10. The Big Bang Theory - The more highbrow individuals of society scoff and moan every time they see anything positive about The Big Bang Theory. Well, they can keep bitching and moaning all they want to. The Big Bang Theory is the biggest show on television, it is a pop cultural phenomenon that only seems to get bigger with age. But more importantly, Big Bang features a cast of lovable characters that continue to grow and age together, played by a great cast whose chemistry is undeniable. More importantly, even when it is at its silliest, it is still one of the funniest escapes on television each week, and just at the opportune moments, it can be brilliantly funny and emotional. Uppity critics be damned!
9. Scandal - This is another one that many have scoffed at, throwing their eye rolls and sighs of desperation furiously at it. Once again, it is one of those shows that doesn't seem to give a damn what those people think. It too is led by an excellent cast, particularly Kerry Washington who sets the screen ablaze every time she is on it. What I love about Scandal, and what others hate is that fact that it is absolutely ridiculous, and I do mean that in a great way. It is pulse-pounding, bat-shit-crazy, action-packed entertainment every week, and you never seem to know what is coming next. In terms of pure entertainment value, there is nothing better than Scandal.
8. Parks & Recreation - This might finally be the year that NBC goes through with it and cancels Parks & Recreation. The ratings have not done any better this season. I do hope though that when they look at their full slate they will continue to recognize what a nice piece of the puzzle Parks & Rec is. The last part of last season, and the first half of this new season were pure comedic brilliance, with plenty of highs (Ben and Leslie's wedding), and lows (the recall election). And throughout all of it the cast was on top of their game, the shenanigans were always fun, and the warmth and quirk that has carried the show through its entire run never missed a beat.
7. The Blacklist - For the last couple of years, there have not been a lot of new dramas on broadcast television that were watching. This year, the one that has emerged from the pack is The Blacklist, and boy what a start. The first half of this season was utter brilliance. I had my doubts about James Spader after Boston Legal, but he quickly proved me wrong, in a wonderfully funny, cocky yet charismatic, leading role that lights up the screen. Populated around him are a solid cast, but it is the shocking, always intense, and always entertaining story lines, featuring the members of The Blacklist, that keep us enticed, plus the continued mystery of Red and Elizabeth and their past, only keeps us wanting more.
6. Parenthood - It amazes me how Parenthood just stays so real. With each new season the Braverman clan goes through a new set of challenges. With each new turn, this incredible cast embraces their characters with glee, and all bring to the screen, along with the great writers, a sense of true authenticity, showing a real, flawed and wonderfully loving family that you can absolutely relate to. This new season's storylines, including an election, an engagement, and many others, have continue to put Parenthood at the top of the pack in broadcast television.
5. (TIE) House of Cards and The Newsroom - Being the political savant that I am I could not pass up a chance to honor my two favorite political shows on the air last year. House of Cards is a dirty, yet sleek political thriller, that is being called the dirty West Wing. The West Wing is my favorite show of all time, and I can safely say that House of Cards is no West Wing, but in terms of tense political thriller it is an excellent sit. The West Wing's creator Aaron Sorkin tried a new project on HBO called The Newsroom, and the critics pounced with viciousness. Sure, it does not reach the dramatic heights of its predecessor. But its snappy and relevant dialogue and storylines, and its fantastic cast led by Jeff Daniels, make The Newsroom worth a watch, and definitely a lot better than I was led to believe.
4. American Horror Story: Coven - I didn't think it was possible that Ryan Murphy and Co. could top Asylum, but this year's chapter in the anthology season Coven, might just be its best. The returning players all prove their worth, and newcomers, particularly Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts, and Gabourey Sidibe fit right into the camp, the horror, and the fun with ease. Plus the storylines this season are fantastic, and the last 20 minutes of the final episode of 2013 were some of the best I have seen on television this year.
3. The Good Wife - After the first half of the fourth season lagged, I was thrilled to see The Good Wife pick up steam in the last half of its fourth season. But little did I know that it was just a primer for what was to come. It is difficult for a show to sustain its initial greatness five seasons in, but The Good Wife has not only managed that, but managed to have its best set of episodes so far. The explosive implosion of Lockhart/Gardner, the sexual tension, and the snappy, effective, and spot on dialogue prove that you should never give up on this show. It continues to surprise, continues to get better, and even the HFPA, who loves its shiny toys, managed to find room for it once again in its Drama Series category. A worthy honor.
2. Game of Thrones - I have trudged through George R.R. Martin's set of novels. They are tough reads, but damn the payoff is fantastic. But I never thought that it would translate so well to the screen. But HBO brought in a talented set of actors, an incredible production team, and Martin himself to ensure its success, and the payoff has been fantastic. Storm of Swords was the best of the books, and Season 3 perfectly captured its intensity, creating a fantasy epic unlike any other. Can't wait to see what happens next.
1. Breaking Bad - Was there any other choice? The final episodes of Breaking Bad were so intense, so closely followed by its legion of fans, and capped off what is one of the greatest television shows of all time with style. There is not much else to say, other than that I think I speak for everyone when I say that Walter and his crew will be sorely missed, and they have left a void in television that will never be filled.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
2013 Golden Raspberry "Razzie" Awards Short List
Always a fun group of awards, here are the short lists for the worst of the year.
WORST PICTURE
"47 Ronin"
"A Madea Christmas"
"After Earth"
"Getaway"
"Grown Ups 2"
"Grudge Match"
"Inappropriate Comedy"
"Movie 43"
"Paranoia"
"R.I.P.D."
"Runner Runner"
"Scary Movie 5"
"The Big Wedding"
"The Host"
"The Lone Ranger"
WORST DIRECTOR
Carl Rinsch, "47 Ronin"
John Moore, "A Good Day to Die Hard"
M. Night Shyamalan, "After Earth"
Courtney Solomon, "Getaway"
Dennis Dugan, "Grown Ups 2"
Vince Offer, "Inappropriate Comedy"
The 13 People Who Directed "Movie 43"
Robert Luketic, "Paranoia"
Malcolm D. Lee and David Zucker , "Scary Movie 5"
Tyler Perry, "Temptation" and "A Madea Christmas"
Justin Zackham, "The Big Wedding"
Andrew Niccol, "The Host"
Gore Verbinski, "The Lone Ranger"
Ben Stiller, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST ACTOR
Keanu Reeves , "47 Ronin"
Jaden Smith, "After Earth"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Escape Plan" and "The Last Stand"
Adam Sandler, "Grown Ups 2"
Sylvester Stallone, "Grudge Match," "Bullet to the Head," and "Escape Plan"
Robert DeNiro, "Grudge Match," "The Big Wedding," and "The Family"
Jason Statham, "Homefront" and "Parker"
Adrien Brody, "Inappropriate Comedy"
Ashton Kutcher, "Jobs"
Liam Hemsworth, "Paranoia" and "Love and Honor"
Vince Vaughn, "The Internship" and "Delivery Man"
Owen Wilson, "The Internship" and "Free Birds"
Johnny Depp, "The Lone Ranger"
Ben Stiller, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST ACTRESS
Tyler Perry, "A Madea Christmas"
Noomi Rapace, "Dead Man Down" and "Passion"
Selena Gomez, "Getaway"
Lindsay Lohan, "Inappropriate Comedy" and "The Canyons"
Naomi Watts, "Movie 43" and "Diana"
Halle Berry, "Movie 43" and "The Call"
Jennifer Lopez, "Parker"
Gemma Arterton, "Runner Runner" and "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters"
Jurnee Smollett-Bell, "Temptation"
Michelle Pfeifer, "The Family"
Saorse Ronan, "The Host"
Jennifer Hudson, "Winnie Mandela"
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Larry the Cable Guy, "A Madea Christmas"
Will Smith, "After Earth"
Chris Brown, "Battle of the Year"
Taylor Lautner, "Grown Ups 2"
David Spade, "Grown Ups 2"
Nick Swardson, "Grown Ups 2" and "A Haunted House"
James Franco, "Homefront"
Rob Schneider, "Inappropriate Comedy"
Mel Gibson, "Machete Kills"
Charlie Sheen, "Machete Kills" and "Scary Movie 5"
Harrison Ford, "Paranoia" and "Ender's Game"
Ben Affleck, "Runner Runner"
William Fichtner, "The Lone Ranger"
Tom Wilkinson, "The Lone Ranger"
Armie Hammer, "The Lone Ranger"
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Salma Hayak, "Grown Ups 2"
Winona Ryder, "Homefront"
Kate Bosworth, "Homefront" and "Movie 43"
Lady Gaga, "Machete Kills"
Sofia Vergara, "Machete Kills" and "Escape from Planet Earth"
Kate Winslet, "Movie 43"
Lindsay Lohan, "Scary Movie 5"
Kim Kardashian, "Temptation"
Katherine Heigl, "The Big Wedding"
Diane Keaton, "The Big Wedding"
Susan Sarandon, "The Big Wedding"
Abigail Breslin, "The Call"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The Lone Ranger"
Shirley MacLaine, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST SCREENPLAY
"A Madea Christmas"
"After Earth"
"Escape Plan"
"Grown Ups 2"
"Homefront"
"Inappropriate Comedy"
"Machete Kills"
"Movie 43"
"Paranoia"
"Scary Movie 5"
"The Big Wedding"
"The Call"
"The Host"
"The Lone Ranger"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL
"A Good Day to Die Hard"
"Battle of the Year"
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
"Grown Ups 2"
"Grudge Match"
"The Hangover, Part III"
"Machete Kills"
"Scary Movie 5"
"Texas Chainsaw 3D"
"The Lone Ranger"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"The Smurfs 2"
WORST PICTURE
"47 Ronin"
"A Madea Christmas"
"After Earth"
"Getaway"
"Grown Ups 2"
"Grudge Match"
"Inappropriate Comedy"
"Movie 43"
"Paranoia"
"R.I.P.D."
