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British Independent Film Awards last night
I've put an asterisk beside the eventual winner.
All are British (or mainly British) movies, with the exception of the Foreign Film section which includes foreign films such as Crash, Broken Flowers, etc.
All are indies, of course.
Best Achievement In Production
Guy X
(*) Gypo
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Song of Songs
The Business
Best British Documentary
Andrew and Jeremy Get Married
Black Sun
McLibel
Sisters In Law
(*) The Liberace of Baghdad
Best British Independent Film
A & Bull Story
Mrs Henderson Presents
(*) The Constant Gardener
The Descent
The Libertine
Best British Short Film
Can't Stop Breathing
Dupe
Pitch Perfect
(*) Six Shooter
Best Director of a British Independent Film
Laurence Dunmore (The Libertine)
Stephen Frears (Mrs Henderson Presents)
(*) Neil Marshall (The Descent)
Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Michael Winterbottom (A & Bull Story)
Best Foreign Independent Film
Broken Flowers
Crash
(*) Downfall (Der Untergang)
Secuestro Express
The Woodsman
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film
Rob Brydon (A & Bull Story)
Tom Hollander (The Libertine)
Bill Nighy (The Constant Gardener)
(*) Rosamund Pike (The Libertine)
Kelly Reilly (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Johnny Depp (The Libertine)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Kinky Boots)
(*) Ralph Fiennes (The Constant Gardener)
Bob Hoskins (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Matthew MacFadyen (In My Father's Den)
Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
Joan Allen
Judi Dench (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Natasha Richardson (Asylum)
Emily Watson (Wah-Wah)
(*) Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Screenplay
Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener)
(*) Frank Cottrell Boyce (Millions)
Geoff Deane (Kinky Boots)
Tim Firth (Kinky Boots)
Martin Hardy (A & Bull Story)
Martin Sherman (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Special Jury prize
(*) Sandy Lieberson
Best Technical Achievement
César Charlone (The Constant Gardener)
Peter Christelis (A & Bull Story)
(*) Jon Harris (The Descent)
Sandy Powell (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Ben van Os (The Libertine)
Most Promising Newcomer
Samina Awan (Love + Hate)
(*) Emily Barclay (In My Father's Den)
Thelma Barlow (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Alexander Nathan Etel (Millions)
Rupert Friend (The Libertine)
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Gaby Dellal (On A Clear Day)
Laurence Dunmore (The Libertine)
Richard E Grant (Wah-Wah)
(*) Annie Griffin (Festival)
Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots)
The Raindance Award
Billy Childish is Dead
(*) Evil Aliens
Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary
The Richard Harris Award
(*) Tilda Swinton
The Variety UK Personality Award
(*) Keira Knightley
.
All are British (or mainly British) movies, with the exception of the Foreign Film section which includes foreign films such as Crash, Broken Flowers, etc.
All are indies, of course.
Best Achievement In Production
Guy X
(*) Gypo
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Song of Songs
The Business
Best British Documentary
Andrew and Jeremy Get Married
Black Sun
McLibel
Sisters In Law
(*) The Liberace of Baghdad
Best British Independent Film
A & Bull Story
Mrs Henderson Presents
(*) The Constant Gardener
The Descent
The Libertine
Best British Short Film
Can't Stop Breathing
Dupe
Pitch Perfect
(*) Six Shooter
Best Director of a British Independent Film
Laurence Dunmore (The Libertine)
Stephen Frears (Mrs Henderson Presents)
(*) Neil Marshall (The Descent)
Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Michael Winterbottom (A & Bull Story)
Best Foreign Independent Film
Broken Flowers
Crash
(*) Downfall (Der Untergang)
Secuestro Express
The Woodsman
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film
Rob Brydon (A & Bull Story)
Tom Hollander (The Libertine)
Bill Nighy (The Constant Gardener)
(*) Rosamund Pike (The Libertine)
Kelly Reilly (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Johnny Depp (The Libertine)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Kinky Boots)
(*) Ralph Fiennes (The Constant Gardener)
Bob Hoskins (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Matthew MacFadyen (In My Father's Den)
Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
Joan Allen
Judi Dench (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Natasha Richardson (Asylum)
Emily Watson (Wah-Wah)
(*) Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Screenplay
Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener)
(*) Frank Cottrell Boyce (Millions)
Geoff Deane (Kinky Boots)
Tim Firth (Kinky Boots)
Martin Hardy (A & Bull Story)
Martin Sherman (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Special Jury prize
(*) Sandy Lieberson
Best Technical Achievement
César Charlone (The Constant Gardener)
Peter Christelis (A & Bull Story)
(*) Jon Harris (The Descent)
Sandy Powell (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Ben van Os (The Libertine)
Most Promising Newcomer
Samina Awan (Love + Hate)
(*) Emily Barclay (In My Father's Den)
Thelma Barlow (Mrs Henderson Presents)
Alexander Nathan Etel (Millions)
Rupert Friend (The Libertine)
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Gaby Dellal (On A Clear Day)
Laurence Dunmore (The Libertine)
Richard E Grant (Wah-Wah)
(*) Annie Griffin (Festival)
Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots)
The Raindance Award
Billy Childish is Dead
(*) Evil Aliens
Sam Jackson's Secret Video Diary
The Richard Harris Award
(*) Tilda Swinton
The Variety UK Personality Award
(*) Keira Knightley
.
