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    Golden Globe nominee reactions in full

    2007-12-14T00:25:00Z

    We’re so overjoyed with the Golden Globe nominations and it’s gratifying that at the end of the year you get an opportunity to acknowledge the company you have been keeping,’ Focus Features CEO James Schamus said in response to the company’s 11 nominations, which included seven for Atonement. ‘It’s so ...

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    Screenwriters vying fortop awards

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    The Coen brothers tell Geoffrey Macnab about the process of adapting Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For OldMen.

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    Atonement leads Golden Globe nominations

    2007-12-13T14:02:00Z

    Joe Wright’s Atonement leads the nominations for the 65th annual Golden Globes, voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Atonement has seven nominations, for best film, director (Joe Wright), screenplay (Christopher Hampton), actress (Keira Knightley), actor (James McAvoy), supporting actress (Saoirse Ronan), and score (Dario Marianelli).

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    Awards countdown - Women of substance

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Unlike 2006, when Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz all gave showstopping performances, 2007 is not a bumper year for actresses.

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    Awards Countdown - best actor prospects

    2007-11-30T00:00:00Z

    1. Daniel Day-LewisThere Will Be BloodWHY As Daniel Plainview, a determined silver miner who becomes a self-made oil tycoon in turn-of-the-last-century California, Day-Lewis delivers another of cinema's great performances. Assuming a voice with a deep, resonant timbre, Day-Lewis' Plainview is menacing and intimidating, yet painfully human and desperate for human ...

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    61 films named eligible for Golden Globe foreign language award

    2007-11-29T21:48:00Z

    Sixty-one foreign language films have passed eligibility requirements for consideration in the 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2008.

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    Awards Countdown - Crafts - The Perfectionist

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    There is a wealth of spectacular productions on offer to Academy crafts committees and voters this year, from fantasy spectacles such as Spider-Man 3, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End, Harry Potter And TheOrder Of The Phoenix, Transformers and The Golden Compassto exquisitely designed period pieces Lust,Caution, Atonement and ...

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    Awards Countdown Golden Globes - Category profile: Foreign language - Second life

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The Golden Globes foreign-language category has become the subject of increased scrutiny of late. Take last year when US-made films Apocalypto and Letters From Iwo Jima were nominated alongside foreign-made foreign-language films. Letters, shot in California and backed by Warner Bros, went on to win the category over TheLives Of ...

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    Awards Countdown Golden Globes - Category profile: Musical or comedy - Giving comedy a chance

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Providing an extra 10 acting slots, and a chance for musicals and comedies to step out of drama’s shadow, the Golden Globes’ musical/comedy category is generally seen as a good thing.

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    Golden Globes - Power of the press

    2007-11-15T22:40:00Z

    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Hfpa) is the little engine that could. Founded 65 years ago by a small group of foreign correspondents, the not-for-profit has gone from strength to strength.

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    Spielberg named recipient of Cecil B DeMille Award at Golden Globes

    2007-11-14T22:25:00Z

    Steven Spielberg is to receive the Cecil B DeMille Award at the 65th Annual Golden Globes on January 13, 2008.

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    Awards countdown people

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    TAMARA JENKINS - The SavagesThe Savages balances comedy and tragedy. Film-maker Tamara Jenkins speaks to Patrick Z McGavin about the challengeIn The Savages, the story of a brother and sister coping with their dementia-scarred father, writer-director Tamara Jenkins deftly handles both comedy and tragedy.'It's braided together,' Jenkins says of the ...

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    Awards Countdown - High class of 2007

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    A glut of English-language movies, probably caused by the flood of equity into the production market over the last two years, will make for an unusually competitive awards season this year.

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    Piracy - Awards Piracy - Screeners: a calculated risk

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    When it comes to screeners, distributors are having to square the potential piracy risk with the benefits of getting their film in voters’ DVD players.

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    HFPA gives grants totalling $1.2m to film schools and non-profits

    2007-08-10T00:54:00Z

    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today (Thursday) today held its annual installation luncheon in Beverly Hills and presented $1.2m in financial grants to 28 film schools and non-profit organizations.

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    65th annual Golden Globes set for Jan 13, 2008

    2007-04-16T20:52:00Z

    The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the timetable for the 65th Golden Globe Awards.The presentation of the awards will take place on Sunday Jan 13, moving back to Sunday after two years in a new Monday slot.The timetable is as follows:Oct 18, 2007 Final screening date for television entriesOct ...

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    Dreamgirls and Babel top Globes while Mirren and Whitaker lead acting prizes

    2007-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Babel and Dreamgirls positioned themselves as Oscar frontrunners aftertaking top honours at the 64th Annual Golden Globes last night.Helen Mirren was crowned best actress in a drama for her portrayal ofthe reigning UK monarch in The Queen, while Forest Whitaker won bestactor for playing Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The ...

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    Golden Globes: the nominations

    2006-12-15T14:04:00Z

    Best Motion Picture - DramaBabelBobbyThe DepartedLittle ChildrenThe QueenBest Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture - DramaPenelope Cruz VolverJudi Dench Notes On A ScandalMaggie Gyllenhaal SherrybabyHelen Mirren The QueenKate Winslet Little ChildrenBest Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - DramaLeonardo DiCaprio Blood DiamondLeonardo DiCaprio The DepartedPeter O'Toole ...

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    Babel, Dreamgirls and The Departed lead Globes nominations

    2006-12-15T13:45:00Z

    Paramount Vantage’s maiden release Babel leads the field heading into January’s 64th Golden Globe Awards with seven nominations, while Helen Mirren earned three acting nods, Leonardo DiCaprio picked up two, and Forest Whitaker kept his robust prospects alive with a nomination for The Last King Of Scotland.

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    56 foreign-language films qualify for Golden Globes

    2006-11-29T12:50:00Z

    Fifty-six foreign-language films have qualified for consideration in the 64th Golden Globes race.