"Runner Runner"
"Scary Movie 5"
"The Big Wedding"
"The Host"
"The Lone Ranger"
WORST DIRECTOR
Carl Rinsch, "47 Ronin"
John Moore, "A Good Day to Die Hard"
M. Night Shyamalan, "After Earth"
Courtney Solomon, "Getaway"
Dennis Dugan, "Grown Ups 2"
Vince Offer, "Inappropriate Comedy"
The 13 People Who Directed "Movie 43"
Robert Luketic, "Paranoia"
Malcolm D. Lee and David Zucker , "Scary Movie 5"
Tyler Perry, "Temptation" and "A Madea Christmas"
Justin Zackham, "The Big Wedding"
Andrew Niccol, "The Host"
Gore Verbinski, "The Lone Ranger"
Ben Stiller, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST ACTOR
Keanu Reeves , "47 Ronin"
Jaden Smith, "After Earth"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Escape Plan" and "The Last Stand"
Adam Sandler, "Grown Ups 2"
Sylvester Stallone, "Grudge Match," "Bullet to the Head," and "Escape Plan"
Robert DeNiro, "Grudge Match," "The Big Wedding," and "The Family"
Jason Statham, "Homefront" and "Parker"
Adrien Brody, "Inappropriate Comedy"
Ashton Kutcher, "Jobs"
Liam Hemsworth, "Paranoia" and "Love and Honor"
Vince Vaughn, "The Internship" and "Delivery Man"
Owen Wilson, "The Internship" and "Free Birds"
Johnny Depp, "The Lone Ranger"
Ben Stiller, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST ACTRESS
Tyler Perry, "A Madea Christmas"
Noomi Rapace, "Dead Man Down" and "Passion"
Selena Gomez, "Getaway"
Lindsay Lohan, "Inappropriate Comedy" and "The Canyons"
Naomi Watts, "Movie 43" and "Diana"
Halle Berry, "Movie 43" and "The Call"
Jennifer Lopez, "Parker"
Gemma Arterton, "Runner Runner" and "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters"
Jurnee Smollett-Bell, "Temptation"
Michelle Pfeifer, "The Family"
Saorse Ronan, "The Host"
Jennifer Hudson, "Winnie Mandela"
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Larry the Cable Guy, "A Madea Christmas"
Will Smith, "After Earth"
Chris Brown, "Battle of the Year"
Taylor Lautner, "Grown Ups 2"
David Spade, "Grown Ups 2"
Nick Swardson, "Grown Ups 2" and "A Haunted House"
James Franco, "Homefront"
Rob Schneider, "Inappropriate Comedy"
Mel Gibson, "Machete Kills"
Charlie Sheen, "Machete Kills" and "Scary Movie 5"
Harrison Ford, "Paranoia" and "Ender's Game"
Ben Affleck, "Runner Runner"
William Fichtner, "The Lone Ranger"
Tom Wilkinson, "The Lone Ranger"
Armie Hammer, "The Lone Ranger"
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Salma Hayak, "Grown Ups 2"
Winona Ryder, "Homefront"
Kate Bosworth, "Homefront" and "Movie 43"
Lady Gaga, "Machete Kills"
Sofia Vergara, "Machete Kills" and "Escape from Planet Earth"
Kate Winslet, "Movie 43"
Lindsay Lohan, "Scary Movie 5"
Kim Kardashian, "Temptation"
Katherine Heigl, "The Big Wedding"
Diane Keaton, "The Big Wedding"
Susan Sarandon, "The Big Wedding"
Abigail Breslin, "The Call"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The Lone Ranger"
Shirley MacLaine, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST SCREENPLAY
"A Madea Christmas"
"After Earth"
"Escape Plan"
"Grown Ups 2"
"Homefront"
"Inappropriate Comedy"
"Machete Kills"
"Movie 43"
"Paranoia"
"Scary Movie 5"
"The Big Wedding"
"The Call"
"The Host"
"The Lone Ranger"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL
"A Good Day to Die Hard"
"Battle of the Year"
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
"Grown Ups 2"
"Grudge Match"
"The Hangover, Part III"
"Machete Kills"
"Scary Movie 5"
"Texas Chainsaw 3D"
"The Lone Ranger"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"The Smurfs 2"
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award Nominees
Best Film
"American Hustle"
"Before Midnight"
"Frances Ha"
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Upstream Color"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Spike Jonze, "Her"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale Station"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Her"
Best Actress
Amy Adams, "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
James Franco, "Spring Breakers"
Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson, "Her"
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"Before Midnight"
"Captain Phillips"
"The Spectacular Now"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Original Screenplay
"American Hustle"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Short Term 12"
Best Cinematography
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Spring Breakers"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Upstream Color"
Best Score
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Nebraska"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Animated Film
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Frozen"
"Monsters University"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Documentary
"The Act of Killing"
"Blackfish"
"Leviathan"
"Room 237"
"Stories We Tell"
"20 Feet from Stardom"
Best Foreign Language Film
"Beyond the Hills"
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Grandmaster"
"The Hunt"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Ensemble
"American Hustle"
"Nebraska"
"Short Term 12"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Overlooked Film
"Mud"
"Short Term 12"
"The Spectacular Now"
"Stoker"
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Amy Adams ("American Hustle," "Her," "Man of Steel")
Benedict Cumberbatch ("August: Osage County," "The Fifth Estate," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "12 Years a Slave")
Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Great Gatsby," "The Wolf of Wall Street")
Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire")
Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club," "Mud," "The Wolf of Wall Street")
Breakthrough Film Artist
Lake Bell, "In a World…" (actress, director, screenwriter)
Ryan Coogler, "Fruitvale Station" (director, screenwriter)
Destin Cretton, "Short Term 12" (director, screenwriter)
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color" (actress)
Brie Larson, "Don Jon," "The Spectacular Now," "Short Term 12" (actress)
"American Hustle"
"Before Midnight"
"Frances Ha"
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Upstream Color"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Spike Jonze, "Her"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale Station"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Her"
Best Actress
Amy Adams, "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
James Franco, "Spring Breakers"
Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson, "Her"
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"Before Midnight"
"Captain Phillips"
"The Spectacular Now"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Original Screenplay
"American Hustle"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Short Term 12"
Best Cinematography
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Spring Breakers"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Upstream Color"
Best Score
"Gravity"
"Her"
"Nebraska"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Animated Film
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Frozen"
"Monsters University"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Documentary
"The Act of Killing"
"Blackfish"
"Leviathan"
"Room 237"
"Stories We Tell"
"20 Feet from Stardom"
Best Foreign Language Film
"Beyond the Hills"
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Grandmaster"
"The Hunt"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Ensemble
"American Hustle"
"Nebraska"
"Short Term 12"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Overlooked Film
"Mud"
"Short Term 12"
"The Spectacular Now"
"Stoker"
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Amy Adams ("American Hustle," "Her," "Man of Steel")
Benedict Cumberbatch ("August: Osage County," "The Fifth Estate," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "12 Years a Slave")
Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Great Gatsby," "The Wolf of Wall Street")
Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire")
Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club," "Mud," "The Wolf of Wall Street")
Breakthrough Film Artist
Lake Bell, "In a World…" (actress, director, screenwriter)
Ryan Coogler, "Fruitvale Station" (director, screenwriter)
Destin Cretton, "Short Term 12" (director, screenwriter)
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color" (actress)
Brie Larson, "Don Jon," "The Spectacular Now," "Short Term 12" (actress)
The Oscar Narrative: The Times They Are a Changin'
It has been quiet around here at The Awards Psychic for a couple of days, as is always the case around the Christmas Holidays. There are a few stragglers in the critics circuit, but mostly the critics have had their say, and the message is loud and clear: 12 Years a Slave and Alfonso Cuaron. We all know that a split between Picture and Director is rare (especially right after it happened the year before), but the critical groups are pushing for this split. Certain actors have emerged from the critical circuit as favorites: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, and Lupita Nyong'o. All will receive Oscar nominations, and all go into SAG, BFCA, and the Globes as the apparent frontrunners.
But in this lull, it is important to remember a very wise saying (Thanks to Bob Dylan): Times they are a changin'. The lull will so end on January 2nd when the PGA announces its ten film nominees, and from then until the Oscar nods on January 16th, the guilds will quickly and steadily announce their favorite films of the year. The critics awards are important in terms of the discourse and the momentum of the Oscar race. And many times, these critical favorites go on to also dominate in the guilds. But when the guilds hit, the Oscar race resets itself. The previous doesn't really matter, because if the industry has a different perspective (think 2010 The Social Network vs. The King's Speech), then the critics awards get wiped out.
I'm not sure where the guilds will go. They could easily confirm the critics or easily negate them. Right now 12 Years a Slave looks really strong, and if you were to ask me today who would dominate the guilds, and eventually the Oscars it would be the film of choice. It is the safe pick right now. But I also sense a rising tide against the film. This happens every year for the perceived frontrunner. Many years it is safe like Slumdog, Hurt Locker, No Country, and The Artist. Then some years, films like The Social Network, Lincoln/Zero Dark Thirty, end up being eclipsed as the guilds hit. So if 12 Years a Slave is the frontrunner, then which films have the potential to eclipse it? The first, is the one that has been there all along: Gravity. With Cuaron winning so many directors awards, it appears that even the critics were split. Usually when a film dominates the critical circuit it takes all of the Best Picture and Best Director prizes. This has not been the case this year, showing that despite its apparent dominance 12 Years a Slave does have a soft spot. It is the worst soft spot to have really, and that is the director. The DGA is the best predictor of Best Picture, and if Cuaron continues his streak and upsets at the DGA, it could be the end of 12 Years a Slave. Sure, Argo had the soft spot at director when Affleck missed the Oscar cut, but he had the DGA, which ended up being more important, and proving its true dominance in this race. Gravity has a lot going against it, including a small cast and therefore no SAG Ensemble nod (although the nod for Bullock kind of counts), it is a science fiction film (none of which have won, and only one fantasy film, The Return of the King), and is facing the historical film favorite. But Cuaron could be its ticket to Oscar gold. So watch for the DGA if you are looking for an upset from Gravity.
The other contender that has quickly emerged in the waning hours of eligibility is American Hustle. The hatred that has been brewing for this film among bloggers, pundits, and mostly by those who visit the blogs, has been astounding. Sure, I loved the film, but I am willing to admit that I am kind of surprised that given the tone of the film, it is doing so well in the awards race. But whether you like it or not the film is a hit. It is a bit messy, but so were The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, and they were not half as entertaining. But entertainment factor aside, the reason American Hustle has a shot is because of its cast. It could easily overtake 12 Years at the SAG Awards, so that they could honor all of those incredible talents in one fail swoop. It also is a much better film than some of the other ensemble-driven vehicles this year like August: Osage County and Lee Daniel's The Butler, so its a choice that combines the great ensemble, with some respectability. If Gravity takes the DGA, and American Hustle takes the SAG (neither of which I am currently predicting, its 12 Years the whole way right now), then 12 Years will most likely be out, even if it manages the PGA win.
As previously stated, the critics awards have created four clear front runners for the acting awards, but all of them are vulnerable. Probably the least vulnerable is Jared Leto at this point. Bruhl and Abdi are too new, Fassbender is not campaigning, and some of the earlier predictions like Hanks and Hill are gone. Gandolfini could pull sentiment, and Bradley Cooper is really a dark horse here, but right now it looks like Leto is unstoppable. Blanchett looks like she is way out in front in Best Actress, but if Gravity gains traction, do not count out Bullock. Best Actor has swung towards Chiwetel Ejiofor, but in this competitive year, I think that either Bruce Dern, or Matthew McConaughey could easily swoop in a steal SAG, changing the momentum. I honestly think that the real dark horse, and my current pick, is Dern. Nebraska is doing well, he is a hardworking legend, and he really wants it, and is proving it by working the room like a boss. Finally, in supporting actress Nyong'o is clearly the best performance, and the critical favorite, but Oprah is, well Oprah (despite a Globe snub), and Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest thing in Hollywood.
How will this race shape up? We really don't know, but in a few weeks, the picture will become clearer, and the nominations will be out. Yes, these few days here are the calm before the storm, and then the times are a changin', or are they? As always, we'll have to wait and see.
First Winner Predictions for Picture/Director/Acting
Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave
Best Director - Steve McQueen "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor - Bruce Dern "Nebraska"
Best Actress - Cate Blanchett "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress - Lupita Nyong'o "12 Years a Slave"
But in this lull, it is important to remember a very wise saying (Thanks to Bob Dylan): Times they are a changin'. The lull will so end on January 2nd when the PGA announces its ten film nominees, and from then until the Oscar nods on January 16th, the guilds will quickly and steadily announce their favorite films of the year. The critics awards are important in terms of the discourse and the momentum of the Oscar race. And many times, these critical favorites go on to also dominate in the guilds. But when the guilds hit, the Oscar race resets itself. The previous doesn't really matter, because if the industry has a different perspective (think 2010 The Social Network vs. The King's Speech), then the critics awards get wiped out.
I'm not sure where the guilds will go. They could easily confirm the critics or easily negate them. Right now 12 Years a Slave looks really strong, and if you were to ask me today who would dominate the guilds, and eventually the Oscars it would be the film of choice. It is the safe pick right now. But I also sense a rising tide against the film. This happens every year for the perceived frontrunner. Many years it is safe like Slumdog, Hurt Locker, No Country, and The Artist. Then some years, films like The Social Network, Lincoln/Zero Dark Thirty, end up being eclipsed as the guilds hit. So if 12 Years a Slave is the frontrunner, then which films have the potential to eclipse it? The first, is the one that has been there all along: Gravity. With Cuaron winning so many directors awards, it appears that even the critics were split. Usually when a film dominates the critical circuit it takes all of the Best Picture and Best Director prizes. This has not been the case this year, showing that despite its apparent dominance 12 Years a Slave does have a soft spot. It is the worst soft spot to have really, and that is the director. The DGA is the best predictor of Best Picture, and if Cuaron continues his streak and upsets at the DGA, it could be the end of 12 Years a Slave. Sure, Argo had the soft spot at director when Affleck missed the Oscar cut, but he had the DGA, which ended up being more important, and proving its true dominance in this race. Gravity has a lot going against it, including a small cast and therefore no SAG Ensemble nod (although the nod for Bullock kind of counts), it is a science fiction film (none of which have won, and only one fantasy film, The Return of the King), and is facing the historical film favorite. But Cuaron could be its ticket to Oscar gold. So watch for the DGA if you are looking for an upset from Gravity.
The other contender that has quickly emerged in the waning hours of eligibility is American Hustle. The hatred that has been brewing for this film among bloggers, pundits, and mostly by those who visit the blogs, has been astounding. Sure, I loved the film, but I am willing to admit that I am kind of surprised that given the tone of the film, it is doing so well in the awards race. But whether you like it or not the film is a hit. It is a bit messy, but so were The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, and they were not half as entertaining. But entertainment factor aside, the reason American Hustle has a shot is because of its cast. It could easily overtake 12 Years at the SAG Awards, so that they could honor all of those incredible talents in one fail swoop. It also is a much better film than some of the other ensemble-driven vehicles this year like August: Osage County and Lee Daniel's The Butler, so its a choice that combines the great ensemble, with some respectability. If Gravity takes the DGA, and American Hustle takes the SAG (neither of which I am currently predicting, its 12 Years the whole way right now), then 12 Years will most likely be out, even if it manages the PGA win.
As previously stated, the critics awards have created four clear front runners for the acting awards, but all of them are vulnerable. Probably the least vulnerable is Jared Leto at this point. Bruhl and Abdi are too new, Fassbender is not campaigning, and some of the earlier predictions like Hanks and Hill are gone. Gandolfini could pull sentiment, and Bradley Cooper is really a dark horse here, but right now it looks like Leto is unstoppable. Blanchett looks like she is way out in front in Best Actress, but if Gravity gains traction, do not count out Bullock. Best Actor has swung towards Chiwetel Ejiofor, but in this competitive year, I think that either Bruce Dern, or Matthew McConaughey could easily swoop in a steal SAG, changing the momentum. I honestly think that the real dark horse, and my current pick, is Dern. Nebraska is doing well, he is a hardworking legend, and he really wants it, and is proving it by working the room like a boss. Finally, in supporting actress Nyong'o is clearly the best performance, and the critical favorite, but Oprah is, well Oprah (despite a Globe snub), and Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest thing in Hollywood.