Top answer
Awards are funny old things aren't they? The Best Director didn't direct the Best Film, and the Best Film didn't have the Best Screenplay and wasn't the Best Achievement in Production... Does it all actually mean anything at all?
- Awards are funny old things aren't they?
- The Best Director didn't direct the Best Film, and the Best Film didn't have the Best Screenplay and wasn't the Best Achievement in Production...
- Does it all actually mean anything at all?
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Awards are funny old things aren't they? The Best Director didn't direct the Best Film, and the Best Film didn't have the Best Screenplay and wasn't the Best Achievement in Production...
Does it all actually mean anything at all?
Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk
Does it all actually mean anything at all?
Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk
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[nq:1]Awards are funny old things aren't they? The Best Director didn't direct the Best Film, and the Best Film didn't have the Best Screenplay and wasn't the Best Achievement in Production... Does it all actually mean anything at all?[/nq]
I've often wondered about this very thing. I think it's explained by the fact that peers vote for peers, so four or five hundred directors might well vote
I've often wondered about this very thing. I think it's explained by the fact that peers vote for peers, so four or five hundred directors might well vote
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[nq:2]Awards are funny old things aren't they? The Best Director ... in Production... Does it all actually mean anything at all?[/nq]
[nq:1]I've often wondered about this very thing. I think it's explained by the fact that peers vote for peers, so ... radio script of the year but the lead actor *** it up, it would still be the best radio script...[/nq]
Nah. I think it just means they want
[nq:1]I've often wondered about this very thing. I think it's explained by the fact that peers vote for peers, so ... radio script of the year but the lead actor *** it up, it would still be the best radio script...[/nq]
Nah. I think it just means they want
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[nq:1]Awards are funny old things aren't they? The Best Director didn't direct the Best Film, and the Best Film didn't have the Best Screenplay and wasn't the Best Achievement in Production... Does it all actually mean anything at all? Bert www.bertcoules.co.uk[/nq]
A really **** film may be directed beautifully. If the story is rubbish, it's not the director's fault, so no, I don't see why th
A really **** film may be directed beautifully. If the story is rubbish, it's not the director's fault, so no, I don't see why th
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[nq:1]You could say - didn't happen though - that Scorcese should have won best director for the Aviator[/nq]
Who the *** is Scorcese?
Wilford Brimley
Dan Aykroyd
Katharine Hepburn
Martin Scorsese
Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life. Lawrence Kasdan
Who the *** is Scorcese?
Wilford Brimley
Dan Aykroyd
Katharine Hepburn
Martin Scorsese
Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life. Lawrence Kasdan
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[nq:1]A really **** film may be directed beautifully. If the story is rubbish, it's not the director's fault, so no, ... some beautifully directed films which have been let down by a poor script, but no one can fault the direction.[/nq]
You may not choose to fault the "direction," but you can damned well fault the directOR! If the script is bad and s/he hasn't called for rewrites, whose fault
You may not choose to fault the "direction," but you can damned well fault the directOR! If the script is bad and s/he hasn't called for rewrites, whose fault
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Tristán White presented the following explanation :
[nq:1](such as the fact that it is only a small snapshot of Hughes' life, and the fact that they should have got someone with equal presence to play him - and not a pipsqueak).[/nq]
Nonono. DiCaprio is the =grestest= actor of his generation and should have won the AA over *** who was just =imitating= Ray Charles, while DiCaprio =became= H
[nq:1](such as the fact that it is only a small snapshot of Hughes' life, and the fact that they should have got someone with equal presence to play him - and not a pipsqueak).[/nq]
Nonono. DiCaprio is the =grestest= actor of his generation and should have won the AA over *** who was just =imitating= Ray Charles, while DiCaprio =became= H
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[nq:1]I've often wondered about this very thing.[/nq]
Perhaps there's an argument for just one overall award, with everyone simply voting for the film that they enjoyed the most. "And the Most Popular Film of the year is..."
[nq:1]The best analogy I can think of is, if you were to write the best radio script of the year but the lead actor *** it up, it would still be the best radio
Perhaps there's an argument for just one overall award, with everyone simply voting for the film that they enjoyed the most. "And the Most Popular Film of the year is..."
[nq:1]The best analogy I can think of is, if you were to write the best radio script of the year but the lead actor *** it up, it would still be the best radio
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