“The Trial of the Chicago 7” got a big boost in its bid for Best Editing at the Oscars with a win at the Ace Golden Eddie Awards on April 17. It prevailed in the drama race at these awards bestowed by American Cinema Editors over two of its Oscar rivals — “Nomadland” and “Sound of Metal” — as well as “Mank” and “Minari.”
Another of the Oscar nominees, “Promising Young Woman,” lost the comedy/musical category to “Palm Springs.” The other contenders in that race were “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot” and “On the Rocks.”
Oscar watchers were sure to be watching Saturday’s virtual ceremony. These kudos have previewed of the 18 out of the last 30 Best Picture winners and a whopping 22 of the last 30 Film Editing Oscar champs. Not surprisingly, the Golden Eddies are also prescient when it comes to predicting the five Film Editing Oscar slots. Four of...
Another of the Oscar nominees, “Promising Young Woman,” lost the comedy/musical category to “Palm Springs.” The other contenders in that race were “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot” and “On the Rocks.”
Oscar watchers were sure to be watching Saturday’s virtual ceremony. These kudos have previewed of the 18 out of the last 30 Best Picture winners and a whopping 22 of the last 30 Film Editing Oscar champs. Not surprisingly, the Golden Eddies are also prescient when it comes to predicting the five Film Editing Oscar slots. Four of...
- 4/17/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Editor Alan Baumgarten’s work on Aaron Sorkin’s drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7″ topped the American Cinema Editors Awards in a virtual ceremony.
Baumgarten beat out competition from “Sound of Metal,” “Mank,” “Minari” and “Nomadland.”
In other categories, Pixar’s “Soul” continued to collect awards, winning best edited animated feature, while “Palm Springs” won best edited feature film comedy. The Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher” won best edited documentary feature.
Director Spike Lee was honored with the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors and co-stars who had collaborated with Lee over the years including Barry Alexander Brown, Ace; Adam Gough, Ace; Nancy Novak, Ace, Jodie Foster, Riz Ahmed and Sam Pollard all celebrated Lee in a tribute video.
Double Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. shared: “When I was a little boy,...
Baumgarten beat out competition from “Sound of Metal,” “Mank,” “Minari” and “Nomadland.”
In other categories, Pixar’s “Soul” continued to collect awards, winning best edited animated feature, while “Palm Springs” won best edited feature film comedy. The Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher” won best edited documentary feature.
Director Spike Lee was honored with the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors and co-stars who had collaborated with Lee over the years including Barry Alexander Brown, Ace; Adam Gough, Ace; Nancy Novak, Ace, Jodie Foster, Riz Ahmed and Sam Pollard all celebrated Lee in a tribute video.
Double Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. shared: “When I was a little boy,...
- 4/17/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with full list of winners: Netflix’s Aaron Sorkin drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 won the marquee Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) honor Saturday to cap the American Cinema Editors’ 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards.
Alan Baumgarten, Ace, edited the pic, about the unrest around the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It puts him and the film in frontrunner status in the Best Film Editing Oscar race, where it is competing against fellow Ace nominees Nomadland and Sound of Metal along with Promising Young Woman and The Father.
Baumgarten in his virtual acceptance speech thanked Sorkin for his “enthusiasm for editing — it was a pleasure to collaborate with you.” He also thanks his wife, with a nod to the pandemic: “I think myself, and as everybody understands, I brought the work home literally — thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Chicago 7 is up for six Oscars this year including Best Picture.
Alan Baumgarten, Ace, edited the pic, about the unrest around the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It puts him and the film in frontrunner status in the Best Film Editing Oscar race, where it is competing against fellow Ace nominees Nomadland and Sound of Metal along with Promising Young Woman and The Father.
Baumgarten in his virtual acceptance speech thanked Sorkin for his “enthusiasm for editing — it was a pleasure to collaborate with you.” He also thanks his wife, with a nod to the pandemic: “I think myself, and as everybody understands, I brought the work home literally — thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Chicago 7 is up for six Oscars this year including Best Picture.
- 4/17/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Palm Springs” have been named the best-edited films of 2020 by the American Cinema Editors, whose 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards took place in a virtual ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
“Chicago 7,” which is nominated for the film-editing Oscar along with “The Father,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Sound of Metal,” won in the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) category. “Palm Springs” won in the comedy category.