How will this race shape up? We really don't know, but in a few weeks, the picture will become clearer, and the nominations will be out. Yes, these few days here are the calm before the storm, and then the times are a changin', or are they? As always, we'll have to wait and see.
First Winner Predictions for Picture/Director/Acting
Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave
Best Director - Steve McQueen "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor - Bruce Dern "Nebraska"
Best Actress - Cate Blanchett "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress - Lupita Nyong'o "12 Years a Slave"
Friday, December 27, 2013
The 4th Annual The Awards Psychic Awards: Nomination Totals
Here are the nomination totals for this year's awards:
12 Years a Slave - 9
American Hustle - 8
Nebraska - 8
Enough Said - 6
Mud - 6
Gravity - 5
Before Midnight - 4
Captain Phillips - 4
Inside Llewyn Davis - 4
The Spectacular Now - 4
The Wolf of Wall Street - 4
Frozen - 3
Fruitvale Station - 3
Monsters University - 3
August: Osage County - 2
Blue Jasmine - 2
The Croods - 2
Dallas Buyers Club - 2
Frances Ha - 2
Her - 2
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - 2
Iron Man 3 - 2
Lee Daniel's The Butler - 2
Prisoners - 2
Short Term 12 - 2
Star Trek: Into Darkness - 2
Ernest & Celestine - 1
The Heat - 1
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - 1
In a World... - 1
Pacific Rim - 1
Rush - 1
Saving Mr. Banks - 1
Struck By Lightning - 1
The Way, Way Back - 1
The Wind Rises - 1
12 Years a Slave - 9
American Hustle - 8
Nebraska - 8
Enough Said - 6
Mud - 6
Gravity - 5
Before Midnight - 4
Captain Phillips - 4
Inside Llewyn Davis - 4
The Spectacular Now - 4
The Wolf of Wall Street - 4
Frozen - 3
Fruitvale Station - 3
Monsters University - 3
August: Osage County - 2
Blue Jasmine - 2
The Croods - 2
Dallas Buyers Club - 2
Frances Ha - 2
Her - 2
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - 2
Iron Man 3 - 2
Lee Daniel's The Butler - 2
Prisoners - 2
Short Term 12 - 2
Star Trek: Into Darkness - 2
Ernest & Celestine - 1
The Heat - 1
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - 1
In a World... - 1
Pacific Rim - 1
Rush - 1
Saving Mr. Banks - 1
Struck By Lightning - 1
The Way, Way Back - 1
The Wind Rises - 1
The 4th Annual Awards Psychic Awards: Nominees
I have taken a few days off to a) enjoy the holidays, and b) because there really wasn't much news to report. I hope that you and your families enjoyed the week, and that you have gotten some much needed rest because the Oscar season is about to explode with SAG, the Globes, and guild nominations. One of my new favorite traditions this time of year is the annual announcement of my favorite films and performances of the year. Yes guys, it is time for the 4th (is it the 4th already?) Annual Awards Psychic Awards. Tonight, enjoy this year's nominees, and on New Year's Eve, I will announce my winners for the year, as well as my top ten films (twenty actually). For the record, there are between 5-7 nominees per category, and the category placements were based solely on where I think they belong.
Best Picture – Drama
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Fruitvale Station
Mud
The Spectacular Now
Short Term 12
12 Years a Slave
Best Picture – Comedy/Musical
American Hustle
Enough Said
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Picture – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Picture – Animated
The Croods
Ernest and Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises
Best Actor – Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor “12 Years a Slave”
Tom Hanks “Captain Phillips”
Michael B. Jordan “Fruitvale Station”
Matthew McConaughey “Dallas Buyers Club”
Tye Sheridan “Mud”
Miles Teller “The Spectacular Now”
Forest Whitaker “Lee Daniel’s The Butler”
Best Actress – Drama
Cate Blanchett “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock “Gravity”
Julie Delpy “Before Midnight”
Brie Larson “Short Term 12”
Emma Thompson “Saving Mr. Banks”
Shailene Woodley “The Spectacular Now”
Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
Christian Bale “American Hustle”
Bruce Dern “Nebraska”
Leonardo Dicaprio “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Oscar Isaac “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Joaquin Phoenix “Her”
Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
Amy Adams “American Hustle”
Lake Bell “In a World…”
Greta Gerwig “Frances Ha”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus “Enough Said”
Melissa McCarthy “The Heat”
Julia Roberts “August: Osage County”
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron “Gravity”
Nicole Holofcener “Enough Said”
Richard Linklater “Before Midnight”
Steve McQueen “12 Years a Slave”
Jeff Nichols “Mud”
Alexander Payne “Nebraska”
David O. Russell “American Hustle”
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi “Captain Phillips”
Bradley Cooper “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender “12 Years a Slave”
Will Forte “Nebraska”
James Gandolfini “Enough Said”
Jared Leto “Dallas Buyers Club”
Matthew McConaughey “Mud/The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janey “Struck By Lightning” and “The Way, Way Back”
Jennifer Lawrence “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o “12 Years a Slave”
Sarah Paulson “12 Years a Slave”
Octavia Spencer “Fruitvale Station”
June Squibb “Nebraska”
Oprah Winfrey “Lee Daniel’s The Butler”
Best Ensemble
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Enough Said
Mud
Nebraska
Prisoners
12 Years a Slave
Best Voice-Over Performance
Kristen Bell “Frozen”
Nicholas Cage “The Croods”
Billy Crystal “Monsters University”
Josh Gad “Frozen”
John Goodman “Monsters University”
Scarlett Johansson “Her”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy “Before Midnight”
Billy Ray “Captain Phillips”
Scott Neusadter and Michael B. Weber “The Spectacular Now”
John Ridley “12 Years a Slave”
Terence Winter “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Best Original Screenplay
David O. Russell and Eric Singer “American Hustle”
Woody Allen “Blue Jasmine”
Nicole Holofcener “Enough Said”
Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron “Gravity”
Joel and Ethan Coen “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Jeff Nichols “Mud”
Bob Nelson “Nebraska”
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki “Gravity”
Bruno Delbonnel “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Phedon Papamichael “Nebraska”
Roger Deakins “Prisoners”
Anthony Dod Mantle “Rush”
Sean Bobbitt “12 Years a Slave”
Best Visual Effects
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
Worst Film of the Year
After Earth
Grown Ups 2
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Lone Ranger
Movie 43
Best Picture – Drama
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Fruitvale Station
Mud
The Spectacular Now
Short Term 12
12 Years a Slave
Best Picture – Comedy/Musical
American Hustle
Enough Said
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Picture – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Picture – Animated
The Croods
Ernest and Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises
Best Actor – Drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor “12 Years a Slave”
Tom Hanks “Captain Phillips”
Michael B. Jordan “Fruitvale Station”
Matthew McConaughey “Dallas Buyers Club”
Tye Sheridan “Mud”
Miles Teller “The Spectacular Now”
Forest Whitaker “Lee Daniel’s The Butler”
Best Actress – Drama
Cate Blanchett “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock “Gravity”
Julie Delpy “Before Midnight”
Brie Larson “Short Term 12”
Emma Thompson “Saving Mr. Banks”
Shailene Woodley “The Spectacular Now”
Best Actor – Comedy/Musical
Christian Bale “American Hustle”
Bruce Dern “Nebraska”
Leonardo Dicaprio “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Oscar Isaac “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Joaquin Phoenix “Her”
Best Actress – Comedy/Musical
Amy Adams “American Hustle”
Lake Bell “In a World…”
Greta Gerwig “Frances Ha”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus “Enough Said”
Melissa McCarthy “The Heat”
Julia Roberts “August: Osage County”
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron “Gravity”
Nicole Holofcener “Enough Said”
Richard Linklater “Before Midnight”
Steve McQueen “12 Years a Slave”
Jeff Nichols “Mud”
Alexander Payne “Nebraska”
David O. Russell “American Hustle”
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi “Captain Phillips”
Bradley Cooper “American Hustle”
Michael Fassbender “12 Years a Slave”
Will Forte “Nebraska”
James Gandolfini “Enough Said”
Jared Leto “Dallas Buyers Club”
Matthew McConaughey “Mud/The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janey “Struck By Lightning” and “The Way, Way Back”
Jennifer Lawrence “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o “12 Years a Slave”
Sarah Paulson “12 Years a Slave”
Octavia Spencer “Fruitvale Station”
June Squibb “Nebraska”
Oprah Winfrey “Lee Daniel’s The Butler”
Best Ensemble
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Enough Said
Mud
Nebraska
Prisoners
12 Years a Slave
Best Voice-Over Performance
Kristen Bell “Frozen”
Nicholas Cage “The Croods”
Billy Crystal “Monsters University”
Josh Gad “Frozen”
John Goodman “Monsters University”
Scarlett Johansson “Her”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy “Before Midnight”
Billy Ray “Captain Phillips”
Scott Neusadter and Michael B. Weber “The Spectacular Now”
John Ridley “12 Years a Slave”
Terence Winter “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Best Original Screenplay
David O. Russell and Eric Singer “American Hustle”
Woody Allen “Blue Jasmine”
Nicole Holofcener “Enough Said”
Alfonso Cuaron and Jonas Cuaron “Gravity”
Joel and Ethan Coen “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Jeff Nichols “Mud”
Bob Nelson “Nebraska”
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki “Gravity”
Bruno Delbonnel “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Phedon Papamichael “Nebraska”
Roger Deakins “Prisoners”
Anthony Dod Mantle “Rush”
Sean Bobbitt “12 Years a Slave”
Best Visual Effects
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness
Worst Film of the Year
After Earth
Grown Ups 2
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Lone Ranger
Movie 43
Monday, December 23, 2013
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Nominees
Best Film
"12 Years a Slave"
"Gravity"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Best Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Spike Jonze, "Her"
John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Foreign Language Film
"Blancanieves"
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Hunt"
Best Documentary
"The Act of Killing"
"Blackfish"
"West of Memphis"
CANADIAN FILM AWARDS
Best Canadian Film
"The Dirties"
"Gabrielle"
"Watermark"
Best Director of a Canadian Film
Louise Archambault, "Gabrielle"
Jeff Barnaby, "Rhymes for Young Ghouls"
Matt Johnson, "The Dirties"
Best Actor in a Canadian Film
Thomas Haden Church, "Whitewash"
Matt Johnson, "The Dirties"
Tom Scholte, "The Dick Knost Show"
Best Actress in a Canadian Film
Michelle Giroux, "Blood Pressure"
Tatiana Maslany, "Picture Day"
Sophie Desmarais, "Sarah Prefers to Run"
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Marc Labrèche, "Whitewash"
Alexandre Landry, "Gabrielle"
Owen Williams, "The Dirties"
Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Romane Bohringer, "Vic + Flo Saw a Bear"
Gabrielle Rose, "The Dick Knost Show"
Lise Roy, "Tom at the Farm"?
Best Canadian Documentary
"My Prairie Home"
"Oil Sands Karaoke"
"Watermark"
Best First Film by a Canadian Director
"The Dirties"
"Rhymes for Young Ghouls"
"Sarah Prefers to Run"
Best British Columbia Film
"Down River"
"Oil Sands Karaoke"
"When I Walk"?
Ian Caddell Award for Achievement
Al Sens (animation pioneer)
"12 Years a Slave"
"Gravity"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Director
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
Best Supporting Actor
Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Best Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Spike Jonze, "Her"
John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Foreign Language Film
"Blancanieves"
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Hunt"
Best Documentary
"The Act of Killing"
"Blackfish"
"West of Memphis"
CANADIAN FILM AWARDS
Best Canadian Film
"The Dirties"
"Gabrielle"
"Watermark"
Best Director of a Canadian Film
Louise Archambault, "Gabrielle"
Jeff Barnaby, "Rhymes for Young Ghouls"
Matt Johnson, "The Dirties"
Best Actor in a Canadian Film
Thomas Haden Church, "Whitewash"
Matt Johnson, "The Dirties"
Tom Scholte, "The Dick Knost Show"
Best Actress in a Canadian Film
Michelle Giroux, "Blood Pressure"
Tatiana Maslany, "Picture Day"
Sophie Desmarais, "Sarah Prefers to Run"
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
Marc Labrèche, "Whitewash"
Alexandre Landry, "Gabrielle"
Owen Williams, "The Dirties"
Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Romane Bohringer, "Vic + Flo Saw a Bear"
Gabrielle Rose, "The Dick Knost Show"
Lise Roy, "Tom at the Farm"?
Best Canadian Documentary
"My Prairie Home"
"Oil Sands Karaoke"
"Watermark"
Best First Film by a Canadian Director
"The Dirties"
"Rhymes for Young Ghouls"
"Sarah Prefers to Run"
Best British Columbia Film
"Down River"
"Oil Sands Karaoke"
"When I Walk"?
