Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2011

Here are your winners from the 2011 Tony Awards!

Behold:

  • Best Play: War Horse
  • Best Musical: Book of Mormon
  • Best Revival of a Play: The Normal Heart
  • Best Revival of a Musical: Anything Goes
  • Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for Book of Mormon
  • Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris for War Horse
  • Best Actress in a Play: Frances McDormand for Good People
  • Best Actress in a Musical: Sutton Foster for Anything Goes
  • Best Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance for Jerusalem
  • Best Actor in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz for Catch Me If You Can
  • Best Featured Actress in a Play: Ellen Barkin for The Normal Heart
  • Best Featured Actor in a Play: John Benjamin Hickey for The Normal Heart
  • Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Nikki M. James for Book of Mormon
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical: John Larroquette for How to Succeed in Business
  • Best Book of a Musical: Book of Mormon, Trey Parker and Matt Stone
  • Best Costume Design for a Play: Importance of Being Earnest
  • Best Costume Design for a Musical: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
  • Best Scenic Design for a Play: War Horse
  • Best Scenic Design for a Musical: Book of Mormon
  • Best Lighting Design for a Play: War Horse
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Book of Mormon
  • Best Choreography: Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes
  • Best Score for a Musical: Book of Mormon
  • Best Orchestrations for a Musical: Book of Mormon
  • Best Sound Design for a Musical: Book of Mormon
  • Best Sound Design in a Play: War Horse
-Joey's Two Cents: Perhaps this is a good sign for Spielberg's adaptation of War Horse? Thoughts?

Sunday, June 12, 2011

The 38th annual Student Academy Awards are handed out!

Via Variety:

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated the work of 15 student filmmakers at the 38th Student Academy Awards, held Saturday night at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Julian Higgins took home the gold medal in the narrative category for her pic "Thief." Shawn Wines landed the silver medal for "High Maintenance" and Soham Mehta took home the bronze for "Fatakra."

In the animation category, Zach Hyer's "Correspondence" and Bernardo Warman and Shaofu Zhang's "Dragonboy" were feted with gold medals. Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis took the bronze for "Defective Detective."

In the foreign student film category, Hallvar Witzo was awarded the gold medal for "Tuba Atlantic." Karzan Kader was given the silver medal for the pic "Bekas" and Max Zaehle earned the bronze for "Raju."

In the docu category, Wonjung Bae took home the gold medal for "Vera Klement: Blunt Edge." The silver medal was handed to Anthony Weeks for "Imaginary Circumstances" and Theo Rigby got the bronze for "Sin Pais (Without Country)."

In the alternative category, Tal S. Shamir took home the gold medal for "The Vermeers."

Jennifer Garner, Edward Zwick and John Musker along with the Academy prexy Tom Sherak were among the presenters that handed out the awards.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Here are the results from last night's MTV Movie Awards...

...and they're about what you'd expect. Behold:

Best Male Performance
Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Best Female Performance
Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Best Fight
Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Best Kiss
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Best Jaw-Dropping Moment
Justin Bieber, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," Performance Spectacular

Best Villain
Tom Felton, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1"

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Go figure...The Tree of Life wins the Palme d'Or!

Behold the prizes:

Official Competition Palme d'Or: The Tree Of Life (dir: Terrence Malick)

Grand Prix (Runner-up to main award): (tie) Kid With A Bike (dir: Dardenne brothers), Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)

Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Mise en Scene (Best Director): Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)

Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)

Prix du Scenario (Screenplay): Joseph Cedar, Footnote (Israel) Prix Du Jury: Poliss (dir: Maiwenn)

Palme d'Or Court Metrage: Cross Country (dir: Maryna Vroda)

Camera d'Or (Best First Film): Las Acasias (dir: Pablo Giorgelli)

-Joey's Two Cents: The top prize going to The Tree of Life was mildly surprising, but it was always going to be an all or nothing endeavor (shame on me for predicting otherwise). Overall, I was right about the acting awards, which I'm kind of proud of, and counting my alternates, I hit on Director as well...thoughts?

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Here are the 2011 MTV Movie Award Nominations...

...in case you care about this sort of thing. Here you go:

BEST MOVIE

Black Swan

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Inception

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Emma Stone – Easy A

Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Jennifer Aniston – Just Go With It

Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Natalie Portman – Black Swan

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network

Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Zac Efron – Charlie St. Cloud

Friday, April 29, 2011

Here are your Award Winners from the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival...

...so take a glance:

World NARRATIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:

The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.

