Awards Season 2010

[domino harvey]

Which is unfortunate as Gerwig deserves to win.

Truth

[mfunk9786]

Portman deserves to win (seriously people, see Black Swan before you proceed to shit all over it), but Gerwig really does deserve to be nominated. It's a shame that Focus didn't see more Oscar potential in Greenberg, but they're notoriously awful when it comes to releasing great films early in the year.

[kinjitsu]

National Board of Review Awards for 2010:

Best Film
The Social Network

Best Foreign Language Film
Of Gods and Men

Top Five Foreign Films (in alphabetical order)
I Am Love
Incendies
Life, Above All
Soul Kitchen
White Material

Best Documentary
Waiting for "Superman"

Top Five Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
A Film Unfinished
Inside Job
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Restrepo
The Tillman Story

Top Eleven Films (In alphabetical order):
Another Year
The Fighter
Hereafter
Inception
The King’s Speech
Shutter Island
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Top Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
Animal Kingdom
Buried
Fish Tank
The Ghost Writer
Greenberg
Let Me In
Monsters
Please Give
Somewhere
Youth in Revolt

Best Actor
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

Best Actress
Lesley Manville, Another Year

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter

Best Supporting Actress
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Ensemble Cast
The Town

Breakthrough Performance
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone

Best Director
David Fincher, The Social Network

Debut Directors
Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, Restrepo

Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Spotlight Award
Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, The Illusionist

Best Original Screenplay
Chris Sparling, Buried

Best Animated Feature
Toy Story 3

Special Filmmaking Achievement
Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing, Somewhere

Production Design Award
Dante Ferretti, Shutter Island

William K. Everson Award For Film History
Leonard Maltin

Freedom of Expression
Fair Game
Conviction
Howl

[Jeff]

^ Surprised The Social Network was so dominant in the major categories. NBR is known for spreading the wealth. The King's Speech got skunked, when many expected it to be an NBR favorite. Overall, these awards probably slightly shift the balance of power between The Social Network and The King's Speech, which are almost certain to be duking it out for the top spot. They probably solidified Lesley Manville as the fifth spot for Best Actress and maybe Jacki Weaver for Best Supporting Actress. Somewhere and The Town probably boosted their smaller awards-season profiles too. Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right, and 127 Hours can go fuck themselves, apparently.

[knives]

The Kids Are All Right can go fuck themselves, apparently.

Thank god, I have not seen a worse movie this year (and this is after seeing Enter the Void) and probably won't see a worse movie for years.

[domino harvey]

Mark my words: Ben Affleck will be nominated for Best Director

Also, how neat and well-deserved to see Youth in Revolt named!

[reno dakota]

Here's the NBR's Top Eleven Films of the Year list (missing from the list above):

(in alphabetical order)
Another Year
The Fighter
Hereafter
Inception
The King’s Speech
Shutter Island
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

[mfunk9786]

There's something so bizarre about NBR. They always pick box office hits that are only kind of okay (Inception, Toy Story 3, Shutter Island) and ignore good stuff that came later in the year (127 Hours, Black Swan), and namedrop movies that were supposed to have been critically successful but weren't (Hereafter), though they give credence to great films that haven't gotten enough attention... oh, wait. Nevermind.

[eerik]

European film awards 2010:

Film: The Ghost Writer
Director: Roman Polanski (The Ghost Writer)
Screenwriter: Robert Harris & Roman Polanski (The Ghost Writer)
Actress: Sylvie Testud (Lourdes)
Actor: Ewan McGregor (The Ghost Writer)
Cinematographer: Giora Bejach (Lebanon)
Editor: Luc Barnier & Marion Monnier (Carlos)
Production Designer: Albrecht Konrad (The Ghost Writer)
Composer: Alexandre Desplat (The Ghost Writer)
Animation: Sylvain Chomet (The Illusionist)
People's choice: Mr. Nobody
Documentary: Nostalgia for the Light
Short film: Hanoi - Warsaw
Debut film: Samuel Maoz (Lebanon)

[tavernier]

Um...uh...hmmm...ah, no comment.

[antnield]

The complete poll is now online.

[Jeff]

Any chance Domino is the chair of the Detroit Film Critics Society?

Best Film
“127 Hours”
“Inception”
“The King’s Speech”
“The Social Network”
“Winter’s Bone”

Best Director
Christopher Nolan, “Inception”
Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech”
Danny Boyle, “127 Hours”
Edgar Wright, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
David Fincher, “The Social Network”
Debra Granik, “Winter’s Bone”

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
James Franco, “127 Hours”
Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine”

Best Actress
Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
Carey Mulligan, “Never Let Me Go”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”
Sam Rockwell, “Conviction”
Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech”
Greta Gerwig, “Greenberg”
Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom”

Best Ensemble
“The Fighter”
“The Kids Are All Right”
“The King’s Speech”
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
“Winter’s Bone”

Breakthrough Performance
Andrew Garfield, “Never Let Me Go” and “The Social Network”
Greta Gerwig, “Greenberg”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
Chloe Moretz, “Kick-Ass” and “Let Me In”
Mia Wasikowska, “The Kids Are All Right”

[knives]

Can't be Domino, no Scott Pilgrim.

