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 July 3, 2008 VAR | Oscar candidates lagging this year
An early look at awards season from Variety: "At least on paper, this year looks like a return to the old days, when the majors dominated awards and most of the nominees bowed late in the year -- in contrast with recent history, when the Oscar charge was led by specialty divisions and fall launches."  [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] May 16, 2008iW NEWS | Student Academy Awards Announced
Eleven students from eight colleges and universities have been named winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 35th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. They will participate in a week of industry-related activities and social events, culminating in the awards ceremony on June 7 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The winners in the "Alternative" category are "Circles of Confusion" (Phoebe Tooke, San Francisco State University), and "Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant" (Shih-Ting Hung, University of Southern California); in the "Animation" category, Oscars went to "Simulacra" (Tatchapon Lertwirojkul, The School of Visual Arts), "The Visionary" (Evan Mayfield, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida), and "Zoologic" (Nicole Mitchell, California Institute of the Arts); the "Documentary" category winners were "As We Forgive" (Laura Waters Hinson, American University, Washington, D.C.), "If a Body Meet a Body" (Brian Davis, University of Southern California), and "Unattached"( J.J. Adler, Columbia University); and in the "Narrative" category, winners were "A Day's Work" (Rajeev Dassani, University of Southern California), "Pitstop" (Melanie McGraw, University of Southern California), and "The State of Sunshine" (Z. Eric Yang, Florida State University). The "Honorary Foreign Film" award went to "On the Line (Auf der Strecke)" (Reto Caffi, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, Germany). While the U.S. winners know they will each receive an award, their placement - Gold, Silver or Bronze - will not be revealed until the June 7 ceremony. In addition to a trophy, Gold Medal winners receive $5,000, Silver Medal winners receive $3,000 and Bronze Medal winners receive $2,000. The Honorary Foreign Film winner receives $1,000 in addition to a trophy. [Peter Knegt] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] May 9, 2008iW NEWS | Golden Trailer Awards Announced
Thursday night at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, the 9th Annual Golden Trailer Awards were handed out in a ceremony hosted by comedian Sinbad. The upcoming "The Dark Knight" won best action trailer, while "Iron Man" won the best overall for summer 2008. "In Bruges" was named the most original, while "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" won for best music and best voice-over, respectively. "No Country For Old Men" was awarded the best dramatic trailer, "Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?" best documentary, and "Day Night Day Night" for best independent. The awards will be televised on May 26, 2008 on MyNetworkTV, which will include the winner of the publicly voted "trailer of the year." All other winners were deciphered by a jury that included Joss Whedon, Jonathan D. Krane, Morgan Spurlock, Eli Roth, Gary Meyet and Claudia Puig. [Peter Knegt] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] April 14, 2008iW NEWS | AMPAS Releases Dates for 81st Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced key dates for its 81st edition of the Academy Awards. Academy President Sid Ganis noted that the ceremony will take place Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised by ABC. Other dates include the mailing of nomination ballots on December 26, 2008, the nomination announcement on January 22, 2009 a the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, and final polls closing at 5pm PT on February 17, 2009. The dates coincide with those since the move of the Oscars from March to February, with exception of a move of nomination announcement from a Tuesday to a Thursday, to avoid conflicting with the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. [Peter Knegt] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] March 27, 2008iW NEWS | Tarantino to be Honored at Provincetown Fest
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will be honored with the 2008 Filmmaker on the Edge Award at the 10th annual Provincetown International Film Festival, running from June 18 - 22 in Provincetown, MA. Previous award recipients, all of whom have been invited back for the fest's anniversary are John Waters, Christine Vachon, Ted Hope, James Schamus, Gus Van Sant, Todd Haynes, Jim Jarmusch, Mary Harron, Gregg Araki, and Todd Solondz. For more information, please visit the festival website. [Eugene Hernandez] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Festivals ] March 26, 2008iW NEWS | MMI to Honor Schamus, Blank
The Museum of the Moving Image will honor Focus Features CEO James Schamus and Showtime Networks CEO Matt Blank at the organization's annual black-tie benefit, to be held on April 30th at The St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan. [Eugene Hernandez] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] February 26, 2008AP: Oscars are a TV ratings dud
The Oscars are a ratings dud. Nielsen Media Research says preliminary ratings for the 80th annual Academy Awards telecast are 14 percent lower than the least-watched ceremony ever. AP reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 25, 2008AWARDS WATCH '08 | And the winners are...
The Oscars and Spirit Awards were presented this weekend in Southern California. "No Country for Old Men" won best picture from AMPAS (see indieWIRE article), while "Juno" won best feature from Film Independent (see indieWIRE article). Meanwhile iPOP offers photos from awards weekend in Los Angeles. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] BBC: Lohan and Murphy dominate Razzies
Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy have both been crowned the worst actors of 2007 at the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, which spoof the Oscars. BBC reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 24, 2008AWARDS WATCH '08 | The Spirit Award Winners...
