Tag: Black Swan
Spirit Awards 2011 Winners
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards time! I’m already watching them here, at Filmofilia (yeah, we have Live Stream), they all look good, they’re happy (Joel McHale, who’s hosting the night just said something funny I guess) so – don’t worry! Some will have a reason to celebrate after the ceremony, some not, but who cares – fiesta, fiesta!
Let’s see, we have 127 Hours, Black Swan, Greenberg, Winter’s Bone and The Kids Are All Right.
Except Greenberg, they all have a solid chance. Still, according to some reports, Winter’s Bone – predicted as the winner of best feature – was also 52% of the voters’ ideal winner, while The Kids Are All Right and Black Swan each had roughly a quarter of the support.
The best actress category is also an interesting one, because here we have all five Oscar nominees: Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams. Greta Gerwig is a sixth nominee.
When it comes to Best Actor, Aaron Eckhart, Ben Stiller, James Franco, John C. Reilly and Ronald Bronstein are among the contenders. Academy Awards host Franco is the sole Oscar nominee in this category and it’s very likely he’ll win. I have nothing against that.
Oscar 2011 Short Preview – What Movie Must Have to Deserve an Oscar?
Ok, we all know (or, at least I hope we know) that the upcoming Oscar night will not open our eyes and show us what movie deserves our attention. That award, unfortunately, doesn’t mean that the movie is the best one, or even the really good one. But I also know that tomorrow, we’ll be watching that spectacle, and hoping that our favorite movie wins. So, let’s start our little “fight” and try to answer some questions.
I’m sure I’ll never forget The Hurt Locker that took almost everything in every single category at the last year’s Oscar. If anybody cares about my opinion – Wikileaks‘ Iraq “movie” that represents the insanity of human beings and their victims, deserved Oscar more than Bigelow’s.
And I know that some out there don’t share my opinion. And it’s totally ok. But, why should we mix movies with politics now? Well, that’s exactly the thing – it’s not us! It’s Oscar that started the whole thing!
I mean, how is it possible that a movie like Avatar, made for enjoyment, lost this race? Now, please, don’t give me that “weak script” answer, and read between the lines for change…
So, let me ask you once again – what is it, that one movie must have to deserve an Oscar? Artistic impression? Art of the moment? Good and original story? Famous cast? Political background? Can anybody even answer that question?
This year we have almost identical situation. The Hurt Locker last year. The King’s Speech this year. Yes, I do know that these are completely different movies, and when I say completely – I mean, nothing in common, but that still leads us to the above mentioned question.
The Academy obviously doesn’t like blockbusters, they like to nominate a movie that will train our artificial intelligence (no, I’m not talking about Spielberg’s movie), and it sounds logical. And, if you take a little look at this year’s list of nominations, you already see that each one of 10 nominated movies really has the art moment – but how can we measure that and say – look, here’s the best one!?
For example, I think that Black Swan has it all! No, not just because we have ballet in the movie, because, let’s face it – the ballet here has almost a side effect. Then, we have 127 Hours, Inception, True Grit and of course The King’s Speech.
Saturn Award 2011 Nominations
I love Saturn Awards! Of course, if you’re fan of science fiction, fantasy and horror film, you love them too.
So, you’ll be glad to hear that Saturn Awards nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards were announced this Wednesday by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror and that we already have a leader!
And it’s Christopher Nolan‘s Inception that led with nine nominations, including best sci-fi pic, as well as Let Me In, Tron: Legacy,Hereafter, Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 which all garnered multiple nominations also.
On the other hand, AMC’s The Walking Dead led all TV series with 6 nominations, while Breaking Bad, Fringe, and Lost with 5 each.
When it comes to actors, we’re not surprised to see that Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr. and Ryan Reynolds gained their nominations for Best Actor, but what’s also interesting is that Leonardo DiCaprio managed to get nominated both for Warner Bros’ Inception and Paramount’s Shutter Island performance.
And now, ladies! Angelina Jolie nomination for Salt performance, Carey Mulligan for Never Let Me Go, Cecile De France for Hereafter, Ellen Page for Inception, Noomi Rapace for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and of course, great Natalie Portman for her Black Swan role.
When it comes to studios, it’s quite obvious that Warner Bros. has the reason to celebrate, because the studio took 23 nominations. Paramount has 16, Disney 15, while Fox Searchlight and Universal are tied with 10.
