STATE OF SIEGE (1973), MISSING (1981) which received the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Screenplay, HANNA K. (1983) about an Israeli lawyer defending a Palestinian in the occupied territories, and BETRAYED (1988), starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger.
Costa-Gavras also directed MUSIC BOX (1989) which won the Golden Bear at the 1990 Berlin Film Festival, MAD CITY (1997) with John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman, AMEN (2002) which was awarded Best Screenplay at the Césars, THE AXE (2004), EDEN IS WEST (2009) and, most recently, CAPITAL, starring Gad Elmaleh and Gabriel Byrne, which premiered in San Sebastian in 2012. Costa-Gavras also directs opera and musical shows and he was President of the Société des réalisateurs de films (Film directors’ Society, 1971-1973). He is President of La Cinémathèque Française.
Costa-Gavras will be a guest of honor at the awards ceremony on December 15 in Seville to accept his award.
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National Board of Review Announces 2018 Film Honorees, GREEN BOOK Named Best Film of the Year
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The National Board of Review named Green Book as Best Film of the Year, Bradley Cooper as Best Director of the Year for A Star is Born, Viggo Mortensen as Best Actor of the Year for his performance in Green Book, and Lady Gaga as Best Actress of the Year for her performance in A Star is Born.
NBR President Annie Schulhof said, “We are proud to honor Green Book as our best film – it is a warm and heartfelt look at a remarkable friendship, brought to the screen at a moment where its story of love, compassion, and shared humanity deeply resonates. We are also thrilled to award Bradley Cooper as our best director – he is an extraordinary talent behind the camera, bringing a fresh and modern perspective, as well as superb craftsmanship and tremendous heart, to the classic story of A Star is Born.”
The 2018 awards continue the NBR’s tradition of recognizing excellence in filmmaking, going back 109 years. This year 261 films were viewed by this select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students, many of which were followed by in-depth discussions with directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters.
The National Board of Review’s awards celebrate the art of cinema, with categories that include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Original and Adapted Screenplay, Breakthrough Performance, and Directorial Debut, as well as signature honors such as Freedom of Expression and the William K. Everson Film History Award.
The honorees will be feted at the NBR Awards Gala, hosted by Willie Geist, on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Cipriani 42nd Street.
2018 National Board of Review Award WInners
Best Film: GREEN BOOK Best Director: Bradley Cooper, A STAR IS BORN Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, GREEN BOOK Best Actress: Lady Gaga, A STAR IS BORN Best Supporting Actor: Sam Elliott, A STAR IS BORN Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader, FIRST REFORMED Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Best Animated Feature: INCREDIBLES 2 Breakthrough Performance: Thomasin McKenzie, LEAVE NO TRACE Best Directorial Debut: Bo Burnham, EIGHTH GRADE Best Foreign Language Film: COLD WAR Best Documentary: RBG Best Ensemble: CRAZY RICH ASIANS William K. Everson Film History Award: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND and THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD NBR Freedom of Expression Award: 22 JULY NBR NBR Freedom of Expression Award: ON HER SHOULDERS Top Films (in alphabetical order) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Black Panther Can You Ever Forgive Me? Eighth Grade First Reformed If Beale Street Could Talk Mary Poppins Returns A Quiet Place Roma A Star Is Born Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order) Burning Custody The Guilty Happy as Lazzaro Shoplifters Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order) Crime + Punishment Free Solo Minding the Gap Three Identical Strangers Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order) The Death of Stalin Lean on Pete Leave No Trace Mid90s The Old Man & the Gun The Rider Searching Sorry to Bother You We the Animals You Were Never Really Here
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EIGHTH GRADE, THE RIDER, FIRST REFORMED Win 2018 Gotham Independent Film Awards
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Chloe Zhao’s The Rider snagged the top award for Best Feature at 2018 Gotham Independent Film Awards, but the night really belonged to Eighth Grade and First Reformed, who each won two awards, the most of the night. Eighth Grade won the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award for director Bo Burnham and Breakthrough Actor for Elsie Fisher; and First Reformed won the awards for Best Screenplay for Paul Schrader, along with Best Actor for Ethan Hawke.
Documentary films were well represented this year with Hale County This Morning, This Evening directed by RaMell Ross taking home the award for Best Documentary; and another documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? directed by Morgan Neville, won the IFP Gotham Audience Award.
The Favourite continued to dominate the early awards circuit winning the Special Jury Award For Ensemble Performance for Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz
Winners of 2018 Gotham Independent Film Awards
Best Feature The Rider Chloe Zhao, Director; Bert Hamelinck, Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche, Producers (Sony Pictures Classics) Best Documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening RaMell Ross, Director; Joslyn Barnes, RaMell Ross, Su Kim, Producers (The Cinema Guild) Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade Best Screenplay Paul Schrader, First Reformed Best Actor Ethan Hawke, First Reformed Best Actress Toni Collette, Hereditary Breakthrough Actor Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade Breakthrough Series – Long Form Killing Eve Breakthrough Series – Short Form 195 Lewis Special Jury Award For Ensemble Performance The Favourite: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz IFP Gotham Audience Award: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?