Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Ken Burns’ Brooklyn Bridge are among 25 films selected by The Library of Congress for the National Film Registry.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
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National Film Registry Adds ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ ‘Clueless’ and More
The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson (Martin Scali)
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Venice Film Festival to Honor Wes Anderson and Premier ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’
Wes Anderson (Photo credit: Roger Do Minh, Netflix) Filmmaker Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) will receive the prestigious Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.
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BIRDMAN, CITIZENFOUR, IDA Among Winners of 87th Oscars
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is the big winner of the 87th Oscars winning four awards, including the top prizes for Best Picture and Best Director.
The Grand Budapest Hotel also walked away with four awards, all in the technical categories. CitizenFour won for Best Documentary and Ida won for Best Foreign Language Film.
The complete list of winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, ProducersPERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Julianne Moore in Still AlicePERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of EverythingACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Imitation Game
Written by Graham MooreORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando BoACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre DesplatACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Glory” from Selma
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie LynnBEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CitizenFour
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk WilutzkyACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
Whiplash
Tom CrossACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Emmanuel LubezkiACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna PinnockBEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
Big Hero 6
Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy ConliBEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Feast
Patrick Osborne and Kristina ReedACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Interstellar
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott FisherPERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette in BoyhoodACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
American Sniper
Alan Robert Murray and Bub AsmanACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
Whiplash
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas CurleyBEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana PerryBEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
The Phone Call
Mat Kirkby and James LucasBEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Ida (Poland)ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Frances Hannon and Mark CoulierACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Milena CanoneroPERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
J.K. Simmons in Whiplash
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Boyhood is Big Winner at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
BoyhoodThe UK’s top film critics named Boyhood as Film of the Year; in addition, Boyhood also won Director for Richard Linklater and Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette.
The evening’s other big winner was Under the Skin, for which Jonathan Glazer was on hand to collect the Attenborough Award for British Film of the Year. Recently Oscar-nominated producers Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky were present to receive Documentary of the Year for Citizenfour. Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev accepted his Foreign-language Film award for Levathan by video.
35th LONDON CRITICS’ CIRCLE FILM AWARDS WINNERS
FILM OF THE YEAR
Boyhood (Universal)FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Leviathan (Curzon Artificial Eye)BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
Under the Skin (StudioCanal)DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Citizenfour (Curzon Artificial Eye)ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Keaton – Birdman (Fox)ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Julianne Moore – Still Alice (Curzon Artificial Eye)SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
JK Simmons – Whiplash (Sony)SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood (Universal)BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Timothy Spall – Mr Turner (eOne)BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl (Fox) & What We Did on Our Holiday (Lionsgate)YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Alex Lawther – The Imitation Game (StudioCanal)DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Richard Linklater – Boyhood (Universal)SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox)BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER
Yann Demange – ’71 (StudioCanal)TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Under the Skin – Mica Levi, score (StudioCanal)DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Miranda RichardsonTOP 10 FILMS of 2014
1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
3. Under the Skin
4. Whiplash
5. Mr Turner
6. Leviathan
7. The Grand Budapest Hotel
8. Ida
9. Nightcrawler
10. The Theory of Everything
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“Birdman” Flies High at 20th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Boyhood Wins 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie AwardThe Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners of the 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Award, with Birdman taking home seven awards.
“Boyhood” was named Best Picture and garnered three additional wins including Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette, Best Young Actor/Actress for Ellar Coltrane, and Best Director for Richard Linklater.
“Birdman,” the most nominated film of the evening, won seven awards including Best Actor for Michael Keaton, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Original Screenplay for Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo, Best Cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki, Best Editing for Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione, Best Actor in a Comedy for Michael Keaton, and Best Score for Antonio Sanchez. Michael Keaton is the first person in the 20-year history of the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards to win three awards in a single year (Best Actor, Best Actor in a Comedy, and as part of the “Birdman” Best Ensemble).
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” claimed three awards including Best Comedy, Best Art Direction for Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer) and Anna Pinnock (Set Director), and Best Costume Design for Milena Canonero.
“Force Majeure” took home Best Foreign Language Film and “Life Itself” was named Best Documentary Feature.
WINNERS OF THE 20th ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS
Best Picture – “Boyhood”
Best Actor – Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Best Actress – Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Best Supporting Actor – J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Best Supporting Actress – Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Best Young Actor/Actress – Ellar Coltrane, “Boyhood”
Best Acting Ensemble – “Birdman”
Best Director – Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Best Original Screenplay – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Best Adapted Screenplay – Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”
Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Best Art Direction – Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator), “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Editing – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, “Birdman”
Best Costume Design – Milena Canonero, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Hair & Makeup – “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Best Visual Effects – “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
Best Animated Feature – “The Lego Movie”
Best Action Movie – “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Emily Blunt, “Edge of Tomorrow”
Best Comedy – “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Actor in a Comedy – Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Best Actress in a Comedy – Jenny Slate, “Obvious Child”
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie – “Interstellar”
Best Foreign Language Film – “Force Majeure”
Best Documentary Feature – “Life Itself”
Best Song – “Glory”, Common and John Legend, “Selma”
Best Score – Antonio Sanchez, “Birdman”Image via 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Award