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Brie Larson, Alicia Vikander, Cast of Spotlight Win SAG Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Awards presented its coveted Actor statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2015 at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards held Saturday, January 30 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Honored with awards were the cast of Spotlight, along with Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander for performances in motion pictures. The complete list of recipients for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards follows: 22nd SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS Winners THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Hugh Glass – “THE REVENANT” (20th Century Fox) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role BRIE LARSON / Ma – “ROOM” (A24) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role IDRIS ELBA / Commandant – “BEASTS OF NO NATION” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role ALICIA VIKANDER / Gerda Wegener – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture SPOTLIGHT (Open Road Films) TELEVISION PROGRAMS Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries IDRIS ELBA / DCI John Luther – “LUTHER” (BBC America) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries QUEEN LATIFAH / Bessie Smith – “BESSIE” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series VIOLA DAVIS / Annalise Keating – “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER” (ABC) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman – “TRANSPARENT” (Amazon) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix) Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” (Warner Bros. Pictures) Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO) LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 52nd Annual Life Achievement Award CAROL BURNETT
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‘Carol’ Leads Nominations for BAFTA Awards

Carol along with Bridge of Spies lead the nominations for the 2016 BAFTA Awards with nine nominations. Carol is nominated for Best Film, Director for Todd Haynes, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair. Cate Blanchett is nominated for Leading Actress and Rooney Mara is nominated for Supporting Actress. Other indie films with multiple nods include Brooklyn was nominated six times, and The Danish Girl and Ex Machina receive five nominations. Brooklyn is nominated for Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with two further nominations for Saoirse Ronan in Leading Actress and Julie Walters in Supporting Actress. The Danish Girl is nominated for Outstanding British Film, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with Leading Actor and Leading Actress nominations for Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander respectively. Ex Machina is nominated for Outstanding British Film and Special Visual Effects, with nominations for Alex Garland in Original Screenplay and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Alicia Vikander receives a further nomination for Supporting Actress. Amy receives nominations for Outstanding British Film and Documentary, along with Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Listen to Me Marlon and Sherpa. Theeb is nominated for Film Not in the English Language and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Naji Abu Nowar (Writer/Director) and Rupert Lloyd (Producer). Also nominated for Film Not in the English Language are The Assassin, Force Majeure, Timbuktu and Wild Tales. The British Short Animation nominees are Edmond, Manoman and Prologue. The five nominations for British Short Film are Elephant, Mining Poems or Odes, Operator, Over and Samuel-613. The nominees for the EE Rising Star Award are Bel Powley, Brie Larson, Dakota Johnson, John Boyega and Taron Egerton. The EE British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 14 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry. The complete list of nominations for 2016 BAFTA Awards Film | Outstanding British Film in 2016 The Danish Girl; Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Gail Mutrux, Lucinda Coxon Brooklyn; John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby Ex Machina; Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Amy; Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees 45 Years; Andrew Haigh, Tristan Goligher The Lobster; Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthimis Filippou Film | Documentary in 2016 Amy; Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees Listen to Me Marlon; Stevan Riley, John Battsek, George Chignell, R.J. Cutler He Named Me Malala; Davis Guggenheim, Walter Parkes, Laurie Macdonald Sherpa; Jennifer Peedom, Bridget Ikin, John Smithson Cartel Land; Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin Film | Film Not in the English Language in 2016 The Assassin; Hou Hsiao-Hsien Theeb; Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd Force Majeure; Ruben Östlund Timbuktu; Abderrahmane Sissako Wild Tales; Damián Szifron Film | British Short Film in 2016 Elephant; Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith Mining Poems or Odes; Callum Rice, Jack Cocker Samuel-613; Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway Operator; Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan Over; Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister Film | Animated Film in 2016 Shaun the Sheep Movie; Mark Burton, Richard Starzak Minions; Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Inside Out; Pete Docter Film | British Short Animation in 2016 Manoman; Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol Prologue; Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton Edmond; Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy Film | Director in 2016 Alejandro G. Iñárritu; The Revenant Adam McKay; The Big Short Steven Spielberg; Bridge of Spies Ridley Scott; The Martian Todd Haynes; Carol Film | Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer in 2016 Sean Mcallister, Elhum Shakerifar; A Syrian Love Story Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd; Theeb Debbie Tucker Green; Second Coming Stephen Fingleton; The Survivalist Alex Garland; Ex Machina Film | Adapted Screenplay in 2016 The Big Short; Adam McKay, Charles Randolph Steve Jobs; Aaron Sorkin Brooklyn; Nick Hornby Carol; Phyllis Nagy Room; Emma Donoghue Film | Original Screenplay in 2016 Inside Out; Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg Lefauve The Hateful Eight; Quentin Tarantino Ex Machina; Alex Garland Bridge of Spies; Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Spotlight; Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer Film | Leading Actor in 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio; The Revenant Eddie Redmayne; The Danish Girl Michael Fassbender; Steve Jobs Matt Damon; The Martian Bryan Cranston; Trumbo Film | Leading Actress in 2016 Maggie Smith; The Lady in the Van Alicia Vikander; The Danish Girl Cate Blanchett; Carol Brie Larson; Room Saoirse Ronan; Brooklyn Film | Supporting Actor in 2016 Idris Elba; Beasts of No Nation Christian Bale; The Big Short Mark Rylance; Bridge of Spies Benicio del Toro; Sicario Mark Ruffalo; Spotlight Film | Supporting Actress in 2016 Jennifer Jason Leigh; The Hateful Eight Alicia Vikander; Ex Machina Julie Walters; Brooklyn Kate Winslet; Steve Jobs Rooney Mara; Carol Film | EE Rising Star in 2016 Taron Egerton John Boyega Dakota Johnson Brie Larson Bel Powley Film | Make-Up And Hair in 2016 Brooklyn; Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn Carol; Jerry Decarlo, Patricia Regan The Revenant; Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini