Monday, January 28, 2008

Five New Songs I'm Digging Right Now



Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds “More News From Nowhere” from Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (Anti-): this eight-minute album closer joins the canon of classic Cave compositions and lyrically reintroduces the mysterious Deanna.
Ray Davies “Hymn For A New Age” from Working Man’s Café (New West): an aging man whose “soul is too far gone to be saved” searches for something—anything—to believe in.
Robert Forster “From Ghost Town” from The Evangelist (Yep Roc): Forster pays tribute to late Go-Betweens partner Grant McLennan with this gorgeous weeper.
Nada Surf “Beautiful Beat” from Lucky (Barsuk): This song really is just a dippy ode to music, but it’s so honest and heartfelt that it grabs you and doesn’t let go.
R.E.M. “Mansized Wreath” from Accelerate (Warner Bros.): an uptempo rocker that steals liberally from Kool And The Gang and somehow makes it a good thing.

My New Rules Regarding Presidential Candidates




Given this seemingly never-ending campaign for the presidency, I have decided that we need some new rules in regard to who can be allowed to run for office. Too many ill-equipped idiots with ideas that are intellectually and morally bankrupt have already wasted our precious time and money, so we need to make some sweeping changes.

With apologies to Bill Maher, these are my 10 new rules:

From now on, you can’t run for president if you …
… don’t believe in evolution
… equate homosexuality with bestiality
… feel your religious beliefs should be thought of as a political asset
… think global warming isn’t a serious problem
… use September 11 as a reason that people should vote for you
… are against abortion rights, even in cases of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother
… oppose expanding federal funding on stem-cell research
… believe the best way to deal with illegal immigration is to build a big fence
… feel our healthcare system doesn’t need to be drastically overhauled immediately
… think we can and will win the war in Iraq

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Movie News: Motion Picture Sound Editors Award Winners



*denotes winner

Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Animated
BEE MOVIE
MEET THE ROBINSONS
PERSEPOLIS
*RATATOUILLE
SHREK THE THIRD
THE SIMPSONS: THE MOVIE
SURF’S UP
TEKKONKINKREET
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Foreign
ATONEMENT
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
EASTERN PROMISES
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
*THE ORPHANAGE
REDACTED
SHARKWATER
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Music
AMERICAN GANGSTER
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
THE GREAT DEBATERS
*INTO THE WILD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT THE WORLD’S END
SPIDERMAN 3
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Music – Musical
ENCHANTED
*HAIRSPRAY
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
WALK HARD
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement

AMERICAN GANGSTER
*THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
THE BUCKET LIST
GHOST RIDER
MICHAEL CLAYTON
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
TRANSFORMERS
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Sound Effects and Foley
3:10 TO YUMA
AMERICAN GANGSTER
*THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
I AM LEGEND
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
SPIDER-MAN 3
TRANSFORMERS