[Jeff]

Can't be Domino, no Scott Pilgrim.

Edgar Wright was nominated for Best Director and the cast for Best Ensemble. (Plus the nods for Michelle Williams, Amy Adams, Greta Gerwig, et. al.)

[knives]

I meant in the best picture category, though maybe not enough Scott Pilgrim would have been more accurate. Plus Gerwig aside I imagine that's not too far off from the oscars.

[Jeff]

Just poking a bit of fun at the surprising nods for Scott Pilgrim. Greta Gerwig gave my favorite performance in what is undoubtedly one of the best films of the year. Criminally underrated. As you say, she doesn't have much of a shot with the Academy though. I'd say that Michelle Williams is a bit of a longshot too, unless the film starts to catch on in a big way. She's amazing in the film, probably her best performance. Amy Adams may sneak in, but I suspect Melissa Leo is far more likely.

Here's Richard Brody's take on the best of the year (featuring love for Greenberg and Scott Pilgrim!).

[Fiery Angel]

apparently only 18 movies opened in the Detroit area this year

[Roger Ryan]

apparently only 18 movies opened in the Detroit area this year

That's not far off, actually! I was taken aback that there even is a Detroit Film Critic Society (even though one member is a longtime acquaintance of mine) given how little criticism is valued in this town. The Detroit Free Press dumped their resident critic a few years back and has been piping in Associate Press reviews ever since.

[Duncan Hopper]

Do critics in Detroit only watch films in the English language?

[GaryC]

Australian Film Institute Awards, presented on the evening (Oz time) of 11 December, a ten-award sweep for Animal Kingdom (not out in the UK until February 2011). I've just listed the feature film awards:

Best film: Animal Kingdom
Best direction: David Michod, Animal Kingdom
Best lead actor: Ben Mendelsohn, Animal Kingdom
Best lead actress: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Best supporting actor: Joel Edgerton, Animal Kingdom
Best supporting actress: Deborah Mailman, Bran Nue Dae
International award for best actor: Sam Worthington, Avatar
International award for best actress: Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland
Young actor award: Harrison Gilbertson, Beneath Hill 60
Best original screenplay: David Michod, Animal Kingdom
Best adapted screenplay: Stuart Beattie, Tomorrow When The War Began
Members' choice award: Animal Kingdom
Readers' choice award: Animal Kingdom
Best cinematography: Greig Fraser, Bright Star
Best editing: Luke Doolan, Animal Kingdom
Best sound: Andrew Plain, David Lee, Gethin Creagh and Robert Sullivan, Tomorrow When The War Began
Best original music score: Antony Partos and Sam Petty, Animal Kingdom
Best production design: Janet Patterson, Bright Star
Best costume design: Janet Patterson, Bright Star
Visual effects award: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig, Rangi Sutton, James Rogers and Randy Vellacott, Daybreakers

[tavernier]

International award for best actor: Sam Worthington, Avatar
International award for best actress: Mia Wasikowska, Alice in Wonderland

Those were the only "international" films to open there this year, I'm assuming.

[zedz]

I'm getting an aneurysm trying to figure out what possible criteria could result in those two awards.

In other news, it's nice to see Bright Star finally get some attention, even if it's in the most predictable categories. Abbie Cornish might have ended up with an empty mantelpiece, but at least she'll always have the film.

[antnield]

I'm getting an aneurysm trying to figure out what possible criteria could result in those two awards.

Well they're both Australian actors (though Worthington was born in the UK) which does seem more than a little significant in these circumstances...

[reno dakota]

Los Angeles Film Critics Awards

Best Picture: "The Social Network" (Runner-up: "Carlos")
Best Actor: Colin Firth, "The Kings Speech" (Runner-up: Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos")
Best Actress: Kim Hye-Ja, "Mother" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter’s Bone")
Best Supporting Actor: Niels Arestrup, "A Prophet" (Runner-up: Geoffrey Rush, "The King’s Speech")
Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom" (Runner-up: Olivia Williams, "The Ghost Writer")
Best Director: Olivier Assayas, "Carlos" and David Fincher, "The Social Network" (tie)
Best Screenplay: "The Social Network" (Runner-up: "The King’s Speech")
Best Cinematography: "Black Swan" (Runner-up: "True Grit")
New Generation Award: Lena Dunham, "Tiny Furniture"
Best Documentary/Non-fiction Film: "Last Train Home" (Runner-up: "Exit Through The Gift Shop")
Best Foreign-Language Film: "Carlos" (Runner-up: "Mother")
Best Animated Film: "Toy Story 3" (Runner-up: "The Illusionist")
Best Music/Score: "The Ghost Writer" and "The Social Network" (tie)
Best Production Design: "Inception" (Runner-up: "The King’s Speech")
Career Achievement: Paul Mazursky
Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: "Film Socialism"
Legacy of Cinema Awards: Serge Bromberg, "Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno," and the F.W. Murnau Foundation and Fernando Pena for the restoration of "Metropolis"

[antnield]

I'm getting an aneurysm trying to figure out what possible criteria could result in those two awards.

Well they're both Australian actors (though Worthington was born in the UK) which does seem more than a little significant in these circumstances...

...and looking up previous winners and nominees, it would appear that Australian actors only are eligible for the award.