Since 2000, when Ace splits its film award into separate drama and comedy categories, one of its winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Film Editing 15 times in 21 years. All but one of those wins have come in the drama category.
“Soul” won the award for animated film, while “My Octopus Teacher” took the prize in the documentary category.
In the television categories, winners included “Schitt’s Creek,” “Ted Lasso,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark” and “The Queen’s Gambit.
“Chicago 7,” which is nominated for the film-editing Oscar along with “The Father,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Sound of Metal,” won in the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) category. “Palm Springs” won in the comedy category.
Since 2000, when Ace splits its film award into separate drama and comedy categories, one of its winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Film Editing 15 times in 21 years. All but one of those wins have come in the drama category.
“Soul” won the award for animated film, while “My Octopus Teacher” took the prize in the documentary category.
In the television categories, winners included “Schitt’s Creek,” “Ted Lasso,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark” and “The Queen’s Gambit.
- 4/17/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The American Cinema Editors guild, which hands out its awards on April 17, has a good track record as a preview of the Oscar winner for Best Picture (18 out of the last 30) and a great one for forecasting who will win the Film Editing Oscar (22 of the last 30). Not surprisingly, it is also fairly prescient when it comes to predicting the five Film Editing Oscar slots. Four of this year’s Academy Awards nominees contend for this cutting prize; “The Father” was snubbed by the American Cinema Editors.
The Ace Eddie Awards divide their prizes for editing between dramas and comedies/musicals. Oscar nominees “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” contend here in the drama race, which is rounded out by “Mank” and “Minari.” Facing off on the comedy side against Oscar nominee “Promising Young Woman” are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks” and “Palm Springs.
The Ace Eddie Awards divide their prizes for editing between dramas and comedies/musicals. Oscar nominees “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” contend here in the drama race, which is rounded out by “Mank” and “Minari.” Facing off on the comedy side against Oscar nominee “Promising Young Woman” are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks” and “Palm Springs.
- 4/16/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The nominations for the 2021 Ace Eddie Awards announced on Thursday (March 11) include our Oscar frontrunner for Best Film Editing, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” along with three of the other four films we’re predicting to reap bids in that race: “Mank,” “Nomadland” and “Sound of Metal.” While “The Father” was snubbed by the American Cinema Editors we expect it to be the fifth Academy Awards contender.
The Ace Eddie Awards divide their prizes for editing between dramas and comedies/musicals. “Mank,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” contend here in the drama race, which is rounded out by “Minari.” Facing off on the comedy side are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks,” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
In 1992, the Eddies went from three to five nominees (matching that of the Oscars) and in 2000 it split the award in two,...
The Ace Eddie Awards divide their prizes for editing between dramas and comedies/musicals. “Mank,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” contend here in the drama race, which is rounded out by “Minari.” Facing off on the comedy side are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks,” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
In 1992, the Eddies went from three to five nominees (matching that of the Oscars) and in 2000 it split the award in two,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Mank,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” have been nominated in the dramatic-film category at the American Cinema Editors’ 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards, which honors the best in film and television editing.
In the comedy film category, the nominees are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks,” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
The films that were bypassed in the Ace nominations include “Tenet,” “News of the World,” “The Father,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Over the past decade, 90% of the Oscar nominees for Best Film Editing have first been nominated by the American Cinema Editors. The Oscar nominees are heavily weighted toward the Ace dramatic category, with 34 nominees coming from that category since 2010, as opposed to 11 nominees from the comedy category.
The Ace Eddies’ animated feature nominations went to “The Croods: A New Age,” “Onward,” “Over the Moon,...
In the comedy film category, the nominees are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks,” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
The films that were bypassed in the Ace nominations include “Tenet,” “News of the World,” “The Father,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Over the past decade, 90% of the Oscar nominees for Best Film Editing have first been nominated by the American Cinema Editors. The Oscar nominees are heavily weighted toward the Ace dramatic category, with 34 nominees coming from that category since 2010, as opposed to 11 nominees from the comedy category.
