Award Season 2014:
The Studios have have high hopes for their brood. To see their wish list, trailers and other trivia, follow the links.
The Awards Calendar began ticking November 26th with the nominations for Independent Spirit Awards. The season so far:
Winners Announced:
Dec. 2: Gotham Independent Film Awards – Winner: Inside Llewyn Davis starts out of the gate.
Dec 3: New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Big winner – American Hustle
Dec. 4: National Board of Review – Curve ball from this one – Winner: Her
Special note: Emma Thompson, Best Actress for Saving Mr. Banks
Top Films from the National Board of Review (in alphabetical order):
12 YEARS A SLAVE
FRUITVALE STATION
GRAVITY
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
LONE SURVIVOR
NEBRASKA
PRISONERS
SAVING MR. BANKS
THE SECRET LIFE OF MITTY
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Top Independent Films from the National Board of Review (in alphabetical order):
AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
IN A WORLD . . .
MOTHER OF GEORGE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MUD
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
SHORT TERM 12
SIGHTSEERS
THE SPECTACULAR NOW
Dec 8: Los Angeles Film Critics Association – It’s a tie! – Gravity and Her win best film of the year.
Dec 9: AFI – Ten Best Films of The Year – Alphabetical:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
AMERICAN HUSTLE
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
FRUITVALE STATION
GRAVITY
HER
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
NEBRASKA
SAVING MR. BANKS
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Nominations:
Nov. 26: Independent Spirit Awards
Best Feature
12 Years a Slave
All is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Best Director
Shane Carruth (Upstream Color)
J. C. Chnador (All is Lost)
Steve McQuuen (12 Years a Slave)
Jeff Nichols (Mud)
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen (Blue Jasmine)
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater (Before Midnight)
Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said)
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (The Spectacular Now)
John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)
Best Female Lead
Cate Blanchet (Blue Jasmine) / Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) / Gaby Hoffman (Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus) / Brie Larson (Short Term 12) / Shailene Woodley (the Spectacular Now)
Best Male Lead
Bruce Dern (Nebraska) / Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) / Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) / Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) / Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) / Robert Redford (All is Lost)
For all the other thirteen categories visit the Independent Spirit Awards website
Dec. 11: Screen Actors Guild
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRUCE DERN / Woody Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR / Solomon Northup – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
TOM HANKS / Capt. Richard Phillips – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / Ron Woodroof – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)
FOREST WHITAKER / Cecil Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT / Jasmine – “BLUE JASMINE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
SANDRA BULLOCK / Ryan Stone – “GRAVITY” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JUDI DENCH / Philomena Lee – “PHILOMENA” (The Weinstein Company)
MERYL STREEP / Violet Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)
EMMA THOMPSON / P.L. Travers – “SAVING MR. BANKS” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
BARKHAD ABDI / Muse – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)
DANIEL BRÜHL / Niki Lauda – “RUSH” (Universal Pictures)
MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Edwin Epps – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Albert – “ENOUGH SAID” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
JARED LETO / Rayon – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – “AMERICAN HUSTLE” (Columbia Pictures)
LUPITA NYONG’O / Patsey – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
JULIA ROBERTS / Barbara Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)
JUNE SQUIBB / Kate Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)
OPRAH WINFREY / Gloria Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (for full cast of each film please click here)
12 YEARS A SLAVE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
AMERICAN HUSTLE (Columbia Pictures)
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (The Weinstein Company)
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (Focus Features)
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (The Weinstein Company)
Dec. 12: The Golden Globes
The list for Theatrical Releases:
Best motion picture, drama
“12 Years a Slave”
“Captain Phillips”
“Gravity”
“Philomena”
“Rush”
Best motion picture, musical or comedy
“American Hustle”
“Her”
“Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Nebraska”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
Best Actress in a motion picture, drama
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) / Sandra Bullock (Gravity) / Judi Dench (Philomena) / Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks) / Kate Winslet (Labor Day)
Best Actor in a motion picture, drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) / Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom) / Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) / Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) / Robert Redford (All Is Lost)
