Awards

On "The Dark Knight"'s Snub

"Button," "Slumdog" Lead 81st Academy Award Nominations

David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led the nominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards, it was announced this morning by Academy president Sid Ganis and actor Forest Whitaker. Among "Button"'s 13 nods were best picture of the year, along with Stephen Daldry's "The Reader," Ron ...

"Love Guru" Takes Seven Razzie Noms

iW Insider: Academy Could Offer Surprises, Frustration

Thursday morning at 5:30 PST, Forest Whitaker will join AMPAS President Sid Ganis to announce the 81st Academy Award nominations. It'll mark an end to months of building speculation in what seems to have resulted in a relatively boring Oscar race. Ever since mid-December, it's become increasingly c...

"Bashir," "Winnipeg," and "Wire" Lead Cinema Eye Noms

Nominations for the 2009 Cinema Eye Honors, which recognizes nonfiction filmmaking, were unveiled Monday afternoon in Park City, Utah with Ari Folman's animated film "Waltz with Bashir" receiving seven nominations, including acknowledgements for director, producer, editor, music, animation and inter...

"WALL-E," "Right One" Lead Online Critics' Awards

Andrew Stanton's "WALL-E" led the Online Film Critics' Society's annual awards, taking awards for best picture, best animated feature and best original screenplay. Its three award tally was beaten only by Tomas Alfredson's "Let The Right One In," which took four awards (foreign film, adapted scree...

Foundas Speaks Out On "Gomorrah" Snub

ACE Eddie Noms Announced

The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominations for their 59th annual ACE Eddie Awards in three cinematic categories: dramatic film, comedy/musical film and documentary. Last year's winner, "The Bourne Ultimatum" also went on to win an Oscar. This has also been the case all but once (in ...

The Art Directors Guild Nominees