International Cinephile Society Winners: A Separation, Malick

Posted by Beth Stevens on Feb 22, 2012 in Awards | 20 comments

A Separation wins best picture, ensemble, original screenplay and film not in the English language, while The Tree of Life takes best director at the ICS Awards.

PICTURE
01. A Separation
02. The Tree of Life
03. Mysteries of Lisbon
04. Certified Copy
05. Weekend
06. Margaret
07. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
08. Drive
09. Meek’s Cutoff
10. Hugo
11. Melancholia

DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
runner-up: Asghar Farhadi – A Separation

Chlotrudis Awards applaud The Artist with 7 nominations

Posted by Beth Stevens on Jan 30, 2012 in Critics Awards | 17 comments

The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film has announced its nominees, led by The Artist with 7 nods.

BEST MOVIE
Another Year
Artist, The
Pariah
Poetry
Weekend

BURIED TREASURE
The Arbor
Littlerock
These Amazing Shadows
Trigger
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

BEST DIRECTOR
Takashi Miike – 13 Assassins
Mike Leigh – Another Year
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Lars von Trier – Melancholia
Asghar Farhadi – A Separation

A Separation, Lisbon, Drive, Tree of Life lead ICS Nominees

Posted by Beth Stevens on Jan 22, 2012 in AWARDS CHATTER | 54 comments

The International Cinephile Society has announced its nominees for the 9th Annual ICS Awards. A Separation leads the field with 10 nominations, followed by Mysteries of Lisbon with 9, and The Tree of Life and Drive with 7 each. The winners, along with ranked lists for Best Picture and Best Film Not in the English Language, will be announced on February 21, 2012.

PICTURE
• Certified Copy
• Drive
• Hugo
• Margaret
• Meek’s Cutoff
• Melancholia
• Mysteries of Lisbon
• A Separation
• The Tree of Life
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
• Weekend

DIRECTOR
• Asghar Farhadi – A Separation
• Abbas Kiarostami – Certified Copy
• Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
• Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
• Raoul Ruiz – Mysteries of Lisbon

Vancouver Critics Honor The Artist, Malick, Olsen, Fassbender

Posted by Beth Stevens on Jan 10, 2012 in Critics Awards | 23 comments

BEST FILM – The Artist

BEST ACTOR – Michael Fassbender, Shame

BEST ACTRESS – Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Jessica Chastain, The Tree of LIfe/Take Shelter/The Help

BEST DIRECTOR – Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

BAFTA Longlist

Posted by Beth Stevens on Jan 6, 2012 in BAFTA | 132 comments

BAFTA Longlist. Asterisks denote chapter selections. By my count, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and My Week with Marilyn lead the count with 16 mentions each; followed by The Iron Lady with 14; The Artist, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Midnight in Paris and War Horse with 13; Hugo and The Help with 12; Drive and Harry Potter with 11; Ides of March and We Need to Talk About Kevin with 10; Moneyball with 8; and The Descendants with 7.

Best Film
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
The Iron Lady
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
My Week with Marilyn
Senna
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
We Need to Talk About Kevin