The Spirit Awards from Film Independent were presented yesterday in Santa Monica, CA. indieWIRE's dispatch includes all the winners, while iPOP offers photos from awards weekend in Los Angeles. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] February 22, 2008AWARDS WATCH '08 | "Grain" Wins Big at French Cesar Awards
Abdellatif Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain" (La Graine et le mulet) was the big winner at French's Cesar Awards tonight. The film won the prizes for best picture, director and original screenplay at the ceremony. Mathieu Amalric won the award for best actor for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Le scaphandre et le papillon) and Marion Cotillard won the best actress award for "La Vie en Rose" (La Mome). The award best first film and adapted screenplay went to Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis." The complete list of winners is available on the Cesar's website, while Variety published a dispatch from the event tonight. [Eugene Hernandez] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] Reuters: Snubs, omissions taint Oscar foreign film award
No matter which movie wins the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, critics and fans may remember this year for work that was snubbed or disqualified by Academy Award voters. Mary Milliken reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 21, 2008HR: "Away From Her" earns film award in Canada
Canadian actress-turned-director Sarah Polley won the best film prize for her Oscar-nominated debut feature "Away From Her" at the inaugural Canadian Indie Awards in Ottawa Wednesday. Etan Vlessing reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 20, 2008AFP: Host Jon Stewart ready to provide Oscars laughs
Television comedian Jon Stewart will be injecting some stinging satire into the Oscars here Sunday, giving a political flavor to the Hollywood extravaganza in a presidential election year. Tangi Quemener reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, People ] AP: Michael Moore: Bring Fidel to the Oscars
"Sicko" director Michael Moore jokes that Fidel Castro would be a "ratings grabber" at Sunday night's Academy Awards show. Moore's Oscar-nominated documentary on the health-care industry concludes with a trip to Cuba, where he seeks care for a group of 9/11 responders who have experienced health problems. Marcela Isaza reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, People ] February 19, 2008AFP: There will be blood as Oscars turn 80
Violent movies are tipped to carve up the top honors when the red carpet is rolled out for the 80th Academy Awards on Sunday, reflecting Oscar voters' increasing willingness to honor darker fare. Rob Woollard reports. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 18, 2008iW NEWS | "Bourne", "Sweeney", "Sicko" Take ACE Eddies
The American Cinema Editors handed out their 58th annual ACE Eddie awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Sunday night. In the film categories, Christopher Rouse won for his work on "The Bourne Ultimatum" in the dramatic category, Chris Lebenzon won in the comedic category for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while Geoffrey Richman, Chris Seward and Dan Swietlik won for "Sicko" in he documentary category. One of the narrative winners usually goes on to win the Academy Award for best editing, with only one instance (in 2001, when "Gladiator" won the Eddie and "Traffic" won the Oscar) in the past decade in which this didn't occur. [Peter Knegt] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] February 16, 2008HR: Full steam ahead for Oscar telecast
With the threat of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming telecast. Host Jon Stewart and his writing team are expected to arrive in Hollywood on Saturday for some intensive Oscar prep before the February 24 ceremony. Gregg Kilday and Paul J. Gough report. [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 14, 2008iW NEWS | Oscars Announce Presenters, Performers
Academy Awards producer Gil Cates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis announced the presenters and performers of this year's February 24th telecast Thursday. Included are all four of last year's acting winners, Alan Arkin, Jennifer Hudson, Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker, as well as a long list of others including Amy Adams, Jessica Alba, Cate Blanchett, Josh Brolin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Patrick Dempsey, Cameron Diaz, Colin Farrell, Harrison Ford, Jennifer Garner, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Katherine Heigl, Jonah Hill, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Kidman, James McAvoy, Queen Latifah, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Hilary Swank, John Travolta, Denzel Washington and Renee Zellweger. Additionally, Amy Adams will perform the song "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted." The other two songs will be performed by Kristen Chenoweth and Marlon Saunders ("That's How You Know") and Jon McLaughlin ("So Close"). "Once's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova will perform their song "Falling Slowly," while Jamia Simone Nash will perform "Raise it Up" from "August Rush." Jon Stewart and his team of writers Hal Kanter, Buz Kohan, Jon Macks and Bruce Vilanch, are currently working on the show itself, which airs one week from this upcoming Sunday. [Peter Knegt] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Biz ] February 13, 2008iW NEWS | Bardem Named Honorary Chair For Spirits
