We wrap up the awards season at last with the 17th Chlotrudis Awards...

Behold:

Best Movie - WINTER’S BONE
Buried Treasure – DOGTOOTH
Best Documentary – MARWENCOL
Best Director - Debra Granik for WINTER’S BONE
Best Actress – Hye-ja Kim for MOTHER
Best Actor – (TIE) Ryan Gosling for BLUE VALENTINE and Philip Seymour Hoffman for JACK GOES BOATING
Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver for ANIMAL KINGDOM
Best Supporting Actor – Geoffrey Rush for THE KING’S SPEECH
Best Original Screenplay – MOTHER, screenplay by Eun-kyo Park and Joon-ho Bong
Best Adapted Screenplay – WINTER’S BONE, screenplay by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
Best Cinematography – Michael McDonough for WINTER’S BONE
Best Production Design – I AM LOVE
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast – THE KID’S ARE ALL RIGHT

-Joey's Two Cents: Seeing Ryan Gosling take one of the last honors of the 2010 cycle makes me happy...thoughts?

Here are the "winners" of the 31st Annual Razzie Awards!

Take a gander:

Worst Picture Winner 2010
The Last Airbender

Worst Actor Winner 2010
Ashton Kutcher (Killers and Valentine's Day)

Worst Actress Winner 2010
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis & Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City 2)

Worst Supporting Actor Winner 2010
Jackson Rathbone (The Last Airbender and Twilight Saga: Eclipse)

Worst Supporting Actress Winner 2010
Jessica Alba (The Killer Inside Me, Little Fockers, Machete and Valentine's Day)

Black Swan dominates the Spirit Awards!

Here are all the winners:

Best Picture- Black Swan
Best Director- Darren Aronofsky
Best Actress- Natalie Portman
Best Actor- James Franco
Best Supporting Actress- Dale Dickey
Best Supporting Actor- John Hawkes
Best Screenplay- The Kids Are All Right
Best Cinematography- Black Swan
Best Documentary- Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Foreign Film- The King's Speech
Best First Feature- Get Low
Best First Screenplay- Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture)
Truer Than Fiction Award- Marwencol
Someone to Watch Award- Mike Ott (Littlerock)
Producers Award- Meek's Cutoff
Robert Altman Award- Please Give
John Cassavetes Award- Daddy Longlegs

-Joey's Two Cents: I didn't do badly with my predictions, and I was glad I mildly underestimated Black Swan...thoughts?

Independent Spirit Awards Preview

My favorite awards show each year is the Independent Spirit Awards, and as always, I take it upon myself to write up this preview/predictions article to try and make some sense of what is always a unique awards show (obviously it's on the blog this year, but that's just due to time constraints and a small technical difficulty). It doesn’t usually have any bearing on Oscar, but it’s one of the hardest precursors (if you can call it that) to accurately predict, so it’s interesting to do this and then compare come Saturday night. As for how the awards themselves might go, well…let’s jump right in. ‘Winter’s Bone’ led the nominations with 7, followed by ‘The Kids Are All Right’ with 5, so keep an eye on those. 'Black Swan' picked up 4 nods, and ‘127 Hours' didn’t do shabby either, so don’t count them out. This is really a closer race than usual in a lot of categories, but there’s still some method to the prediction madness, so here we go:

Best Feature-

The nominees are 127 Hours, Black Swan, Greenberg, The Kids Are All Right, and Winter’s Bone. I think it’s safe to say that Greenberg is out of it (sadly), with 127 Hours and Black Swan looming as long shot spoilers (more so Black Swan). This brings the race down to The Kids Are All Right and Winter’s Bone, and with the latter doing well earlier this season at the Gotham Awards, I’m going to take a cue from them and say that the big prize of the night is going to go to it.

Will Win: Winter’s Bone
Might Win: The Kids Are All Right
Should Win: Black Swan
Should have been nominated: Blue Valentine

The rest after the jump...

Behold the winners of the Cesar Awards!

Here you go:

Best Film: “Of Gods and Men”
Best Director: Roman Polanski, “The Ghost Writer”
Best Actor: Eric Elmosnino, “Gainsbourg”
Best Actress: Sara Forestier, “The Names of Love”
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Lonsdale, “Of Gods and Men”
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Alvaro, “The Clink of Ice”
Most Promising Actor: Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”
Most Promising Actress: Leïla Bekhti, “Tout ce qui brille”
Best Original Screenplay: Baya Kasmi and Michel Leclerc, “The Names of Love”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Robert Harris and Roman Polanski, “The Ghost Writer”
Best Foreign Film: “The Social Network”
Best Animated Feature: “The Illusionist”
Best Documentary: “Oceans”
Best First Film: “Gainsbourg”
Best Cinematography: Caroline Champetier, “Of Gods and Men”
Best Art Direction: Hugues Tissandier, “The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec”
Best Costume Design: Caroline de Vivaise, “The Princess of Montpensier”
Best Film Editing: Hervé de Luze, “The Ghost Writer”
Best Sound: “Gainsbourg”
Best Short Film: “Logorama”

-Joey's Two Cents: The Social Network taking the Foreign prize was nice to see...thoughts?

