Friday, January 10, 2014

12 Years a Slave Wins the Iowa Film Critics

Best Picture
1. 12 Years a Slave
2. Nebraska
3. American Hustle
Best Director
1. Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
2. David O. Russell (American Hustle)
3. Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
Best Actor
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
2. Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
3. Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Best Actress
1. Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
2. Amy Adams (American Hustle)
3. Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Best Supporting Actor
1. Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
2. Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
3. Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Supporting Actress
1. Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)
2. June Squibb (Nebraska)
3. Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Best Animated Film
1. Frozen
2. The Wind Rises
3. Despicable Me 2
Best Documentary
1. 20 Feet from Stardom
2. Blackfish
3. Stories We Tell

ACE EDDIE Nominations


NOMINEES FOR 64th ANNUAL ACE EDDIE AWARDS
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
  • 12 Years a Slave, Joe Walker
  • Captain Phillips, Chris Rouse, A.C.E.
  • Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger
  • Her, Eric Zumbrunnen, A.C.E. & Jeff Buchanan
  • Saving Mr. BanksMark Livolsi, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
  • American Hustle, Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.  
  • August: Osage County, Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E.
  •  Inside Llewyn Davis, Roderick Jaynes
  • Nebraska, Kevin Tent, A.C.E.
  • The Wolf of Wall Street, Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.
BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
  • Despicable Me 2, Gregory Perler, A.C.E
  • Frozen, Jeff Draheim
  • Monsters University,  Greg Snyder
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
  • 20 Feet from Stardom, Douglas Blush, Kevin Klauber & Jason Ze
  • Blackfish, Eli Despres
  • Tim’s Vermeer, Patrick Sheffield
BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (TELEVISION):
  • American Masters: Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’, Stephen Ellis, Gordon Mason & Phil McDonald
  •  American WinterAaron I. Butler
  • The Assassination of President KennedyChris A. Peterson

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

American Cinematographer Nominees



 Sean Bobbitt, BSC for 12 Years a Slave
• Barry Ackroyd, BSC for Captain Phillips
• Philippe Le Sourd for The Grandmaster
• Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC for Gravity
• Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC for Inside Llewyn Davis
• Phedon Papamichael, ASC for Nebraska
• Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Prisoners

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

PGA, DGA AND WGA NOMINEES

PGA Nominees 
"12 Years a Slave"
 "American Hustle" 
"Blue Jasmine"
 "Captain Phillips"
 "Dallas Buyers Club"
 "Gravity"
 "Her"
 "Nebraska"
 "Saving Mr. Banks"
"The Wolf of Wall Street" 

DGA Nominees
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street


WGA Nominees
Original screenplay:
American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. RussellColumbia Pictures
Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures
Adapted screenplay:
August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Pictures Classics
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures
Lone Survivor, Written by Peter Berg; Based on the book by Marcus Lutrell with Patrick Robinson; Universal Pictures
The Wolf of Wall Street, Screenplay by Terence Winter; Based on the book by Jordan Belfort; Paramount Pictures

12 Years a Slave Wins Vancouver Film Critics

BEST FILM
12 Years a Slave
BEST ACTOR
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
BEST SCREENPLAY
Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Hunt
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing

 BEST CANADIAN FILM
The Dirties
BEST ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Matt Johnson, The Dirties
BEST ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Sophie Desmarais, Sarah Prefers to Run
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Alexandre Landry, Gabrielle
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Lise Roy, Tom at the Farm
BEST DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM
Jeff Barnaby, Rhymes for Young Ghouls
BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
My Prairie Home
BEST FIRST FILM BY A CANADIAN DIRECTOR
The Dirties
BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM
Down River
IAN CADDELL AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT
Al Sens
AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT
Corinne Lea

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Gravity wins the North Texas Film Critics

BEST PICTURE
Gravity

BEST DIRECTOR 
Alfonso Cuarón/Gravity
BEST ACTOR
Chiwetel Ejiofer/12 Years a Slave

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock/Gravity

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jared Leto/Dallas Buyers Club

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence/American Hustle

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
Emmanuel Lubezki/Gravity

BEST ANIMATED
Frozen

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 Feet From Stardom

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
TIE: The Grandmaster and Blue is the Warmest Color

Inside Llewyn Davis Wins National Film Critic


Best Picture: “Inside Llewyn Davis” (23)
Runners-up: “American Hustle” (17); “12 Years a Slave” (16); “Her” (16)
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen, “Inside Llewyn Davis” (25)
Runners-up: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity” (18); Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” (15)
Actor: Oscar Isaac, “Inside Llewyn Davis” (28)
Runners-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave” (19); Robert Redford, “All Is Lost” (12)
Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” (57)
Runners-up: Adele Exarchopoulos, “Blue Is the Warmest Color” (36); Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight” (26)
Supporting actor: James Franco, “Spring Breakers” (24)
Runners-up: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club” (20); Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips” (14)
Supporting actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle” (54)
Runners-up: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave” (38); Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine” (18); Lea Seydoux, “Blue Is the Warmest Color” (18)
Screenplay: Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight” (29)
Runners-up: Joel and Ethan Coen, “Inside Llewyn Davis” (26); Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, “American Hustle” (18)
Foreign-language film: “Blue Is the Warmest Color” (27)
Runners-up: “A Touch of Sin” (21); “The Great Beauty” (15)
Nonfiction: “The Act of Killing” and “At Berkeley” (tie, 20)
Runner-up: “Leviathan” (18)
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel, “Inside Llewyn Davis” (28)
Runners-up: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity” (26); Phedon Papamichael, “Nebraska” (17)
Film Still Awaiting U.S. Distribution: “Stray Dogs” and “Hide Your Smiling Faces”
Film Heritage:
“Too Much Johnson”
“American Treasures From the New Zealand Film Archive”
“Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios”
“The Hitchcock 9″