By Maria Esteves – February 27, 2012
The 84th Annual Academy Awards presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President Tom Sherak for outstanding film achievements of 2011 and hosted by nine-time Academy Award host actor/comedian Billy Crystal commenced Sunday, February 26, 2012, 8:00pm ET and 5:00pm PT at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California. Live broadcast of the Oscars were televised in the U.S. on ABC Network and in more than 200 countries worldwide. THE ARTI...
For the best picture of the year:
"The Artist"
For the best performance by an actor in a leading role:
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
For the best performance by an actress in a leading role:
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
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For the best picture of the year: "The Artist" For the best performance by an actor in a leading role: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" For the best performance by an actress in a leading role: Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" $For the best performance by an actor in a supporting role: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" For the best performance by an actress in a supporting role: Octavia Spencer, "The Help" For the best achievement in directing: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" "The Descend...
By Maria Esteves – January 29, 2012
The 84th Academy Awards Nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President Tom Sherak and 2010 Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, California on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Eleven Oscar nominations went to Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese and The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius received ten Oscar nominations including best picture and best dir...
Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Max von Sydow in "...
Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" and The Artist led the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards, which were announced in Los Angeles this morning. Hugo took 11 nominations and was followed closely by Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist," with 10 nominations (in the the top 5 categories). Other contenders for best picture category include "The Descendants," "The Help," "Midnight in Paris," "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life," "War Horse" and one of the surprises "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
Other...
The 28th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival
This year the Festival presented 236 films from 42 countries.
SPECIAL PRIZES
The 2011 Best of Fest Award
Maria von Heland, The Star Talers (Germany, 2011)
The Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Prize - Best Film by an Emerging Director
Helio Villela Nunes, The Stubborn Mule and the Remote Control (Brazil, 2010)
The Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Prize - Best Child-Produced Film
First Light, Can You Teach...
Bahiya & Mahmoud Receives Best of Festival Award; UMOJA: No Men Allowed Receives Panavision Grand Jury Award; Tsuyako Receives Future Filmmaker AwardThe 2011 Palm Springs International ShortFest, the largest short film festival and market in North America, announced its Festival award winners on Sunday, June 26, 2011. 331 short films screened throughout the Festival along with more than 3,000 filmmaker submissions available in the film market. A total of $128,800 in prizes, including $14,000 i...
Cinequest Film Festival 21 (CQFF21) proved to be so much more than a film festival by continuing to transform lives across the globe through discovery, innovation, connecting and creativity. The festival celebrated 75 U.S., North American and World Premieres representing over 41 countries. Enhancing its position as the place to discover the future of film innovations, Cinequest produced 22 art and innovation forums and workshops. A record 91,000 participants enjoyed premier venues loaded ...
