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2009 MTV movie awards

GetListy — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:05:22 +0000

Here are the nominees for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. The winners will be announced on the network at a ceremony to be held on May 31 at 9 p.m. ET. Best Movie The Dark Knight High School Musical 3: Senior Year Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire Twilight Best Female Performance Angelina Jolie, Wanted Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars Kate Winslet, The Reader Kristen Stewart, Twilight Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Male Performance Christian Bale, The Dark Knight Robert Downey, Jr., Iron Man Shia LaBeouf, Eagle Eye Vin Diesel, Fast & Furious Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year Advertisement

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:00:10 +0000

Here are the winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, presented January 25, 2009:

Theatrical Motion Pictures

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Sean Penn, Milk

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep, Doubt

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Slumdog Millionaire

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
The Dark Knight

Television

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Laurie, House M.D.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Mad Men

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Laura Linney, John Adams

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Heroes

Source: Los Angeles Times

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81st Academy Award nominations

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:00:34 +0000

The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning.

Here are the contenders in the major categories:

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Actor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader-Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Three Monkeys (Turkey)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)

Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Marttin McDonagh, In Bruges
Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, WALL-E

Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare, The Reader
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E

Best Art Direction
Changeling
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best Cinematography
Changeling, Tom Stern
Slumdog Millionaire, Anthony Dod Mantle
The Reader, Chris Menges
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight, Wally Pfister

Best Film Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
The Dark Knight, Lee Smith
Frost/Nixon, Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
Milk, Elliot Graham
Slumdog Millionaire, Chris Dickens

Best Costume Design
Australia, Catherine Martin
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Jacqueline West
The Duchess, Michael O’Conner
Milk, Danny Glicker
Revolutionary Road, Albert Wolsky

Best Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

Best Original Song
Slumdog Millionaire, “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire, “O Saya,” A.R. Rahman & M.I.A.
Wall-E, “Down To Earth,” Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman

Best Original Score
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Alexandre Desplat
Defiance, James Newton Howard
Milk, Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
WALL-E, Thomas Newman

Best Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Colleen Callaghan, Fionagh Cush
The Dark Knight, Peter Robb-King, John Caglione Jr.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Mike Elizalde, Thom Floutz

Best Sound Editing
The Dark Knight, Richard King
Iron Man, Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Sayers
Wall-E, Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
Wanted, Wylie Stateman

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Track list for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (Soundtrack)

Amazon.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:06:26 +0000

From Amazon.com

Here is the list of songs on the soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire:

1. O… Saya — M.I.A. (sample | download)

2. Riots — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

3. Mausam & Escape — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

4. Paper Planes — M.I.A. (sample | download)

5. Paper Planes (long) — M.I.A. (sample | download)

6. Ringa Ringa — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

7. Liquid Dance — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

8. Latika’s Theme A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

9. Aaj Ki Raat — Sonu Nigam (sample | album only)

10. Millionaire — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

11. Gangsta Blues — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

12. Dreams On Fire — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

13. Jai Ho — A.R. Rahman (sample | download)

66th Golden Globe winners

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:05:58 +0000

Here are the winners of the 66th Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

MOTION PICTURES:

– Picture, Drama: Slumdog Millionaire

– Picture, Musical or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

– Actor, Drama: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

– Actress, Drama: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

– Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

– Actor, Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, In Bruges

– Actress, Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

– Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

– Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader

– Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir

– Animated Film: WALL-E

– Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

– Original Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

– Original Song: “The Wrestler” (performed and written by Bruce Springsteen), The Wrestler

TELEVISION:

– Series, Drama: Mad Men

– Actor, Drama: Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment

– Actress, Drama: Anna Paquin, True Blood

– Series, Musical or Comedy: 30 Rock

– Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

– Actress, Musical or Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

– Miniseries or Movie: John Adams

– Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, John Adams

– Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Paul Giammatti, John Adams

– Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Dern, Recount

– Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

– Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg

Source: Hollywood Foreign Press Association

2008 DGA nominees for feature film direction

PR Newswire — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:17:26 +0000

From the Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America Third Vice President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2008. The winner will be named at the 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday evening, January 31, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

DANNY BOYLE — SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
(Fox Searchlight Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Boyle’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director: Raj Acharya
Second Assistant Director: Avani Batra
Second Second Assistant Director: Sonia Nemawarkar

This is Mr. Boyle’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

DAVID FINCHER — THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
(Paramount Pictures & Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Fincher’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Daniel M. Stillman
First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner
Second Assistant Director: Allen Kupetsky
Second Second Assistant Directors: Pete Waterman, Stephen F. Lonano

This is Mr. Fincher’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Commercial Award for Speed Chain (Nike), Gamebreakers (Nikegridiron.com), and Beauty for Sale (Xelibri Phones) in 2003.

