The Original BJ wrote:I've been so bummed by most of the Best Actress contenders this year, I can't gripe too much about Cotillard . . . except when she's beating Julie Christie.
Haven't seen Cotillard--I should get it from Netflix sometime next week--but I guess it's as good a time as any to come out and say that all of the Julie Christie hype this year is beyond me. I don't dislike her in Away From Her at all, and I think she's better than the material, which felt very much like a first-time filmmaker's job to me. It's a good performance, and I couldn't gripe with a nomination (considering they nominate--and award--"actresses" like Charlize Theron and Halle Berry, and considering how few worthy contenders I've seent his year), but the idea that she should be some unquestioned frontrunner sweeping the critics awards is something that I just don't get.
There Will Be Blood, which seemed to have dimmed in buzz over the past few weeks, suddenly shot back into major Best Picture contention with wins in the top three categories. True, the LAFCA prize doesn't always signal a Best Picture nomination, as we saw with About Schmidt (and American Splendor), but those were both small films -- the big Oscar surprises with both had more to do with missing writing/acting nods...I never felt either truly contended for Best Picture. There Will Be Blood, on the other hand, is a big period epic -- the kind of film that can much more easily overcome its divisive artiness and nab a Best Picture spot based on pedigree and a vocal crowd of champions (as The Thin Red Line and Gangs of New York did...without critics prizes.) It's hardly a sure bet, but today's prizes will make sure the film is at least considered.
I've been so bummed by most of the Best Actress contenders this year, I can't gripe too much about Cotillard . . . except when she's beating Julie Christie. I'm with Damien -- how anyone could cast a vote that way is beyond me.
Amy Ryan is on a roll, and I think moves into frontrunner status for the time being.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has been doing A LOT better than I (and I think most people) expected. A Cinematography nod seems assured, possibly Adapted Screenplay, maybe even Schnabel could be this year's lone director?
Is 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days receiving a qualifying run? Or was it already released? IMDb doesn't list a release until late January, though I can understand why the critics would really want to shower it with early prizes to boost its visibility next month (rather than wait until the end of next year).
The shock in actress is not so much Cotillard winning as Christie not even running second. Let's hope she recovers in NY.
I'm hoping she doesn't; yes, Christie is at the top of my personal Best Actress 2007 list, but I like that the race is splitting up, with no one person dominating (which has, frustratingly, been the trend the past few years, culminating with Helen Mirren's domination last year). Actually, I'd love to see the New Yorkers give Best Actress to somebody who really needs the help--we know Christie and Cotillard are in, and Page looks like she's in, too; how about a left field selection for Wei Tang or Isabelle Huppert?
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Magilla, don't take this wrong -- it's happened to all of us -- but you seem to be an awards Typhoid Mary this year: as soon as you make a declaration, info pops up in contradiction. Amy Ryan probably needs to watch her back now.
Dare we hope this is a sign of major splits among the critics, and, please-please, some real Oscar races?
I'll lose major Damienite points for this, but I'm pleased for Paul Thomas Anderson (and am now really excited about seeing the film). The Online Critics prize meant nothing; this award elevates the film for just a best actor contender to a best picture or at least best director player.
Then again, I had the same feelings exactly in '02 when About Schmidt won their best film prize, which turned out to be a major Oscar un-harbinger.
The shock in actress is not so much Cotillard winning as Christie not even running second. Let's hope she recovers in NY. (Blanchett probably needs to win there, too)
Sweeney Todd may fall in the grey area: oddball enough to make Hollywood nervous, but too grounded in the entertainment realm to win critics' prizes. The bright side? Sometimes films in that category (Midnight Cowboy and Cuckoo's Nest, English Patient and Shakespeare in Love) win best picture...especially in a year when, I think it's safe to say, there's no consensus front-runner.
This is so minor, but I have to point it out: I nailed the 1-2 exacta in predicting the documentary category. It's especially impressive because I was COMPLETELY guessing.