Movie News: Cesar Award Nominations



*denotes winner

FILM
*“The Secret of the Grain”
“La Vie en rose”
“Persepolis”
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
“A Secret”
DIRECTOR
Olivier Dahan, “La Vie en rose”
*Abdellatif Kechiche, “The Secret of the Grain”
Claude Miller, “A Secret”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Andre Techine, “The Witnesses”
ACTOR
*Mathieu Amalric, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Michel Blanc, “The Witnesses”
Jean-Pierre Darroussin, “Conversations with My Gardener”
Vincent Lindon, “Those Who Remain”
Jean-Pierre Marielle, “Let’s Dance!”
ACTRESS
Isabelle Carre, “Anna M.”
*Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en rose”
Cecile de France, “A Secret”
Marina Fois, “Darling”
Catherine Frot, “Odette Toulemonde”
SUPPORTING ACTOR
*Sami Bouajila, “The Witnesses”
Pascal Greggory, “La Vie en rose”
Michael Lonsdale, “Heartbeat Detector”
Fabrice Luchini, “Moliere”
Laurent Stocker, “Hunting and Gathering”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
*Julie Depardieu, “A Secret”
Noemie Lvovsky, “Actresses”
Bulle Ogier, “Let’s Dance!”
Ludivine Sagnier, “A Secret”
Sylvie Testud, “La Vie en rose”
MOST PROMISING YOUNG ACTOR
Nicolas Cazale, “Le fils de l’epicier”
Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, “Love Songs”
Johan Libereau, “The Witnesses”
Jocelyn Quivrin, “99 F”
*Laurent Stocker, “Hunting and Gathering”
MOST PROMISING YOUNG ACTRESS
Louise Blachere, “Naissance des pieuvres”
Audrey Dana, “Roman de gare”
Adele Haenel, “Naissance des pieuvres”
*Hafsia Herzi, “The Secret of the Grain”
Clotilde Hesme, “Love Songs”
FIRST FILM
“Those Who Remain,” Anne le Ny
“Et toi t’es sur qui?,” Lola Doillon
“Naissance des pieuvres,” Celine Sciamma
*“Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
“Tout est pardonne,” Mia Hansen-Love
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Olivier Dahan, “La Vie en rose”
Julie Delpy, “2 days in Paris”
*Abdellatif Kechiche, “The Secret of the Grain”
Anne le Ny, “Those Who Remain”
Laurent Tirard, Gregoire Vigneron, “Moliere”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Claude Berri, “Hunting and Gathering”
Christine Carriere, “Darling”
Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Claude Miller, Nathalie Carter, “A Secret”
*Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, “Persepolis”
SONG
Antoine Deflandre, Germain Boulay, Eric Tisserand, “Intimate Enemies”
Guillaume Le Braz, Valerie Deloof, Agnes Ravez, Thierry Delor, “Love Songs”
Thierry Lebon, Eric Chevallier, Samy Bardet, “Persepolis”
Jean-Paul Mugel, Francis Wargnier, Dominique Gaborieau, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
*Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier, “La Vie en rose”
SCORE
*Alex Beaupain, “Love Songs”
Olivier Bernet, “Persepolis”
Alexandre Desplat, “Intimate Enemies”
Zbigniew Preisner, “A Secret”
Archie Shepp, “Let’s Dance!”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yves Angelo, “Le deuxieme souffle”
Gerard de Battista, “A Secret”
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci, “Intimate Enemies”
Janusz Kaminski, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
*Tetsuo Nagata, “La Vie en rose”
SET DESIGNER
Francoise Dupertuis, “Moliere”
Thierry Flamand, “Le deuxieme souffle”
Jean-Pierre Kohut Svelko, “A Secret”
Christian Marti, “Jacquou le croquant”
*Olivier Raoux, “La Vie en rose”
COSTUMES
*Marit Allen, “La Vie en rose”
Jacqueline Bouchard, “A Secret”
Corinne Jorry, “Le deuxieme souffle”
Pierre-Jean Larroque, “Moliere”
Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz, “Jacquou le croquant”
EDITOR
Ghalya Lacroix, Camille Toubkis, “The Secret of the Grain”
Veronique Lange, “A Secret”
Richard Marizy, Yves Beloniak, “La Vie en rose”
Stephane Roche, “Persepolis”
*Juliette Welfling, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
SHORT
“Deweneti”
*“Le Mozart des pickpockets”
“Premier voyage”
“La promenade”
“Rachel”
FOREIGN FILM
“4 mois, 3 semaines et 2 jours”
“The Edge of Heaven”
“We Own the Night”
“Eastern Promises”
*“The Lives of Others”
DOCUMENTARY
“Animals in Love”
*“L’avocat de la terreur”
“Les Lip, l’imagination au pouvoir”
“Le premier cri”
“Retour en Normandie”

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Movie News: Academy Award Winners