The Ace Eddies’ animated feature nominations went to “The Croods: A New Age,” “Onward,” “Over the Moon,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
This year’s American Cinema Editors (Ace) nominations include “Nomadland,” “Mank,” “Minari,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of Chicago 7.”
The guild, which will hand out its awards in a virtual ceremony on April 17, has a good track record forecasting the Oscar best picture winner — it has predicted 18 out of the last 29 winners. Last year, best edited feature film – dramatic went to “Parasite’s” Yang Jin-mo, and the film went on to win best picture at the Oscars. It also has a good record for predicting who wins the best editing Oscar — 23 out of the last 29 winners.
Nominees in comedy feature include “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On The Rocks” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
As previously announced, Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors Lynzee Klingman...
The guild, which will hand out its awards in a virtual ceremony on April 17, has a good track record forecasting the Oscar best picture winner — it has predicted 18 out of the last 29 winners. Last year, best edited feature film – dramatic went to “Parasite’s” Yang Jin-mo, and the film went on to win best picture at the Oscars. It also has a good record for predicting who wins the best editing Oscar — 23 out of the last 29 winners.
Nominees in comedy feature include “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On The Rocks” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
As previously announced, Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors Lynzee Klingman...
- 3/11/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Editors on films ranging from Amazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm to Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 have been nominated for the 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards, presented by the American Cinema Editors to recognize the year’s best in picture editing in 14 film, TV and documentary categories.
Winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony April 17, where Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and Lynzee Klingman and Sidney Wolinsky will receive the group’s Career Achievement Awards.
As for today’s nominees, the marquee film categories are split into Dramatic and Comedy. The former features Chicago 7 along with Netflix’s Mank, A24’s Minari, Searchlight’s Nomadland (edited by writer-director Chloé Zhao) and Amazon’s Sound of Metal. The comedy nominees include Borat, Netflix’s I Care a Lot, Apple’s On the Rocks, Neon/Hulu’s Palm Springs...
Winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony April 17, where Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and Lynzee Klingman and Sidney Wolinsky will receive the group’s Career Achievement Awards.
As for today’s nominees, the marquee film categories are split into Dramatic and Comedy. The former features Chicago 7 along with Netflix’s Mank, A24’s Minari, Searchlight’s Nomadland (edited by writer-director Chloé Zhao) and Amazon’s Sound of Metal. The comedy nominees include Borat, Netflix’s I Care a Lot, Apple’s On the Rocks, Neon/Hulu’s Palm Springs...
- 3/11/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominees for the 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards include such Best Picture contenders as Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” David Fincher’s monochromatic “Mank,” Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari,” Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” (as a comedy), and Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal.”
The awards show will be held live on April 17 at 11:00 a.m. Pt.
Overlooked, though, were “News of the World” (edited by “Argo” Oscar-winner William Goldenberg) and “Tenet,” as well as three Black-led dramas, “Da 5 Bloods,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “One Night in Miami.” However, there’s still the possibility of one or two of these making the final Oscar nominations, along with the buzzy “Minari” and “Promising Young Woman.”
In terms of using the Editing win as an Oscar bellwether for predicting Best Picture, the last time the winners coincided was “Argo” in...
The awards show will be held live on April 17 at 11:00 a.m. Pt.
Overlooked, though, were “News of the World” (edited by “Argo” Oscar-winner William Goldenberg) and “Tenet,” as well as three Black-led dramas, “Da 5 Bloods,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “One Night in Miami.” However, there’s still the possibility of one or two of these making the final Oscar nominations, along with the buzzy “Minari” and “Promising Young Woman.”
In terms of using the Editing win as an Oscar bellwether for predicting Best Picture, the last time the winners coincided was “Argo” in...
- 3/11/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
With such a wide array of potential awards contenders in film and television, awards groups like the Cinema Eye Honors help to cull the field. This year, HBO Documentary Films leads the broadcast categories with 10 nominations, including three each for Liz Garbus’ serial killer series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” and David France’s Oscar contender “Welcome to Chechnya.” Cinema Eye also unveiled 10 short documentary semifinalists for the short filmmaking honors.