Mad Max: Fury Road; Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin The Danish Girl; Jan Sewell Film | Original Music in 2016 The Hateful Eight; Ennio Morricone Bridge of Spies; Thomas Newman The Revenant; Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai Star Wars: The Force Awakens; John Williams Sicario; Jóhann Jóhannsson Film | Cinematography in 2016 Mad Max: Fury Road; John Seale The Revenant; Emmanuel Lubezki Sicario; Roger Deakins Carol; Ed Lachman Bridge of Spies; Janusz Kaminski Film | Production Design in 2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales Bridge of Spies; Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo Mad Max: Fury Road; Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson The Martian; Arthur Max, Celia Bobak Carol; Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler Film | Editing in 2016 The Big Short; Hank Corwin Mad Max: Fury Road; Margaret Sixel Bridge of Spies; Michael Kahn The Revenant; Stephen Mirrione The Martian; Pietro Scalia Film | Sound in 2016 The Revenant; Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom Mad Max: Fury Road; Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White Star Wars: The Force Awakens; David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson Bridge of Spies; Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom The Martian; Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor Film | Special Visual Effects in 2016 Ant-Man; Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan Mad Max: Fury Road; Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams The Martian; Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner Ex Machina; Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst
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Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” Dominates Awards at Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival

Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” dominated the 2015 Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival; apart from acknowledging the film as ‘Best Movie,’ the festival also gave awards to Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and to the music score composed by Ennio Morricone. Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Jason Leigh are considered the Best Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actress, for their roles in “The Hateful Eight”, a film produced by Bob & Harvey Weinstein, and distributed in Italy by Leone Group’s Andrea and Raffaella Leone, who were awarded as Capri’s ‘Producers of the Year’. Here is a detailed list of the assigned awards: Cary Fukunaga is the Best Director for acclaimed “Beasts of No Nation.” He also deserved the Best Cinematography Award whereas performer Idris Elba won as Best Supporting Actor. The film about African children soldiers was produced and distributed by the Netflix platform. Brie Larson (“Room”) is the festival’s Best Leading Actress. The Best Original Screenplay Award goes to David O. Russel’s “Joy”, which in Capri, Hollywood enjoyed its European premiere. Todd Haynes’ “Carol” was awarded as Best Adapted Screenplay, written by Phyllis Nagy, and for the Best Production Design by Judy Becker. Kenneth Branagh’s “Cinderella” received an award for its costumes created by three-time Oscar-winning designer Sandy Powell, who was also assigned the Legend Award and who in Capri exhibited the attires that she created for “Carol.” Pietro Scalia is the festival’s Best Editor for “The Martian.” Apart from acknowledging Ennio Morricone’s music score for “The Hateful Eight”, also “See You Again” – the song by Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth, from “Fast and Furious 7” – won as Best Original Song. The Best Animation Movie is “Inside Out”; The Best Documentary is Paolo Ruffini’s “Resilienza”, the Best Foreign Movie is “Labyrinth of Lies” by Giulio Ricciarelli, a filmmaker of Italian origin and German adoption, running for the Oscar and included in the Academy’s Short List. Enrico Iannaccone was elected by the festival as “Director of the Future” for “La Buona Uscita.” The prestigious ‘Legend award’ went to Irish film director Jim Sheridan. Belgian performer Matthias Schoenaerts was awarded as “Revelation of the Year” for Hooper’s “The Danish Girl”. Oscar-winning screenwriter Bobby Moresco (“Crash”) – who in Capri announced his commitment to the Ambi Film-produced movie about Lamborghini – is the 2016 Italian-American Icon. Other celebrities awarded at the 2015 Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival include Italian filmmakers Giuseppe M. Gaudino, Guido Chiesa, Marco Ponti, Massimiliano Bruno, Riccardo Milani; Actors Paola Cortellesi (Capri Award as Italian Actress of the Year); Alessandro Cremona (Exploit Award for “007-Spectre”); Alessandro Siani (Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni’s Special Telegatto for the 2015 Best Box Office Gross “Si accettano miracoli”) Francesco Pannofino, Giulia Elettra Gorietti, Federico R. Rossi; And pianist Giovanni Allevi for music.
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Vancouver Film Critics Circle Reveals 2016 Nominations, ‘Room’ Leads Canadian Nominations

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant leads all films in the 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle International section with three nominations. The nominees for Best Documentary are Amy, Cartel Land and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, while The Assassin, Goodnight Mommy and Son of Saul are up for Best Foreign Language Film. A riveting and uplifting tale of a mother and son escaping confinement, the Canadian-Irish co-production Room has earned six VFCC nominations in the Canadian categories, including one for Best Canadian Film, and director Lenny Abrahamson is nominated for Best Director of a Canadian Film, Room (pictured above) will face off against Guy Maddin and co-director Evan Johnson’s The Forbidden Room and Andrew Cividino’s Sleeping Giant for Best Canadian Film. Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World will also compete with Jerry Rothwell’s How to Change the World, Alan Zweig’s Hurt and Damien Gillis & Fiona Rayher’s Fractured Land for Best Canadian Documentary. The full list of 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle International nominees. BEST FILM Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Spotlight BEST ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michal Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl BEST ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie Larson, Room Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Michael Shannon, 99 Homes Sylvester Stallone, Creed BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina BEST DIRECTOR Todd Haynes, Carol Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road BEST SCREENPLAY Emma Donoghue, Room Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM The Assassin Goodnight Mommy Son of Saul BEST DOCUMENTARY Amy Cartel Land Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief The full list of nominees in the 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Canadian categories. BEST CANADIAN FILM The Forbidden Room Room Sleeping Giant BEST ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM Michael Eklund, Eadweard Christopher Plummer, Remember Jacob Tremblay, Room BEST ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM Marie Brassard, Sabali Brie Larson, Room Julia Sarah Stone, Wet Bum BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM Patrick Huard, My Internship in Canada Reece Moffett, Sleeping Giant Nick Serino, Sleeping Giant BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM Joan Allen, Room Suzanne Clement, My Internship in Canada Tara Pratt, No Men Beyond This Point BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A CANADIAN FILM Benjamin August, Remember Andrew Cividino, Blain Watters & Aaron Yeger, Sleeping Giant Emma Donoghue, Room BEST DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM Lenny Abrahamson, Room Andrew Cividino, Sleeping Giant Atom Egoyan, Remember BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World Fractured Land How to Change the World Hurt BEST FIRST FILM BY A CANADIAN DIRECTOR Hit 2 Pass, Kurt Walker Sleeping Giant, Andrew Cividino Wet Bum, Lindsay Mackay BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM Eadweard Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World No Men Beyond This Point