*denotes winner

Picture
“Atonement”
“Juno”
“Michael Clayton”
*“No Country for Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”
Director
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” Julian Schnabel
“Juno” Jason Reitman
“Michael Clayton” Tony Gilroy
*“No Country for Old Men” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” Paul Thomas Anderson
Actor In A Leading Role
George Clooney in “Michael Clayton”
*Daniel Day-Lewis in “There Will Be Blood”
Johnny Depp in “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Tommy Lee Jones in “In the Valley of Elah”
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises”
Actor In A Supporting Role
Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
*Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild”
Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton”
Actress In A Leading Role
Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie in “Away from Her”
*Marion Cotillard in “La Vie en Rose”
Laura Linney in “The Savages”
Ellen Page in “Juno”
Actress In A Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett in “I’m Not There”
Ruby Dee in “American Gangster”
Saoirse Ronan in “Atonement”
Amy Ryan in “Gone Baby Gone”
*Tilda Swinton in “Michael Clayton”
Adapted Screenplay
“Atonement” Screenplay by Christopher Hampton
“Away from Her” Written by Sarah Polley
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
*“No Country for Old Men” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“There Will Be Blood” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
Original Screenplay
*“Juno” Written by Diablo Cody
“Lars and the Real Girl” Written by Nancy Oliver
“Michael Clayton” Written by Tony Gilroy
“Ratatouille” Screenplay by Brad Bird; Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird
“The Savages” Written by Tamara Jenkins
Animated Film
“Persepolis”
*“Ratatouille”
“Surf's Up”
Foreign Language Film
“Beaufort”
*“The Counterfeiters”
“Katyń”
“Mongol”
“12”
Documentary Feature
“No End in Sight”
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience”
“Sicko”
*“Taxi to the Dark Side”
“War/Dance”
Documentary Short Subject
*“Freeheld”
“La Corona”
“Salim Baba”
“Sari’s Mother”
Original Score
*“Atonement” Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner” Alberto Iglesias
“Michael Clayton” James Newton Howard
“Ratatouille” Michael Giacchino
“3:10 to Yuma” Marco Beltrami
Original Song
*“Falling Slowly” from “Once” Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted” Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“Raise It Up” from “August Rush” Nominees to be determined
“So Close” from “Enchanted” Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted” Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Cinematography
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” Roger Deakins
“Atonement” Seamus McGarvey
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” Janusz Kaminski
“No Country for Old Men” Roger Deakins
*“There Will Be Blood” Robert Elswit
Editing
*“The Bourne Ultimatum” Christopher Rouse
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” Juliette Welfling
“Into the Wild” Jay Cassidy
“No Country for Old Men” Roderick Jaynes
“There Will Be Blood” Dylan Tichenor
Art Direction
“American Gangster” Art Direction: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Beth A. Rubino
“Atonement” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Golden Compass” Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
*“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
“There Will Be Blood” Art Direction: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Costume Design
“Across the Universe” Albert Wolsky
“Atonement” Jacqueline Durran
*“Elizabeth: The Golden Age” Alexandra Byrne
“La Vie en Rose” Marit Allen
“Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Colleen Atwood
Makeup
*“La Vie en Rose” Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
“Norbit” Rick Baker and Kazuhiro Tsuji
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” Ve Neill and Martin Samuel
Sound Editing
*“The Bourne Ultimatum” Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
“No Country for Old Men” Skip Lievsay
“Ratatouille” Randy Thom and Michael Silvers
“There Will Be Blood” Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood
“Transformers” Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins
Sound Mixing
*“The Bourne Ultimatum” Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
“No Country for Old Men” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
“Ratatouille” Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
“3:10 to Yuma” Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
“Transformers” Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin
Visual Effects
*“The Golden Compass” Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
“Transformers” Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
Animated Short
“I Met the Walrus”
“Madame Tutli-Putli”
“Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis"
“My Love (Moya Lyubov)”
*“Peter & the Wolf”
Live Action Short
“At Night”
“Il Supplente”
*“Le Mozart des Pickpockets”
“Tanghi Argentini”
“The Tonto Woman”

Saturday, January 19, 2008

My Top Music Of 2007






ALBUMS
1. Against Me! New Wave (Sire)
2. Ween La Cucaracha (Rounder)
3. Parts & Labor Mapmaker (Jagjaguwar)
4. The New Pornographers Challengers (Matador)
5. Radiohead In Rainbows (no label)
6. Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
7. Thurston Moore Trees Outside The Academy (Ecstatic Peace)
8. The Veils Nux Vomica (Rough Trade)
9. Panda Bear Person Pitch (Paw Tracks)
10. Richard Hawley Lady’s Bridge (Mute)

SONGS (a.k.a. the track I like best on 10 LPs that almost made my top-albums list; that said, the Springsteen tune is by far my favorite song of the year)
1. Bruce Springsteen "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" (Columbia)
2. Glen Hansard And Markéta Irglová "Falling Slowly" (Columbia)
3. Bright Eyes "Four Winds" (Saddle Creek)
4. Okkervil River "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" (Jagjaguwar)
5. Eddie Vedder "Hard Sun" (J)
6. Band Of Horses "There Is A Ghost" (Sub Pop)
7. Battles "Atlas" (Warp)
8. The Shins "Turn On Me" (Sub Pop)
9. My Teenage Stride "To Live And Die In The Airport Lounge" (Becalmed)
10. Babyshambles "Delivery" (Astralwerks)