Ian Caddell Award for Achievement
Al Sens (animation pioneer)
Sunday, December 22, 2013
The Oscar Narrative: December Oscar Predictions
Best Picture
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniel's The Butler
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Other Contenders - August: Osage County, Dallas Buyers Club, Blue Jasmine, Fruitvale Station, Rush, Philomena, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, All is Lost, Before Midnight, Out of the Furnace, Lone Survivor, The Book Thief
Commentary - I feel like there are five films that are ahead in the race, and could end up being the top contenders come March. 12 Years a Slave rebounded from its early critical losses, and has since dominated across the country. It goes into the Guild season the front runner. But I think that it is interesting that along the way, Cuaron has also dominated in the director category, and in the end the DGA is the best predictor of Best Picture. Let's just say that Gravity is not out yet, and could be the real contender as the guilds hit. Beyond those two, Captain Phillips has regained its footing after missing out on the critics awards, with loads of nominations from BFCA, HFPA, and SAG, all more important indicators than the smaller critics awards. It will do just fine with the guilds as well. The funny thing about the Oscar race is how it seems to come full circle. These three were the ones that led the season after the fall festivals, and I still think they are some of the strongest contenders. The other film that has remained strong since the festivals is Nebraska. It is performing well across the board, and as I have now said countless times, this is a movie that will really appeal to the older demographic of the Academy. The film rounding out the top five is American Hustle. It has been a hit with critics, which is kind of surprising considering the initially muted response. And it did well with SAG and HFPA. It is such an entertaining film, such an experience, I really do think it is the dark horse here, especially considering the darker material of the other films its competing against. Plus, this cast and David O. Russell are all on top of their game and all have recently seen nominations and wins from AMPAS members. Don't discount favoritism. So those, in my opinion are the top five. In a year of five, they would probably be the nominees at this point. What about 6-10? Saving Mr. Banks is apparently very popular among Academy members, according to the buzz. But it needs some help and soon. Its UK box office was a disappointment, and except for Emma Thompson, it was locked out at SAG and the Globes. It did manage a Best Picture nod at BFCA, but it only walked away with four nominations in total. I will stick with the buzz, but if the guilds don't come to bat for it, buzz will not be enough. Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street hit, and so far, it has had positive reactions. I think that its entertainment value, and its prestigious director/cast will be enough for it to make its mark. But it is really long, and some people have commented that it needed more time in the editing room (it was definitely rushed, a fact we all knew going into it), so while it will most likely make the cut, don't expect it to emerge as a top prospect for the win. One of the biggest questions marks this season remains Inside Llewyn Davis. Like Saving Mr. Banks, it missed at SAG completely, and got four BFCA nods, including Best Picture. Unlike Banks, it did well at the Globes, breaking into that surprisingly competitive Comedy/Musical race. But the Coens have been absent in these director races, and the cast, except for a few Oscar Isaac mentions, has been largely ignored. They definitely have their fan base at AMPAS, but will the film have enough impact in this tough year? Finally, I have left in August: Osage County and Lee Daniel's The Butler. Both hit it out of the park with SAG, despite missing big with HFPA and BFCA (not a critical favorite, and not well liked by HFPA, a fact knew well in advance of the Globe nominations). But SAG is the one that matters, as it is actors that will push these films in. Also, do not discount Harvey Weinstein. He has two classic Oscar bait films, chocked full of big stars. He will force Academy members to like them, even if they really don't. Despite critical success, Her is still on the outside for me. I just think it will be too weird for the older, more conservative Academy. And the SAG ensemble nod was a nice surprise, and has pushed Dallas Buyers Club into the conversation. If WGA or PGA speak up for it, it could easily knock off some of these second tier contenders.
Best Director
David O. Russell "American Hustle"
Paul Greengrass "Captain Phillips"
Alfonso Cuaron "Gravity"
Alexander Payne "Nebraska"
Steve McQueen "12 Years a Slave"
Other Contenders - Joel & Ethan Coen "Inside Llewyn Davis", Martin Scorsese "The Wolf of Wall Street", Spike Jonze "Her", Lee Daniels "Lee Daniel's The Butler", John Lee Hancock "Saving Mr. Banks", John Wells "August: Osage County", Woody Allen "Blue Jasmine", Ryan Coogler "Fruitvale Station", Stephen Frears "Philomena"
Commentary - When I saw the Globe's lineup for Best Director, it was the first time in years I thought to myself: Those could easily be the Academy's five. Four of them, McQueen, Russell, Cuaron, and Greengrass also repeated at BFCA, and considering the status of their films, will also most likely repeat at DGA. The fifth slot is a bit fluid. Nebraska is an excellent film, but I feel that Payne has not been mentioned as much as say Dern and Squibb. For now, I am leaving him. But legends like Scorsese, The Coens, and Allen are all hard names to overlook. Jonze has a cool factor that might click with the director's branch. Also a talent like Ryan Coogler, could pull off a Benh Zeitlin-type upset. Throw in names like John Lee Hancock, Lee Daniels, Stephen Frears, and John Wells, and this race is far from over.
Best Actor
Bruce Dern "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks "Captain Phillips"
Matthew McConaughey "Dallas Buyers Club"
Robert Redford "All is Lost"
Other Contenders - Leonardo DiCaprio "The Wolf of Wall Street", Forest Whitaker "Lee Daniel's The Butler", Christian Bale "American Hustle", Michael B. Jordan "Fruitvale Station", Joaquin Phoenix "Her", Oscar Isaac "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Commentary - Dern, Ejiofor, Hanks, and McConaughey all hit SAG, HFPA, and BFCA, solidifying their presence in the race. Whitaker got the SAG over Redford, but Redford beat him out at the Globes. Both are great performances, but both are also subtle. In terms of the Academy, I will still put Redford in over Whitaker, but without a SAG nod to back him, the prediction is shaky at best. Plus, I am on the lookout for more dynamic possibilities like Michael B. Jordan, Joaquin Phoenix, and Oscar Issac. Even stronger are Christian Bale and Leonardo Dicaprio. These two have big bold performances that may make more of an impact than we are expecting.
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock "Gravity"
Judi Dench "Philomena"
Meryl Streep "August: Osage County"
Emma Thompson "Saving Mr. Banks"
Other Contenders - Amy Adams "American Hustle", Kate Winslet "Labor Day", Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Enough Said", Greta Gerwig "Frances Ha", Julie Delpy "Before Midnight", Brie Larson "Short Term 12", Adele Excharpolous "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Commentary - I was really hoping that Adams, Deply, Louis-Dreyfus, Winslet, Gerwig, or Larson would break through at SAG and upset this set of five, but alas, unless BAFTA throws us a wrench, these look like they are locked and loaded. Blanchett and Bullock give career best performances, so their nominations are worthy, and Thompson apparently really pops in Saving Mr. Banks. But both Dench and Streep have given better performances, and seem like filler here, which is a real shame because the names I mentioned above would be worthy and bold picks instead of stale.
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi "Captain Phillips"
Daniel Bruhl "Rush"
Bradley Cooper "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender "12 Years a Slave"
Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"
Other Contenders - James Gandolfini "Enough Said", Tom Hanks "Saving Mr. Banks", Will Forte "Nebraska", Jonah Hill "The Wolf of Wall Street", James Franco "Spring Breakers", John Goodman "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Commentary - Jared Leto and Michael Fassbender were the two frontrunners going into the season, and they remain so, particularly Leto who has just dominated the critical circuit. But the other three slots have switched around a lot since my last predictions. Barkhad Abdi overcame his unknown status to hit it off with HFPA, BFCA, and SAG, and Captain Phillips as a whole remains strong. Daniel Bruhl was a prediction of mine early on, but I quickly changed it when Rush's buzz died. I think that the film will still mostly miss out, but Bruhl hit the trifecta like Abdi, and will probably do well with BAFTA as well. Finally, I think that the last slot is a battle between Bradley Cooper and James Gandolfini (Hill and Hanks should not be completely counted out yet either). Gandolfini's nod with SAG was not unexpected considering the television constituency, and Cooper is the bigger star, so a Globe nod makes sense. I think that American Hustle's presence helps Cooper, as well as his nod last year, but I would love to see a nice sentimental vote for Gandolfini, who is also great in Enough Said.
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts "August: Osage County"
June Squibb "Nebraska"
Oprah Winfrey "Lee Daniel's The Butler"
Other Contenders - Sally Hawkins "Blue Jasmine", Octavia Spencer "Fruitvale Station", Margo Martindale "August: Osage County", Sarah Paulson "12 Years a Slave", Scarlett Johansson "Her", Jennifer Garner "Dallas Buyers Club"
Commentary - I know that SAG doesn't always match up, but when those five names were read, I felt like we were looking at our Oscar nominees. Oprah missed big at the Globes in favor of a dark horse contender Sally Hawkins, and unfortunately it looks like Octavia Spencer will be sitting this one out (no major nominations yet). But Oprah will most likely bounce back with AMPAS, and Roberts will probably stay strong, although she feels like the weaker one at this point.
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniel's The Butler
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Other Contenders - August: Osage County, Dallas Buyers Club, Blue Jasmine, Fruitvale Station, Rush, Philomena, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, All is Lost, Before Midnight, Out of the Furnace, Lone Survivor, The Book Thief
Commentary - I feel like there are five films that are ahead in the race, and could end up being the top contenders come March. 12 Years a Slave rebounded from its early critical losses, and has since dominated across the country. It goes into the Guild season the front runner. But I think that it is interesting that along the way, Cuaron has also dominated in the director category, and in the end the DGA is the best predictor of Best Picture. Let's just say that Gravity is not out yet, and could be the real contender as the guilds hit. Beyond those two, Captain Phillips has regained its footing after missing out on the critics awards, with loads of nominations from BFCA, HFPA, and SAG, all more important indicators than the smaller critics awards. It will do just fine with the guilds as well. The funny thing about the Oscar race is how it seems to come full circle. These three were the ones that led the season after the fall festivals, and I still think they are some of the strongest contenders. The other film that has remained strong since the festivals is Nebraska. It is performing well across the board, and as I have now said countless times, this is a movie that will really appeal to the older demographic of the Academy. The film rounding out the top five is American Hustle. It has been a hit with critics, which is kind of surprising considering the initially muted response. And it did well with SAG and HFPA. It is such an entertaining film, such an experience, I really do think it is the dark horse here, especially considering the darker material of the other films its competing against. Plus, this cast and David O. Russell are all on top of their game and all have recently seen nominations and wins from AMPAS members. Don't discount favoritism. So those, in my opinion are the top five. In a year of five, they would probably be the nominees at this point. What about 6-10? Saving Mr. Banks is apparently very popular among Academy members, according to the buzz. But it needs some help and soon. Its UK box office was a disappointment, and except for Emma Thompson, it was locked out at SAG and the Globes. It did manage a Best Picture nod at BFCA, but it only walked away with four nominations in total. I will stick with the buzz, but if the guilds don't come to bat for it, buzz will not be enough. Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street hit, and so far, it has had positive reactions. I think that its entertainment value, and its prestigious director/cast will be enough for it to make its mark. But it is really long, and some people have commented that it needed more time in the editing room (it was definitely rushed, a fact we all knew going into it), so while it will most likely make the cut, don't expect it to emerge as a top prospect for the win. One of the biggest questions marks this season remains Inside Llewyn Davis. Like Saving Mr. Banks, it missed at SAG completely, and got four BFCA nods, including Best Picture. Unlike Banks, it did well at the Globes, breaking into that surprisingly competitive Comedy/Musical race. But the Coens have been absent in these director races, and the cast, except for a few Oscar Isaac mentions, has been largely ignored. They definitely have their fan base at AMPAS, but will the film have enough impact in this tough year? Finally, I have left in August: Osage County and Lee Daniel's The Butler. Both hit it out of the park with SAG, despite missing big with HFPA and BFCA (not a critical favorite, and not well liked by HFPA, a fact knew well in advance of the Globe nominations). But SAG is the one that matters, as it is actors that will push these films in. Also, do not discount Harvey Weinstein. He has two classic Oscar bait films, chocked full of big stars. He will force Academy members to like them, even if they really don't. Despite critical success, Her is still on the outside for me. I just think it will be too weird for the older, more conservative Academy. And the SAG ensemble nod was a nice surprise, and has pushed Dallas Buyers Club into the conversation. If WGA or PGA speak up for it, it could easily knock off some of these second tier contenders.
Best Director
David O. Russell "American Hustle"
Paul Greengrass "Captain Phillips"
Alfonso Cuaron "Gravity"
Alexander Payne "Nebraska"
Steve McQueen "12 Years a Slave"
Other Contenders - Joel & Ethan Coen "Inside Llewyn Davis", Martin Scorsese "The Wolf of Wall Street", Spike Jonze "Her", Lee Daniels "Lee Daniel's The Butler", John Lee Hancock "Saving Mr. Banks", John Wells "August: Osage County", Woody Allen "Blue Jasmine", Ryan Coogler "Fruitvale Station", Stephen Frears "Philomena"
Commentary - When I saw the Globe's lineup for Best Director, it was the first time in years I thought to myself: Those could easily be the Academy's five. Four of them, McQueen, Russell, Cuaron, and Greengrass also repeated at BFCA, and considering the status of their films, will also most likely repeat at DGA. The fifth slot is a bit fluid. Nebraska is an excellent film, but I feel that Payne has not been mentioned as much as say Dern and Squibb. For now, I am leaving him. But legends like Scorsese, The Coens, and Allen are all hard names to overlook. Jonze has a cool factor that might click with the director's branch. Also a talent like Ryan Coogler, could pull off a Benh Zeitlin-type upset. Throw in names like John Lee Hancock, Lee Daniels, Stephen Frears, and John Wells, and this race is far from over.