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‘Carol’ ‘Brooklyn’ ‘The Danish Girl’ ‘Spotlight’ Among 21st Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations

“Mad Max: Fury Road” leads the nominations for the 21st Critics’ Choice Awards with 13 nominations including Best Picture. “Carol,” impressed with nine nominations including Best Picture, and Best Director. “Spotlight” earned eight nominations, “Brooklyn,” “The Danish Girl,” each garnered five nominations and “Room” earned four. The winners will be revealed live at the Critics’ Choice Awards gala, which will be broadcast from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on A&E, Lifetime and LMN on Sunday, January 17 at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT. Actor and comedian T.J. Miller will serve as the show’s host. NOMINATIONS FOR THE 21st CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS BEST PICTURE The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Carol Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Sicario Spotlight BEST ACTOR Bryan Cranston – Trumbo Matt Damon – The Martian Johnny Depp – Black Mass Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl BEST ACTRESS Cate Blanchett – Carol Brie Larson – Room Jennifer Lawrence – Joy Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Paul Dano – Love & Mercy Tom Hardy – The Revenant Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies Michael Shannon – 99 Homes Sylvester Stallone – Creed BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight Rooney Mara – Carol Rachel McAdams – Spotlight Helen Mirren – Trumbo Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation RJ Cyler – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Shameik Moore – Dope Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes Jacob Tremblay – Room BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE The Big Short The Hateful Eight Spotlight Straight Outta Compton Trumbo BEST DIRECTOR Todd Haynes – Carol Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant Tom McCarthy – Spotlight George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road Ridley Scott – The Martian Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies Alex Garland – Ex Machina Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short Nick Hornby – Brooklyn Drew Goddard – The Martian Emma Donoghue – Room Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Carol – Ed Lachman The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale The Martian – Dariusz Wolski The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki Sicario – Roger Deakins BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Bridge of Spies – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo Brooklyn – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay Carol – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler The Danish Girl – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson The Martian – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak BEST EDITING The Big Short – Hank Corwin Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel The Martian – Pietro Scalia The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione Spotlight – Tom McArdle BEST COSTUME DESIGN Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux Carol – Sandy Powell Cinderella – Sandy Powell The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan BEST HAIR & MAKEUP Black Mass Carol The Danish Girl The Hateful Eight Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Ex Machina Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant The Walk BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Anomalisa The Good Dinosaur Inside Out The Peanuts Movie Shaun the Sheep Movie BEST ACTION MOVIE Furious 7 Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Sicario BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE Daniel Craig – Spectre Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road Chris Pratt – Jurassic World Paul Rudd – Ant-Man BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE Emily Blunt – Sicario Rebecca Ferguson – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road BEST COMEDY The Big Short Inside Out Joy Sisters Spy Trainwreck BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Christian Bale – The Big Short Steve Carell – The Big Short Robert De Niro – The Intern Bill Hader – Trainwreck Jason Statham – Spy BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Tina Fey – Sisters Jennifer Lawrence – Joy Melissa McCarthy – Spy Amy Schumer – Trainwreck Lily Tomlin – Grandma BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE Ex Machina It Follows Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM The Assassin Goodnight Mommy Mustang The Second Mother Son of Saul BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Amy Cartel Land Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief He Named Me Malala The Look of Silence Where to Invade Next BEST SONG Fifty Shades of Grey – Love Me Like You Do Furious 7 – See You Again The Hunting Ground – Til It Happens To You Love & Mercy – One Kind of Love Spectre – Writing’s on the Wall Youth – Simple Song #3 BEST SCORE Carol – Carter Burwell The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone The Revenant – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto Sicario – Johann Johannsson Spotlight – Howard Shore
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Alicia Vikander ‘The Danish Girl’ To Receive Rising Star Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival

The 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Alicia Vikander with the Rising Star Award at its annual Awards Gala. The Festival runs January 1-11. “In The Danish Girl, Alicia Vikander delivers a superb performance as Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe,” said Film Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “She projects so much love and pain as she goes on a journey with Lili during an era when there was no precedent for it. Gerda’s own transformation as a character speaks to the story’s themes of courage and self-acceptance. For her astonishing screen presence and masterful performance, we are delighted to present Alicia Vikander with the 2016 Rising Star Award.” The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, portrayed in the film respectively by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander, directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper. The film also stars Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard, and Matthias Schoenaerts. For her role in the film, Vikander received a Breakthrough Performance honor from the New York Film Critics Online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3qEphMRGIc Past recipients of the Rising Star Award include Jessica Biel, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Bryce Dallas Howard, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lawrence, and Scarlett Johansson. In the years they were honored Howard, Kendrick, and Lawrence went on to receive Academy Award nominations.
