Official 2007 Awards Discussion Thread (not Oscars)

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

The presenters were terrible, especially the guy. They shouldn't have made any commentary at all about if a person should or should not have won, or if it was an "upset" in their opinion. Very tacky!

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Producer's Guild Awards

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Miramax)
“Juno” (Fox Searchlight)
“Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax/Paramount Vantage)
“There Will Be Blood” (Paramount Vantage/Miramax)


PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN ANIMATED THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
“Bee Movie” (Dreamworks Animation)
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation)
“The Simpsons Movie” (20th Century FOX)


PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN DOCUMENTARY THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
“Body Of War” (Phil Donahue Productions/Mobilus Media)
“Hear And Now” (HBO)
“Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song” (The Weinstein Company)
“Sicko” (The Weinstein Company)
“White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki” (HBO)

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

There are really only seven films in the running for nominations for best picture at this point:

No Country for Old Men - mortal Lock

There Will be Blood - unanimous guild support
Michael Clayton - unanimous guild support

Into the Wild - Sean Penn and lots of guild support
Juno - Jason Reitman and lots of guild support

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Some Guild support
Atonement - Some Guild Support & Golden Globe

I can almost guarantee that the final five are in these seven films, my predictions would be

No Country for Old Men
There Will be Blood
Michael clayton
Juno
Atonement

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

Michael Clayton seems to have emerged as the film this year to come out of nowhere to garner a lot of guild love that ultimately propels it to a BP nomination. Haven't seen it myself.

My hopefuls for the BP lineup are as follows...

Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

...which is funny since I still haven't seen Diving Bell or There Will Be Blood (neither are playing anywhere near me), but I like the pedigree. Rather silly to base it off, but there you go.

Atonement looks to be in trouble though. It got very little guild love and I don't know if the increasingly more irrelevant Golden Globes will mean anything. I hope it's got some love in the Academy. Otherwise, Michael Clayton or Into the Wild are likely to get in.

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Well, (and this is just my opinion and probably won't be popular) I think Into the Wild and Michael Clayton are loved by guild members only because Sean Penn and George Clooney are political darlings to most members of the guild. Don't get me wrong, both are excellent movies but just not deserving of the accolades they're receiving. Again IMHO.

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the academy has something none of the guilds have, a large British Contingent. Some are expecting Atonement to do well at the academy because of that and with retired voters who may not bother with guild awards but still vote in the oscars. The strong almost unanimous support of Diving Bell is the biggest surprise of the season, imo.

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I don't get all the love for "Michael Clayton" either. Now, I'm not surprised by the love shown "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" as it does have a lingering impact on just about anyone who sees that film, not saying it's the greatest film I saw this year, but it'll make you think of your own circumstances.

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BTW, I never thought I'd say this but France had a very good year in cinema:

La Vie En Rose
Persepolis
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

Unfortunately, they could only choose one to represent it at the Oscars for Foreign Film.

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All this anti-"Michael Clayton" backlash is surprising to me. I actually consider it the second best film I've seen this year. I do have a few to see that haven't opened around here yet. I expect it to get a best picture nom along with "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood." I am not sure about the other spots, but "Atonement" and "Juno" would not surprise me. Come to think of it, I also wouldn't be surprised if "Michael Clayton" gets left out (which I think would be a shame, but should please a few of this threads posters). Its buzz seems to have subsided as others are building. Well, that's my opinion for what it is worth.

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I think that says more about the commentators than the HFPA. I wonder how many American commentators actually saw La Vie en Rose.

M.

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

So did pregnant women:

Waitress
Knocked Up
Juno

Weird eh?

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Yeah but how hard is it for a movie about a paraplegic to provoke such emotions? . Not a fair fight in that regard. I am not saying it's not a good film, just that the "lingering impact" is built into the subject matter.

Atonement is gonna be my bete noire this season.

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H

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

It's not even in my Top 5, but it's a damned good movie, and the negative reactions sadden me. It's smart, well-made, well-acted, and interesting. It's a modern throwback to old Hollywood. It's the kind of movie that people complain that "they don't make anymore" but when "they" do make one, the mainstream audiences don't go to see it (it didn't do that well at the box office) and the cinesnobs turn their noses up at it. I don't understand it.

