Monthly Archives: March 2011
It’s hard not to be jaded and cynical as another awards season sprouts out of the fertile ground from last year’s crop – those dead and dying films turning out great soil for new growth. It’s hard to remain hopeful, as readers often are, at the prospects for this coming year. Once you do it for a while, though, you see the wheels in motion, you...
The Descendants gets a Dec 16th release, positioning director Alexander Payne and George Clooney in a prime holiday showcase slot for maximum awards impact. As late as last November, Fox Searchlight had this family drama tentatively slated for late-entry year-end premiere — but Payne wanted a few more months to fine-tune in post-production. (besides, Fox already...
Best Movie - WINTER’S BONE Buried Treasure – DOGTOOTH Best Documentary – MARWENCOL Best Director - Debra Granik for WINTER’S BONE Best Actress – Hye-ja Kim for MOTHER Best Actor – (TIE) Ryan Gosling for BLUE VALENTINE and Philip Seymour Hoffman for JACK GOES BOATING Best Supporting Actress – Jacki Weaver for ANIMAL KINGDOM Best...
