All Awards articles – Page 258

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    And Then There Were 10...

    2011-01-25T15:48:00Z

    Screen profiles the 10 films in the race for the Best Picture Oscar, talking to producers about each film’s journey from idea to Oscar contender. Read more from behind the scenes of the year’s best films: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King’s Speech, 127 ...

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    The Fighter

    2011-01-25T15:38:00Z

    Director David O RussellProducers David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Mark Wahlberg, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul Tamasy, Dorothy AufieroProduction companies Relativity Media, Mandeville FilmsUS distributor Paramount PicturesInternational distributors Relativity Media, The Weinstein CompanyUS release date December 10, 2010David O Russell’s crowd-pleaser The Fighter is a story of heart, in front of and behind ...

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    The Social Network

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director David FincherProducers Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Cean ChaffinProduction companies Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions, Michael De Luca Productions, Trigger Street ProductionsWorldwide distribution Sony PicturesUS release date October 1, 2010Scott Rudin, the Oscar-winning producer of No Country For Old Men, is once again in contention ...

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    The King's Speech

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director Tom HooperProducers Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth UnwinProduction companies See-Saw Films, Bedlam ProductionsUS distributor The Weinstein CompanyInternational sales FilmNation EntertainmentUS release date December 10, 2010Iain Canning and Emile Sherman set up See-Saw Films with offices in the UK and Australia in February 2008. The next month, a script came ...

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    Inception

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director Christopher NolanProducers Emma Thomas, Christopher NolanProduction companies Warner Bros, Syncopy Films, Legendary PicturesWorldwide distributor Warner BrosUS release date July 16, 2010While his previous movie puzzles Memento and The Prestige had drawn audiences into a tricksy interplay between reality and illusion, Christopher Nolan had long been intent on exploring the ...

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    True Grit

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Directors Ethan Coen, Joel CoenProducers Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel CoenProduction companies Scott Rudin Productions, Mike Zoss ProductionsWorldwide distribution Paramount Pictures InternationalUS release date December 22, 2010It was the writing and arcane dialogue of Charles Portis’ novel True Grit — rather than the memory of John Wayne in Henry Hathaway’s ...

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    Black Swan

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director Darren AronofskyProducers Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W Messer, Brian OliverProduction companies Protozoa Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Cross Creek PicturesUS distributor Fox SearchlightInternational distribution Fox Int’lUS release date December 1, 2010Darren Aronofsky had always wanted to make a film set in the world of ballet. So when ...

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    The Kids Are All Right

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director Lisa CholodenkoProducers Celine Rattray, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Gary Gilbert, Philippe Hellmann, Jordan Horowitz, Daniela Taplin LundbergProduction companies Gilbert Films, Antidote Films, Mandalay VisionUS distributor Focus FeaturesInternational sales Inferno EntertainmentUS release date July 9, 2010When Focus Features acquired North America and select international territories on The Kids Are All Right following ...

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    Toy Story 3

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director Lee UnkrichProducer Darla K AndersonProduction company Pixar Animation StudiosUS distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesInternational distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures InternationalUS release date June 18, 2010Pixar revolutionised animated film-making in 1995 with Toy Story, the first feature-length CG-animation. Fifteen years later, the return of Buzz, Woody and the ...

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    127 Hours

    2011-01-25T15:37:00Z

    Director Danny BoyleProducers Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, John SmithsonProduction companies Cloud Eight Films, Pathé Pictures, Everest Entertainment, Decibel Films, Darlow Smithson ProductionsUS distributor Fox Searchlight PicturesInternational sales Pathé InternationalUS release date November 5, 2010“Danny and I had been looking for something to do together after Slumdog Millionaire,” says UK producer ...

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    Winter's Bone

    2011-01-25T15:25:00Z

    Director Debra GranikProducers Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan-YorkinProduction company Anonymous ContentUS distributor Roadside AttractionsInt’l distributor Fortissimo FilmsUS release date June 11, 2010Debra Granik’s $2m thriller Winter’s Bone is one of the year’s cinematic gems, enthralling critics and making an indie star of its lead, Jennifer Lawrence. Since picking up the Grand ...

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    King's Speech leads Oscar race with 12 nominations

    2011-01-25T14:13:00Z

    True Grit follows with 10, The Social Network and Inception with 8, The Fighter with 7, and 127 Hours with 6.

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    Tonino Guerra named WGA Jean Renoir Award honoree

    2011-01-25T11:43:00Z

    Screenwriter Tonino Guerra will be feted at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards West Coast ceremony on Feb 5 in Hollywood.

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    London Critics to honour Kristin Scott Thomas

    2011-01-25T00:02:00Z

    Kristin Scott Thomas will receive Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Cinema.

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    Sebbe wins best film at Sweden's Golden Bugs

    2011-01-24T22:11:00Z

    Other winners include Pernilla August for Beyond and Joel Kinnaman for Easy Money.

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    The King's Speech pulled from Rotterdam

    2011-01-24T17:16:00Z

    International Film Festival Rotterdam now searching for a new closing night film.

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    Ronni Chasen: a life in film

    2011-01-22T15:42:00Z

    Following the death of the veteran publicist, this year’s awards season is missing one of its most beloved figures.

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    A very fine vintage

    2011-01-22T15:09:00Z

    The last year has yielded a remarkable selection of awards contenders (and a few that could sneak in as wild cards), the majority of which were made outside the studio system. Jeremy Kay reports

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    Firth, Garfield, Ahmed compete at Evening Standard Awards

    2011-01-21T14:50:00Z

    The shortlisted nominees for the 38th Evening Standard British Film Awards have been announced.

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    Spurlock to judge PUMA, Britdoc award

    2011-01-21T12:00:00Z

    The $67,000 (50,000 euros) award for documentary film-makers is being launched at Sundance.