Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, Sandra Bullock, Ellen DeGeneres, LL COOL J, Josh Holloway and Many More to Attend PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2014
People’s Choice Awards To Air Live on CBS Wednesday, January 8, 2014
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, Sandra Bullock, Kaley Cuoco, Ellen DeGeneres, Emily Deschanel, Roma Downey, Marg Helgenberger, Josh Holloway, LL COOL J, Chris O’Donnell, Michael Weatherly and many more are scheduled to attend PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2014, to be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, hosted by Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls).
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2014, which is Executive Produced by Mark Burnett and Jane Mun, will feature performances of the Grammy-nominated song “Brave” by Sara Bareilles and the chart-topping single “Counting Stars” from OneRepublic. The live show will also feature comedy pre-tapes starring the host and a series of special guests. All PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2014 winners will receive a Waterford Crystal trophy, individually handcrafted in Ireland by Waterford, the official trophy designer and manufacturer of the People’s Choice Awards.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2014 winners, nominees and categories are determined by the fans who thus far, have logged a record-breaking half a billion votes. The categories of “Favorite New TV Comedy,” “Favorite New TV Drama,” and “Favorite Music Fan Following” remain open for voting at http://www.PeoplesChoice.com/pca/vote/ until show night.
ABOUT PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Now in its 40th year, the People’s Choice Awards continues to be the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in music, movies and television. The People’s Choice official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Every year, potential nominees are determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales, social media presence and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted through EPoll Market Research. Fred Nelson is the President of People’s Choice, Mark Burnett and Jane Mun are the Executive Producers and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. [NYSE:PG].
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Name "12 Years a Slave" Best Film of 2013
by Amos Semien
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association named 12 Years a Slave the "Best Film" of 2013, one of three honors the film earned. The critics group spread out the prizes with Gravity winning three honors and Dallas Buyers Club winning two for acting: Matthew McConaughey (Best Actor) and Jared Leto (Best Supporting Actor).
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association is also known as the DFW Film Critics Association. The group describes itself as a not-for-profit, unincorporated voluntary organization of print, broadcast and internet film critics based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and greater North Texas who meet its membership criteria. The DFW Film Critics Association currently consists of 29 broadcast, print, and online journalists from throughout North Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 20th Annual Critics’ Poll:
Top 10 Films of 2013:
1. 12 Years a Slave
2. Gravity
3. Nebraska
4. American Hustle
5. Dallas Buyers Club
6. Her
7. The Wolf of Wall Street
8. Inside Llewyn Davis
9. Captain Phillips
10. Mud
Best Actor 2013:
1. Matthew McConaughey for DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
3. Bruce Dern for NEBRASKA
4. Tom Hanks for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
5. Leonardo DiCaprio for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Actress 2013:
1. Cate Blanchett for BLUE JASMINE
2. Sandra Bullock for GRAVITY
3. Judi Dench for PHILOMENA
4. Meryl Streep for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
5. Emma Thompson for SAVING MR. BANKS
Best Supporting Actor 2013:
1. Jared Leto for DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
2. Michael Fassbender for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
3. Barkhad Abdi for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
4. Daniel Bruhl for RUSH
5. Jonah Hill for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Supporting Actress 2013:
1. Lupita Nyong’o for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
2. June Squibb for NEBRASKA
3. Jennifer Lawrence for AMERICAN HUSTLE
4. Julia Roberts for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
5. Sally Hawkins for BLUE JASMINE
Best Director 2013:
1. Alfonso Cuaron for GRAVITY
2. Steve McQueen for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
3. Alexander Payne for NEBRASKA
4. David O. Russell for AMERICAN HUSTLE
5. Martin Scorsese for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Foreign-Language Film 2013:
1. BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
2. THE HUNT
3. THE GREAT BEAUTY
4. THE WIND RISES
5. THE GRANDMASTER
Best Documentary Film 2013:
1. TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM
2. THE ACT OF KILLING
3. STORIES WE TELL
4. BLACKFISH
5. THE GATEKEEPERS
Best Animated Film 2013:
1. FROZEN
2. DESPICABLE ME 2
Best Screenplay 2013:
1. John Ridley for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
2. TIE: Bob Nelson for NEBRASKA and Spike Jonze for HER
Best Cinematography 2013:
1. Emmanuel Lubezki for GRAVITY
2. Sean Bobbitt for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Best Musical Score 2013:
Steven Price for GRAVITY
Russell Smith Award: FRUITVALE STATION
(The award is named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.)
END
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association named 12 Years a Slave the "Best Film" of 2013, one of three honors the film earned. The critics group spread out the prizes with Gravity winning three honors and Dallas Buyers Club winning two for acting: Matthew McConaughey (Best Actor) and Jared Leto (Best Supporting Actor).