The International Film Music Critics Association announces its winners!

Behold:

Film Score of the Year
“The Ghost Writer” (AlexandreDesplat)
“How to Train Your Dragon” (John Powell)
“Inception” (Hans Zimmer)
“The King’s Speech” (Alexandre Desplat)
“TRON Legacy” (Daft Punk)

Film Composer of the Year
Alexandre Desplat
Danny Elfman
James Newton Howard
John Powell
Hans Zimmer

Breakout Composer of the Year
Óscar Araujo
Arnau Bataller
Daft Punk
Herbert Grönemeyer
Nuno Malo

Inception leads the 2011 Saturn Award nominations!

Take a gander at the nominees:

Best Science Fiction Film

Hereafter (Warner Bros.)
Inception (Warner Bros.)
Iron Man 2 (Paramount/Marvel)
Never Let Me Go (Fox Searchlight)
Splice (Warner Bros.)
Tron: Legacy (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Fantasy Film

Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney Studios)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (20th Century Fox)
Clash of the Titans (Warner Bros.)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Warner Bros.)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Universal)
Twilight: Eclipse (Summit Entertainment)

The Costume Designers Guild announces their winners!

Behold:

Contemporary Film
“Black Swan” (Amy Westcott)
“Burlesque” (Michael Kaplan)
“Inception” (Jeffrey Kurland)
“The Social Network” (Jacqueline West)
“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” (Ellen Mirojnick)

Period Film
“The Fighter” (Mark Bridges)
“The King’s Speech” (Jenny Beaven)
“True Grit” (Mary Zophres)

Fantasy Film
“Alice in Wonderland” (Colleen Atwood)
“The Tempest” (Sandy Powell)
“TRON Legacy” (Christine Bieselin Clark, Michael Wilkinson)

-Joey's Two Cents: No complaints here in regard to their choices...thoughts?

The Social Network takes top honors at the MPSE awards!

Here are all the winners:

• Best Sound Editing: DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FEATURE FILM: “The Social Network”
• Best Sound Editing: SOUND EFFECTS AND FOLEY IN A FEATURE FILM: “Inception”
• Best Sound Editing: MUSIC IN A FEATURE FILM: “INCEPTION”
• Best Sound Editing: MUSIC IN A MUSICAL FEATURE FILM: “Country Strong”
• Best Sound Editing: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, ADR IN AN ANIMATION FEATURE FILM: “How to Train Your Dragon”
• Best Sound Editing: DOCUMENTARY IN FEATURE FILM: “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage”
• Best Sound Editing: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FEATURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “Micmacs”
• VERNA FIELDS AWARD IN SOUND EDITING FOR STUDENT FILMMAKERS: “Stanley Pickle”
• MPSE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to Walter Murch

-Joey's Two Cents: Inception did very well too, as you can see...thoughts?

True Grit wins the CAS award for Best Sound Mixing!

Behold:

• True Grit: Outstanding Acheivement in Sound Mixing for Feature Film
• Boardwalk Empire: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series
• Temple Grandin: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movie or Mini-Series

-Joey's Two Cents: Now we know what will be Inception's primary competition here at the Oscars...thoughts?

The ACE Eddies give their top honors to The Social Network!

The winners:

Best Edited Feature, Drama: The Social Network
Best Edited Feature Comedy/Musical: Alice in Wonderland
Best Edited Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Edited Documentary : Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Edited Miniseries or Movie for TV: Temple Grandin
Best Edited 1/2-Hour Series: Modern Family
Best Edited 1-Hour Series: Walking Dead
Best Edited 1-Hour Non-Commercial Series: Treme

-Joey's Two Cents: This keeps The Social Network alive, but I'm still torn about what will happen on Oscar night...thoughts?

The International Cinephile Society awards are announced!

Behold:

PICTURE
01. A Prophet
02. Carlos
03. Another Year
04. The Social Network
05. Everyone Else
06. I Am Love
07. Blue Valentine
08. Black Swan
09. Exit Through the Gift Shop
10. Inception

DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard – A Prophet
runner-up: Olivier Assayas – Carlos

Wally Pfister takes the ASC award!

Behold:

• Wally Pfister: ASC Award for Feature Film, for Inception!
• Stephen Windon: Asc Award for TV Movie /Mini-Series for the Pacific, Okinawa
• Jonathan Freeman: ASC award for TV Series – Boardwalk Empire, ‘Home’ episode
• Michael O’Shea: ASC Career Achievement in TV Award
• John Seale: ASC International Award for cinematography (Rain Man, Harry Potter, Perfect Storm, The English Patient)

The King's Speech comes close to sweeping at the BAFTAs!

