All Awards articles – Page 208
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FeaturesPeter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story’s raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
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FeaturesIn service of The Butler
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
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NewsAdele, Guillaume lead César nominees
Foreign film nominations for Biancanieves, Gravity and Great Beauty.
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FeaturesAmerican Hustle: the American way
The hustling started a year and a half before David O Russell’s American Hustle hit cinemas. Jeremy Kay speaks to the director and producers about the film’s high-speed, high-stakes production.
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NewsGreat Gatsby sweeps AACTAs
Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation wins every film category but two at the annual Australian awards ceremony.
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NewsSlave, Gravity win at Regional Critics Awards
Steve McQueen’s drama crowned Film of the Year, as Alfonso Cuarón picks up Director of the Year.
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NewsRotterdam awards CineMart prizes
Two projects awarded finance prizes; Global Film Initiative introduces new grants.
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NewsBruce Dern in Santa Barbara switch
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has switched the recipient of its Modern Master Award after it emerged that Emma Thompson has to attend London rehearsals.
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NewsThe Hunt sweeps Danish Robert awards
Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s Oscar-nominated The Hunt (Jagten) won seven awards at the Danish Academy Awards - where Gravity picked up Best US Feature.
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NewsBAFTA to honour Dame Helen Mirren
The Queen actress to receive highest accolade awarded by the British Academy.
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NewsLove Steaks wins Berlin slot
Slamdance winner won the Max Ophüls Prize at the weekend, granting it a slot in the Berlinale.
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NewsRotterdam reveals short Tiger winners
Winners are from UK, Finland/Romania and Chile/Poland/Denmark
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NewsAlfonso Cuarón wins DGA
The Gravity director put himself into pole position for the best directing Academy Award with his DGA win on January 25.
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NewsWhiplash triumphs in Park City
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 came to a close with the announcement of the jury, audience and other special awards winners.
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FeaturesCatherine Martin, The Great Gatsby
Costume designer and production designer Catherine Martin talks about upping the ante for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.
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FeaturesPaul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Paul Greengrass was drawn to Captain Phillips not only to work with Tom Hanks, but also to pay tribute to his merchant marine father.
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FeaturesJohn Wells, August: Osage County
The August: Osage County ensemble is winning multiple nominations during this awards season. Director John Wells talks about cast concerns ahead of the shoot and why he insisted they all live together.
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NewsBAFTA-nominated shorts release planned
British live action and animated shorts to screen in cinemas from 28 February.
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NewsEast Meets West winners named
Projects from Bulgaria, Belgium and Macedonia have picked up prizes at the When East Meets West (WEMW) international co-production meetings in Trieste.
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NewsASC honour for John Wells
John Wells will collect the American Society Of Cinematographers’ Board Of Governors award in Los Angeles on February 1.