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association is also known as the DFW Film Critics Association. The group describes itself as a not-for-profit, unincorporated voluntary organization of print, broadcast and internet film critics based in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and greater North Texas who meet its membership criteria. The DFW Film Critics Association currently consists of 29 broadcast, print, and online journalists from throughout North Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 20th Annual Critics’ Poll:
Top 10 Films of 2013:
1. 12 Years a Slave
2. Gravity
3. Nebraska
4. American Hustle
5. Dallas Buyers Club
6. Her
7. The Wolf of Wall Street
8. Inside Llewyn Davis
9. Captain Phillips
10. Mud
Best Actor 2013:
1. Matthew McConaughey for DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
3. Bruce Dern for NEBRASKA
4. Tom Hanks for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
5. Leonardo DiCaprio for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Actress 2013:
1. Cate Blanchett for BLUE JASMINE
2. Sandra Bullock for GRAVITY
3. Judi Dench for PHILOMENA
4. Meryl Streep for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
5. Emma Thompson for SAVING MR. BANKS
Best Supporting Actor 2013:
1. Jared Leto for DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
2. Michael Fassbender for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
3. Barkhad Abdi for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
4. Daniel Bruhl for RUSH
5. Jonah Hill for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Supporting Actress 2013:
1. Lupita Nyong’o for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
2. June Squibb for NEBRASKA
3. Jennifer Lawrence for AMERICAN HUSTLE
4. Julia Roberts for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
5. Sally Hawkins for BLUE JASMINE
Best Director 2013:
1. Alfonso Cuaron for GRAVITY
2. Steve McQueen for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
3. Alexander Payne for NEBRASKA
4. David O. Russell for AMERICAN HUSTLE
5. Martin Scorsese for THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Foreign-Language Film 2013:
1. BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
2. THE HUNT
3. THE GREAT BEAUTY
4. THE WIND RISES
5. THE GRANDMASTER
Best Documentary Film 2013:
1. TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM
2. THE ACT OF KILLING
3. STORIES WE TELL
4. BLACKFISH
5. THE GATEKEEPERS
Best Animated Film 2013:
1. FROZEN
2. DESPICABLE ME 2
Best Screenplay 2013:
1. John Ridley for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
2. TIE: Bob Nelson for NEBRASKA and Spike Jonze for HER
Best Cinematography 2013:
1. Emmanuel Lubezki for GRAVITY
2. Sean Bobbitt for 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Best Musical Score 2013:
Steven Price for GRAVITY
Russell Smith Award: FRUITVALE STATION
(The award is named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.)
END
Thursday, December 19, 2013
18th Satellite Awards Nominations - Motion Picture Categories
by Amos Semien
The International Press Academy (IPA) is an entertainment media association with voting members worldwide who represent domestic and foreign markets via print, television, radio, blogs, and other content platforms for virtually every notable outlet.
Each year the IPA honors artistic excellence in the areas of Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, and New Media via the Satellite® Awards.
The 18th Satellite Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, February 23, 2014. Nominations were announced Monday, December 2, 2013.
18th Satellite Awards nominations (for the year 2013):
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES:
Best Motion Picture:
Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
American Hustle - Sony
Gravity - Warner Bros.
Captain Phillips - Sony
The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
All Is Lost - Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Director:
Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
Ron Howard for Rush - Universal
Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Martin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Paul Greengrass for Captain Phillips - Sony
David O. Russell for American Hustle - Sony
Actress in a Motion Picture:
Meryl Streep for August: Osage County - The Weinstein Co.
Judi Dench for Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
Sandra Bullock for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Amy Adams for American Hustle - Sony
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said - Fox Searchlight
Adèle Exarchopoulos for Blue Is the Warmest Color - Sundance
Emma Thompson for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Actor in a Motion Picture:
Christian Bale for American Hustle - Sony
Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips - Sony
Robert Redford for All Is Lost - Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Bruce Dern for Nebraska - Paramount Pictures
Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Forest Whitaker for Lee Daniels’ the Butler - The Weinstein Co.
Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club - Focus Features
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Julia Roberts for August: Osage County - The Weinstein Co.
Léa Seydoux for Blue Is the Warmest Color - Sundance
June Squibb for Nebraska - Paramount
Oprah Winfrey for Lee Daniels’ the Butler - The Weinstein Co.
Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Emily Watson for The Book Thief - 20th Century Fox
Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle - Sony
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Jake Gyllenhaal for Prisoners - Disney, Warner Bros.
Harrison Ford for 42 - Warner Bros.
Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club - Focus Features
Casey Affleck for Out of the Furnace - Relativity Media
Bradley Cooper for American Hustle - Sony
Ryan Gosling for The Place Beyond the Pines - Focus Features
Michael Fassbender for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Tom Hanks for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Motion Picture, International Film
Denmark - The Hunt
France - Blue Is the Warmest Color
South Africa - Four Corners
Serbia - Circles
Saudia Arabia - Wadjda
Iran - The Past
Italy - The Great Beauty
United Kingdom - Metro Manila
Belgium - The Broken Circle Breakdown
Israel - Bethlehem
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media:
Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Turbo - DreamWorks
The Wind Rises - Studio Ghibli
The Croods - 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks
Frozen - Disney
Epic - 20th Century Fox
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 - Sony
Monsters University - Disney*Pixar
Motion Picture, Documentary:
20 Feet from Stardom - Radius-TWC
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie - Ironbound Films
The Square - Netflix Originals, Noujaim Films, Participant
American Promise - Rada Film Group
The Act of Killing - Drafthouse Films
Blackfish - Magnolia Pictures
Stories We Tell - Roadside Attractions
Sound City - Roswell Films
Tim’s Vermeer - Sony Pictures Classics
After Tiller - Oscilloscope Pictures
Screenplay, Original:
Nicole Holofcener for Enough Said - Fox Searchlight
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Spike Jonze for Her - Warner Bros.
Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
David O. Russell, Eric Singer for American Hustle - Sony
Screenplay, Adapted:
Billy Ray for Captain Phillips - Sony
Peter Berg for Lone Survivor - Universal
John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Terence Winter for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater for Before Midnight - Sony Pictures Classics
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan for Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat for Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
Hans Zimmer for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Arcade Fire for Her - Warner Bros.