Best Actor
Bruce Dern "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks "Captain Phillips"
Matthew McConaughey "Dallas Buyers Club"
Robert Redford "All is Lost"
Other Contenders - Leonardo DiCaprio "The Wolf of Wall Street", Forest Whitaker "Lee Daniel's The Butler", Christian Bale "American Hustle", Michael B. Jordan "Fruitvale Station", Joaquin Phoenix "Her", Oscar Isaac "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Commentary - Dern, Ejiofor, Hanks, and McConaughey all hit SAG, HFPA, and BFCA, solidifying their presence in the race. Whitaker got the SAG over Redford, but Redford beat him out at the Globes. Both are great performances, but both are also subtle. In terms of the Academy, I will still put Redford in over Whitaker, but without a SAG nod to back him, the prediction is shaky at best. Plus, I am on the lookout for more dynamic possibilities like Michael B. Jordan, Joaquin Phoenix, and Oscar Issac. Even stronger are Christian Bale and Leonardo Dicaprio. These two have big bold performances that may make more of an impact than we are expecting.
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock "Gravity"
Judi Dench "Philomena"
Meryl Streep "August: Osage County"
Emma Thompson "Saving Mr. Banks"
Other Contenders - Amy Adams "American Hustle", Kate Winslet "Labor Day", Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Enough Said", Greta Gerwig "Frances Ha", Julie Delpy "Before Midnight", Brie Larson "Short Term 12", Adele Excharpolous "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Commentary - I was really hoping that Adams, Deply, Louis-Dreyfus, Winslet, Gerwig, or Larson would break through at SAG and upset this set of five, but alas, unless BAFTA throws us a wrench, these look like they are locked and loaded. Blanchett and Bullock give career best performances, so their nominations are worthy, and Thompson apparently really pops in Saving Mr. Banks. But both Dench and Streep have given better performances, and seem like filler here, which is a real shame because the names I mentioned above would be worthy and bold picks instead of stale.
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi "Captain Phillips"
Daniel Bruhl "Rush"
Bradley Cooper "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender "12 Years a Slave"
Jared Leto "Dallas Buyers Club"
Other Contenders - James Gandolfini "Enough Said", Tom Hanks "Saving Mr. Banks", Will Forte "Nebraska", Jonah Hill "The Wolf of Wall Street", James Franco "Spring Breakers", John Goodman "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Commentary - Jared Leto and Michael Fassbender were the two frontrunners going into the season, and they remain so, particularly Leto who has just dominated the critical circuit. But the other three slots have switched around a lot since my last predictions. Barkhad Abdi overcame his unknown status to hit it off with HFPA, BFCA, and SAG, and Captain Phillips as a whole remains strong. Daniel Bruhl was a prediction of mine early on, but I quickly changed it when Rush's buzz died. I think that the film will still mostly miss out, but Bruhl hit the trifecta like Abdi, and will probably do well with BAFTA as well. Finally, I think that the last slot is a battle between Bradley Cooper and James Gandolfini (Hill and Hanks should not be completely counted out yet either). Gandolfini's nod with SAG was not unexpected considering the television constituency, and Cooper is the bigger star, so a Globe nod makes sense. I think that American Hustle's presence helps Cooper, as well as his nod last year, but I would love to see a nice sentimental vote for Gandolfini, who is also great in Enough Said.
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts "August: Osage County"
June Squibb "Nebraska"
Oprah Winfrey "Lee Daniel's The Butler"
Other Contenders - Sally Hawkins "Blue Jasmine", Octavia Spencer "Fruitvale Station", Margo Martindale "August: Osage County", Sarah Paulson "12 Years a Slave", Scarlett Johansson "Her", Jennifer Garner "Dallas Buyers Club"
Commentary - I know that SAG doesn't always match up, but when those five names were read, I felt like we were looking at our Oscar nominees. Oprah missed big at the Globes in favor of a dark horse contender Sally Hawkins, and unfortunately it looks like Octavia Spencer will be sitting this one out (no major nominations yet). But Oprah will most likely bounce back with AMPAS, and Roberts will probably stay strong, although she feels like the weaker one at this point.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Ellen DeGeneres in New Oscars Trailer
Most people were pretty muted by the pick of Ellen DeGeneres as this year's Oscar host, but I personally think it was a great choice, as she is always a fun ball of energy. This trailer proves that to a point, and also gets me excited simply because it is one step closer to Oscar.
Academy's Nine Foreign-Language Film Finalists
As always, I never fully understand how this process works, as big hits like The Past, Wadjda, Gloria, and Gabrielle all managed to missed the cut for this year's foreign language film. So these are the nine left, and some of them will work their way into a competitive race.
Belgium, "The Broken Circle Breakdown," Felix van Groeningen, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker," Danis Tanovic, director
Cambodia, "The Missing Picture," Rithy Panh, director
Denmark, "The Hunt," Thomas Vinterberg, director
Germany, "Two Lives," Georg Maas, director
Hong Kong, "The Grandmaster," Wong Kar-wai, director
Hungary, "The Notebook," Janos Szasz, director
Italy, "The Great Beauty," Paolo Sorrentino, director
Palestine, "Omar," Hany Abu-Assad, director
By updated predictions:
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
Omar (Palestine)
Belgium, "The Broken Circle Breakdown," Felix van Groeningen, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker," Danis Tanovic, director
Cambodia, "The Missing Picture," Rithy Panh, director
Denmark, "The Hunt," Thomas Vinterberg, director
Germany, "Two Lives," Georg Maas, director
Hong Kong, "The Grandmaster," Wong Kar-wai, director
Hungary, "The Notebook," Janos Szasz, director
Italy, "The Great Beauty," Paolo Sorrentino, director
Palestine, "Omar," Hany Abu-Assad, director
By updated predictions:
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
Omar (Palestine)
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
Best Film: "12 Years A Slave"
Best Director: Alfonso Caurón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Youth Performance: Sophie Nélisse, "The Book Thief"
Best Ensemble Cast: "August: Osage County"
Best Animated Movie: "Frozen"
Best Production Design: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Visual Effects: "Gravity"
Best Director: Alfonso Caurón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Youth Performance: Sophie Nélisse, "The Book Thief"
Best Ensemble Cast: "August: Osage County"
Best Animated Movie: "Frozen"
Best Production Design: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Visual Effects: "Gravity"
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture
1. "Gravity"
2. "The Great Beauty"
3. "The Act of Killing"
4. "Blue is the Warmest Colour"
5. "Before Midnight"
6. "Behind the Candelabra"
7. "Django Unchained"
8. "Beyond the Hills"
9. "The Selfish Giant"; "Blue Jasmine";"Zero Dark Thirty"
10. "What Maisie Knew"
Best Director
1. Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
2. Paolo Sorrentino, "The Great Beauty"
3. Clio Barnard, "The Selfish Giant"
4. Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty; Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue is the Warmest Color"; Steven Soderbergh, "Behind the Candleabra"; Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"
5. Ben Wheatley, "A Field in England"
6. Richard Linklater, "Before Midnight"
7. Derek Cianfrance, "The Place Beyond the Pines"
8. Shane Carruth, "Upstream Color"
9. Cristian Mungiu, "Beyond the Hills"
10. Joshua Oppenheimer, "The Act of Killing"; Woody Allen, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Screenplay
1. "Before Midnight"
2. "The Great Beauty"
3. "Nebraska"; "Django Unchained"
4. "Blue Jasmine"
5. "Blue is the Warmest Color"
6. "The Place Beyond the Pines"
7. "Prisoners"
8. "Compliance"
9. "Mud"
10. "The Selfish Giant"; "Behind the Candelabra"
Best Actor
1. Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
2. Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
3. Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"
4. Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
5. Toni Servillo, "The Great Beauty"
6. Matthew McConaughey, "Mud"
7. Hugh Jackman, "Prisoners"
8. Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"; Brady Corbet, "Simon Killer"
9. Ethan Hawke, "Before Midnight"; Daniel Bruhl, "Rush"
10. Gael Garcia Bernal, "No"
Best Actress
1.Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
2. Adéle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
3. Judi Dench, "Philomena"
4. Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr Banks"; Julie Delpy, "Before Midnight"
5. Paulina Garcia, "Gloria"
6. Rooney Mara, "Ain’t Them Bodies Saints"; Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
7. Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
8. Julianne Moore, "What Maisie Knew"; Emilie Dequenne, "Our Children"
9. Lake Bell, "In a World…"
10. Onata Aprile, "What Maisie Knew"
Best Cinematography1. Emmanuel Lubezki, "Gravity," "To the Wonder"
2. Luca Bigazzi, "The Great Beauty"
3. Roger Deakins, "Prisoners"
4. Sean Bobbitt, "The Place Beyond the Pines"
5. Bradford Young, "Ain’t Them Bodies Saints"
6. Larry Smith, "Only God Forgives"
7. Phedon Papamichael, "Nebraska"; Simon Duggan, "The Great Gatsby"
8. Benoit Debie, "Spring Breakers"
9. Mike Eley, "The Selfish Giant"; Barry Ackroyd, "Captain Phillips"
10. Sergio Armstrong, "No"; Oleg Mutu, "Beyond the Hills"
Best Documentary
1. "The Act of Killing"
2. "Blackfish"
3. "West of Memphis"
4. "Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story"
5. "The Summit"
6. "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks"
7. "McCullin"
8. "Beware of Mr. Baker"
9. "The Gatekeepers"
10. "Michael H – Profession: Director"
Best Irish Film
1. "Good Vibrations"
2. "Pilgrim Hill"; "Citadel"
3. "Broken Song"
4. "The Irish Pub"
5. "The Summit"
6. "Life’s a Breeze"
7. "The Hardy Bucks Movie"
8. "Very Extremely Dangerous"
9. "Jump"; "Black Ice"
10. "Kelly + Victor"
Best Newcomer
Adele Exarchopoulos
Breakthrough of the Year
Lake Bell, Joshua Oppenheimer
1. "Gravity"
2. "The Great Beauty"
3. "The Act of Killing"
4. "Blue is the Warmest Colour"
5. "Before Midnight"
6. "Behind the Candelabra"
7. "Django Unchained"
8. "Beyond the Hills"
9. "The Selfish Giant"; "Blue Jasmine";"Zero Dark Thirty"
10. "What Maisie Knew"
Best Director
1. Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
2. Paolo Sorrentino, "The Great Beauty"
3. Clio Barnard, "The Selfish Giant"
4. Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty; Abdellatif Kechiche, "Blue is the Warmest Color"; Steven Soderbergh, "Behind the Candleabra"; Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"
5. Ben Wheatley, "A Field in England"
6. Richard Linklater, "Before Midnight"
7. Derek Cianfrance, "The Place Beyond the Pines"
8. Shane Carruth, "Upstream Color"
9. Cristian Mungiu, "Beyond the Hills"
10. Joshua Oppenheimer, "The Act of Killing"; Woody Allen, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Screenplay
1. "Before Midnight"
2. "The Great Beauty"
3. "Nebraska"; "Django Unchained"
4. "Blue Jasmine"
5. "Blue is the Warmest Color"
6. "The Place Beyond the Pines"
7. "Prisoners"
8. "Compliance"
9. "Mud"
10. "The Selfish Giant"; "Behind the Candelabra"
Best Actor
1. Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
2. Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
3. Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"
4. Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
5. Toni Servillo, "The Great Beauty"
6. Matthew McConaughey, "Mud"
7. Hugh Jackman, "Prisoners"
8. Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"; Brady Corbet, "Simon Killer"
9. Ethan Hawke, "Before Midnight"; Daniel Bruhl, "Rush"
10. Gael Garcia Bernal, "No"
Best Actress
1.Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
2. Adéle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
3. Judi Dench, "Philomena"
4. Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr Banks"; Julie Delpy, "Before Midnight"
5. Paulina Garcia, "Gloria"
6. Rooney Mara, "Ain’t Them Bodies Saints"; Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
7. Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
8. Julianne Moore, "What Maisie Knew"; Emilie Dequenne, "Our Children"
9. Lake Bell, "In a World…"
10. Onata Aprile, "What Maisie Knew"
Best Cinematography1. Emmanuel Lubezki, "Gravity," "To the Wonder"
2. Luca Bigazzi, "The Great Beauty"
3. Roger Deakins, "Prisoners"
4. Sean Bobbitt, "The Place Beyond the Pines"
5. Bradford Young, "Ain’t Them Bodies Saints"
6. Larry Smith, "Only God Forgives"
7. Phedon Papamichael, "Nebraska"; Simon Duggan, "The Great Gatsby"
8. Benoit Debie, "Spring Breakers"
9. Mike Eley, "The Selfish Giant"; Barry Ackroyd, "Captain Phillips"
10. Sergio Armstrong, "No"; Oleg Mutu, "Beyond the Hills"
Best Documentary
1. "The Act of Killing"
2. "Blackfish"
3. "West of Memphis"
4. "Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story"
5. "The Summit"
6. "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks"
7. "McCullin"
8. "Beware of Mr. Baker"
9. "The Gatekeepers"
10. "Michael H – Profession: Director"
Best Irish Film
1. "Good Vibrations"
2. "Pilgrim Hill"; "Citadel"
3. "Broken Song"
4. "The Irish Pub"
5. "The Summit"
6. "Life’s a Breeze"
7. "The Hardy Bucks Movie"
8. "Very Extremely Dangerous"
9. "Jump"; "Black Ice"
10. "Kelly + Victor"
Best Newcomer
Adele Exarchopoulos
Breakthrough of the Year
Lake Bell, Joshua Oppenheimer
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture
"Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity" (Runner-up: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave")
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis")
Best Actress
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: [tie] Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" and Sandra Bullock, "Gravity")
Best Supporting Actor
Bill Nighy, "About Time" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave")
Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson, "Her" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Adapted Screenplay
"Before Midnight" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Original Screenplay
"The World's End" (Runner-up: "The Way, Way Back")
Best Cinematography
"Gravity" (Runner-up: "Inside Llewyn Davis")
Best Animated Feature
"Frozen" (Runner-up: [tie] "From Up on Poppy Hill" and "The Wind Rises")
Best Non-English Language Feature
"Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: "The Past")
"Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity" (Runner-up: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave")
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis")
Best Actress
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: [tie] Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" and Sandra Bullock, "Gravity")
Best Supporting Actor
Bill Nighy, "About Time" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave")
Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson, "Her" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Adapted Screenplay
"Before Midnight" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Original Screenplay
"The World's End" (Runner-up: "The Way, Way Back")
Best Cinematography
"Gravity" (Runner-up: "Inside Llewyn Davis")
Best Animated Feature
"Frozen" (Runner-up: [tie] "From Up on Poppy Hill" and "The Wind Rises")
Best Non-English Language Feature
"Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: "The Past")
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Alliance of Women Film Journalist Award Winners
Best Film
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Director
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay
"Her"
Best Cinematography
"Gravity"
Best Editing"Gravity"
Best Film Music Or Score
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Non-English-Language Film
"The Hunt"
Best Documentary
"Stories We Tell"
Best Ensemble Cast
"American Hustle"
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Best Woman Director
Nicole Holofcener, "Enough Said"
Best Woman Screenwriter
Nicole Holofcener, "Enough Said"
Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Best Animated Female
Anna (Kristen Bell), "Frozen"
Best Breakthrough Performance
Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years A Slave"
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
AWFJ Award Female Icon Award
Angelina Jolie
For continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.