  • The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan, written by Josefine Adolfsson and Lisa Aschan (Sweden). Winner receives $25,000 and the art award “Anna Christie Entering the Bar, 1965-1967” by Robert De Niro Sr. Sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences. The award was given by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro and Larry Korman from AKA Residences.

Jury Comments: “Haunting, resonant, but never posed. Conventional shots become dangerous. With balanced storytelling that moves between danger and innocence, this film speaks of sex, adolescence, power, and ambition. It is original and authentic.”

  • Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Ramadhan “Shami” Bizimana as Yvan in Grey Matter (Matière Grise), directed and written by Kivu Ruhorahoza (Rwanda, Australia). Winner receives $2,500. The award was given by Rula Jebreal.

Jury Comments: “In a world shattered by genocide, this performance was so pure.”

  • Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Carice van Houten as Ingrid Jonker in Black Butterflies, directed by Paula van der Oest, written by Greg Latter (Germany, Netherlands, South Africa). Winner receives $2,500. The award was given by Rula Jebreal.

Jury Comments: “There are a million colors in this complicated performance. We award this honor for bravery and fragility, and for showing tremendous range and strength throughout.”

  • Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature Film – Luisa Tillinger, Artificial Paradises (Paraisos Artificiales) (Mexico). Winner receives $5,000 and $50,000 in post production services provided by Company 3. The award was given by Rula Jebreal.

Jury Comments: “A beautiful portrait of landscape and emotion.”

  • Best Screenplay for a Narrative Feature Film – Jannicke Systad Jabobsen, Turn Me On, Goddammit (Få meg på, for faen) (Norway). Winner receives $5,000. The award was given by Rula Jebreal.

Jury Comments: “This jury was unanimous. Hands-down this is the best screenplay.”
BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR:
The jurors for the 2011 Best New Narrative Director Competition were Paul Dano, Atom Egoyan, Zoe Kazan, Anna Kendrick, Rainn Wilson.

  • Best New Narrative Director – Park Jungbum, writer and director of Journals of Musan (Musan Il-gi) (South Korea). Winner receives $25,000, sponsored by American Express; $50,000 in post production services provided by Company 3; and the art award “Double Happiness” by Nate Lowman. The award was given by Zoe Kazan and Jessica Igoe from American Express.

Jury Comments: “This film is an extraordinary study of an outcast, one that examines a complex journey with compassion and grace. The jury was unanimous in honoring this rare film, which is both emotionally arresting and an important social document. We are proud to commend this auspicious debut from an extremely talented filmmaker.”
More after the jump...

Monday, April 11, 2011

Bernardo Bertolucci will receive the honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes...

...according to The Hollywood Reporter:

The Festival de Cannes will award its first ever Honorary Palme d'Or to Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci at this year's Opening Ceremony on May 11, organizers said on Monday.

The fest will award a notable filmmaker whose work has somehow been overlooked by the fest over the years and has never received the coveted Golden Palm prize.

Woody Allen received the distinction in 2002 and Clint Eastwood in 2009, but the prize will now be an official Festival de Cannes Opening Ceremony tradition.

The filmmaker - who was recently honored in New York for a retrospective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art - is famed for titles including 1964's Prima della Revoluzione, 1976 film Novecento, 1970 pic The Conformist and 1987 title The Last Emperor.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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?

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Behold the 2011 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners!

Here they are:

Feature Film Jury Awards

NARRATIVE FEATURE

  • Winner: Natural Selection
  • Director: Robbie Pickering

NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

  • Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection
  • Director: Robbie Pickering

Breakthrough Performances:

  • Evan Ross – 96 Minutes
  • Rachael Harris – Natural Selection
  • Matt O’Leary – Natural Selection
  • Best Screenplay: Natural Selection
    Writer: Robbie Pickering
  • Best Editing: Natural Selection
    Editor: Michelle Tesoro
  • Best Cinematography: A Year in Mooring
    Director of Photography: Elliot Davis

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Darren Aronofsky will receive the Filmmaker on the Edge Award!

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky will be honored at the Provincetown International Film Festival, where he is slated to receive the fest's 2011 Filmmaker on the Edge Award.

Actress Vera Farmiga will also be feted with the fest's Excellence in Acting Award.

"We are thrilled with these two award recipients. They each represent the spirit and artistic voice of what filmmaking is today," the festival's executive director Gabby Hanna said.

The festival, which takes place in and around Provincetown, Ma., and focuses on indie film, will run from June 15-19.

-Joey's Two Cents: Congrats to both of them!