Best Picture:
2006: Letters from Iwo Jima
2005: Brokeback Mountain
2004: Sideways
2003: American Splendor*
2002: About Schmidt*
2001: In the Bedroom
2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
1999: The Insider
1998: Saving Private Ryan
1997: L.A. Confidential
1996: Secrets & Lies
Best Director:
2006: Paul Greengrass, United 93 2005: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
2004: Alexander Payne, Sideways 2003: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002: Pedro Almodóvar, Talk to Her
2001: David Lynch, Mulholland Drive 2000: Steven Soderbergh, Erin Brockovich and Traffic
1999: Sam Mendes, American Beauty
1998: Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan
1997: Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
1996: Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies
Best Lead Actor:
2006: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* and Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
2004: Liam Neeson, Kinsey*
2003: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
2002: Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York and Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt 2001: Denzel Washington, Training Day
2000: Michael Douglas, Wonder Boys*
1999: Russell Crowe, The Insider
1998: Ian McKellen, Gods and Monsters
1997: Robert Duvall, The Apostle 1996: Geoffrey Rush, Shine
Best Lead Actress: 2006: Helen Mirren, The Queen
2005: Vera Farmiga, Down to the Bone*
2004: Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
2003: Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
2002: Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven
2001: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom 2000: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
1999: Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry
1998: Fernanda Montenegro, Central Station and Ally Sheedy, High Art*
1997: Helena Bonham-Carter, The Wings of the Dove
1996: Brenda Blethyn, Secrets & Lies
Best Supporting Actor:
2006: Michael Sheen, The Queen*
2005: William Hurt, A History of Violence
2004: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
2003: Bill Nighy, AKA, I Capture the Castle, Lawless Heart, Love Actually* 2002: Chris Cooper, Adaptation.
2001: Jim Broadbent, Iris, Moulin Rouge!
2000: Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire
1999: Christopher Plummer, The Insider*
1998: Bill Murray, Rushmore* and Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan
1997: Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights
1996: Edward Norton, Everyone Says I Love You, The People vs Larry Flynt, Primal Fear
Best Supporting Actress:
2006: Luminita Gheorghiu, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu*
2005: Catherine Keener, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Capote, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, The Interpreter
2004: Virginia Madsen, Sideways
2003: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
2002: Edie Falco, Sunshine State*
2001: Kate Winslet, Iris
2000: Frances McDormand, Almost Famous, Wonder Boys
1999: Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry
1998: Joan Allen, Pleasantville*
1997: Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights
1996: Barbara Hershey, The Portrait of a Lady
Screenplay:
2006: The Queen
2005: Capote and The Squid and the Whale 2004: Sideways
2003: American Splendor
2002: About Schmidt
2001: Memento
2000: You Can Count on Me
1999: Being John Malkovich
1998: Bulworth
1997: L.A. Confidential
1996: Fargo
New Generation Award:
2006: Michael Ardnt, Jonathan Dayton* and Valerie Faris*, Little Miss Sunshine
2005: Terrence Howard, Crash, Hustle & Flow
2004: Joshua Marston* and Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
2003: Scarlett Johansson, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Lost in Translation*
2002: Lynne Ramsay, Morvern Callar*
2001: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch*
2000: Mark Ruffalo, You Can Count on Me*
1999: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor, Citizen Ruth, Election
1998: Wes Anderson, Rushmore*
1997: Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights, Hard Eight
1996: Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves
L.A. critics call for 'Blood'
Film wins best picture, director, actor prizes
By VARIETY STAFF
Posted: Sun., Dec. 9, 2007, 2:49pm PT
“There Will Be Blood” nabbed three of the top prizes at the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, winning best picture, actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and director for Paul Thomas Anderson.
PICTURE: "There Will Be Blood"
RUNNER-UP: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
RUNNER-UP: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"
RUNNER-UP: Frank Langella, "Starting Out in the Evening"
ACTRESS: Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en rose"
RUNNER-UP: Anamaria Marinca, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Vlad Ivanov, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
RUNNER-UP: Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone" and "Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead"
RUNNER-UP: Cate Blanchett, "I’m Not There"
SCREENPLAY: Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"
RUNNER-UP: Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood"
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
RUNNER-UP: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
DOCUMENTARY: "No End in Sight"
RUNNER-UP: "Sicko"
ANIMATION: "Ratatouille" and "Persepolis" (tie)
MUSIC: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, "Once"
RUNNER-UP: Jonny Greenwood, "There Will Be Blood"
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Jack Fisk, "There Will Be Blood"
RUNNER-UP: Dante Ferretti, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Janusz Kaminski, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
RUNNER-UP: Robert Elswit, "There Will Be Blood"
NEW GENERATION: Sarah Polley, "Away From Her"
INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL: Pedro Costa’s "Colossal Youth"
SPECIAL CITATION: New Crowned Hope series commissioned by director Peter Sellars to honor the anniversary of Mozart’s 250th birthday
LEGACY AWARDS: Milestone Film and Video and the Outfest Legacy Project
Wesley Lovell
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The Envelope (LA Times site) is listing Marion Cotillard the winner for Best Actress from the LA Film Critics.
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I read somewhere else that The Savages won the screenplay award.
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