This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
Haaifa Al-Mansour
For challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture by making the film "Wadjda."
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
"The Counselor"
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Cameron Diaz, "The Counselor"
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t Award
"The Counselor"
Unforgettable Moment Award
"12 Years a Slave" – Solomon hanging
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Award
Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix, "Her"
Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award
(tie) "Carrie" and "Oz the Great and Powerful"
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
"Last Vegas" – Michael Douglas and Bre Blair (36 years)
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Director
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay
"Her"
Best Cinematography
"Gravity"
Best Editing"Gravity"
Best Film Music Or Score
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Non-English-Language Film
"The Hunt"
Best Documentary
"Stories We Tell"
Best Ensemble Cast
"American Hustle"
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Best Woman Director
Nicole Holofcener, "Enough Said"
Best Woman Screenwriter
Nicole Holofcener, "Enough Said"
Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Best Animated Female
Anna (Kristen Bell), "Frozen"
Best Breakthrough Performance
Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years A Slave"
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
AWFJ Award Female Icon Award
Angelina Jolie
For continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.
This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
Haaifa Al-Mansour
For challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture by making the film "Wadjda."
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
"The Counselor"
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Cameron Diaz, "The Counselor"
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t Award
"The Counselor"
Unforgettable Moment Award
"12 Years a Slave" – Solomon hanging
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Award
Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix, "Her"
Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award
(tie) "Carrie" and "Oz the Great and Powerful"
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
"Last Vegas" – Michael Douglas and Bre Blair (36 years)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actress: Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
Best Documentary: "20 Feet from Stardom"
Best Foreign Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Best Ensemble: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actress: Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
Best Documentary: "20 Feet from Stardom"
Best Foreign Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Best Ensemble: "12 Years a Slave"
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slace" (Runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix, "Her")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave")
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "The Wolf of Wall Street")
Best Original Screenplay: "Her" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Art Direction/Production Design: "The Great Gatsby" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "Inside Llewyn Davis")
Best Visual Effects: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug")
Best Animated Feature: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Foreign Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: "The Hunt")
Pauline Kael Breakout Award: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale Station")
Golden Orange: Dana Keith, Miami Beach Cinematheque
For his tireless championing of foreign, independent and alternative film in South Florida for more than 20 years.
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slace" (Runner-up: Joaquin Phoenix, "Her")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave")
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "The Wolf of Wall Street")
Best Original Screenplay: "Her" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Art Direction/Production Design: "The Great Gatsby" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "Inside Llewyn Davis")
Best Visual Effects: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug")
Best Animated Feature: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Foreign Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: "The Hunt")
Pauline Kael Breakout Award: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale Station")
Golden Orange: Dana Keith, Miami Beach Cinematheque
For his tireless championing of foreign, independent and alternative film in South Florida for more than 20 years.
Las Vegas Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: “12 Years a Slave”
Best Director: Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks”
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Screenplay: Spike Jonze, “Her”
Best Foreign Film: “Blue is the Warmest Color”
Best Documentary: “Blackfish”
Best Animated Film: “Frozen”
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”
Best Film Editing: Alfonso Cuaron & Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
Best Art Direction: Andy Nicholson, “Gravity”
Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Score: Hans Zimmer, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Song: “Please Mr. Kennedy,” “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Best Visual Effects: “Gravity”
Best Family Film: “Saving Mr. Banks”
Best Horror/Sci-Fi Film: “Pacific Rim”
Best Comedy Film: “This is the End”
Best Action Film: “Lone Survivor”
Youth in Film: Tye Sheridan, “Mud”
Breakout Filmmaker of the Year: Ryan Coogler, “Fruitvale Station”
Best DVD: “Breaking Bad – The Complete Series”
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award: John Goodman
LVFCS Top 10 Films of 2013
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Dallas Buyers Club"
3. "Gravity"
4. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
5. "American Hustle"
6. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
7. "Saving Mr. Banks"
8. "Nebraska"
9. "Her"
10. "Lone Survivor"
Best Director: Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks”
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Screenplay: Spike Jonze, “Her”
Best Foreign Film: “Blue is the Warmest Color”
Best Documentary: “Blackfish”
Best Animated Film: “Frozen”
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”
Best Film Editing: Alfonso Cuaron & Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
Best Art Direction: Andy Nicholson, “Gravity”
Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Score: Hans Zimmer, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Song: “Please Mr. Kennedy,” “Inside Llewyn Davis”
Best Visual Effects: “Gravity”
Best Family Film: “Saving Mr. Banks”
Best Horror/Sci-Fi Film: “Pacific Rim”
Best Comedy Film: “This is the End”
Best Action Film: “Lone Survivor”
Youth in Film: Tye Sheridan, “Mud”
Breakout Filmmaker of the Year: Ryan Coogler, “Fruitvale Station”
Best DVD: “Breaking Bad – The Complete Series”
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award: John Goodman
LVFCS Top 10 Films of 2013
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Dallas Buyers Club"
3. "Gravity"
4. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
5. "American Hustle"
6. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
7. "Saving Mr. Banks"
8. "Nebraska"
9. "Her"
10. "Lone Survivor"
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Best Film: "Her"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actress: Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Gravity"
Best Score: Arcade Fire, "Her"
Best Foreign Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing"
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
Best First Film: "Fruitvale Station"
Breakthrough Artist: Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Austin Film: "Before Midnight"
Special Honorary Award: Scarlett Johansson, for her outstanding voice performance in "Her"
AFCA 2013 Top Ten Films
1. "Her"
2. "12 Years a Slave"
3. "Gravity"
4. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Short Term 12"
7. "Mud"
8. "Before Midnight"
9. "Dallas Buyers Club"
10. "Captain Phillips"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actress: Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Gravity"
Best Score: Arcade Fire, "Her"
Best Foreign Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing"
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
Best First Film: "Fruitvale Station"
Breakthrough Artist: Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Best Austin Film: "Before Midnight"
Special Honorary Award: Scarlett Johansson, for her outstanding voice performance in "Her"
AFCA 2013 Top Ten Films
1. "Her"
2. "12 Years a Slave"
3. "Gravity"
4. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Short Term 12"
7. "Mud"
8. "Before Midnight"
9. "Dallas Buyers Club"
10. "Captain Phillips"
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Winners
Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
Top 10 Films of 2013 (alphabetical)
"American Hustle"
"Captain Phillips"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Gravity"
"Mud"
"Nebraska"
"Philomena"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"Short Term 12"
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: "Nebraska"
Best Original Score: "Frozen"
Best Original Song: "Let it Go" from "Frozen"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Costume Design: "The Great Gatsby"
Best Film Editing: "Gravity"
Best Production Design: "Gravity"
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
Best Foreign Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Best Documentary: "20 Feet from Stardom"
Best Stunts: "Fast & Furious 6"
Best Live Action Family Film (Rated G or PG): "Oz the Great and Powerful"
The Overlooked Film of the Year: (tie) "The Kings of Summer" and "The Spectacular Now"
Breakthrough Performance on Camera: Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera: Lake Bell, "In a World…"
Best Performance by a Youth — Male: Tye Sheridan, "Mud"
Best Performance by a Youth — Female: Sophie Nélisse, "The Book Thief"
Top 10 Films of 2013 (alphabetical)
"American Hustle"
"Captain Phillips"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Gravity"
"Mud"
"Nebraska"
"Philomena"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"Short Term 12"
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: "Nebraska"
Best Original Score: "Frozen"
Best Original Song: "Let it Go" from "Frozen"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Costume Design: "The Great Gatsby"
Best Film Editing: "Gravity"
Best Production Design: "Gravity"
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
Best Foreign Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Best Documentary: "20 Feet from Stardom"
Best Stunts: "Fast & Furious 6"
Best Live Action Family Film (Rated G or PG): "Oz the Great and Powerful"
The Overlooked Film of the Year: (tie) "The Kings of Summer" and "The Spectacular Now"
Breakthrough Performance on Camera: Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera: Lake Bell, "In a World…"
Best Performance by a Youth — Male: Tye Sheridan, "Mud"
Best Performance by a Youth — Female: Sophie Nélisse, "The Book Thief"
Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winners
Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: "Her"
Best Art Direction/Production Design: "Gravity"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Editing: "Gravity"
Best Original Score: "Her"
Best Animated Film: "The Wind Rises"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Act of Killing"
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing"
Breakthrough Performance: Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Most Promising Filmmaker: Destin Cretton, "Short Term 12"
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Screenplay: "Her"
Best Art Direction/Production Design: "Gravity"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
Best Editing: "Gravity"
Best Original Score: "Her"
Best Animated Film: "The Wind Rises"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Act of Killing"
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing"
Breakthrough Performance: Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Most Promising Filmmaker: Destin Cretton, "Short Term 12"
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture: "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Screenplay: "Her"
Best Animated Feature: "The Wind Rises"
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Touch of Sin"
Best First Feature: "Neighboring Sounds"
Best Canadian Film: "The Dirties," "Gabrielle" and "Watermark"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
Best Actor: Oscar Isaac, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Screenplay: "Her"
Best Animated Feature: "The Wind Rises"
Best Foreign Language Film: "A Touch of Sin"
Best First Feature: "Neighboring Sounds"
Best Canadian Film: "The Dirties," "Gabrielle" and "Watermark"
London Film Critics Circle Award Nominees
Film of the Year
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"Blue Jasmine"
"Frances Ha"
"Gravity"
"Her"
"The Great Beauty"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Director of the Year
Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity"
Paul Greengrass, "Captain Phillips"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Paolo Sorrentino, "The Great Beauty"
Actor of the Year
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
Actress of the Year
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
Supporting Actor of the Year
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
James Gandolfini, "Enough Said"
Tom Hanks, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Supporting Actress of the Year
Naomie Harris, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Screenwriter of the Year
Spike Jonze, "Her"
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, "Philomena"
John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Foreign Language Film of the Year
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"Caesar Must Die"
"Gloria"
"The Great Beauty"
"A Hijacking"
Documentary of the Year
"The Act of Killing"
"Beware of Mr. Baker"
"Leviathan"
"Stories We Tell"
"We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks"
British Film of the Year
"A Field in England"
"Filth"
"Philomena"
"Rush"
"The Selfish Giant"
British Actor of the Year (for body of work)
Christian Bale, "American Hustle" and "Out of the Furnace"
Steve Coogan, "Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa," "The Look of Love," "Philomena" and "What Maisie Knew"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Michael Fassbender, "The Counselor" and "12 Years a Slave"
James McAvoy, "Filth," "Trance" and "Welcome to the Punch"
British Actress of the Year (for body of work)
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Lindsay Duncan, "About Time," "Last Passenger" and "Le Week-end"
Naomie Harris, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Emma Thompson, "Beautiful Creatures" and "Saving Mr. Banks"
Young British Performer of the Year (for body of work)
Conner Chapman, "The Selfish Giant"
Eloise Laurence, "Broken"
George Mackay, "Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson," "For Those in Peril," "How I Live Now" and
"Sunshine on Leith"
Saoirse Ronan, "Byzantium," "The Host" and "How I Live Now"
Shaun Thomas, "The Selfish Giant"
Breakthrough British Director of the Year