Steven Price for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Theodore Shapiro for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 20th Century Fox
John Williams for The Book Thief - 20th Century Fox
Original Song:
“Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby - Warner Bros.
“Let It Go” from Frozen - Disney
“I See Fire” from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - Warner Bros.
“So You Know What It’s Like” from Short Term 12 - Cinedigm
“Happy” from Despicable Me 2 - Universal
“Please Mr. Kennedy” from Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
Cinematography:
Roger Deakins for Prisoners Warner Bros.
Bruno Delbonnel for Inside Llewyn Davis CBS Films
Emmanuel Lubezki for Gravity Warner Bros.
Sean Bobbitt for 12 Years a Slave Fox Searchlight
Stuart Dryburgh for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 20th Century Fox
Anthony Dod Mantle for Rush Universal
Visual Effects:
Andrew R. Jones, Jessica Norman, Matt Johnson, Scott Farrar for World War Z Paramount
Markus Manninen, Matt Baer for The Croods 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks
James Schwalm, Scott Stokdyk, Troy Saliba for Oz the Great and Powerful Disney
Antoine Moulineau, Jody Johnson, Mark Hodgkins for Rush Universal
Charles Howell, Chris Lawrence, Tim Webber for Gravity Warner Bros.
Brendon O’Dell, Colin Davies, Robert Munroe for All Is Lost Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Film Editing:
Thelma Schoonmaker for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Gary D. Roach, Joel Cox for Prisoners - Warner Bros.
Crispin Struthers, Jay Cassidy for American Hustle - Sony
Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill for Rush - Universal
Joe Walker for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Sound (Editing and Mixing):
Christopher Scarabosio, Craig Berkey, Dave Whitehead, David Husby for Elysium - Sony
Glenn Freemantle, Niv Adiri, Skip Lievsay for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker for All Is Lost - Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Danny Hambrook, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler for Rush - Universal
Greg Orloff, Paul Urmson, Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay for Inside Llewyn Davis -CBS Films
Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Oliver Tarney for Captain Phillips - Sony
Art Direction & Production Design:
Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald for The Invisible Woman - Sony Pictures Classics
Lauren E. Polizzi, Michael Corenblith for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Diane Lederman, Tim Galvin for Lee Daniels’ the Butler - The Weinstein Co.
Mark Digby, Patrick Rolfe for Rush - Universal
Beverly Dunn, Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby - Warner Bros.
Nancy Haigh, Robert Stromberg for Oz the Great and Powerful - Disney
Costume Design:
Michael O’Connor for The Invisible Woman - Sony Pictures Classics
Julian Day for Rush - Universal
Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby - Warner Bros.
Daniel Orlandi for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Patricia Norris for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Gary Jones for Oz the Great and Powerful – Disney
Special Achievement Awards:
Honorary Satellite Award:
Ryan Coogler
Breakthrough Performance Award:
Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale Station
Sophie Nelisse - The Book Thief
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture:
Nebraska
END
The International Press Academy (IPA) is an entertainment media association with voting members worldwide who represent domestic and foreign markets via print, television, radio, blogs, and other content platforms for virtually every notable outlet.
Each year the IPA honors artistic excellence in the areas of Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, and New Media via the Satellite® Awards.
The 18th Satellite Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, February 23, 2014. Nominations were announced Monday, December 2, 2013.
18th Satellite Awards nominations (for the year 2013):
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES:
Best Motion Picture:
Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
American Hustle - Sony
Gravity - Warner Bros.
Captain Phillips - Sony
The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
All Is Lost - Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Director:
Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
Ron Howard for Rush - Universal
Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Martin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Paul Greengrass for Captain Phillips - Sony
David O. Russell for American Hustle - Sony
Actress in a Motion Picture:
Meryl Streep for August: Osage County - The Weinstein Co.
Judi Dench for Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
Sandra Bullock for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Amy Adams for American Hustle - Sony
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said - Fox Searchlight
Adèle Exarchopoulos for Blue Is the Warmest Color - Sundance
Emma Thompson for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Actor in a Motion Picture:
Christian Bale for American Hustle - Sony
Tom Hanks for Captain Phillips - Sony
Robert Redford for All Is Lost - Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Bruce Dern for Nebraska - Paramount Pictures
Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Forest Whitaker for Lee Daniels’ the Butler - The Weinstein Co.
Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club - Focus Features
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Julia Roberts for August: Osage County - The Weinstein Co.
Léa Seydoux for Blue Is the Warmest Color - Sundance
June Squibb for Nebraska - Paramount
Oprah Winfrey for Lee Daniels’ the Butler - The Weinstein Co.
Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Emily Watson for The Book Thief - 20th Century Fox
Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle - Sony
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Jake Gyllenhaal for Prisoners - Disney, Warner Bros.
Harrison Ford for 42 - Warner Bros.
Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club - Focus Features
Casey Affleck for Out of the Furnace - Relativity Media
Bradley Cooper for American Hustle - Sony
Ryan Gosling for The Place Beyond the Pines - Focus Features
Michael Fassbender for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Tom Hanks for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Motion Picture, International Film
Denmark - The Hunt
France - Blue Is the Warmest Color
South Africa - Four Corners
Serbia - Circles
Saudia Arabia - Wadjda
Iran - The Past
Italy - The Great Beauty
United Kingdom - Metro Manila
Belgium - The Broken Circle Breakdown
Israel - Bethlehem
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media:
Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
Turbo - DreamWorks
The Wind Rises - Studio Ghibli
The Croods - 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks
Frozen - Disney
Epic - 20th Century Fox
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 - Sony
Monsters University - Disney*Pixar
Motion Picture, Documentary:
20 Feet from Stardom - Radius-TWC
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie - Ironbound Films
The Square - Netflix Originals, Noujaim Films, Participant
American Promise - Rada Film Group
The Act of Killing - Drafthouse Films
Blackfish - Magnolia Pictures
Stories We Tell - Roadside Attractions
Sound City - Roswell Films
Tim’s Vermeer - Sony Pictures Classics
After Tiller - Oscilloscope Pictures
Screenplay, Original:
Nicole Holofcener for Enough Said - Fox Searchlight
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen for Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine - Sony Pictures Classics
Spike Jonze for Her - Warner Bros.
Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
David O. Russell, Eric Singer for American Hustle - Sony
Screenplay, Adapted:
Billy Ray for Captain Phillips - Sony
Peter Berg for Lone Survivor - Universal
John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Terence Winter for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater for Before Midnight - Sony Pictures Classics
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan for Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat for Philomena - The Weinstein Co.
Hans Zimmer for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Arcade Fire for Her - Warner Bros.
Steven Price for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Theodore Shapiro for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 20th Century Fox
John Williams for The Book Thief - 20th Century Fox
Original Song:
“Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby - Warner Bros.
“Let It Go” from Frozen - Disney
“I See Fire” from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug - Warner Bros.
“So You Know What It’s Like” from Short Term 12 - Cinedigm
“Happy” from Despicable Me 2 - Universal
“Please Mr. Kennedy” from Inside Llewyn Davis - CBS Films
Cinematography:
Roger Deakins for Prisoners Warner Bros.
Bruno Delbonnel for Inside Llewyn Davis CBS Films
Emmanuel Lubezki for Gravity Warner Bros.
Sean Bobbitt for 12 Years a Slave Fox Searchlight
Stuart Dryburgh for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 20th Century Fox
Anthony Dod Mantle for Rush Universal
Visual Effects:
Andrew R. Jones, Jessica Norman, Matt Johnson, Scott Farrar for World War Z Paramount
Markus Manninen, Matt Baer for The Croods 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks
James Schwalm, Scott Stokdyk, Troy Saliba for Oz the Great and Powerful Disney
Antoine Moulineau, Jody Johnson, Mark Hodgkins for Rush Universal
Charles Howell, Chris Lawrence, Tim Webber for Gravity Warner Bros.
Brendon O’Dell, Colin Davies, Robert Munroe for All Is Lost Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Film Editing:
Thelma Schoonmaker for The Wolf of Wall Street - Paramount
Gary D. Roach, Joel Cox for Prisoners - Warner Bros.
Crispin Struthers, Jay Cassidy for American Hustle - Sony
Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill for Rush - Universal
Joe Walker for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Sound (Editing and Mixing):
Christopher Scarabosio, Craig Berkey, Dave Whitehead, David Husby for Elysium - Sony
Glenn Freemantle, Niv Adiri, Skip Lievsay for Gravity - Warner Bros.
Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker for All Is Lost - Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Danny Hambrook, Frank Kruse, Markus Stemler for Rush - Universal
Greg Orloff, Paul Urmson, Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay for Inside Llewyn Davis -CBS Films
Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Oliver Tarney for Captain Phillips - Sony
Art Direction & Production Design:
Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald for The Invisible Woman - Sony Pictures Classics
Lauren E. Polizzi, Michael Corenblith for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Diane Lederman, Tim Galvin for Lee Daniels’ the Butler - The Weinstein Co.
Mark Digby, Patrick Rolfe for Rush - Universal
Beverly Dunn, Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby - Warner Bros.
Nancy Haigh, Robert Stromberg for Oz the Great and Powerful - Disney
Costume Design:
Michael O’Connor for The Invisible Woman - Sony Pictures Classics
Julian Day for Rush - Universal
Catherine Martin for The Great Gatsby - Warner Bros.
Daniel Orlandi for Saving Mr. Banks - Disney
Patricia Norris for 12 Years a Slave - Fox Searchlight
Gary Jones for Oz the Great and Powerful – Disney
Special Achievement Awards:
Honorary Satellite Award:
Ryan Coogler
Breakthrough Performance Award:
Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale Station
Sophie Nelisse - The Book Thief
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture:
Nebraska
END
18th Satellite Awards Nominations - Television and New Media Categories
by Amos Semien
The 18th Satellite Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, February 23, 2014. Nominations were announced Monday, December 2, 2013.