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‘Carol’ Leads Nominations for 73rd Golden Globe Awards

‘Carol’ led the nominations for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, with five nominations – best motion picture, drama; best performance by an actress, drama for both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara; best director, Todd Haynes; and best original score, Carter Burwell. Film festival hits The Danish Girl, Room and Spotlight were right behind with 3 nominations each. In the foreign film category Europe took the lead with nominations for France (Mustang), Hungary (Son of Saul), Finland/Germany/Estonia (The Fencer) and Belgium/France/Luxembourg (The Brand New Testament). Latin America rounded up the nominations with Chile’s The Club. The Golden Globes will be presented on January 10 and broadcast live by NBC. The complete list of nominations for 73rd Golden Globe Awards. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA CAROL Number 9 Films; The Weinstein Company MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kennedy Miller Mitchell; Warner Bros. Pictures THE REVENANT Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox ROOM Element Pictures / No Trace Camping; A24 SPOTLIGHT Anonymous Content / Participant Media / First Look; Open Road Films BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA CATE BLANCHETT CAROL BRIE LARSON ROOM ROONEY MARA CAROL SAOIRSE RONAN BROOKLYN ALICIA VIKANDER THE DANISH GIRL BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BRYAN CRANSTON TRUMBO LEONARDO DICAPRIO THE REVENANT MICHAEL FASSBENDER STEVE JOBS EDDIE REDMAYNE THE DANISH GIRL WILL SMITH CONCUSSION BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY THE BIG SHORT Paramount Pictures / Regency Enterprises; Paramount Pictures JOY Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox THE MARTIAN Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox SPY Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox TRAINWRECK Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY JENNIFER LAWRENCE JOY MELISSA MCCARTHY SPY AMY SCHUMER TRAINWRECK MAGGIE SMITH THE LADY IN THE VAN LILY TOMLIN GRANDMA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY CHRISTIAN BALE THE BIG SHORT STEVE CARELL THE BIG SHORT MATT DAMON THE MARTIAN AL PACINO DANNY COLLINS MARK RUFFALO INFINITELY POLAR BEAR BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED ANOMALISA Starburns Industries; Paramount Pictures THE GOOD DINOSAUR Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures INSIDE OUT Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures THE PEANUTS MOVIE Blue Sky Studios; Twentieth Century Fox SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE Aardman; Lionsgate / Studiocanal BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (BELGIUM / FRANCE / LUXEMBOURG) Terra Incognita / Climax Films / Après le Déluge / Juliette Films / Caviar; Belga Films / Le Pacte THE CLUB (CHILE) Fabula; Music Box Films THE FENCER (FINLAND / GERMANY / ESTONIA) Making Movies / Kick Film GmbH / Allfilm; Oy Nordisk Film Ab MUSTANG (FRANCE) CG Cinéma / Vistamar Flimproduktion; Cohen Media Group SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY) Laokoon Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Classics BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE JANE FONDA YOUTH JENNIFER JASON LEIGH THE HATEFUL EIGHT HELEN MIRREN TRUMBO ALICIA VIKANDER EX MACHINA KATE WINSLET STEVE JOBS BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE PAUL DANO LOVE & MERCY IDRIS ELBA BEASTS OF NO NATION MARK RYLANCE BRIDGE OF SPIES MICHAEL SHANNON 99 HOMES SYLVESTER STALLONE CREED BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE TODD HAYNES CAROL ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU THE REVENANT TOM MCCARTHY SPOTLIGHT GEORGE MILLER MAD MAX: FURY ROAD RIDLEY SCOTT THE MARTIAN BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE EMMA DONOGHUE ROOM TOM MCCARTHY, JOSH SINGER SPOTLIGHT CHARLES RANDOLPH, ADAM MCKAY THE BIG SHORT AARON SORKIN STEVE JOBS QUENTIN TARANTINO THE HATEFUL EIGHT BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE CARTER BURWELL CAROL ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE DANISH GIRL ENNIO MORRICONE THE HATEFUL EIGHT DANIEL PEMBERTON STEVE JOBS RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, ALVA NOTO THE REVENANT BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” — FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Music by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh Lyrics by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh “ONE KIND OF LOVE” — LOVE & MERCY Music by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett Lyrics by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett “SEE YOU AGAIN” — FURIOUS 7 Music by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz Lyrics by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz “SIMPLE SONG #3” — YOUTH Music by: David Lang Lyrics by: David Lang “WRITING’S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE Music by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes Lyrics by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA EMPIRE FOX 20th Century Fox Television / Imagine Television GAME OF THRONES HBO HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360 and Startling Television MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK Universal Cable Productions NARCOS NETFLIX Gaumont International Television for Netflix OUTLANDER STARZ Sony Pictures Television BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA CAITRIONA BALFE OUTLANDER VIOLA DAVIS HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER EVA GREEN PENNY DREADFUL TARAJI P. HENSON EMPIRE ROBIN WRIGHT HOUSE OF CARDS BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA JON HAMM MAD MEN RAMI MALEK MR. ROBOT WAGNER MOURA NARCOS BOB ODENKIRK BETTER CALL SAUL LIEV SCHREIBER RAY DONOVAN BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY CASUAL HULU Lionsgate TV / Right of Way MOZART IN THE JUNGLE AMAZON VIDEO Amazon Studios ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK NETFLIX Lionsgate Television for Netflix SILICON VALLEY HBO HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky Works, and 3 Arts Entertainment TRANSPARENT AMAZON VIDEO Amazon Studios VEEP HBO HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY RACHEL BLOOM CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND JAMIE LEE CURTIS SCREAM QUEENS JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS VEEP GINA RODRIGUEZ JANE THE VIRGIN LILY TOMLIN GRACE AND FRANKIE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY AZIZ ANSARI MASTER OF NONE GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL MOZART IN THE JUNGLE ROB LOWE THE GRINDER PATRICK STEWART BLUNT TALK JEFFREY TAMBOR TRANSPARENT BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION American Crime ABC ABC Studios American Horror Story: Hotel FX 20th Century Fox Television Fargo FX MGM Television Studios / FX Productions Flesh & Bone Starz Starz Wolf Hall PBS A Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures production for BBC and MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Worldwide, Atlus Media and Prescience BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION KIRSTEN DUNST FARGO LADY GAGA AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL SARAH HAY FLESH & BONE FELICITY HUFFMAN AMERICAN CRIME QUEEN LATIFAH BESSIE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION IDRIS ELBA LUTHER OSCAR ISAAC SHOW ME A HERO DAVID OYELOWO NIGHTINGALE MARK RYLANCE WOLF HALL PATRICK WILSON FARGO BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION UZO ADUBA ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK JOANNE FROGGATT DOWNTON ABBEY REGINA KING AMERICAN CRIME JUDITH LIGHT TRANSPARENT MAURA TIERNEY THE AFFAIR BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION ALAN CUMMING THE GOOD WIFE DAMIAN LEWIS WOLF HALL BEN MENDELSOHN BLOODLINE TOBIAS MENZIES OUTLANDER CHRISTIAN SLATER MR. 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‘Chi-Raq’ ‘A Ballerina’s Tale’ Among 2015 African-American Film Critics Award Winners