RON HOWARD — FROST/NIXON
(Universal Pictures)

Mr. Howard’s Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Kathleen McGill
First Assistant Director: William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director: Kristen Ploucha
Second Second Assistant Director: Scott R. Meyers

This is Mr. Howard’s fourth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Cocoon in 1985, and won the Award in 2001 for his direction of A Beautiful Mind and in 1995 for Apollo 13.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN — THE DARK KNIGHT
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Nolan’s Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: Kevin De La Noy, Susan Towner, Jan Foster
First Assistant Director: Nilo Otero
Second Assistant Director: Brandon Lambdin
Additional Second Assistant Director: Jessica Franks
Second Second Assistant Director: Greg Pawlik
Location Manager: James R. McAllister

This is Mr. Nolan’s second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Memento in 2001.

GUS VAN SANT — MILK
(Focus Features)

Mr. Van Sant’s Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Barbara A. Hall
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: John R. Saunders
Second Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Additional Second Assistant Director: Cindy A. Taylor

This is Mr. Van Sant’s second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Good Will Hunting in 1997.

The winner in the Feature Film category will be announced at the 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner and ceremony on Saturday evening, January 31, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

Source Directors Guild of America

14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards winners

PR Newswire — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:14:58 +0000

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners of the 14th annual Critics’ Choice Awards at a star-studded ceremony at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and which aired live on VH1.

Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner with five wins for Best Picture, Best Director for Danny Boyle, Best Writer for Simon Beaufoy, Best Young Actor/Actress for Dev Patel and Best Composer for A.R. Rahman. Sean Penn and Milk received two awards, Best Actor and Best Ensemble. Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) and Meryl Streep (Doubt) tied in the lead actress category, marking only the second tie in a lead actor category.

WINNERS OF THE 14TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn – Milk

BEST ACTRESS: – Tie: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married and Meryl Streep – Doubt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet – The Reader

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: Milk

BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay): Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall-E

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21): Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTION MOVIE: The Dark Knight

BEST COMEDY: Tropic Thunder

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: John Adams

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Waltz With Bashir

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man On Wire

BEST SONG (performer/writer, film): “The Wrestler” – Bruce Springsteen/Bruce Springsteen – The Wrestler

BEST COMPOSER: A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire

JOEL SIEGEL AWARD: Richard Gere

For a complete list of winners, celebrity interviews from the red carpet and to see the full televised broadcast, go to VH1’s “Critics’ Choice Awards” site.

Source: VH1

Top movies of 2008

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:17:59 +0000

If it’s December, you can count on Time magazine to be cranking out its “Best of 2008″ lists. And, indeed, the editors have been hard at work, trying to put the year into proper perspective.

Here’s their take on the Top 10 Movies of the year:

1. WALL-E

2. Synecdoche, New York

3. My Winnipeg

4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

5. Milk

6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

7. Slumdog Millionaire

8. Iron Man

9. Speed Racer

10. Encounters at the End of the World

To read a little about each of these, and to take in a slideshow, check out Time.

Golden Globe nominations

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:30:39 +0000

Here are the Hollywood Press Association’s 2008 Golden Globe Award nominations for the year ending Dec. 31, 2008:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

– THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures)

– FROST/NIXON (Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures)

– THE READER (Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company)

– REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage)

– SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

– ANNE HATHAWAY, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

– ANGELINA JOLIE, CHANGELING

– MERYL STREEP, DOUBT

– KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS, I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)

– KATE WINSLET, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

– LEONARDO DICAPRIO, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

– FRANK LANGELLA, FROST/NIXON

– SEAN PENN, MILK

– BRAD PITT, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

– MICKEY ROURKE, THE WRESTLER