18th Satellite Awards nominations (for the year 2013):
TELEVISION CATEGORIES:
Television.Miniseries / Motion Picture Made for Television:
Dancing on the Edge - Starz
Parade’s End - HBO
Generation War - Film GmbH, teamWorx Television, ZDF
The White Queen - Starz
Burton and Taylor - BBC America
Mob City - TNT
Top of the Lake - Sundance Channel
Behind the Candelabra - HBO
Phil Spector - HBO
The Big C: Hereafter - Showtime
Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:
Holliday Grainger Bonnie & Clyde Lifetime
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Coven FX
Helen Mirren Phil Spector HBO
Rebecca Hall Parade’s End HBO
Laura Linney The Big C: Hereafter Showtime
Elisabeth Moss Top of the Lake Sundance Channel
Helena Bonham Carter Burton and Taylor BBC America
Melissa Leo Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Lifetime
Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra HBO
Benedict Cumberbatch Parade’s End HBO
Matthew Goode Dancing on the Edge Starz
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge Starz
Peter Mullan Top of the Lake Sundance Channel
Al Pacino Phil Spector HBO
Dominic West Burton and Taylor BBC America
Michael Douglas Behind the Candelabra HBO
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Anna Gunn Breaking Bad AMC
Emilia Clarke Game Of Thrones HBO
Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black Netflix
Merritt Wever Nurse Jackie Showtime
Margo Martindale The Americans FX
Laura Prepon Orange is the New Black Netflix
Judy Parfitt Call the Midwife BBC, PBS
Kathy Bates American Horror Story: Coven FX
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Aaron Paul Breaking Bad AMC
James Wolk Mad Men AMC
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Game Of Thrones HBO
Peter Sarsgaard The Killing AMC
Jon Voight Ray Donovan Showtime
William Hurt Bonnie & Clyde Lifetime
Jimmy Smits Sons of Anarchy FX
Corey Stoll House of Cards Netflix
Television Series, Drama:
Last Tango in Halifax BBC, PBS
Mad Men AMC
The Americans FX
Masters of Sex Showtime
Homeland Showtime
Downton Abbey PBS
The Good Wife CBS
House of Cards Netflix
Breaking Bad AMC
Rectify Sundance Channel
Television Series or Miniseries, Genre:
American Horror Story: Coven - FX
Arrow - CW
The Walking Dead - AMC
Once Upon A Time - ABC
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC
Grimm - NBC
Game Of Thrones - HBO
Orphan Black - BBC America
The Returned - Sundance Channel
Supernatural - CW
Actress in a Series, Drama:
Keri Russell The Americans FX
Vera Farmiga Bates Motel A&E
Anne Reid Last Tango in Halifax BBC, PBS
Olivia Colman Broadchurch BBC America
Robin Wright House of Cards Netflix
Lizzy Caplan Masters of Sex Showtime
Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black BBC America
Abigail Spencer Rectify Sundance Channel
Actor in a Series, Drama
Jon Hamm Mad Men AMC
Aden Young Rectify Sundance Channel
Michael Sheen Masters of Sex Showtime
Jeff Daniels The Newsroom HBO
Derek Jacobi Last Tango in Halifax BBC, PBS
Kevin Spacey House of Cards Netflix
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad AMC
Freddie Highmore Bates Motel A&E
Television Series, Comedy or Musical
A Young Doctor’s Notebook Ovation TV
Modern Family ABC
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
Enlightened HBO
Veep HBO
Alpha House Amazon Studios
The Wrong Mans BBC, Hulu
The Big Bang Theory CBS
Orange is the New Black Netflix
Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Lena Dunham Girls HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep HBO
Laura Dern Enlightened HBO
Amy Poehler Parks And Recreation NBC
Zooey Deschanel New Girl Fox
Taylor Schilling Orange is the New Black Netflix
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Showtime
Jessica Walter Arrested Development Netflix
Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Jake Johnson New Girl Fox
Jim Parsons The Big Bang Theory CBS
James Corden The Wrong Mans BBC, Hulu
Don Cheadle House Of Lies Showtime
Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
John Goodman Alpha House Amazon Studios
Mathew Baynton The Wrong Mans BBC, Hulu
Original Short-Format Program
#JustSaying, #SamoKažem Tuna Fish Studio
EastSiders Logo TV
High Maintenance Jankyclown Productions
Burning Love Abominable Pictures, Paramount Insurge, Red Hour Films, Yahoo!
Ask A Slave AzieDee Productions
Little Horribles Barnacle Studios
Blue Wigs
Ghost Ghirls Electric Dynamite, Shine America, Yahoo!
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Best Ensemble, Television:
Orange is the New Black
NEW MEDIA CATEGORIES: DVD/BLU-RAY
Best Overall Blu-Ray
Les Misérables Universal
Star Trek: Into Darkness Paramount Home Entertainment
The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition MGM
Waiting for Lightning First Run Features
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
JFK 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Warner Bros.
To Be or Not To Be United Artists
Love Actually 10th Anniversary Edition Universal
The Talented Mr. Ripley Miramax
Argo Warner Bros.
Youth Blu-Ray
Planes Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Monsters University Collector’s Edition Walt Disney Home Entertainment
The Smurfs 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Croods 20th Century Fox
Rise Of The Guardians DreamWorks Video
The Muppet Movie Henson Associates
VIDEO GAME CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Action / Adventure Video Game
Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North
Beyond: Two Souls Quantic Dream
Crysis 3 Crytek Frankfurt / UK
Battlefield 4 EA Digital Illusions CE
BioShock Infinite Irrational Games
Outstanding Mobile Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS Firaxis Games
Warhammer Quest Rodeo Games
The Room Fireproof Games Studios
Ridiculous Fishing Vlambeer
Badland Frogmind
Outstanding Role Playing Game
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Level 5, Studio Ghibli
Tales of Xillia Namco Tales Studio
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Square Enix Product
Sacred 3 Keen Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Studios
Outstanding Sports / Racing Game
NBA 2K14 - Visual Concepts
Grid 2 - Codemasters Southam
Forza Motorsport 5 - Turn 10 Studios
FIFA 14 - Electronic Arts
Need for Speed Rivals - Electronic Arts, Ghost Games
END
The 18th Satellite Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, February 23, 2014. Nominations were announced Monday, December 2, 2013.