Jon S. Baird, "Filth"
Scott Graham, "Shell"
Marcus Markou, "Papadopoulos & Sons"
Rufus Norris, "Broken"
Paul Wright, "For Those in Peril"
Technical Achievement of the Year
Judy Becker (production design), "American Hustle"
Howard Cummings (production design), "Behind the Candelabra"
Mark Eckersley (editing), "Filth"
Sam Levy (cinematography), "Frances Ha"
Tim Webber (visual effects), "Gravity"
Trish Summerville (costume design), "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
T-Bone Burnett (music), "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller (costume design), "Stoker"
Sean Bobbitt (cinematography), "12 Years a Slave"
Johnny Marshall (sound design), "Upstream Color"
Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film
Gary Oldman
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"Blue Jasmine"
"Frances Ha"
"Gravity"
"Her"
"The Great Beauty"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Director of the Year
Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity"
Paul Greengrass, "Captain Phillips"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Paolo Sorrentino, "The Great Beauty"
Actor of the Year
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
Actress of the Year
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Blue is the Warmest Color"
Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha"
Supporting Actor of the Year
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
James Gandolfini, "Enough Said"
Tom Hanks, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Supporting Actress of the Year
Naomie Harris, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Screenwriter of the Year
Spike Jonze, "Her"
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, "Philomena"
John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave"
Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Foreign Language Film of the Year
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"Caesar Must Die"
"Gloria"
"The Great Beauty"
"A Hijacking"
Documentary of the Year
"The Act of Killing"
"Beware of Mr. Baker"
"Leviathan"
"Stories We Tell"
"We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks"
British Film of the Year
"A Field in England"
"Filth"
"Philomena"
"Rush"
"The Selfish Giant"
British Actor of the Year (for body of work)
Christian Bale, "American Hustle" and "Out of the Furnace"
Steve Coogan, "Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa," "The Look of Love," "Philomena" and "What Maisie Knew"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Michael Fassbender, "The Counselor" and "12 Years a Slave"
James McAvoy, "Filth," "Trance" and "Welcome to the Punch"
British Actress of the Year (for body of work)
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Lindsay Duncan, "About Time," "Last Passenger" and "Le Week-end"
Naomie Harris, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Emma Thompson, "Beautiful Creatures" and "Saving Mr. Banks"
Young British Performer of the Year (for body of work)
Conner Chapman, "The Selfish Giant"
Eloise Laurence, "Broken"
George Mackay, "Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson," "For Those in Peril," "How I Live Now" and
"Sunshine on Leith"
Saoirse Ronan, "Byzantium," "The Host" and "How I Live Now"
Shaun Thomas, "The Selfish Giant"
Breakthrough British Director of the Year
Jon S. Baird, "Filth"
Scott Graham, "Shell"
Marcus Markou, "Papadopoulos & Sons"
Rufus Norris, "Broken"
Paul Wright, "For Those in Peril"
Technical Achievement of the Year
Judy Becker (production design), "American Hustle"
Howard Cummings (production design), "Behind the Candelabra"
Mark Eckersley (editing), "Filth"
Sam Levy (cinematography), "Frances Ha"
Tim Webber (visual effects), "Gravity"
Trish Summerville (costume design), "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
T-Bone Burnett (music), "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller (costume design), "Stoker"
Sean Bobbitt (cinematography), "12 Years a Slave"
Johnny Marshall (sound design), "Upstream Color"
Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film
Gary Oldman
Monday, December 16, 2013
75 Original Songs Vie for Oscar
Here is the list of the eligible songs for this year's Best Original Song category:
"Amen" from "All Is Lost"
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"Doby" from "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
"Last Mile Home" from "August: Osage County"
"Austenland" from "Austenland"
"Comic Books" from "Austenland"
"L.O.V.E.D.A.R.C.Y" from "Austenland"
"What Up" from "Austenland"
"He Loves Me Still" from "Black Nativity"
"Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)" from "Black Nativity"
"Test Of Faith" from "Black Nativity"
"Forgiveness" from "Brave Miss World"
"Lullaby Song" from "Cleaver's Destiny"
"Shine Your Way" from "The Croods"
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
"Gonna Be Alright" from "Epic"
"Rise Up" from "Epic"
"What Matters Most" from "Escape from Planet Earth"
"Bones" from "For No Good Reason"
"Going Nowhere" from "For No Good Reason"
"Gonzo" from "For No Good Reason"
"The Courage To Believe" from "Free China: The Courage to Believe"
"Let It Go" from "Frozen"
"100$ Bill" from "The Great Gatsby"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Over The Love" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Together" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Young and Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby"
"The Moon Song" from "Her"
"I See Fire" from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Bite Of Our Lives" from "How Sweet It Is"
"Try" from"How Sweet It Is"
"Atlas" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"Better You, Better Me" from "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete"
"Bring It On" from "Jewtopia"
"Aygiri Nadani" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Har Har Mahadeva" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"I Felt" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Of The Soil" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Sawariya" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"In The Middle Of The Night" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"Let's Take A Trip" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Pour Me Another Dream" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"The Time Of My Life" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
"Monsters University" from "Monsters University"
"When The Darkness Comes" from "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"
"Sacrifice (I Am Here)" from "Murph: The Protector"
"The Muslims Are Coming" from "The Muslims Are Coming!"
"Oblivion" from "Oblivion"
"Sweeter Than Fiction" from "One Chance"
"Nothing Can Stop Me Now" from "Planes"
"We Both Know" from "Safe Haven"
"Get Used To Me" from "The Sapphires"
"Stay Alive" from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"So You Know What It's Like" from "Short Term 12"
"There's No Black Or White" from "Somm"
"Cut Me Some Slack" from "Sound City"
"You Can't Fix This" from "Sound City"
"Let It Go" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"We Ride" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"Becomes The Color" from "Stoker"
"Younger Every Day" from "3 Geezers!"
"Here It Comes" from "Trance"
"Let The Bass Go" from "Turbo"
"The Snail Is Fast" from "Turbo"
"Speedin'" from "Turbo"
"My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)" from "12 Years a Slave"
"Make It Love" from "Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro"
"One Life" from "The Ultimate Life"
"Unfinished Songs" from "Unfinished Song"
"For The Time Being" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Go Where The Love Is" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Bleed For Love" from "Winnie Mandela"
"Amen" from "All Is Lost"
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"Doby" from "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
"Last Mile Home" from "August: Osage County"
"Austenland" from "Austenland"
"Comic Books" from "Austenland"
"L.O.V.E.D.A.R.C.Y" from "Austenland"
"What Up" from "Austenland"
"He Loves Me Still" from "Black Nativity"
"Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)" from "Black Nativity"
"Test Of Faith" from "Black Nativity"
"Forgiveness" from "Brave Miss World"
"Lullaby Song" from "Cleaver's Destiny"
"Shine Your Way" from "The Croods"
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
"Gonna Be Alright" from "Epic"
"Rise Up" from "Epic"
"What Matters Most" from "Escape from Planet Earth"
"Bones" from "For No Good Reason"
"Going Nowhere" from "For No Good Reason"
"Gonzo" from "For No Good Reason"
"The Courage To Believe" from "Free China: The Courage to Believe"
"Let It Go" from "Frozen"
"100$ Bill" from "The Great Gatsby"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Over The Love" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Together" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Young and Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby"
"The Moon Song" from "Her"
"I See Fire" from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Bite Of Our Lives" from "How Sweet It Is"
"Try" from"How Sweet It Is"
"Atlas" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"Better You, Better Me" from "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete"
"Bring It On" from "Jewtopia"
"Aygiri Nadani" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Har Har Mahadeva" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"I Felt" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Of The Soil" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Sawariya" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"In The Middle Of The Night" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"Let's Take A Trip" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Pour Me Another Dream" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"The Time Of My Life" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
"Monsters University" from "Monsters University"
"When The Darkness Comes" from "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"
"Sacrifice (I Am Here)" from "Murph: The Protector"
"The Muslims Are Coming" from "The Muslims Are Coming!"
"Oblivion" from "Oblivion"
"Sweeter Than Fiction" from "One Chance"
"Nothing Can Stop Me Now" from "Planes"
"We Both Know" from "Safe Haven"
"Get Used To Me" from "The Sapphires"
"Stay Alive" from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"So You Know What It's Like" from "Short Term 12"
"There's No Black Or White" from "Somm"
"Cut Me Some Slack" from "Sound City"
"You Can't Fix This" from "Sound City"
"Let It Go" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"We Ride" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"Becomes The Color" from "Stoker"
"Younger Every Day" from "3 Geezers!"
"Here It Comes" from "Trance"
"Let The Bass Go" from "Turbo"
"The Snail Is Fast" from "Turbo"
"Speedin'" from "Turbo"
"My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)" from "12 Years a Slave"
"Make It Love" from "Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro"
"One Life" from "The Ultimate Life"
"Unfinished Songs" from "Unfinished Song"
"For The Time Being" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Go Where The Love Is" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Bleed For Love" from "Winnie Mandela"
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Winners
Best Film: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Will Forte, "Nebraska")
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: June Squibb, "Nebraska")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "Her" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Art Direction: "The Great Gatsby" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Cinematography: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Gravity")
Best Musical Score: "Her" (Runners-up: "Gravity," "Nebraska")
Best Soundtrack: "Inside Llewyn Davis" (Runner-up: "Frozen")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Non-English Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
Best Documentary: "Blackfish" (Runners-up: "The Act of Killing," "Stories We Tell")
Best Art House or Festival Film: "Short Term 12" (Runners-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color," "Frances Ha")
Best Comedy: (tie) "Enough Said" and "The World's End"
Best Scene (favorite movie scene or sequence): "12 Years a Slave" — The hanging scene (Runner-up: "Gravity" — The opening tracking shot)
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Will Forte, "Nebraska")
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: June Squibb, "Nebraska")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "Her" (Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Art Direction: "The Great Gatsby" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Cinematography: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Gravity")
Best Musical Score: "Her" (Runners-up: "Gravity," "Nebraska")
Best Soundtrack: "Inside Llewyn Davis" (Runner-up: "Frozen")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Non-English Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
Best Documentary: "Blackfish" (Runners-up: "The Act of Killing," "Stories We Tell")
Best Art House or Festival Film: "Short Term 12" (Runners-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color," "Frances Ha")
Best Comedy: (tie) "Enough Said" and "The World's End"
Best Scene (favorite movie scene or sequence): "12 Years a Slave" — The hanging scene (Runner-up: "Gravity" — The opening tracking shot)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Movie About Women: "Philomena" (Runner-up: "Mother of George")
Best Movie by a Woman: "Enough Said" (Runner-up: "Inch Allah")
Best Woman Storyteller (Screenwriting Award): Julie Delpy, "Before Midnight" (Runner-up: Nicole Holofcener, "Enough Said")
Best Actress: Judi Dench, "Philomena" (Runner-up: Barbara Sukowa, "Hannah Arendt")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale Station")
Best Young Actress: Onata Aprile, "What Maisie Knew" (Runner-up: Waad Mohammed, "Wadjda")
Best Comedic Actress: Melissa McCarthy, "The Heat" (Runner-up: Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha")
Best Foreign Film About Women: "Wadjda" (Runner-up: "Inch Allah")
Best Female Images in a Movie: "Philomena" (Runner-up: "Girls in the Band")
Worst Female Images in a Movie: "The Bling Ring" (Runner-up: "Machete Kills")
Best Male Images in a Movie: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: James Gandolfini, "Enough Said")
Worst Male Images in a Movie: "Only God Forgives" (Runner-up: "Out of the Furnace")
Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or about Women: "Phil Spector" (Runner-up: "Pussy Riot")
Best Equality of the Sexes: "Before Midnight" (Runner-up: "Enough Said")
Best Animated Females: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Croods")
Best Family Film: "The Wind Rises" (Runner-up: "Black Nativity")
Women's Work (Best Ensemble): "Ginger & Rosa" (Runner-up: [tie] "Winnie Mandela" and "August: Osage County")
Best Documentary by or about Women: "Stories We Tell" (Runner-up: "Girls in the Band"
Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award: Kristin Scott Thomas, "Only God Forgives"
Best Screen Couple: Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, "Before Midnight"
Best Song: "Would You Bleed for Love" from "Winnie Mandela" (Jennifer Hudson)
SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emma Thompson
For her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings. And embodying all kinds of women with raw and pure interpretations.