Straight Outta Compton, the surprise summer box office hit centered on the 90’s rap group N.W.A., captured an overwhelming majority of the votes cast by members of the African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) for the 7th AAFCA Awards, including Best Picture. Best Independent Film went to Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq”, and Best Documentary went to “A Ballerina’s Tale,” (pictured above) the feature documentary about ballerina Misty Copeland. “Our members found an interesting theme in many of the films released this year, giving a voice to communities who have generally been underserved and marginalized in society,” says AAFCA president Gil Robertson. “With movies like Straight Outta Compton, Chi-Raq, 3 1/2 Minutes and Dope, filmmakers brought to life many storylines that are a reflection of what’s happening in our world today, including the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Pictures like Carol and The Danish Girl, give voice to another community that is too often ridiculed and ignored by the status-quo. With Creed, the members of AAFCA found an opportunity to celebrate a film with “a” universal message of hope, honor and perseverance – something that everyone can embrace. Overall, it was a transformative year in cinema.” AAFCA will hold its 7th annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, CA. The following is a complete list of 2015 AAFCA Awards winners. Best Picture: “Straight Outta Compton” (Universal Pictures) Best Director: Ryan Coogler –“Creed” (Warner Bros.) Best Ensemble: “Straight Outta Compton” (Universal Pictures) Best Actor: Will Smith “Concussion” (Sony) Best Actress: Teyonah Parris “Chi-Raq” (Roadside Attractions) Best Supporting Actor: Jason Mitchell “Straight Outta Compton” (Universal Pictures) Best Supporting Actress: Tessa Thompson “Creed” (Warner Bros.) Best Independent Film: “Chi-Raq” (Roadside Attractions) Best Screenplay: Rick Famuyiwa, “Dope” (Open Road Films) Breakout Performance: Michael B. Jordan “Creed” (Warner Bros.) Best Animation: “The Peanuts Movie” (20th Century Fox) Best Documentary: “A Ballerina’s Tale” (Sundance Selects) Best Song: “See You Again” Furious 7 (Atlantic Records) Best TV Comedy: “Black-ish” (ABC) Best TV Drama: “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC) Best Cable/New Media TV Show: “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz) AAFCA Top Ten Films of 2015 are as follows in order of distinction: 1. Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures) 2. Creed (Warner Bros.) 3. Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.) 4. Beasts of No Nation (Netflix) 5. The Martian (20th Century Fox) 6. 3-1/2 Minutes/Dope (HBO/Open Road Films) 7. Chi-Raq (Roadside Attractions) 8. Carol (Weinstein Co.) 9. The Big Short (Paramount Pictures) 10. The Danish Girl (Focus Features) AAFCA’s Special Achievement honors will be awarded to Codeblack Entertainment CEO, Jeff Clanagan; director John Singleton; Maverick Carter and LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment. New York Times film critic, Manohla Dargis will receive the organization’s Roger Ebert Award and HBO will receive the group’s Cinema Vanguard Award.
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CAROL, THE DANISH GIRL, ROOM, SPOTLIGHT Receive Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

The nominees for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2015, as well as the nominees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning. TRUMBO lead the field with 3 nominations, followed by BEASTS OF NO NATION, THE BIG SHORT, CAROL, THE DANISH GIRL (pictured above), ROOM, SPOTLIGHT and STEVE JOBS with 2 nominations. The 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards® will broadcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). The complete list of 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. 22nd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role BRYAN CRANSTON / Dalton Trumbo – “TRUMBO” (Bleecker Street) JOHNNY DEPP / James “Whitey” Bulger – “BLACK MASS” (Warner Bros. Pictures) LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Hugh Glass – “THE REVENANT” (20th Century Fox) MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Steve Jobs – “STEVE JOBS” (Universal Pictures) EDDIE REDMAYNE / Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role CATE BLANCHETT / Carol Aird – “CAROL” (The Weinstein Company) BRIE LARSON / Ma – “ROOM” (A24) HELEN MIRREN / Maria Altmann – “WOMAN IN GOLD” (The Weinstein Company) SAOIRSE RONAN / Eilis – “BROOKLYN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) SARAH SILVERMAN / Laney Brooks – “I SMILE BACK” (Broad Green Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role CHRISTIAN BALE / Michael Burry – “THE BIG SHORT” (Paramount Pictures) IDRIS ELBA / Commandant – “BEASTS OF NO NATION” (Netflix) MARK RYLANCE / Abel Rudolph – “BRIDGE OF SPIES” (DreamWorks) MICHAEL SHANNON / Rick Carver – “99 HOMES” (Broad Green Pictures) JACOB TREMBLAY / Jack – “ROOM” (A24) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role ROONEY MARA / Therese Belivet – “CAROL” (The Weinstein Company) RACHEL McADAMS / Sacha Pfeiffer – “SPOTLIGHT” (Open Road Films) HELEN MIRREN / Hedda Hopper – “TRUMBO” (Bleecker Street) ALICIA VIKANDER / Gerda Wegener – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features) KATE WINSLET / Joanna Hoffman – “STEVE JOBS” (Universal Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture BEASTS OF NO NATION (Netflix) ABRAHAM ATTAH / Agu KURT EGYIAWAN / 2nd I-C IDRIS ELBA / Commandant THE BIG SHORT (Paramount Pictures) CHRISTIAN BALE / Michael Burry STEVE CARELL / Mark Baum RYAN GOSLING / Jared Vennett MELISSA LEO / Georgia Hale HAMISH LINKLATER / Porter Collins JOHN MAGARO / Charlie Geller BRAD PITT / Ben Rickert RAFE SPALL / Danny Moses JEREMY STRONG / Vinny Peters MARISA TOMEI / Cynthia Baum FINN WITTROCK / Jamie Shipley SPOTLIGHT (Open Road Films) BILLY CRUDUP / Eric MacLeish BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES / Matty Carroll MICHAEL KEATON / Walter “Robby” Robinson RACHEL McADAMS / Sacha Pfeiffer MARK RUFFALO / Michael Rezendes LIEV SCHREIBER / Marty Baron JOHN SLATTERY / Ben Bradlee, Jr. STANLEY TUCCI / Mitchell Garabedian STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Universal Pictures) NEIL BROWN JR. / DJ Yella PAUL GIAMATTI / Jerry Heller COREY HAWKINS / Dr. Dre ALDIS HODGE / MC Ren O’SHEA JACKSON JR. / Ice Cube JASON MITCHELL / Eazy-E TRUMBO (Bleecker Street) ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE / Virgil Brooks LOUIS C.K. / Arlen Hird BRYAN CRANSTON / Dalton