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BAFTA film awards
The British Academy film awards were doled out yesterday. The main winners were:
Best film: The Aviator
Best actor: Jamie Foxx (for Ray)
Best actress: Imelda Staunton (for Vera Drake)
The David Lean best director award: Mike Leigh (for Vera Drake)
Best supporting actor: Clive Owen (for Closer)
Best supporting actress: Cate Blanchett (for the Aviator)
Orange (the sponsors) film of the year (voted by the public from a shortlist of the ten biggest UK box office hits of 2004): Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
BAFTA Fellowship: John Barry
The show was hosted by Stephen Fry with his usual deliberately self-mocking OTT flowery prose (which clearly bemused not a few of the overseas visitors in the audience) and with one splendidly bad-taste remark about abortionist-flick Vera Drake ("If it hadn't won at least one award, it would have been a total miscarriage of justice").
I'd be very interested to know how seriously (if at all) the BAFTAs are regarded by the US industry.
Bert http://www.bertcoules.co.uk
Best film: The Aviator
Best actor: Jamie Foxx (for Ray)
Best actress: Imelda Staunton (for Vera Drake)
The David Lean best director award: Mike Leigh (for Vera Drake)
Best supporting actor: Clive Owen (for Closer)
Best supporting actress: Cate Blanchett (for the Aviator)
Orange (the sponsors) film of the year (voted by the public from a shortlist of the ten biggest UK box office hits of 2004): Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
BAFTA Fellowship: John Barry
The show was hosted by Stephen Fry with his usual deliberately self-mocking OTT flowery prose (which clearly bemused not a few of the overseas visitors in the audience) and with one splendidly bad-taste remark about abortionist-flick Vera Drake ("If it hadn't won at least one award, it would have been a total miscarriage of justice").
I'd be very interested to know how seriously (if at all) the BAFTAs are regarded by the US industry.
Bert http://www.bertcoules.co.uk
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Best original screenplay: Charlie Kaufman (for Eternal Sunshine...) Other nominees: The Aviator, Collateral, Ray, Vera Drake
Best adapted screenplay: Alexander Payne (for Sideways) Other nominees: The Chorus, Closer, Finding Neverland, The Motorcycle Diaries
For a full list of winners and nominations, see:
Best original screenplay: Charlie Kaufman (for Eternal Sunshine...) Other nominees: The Aviator, Collateral, Ray, Vera Drake
Best adapted screenplay: Alexander Payne (for Sideways) Other nominees: The Chorus, Closer, Finding Neverland, The Motorcycle Diaries
For a full list of winners and nominations, see:
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[nq:1]Whoops. Inexplicably deleted from my previous post: Best original screenplay: Charlie Kaufman (for Eternal Sunshine...) Other nominees: The Aviator, Collateral, ... saw "Downfall/Der Untergang" Friday night. Can't understand why it's not snapping up awards. A difficult subject, but a remarkable flick.[/nq]
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[nq:1]The British Academy film awards were doled out yesterday. The main winners were: The show was hosted by Stephen Fry ... be very interested to know how seriously (if at all) the BAFTAs are regarded by the US industry. Bert http://www.bertcoules.co.uk[/nq]
I watched it last night and my overall thought was how heavy
I watched it last night and my overall thought was how heavy
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[nq:1]I watched it last night and my overall thought was how heavy the American prescence was especially with the presenters and movies on selection...[/nq]
I presume that the US presenters are flown over by BAFTA, but I wonder if expenses are also paid for potential US winners? Or did Scorsese and DiCaprio really stump up the air fare just in case they won something?
Bert
I presume that the US presenters are flown over by BAFTA, but I wonder if expenses are also paid for potential US winners? Or did Scorsese and DiCaprio really stump up the air fare just in case they won something?
Bert
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[nq:1]I presume that the US presenters are flown over by BAFTA, but I wonder if expenses are also paid for potential US winners? Or did Scorsese and DiCaprio really stump up the air fare just in case they won something? Bert[/nq]
I would imagine studio promotion dept would probably foot the bill as it's about schmoozing and public profile and getting the film into the hearts and minds. Oscars
I would imagine studio promotion dept would probably foot the bill as it's about schmoozing and public profile and getting the film into the hearts and minds. Oscars
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[nq:1]Just a personal quibble. I saw "Downfall/Der Untergang" Friday night. Can't understand why it's not snapping up awards. A difficult subject, but a remarkable flick.[/nq]
Agreed... a really amazing film.
Of course, it presents Hitler without editorializing, which makes it extremely controversial in some quarters.
I could talk more about it, but will later, after more pe
Agreed... a really amazing film.
Of course, it presents Hitler without editorializing, which makes it extremely controversial in some quarters.
I could talk more about it, but will later, after more pe
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[nq:1]Stephen Fry's droll self depreciation as well as shock irony can take a little getting used to.[/nq]
Oh, but I loved his introduction to Daniel Craig... "A British actor so good looking that his face has been declared a place of outstanding natural beauty, which makes it an ideal place to sit... (long pause) ..and enjoy a picnic."
How far into the 7 secon
[nq:1]Stephen Fry's droll self depreciation as well as shock irony can take a little getting used to.[/nq]
Oh, but I loved his introduction to Daniel Craig... "A British actor so good looking that his face has been declared a place of outstanding natural beauty, which makes it an ideal place to sit... (long pause) ..and enjoy a picnic."
How far into the 7 secon
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[nq:2]Just a personal quibble. I saw "Downfall/Der Untergang" Friday night. Can't understand why it's not snapping up awards. A difficult subject, but a remarkable flick.[/nq]
[nq:1]Agreed... a really amazing film. Of course, it presents Hitler without editorializing, which makes it extremely controversial in some quarters. I could talk more about it, but will later, after more people have se
[nq:1]Agreed... a really amazing film. Of course, it presents Hitler without editorializing, which makes it extremely controversial in some quarters. I could talk more about it, but will later, after more people have se
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[nq:2]The British Academy film awards were doled out yesterday. The main winners were:[/nq]
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[nq:2]The show was hosted by Stephen Fry with his usual ... the BAFTAs are regarded by the US industry. Bert http://www.bertcoules.co.uk[/nq]
[nq:1]I watched it last night and my overall thought was how heavy
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[nq:2]The show was hosted by Stephen Fry with his usual ... the BAFTAs are regarded by the US industry. Bert http://www.bertcoules.co.uk[/nq]
[nq:1]I watched it last night and my overall thought was how heavy
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[nq:1]I'd be very interested to know how seriously (if at all) the BAFTAs are regarded by the US industry.[/nq]
I'm not certain the BAFTA's were even televised in the US. I don't know that I've ever seen a film - even a British film that wallows in its own Britishness - advertised as "Winner of the BAFTA" or even "Winner of the British Oscar" in the US.
Doesn't mean it's never happen
I'm not certain the BAFTA's were even televised in the US. I don't know that I've ever seen a film - even a British film that wallows in its own Britishness - advertised as "Winner of the BAFTA" or even "Winner of the British Oscar" in the US.
Doesn't mean it's never happen
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