Acting and Activism Award
Charlize Theron
For her work for The Global Fund, and for starting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Which educates young people about HIV/AIDS.
Courage in Filmmaking
Laura Poitras
For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light and driven into exile in Germany for doing so. And currently making a documentary about it.
Adrienne Shelly Award: "Augustine" (Runner-up: "Lovelace")
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women Augustine.
Josephine Baker Award: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Go for Sisters")
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America.
Karen Morley Award: "Winnie Mandela" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity.
Courage in Acting: Soko, "Augustine"
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on the screen.
The Invisible Woman Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored.
Just Kidding Award: Best Male Images in a Movie: "Last Vegas"
Best Movie by a Woman: "Enough Said" (Runner-up: "Inch Allah")
Best Woman Storyteller (Screenwriting Award): Julie Delpy, "Before Midnight" (Runner-up: Nicole Holofcener, "Enough Said")
Best Actress: Judi Dench, "Philomena" (Runner-up: Barbara Sukowa, "Hannah Arendt")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Michael B. Jordan, "Fruitvale Station")
Best Young Actress: Onata Aprile, "What Maisie Knew" (Runner-up: Waad Mohammed, "Wadjda")
Best Comedic Actress: Melissa McCarthy, "The Heat" (Runner-up: Greta Gerwig, "Frances Ha")
Best Foreign Film About Women: "Wadjda" (Runner-up: "Inch Allah")
Best Female Images in a Movie: "Philomena" (Runner-up: "Girls in the Band")
Worst Female Images in a Movie: "The Bling Ring" (Runner-up: "Machete Kills")
Best Male Images in a Movie: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: James Gandolfini, "Enough Said")
Worst Male Images in a Movie: "Only God Forgives" (Runner-up: "Out of the Furnace")
Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie by or about Women: "Phil Spector" (Runner-up: "Pussy Riot")
Best Equality of the Sexes: "Before Midnight" (Runner-up: "Enough Said")
Best Animated Females: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Croods")
Best Family Film: "The Wind Rises" (Runner-up: "Black Nativity")
Women's Work (Best Ensemble): "Ginger & Rosa" (Runner-up: [tie] "Winnie Mandela" and "August: Osage County")
Best Documentary by or about Women: "Stories We Tell" (Runner-up: "Girls in the Band"
Mommie Dearest Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award: Kristin Scott Thomas, "Only God Forgives"
Best Screen Couple: Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, "Before Midnight"
Best Song: "Would You Bleed for Love" from "Winnie Mandela" (Jennifer Hudson)
SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emma Thompson
For her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings. And embodying all kinds of women with raw and pure interpretations.
Acting and Activism Award
Charlize Theron
For her work for The Global Fund, and for starting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Which educates young people about HIV/AIDS.
Courage in Filmmaking
Laura Poitras
For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light and driven into exile in Germany for doing so. And currently making a documentary about it.
Adrienne Shelly Award: "Augustine" (Runner-up: "Lovelace")
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women Augustine.
Josephine Baker Award: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Go for Sisters")
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America.
Karen Morley Award: "Winnie Mandela" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity.
Courage in Acting: Soko, "Augustine"
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on the screen.
The Invisible Woman Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored.
Just Kidding Award: Best Male Images in a Movie: "Last Vegas"
Online Film Critics Society Award Winners
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Feature: The Wind Rises
Best Film Not in the English Language: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Best Animated Feature: The Wind Rises
Best Film Not in the English Language: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Best Film
Winner: “12 Years a Slave”
Runner-Up: “Her”
Runner-Up: “Her”
Other Finalists (listed alphabetically):
“All Is Lost”
“Before Midnight”
“Captain Phillips”
“Frances Ha”
“Mud”
“Prisoners”
“Spring Breakers”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
“Before Midnight”
“Captain Phillips”
“Frances Ha”
“Mud”
“Prisoners”
“Spring Breakers”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
Best Animated Feature
Winner: “Frozen”
Runner-Up: “The Wind Rises”
Winner: “Blue is the Warmest Color”
Runner-Up: “The Grandmaster”
Best Documentary
Winner: “The Act of Killing”
Runner-Up: “Stories We Tell”
Runner-Up: “Stories We Tell”
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Spike Jonze, “Her”
Runner-Up: Peter Morgan, “Rush”
Winner: Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight”
Runner-Up: John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
Winner: Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”
Runner-Up: Spike Jonze, “Her”
Best Actress
Winner: Adele Exarchopoulos, “Blue is the Warmest Color”
Runner-Up: Brie Larson, “Short Term 12″
Runner-Up: Brie Larson, “Short Term 12″
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
Runner-Up: June Squibb, “Nebraska”
Runner-Up: June Squibb, “Nebraska”
Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
Runner-Up: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Runner-Up: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Winner: Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”
Runner-Up: Jeremy Renner, “American Hustle”
Runner-Up: Jeremy Renner, “American Hustle”
Winner: Hans Zimmer, “12 Years a Slave”
Runner-Up: Hans Zimmer, “Rush”
Runner-Up: Hans Zimmer, “Rush”
Original Vision Award
Winner: “Her”
Runner-Up: “Gravity”
The Hoosier Award
“Medora,” Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart, directors
(As a special award, no runner-up is declared in this category.)
About IFJA: The Indiana Film Journalists Association was established in February 2009. Members must reside in the Hoosier State and produce consistent, quality film criticism or commentary in any medium.
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
I kind of like how they presented their awards, showing us not just the winners, but how the voting went.
Top 10 Films of the Year
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 Director
1. Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"
2. Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
3. Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
4. David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
5. Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor
1. Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
3. Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
4. Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
5. Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actress
1. Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
2. Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
3. Judi Dench, "Philomena"
4. Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
5. Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor
1. Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
2. Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
3. Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
4. Daniel Bruhl, "Rush"
5. Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Supporting Actress
1. Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
2. June Squibb, "Nebraska"
3. Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
4. Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
5. Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Foreign Language Film
1. "Blue is the Warmest Color"
2. "The Hunt"
3. "The Great Beauty"
4 "The Wind Rises"
5. "The Grandmaster"
Best Documentary
1. "20 Feet From Stardom"
2. "The Act of Killing"
3. "Stories We Tell"
4. "Blackfish"
5. "The Gatekeepers"
Best Animated Film
1. "Frozen"
2. "Despicable Me"
Best Screenplay
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Her"
= "Nebraska"
Best Cinematography
1. "Gravity"
2. "12 Years a Slave"
Best Musical Score
"Gravity"
Russell Smith Award (for independent film)
"Fruitvale Station"
Top 10 Films of the Year
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 Director
1. Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"
2. Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
3. Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
4. David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
5. Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor
1. Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
3. Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
4. Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
5. Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actress
1. Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
2. Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
3. Judi Dench, "Philomena"
4. Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
5. Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor
1. Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
2. Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
3. Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
4. Daniel Bruhl, "Rush"
5. Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Supporting Actress
1. Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
2. June Squibb, "Nebraska"
3. Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
4. Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
5. Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Foreign Language Film
1. "Blue is the Warmest Color"
2. "The Hunt"
3. "The Great Beauty"
4 "The Wind Rises"
5. "The Grandmaster"
Best Documentary
1. "20 Feet From Stardom"
2. "The Act of Killing"
3. "Stories We Tell"
4. "Blackfish"
5. "The Gatekeepers"
Best Animated Film
1. "Frozen"
2. "Despicable Me"
Best Screenplay
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Her"
= "Nebraska"
Best Cinematography
1. "Gravity"
2. "12 Years a Slave"
Best Musical Score
"Gravity"
Russell Smith Award (for independent film)
"Fruitvale Station"
Southeastern FIlm Critics Association Awards
This is a group I always watch for because my hometown critic Lawrence Toppman is a member. Love the award for Jeff Nichols and Mud.
Top 10
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
Top 10
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
Top 10
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-southeastern-film-critics-association-winners#GwB62x2zFDEMx0e2.99
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
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Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-southeastern-film-critics-association-winners#GwB62x2zFDEMx0e2.99
Top 10
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-southeastern-film-critics-association-winners#GwB62x2zFDEMx0e2.99
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Related Videos
- Chiwetel Ejiofor was doubtful about playing in '12 Years A Slave'Chiwetel Ejiofor discusses the challenges of playing Solomon Northup in '12 Y...
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-southeastern-film-critics-association-winners#GwB62x2zFDEMx0e2.99
19th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Movie Award Nominees
12 Years a Slave leads in predictable nominees. There were some nice inclusions like Brie Larson for Short Term 12, but in general this reads like an Oscar predictions list (except from those ridiculous Action and Comedy categories, although mentions for McCarthy, Louis-Dreyfus, Gerwig, Adams and Delpy make it worth while). Check out the nominees below, and this evening after work I will post the five (or maybe 6 or 7) regional critics groups that have sounded today, all going for 12 Years.
BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson – Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Asa Butterfield – Ender’s Game
Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
Liam James – The Way Way Back
Sophie Nelisse – The Book Thief
Tye Sheridan – Mud
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Nebraska
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Spike Jonze – Her
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eric Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
Spike Jonze – Her
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tracy Letts – August: Osage County
Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity
Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
Roger Deakins – Prisoners
Sean Bobbitt – 12 Years a Slave
BEST ART DIRECTION
Andy Nicholson (Production Designer), Rosie Goodwin (Set Decorator) – Gravity
Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator) – The Great Gatsby
K.K. Barrett (Production Designer), Gene Serdena (Set Decorator) – Her
Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Ra Vincent and Simon Bright (Set Decorators) – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Alice Baker (Set Decorator) – 12 Years a Slave
BEST EDITING
Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers – American Hustle
Christopher Rouse – Captain Phillips
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger – Gravity
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – Rush
Joe Walker – 12 Years a Slave
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Daniel Orlandi – Saving Mr. Banks
Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave
BEST MAKEUP
American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Rush
12 Years a Slave
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek into Darkness
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises
BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Lone Survivor
Rush
Star Trek into Darkness
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Henry Cavill – Man of Steel
Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man 3
Brad Pitt – World War Z
Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man 3
BEST COMEDY
American Hustle
Enough Said
The Heat
This Is the End
The Way Way Back
The World’s End
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Simon Pegg – The World’s End
Sam Rockwell – The Way Way Back
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Sandra Bullock – The Heat
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Melissa McCarthy – The Heat
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Conjuring
Gravity
Star Trek into Darkness
World War Z
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
Wadjda
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Act of Killing
Blackfish
Stories We Tell
Tim’s Vermeer
20 Feet from Stardom
BEST SONG
Atlas – Coldplay – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Happy – Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
Ordinary Love – U2 – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake/Oscar Isaac/Adam Driver – Inside Llewyn Davis
Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey – The Great Gatsby
BEST SCORE
Steven Price – Gravity
Arcade Fire – Her
Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave
BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson – Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Asa Butterfield – Ender’s Game
Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
Liam James – The Way Way Back
Sophie Nelisse – The Book Thief
Tye Sheridan – Mud
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Nebraska
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Spike Jonze – Her
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eric Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
Spike Jonze – Her
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tracy Letts – August: Osage County
Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity
Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
Roger Deakins – Prisoners
Sean Bobbitt – 12 Years a Slave
BEST ART DIRECTION
Andy Nicholson (Production Designer), Rosie Goodwin (Set Decorator) – Gravity
Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator) – The Great Gatsby
K.K. Barrett (Production Designer), Gene Serdena (Set Decorator) – Her
Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Ra Vincent and Simon Bright (Set Decorators) – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Alice Baker (Set Decorator) – 12 Years a Slave
BEST EDITING
Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers – American Hustle
Christopher Rouse – Captain Phillips
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger – Gravity
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – Rush
Joe Walker – 12 Years a Slave
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Daniel Orlandi – Saving Mr. Banks
Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave
BEST MAKEUP
American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Rush
12 Years a Slave
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek into Darkness
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises
BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
Lone Survivor
Rush
Star Trek into Darkness
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Henry Cavill – Man of Steel
Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man 3
Brad Pitt – World War Z
Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man 3
BEST COMEDY
American Hustle
Enough Said
The Heat
This Is the End
The Way Way Back
The World’s End
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Simon Pegg – The World’s End
Sam Rockwell – The Way Way Back
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Sandra Bullock – The Heat
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Melissa McCarthy – The Heat
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Conjuring
Gravity
Star Trek into Darkness
World War Z
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
Wadjda
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Act of Killing
Blackfish
Stories We Tell
Tim’s Vermeer
20 Feet from Stardom
BEST SONG
Atlas – Coldplay – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Happy – Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
Ordinary Love – U2 – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake/Oscar Isaac/Adam Driver – Inside Llewyn Davis
Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey – The Great Gatsby
BEST SCORE
Steven Price – Gravity
Arcade Fire – Her
Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave
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