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Actor Awards 2006
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:20 pm
by Dragonlily
The NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS opens Awards season by naming Forest Whitaker as Best Actor for The Last King Of Scotland. Smart move, folks.
(I haven't seen the movie, but that is one outstanding actor!)
Oh, and incidentally they also awarded:
Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Queen
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Wahlberg for The Departed
Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep for The Devil Wears Prada and A Prairie Home Companion
I must see some of these movies.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:35 pm
by Dragonlily
Next! This is a quote from contactmusic.com
MARTIN SCORSESE's elusive Oscar dream looks closer to being realised after he was named Best Director by the Broadcast Film Critics Association last night (12JAN07). His gangster movie THE DEPARTED also picked up the Best Film prize at the 12th annual Critics Choice Awards. Receiving his gong, Scorsese joked, "I am pleased by this award and surprised. Maybe it's because this is the first picture I made with a plot." DAME HELEN MIRREN was named Best Actress for her role as British monarch QUEEN ELIZABETH II in THE QUEEN, while FOREST WHITAKER took the Best Actor prize for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator IDI AMIN in THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Movie musical DREAMGIRLS won four awards, including a Best Supporting Actor gong for EDDIE MURPHY and a Best Supporting Actress prize for JENNIFER HUDSON. Quirky family comedy LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE did equally well, picking up four gongs too. The prizes are decided by the 200-member Broadcast Film Critics group and are usually a good forecast for Academy Award wins.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:58 pm
by matrixman
Who could have imagined that Mark Wahlberg would one day receive acting recognition from critics alongside such heavyweights as Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep? He's become quite the accomplished actor.
However, I haven't seen The Departed. I think Scorsese is a great filmmaker, but the gangster genre just doesn't appeal to me right now.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:57 pm
by Dragonlily
Contactmusic.com reports the Golden Globe results. For my own pleasure I put in red the awards that pleased me.
MIRREN DOUBLES UP AS GLOBES CROWN HER QUEEN HELEN OF HOLLYWOOD
DAME HELEN MIRREN became THE QUEEN of Hollywood last night (15JAN07) when her royal roles earned her two big acting prizes at the 64th Golden Globe Awards. The British actress claimed the night's Best Actress (Drama) honour for her role as ELIZABETH II in The Queen, and the Best Actress In A Mini-series for her royal portrayal in ELIZABETH I.
It was a great Globes for DREAMGIRLS, British stars and BABEL. Mirren's honour was one of seven for Brits like Mirren's Elizabeth I co-star JEREMY IRONS, BILL NIGHY, EMILY BLUNT, HUGH LAURIE and The Queen screenwriter PETER MORGAN. Dreamgirls, like Elizabeth I, claimed three awards - Best Picture (Comedy/Drama) and both Supporting Actor (EDDIE MURPHY) and Actress (JENNIFER HUDSON) prizes. Hard-hitting international drama Babel picked up only one of its seven nominations, but that was for Best Picture (Drama).
The full list of winners is:
Best Motion Picture (Drama) - BABEL
Best Motion Picture (comedy/Musical) - DREAMGIRLS
Best Performance by an Actor in A Motion Picture (Drama) - FOREST WHITAKER (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND)
Best Performance by an Actress in A Motion Picture (Drama) - HELEN MIRREN (THE QUEEN)
Best Performance by an Actor in A Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) - SACHA BARON COHEN (BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN)
Best Performance by an Actress in A Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) - MERYL STREEP (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - EDDIE MURPHY (DREAMGIRLS)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - JENNIFER HUDSON (DREAMGIRLS)
Best Animated Feature Film - CARS
Best Foreign Language Film - LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Best Director - MARTIN SCORSESE (THE DEPARTED)
Best Screenplay - PETER MORGAN (THE QUEEN)
Best Original Score - ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (THE PAINTED VEIL)
Best Original Song - THE SONG OF THE HEART by PRINCE (HAPPY FEET)
Cecil B Demille Award - WARREN BEATTY
Best Television Series (Drama) - GREY'S ANATOMY
Best Television Series (Musical/Drama) - UGLY BETTY
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series (Drama) - KYRA SEDGWICK (THE CLOSER)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series (Drama) - HUGH LAURIE (HOUSE)
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series (Musical/Comedy) - AMERICA FERRERA (UGLY BETTY)
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series (Musical/Comedy) - ALEC BALDWIN (30 ROCK)
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television - ELIZABETH I
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television - HELEN MIRREN (ELIZABETH I)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - BILL NIGHY (GIDEON'S DAUGHTER)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - EMILY BLUNT (GIDEON'S DAUGHTER)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - JEREMY IRONS (ELIZABETH I)
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