Here are the winners:

Best Film – The King’s Speech
Best Director – The Social Network – David Fincher
Best Leading Actress – Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Best Leading Actor – Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress – Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actor – Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay – The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Screenplay – The King’s Speech – David Seidler
Best Cinematography – True Grit – Roger Deakins
Outstanding British Film – The King’s Speech
Outstanding British Debut – Four Lions – Chris Morris
Best Editing – The Social Network – Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
Best Original Music – The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat
Best Production Design – Inception – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland – Colleen Atwood
Best Sound – Inception – Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick
Best Special Visual Effects – Inception – Corbould, Franklin, Lockley, Bebb
Best Make Up & Hair – Alice in Wonderland – Valli O’Reilly, Paul
Best Short Film – Until the River Runs Red – Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis
Best Short Animation – The Eagleman Stag – Michael Please
Best Film Not in the English Language – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Animated Film – Toy Story 3
Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award – Tom Hardy


-Joey's Two Cents: The only real surprises for me were Fincher holding off Hooper and TKS hitting in both film categories...thoughts?

The Chlotrudis nominees are announced!

Take a gander:

Best Movie
I Killed My Mother
Jack Goes Boating
The King’s Speech
Mother
Undertow
Winter’s Bone

Best Director
Tze Chun – Children of Invention
Banksy – Exit Through the Gift Shop
Xavier Dolan – I Killed My Mother
Joon-ho Bong – Mother
John Cameron Mitchell – Rabbit Hole
Debra Granik – Winter’s Bone

Buried Treasure
Dogtooth
Down Terrace
Mary and Max
Mine
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Terribly Happy

Best Actress
Paprika Steen – Applause
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
Anne Dorval – I Killed My Mother
Hye-ja Kim – Mother
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone

Best Actor
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine
Alexander Siddig – Cairo Time
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Jack Goes Boating
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Vincent Cassel – Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Anthony Mackie – Night Catches Us

Best Supporting Actress
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
Kierston Waering – Fish Tank
Sissy Spacek – Get Low
Dianne Wiest – Rabbit Hole
Dale Dickey – Winter’s Bone

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Fassbender – Fish Tank
John Ortiz – Jack Goes Boating
Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
Miles Teller – Rabbit Hole
John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone

The 9th annual INOCA winners are announced!

Behold:

BEST PICTURE
The Social Network
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
A Prophet
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
BEST ACTOR
Ryan Gosling in Blue Valentine
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale in The Fighter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lesley Manville in Another Year
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Christopher Nolan for Inception
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network

BAFTA Predictions

The BAFTA's are tonight and if you're have any connection with this awards season you know that "The King's Speech" will reign supreme and then some. The question is how supreme will it reign. My predictions are in bold. Include yours in the comment section.

BEST FILM
* BLACK SWAN
* INCEPTION
* THE KING’S SPEECH
* THE SOCIAL NETWORK
* TRUE GRIT

DIRECTOR
* 127 HOURS – Danny Boyle
* BLACK SWAN – Darren Aronofsky
* INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan
* THE KING’S SPEECH – Tom Hooper
* THE SOCIAL NETWORK – David Fincher

LEADING ACTOR
* JAVIER BARDEM – Biutiful
* JEFF BRIDGES – True Grit
* JESSE EISENBERG – The Social Network
* COLIN FIRTH – The King’s Speech
* JAMES FRANCO – 127 Hours

LEADING ACTRESS
* ANNETTE BENING – The Kids Are All Right
* JULIANNE MOORE – The Kids Are All Right
* NATALIE PORTMAN – Black Swan
* NOOMI RAPACE – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
* HAILEE STEINFELD – True Grit

London Film Critics Winners

SKY 3D AWARD: FILM OF THE YEAR
Black Swan (Fox)
The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
The King’s Speech (Momentum)
The Social Network (Sony)
Toy Story 3 (Disney)
THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
127 Hours (Warner/Pathe)
The Arbor (Verve)
Another Year (Momentum)
The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Monsters (Vertigo)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Dogtooth (Verve)
I Am Love (Metrodome)
Of Gods and Men (Artificial Eye)
The Secret in Their Eyes (Metrodome)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (New Wave)
ACTOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by Narrabeen Communications
Jeff Bridges - True Grit (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network (Sony)
Colin Firth - The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine (Optimum)
Edgar Ramirez - Carlos (Optimum)
MOËT ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right (Universal)
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter’s Bone (Artificial Eye)
Natalie Portman - Black Swan (Fox)
Noomi Rapace - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Momentum)
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit (Paramount)

International Film Music Critics Association Nominations

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• THE GHOST WRITER, music by Alexandre Desplat
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell
• INCEPTION, music by Hans Zimmer
• THE KING’S SPEECH, music by Alexandre Desplat
• TRON: LEGACY, music by Daft Punk
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• Alexandre Desplat
• Danny Elfman
• James Newton Howard
• John Powell
• Hans Zimmer
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• Óscar Araujo
• Arnau Bataller
• Daft Punk
• Herbert Grönemeyer
• Nuno Malo
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
• AMÁLIA, music by Nuno Malo
• BLACK SWAN, music by Clint Mansell
• THE KARATE KID, music by James Horner
• THE KING’S SPEECH, music by Alexandre Desplat
• TRUE GRIT, music by Carter Burwell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
• THE LIGHTKEEPERS, music by Pinar Toprak
• LO, music by Scott Glasgow
• NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS, music by James Newton Howard
• POTICHE, music by Philippe Rombi
• VAMPIRES SUCK, music by Christopher Lennertz