Oscar Race: Sony Pictures

Today Sony Pictures has released their awards campaign website and their hopefuls.



To check out the website click here. 

Oscar Race: Focus Features

Focus Features lines up their Oscar campaign with their new focus awards 2011 website

To check out the webpage click here 

European Film Awards nominations

Today we have the nominees for the European Film Awards. These never represent the Oscars as The Ghost Writer went on to win the best Picture award yet it received no oscar nominations. Previous winners include The White Ribbon, Gommorah, and 4 Months, 3 weels, 2 days.

A few surprises include Melancholia nominated for Best Picture and the King's Speech. The Skin I Live In was shut out of every major category. 

EUROPEAN FILM 2011

THE ARTIST, France
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Michel Hazanavicius
PRODUCED BY: Thomas Langmann & Emmanuel Montamat

LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike), Belgium/France/Italy
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
PRODUCED BY: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd & Andrea Occhipinti

HÆVNEN (In a Better World), Denmark
DIRECTED BY: Susanne Bier
WRITTEN BY: Anders Thomas Jensen
PRODUCED BY: Sisse Graum Jørgensen

THE KING’S SPEECH, UK
DIRECTED BY: Tom Hooper
WRITTEN BY: David Seidler
PRODUCED BY: Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

LE HAVRE, Finland/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki
PRODUCED BY: Aki Kaurismäki & Karl Baumgartner

MELANCHOLIA, Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lars von Trier
PRODUCED BY: Meta Louise Foldager & Louise Vesth

EUROPEAN DIRECTOR 2011
Susanne Bier for HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
Aki Kaurismäki for LE HAVRE
Béla Tarr for A TORINOI LO (The Turin Horse)
Lars von Trier for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2011:
Kirsten Dunst in MELANCHOLIA
Cécile de France in LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
Charlotte Gainsbourg in MELANCHOLIA
Nadezhda Markina in ELENA
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

EUROPEAN ACTOR 2011:
Jean Dujardin in THE ARTIST
Colin Firth in THE KING’S SPEECH
Mikael Persbrandt in HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
Michel Piccoli in HABEMUS PAPAM
André Wilms in LE HAVRE

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2011:
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for LE GAMIN AU VELO (The Kid with a Bike)
Anders Thomas Jensen for HÆVNEN (In a Better World)
Aki Kaurismäki for LE HAVRE
Lars von Trier for MELANCHOLIA

CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD 2011:
Manuel Alberto Claro for MELANCHOLIA
Fred Kelemen for A TORINOI LO (The Turin Horse)
Guillaume Schiffman for THE ARTIST
Adam Sikora for ESSENTIAL KILLING

EUROPEAN EDITOR 2011:
Tariq Anwar for THE KING’S SPEECH
Mathilde Bonnefoy for DREI (Three)
Molly Malene Stensgaard for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2011:
Paola Bizzarri for HABEMUS PAPAM
Antxón Gómez for LA PIEL QUE HABITO (The Skin I Live in)
Jette Lehmann for MELANCHOLIA

EUROPEAN COMPOSER 2011:
Ludovic Bource for THE ARTIST
Alexandre Desplat for THE KING’S SPEECH
Alberto Iglesias for LA PIEL QUE HABITO (The Skin I Live in)
Mihály Vig for A TORINOI LO (The Turin Horse)

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2011 - Prix FIPRESCI:
ADEM (Oxygen), Belgium/the Netherlands
written & directed by Hans Van Nuffel

ATMEN (Breathing), Austria
written & directed by Karl Markovics

MICHAEL, Austria
written & directed by Markus Schleinzer

SMUKKE MENESKER (Nothing’s All Bad), Denmark
written & directed by Mikkel Munch-Fals

TILVA ROŠ, Serbia
written & directed by Nikola Ležaić

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2011 - Prix ARTE:
PINA, Germany
written & directed by Wim Wenders
produced by Gian-Piero Ringel & Wim Wenders

STAND VAN DE STERREN (Position Among the Stars), the Netherlands
directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich
written by Leonard Retel Helmrich & Hetty Naaijkens
produced by Hetty Naaijkens

¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!, Germany / the Netherlands / Argentina / Chile
written & directed by Victor Kossakovsky
produced by Heino Deckert

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2011:
LE CHAT DU RABBIN (The Rabbi’s Cat), France
directed by Antoine Delesvaux & Joann Sfar

CHICO & RITA, Spain/Isle of Man
directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba

UNE VIE DE CHAT (A Cat in Paris), France/Belgium
directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol

EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY SHORT FILM 2011:
EFA Short Film Nominee Ghent:
BERIK by Daniel Joseph Borgman
EFA Short Film Nominee Valladolid.
SMÅ BARN, STORA ORD (Little Children, Big Words) by Lisa James-Larsson
EFA Short Film Nominee Cork:
HÄNDELSE VID BANK (Incident by a Bank) by Ruben Östlund
EFA Short Film Nominee Bristol:
DERBY by Paul Negoescu
EFA Short Film Nominee Angers:
JESSI by Mariejosephin Schneider
EFA Short Film Nominee Rotterdam:
I LUPI (The Wolves) by Alberto de Michele
EFA Short Film Nominee Berlin:
ÅTERFÖDELSEN (The Unliving) by Hugo Lilja
EFA Short Film Nominee Tampere:
APELE TAC (Silent River) by Anca Miruna Lăzărescu
EFA Short Film Nominee Cracow:
PAPARAZZI by Piotr Bernas
EFA Short Film Nominee Grimstad:
LA GRAN CARRERA (The Great Race) by Kote Camacho
EFA Short Film Nominee Vila do Conde:
DIMANCHES by Valéry Rosier
EFA Short Film Nominee Sarajevo:
TSE (Out) by Roee Rosen
EFA Short Film Nominee Locarno:
OPOWIESCI Z CHLODNI (Frozen Stories) by Grzegorz Jaroszuk
EFA Short Film Nominee Venice:
HYPERCRISIS by Josef Dabernig
EFA Short Film Nominee Drama:
THE WHOLLY FAMILY by Terry Gilliam

Oscar Race: Dreamworks

Just like Warner Bros, Disney and Dreamworks have opened their For you Consideration packages. The Help and War Horse are the big Best Picture contenders and Cars 2 and Winnie the Pooh are the Best Animated film contenders.

Courtesy of Glamzzle

http://www.dreamworkspicturesawards.com/
http://waltdisneystudiosawards.com/

First Oscar Predictions: Best Picture

Probably one of the hardest this year, as the Academy changed the rules and we don't know how many films will land in this category.

In no particular order
1. Warhorse-Spielberg returns with not just one film but with two and this one is getting a lot of buzz.

2. Midnight in Paris-This is one of my favorite films of the year and with the imagination behind it, Paris should be the surprise nominee.








3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close-Its Daldry and his part three films have been successful with the academy so this one looks like a great film.

4. The Descendants-Its his first film since 2004 and it has been loved by the critics.






5. The Artist-It won the Hamptons and has been the darling of the critics. Plus direcotr Hazanavicius has overcome the stigma against silent film.

6. Shame-Its the film everyone is talking about. However will Oscars go for an NC-17 film even if it is being considered the best film of the year.






7. Terrence Malick-The Tree of Life-Life won top prize at Cannes. However this does not translate to best picture. However this is one of the most fascinating films of the year.



8. Tomas Alfredson-Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy-The film is already nominated for best picture at the BIFA and it is critically acclaimed.




9. Moneyball-I didn't love it but a well reviewed film is always a good sign for best picture.

10. J. Edgar-Eastwood has lost favor with the Oscars but I have to put it on this list because it looks promising largely in part to the cast.

Oscar race begins

Today marks the beginning of Awards season campaigns as Warner Bros displays their for your consideration adds.
They are campaigning as I stated in my previous article Happy Feet 2, Harry Potter, Contagion, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and J. Edgar

Here is a link to the website
http://warnerbros2011.warnerbros.com/index.php

British Independent Nominations

Today we have the British Independent Film award nominations. Tyrannosaur, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shame lead the pack with seven nominations a piece.

The award is equivalent to the indie spirit award here in a America and it has become a good precursor to the BAFTA. Previous winners include Oscar winners The King's Speech, and Slumdog Millionaire as well as Moon and Control.









Nominations 

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

Sponsored by Moët & Chandon 

SENNA

SHAME

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

TYRANNOSAUR

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DIRECTOR

Sponsored by The Creative Partnership

Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST

Steve McQueen – SHAME

Tomas Alfredson – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR

Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios

Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE BLOCK

Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS

John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD

Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE

Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SCREENPLAY

Sponsored by BBC Films 

John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD

Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – KILL LIST

Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – SHAME

Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE

Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTRESS 

Sponsored by M.A.C

Rebecca Hall – THE AWAKENING

Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE

MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST

Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR

Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTOR

Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD

Neil Maskell – KILL LIST

Michael Fassbender – SHAME

Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS

Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS

Carey Mulligan – SHAME

Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE

Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Michael Smiley – KILL LIST

Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Benedict Cumberbatch – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR

Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

Sponsored by STUDIOCANAL

Jessica Brown Findlay – ALBATROSS

John Boyega – ATTACK THE BLOCK

Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE

Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE

Tom Cullen – WEEKEND

  

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

Sponsored by Deluxe142

KILL LIST

TYRANNOSAUR 

WEEKEND

WILD BILL

YOU INSTEAD 

  

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – SENNA

Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – SHAME

Joe Walker – Editing – SHAME

Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Seamus McGarvey – Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DOCUMENTARY 

HELL AND BACK AGAIN

LIFE IN A DAY

PROJECT NIM

SENNA

TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE

BEST BRITISH SHORT

0507

CHALK

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

RITE

ROUGH SKIN

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM

ANIMAL KINGDOM

DRIVE

PINA 

A SEPARATION

THE SKIN I LIVE IN

THE RAINDANCE AWARD

Sponsored by Exile Media

ACTS OF GODFREY 

BLACK POND

HOLLOW

LEAVING BAGHDAD 

A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)

Sponsored by Working Title

To Be Announced

THE VARIETY AWARD

To Be Announced

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 4 December.