The Saturns will be presented in June in Burbank, and you can check out the full list of nominees right here on our site!
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)
Social Network, King’s Speech Aim for Oscars
The Social Network, a story about the prickly author of Facebook, and The King’s Speech, a saga of Queen Elizabeth II’s stammering father, are to be announced shortly, among likely nominees for Hollywood’s top prize, at Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The 83rd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 27, 2011, telecast live from the historic Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on ABC at 8PM ET.
The two films are the best-picture front-runners. With a best-drama win at the Golden Globes and top honors from key critics groups, “The Social Network” seems to have the edge. But “The King’s Speech” pulled off an upset over the weekend for the main prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards, whose winner often goes on to claim best picture at the Oscars.
The Producers Guild of America Help Predict Oscars
The King’s Speech won best-produced film from the Producers Guild of America on Saturday, a great courage to its Oscar ambitions in an awards season so far much swollen by The Social Network. On the same night the organization praised Scott Rudin, the primary producer on ” The Social Network,” with a lifetime achievement award. Other films in line for the best-produced movie of the year were Black Swan, The Fighter and Toy Story 3, which won best-produced animated film.
The Producers Guild of America represents more than 4,500 producers nationwide, prepared for its 22nd annual Producers Guild Awards — set for Saturday at the Beverly Hilton.
BAFTA 2011 Film Award Nominees
And what do we have now, after Golden Globes? The King’s Speech, The Social Network, Black Swan, Inception…?
But will the results be the same? We’ll see at BAFTA ceremony on February 13, two weeks before the Oscar.
Ok, we must notice that BAFTA offers more movie titles and names such as The Girl with Dragon Tattoo and Noomi Rapace (finally), The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos ), True Grit and Jeff Bridges and much more if we dare to compare recent Golden Globes with Bafta’s decency.
Ricky Gervais showed us that he enjoyed his job and jokes. Perhaps, he offended just a couple of individuals, but one thing is for sure – he made the Golden Globes relevant at least for a while.
It will be interesting to find out who will get the Rising Star Award, voted for by the public, but i’m already amused with the names of the rising stars that managed to get the nomination.
If you ask me Tom Hardy already IS the star as well as Aaron Johnson and …all of them?
Ok, ok…nobody asked me…
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominees for the 2011, so take a look at the list below.
Best film
- Black Swan
- True Grit
- Inception
- The King’s Speech
- The Social Network
Best director
- Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
- David Fincher – The Social Network
- Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
- Christopher Nolan – Inception
- Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
Critics’ Choice Awards 2011: The Queen and King of Hollywood – Portman and Firth Win at Critics’ Choice Awards
Natalie Portman and Colin Firth took top honors Critics’ Choice Awards at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Friday night (January 14), making them many people’s favorites for the Oscars. The actress, who won for her role in Black Swan, used her acceptance speech to thank the film’s director Darren Aronofsky for introducing her to her husband-to-be, dancer Benjamin Millepied.
You are responsible for getting me skinny and indirectly responsible for getting me very fat, as you introduced me to my love
Meanwhile, Colin Firth’s win for his role as the stammering King George in The King’s Speech, topped off a week which also saw him awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival, California, was started in 1989 and is held annually in January. It is run by the Palm Springs International Film Society.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars staged an amazing red carpet show at the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards gala held Saturday night.
Hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart, the gala honored Javier Bardem, Robert Duvall, Colin Firth, Jennifer Lawrence, Carey Mulligan, Natalie Portman, David O. Russell, Diane Warren and the cast of The Social Network.
Other stars attending the 22nd annual affair were Aaron Eckhart ,Amy Adams, Amy Ryan, Ben Affleck, Brenda Song, Helen Mirren, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco , Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Wahlberg, Oliver Stone and Rashida Jones.
The Palm Springs International Film Festival is one of the biggest film festivals in North America, welcoming 130,000 moviewachers each year for its program of new and celebrated international features and documentaries. This year’s Festival runs January 6-17.
2011 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Nominations Announced
The Writers Guild of America (WGA), West (WGAW) and East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010.
The WGA said that many acclaimed films were not eligible. They include: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, The Ghost Writer, The King’s Speech, Made in Dagenham, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Toy Story 3 and Winter’s Bone. Of course, last year great screenplays like Inglourious Basterds and An Education didn’t make the cut, and those went on to get Oscar nominations later in the same month.
Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, simultaneously at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the AXA Equitable Center in New York City.