REISSUES
1. Sonic Youth Daydream Nation (Geffen)
2. Leonard Cohen The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (Columbia Legacy)
3. Miles Davis The Complete On The Corner Sessions (Sony Legacy)
4. Robert Forster & Grant McLennan Intermission: The Best Of The Solo Recordings 1990-1997 (Beggars Banquet)
5. Arab Strap Ten Years Of Tears (Chemical Underground)

SOUNDTRACKS
1. Various Artists Music From The Motion Picture Once (Columbia)
2. Eddie Vedder Music For The Motion Picture Into The Wild (J)
3. Jonny Greenwood There Will Be Blood (Nonesuch)
4. Nick Cave And Warren Ellis Music From The Motion Picture The Assassination Of Jessie James By The Coward Robert Ford (Mute)
5. Various Artists Music From The Motion Picture I'm Not There (Columbia)

My Top Movies Of 2007



TOP 10 (alphabetically)
The Assassination Of Jessie James By The Coward Robert Ford
Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
The Lives Of Others
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Once
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac

SECOND 10 (alphabetically)
After The Wedding
Control
Eastern Promises
Gone Baby Gone
I’m Not There
Into The Wild
Juno
Knocked Up
The Savages
This Is England

THIRD 10 (alphabetically)
American Gangster
Charlie Wilson's War
The Darjeeling Limited
Diggers
Margot At The Wedding
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Rescue Dawn
Sicko
Sweeney Todd

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards



Best Film
No Country for Old Men
Runners-up: The Lives of Others, Juno, Once, There Will Be Blood, Lars and the Real Girl, 3:10 to Yuma, The Savages, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Foreign Language Film
The Lives of Others
Runner-Up: The Orphanage
Best Documentary
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Runners-Up (tie): In the Shadow of the Moon and No End in Sight
Best Director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Runner-Up: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Runner-Up: Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Best Actress
Ellen Page, Juno
Runner-Up: Amy Adams, Enchanted
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Runner-Up: Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
Runner-Up: Emily Mortimer, Lars and the Real Girl
Best Ensemble
No Country for Old Men
Runner-Up: 3:10 to Yuma
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Charlie Wilson’s War, The Savages
Runner-Up: Josh Brolin, American Gangster, Grindhouse, In the Valley of Elah, No Country for Old Men
Breakthrough Film Artist
Sarah Polley, Away from Her, for directing and screenwriting
Runner-Up: Ellen Page, Juno, for acting
Best Screenplay - Original
Diablo Cody, Juno
Runner-Up: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Runner-Up: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille
Runner-Up: Paprika
Best Cinematography
Óscar Faura, The Orphanage
Runner-Up: Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men
Best Score
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Once
Runner-Up: Dario Marianelli, Atonement
Best Overlooked Film
Air Guitar Nation by Alexandra Lipsitz
Runner-Up: The Lookout

Movie News: Houston Film Critics Society Awards



Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
Runners-up: Juno, Atonement, Michael Clayton, Into the Wild, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Charlie Wilson’s War, I’m Not There
Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Documentary
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Best Director of a Motion Picture
Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Hairspray
Best Screenplay
Diablo Cody, Juno
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Best Original Score
Dario Marianelli, Atonement
Best Original Song
"Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Once
Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
Philip Seymour Hoffman, for Charlie Wilson’s War, The Savages, and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
The Greenway Three Theatre for over thirty years of service to Houston’s art-house film community
Honorary Texan Award
Joel and Ethan Coen

Movie News: Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards



Best Irish Film
Garage
Runners-up: Once, Kings, Small Engine Repair, Shrooms
Best International Film
The Lives of Others
Runners-up: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, This Is England, Zodiac, I’m Not There
Best Director
David Fincher, Zodiac
Best Actor
Ulrich Mühe, The Lives of Others
Best Actress
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Breakthrough Award
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement

Movie News: Scripter Award Winner



*denotes winner

Atonement, Christopher Hampton
Into the Wild, Sean Penn
*No Country for Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson
Zodiac, James Vanderbilt

Movie News: Iowa Film Critics Association Awards



Best Film
No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Charlie Wilson’s War
Best Actress
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille
Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa
There Will Be Blood

Movie News: National Society Of Film Critics Awards



BEST PICTURE
1. There Will Be Blood
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. No Country for Old Men

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
2. Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men
2. Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST ACTOR
1. Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
2. Frank Langella – Starting Out in the Evening
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

BEST ACTRESS
1. Julie Christie – Away from Her
2. Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose
3. Anamaria Marinca – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
2. Amy Ryan –Gone Baby Gone and Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
3. Tilda Swinton –Michael Clayton