I'd be shocked if it got left out. IMO, Michael Clayton is as locked as No Country For Old Men. It's got Guild love, it's got Clooney and Sydney Pollack (both have Oscar wins and lots of friends), will get nominations for Oscar winner Tom Wilkinson and overdue-for-a-nomination Tilda Swinton, is written and directed by a respected first-timer, and to top it all off, it's a very good movie. Politics have nothing to do with it.


Why?

Personally, I really don't care what happens with anything as long as There Will Be Blood is nominated. I can even take a Best Picture loss if it loses to No Country For Old Men. Daniel Day-Lewis better not lose though. That would be the biggest blunder by the Academy since Citizen Kane's loss, and they'd never live it down.

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I love not only to look at Tilda Swinton (she was the best thing in Narnia, and the 2nd best thing in The Beach), but to listen to her.

Tom Wilkinson and Clooney, too. Both are actors that command screen attention, and never fail to move me in some way. Tilda moves me in many other ways, as well. If she received an Oscar nomination, it would put her on the map, finally!

(and your reaction to my double entendre is up to you.)

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

What other map does she need to be on? She may not be a household name, but she is certainly not wanting for work, indie or mainstream.

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H

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

Well, I'm saying she deserves to be a household name.

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Add to that list a film almost no one saw, despite being one of the most powerful films every made about the terrors of pregnancy: Stephanie Daley, with Amber Tamblyn (brilliant) and the aforementioned Tilda Swinton (equally so, in the less flashy role). One could view it as a far more realistic Juno: no humor, no cleverness, no sentiment, and no happy ending. Which, of course, meant no distribution and no box office.

M.

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

short list for foreign film oscar:

Austria, “The Counterfeiters,” Stefan Ruzowitzky, director
Brazil, “The Year My Parents Went on Vacation,” Cao Hamburger, director
Canada, “Days of Darkness,” Denys Arcand, director
Israel, “Beaufort,” Joseph Cedar, director
Italy, “The Unknown,” Giuseppe Tornatore, director
Kazakhstan, “Mongol,” Sergei Bodrov, director
Poland, “Katyn,” Andrzej Wajda, director
Russia, “12,” Nikita Mikhalkov, director
Serbia, “The Trap,” Srdan Golubovic, director

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

The BAFTA nominations are out. This could be the only ceremony with stars on TV this season! The ceremony will be shown on BBC America on Sunday, Feb 10 (not sure what time).

Film Awards Nominees in 2008 - Film - Awards - The BAFTA site

Best film
American Gangster
Atonement
The Lives of Others
No Country Old Men
There Will Be Blood


Best British film
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Scott
Control
Eastern Promises
This Is England


Leading actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Muehe - The Lives of Others


Leading actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno


Supporting actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton


Supporting actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton


Director
Atonement - Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
The Lives of Others - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson


Original screenplay
American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
Juno - Diablo Cody
The Lives of Others - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
This is England - Shane Meadows


Adapted screenplay
Atonement - Christopher Hampton
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
The Kite Runner - David Benioff
No Country for Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson


Film not in the English language
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
La Vie En Rose


Animated film
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie


The Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a british director, writer or producer for their first feature film
Chris Atkins (director/writer) - Taking Liberties
Mia Bays (producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Sarah Gavron (director) - Brick Lane
Matt Greenhalgh (writer) - Control
Andrew Piddington (director/writer) - The Killing of John Lennon


Music
American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement - Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
La Vie En Rose - Christopher Gunning


Cinematography
American gangster - Harris Savides
Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
No Country For Old Men - Roger Deakins
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit


Editing
American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
Atonement - Paul Tothill
The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country For Old Men - Roderick Jaynes


Production design
Atonement - Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Richard Roberts
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson
La Vie En Rose - Olivier Raoux


Costume design
Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
Lust, Caution - Pan Lai
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood
La Vie En Rose - Marit Allen