Trumbo DAVID JAMES ELLIOTT / John Wayne ELLE FANNING / Niki Trumbo JOHN GOODMAN / Frank King DIANE LANE / Cleo Trumbo HELEN MIRREN / Hedda Hopper MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Edward G. Robinson ALAN TUDYK / Ian McLellan Hunter TELEVISION PROGRAMS Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries IDRIS ELBA / DCI John Luther – “LUTHER” (BBC America) BEN KINGSLEY / Grand Vizier Ay – “TUT” (Spike) RAY LIOTTA / Lorca/Tom Mitchell – “TEXAS RISING” (History) BILL MURRAY / Himself – “A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS” (Netflix) MARK RYLANCE / Thomas Cromwell – “WOLF HALL” (Masterpiece/PBS) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries NICOLE KIDMAN / Grace – “GRACE OF MONACO” (Lifetime) QUEEN LATIFAH / Bessie Smith – “BESSIE” (HBO) CHRISTINA RICCI / Lizzie Borden – “THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES” (Lifetime) SUSAN SARANDON / Gladys Mortenson – “THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE” (Lifetime) KRISTEN WIIG / Delores DeWinter – “THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING” (IFC) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister – “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO) JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC) RAMI MALEK / Elliot – “MR. ROBOT” (USA Network) BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill – “BETTER CALL SAUL” (AMC) KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – “HOMELAND” (Showtime) VIOLA DAVIS / Annalise Keating – “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER” (ABC) JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS) MAGGIE SMITH / Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (Masterpiece/PBS) ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) LOUIS C.K. / Louie – “LOUIE” (FX Networks) WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime) JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS) JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman – “TRANSPARENT” (Amazon) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” (Netflix) EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime) ELLIE KEMPER / Kimmy Schmidt – “UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT” (Netflix) JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO) AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – “PARKS AND RECREATION” (NBC) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS) HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson RAQUEL CASSIDY / Baxter BRENDAN COYLE / Mr. Bates TOM CULLEN / Anthony Gillingham MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley KEVIN DOYLE / Mr. Molesley JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna Bates LILY JAMES / Lady Rose ROBERT JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas Barrow ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore JULIAN OVENDEN / Charles Blake DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley GAME OF THRONES (HBO) ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy IAN BEATTIE / Ser Meryn Trant JOHN BRADLEY / Samwell Tarly GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE / Brienne of Tarth EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen MICHAEL CONDRON / Bowen Marsh NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Jaime Lannister BEN CROMPTON / Dolorous Edd LIAM CUNNINGHAM / Ser Davos Seaworth STEPHEN DILLANE / Stannis Baratheon PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister NATHALIE EMMANUEL / Missandei TARA FITZGERALD / Selyse Baratheon JEROME FLYNN / Bronn BRIAN FORTUNE / Othell Yarwyck JOEL FRY / Hizdahr Zo Loraq AIDAN GILLEN / Littlefinger Petyr Baelish IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow LENA HEADEY / Cersei Lannister MICHIEL HUISMAN / Daario Naharis HANNAH MURRAY / Gilly BRENOCK O’CONNOR / Olly DANIEL PORTMAN / Podrick Payne IWAN RHEON / Ramsay Snow OWEN TEALE / Ser Alliser Thorne SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark CARICE VAN HOUTEN / Melisandre MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark TOM WLASCHIHA / Jaqen H’ghar HOMELAND (Showtime) F. MURRAY ABRAHAM / Dar Adal ATHEER ADEL / Numan CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison ALEXANDER FEHLING / Jonas Hollander RUPERT FRIEND / Peter Quinn NINA HOSS / Astrid RENÉ DAVID IFRAH / Bibi MARK IVANIR / Ivan Krupin SEBASTIAN KOCH / Otto Düring MIRANDA OTTO / Allison Carr MANDY PATINKIN / Saul Berenson SARAH SOKOLOVIC / Laura Sutton HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix) MAHERSHALA ALI / Remy Danton DEREK CECIL / Seth Grayson NATHAN DARROW / Edward Meechum MICHAEL KELLY / Doug Stamper ELIZABETH MARVEL / Heather Dunbar MOLLY PARKER / Jackie Sharp JIMMI SIMPSON / Gavin Orsay KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood MAD MEN (AMC) SOLA BAMIS / Shirley STEPHANIE DRAKE / Meredith JAY R. FERGUSON / Stan Rizzo BRUCE GREENWOOD / Richard Burghoff JON HAMM / Don Draper CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / Joan Harris JANUARY JONES / Betty Francis VINCENT KARTHEISER / Pete Campbell ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson KEVIN RAHM / Ted Chaough KIERNAN SHIPKA / Sally Draper JOHN SLATTERY / Roger Sterling RICH SOMMER / Harry Crane AARON STATON / Ken Cosgrove MASON VALE COTTON / Bobby Draper Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS) MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler KALEY CUOCO / Penny JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz KEY & PEELE (Comedy Central) KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY / Various Characters JORDAN PEELE / Various Characters 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 ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix) UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren MIKE BIRBIGLIA / Danny Pearson MARSHA STEPHANIE BLAKE / Berdie Rogers DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson LAVERNE COX / Sophia Burset JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales CATHERINE CURTIN / Wanda Bell LEA DELARIA / Carrie “Big Boo” Black BETH FOWLER / Sister Jane Ingalls JOEL MARSH GARLAND / Scott O’Neill KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Black Cindy KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek LORI PETTY / Lolly Whitehill JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara Diaz LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz RUBY ROSE / Stella Carlin NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga Jones DALE SOULES / Frieda YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello SAMIRA WILEY / Poussey Washington TRANSPARENT (Amazon) ALEXANDRA BILLINGS / Davina Rejennae CARRIE BROWNSTEIN / Syd Feldman JAY DUPLASS / Josh Pfefferman KATHRYN HAHN / Raquel Fein GABY HOFFMANN / Ali Pfefferman CHERRY JONES / Leslie Mackinaw AMY LANDECKER / Sarah Pfefferman JUDITH LIGHT / Shelly Pfefferman HARI NEF / Gittel/Gerson EMILY ROBINSON / Rose Boymelgreen JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman VEEP (HBO) DIEDRICH BADER / Bill Ericsson SUFE BRADSHAW / Sue Wilson ANNA CHLUMSKY / Amy Brookheimer GARY COLE / Kent Davidson KEVIN DUNN / Ben Cafferty TONY HALE / Gary Walsh HUGH LAURIE / Tom James PHIL REEVES / Doyle SAM RICHARDSON / Richard REID SCOTT / Dan Egan TIMOTHY SIMONS / Jonah Ryan SARAH SUTHERLAND / Catherine MATT WALSH / Mike McLintock SAG AWARDS® HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture “EVEREST” (Universal Pictures) “FURIOUS 7” (Universal Pictures) “JURASSIC WORLD” (Universal Pictures) “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” (Warner Bros. Pictures) “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION” (Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series “THE BLACKLIST” (NBC) “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO) “HOMELAND” (Showtime) “MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL” (Netflix) “THE WALKING DEAD” (AMC) LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 52nd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award CAROL BURNETT
