More awards news now, and it comes from the London’s Critics’ Circle who announced the nominations for their 31st Film Awards, which will be held on February the 10th.
THE KING’S SPEECH won out over THE SOCIAL NETWORK this time around, garnering 8 nominations, including two for Colin Firth and his portrayal of King George VI, one in Actor of the Year and British Actor of the Year. TRUE GRIT was also given some well-deserved kudos, getting nominations for actor Jeff Bridges, newcomer Hailee Steinfield, and directors Joel and Ethan Cohen. TOY STORY 3 also managed to grab a spot in the Sky 3D Award: Film of the Year line up, and indie movie THE ARBOR secured a coveted spot on The Attenborough Award: British Film of the Year list too. But where is BIUTIFUL and Javier Bardem‘s nomination, strange that it seems to be getting left off many awards lists… Check out the full list of nominees below.
SKY 3D AWARD: FILM OF THE YEAR
BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)
THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Co)
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (Sony Pictures)
TOY STORY 3 (Pixar/Disney)
THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
127 HOURS
THE ARBOR
ANOTHER YEAR
THE KING’S SPEECH
MONSTERS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
DOGTOOTH
I AM LOVE
OF GODS AND MEN
THE SECRETS IN THEIR EYES
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Jeff Bridges – TRUE GRIT
Jesse Eisenberg – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Colin Firth – THE KING’S SPEECH
Ryan Gosling – BLUE VALENTINE
Edgar Ramirez – CARLOS
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Annette Bening – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Jennifer Lawrence – WINTER’S BONE
Natalie Portman – BLACK SWAN
Noomi Rapace – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Hailee Steinfeld – TRUE GRIT
BRITISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Riz Ahmed – FOUR LIONS
Christian Bale – THE FIGHTER
Jim Broadbent – ANOTHER YEAR
Colin Firth – THE KING’S SPEECH
Andrew Garfield – NEVER LET ME GO
BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Helena Bonham Carter – THE KING’S SPEECH
Lesley Manville – ANOTHER YEAR
Rosamund Pike – BARNEY’S VERSION
Ruth Sheen – ANOTHER YEAR
Tilda Swinton – I AM LOVE
BRITISH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
David Bradley – ANOTHER YEAR
Pierce Brosnan – THE GHOST WRITER
Andrew Garfield – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Tom Hardy – INCEPTION
Peter Wight – ANOTHER YEAR
BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Helena Bonham Carter – ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Christine Bottomley – THE ARBOR
Minnie Driver – BARNEY’S VERSION
Rosamund Pike – MADE IN DAGENHAM
Olivia Williams – THE GHOST WRITER
YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Jessica Barden – TAMARA DREWE
Conor McCarron – NEDS
Will Poulter – THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Saoirse Ronan – THE WAY BACK
Thomas Turgoose – THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Darren Aronofsky – BLACK SWAN
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – TRUE GRIT
David Fincher – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Christopher Nolan – INCEPTION
Apichatpong Weerasethakul – UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
BRITISH DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Clio Barnard – THE ARBOR
Danny Boyle – 127 HOURS
Tom Hooper – THE KING’S SPEECH
Mike Leigh – ANOTHER YEAR
Christopher Nolan – INCEPTION
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg – THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – TRUE GRIT
Chris Morris, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell and Jesse Armstrong – FOUR LIONS
David Seidler – THE KING’S SPEECH
Aaron Sorkin – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILM-MAKER
Banksy – EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
Clio Barnard – THE ARBOR
J Blakeson – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED
Gareth Edwards – MONSTERS
Chris Morris – FOUR LIONS
Source: Deadline
lalla65
Jan 1, 2011 at 2:17 pm
“Rise” — http://www.youtube.com/3BillionAndCounting — is a beautiful
song. It is a song of Reality. It is a song which stirs the heart, one
inspired by Love and a deep sense of compassion for the suffering of
others.
It’s time that songs like this get nominated, because they can make a
difference to the whole world. The movie “3 Billion And Counting”, to
which “Rise” is the theme, has the potential to bring an end to the
needless tragedy of malaria. At any time, 500 million people suffer
from this debilitating disease, and 3000 kids in Africa die every day
— yet a simple, cheap solution to the problem is available.
We have to cherish and give recognition and appreciation to artists
and their work aimed at service to mankind, aimed at creating change
in people’s lives. True art has the power to transform and change
people and events. It is alive. It does not stay confined to theatres,
cinemas or recording studios.
“Rise” stands out as a song of change. We as an audience do not want
any more sugar — we want Fire. And this song is full of it — full of
passion and compassion, a call to Wake up to Love.