18th Satellite Awards nominations (for the year 2013):
TELEVISION CATEGORIES:
Television.Miniseries / Motion Picture Made for Television:
Dancing on the Edge - Starz
Parade’s End - HBO
Generation War - Film GmbH, teamWorx Television, ZDF
The White Queen - Starz
Burton and Taylor - BBC America
Mob City - TNT
Top of the Lake - Sundance Channel
Behind the Candelabra - HBO
Phil Spector - HBO
The Big C: Hereafter - Showtime
Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:
Holliday Grainger Bonnie & Clyde Lifetime
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Coven FX
Helen Mirren Phil Spector HBO
Rebecca Hall Parade’s End HBO
Laura Linney The Big C: Hereafter Showtime
Elisabeth Moss Top of the Lake Sundance Channel
Helena Bonham Carter Burton and Taylor BBC America
Melissa Leo Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Lifetime
Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra HBO
Benedict Cumberbatch Parade’s End HBO
Matthew Goode Dancing on the Edge Starz
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge Starz
Peter Mullan Top of the Lake Sundance Channel
Al Pacino Phil Spector HBO
Dominic West Burton and Taylor BBC America
Michael Douglas Behind the Candelabra HBO
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Anna Gunn Breaking Bad AMC
Emilia Clarke Game Of Thrones HBO
Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black Netflix
Merritt Wever Nurse Jackie Showtime
Margo Martindale The Americans FX
Laura Prepon Orange is the New Black Netflix
Judy Parfitt Call the Midwife BBC, PBS
Kathy Bates American Horror Story: Coven FX
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Aaron Paul Breaking Bad AMC
James Wolk Mad Men AMC
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Game Of Thrones HBO
Peter Sarsgaard The Killing AMC
Jon Voight Ray Donovan Showtime
William Hurt Bonnie & Clyde Lifetime
Jimmy Smits Sons of Anarchy FX
Corey Stoll House of Cards Netflix
Television Series, Drama:
Last Tango in Halifax BBC, PBS
Mad Men AMC
The Americans FX
Masters of Sex Showtime
Homeland Showtime
Downton Abbey PBS
The Good Wife CBS
House of Cards Netflix
Breaking Bad AMC
Rectify Sundance Channel
Television Series or Miniseries, Genre:
American Horror Story: Coven - FX
Arrow - CW
The Walking Dead - AMC
Once Upon A Time - ABC
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC
Grimm - NBC
Game Of Thrones - HBO
Orphan Black - BBC America
The Returned - Sundance Channel
Supernatural - CW
Actress in a Series, Drama:
Keri Russell The Americans FX
Vera Farmiga Bates Motel A&E
Anne Reid Last Tango in Halifax BBC, PBS
Olivia Colman Broadchurch BBC America
Robin Wright House of Cards Netflix
Lizzy Caplan Masters of Sex Showtime
Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black BBC America
Abigail Spencer Rectify Sundance Channel
Actor in a Series, Drama
Jon Hamm Mad Men AMC
Aden Young Rectify Sundance Channel
Michael Sheen Masters of Sex Showtime
Jeff Daniels The Newsroom HBO
Derek Jacobi Last Tango in Halifax BBC, PBS
Kevin Spacey House of Cards Netflix
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad AMC
Freddie Highmore Bates Motel A&E
Television Series, Comedy or Musical
A Young Doctor’s Notebook Ovation TV
Modern Family ABC
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
Enlightened HBO
Veep HBO
Alpha House Amazon Studios
The Wrong Mans BBC, Hulu
The Big Bang Theory CBS
Orange is the New Black Netflix
Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Lena Dunham Girls HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep HBO
Laura Dern Enlightened HBO
Amy Poehler Parks And Recreation NBC
Zooey Deschanel New Girl Fox
Taylor Schilling Orange is the New Black Netflix
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Showtime
Jessica Walter Arrested Development Netflix
Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical
Jake Johnson New Girl Fox
Jim Parsons The Big Bang Theory CBS
James Corden The Wrong Mans BBC, Hulu
Don Cheadle House Of Lies Showtime
Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
John Goodman Alpha House Amazon Studios
Mathew Baynton The Wrong Mans BBC, Hulu
Original Short-Format Program
#JustSaying, #SamoKažem Tuna Fish Studio
EastSiders Logo TV
High Maintenance Jankyclown Productions
Burning Love Abominable Pictures, Paramount Insurge, Red Hour Films, Yahoo!
Ask A Slave AzieDee Productions
Little Horribles Barnacle Studios
Blue Wigs
Ghost Ghirls Electric Dynamite, Shine America, Yahoo!
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Best Ensemble, Television:
Orange is the New Black
NEW MEDIA CATEGORIES: DVD/BLU-RAY
Best Overall Blu-Ray
Les Misérables Universal
Star Trek: Into Darkness Paramount Home Entertainment
The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition MGM
Waiting for Lightning First Run Features
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
JFK 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Warner Bros.
To Be or Not To Be United Artists
Love Actually 10th Anniversary Edition Universal
The Talented Mr. Ripley Miramax
Argo Warner Bros.
Youth Blu-Ray
Planes Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Monsters University Collector’s Edition Walt Disney Home Entertainment
The Smurfs 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Croods 20th Century Fox
Rise Of The Guardians DreamWorks Video
The Muppet Movie Henson Associates
VIDEO GAME CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Action / Adventure Video Game
Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North
Beyond: Two Souls Quantic Dream
Crysis 3 Crytek Frankfurt / UK
Battlefield 4 EA Digital Illusions CE
BioShock Infinite Irrational Games
Outstanding Mobile Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS Firaxis Games
Warhammer Quest Rodeo Games
The Room Fireproof Games Studios
Ridiculous Fishing Vlambeer
Badland Frogmind
Outstanding Role Playing Game
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Level 5, Studio Ghibli
Tales of Xillia Namco Tales Studio
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Square Enix Product
Sacred 3 Keen Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Studios
Outstanding Sports / Racing Game
NBA 2K14 - Visual Concepts
Grid 2 - Codemasters Southam
Forza Motorsport 5 - Turn 10 Studios
FIFA 14 - Electronic Arts
Need for Speed Rivals - Electronic Arts, Ghost Games
END
San Francisco Film Critics Choose "12 Years a Slave"
by Amos Semien
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle chose 12 Years a Slave as the "Best Picture" of 2013, one of three awards the group gave to the film. American Hustle and Gravity were also big winners.