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THE DANISH GIRL, AMY, BROOKLYN are Winners at 2015 Hollywood Film Awards

The 2015 Hollywood Film Awards, the official launch of the awards season, took place last weekend at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Danish Girl (pictured above) was a big winner, taking awards for Hollywood Director Award for Tom Hooper, Hollywood Breakout Actress Award for Alicia Vikander, and Hollywood Film Composer Award for Alexandre Desplat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d88APYIGkjk Other winners included Carey Mulligan who spoke passionately about women’s rights while accepting the Hollywood Actress Award for her work in Suffragette, Asif Kapadia won the Hollywood Documentary Award for Amy, and Jane Fonda who received a standing ovation after stepping onstage to accept the “Supporting Actress Award” for her work in Youth. Ryan Gosling set the record straight on how to pronounce Saoirse Ronan’s name, while singing her praises, as she accepted the New Hollywood Award for her performance in Brooklyn. The 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards show honored the following: “Hollywood Career Achievement Award” Robert De Niro, presented by David O. Russell “Hollywood Producer Award” Ridley Scott for The Martian, presented by Russell Crowe “Hollywood Director Award” Tom Hooper for The Danish Girl, presented by Amber Heard “Hollywood Actor Award” Will Smith for Concussion, presented by Jamie Foxx “Hollywood Actress Award” Carey Mulligan for Suffragette, presented by Jake Gyllenhaal “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” Benicio Del Toro for Sicario, presented by Reese Witherspoon “Hollywood Supporting Actress Award” Jane Fonda for Youth, presented by Laura Dern “Hollywood Breakout Actor Award” Joel Edgerton for Black Mass, presented by Johnny Depp and Dakota Johnson “Hollywood Breakout Actress Award” Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl, presented by Armie Hammer “New Hollywood Award” Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn, presented by Ryan Gosling “Hollywood Ensemble Award” The Hateful Eight cast including Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Channing Tatum, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, presented by Jamie Foxx “Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award” Straight Outta Compton cast including Corey Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson, Jr. & Jason Mitchell, presented by Ice Cube “Hollywood Comedy Award” Amy Schumer for Trainwreck, presented by Selena Gomez “Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award” Adam McKay for The Big Short, presented by Steve Carell “Hollywood Screenwriter Award” Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer for Spotlight, presented by Mark Ruffalo “Hollywood Blockbuster Award” Furious 7 (award accepted by Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez), presented by Kurt Russell “Hollywood Song Award” Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth for “See You Again” from the Furious 7 soundtrack, presented by Vin Diesel “Hollywood Animation Award” Inside Out (award accepted by director Pete Docter), presented by Amy Poehler “Hollywood Documentary Award” Asif Kapadia for Amy “Hollywood Cinematography Award” Janusz Kaminski for Bridge of Spies “Hollywood Film Composer Award” Alexandre Desplat for The Danish Girl and Suffragette “Hollywood Editor Award” David Rosenbloom for Black Mass “Hollywood Visual Effects Award” Tim Alexander for Jurassic World “Hollywood Sound Award” Gary Rydstrom for Bridge of Spies “Hollywood Costume Design Award” Sandy Powell for Cinderella “Hollywood Make-Up & Hair Styling Award” Lesley Vanderwalt for Mad Max: Fury Road “Hollywood Production Design Award” Cory Gibson for Mad Max: Fury Road
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THE LOBSTER Leads Nominations for 2015 Moët British Independent Film Awards

The Lobster topped the list of nominations for the 2015 Moët British Independent Film Awards with 7 nominations, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay andProducer of the Year. Colin Farrell is nominated for Best Actor and Olivia Colmanand Ben Whishaw for their supporting roles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_NcqD-Gfs 45 Years and Macbeth received six nominations each, including Best British Independent Film and Best Director. 45 Years also has nominations for its screenplay, for Producer of the Year, and for its stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillardare nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress and Macduff, Sean Harris, for Best Supporting Actor. The film’s Cinematography also gets a nod. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg5cpiX18TA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqHhKuCQmoY Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, has five nominations, for Director, Documentary, Producer of the Year, for its Editing and for Best British Independent Film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2yCIwmNuLE Completing the Best British Independent Film line up is Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, which is nominated for Director and Screenplay. The film’s Production Design and Visual Effects are also recognised. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggUmgeMCdc Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne-Marie Duff are all nominated for their performances in Suffragette. Alicia Vikander is nominated for Best Actress for her performance in The Danish Girl. Tom Hardy is nominated (just once) for Best Actor for his performance as both Kray twins in Legend. Father and son Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson are both nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Suffragette and Brooklyn, respectively. Brooklyn’s other nominations come for Nick Hornby’s Screenplay and for Best Actress Saoirse Ronanand Best Supporting Actress Julie Walters. The film’s Casting is also nominated, in the Outstanding Achievement in Craft category. Amy Jump’s Screenplay for High-Rise, adapted from the novel by JG Ballard, is nominated. The film’s cast are recognised too: Tom Hiddleston is nominated forBest Actor, Sienna Miller for Supporting Actress and Luke Evans for Supporting Actor. There are five first-time performance nominees this year (Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Tom Hiddleston, Marion Cotillard and Luke Evans) and nine past winners: Tom Hardy, Brendan Gleeson Anne-Marie Duff, Olivia Colman, Michael Fassbender, Helena Bonham Carter, Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw, who was BIFA’s Most Promising Newcomer in 2001. This year’s Most