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
With such a wide array of potential awards contenders in film and television, awards groups like the Cinema Eye Honors help to cull the field. This year, HBO Documentary Films leads the broadcast categories with 10 nominations, including three each for Liz Garbus’ serial killer series “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” and David France’s Oscar contender “Welcome to Chechnya.” Cinema Eye also unveiled 10 short documentary semifinalists for the short filmmaking honors.
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
The Outstanding Broadcast Film nominees also include “Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story of Roy Cohn,” directed by Ivy Meeropol, 2020 Oscar winner “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl),” directed by Carol Dysinger, “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and “Sea of Shadows,” directed by Richard Ladkani.
Outstanding Series Nominees include “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” directed by Joshua Bennett, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, and Sam Pollard, “Hillary,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
David France’s “Welcome to Chechnya,” a documentary about LGBTQ activists trying to help during the Chechnya government’s brutal crackdown on gays and lesbians, leads all films in nominations in the Cinema Eye Honors’ broadcast categories, which were announced on Thursday during a virtual edition of its annual fall lunch.
Cinema Eye, a New York-based organization founded in 2007 to recognize all aspects of nonfiction filmmaking, also announced its new Stay Focused initiative. The program spotlights 12 films by up-and-coming filmmakers who lost the chance for theatrical exhibition and film-festival exposure because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cinema Eye has pledged to find “in-person opportunities” for the filmmakers once the pandemic subsides, starting with theatrical screenings at the new Vidiots Theatre in Los Angeles in late 2021.
The 12 films include Cecilia Aldorondo’s “Landfall,” which recently won a jury award at Doc NYC; David Osit’s “Mayor,” about the Christian mayor of a...
Cinema Eye, a New York-based organization founded in 2007 to recognize all aspects of nonfiction filmmaking, also announced its new Stay Focused initiative. The program spotlights 12 films by up-and-coming filmmakers who lost the chance for theatrical exhibition and film-festival exposure because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cinema Eye has pledged to find “in-person opportunities” for the filmmakers once the pandemic subsides, starting with theatrical screenings at the new Vidiots Theatre in Los Angeles in late 2021.
The 12 films include Cecilia Aldorondo’s “Landfall,” which recently won a jury award at Doc NYC; David Osit’s “Mayor,” about the Christian mayor of a...
- 11/19/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Just like the first page of a novel, a series’ or episode’s opening 10 minutes acts like a door. If executed successfully, it will make viewers want to run through that entrance, not just walk through it. Those 600 seconds have to not only grab hold of a viewer, but they also have to set the tone of the entire piece. This year, 18 editors are nominated in the nonfiction program editing category for six unique documentary projects. But each agrees that whether it’s a one-off or a series, those first 10 minutes are crucial.
American Factory
(Netflix)
Editor Lindsay Utz mined footage from 2008 for the opening of the documentary about Chinese company Fuyao reopening a factory in Ohio. “Of course we should open in the past to give the audience context,” she says. From there, a title sequence rolled that served to sum up what the documentary would cover, and then...
American Factory
(Netflix)
Editor Lindsay Utz mined footage from 2008 for the opening of the documentary about Chinese company Fuyao reopening a factory in Ohio. “Of course we should open in the past to give the audience context,” she says. From there, a title sequence rolled that served to sum up what the documentary would cover, and then...
- 8/20/2020
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Devin Concannon isn’t a basketball player, but he has likely studied more film of Michael Jordan than any Mj opponent ever did—just about every graceful jumper that “swished” the net and every propulsive drive through the lane. His purpose wasn’t to size up Jordan’s game for a possible contest of 1-on-1, but to capture the quintessence of the man many consider the greatest NBA player of all time for the 10-part documentary series The Last Dance.
Concannon and fellow editors Chad Beck, Abhay Sofsky and Ben Sozanski not only scoured footage of Jordan on court, but key moments off of it to tell the definitive story of his run at a sixth NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls in his final season of 1997-98.
“It was a massive undertaking,” Concannon admits. “I’ve never worked on anything that’s 10 hours long before…The amount of archival...
Concannon and fellow editors Chad Beck, Abhay Sofsky and Ben Sozanski not only scoured footage of Jordan on court, but key moments off of it to tell the definitive story of his run at a sixth NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls in his final season of 1997-98.
“It was a massive undertaking,” Concannon admits. “I’ve never worked on anything that’s 10 hours long before…The amount of archival...