Best Actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Amy Adams (American Hustle) / Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) / Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) / Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said) / Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Best Actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
Christian Bale (American Hustle / Bruce Dern (Nebraska) / Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf Of Wall Street) / Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) / Joaquin Phoenix (Her)
Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) / Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle) / Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) / Julia Roberts – (August: Osage County) / June Squibb (Nebraska)
Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) / Daniel Brühl (Rush) / Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) / Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave) / Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Director – motion picture
Alfonso Cuarón – “Gravity”
Paul Greengrass – “Captain Phillips”
Steve McQueen – “12 Years a Slave”
Alexander Payne – “Nebraska”
David O. Russell – “American Hustle”
Best Screenplay – motion picture
Spike Jonze – “Her”
Bob Nelson – “Nebraska”
Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan – “Philomena”
John Ridley – “12 Years a Slave”
Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell – “American Hustle”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Blue is the Warmest Color”
“The Great Beauty”
“The Hunt”
“The Past”
“The Wind Rises”
Best Animated Feature film
“The Croods”
“Despicable Me 2”
“Frozen”
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Atlas” – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
“Let It Go” – “Frozen”
“Ordinary Love” – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
“Please Mr. Kennedy” – “Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Sweeter Than Fiction” – “One Chance”
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alex Ebert – “All is Lost”
Alex Heffes – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Steven Price – “Gravity”
John Williams – “The Book Thief”
Hans Zimmer – “12 Years a Slave”
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Dec. 16: Critics’ Choice
The ramblings are long, that’s what critics do. Check the nominations through the link.
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Jan. 2: Producers’ Guild of America
Theatrical Motion Pictures:
American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
Blue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics)
Captain Phillips (Columbia Pictures)
Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)
Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Her (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nebraska (Paramount Pictures)
Saving Mr. Banks (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Croods (DreamWorks Animation)
Despicable Me 2 (Universal Pictures)
Epic (Twentieth Century Fox)
Frozen (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Monsters University (Pixar Animation)
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Jan. 3: Writers Guild of America
Original Screenplay
American Hustle Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell.
Blue Jasmine Written by Woody Allen.
Dallas Buyers ClubWritten by Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack – screenplay
Her Written by Spike Jonze.
Nebraska Written by Bob Nelson – screenplay
Adapted Screenplay
August: Osage County Written by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; screenplay.
Before Midnight Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan– screenplay.
Captain Phillips Written by Billy Ray; based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty.
Lone Survivor Written by Peter Berg; based on the book by Marcus Lutrell with Patrick Robinson – screenplay
The Wolf of Wall Street Written by Terence Winter; based on the book by Jordan Belfort – screenplay.
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Jan. 7: Directors Guild of America
DGA Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2013
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave)
David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street).
Jan. 8: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Film in 2014:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Philomena
Gravity
All the other NOMINEES.
Jan. 16: Oscars
So many names, so little time — check the POST on this one for a breakdown
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Award Ceremonies
Jan. 7: National Board of Review
Reminding people they liked Her.
Jan. 8: People’s Choice Awards
Sandra Bullock takes home a few – gives Gravity some impulse
Jan. 11: Los Angeles Film Critics Association
They had their dinner and movies. See above for the wins.
Jan. 12: Golden Globes Awards
Mixed results, as expected in such a year, but American Hustle gets a big push with three awards.
Jan. 16: Critics’ Choice Awards
The one in which both Cate Blanchett (best actress) and Sandra Bullock (best actress, action film) win.
Gravity gets seven awards
Jan. 18: SAG Awards
American Hustle pulls a slow one.
Jan. 19: Producers Guild Awards
In the first tie ever for this event there is a big push for Gravity!
12 Years a Slave stays competitive too.
Jan. 25: DGA Awards
Gravity keeps on rolling.
Feb. 1: WGA Awards
Her has it going on. Captain Phillips gets its first major Award!
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Feb. 16: BAFTA Awards
March 1: Independent Spirit Awards
March 2: The Oscars