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. Tamara Jenkins – The Savages
2. Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
3. Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. There Will Be Blood – Robert Elswit
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Janusz Kaminski
3. No Country for Old Men – Roger Deakins

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days – Cristian Mungiu
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – Julian Schnabel
3. Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud

BEST NONFICTION FILM
1. No End in Sight – Charles Ferguson
2. Sicko –Michael Moore
3. Terror’s Advocate – Barbet Schroeder

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind

FILM HERITAGE AWARDS
Ford At Fox
Ross Lipman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive

Movie News: Broadcast Film Critics Association Winners



*denotes winner

Best Picture
American Gangster
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
Michael Clayton
*No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd
There Will Be Blood

Best Actor
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
*Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd)
Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl)
Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

Best Actress
Amy Adams (Enchanted)
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
*Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Ellen Page (Juno)

Best Supporting Actor

Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)
*Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Charlie Wilson's War)
Hal Holbrook (Into The Wild)
Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There)
Catherine Keener (Into the Wild)
Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement)
*Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)

Best Acting Ensemble
*Hairspray
Juno
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd
Gone Baby Gone
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Best Director
Tim Burton (Sweeney Todd)
*Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Sidney Lumet (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Sean Penn (Into the Wild)
Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
Joe Wright (Atonement)

Best Writer
*Diablo Cody (Juno)
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton)
Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl)
Sean Penn (Into the Wild)
Aaron Sorkin (Charlie Wilson's War)

Best Animated Feature
Bee Movie
Beowulf
Persepolis
*Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

Best Young Actor
Michael Cera (Juno)
Michael Cera (Superbad)
Freddie Highmore (August Rush)
*Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada (The Kite Runner)
Edward Sanders (Sweeney Todd)

Best Young Actress
*Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray)
Dakota Blue Richards (The Golden Compass)
AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabithia)
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement)

Best Comedy Movie
Dan in Real Life
Hairspray
*Juno
Knocked Up
Superbad

Best Family Film
August Rush
*Enchanted
The Golden Compass
Hairspray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Best Picture Made for Television
The Company
*Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Tin Man
The War

Best Foreign Language Film
*The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
La Vie en Rose
Lust, Caution
The Orphanage

Best Song
"Come So Far", Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley (Hairspray)
"Do You Feel Me", Anthony Hamilton (American Gangster)
*"Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Jesse L. Martin and Cast (Once)
"Guaranteed", Eddie Vedder (Into the Wild)
"That's How You Know", Amy Adams (Enchanted)

Best Composer
Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma)
Alexandre Desplat (Lust, Caution)
Clint Eastwood (Grace Is Gone)
*Jonny Greenwood (There Will Be Blood)
Dario Marianelli (Atonement)
Alan Menken (Enchanted)

Best Documentary
Darfur Now
In the Shadow of the Moon
The King of Kong
No End In Sight
Sharkwater
*Sicko

Movie News: Kansas City Film Critics Awards



Best Movie
There Will Be Blood
Best Director (tie)
Paul Thomas Anderson-There Will Be Blood and Julian Schnabel-The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis-There Will Be Blood
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard-La Vie en Rose
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem-No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress
Tilda Swinton-Michael Clayton
Best Original Screenplay
Diablo Cody-Juno
Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen-No Country for No Country for Old Men
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille
Best Documentary
In the Shadow of the Moon
Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Movie News: American Society Of Cinematographers Winner



*denotes winner

The Assassination of Jesse James - Roger Deakins
No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins
*There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Janusz Kaminski
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey

Movie News: Costume Designers Guild Winners



*denotes winner

Contemporary
*Blades of Glory
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Juno
Ocean’s Thirteen

Period
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
La Vie en rose
*Sweeney Todd
3:10 to Yuma

Fantasy
Enchanted
*The Golden Compass
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
300

Movies News; Directors Guild Winner



*denotes winner

Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
*Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Movie News: Online Film Critics Awards



Picture
No Country For Old Men
Director
Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Actor
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Actress
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Original Screenplay
Juno
Adapted Screenplay
No Country For Old Men
Cinematography
No Country for Old Men
Editing
No Country For Old Men
Original Score
There Will Be Blood
Documentary
The King of Kong
Foreign Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Animated Film
Ratatouile
Breakthrough Filmmaker
Sarah Polley - Away From Her
Breakthrough Performer
Nikki Blonsky -Hairspray