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) was founded in 2002 and is comprised of critics from Bay Area publications. Its membership includes film journalists from the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, the East Bay Express, KRON-TV, Variety, and RottenTomatoes.com, among others.
2013 SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS:
Best Picture
AMERICAN HUSTLE
GRAVITY
NEBRASKA
WINNER – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Director
WINNER – Alfonso Cuaron, GRAVITY
Spike Jonze, HER
Steve McQueen, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
David O. Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Martin Scorsese, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, NEBRASKA
Leonardo DiCaprio, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
WINNER – Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Matthew McConaughey, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Robert Redford, ALL IS LOST
Best Actress
WINNER – Cate Blanchett, BLUE JASMINE
Sandra Bullock, GRAVITY
Judi Dench, PHILOMENA
Adele Exarchopolous, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Brie Larson, SHORT TERM 12
Meryl Streep, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Michael Fassbender, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Harrison Ford, 42
Will Forte, NEBRASKA
WINNER – James Franco, SPRING BREAKERS
Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER – Jennifer Lawrence, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Lea Seydoux, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Octavia Spencer, FRUITVALE STATION
June Squibb, NEBRASKA
Best Screenplay, Original
WINNER – AMERICAN HUSTLE, Eric Singer and David O. Russell
GRAVITY, Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron
HER, Spike Jonze
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Joel and Ethan Coen
NEBRASKA, Bob Nelson
Best Screenplay, Adapted
BEFORE MIDNIGHT, Richard Linklater; Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke
PHILOMENA, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
THE SPECTACULAR NOW, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
WINNER – 12 YEARS A SLAVE, John Ridley
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Terence Winter
Best Cinematography
WINNER – GRAVITY, Emmanuel Lubezki
HER, Hoyte Van Hoytema
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Bruno Delbonnel
NEBRASKA, Phedon Papamichael
12 YEARS A SLAVE, Sean Bobbitt
Best Production Design
AMERICAN HUSTLE, Judy Becker
WINNER – GRAVITY, Andy Nicholson
HER, K. K. Barrett
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Jess Gonchor
12 YEARS A SLAVE, Adam Stockhausen
Best Editing
ALL IS LOST, Pete Beaudreau
AMERICAN HUSTLE, Alan Baumgarten; Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Christopher Rouse
WINNER – GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger
12 YEARS A SLAVE, Joe Walker
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Animated Feature
THE CROODS
DESPICABLE ME
WINNER – FROZEN
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
THE WIND RISES
Best Foreign Language Picture
WINNER – BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
A HIJACKING
THE HUNT
THE PAST
WADJDA
Best Documentary
WINNER – THE ACT OF KILLING
THE ARMSTRONG LIE
BLACKFISH
STORIES WE TELL
TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM
(6 nominations in a category indicates a tie)
Marlon Riggs Award for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community:
Ryan Coogler for putting a human face to murder victim Oscar Grant in FRUITVALE STATION and to former Roxie Theater executive director Christopher Statton for putting the Roxie onto more solid ground by transforming it into a nonprofit enterprise.
Special Citation for under-appreciated independent cinema:
COMPUTER CHESS, Andrew Bujalski’s comedy merges documentary techniques and old video technologies to make light of the ’80s race to build a winning computer-chess program.
END
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle chose 12 Years a Slave as the "Best Picture" of 2013, one of three awards the group gave to the film. American Hustle and Gravity were also big winners.
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) was founded in 2002 and is comprised of critics from Bay Area publications. Its membership includes film journalists from the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, the East Bay Express, KRON-TV, Variety, and RottenTomatoes.com, among others.