- 8/6/2020
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” which reaches its climax May 17, focuses on Michael Jordan and the six-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls. In one sense, the show couldn’t come at a better time, filling the void caused by canceled live sporting events and delivering the exploits of a legend.
Production house Sim intended to assemble the hundreds of hours of footage of director Jason Hehir’s 10-part documentary series in much the same way as the Bulls fashioned their titles — all together, as a team.
“Many documentaries are edited in homes and apartments, with post facilities coming in at the end. This was not one of those projects,” says David Feldman, Sim’s senior vice president of film and television, East Coast.
When the coronavirus pandemic halted film and TV production, Sim was in the middle of its work. At the time the series premiered on April 19, most of the episodes were yet unfinished.
Production house Sim intended to assemble the hundreds of hours of footage of director Jason Hehir’s 10-part documentary series in much the same way as the Bulls fashioned their titles — all together, as a team.
“Many documentaries are edited in homes and apartments, with post facilities coming in at the end. This was not one of those projects,” says David Feldman, Sim’s senior vice president of film and television, East Coast.
When the coronavirus pandemic halted film and TV production, Sim was in the middle of its work. At the time the series premiered on April 19, most of the episodes were yet unfinished.
- 5/15/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone in “The Last Dance” has a Michael Story. Maybe it’s one they’ve told enough times at dinner parties or family gatherings that the timing has been workshopped to perfection. In some cases, the story might have drifted so far from the truth that it exists as its own self-perpetuating myth. Over the course of 10 episodes of “The Last Dance,” the ESPN documentary series examining the singular stardom of Michael Jordan through the lens of the legendary Chicago Bulls 1997-98 title run, the breadth of subjects and timelines almost makes the veracity of those stories irrelevant.
Directed by Jason Hehir, whose previous projects include multiple editions of ESPN’s long-running “30 for 30” series, “The Last Dance” is less an investigation of a sports dynasty’s last flames and more the chronicle of how improbable its survival always was. The goal seems to be to make a definitive...
Directed by Jason Hehir, whose previous projects include multiple editions of ESPN’s long-running “30 for 30” series, “The Last Dance” is less an investigation of a sports dynasty’s last flames and more the chronicle of how improbable its survival always was. The goal seems to be to make a definitive...
- 4/19/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
The sign of a good documentary is if it gets a visceral reaction from an audience member. That reaction could be emotional or the desire to learn more, a documentary can’t succeed unless it has that. Ivory Tower, the documentary that takes on the topics of education costs and the models with which students are taught, certainly engenders much emotion and should spark further conversation about these topics.
That being said, Ivory Tower was one of the most infuriating movie watching experiences I’ve had in a while. I spent that last hour of the 90 minute running time pretty much livid at the film, despite it’s impeccable crafting. The film seems to be in the business of asking questions and shaping the narrative to fit it’s own importance, which is does extremely well, but it also detracts from the film. This is...
Managing Editor
The sign of a good documentary is if it gets a visceral reaction from an audience member. That reaction could be emotional or the desire to learn more, a documentary can’t succeed unless it has that. Ivory Tower, the documentary that takes on the topics of education costs and the models with which students are taught, certainly engenders much emotion and should spark further conversation about these topics.
That being said, Ivory Tower was one of the most infuriating movie watching experiences I’ve had in a while. I spent that last hour of the 90 minute running time pretty much livid at the film, despite it’s impeccable crafting. The film seems to be in the business of asking questions and shaping the narrative to fit it’s own importance, which is does extremely well, but it also detracts from the film. This is...
- 1/19/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
True Grit; Paul; Sanctum; Armadillo; Inside Job
The Coen brothers describe their handsome Oscar contender True Grit (2010, Paramount, 15) as an original adaptation of Charles Portis's novel, rather than a remake of the classic John Wayne movie. Certainly, the language of the Coens' script is that of its literary source, with none of the anachronistic dialogue which beset Henry Hathaway's film. Indeed, it's occasionally difficult to understand the spectacularly grizzled Jeff Bridges as he drawls authentically through a beard which looks even older and more manky than his stained undergarments.
Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed bounty hunter (the eye patch comes from Wayne rather than Portis) on his last hurrah who agrees to track and retrieve the killer of a young girl's father. In the 1969 film, Mattie Ross was played rather more like a schoolma'am by a twentysomething Kim Darby. The Coens' ace card is newcomer Hailee Steinfeld,...
The Coen brothers describe their handsome Oscar contender True Grit (2010, Paramount, 15) as an original adaptation of Charles Portis's novel, rather than a remake of the classic John Wayne movie. Certainly, the language of the Coens' script is that of its literary source, with none of the anachronistic dialogue which beset Henry Hathaway's film. Indeed, it's occasionally difficult to understand the spectacularly grizzled Jeff Bridges as he drawls authentically through a beard which looks even older and more manky than his stained undergarments.
Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed bounty hunter (the eye patch comes from Wayne rather than Portis) on his last hurrah who agrees to track and retrieve the killer of a young girl's father. In the 1969 film, Mattie Ross was played rather more like a schoolma'am by a twentysomething Kim Darby. The Coens' ace card is newcomer Hailee Steinfeld,...
- 6/11/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
"The Social Network" editors, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter, won the Ace Eddie Award for Best Edited Dramatic Feature at the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards. The David Fincher film beat "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," and "The King's Speech." We'll see if "The Social Network" will beat those movies (except for "Inception" which was not nominated in favor of "127 Hours") at the upcoming 83rd Academy Awards.
In the feature category for Musical or Comedy, Chris Lebenzon of "Alice in Wonderland" took home the trophy, winning over "Easy A," "The Kids Are All Right," "Made in Dagenham," and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."
In the Best Edited Animated Featuer Film category, surprise, surprise, "Toy Story 3" won over "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Despicable Me."
Tom Fulford & Chris King of "Exit Through the Gift Shop" won for Best Edited Documentary beating "Inside Job" and "Waiting for Superman."
The 61st Annual...
In the feature category for Musical or Comedy, Chris Lebenzon of "Alice in Wonderland" took home the trophy, winning over "Easy A," "The Kids Are All Right," "Made in Dagenham," and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."
In the Best Edited Animated Featuer Film category, surprise, surprise, "Toy Story 3" won over "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Despicable Me."
Tom Fulford & Chris King of "Exit Through the Gift Shop" won for Best Edited Documentary beating "Inside Job" and "Waiting for Superman."
The 61st Annual...
- 2/21/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Another feather is now in the cap of David Fincher's The Social Network and this is a big one as the American Cinema Editors have awarded it and its editing team, consisting of Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, top honors in the drama category. Network beat out fellow nominees Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum), The Fighter (Pamela Martin), Inception (Lee Smith) and The King's Speech (Tariq Anwar). As for the Oscar nominations, by comparison, the only difference in nominees is 127 Hours was nominated rather than Inception.
The Eddie nominees were announced on January 14, and back then I wrote, "If Network gets the win we can pretty much close the door on the Oscars." I also mentioned the notable statistic that six out of the last ten winners of the Eddie in the Best Feature Film (Dramatic) category have gone on to win Oscar's Best Picture. On top of that, the...
The Eddie nominees were announced on January 14, and back then I wrote, "If Network gets the win we can pretty much close the door on the Oscars." I also mentioned the notable statistic that six out of the last ten winners of the Eddie in the Best Feature Film (Dramatic) category have gone on to win Oscar's Best Picture. On top of that, the...
- 2/20/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As soon as we thought we could predict the outcome of the Oscars, here comes another surprise! This one's brought to you by the Writers Guild of America. Picked for Best Original Screenplay was Christopher Nolan's "Inception." The director, famously dissed for not getting a Best Director Oscar nomination, may just win the Best Original Screenplay come Oscar night. Oscar front-runner, "The King's Speech" was not nominated because it didn't quality under union rules which prompted Nolan to say during his WGA acceptance award that he looked forward to a time when he could accept the award "without qualification."
That could be the beginning of a great script Mr. Nolan, go write it :happy
For adapted screenplay, I'm happy to report that Aaron Sorkin's fantastic script won! Based on "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich, "The Social Network" was the only film last year that I predicted to win this very category.