Film Independent announced that Javier Bardem will serve as the Honorary Chair at the 2008 Spirit Awards, to be held on February 23, 2008 in Santa Monica. As Honorary Chair, Bardem will be a presenter at the ceremony, which is being hosted this year by Rainn Wilson. Bardem, who won a Spirit Award for "Before Night Falls," joins a list of previous chairs that includes last year's co-chairs Maggie Gyllenhaal and Terrence Howard, as well as Halle Berry, Ang Lee, Martin Scorcese, Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster. Honorary Chairs are selected for their outstanding achievements in film as well as their commitment to Film Independent's overall mission to celebrate the wide spectrum of independent filmmaking. [Peter Knegt] [permalink] [ filed under Awards Watch, Honors ] Older Buzz/Rumors about Awards WatchFebruary 10, 2008 February 9, 2008 February 7, 2008 February 7, 2008 February 7, 2008 February 6, 2008 February 5, 2008 February 3, 2008 January 31, 2008 January 31, 2008 January 21, 2008 January 20, 2008 January 16, 2008 January 15, 2008 January 14, 2008 January 10, 2008 January 8, 2008 January 7, 2008 January 5, 2008 January 4, 2008 January 3, 2008 January 2, 2008 January 2, 2008 December 27, 2007 December 23, 2007 December 23, 2007 December 20, 2007 December 19, 2007 December 18, 2007 December 18, 2007 December 17, 2007 December 16, 2007 December 13, 2007 December 12, 2007 December 11, 2007 December 9, 2007 December 9, 2007 December 9, 2007 December 8, 2007 December 8, 2007 December 5, 2007 December 3, 2007 December 1, 2007 December 1, 2007 November 30, 2007 November 30, 2007 November 29, 2007 November 26, 2007 November 17, 2007 November 15, 2007 November 14, 2007 November 9, 2007 November 8, 2007 November 3, 2007 October 30, 2007 October 23, 2007 October 23, 2007 October 15, 2007 October 12, 2007 October 11, 2007 October 11, 2007 October 9, 2007 October 2, 2007 September 27, 2007 September 25, 2007 September 24, 2007 September 12, 2007 August 28, 2007 August 8, 2007 August 1, 2007 July 18, 2007 June 22, 2007 June 14, 2007 May 14, 2007 May 7, 2007 May 2, 2007 April 19, 2007 April 17, 2007 April 17, 2007 April 6, 2007 March 27, 2007 March 21, 2007 March 20, 2007 March 7, 2007 February 27, 2007 February 26, 2007 February 26, 2007 February 26, 2007 February 26, 2007 February 25, 2007 February 25, 2007 February 25, 2007 February 24, 2007 February 23, 2007 February 22, 2007 February 21, 2007 February 20, 2007 February 19, 2007 February 19, 2007 February 16, 2007 February 12, 2007 February 6, 2007 February 4, 2007 January 31, 2007 January 31, 2007 January 31, 2007 January 31, 2007 January 30, 2007 January 30, 2007 January 29, 2007 January 28, 2007 January 16, 2007 January 15, 2007 January 15, 2007 January 11, 2007 January 11, 2007 January 10, 2007 January 9, 2007 January 9, 2007 January 9, 2007 January 8, 2007 January 5, 2007 January 3, 2007 January 3, 2007 January 2, 2007 December 23, 2006 December 22, 2006 December 22, 2006 December 21, 2006 December 20, 2006 December 20, 2006 December 19, 2006 December 19, 2006 December 19, 2006 December 19, 2006 December 18, 2006 December 14, 2006 December 13, 2006 December 12, 2006 December 11, 2006 December 11, 2006 December 11, 2006 December 11, 2006 December 10, 2006 December 10, 2006 December 10, 2006 December 8, 2006 December 7, 2006 December 6, 2006 December 1, 2006 November 30, 2006 November 30, 2006 November 29, 2006 November 29, 2006 November 28, 2006 November 27, 2006 November 25, 2006 November 25, 2006 November 16, 2006 November 14, 2006 November 11, 2006 November 9, 2006 November 7, 2006 November 2, 2006 October 26, 2006 October 26, 2006 October 23, 2006 October 16, 2006 October 12, 2006 October 12, 2006 October 10, 2006 October 6, 2006 October 2, 2006 October 2, 2006 September 26, 2006 September 25, 2006 September 24, 2006 September 22, 2006 September 21, 2006 September 8, 2006 August 10, 2006 July 11, 2006 July 2, 2006 June 20, 2006 April 17, 2006 April 11, 2006 March 27, 2006 March 20, 2006 March 15, 2006 March 8, 2006 March 8, 2006 March 7, 2006 March 6, 2006 March 6, 2006 March 5, 2006 March 3, 2006 March 2, 2006 March 1, 2006 February 27, 2006 February 27, 2006 February 21, 2006 February 17, 2006 January 30, 2006 January 30, 2006 January 23, 2006 January 19, 2006 January 16, 2006 January 13, 2006 January 12, 2006 January 11, 2006 January 11, 2006 January 10, 2006 January 5, 2006 January 4, 2006 January 4, 2006 December 13, 2005 December 13, 2005 December 12, 2005 December 11, 2005 December 11, 2005 December 9, 2005 December 9, 2005 December 9, 2005 November 21, 2005 November 18, 2005 November 17, 2005 November 16, 2005 November 16, 2005 November 15, 2005 November 14, 2005 November 10, 2005 November 10, 2005 November 1, 2005 October 23, 2005 October 16, 2005 October 14, 2005 October 12, 2005 September 28, 2005 September 23, 2005 September 18, 2005 | |