2013 SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS:
Best Picture
AMERICAN HUSTLE
GRAVITY
NEBRASKA
WINNER – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Director
WINNER – Alfonso Cuaron, GRAVITY
Spike Jonze, HER
Steve McQueen, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
David O. Russell, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Martin Scorsese, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, NEBRASKA
Leonardo DiCaprio, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
WINNER – Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Matthew McConaughey, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Robert Redford, ALL IS LOST
Best Actress
WINNER – Cate Blanchett, BLUE JASMINE
Sandra Bullock, GRAVITY
Judi Dench, PHILOMENA
Adele Exarchopolous, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Brie Larson, SHORT TERM 12
Meryl Streep, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Michael Fassbender, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Harrison Ford, 42
Will Forte, NEBRASKA
WINNER – James Franco, SPRING BREAKERS
Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER – Jennifer Lawrence, AMERICAN HUSTLE
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Lea Seydoux, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
Octavia Spencer, FRUITVALE STATION
June Squibb, NEBRASKA
Best Screenplay, Original
WINNER – AMERICAN HUSTLE, Eric Singer and David O. Russell
GRAVITY, Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron
HER, Spike Jonze
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Joel and Ethan Coen
NEBRASKA, Bob Nelson
Best Screenplay, Adapted
BEFORE MIDNIGHT, Richard Linklater; Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke
PHILOMENA, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
THE SPECTACULAR NOW, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
WINNER – 12 YEARS A SLAVE, John Ridley
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Terence Winter
Best Cinematography
WINNER – GRAVITY, Emmanuel Lubezki
HER, Hoyte Van Hoytema
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Bruno Delbonnel
NEBRASKA, Phedon Papamichael
12 YEARS A SLAVE, Sean Bobbitt
Best Production Design
AMERICAN HUSTLE, Judy Becker
WINNER – GRAVITY, Andy Nicholson
HER, K. K. Barrett
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Jess Gonchor
12 YEARS A SLAVE, Adam Stockhausen
Best Editing
ALL IS LOST, Pete Beaudreau
AMERICAN HUSTLE, Alan Baumgarten; Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Christopher Rouse
WINNER – GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger
12 YEARS A SLAVE, Joe Walker
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Animated Feature
THE CROODS
DESPICABLE ME
WINNER – FROZEN
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
THE WIND RISES
Best Foreign Language Picture
WINNER – BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
A HIJACKING
THE HUNT
THE PAST
WADJDA
Best Documentary
WINNER – THE ACT OF KILLING
THE ARMSTRONG LIE
BLACKFISH
STORIES WE TELL
TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM
(6 nominations in a category indicates a tie)
Marlon Riggs Award for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community:
Ryan Coogler for putting a human face to murder victim Oscar Grant in FRUITVALE STATION and to former Roxie Theater executive director Christopher Statton for putting the Roxie onto more solid ground by transforming it into a nonprofit enterprise.
Special Citation for under-appreciated independent cinema:
COMPUTER CHESS, Andrew Bujalski’s comedy merges documentary techniques and old video technologies to make light of the ’80s race to build a winning computer-chess program.
END
289 Films Compete for the Oscar as "Best Picture of 2013"
289 Feature Films In Contention For 2013 Best Picture Oscar®
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Two hundred eighty-nine feature films are eligible for the 2013 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.
To be eligible for 86th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 86th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist.html.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Two hundred eighty-nine feature films are eligible for the 2013 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.
To be eligible for 86th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 86th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist.html.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Review: "Smokin' Aces" is Not Quite Smokin' (Happy B;day, Ray Liotta)
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 117 (of 2007) by Leroy Douresseaux
Smokin’ Aces (2006)
Running time: 109 minutes (1 hour, 49 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity, and drug use
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Joe Carnahan
PRODUCERS: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Joe Carnahan, and Liza Chasin
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mauro Fiore (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Robert Frazen
COMPOSER: Clint Mansell
CRIME/ACTION with elements of comedy and drama
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Common, Taraji Henson, Martin Henderson, Peter Berg, Christopher Michael Holley, Nestor Carbonell, Chris Pine, Kevin Durand, Maury Sterling, Tommy Flanagan, Curtis Armstrong, Jason Batman, Mike Falkow Joseph Ruskin, Alex Rocco, Joel Edgerton, and Matthew Fox
The subject of this movie review is Smokin’ Aces, a 2007 crime and action film from director Joe Carnahan. The movie focuses on a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch and the large number of people trying to kill him. The film was released theatrically in January 2007.
Smokin’ Aces is the first film from writer/director Joe Carnahan since his gritty crime flick, Narc, which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and went onto receive rave reviews (including praise from Harrison Ford). The attention even earned him a deal to direct Mission: Impossible 3 before Carnahan departed the project over creative differences with Tom Cruise.
Buddy “Aces” Israel (Jeremy Piven) grew up amongst card sharks, gamblers, killers, and thugs. By the time he was 21, Buddy was a wildly popular magician in Las Vegas, a celebrity who also got to hang out with the most dangerous criminals. But Buddy wanted more. He wanted to be gangster and became one before the law caught up with him. After the sleazy Las Vegas illusionist agrees to testify against his former mob partners, he embarks on one last hurrah in Lake Tahoe before entering witness protective custody.
His one-time benefactor, Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin), a mob power broker, isn’t about to let that happen. Rumors are that Sparazza is willing to pay up to $1,000,000 for Buddy dead and his heart delivered back to Sparazza. When word hits the street, a rogues gallery of degenerate assassins, killers, and psychopaths head for Lake Tahoe and the Nomad Casino where Buddy is hiding to claim the prize. FBI Deputy Director Stanley Locke (Andy Garcia) sends his top agent, Richard Messner (Ryan Reynolds) and Messner’s veteran partner, Donald Carruthers (Ray Liotta), to keep Buddy safe, but can a few agents protect the seedy magician from a slew of would-be assassins?
Although the film has a delightful and wildly diverse cast, Smokin’ Aces is mostly a Pulp Fiction clone except that it has an even weirder cast of characters. Defined by action movie frivolity, Smokin’ Aces attempts to make slime look glamorous. Carnahan raises the crass display of bloodletting to new faux art heights. The film has its moments, and its violence is as much cartoonish as it is nightmarish. In a sense, it’s like some crazy, hyperactive crime comic book. The film’s narrative is itself a card trick – an illusion in which the viewer keeps seeing what he expects to see and misses the obvious. So the ending may come as a shock because it is something of a commentary on the dishonest and sometimes illegal means by which law enforcement goes after a large quarry.
Before that ending, there are some exceptional characters brought to life by actors giving rich performances. Ryan Reynolds is the best of the lot, but Common as Sir Ivy and Alicia Keys and Taraji Henson as the badass assassin duo, Georgia Sykes and Sharice Watters, are fun to watch.
5 of 10
B-
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
The text is copyright © 2013 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for syndication rights and fees.
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