Sound
Atonement - Danny Hambrook, Paul Hamblin, Catherine Hodgson
The Bourne Ultimatum - Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, Dave Parke, Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg
No Country For Old Men - Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff
There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, John Pritchett, Michael Semanick, Tom Johnson
La Vie En Rose - Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier, Marc Doisne


Special visual effects
The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl, Joss Williams
The Golden Compass - Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Woods
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Emma Norton, Chris Shaw
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel, John Frazier
Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Kee-Suk Ken Hahn, Spencer Cook


Make-up and hair
Atonement - Ivana Primorac
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
Hairspray - nominees to be confirmed
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Ivana Primorac
La Vie En Rose - Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne


Short animation
The Pearce Sisters - Jo Allen, Luis Cook
Head Over Heels - Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin, Ian Gouldstone
The Crumblegiant - Pearse Moore, John McCloskey


Short film
Dog Altogether - Diarmid Scrimshaw, Paddy Considine
Hesitation - Julien Berlan, Michelle Eastwood, Virginia Gilbert
The One And Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island - Charlie Henderson, James Griffiths, Tim Key, Tom Basden
Soft - Jane Hooks, Simon Ellis
The Stronger - Dan McCulloch, Lia Williams, Frank McGuinness


The Orange rising star award (voted for by the public)
Shia LaBeouf
Sienna Miller
Ellen Page
Sam Riley
Tang Wei

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

which film are you talking about?

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

Look closer...

It's Stephanie Daley.

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

Yikes! I thought that was an actress. My bad.

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Costume Designers Guild nominations:

Best contemporary films:

"Blades of Glory" (Julie Weiss)
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Olivier Beriot)
"Into the Wild" (Mary Claire Hannan)
"Juno" (Monique Prudhomme)
"Ocean's Thirteen" (Louise Frogley).

Best period films:

"Atonement" (Jacqueline Durran)
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Alexandra Byrne)
"La Vie en Rose" (Marit Allen - posthumous)
"Sweeney Todd" (Colleen Atwood)
"3:10 to Yuma" (Arianne Phillips).

Best fantasy films:

"Enchanted" (Mona May)
"The Golden Compass" (Ruth Myers)
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (Jany Temime)
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End" (Penny Rose)
"300" (Michael Wilkinson)

I would love to see Blades of Glory get a nomination, but it's rare for contemporary films to score oscar nods.

Re: 2007 Awards Speculation and Discusion: Oscars, Guilds, Critics & more

Please continue OSCARS discussion in our new OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS THREAD
located here

You can discuss any 2007 awards here, but PLEASE use the above linked thread
for all OSCARS discussion.

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Thanks, Ron!

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14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®
RECIPIENTS


THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Daniel Plainview – There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JULIE CHRISTIE / Fiona – Away From Her (Lionsgate)


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh – No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films)


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
RUBY DEE / Mama Lucas – American Gangster (Universal Pictures)


Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Miramax Films)

JAVIER BARDEM / Anton Chigurh
JOSH BROLIN / Llewelyn Moss
GARRET DILLAHUNT / Wendell
TESS HARPER / Loretta Bell WOODY HARRELSON / Carson Wells
TOMMY LEE JONES / Ed Tom Bell
KELLY MACDONALD / Carla Jean Moss

Re: Official 2007 Awards Discussion Thread (not Oscars)

Daniel Day-Lewis' acceptance speech brought me to tears. He's a class act.

Re: Official 2007 Awards Discussion Thread (not Oscars)

Yes, the DD-L acceptance speech was remarkable, the more so for being so obviously heartfelt.

M.

Re: Official 2007 Awards Discussion Thread (not Oscars)

YouTube - Daniel Day-Lewis dedicates Heath Ledger

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BAFTA Winners:

Best film: ATONEMENT

Best Actor: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

Best Actress: MARION COTILLARD

Best Director: JOEL & ETHAN COEN

Best Supporting Actor: JAVIER BARDEM

Best Supporting Actress: TILDA SWINTON

Full list here:
Film Awards Winners in 2008 - Film - Awards - The BAFTA site


Daniel Day-Lewis gave another good acceptance speech. He praised his co-star Paul Dano (who was nominated as Best Supporting Actor) and hardly spoke about himself at all, as usual.