Promising Newcomers are Agyness Deyn for Sunset Song, Mia Goth for The Survivalist, Abigail Hardingham for Nina Forever, Milo Parker for Mr Holmes and Bel Powley for A Royal Night Out. Nina Forever and The Survivalist are both nominated for The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director for directors The Blaine Brothers and Stephen Fingleton. The other first-time directors nominated are John Maclean for Slow West, Corin Hardy for The Hallow and Paul Katis for Kajaki: The True Story, which is also nominated for Producer of the Year.The Violators is also nominated for Producer of the Year. Nominated for Best Documentary along with Amy, are Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance, How to Change the World, Palio and A Syrian Love Story. The nominations for the new Discovery Award, which recognises innovation and vision in lower-budget films, are Aaaaaaaah!, Burn Burn Burn, Orion: The Man Who Would Be King, The Return and Winter. The Variety Award, which recognizes a director, actor, writer or producer who has made a global impact and helped to focus the international spotlight on the UK, will be presented to Kate Winslet. The winners will be announced at The Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 6 December at Old Billingsgate. 2015 MOËT BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS Best British Independent Film sponsored by Moët & Chandon 45 YEARS Tristan Goligher, Andrew Haigh AMY James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia EX MACHINA Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland THE LOBSTER Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos MACBETH Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin Kurzel Best Director 45 YEARS Andrew Haigh AMY Asif Kapadia EX MACHINA Alex Garland THE LOBSTER Yorgos Lanthimos MACBETH Justin Kurzel Best Screenplay sponsored by BBC Films 45 YEARS Andrew Haigh BROOKLYN Nick Hornby EX MACHINA Alex Garland HIGH-RISE Amy Jump THE LOBSTER Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou Best Actress sponsored by MAC MARION COTILLARD Macbeth CAREY MULLIGAN Suffragette CHARLOTTE RAMPLING 45 Years SAOIRSE RONAN Brooklyn ALICIA VIKANDER The Danish Girl Best Actor sponsored by Movado TOM COURTENAY 45 Years COLIN FARRELL The Lobster MICHAEL FASSBENDER Macbeth TOM HARDY Legend TOM HIDDLESTON High-Rise Best Supporting Actress HELENA BONHAM CARTER Suffragette OLIVIA COLMAN The Lobster ANNE-MARIE DUFF Suffragette SIENNA MILLER High-Rise JULIE WALTERS Brooklyn Best Supporting Actor LUKE EVANS High-Rise BRENDAN GLEESON Suffragette DOMHNALL GLEESON Brooklyn SEAN HARRIS Macbeth BEN WHISHAW The Lobster Most Promising Newcomer sponsored by The London Edition AGYNESS DEYN Sunset Song MIA GOTH The Survivalist ABIGAIL HARDINGHAM Nina Forever MILO PARKER Mr Holmes BEL POWLEY A Royal Night Out The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by 3 Mills Studios THE HALLOW Corin Hardy KAJAKI: THE TRUE STORY Paul Katis NINA FOREVER Chris & Ben Blaine SLOW WEST John Maclean THE SURVIVALIST Stephen Fingleton The Discovery Award sponsored by Raindance AAAAAAAAH! Andrew Starke, Steve Oram BURN BURN BURN Daniel-Konrad Cooper, Tim Phillips, Charlie Covell, Chanya Button ORION: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING Jeanie Finlay THE RETURN Oliver Nias WINTER Tilly Wood, Paula Crickard, Heidi Greensmith Best Documentary AMY James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD Bous De Jong, Al Morrow, Jerry Rothwell PALIO James Gay-Rees, John Hunt, Cosima Spender A SYRIAN LOVE STORY Elhum Shakerifar, Sean McAllister Producer of the Year TRISTAN GOLIGHER 45 Years JAMES GAY-REES Amy PAUL KATIS, ANDREW DE LOTBINIERE Kajaki: The True Story CECI DEMPSEY, ED GUINEY, YORGOS LANTHIMOS, LEE MAGIDAY The Lobster DAVID A HUGHES, DAVID MOORES The Violators Outstanding Achievement in Craft ADAM ARKAPAW Cinematography – Macbeth MARK DIGBY Production Design – Ex Machina CHRIS KING Editing – Amy FIONA WEIR Casting – Brooklyn ANDREW WHITEHURST Visual Effects, Ex Machina Best British Short Film BALCONY Tom Kimberly, Ali Mansuri, Toby Fell-Holden CRACK Joseph Taussig, Peter King EDMOND Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz LOVE IS BLIND Lizzie Brown, Dan Hodgson MANoMAN Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, Simon Cartwright Best International Independent Film CAROL Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon, Phyllis Nagy, Todd Haynes FORCE MAJEURE Erik Hemmendorff, Marie Kjellson, Philippe Bober, Ruben Östlund GIRLHOOD Bénédicte Couvreur, Céline Sciamma ROOM Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson SON OF SAUL Gábor Sipos, Gábor Rajna, Cara Royer, László Nemes
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Focus Features to Bookend 2015 Mill Valley Film Festival with THE DANISH GIRL and SUFFRAGETTE

Focus Features will bookend the 2015 Mill Valley Film Festival with two new releases: The Danish Girl starring Academy Award® winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, MVFF 2014) and directed by Academy Award®-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, MVFF 2010) will open the festival; and Suffragette, with director Sarah Gavron, producer Faye Ward, screenwriter Abi Morgan, and star Carey Mulligan for Closing Night. Having previously presented his multi-Academy Award®-winning film The King’s Speech at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2010, Tom Hooper returns to MVFF38 with his latest film The Danish Girl. Hooper will participate in an on-stage conversation following the screening and be presented with the Variety Master Filmmaker Award by Variety Senior Features Editor David Cohen. In addition to attending the Closing Night screening, the Suffragette all-female filmmaking team of Sarah Gavron, Faye Ward, and Abi Morgan will participate in a Variety Contenders Conversation on Saturday October 17, where they will discuss the film’s genesis, history, and journey to the screen with Variety Senior Features Editor Steve Chagollan. Also on Saturday, October 17, Suffragette star Carey Mulligan will be the focus of a MVFF Spotlight program, which will feature an onstage conversation, a look back at her film roles, discussion of and clips from Suffragette, and the presentation of the MVFF Award in recognition of exceptional artistry. The Danish Girl UK/US 2015 Academy Award ®-winning The King’s Speech (MVFF2010) director Tom Hooper returns with another emotionally powerful drama. The Danish Girl explores the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe (Academy Award ® winner Eddie Redmayne, MVFF Spotlight 2014), one of the first people in recorded history to undergo gender confirmation surgery, and Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). Special Guest: Tom Hooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vyUHGl0Y6E Suffragette (pictured above) UK 2015 Profoundly moving, Suffragette tells the story of the ordinary women who risked all – their jobs, homes, children, and even their lives – in the fight for the right to vote. A brilliant ensemble cast (including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Romola Garai, Natalie Press, and Meryl Streep) drives this stirring portrait of the working women whose passion and vision advanced equal rights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jBXQM7mIk
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