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AP: Visual-effects pioneer to receive Oscar
Visual-effects pioneer Ray Feeney will receive an Oscar for his contributions to film. The Gordon E. Sawyer Award, which honors technological advances that benefit the movie industry, was established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1981. Feeney will receive the Oscar at the Sci...
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AFP: "Alatriste," "Volver" among Spanish Goya prize nominations
"Alatriste" by Agustin Diaz Yanes, Pedro Almodovar's "Volver" and "El laberinto del fauno" (Pan's Labyrinth) by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro have taken the lion's share of nominations for Goya prizes, the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars. "Alatriste", the story of a 17th century soldier-turne...
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Morricone and Lansing to Receive Oscars
Composer-conductor Ennio Morricone and Sherry Lansing, the former chairman of Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group will both receive honorary Oscar statuettes at the 79th annual Academy Awards presentation on February 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed. Lansing was voted...
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"Babel" Receives Seven Golden Globe Noms, "Dreamgirls" Croon Five and "The Queen" Reigns with Four
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the nominees for the 64th Golden Globe Awards with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Babel" receiving seven nominations, Bill Condon's "Dreamgirls" taking five and Stephen Frears' "The Queen" receiving four. Among the other multiple nominees are Martin S...
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"United 93" On Top with D.C. Critics
The DC Area Film Critics Association named Paul Greengrass' "United 93" best film of 2006, while Martin Scorsese received best director for "The Departed." Echoing critics groups in New York and Los Angeles, best actor went to Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland") and Helen Mirren received b...
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SF360: SF Film Critics Circle announces awards
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle chose "Little Children" as its Best Picture of 2006. The group, made up of 23 film critics from around the Bay Area, gave Best Foreign Language Film honors to Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" in its annual year-end awards meeting Monday evening in downtown San Francisco. Best Director went to Paul Greengrass for "United 93." And the Best Documentary award went to "An Inconvenient Truth," directed by Davis Guggenheim. Sacha Baron Cohen won Best Actor for his improvisational work as international news gatherer "Borat." Helen Mirren was given Best Actress for her embodiment of Queen Elizabeth II in Ste...
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AP: Is Gore pursuing Oscar nod or presidency
Al Gore is waging a fierce campaign for recognition and an Oscar statuette for his global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," while reviving talk that he's pursuing a bigger prize: the presidency. His recent itinerary has been the ultimate in high profile. The former vice president made sel...
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BBC: Oscar hopefuls hit by BAFTA rule
A rule change means Oscar hopefuls Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro and George Clooney cannot be entered for the 2007 Bafta film awards. Bafta has decided only movies released in the UK before its ceremony on 11 February are eligible, instead of the end of March, as in previous years. Some of the majo...
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AWARDS WATCH | New York Critics Pick "United 93" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" Top Choice in LA
Two notable critics groups named their top choices for 2006 in the last 24 hours, both considered harbingers in the Oscar race among awards watchers. Unlike last year, the two groups had separate choices for best film, with the New York Film Critics Circle naming "United 93" by Paul Greengrass as it...
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AFI Names 2006 Top Ten Films of 2006
The AFI Awards named its "10 most outstanding motion pictures and TV programs of the year" Sunday. The ten films are: "Babel" (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu), "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstn" (Larry Charles), "The Devil Wears Prada" (David Frankel), "Dreamgirls" (Bill Condon), "Half Nelson" (Ryan Fleck), "Happy Feet" (George Miller), "Inside Man" (Spike Lee), "Letters from Iwo Jima" (Clint Eastwood), "Little Miss Sunshine" (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris), "United 93" (Paul Greengrass). AFI will honor the creative ensembles for each of the honorees at a luncheon sponsored by Hewlett-Packard on...
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