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2018 Venice International Film Festival Winners

September 13th, 2019 |

Venice International Film Festival, known as La Biennale di Venezia takes place annually in late August, early September and is regarded as the oldest Film Festival in the World

Golden Lion (Best Film): Roma directed by Alfonso Cuaron

Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Silver Lion (Best Director): Jacques Audiard – The Sisters Brothers

Best Actor: Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate

Best Actress: Olivia Colman – The Favourite

Best Screenplay Award – Joel and Ethan Coen – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Posted in Alfonso Cuaron, Jacques Audiard, Venice, Yorgos Lanthimos |

Tags: Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe |

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63rd BAFTA Awards

November 6th, 2015 |

Author: davidrwalker

THE 63rd BAFTA AWARDS /

THE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS

Took place on Sunday 21st February 2010 in London

BAFTA WINNERS IN THE FILM CATEGORY:

Best Film: The Hurt Locker

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Best Actor: Colin Firth – A Single Man

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan – An Education

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious

Rising Star Award: Kristen Stewart

Best British Film: Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold

Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal

Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Costume Design: The Young Victoria

Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet directed by Jacques Audiard (France/Italy)

Source: 63rd BAFTA Awards

Posted in Andrea Arnold, BAFTAS, Jacques Audiard, Kathryn Bigelow |

Tags: Carey Mulligan, Christoph Waltz, Colin Firth, Kristen Stewart, Monique |

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59th BAFTA Awards

October 29th, 2015 |

Author: davidrwalker

THE 59TH BAFTA AWARDS /

THE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS

Took place on Sunday 19th February 2006 in London

BAFTA WINNERS IN THE FILM CATEGORY:

Best Film: Brokeback Mountain

Best Director: Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote

Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain

Best Supporting Actress: Thandie Newton – Crash

Rising Star Award: James McAvoy

Best British Film: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Original Screenplay: Crash – Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco

Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry

Best Costume Design: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Foreign Language Film: The Beat That My Heart Skipped directed by Jacques Audiard

Source: 59th BAFTA Awards

Posted in Ang Lee, BAFTAS, Jacques Audiard |

Tags: Jake Gyllenhaal, James McAvoy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, Thandie Newton |

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Reviews and Awards

97th Oscar Awards March 3, 2025
War Time President February 27, 2025
2025 Bafta Film Winners February 18, 2025
Mrs Darcy’s Dalliances February 17, 2025
Paris, 1977 February 11, 2025
The Lap Dancer’s Buffet February 4, 2025
Killing Winston February 2, 2025
A Mediterranean Diamond Heist January 21, 2025
Golden Globe Winners 2025 January 6, 2025
Fleeting Moments to Cherish January 6, 2025
The Unravelling December 31, 2024
The Right Woman for the Job December 24, 2024
Legends Don’t Die December 16, 2024
The Evolution of a Witch December 1, 2024
The Madness and Tyranny November 16, 2024
The Throne of the Holy Sea November 4, 2024
Decommissioning Area 51 October 27, 2024
Captain Chaos and the Bridge Hijacking October 21, 2024
La La Land for Lunatics October 6, 2024
Jagna and Antek October 2, 2024

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J. Kim Murphy

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