That could be the beginning of a great script Mr. Nolan, go write it :happy
For adapted screenplay, I'm happy to report that Aaron Sorkin's fantastic script won! Based on "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich, "The Social Network" was the only film last year that I predicted to win this very category.
- 2/7/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Two of the front-runners for the best screenplay awards at the Oscars confirmed their favorite status at the Writers Guild of America Awards Saturday night (Feb. 5).
"Inception" writer-director Christopher Nolan (above left) won the WGA's honor for best original screenplay at the ceremony, and Aaron Sorkin (above right) took home the award for best adapted screenplay for "The Social Network." His script is based on Ben Mezrich's book "The Accidental Billionaires."
Other awards went to the writing staff of "Mad Men" for best drama series, "Modern Family" for best comedy series and "Boardwalk Empire" for best new series. "Mad Men's" Erin Levy also won the award for best episodic drama for the episode "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword." The episodic comedy award went to Robert Carlock of "30 Rock" for "When It Rains, It Pours."
More winners are after the jump; you can see the full list at the WGA site.
"Inception" writer-director Christopher Nolan (above left) won the WGA's honor for best original screenplay at the ceremony, and Aaron Sorkin (above right) took home the award for best adapted screenplay for "The Social Network." His script is based on Ben Mezrich's book "The Accidental Billionaires."
Other awards went to the writing staff of "Mad Men" for best drama series, "Modern Family" for best comedy series and "Boardwalk Empire" for best new series. "Mad Men's" Erin Levy also won the award for best episodic drama for the episode "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword." The episodic comedy award went to Robert Carlock of "30 Rock" for "When It Rains, It Pours."
More winners are after the jump; you can see the full list at the WGA site.
- 2/6/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) announced the winners of the 2011 WGA for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing. The ceremony was held at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City. Screen Winners Original Screenplay Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros. Adapted Screenplay The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures Documentary Screenplay Inside Job, Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classics Television Winners...
- 2/6/2011
- by Bryan Kritz
- The Daily BLAM!
The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) presented the awards for outstanding achievement in writing during 2010 on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. You can view the winners below and the full list of nominees can be found here . Screen Winners Original Screenplay Inception , Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros. Adapted Screenplay The Social Network , Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures Documentary Screenplay Inside Job , Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classics Television Winners Drama Series "Mad Men," Written...
- 2/6/2011
- Comingsoon.net
HollywoodNews.com: The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) tonight announced the winners of the 2011 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City.
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Inside Job, Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classic
Television Winners
Drama Series
Mad Men, Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla,Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy,
Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
Comedy Series
Modern Family, Written by Jerry Collins,...
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Inside Job, Written by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classic
Television Winners
Drama Series
Mad Men, Written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla,Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy,
Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner; AMC
Comedy Series
Modern Family, Written by Jerry Collins,...
- 2/6/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 2011 Writers Guild Awards were handed out tonight. The Social Network and Inception were among the winners during simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Don't get too excited, because you may recall that Oscar nominees The King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone, Toy Story 3, and Another Year were disqualified. I wonder which film's would have won if they had made the cut?
Here are the winners from the film categories below:
Original Screenplay
Inception
Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network
Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Inside Job
Produced, Written and Directed by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classics...
Don't get too excited, because you may recall that Oscar nominees The King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone, Toy Story 3, and Another Year were disqualified. I wonder which film's would have won if they had made the cut?
Here are the winners from the film categories below:
Original Screenplay
Inception
Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
Adapted Screenplay
The Social Network
Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich; Sony Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Inside Job
Produced, Written and Directed by Charles Ferguson; Co-written by Chad Beck, Adam Bolt; Sony Pictures Classics...
- 2/6/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Inception and The Social Network both won at tonight’s Writers Guild of America Awards. Christopher Nolan won the best original screenplay category for Inception while Aaron Sorkin was the victor in the best adapted screenplay category for The Social Network, which is adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires. Winners in the television categories included Mad Men (Drama Series), Modern Family (Comedy Series), and Boardwalk Empire (New Series). Charles Ferguson, Chad Beck, and Adam Bolt also picked up a trophy for their doc, Inside Job (Documentary Screenplay).
Read more:
‘Mad Men,’ ‘Modern Family’ pick up WGA Awards...
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‘Mad Men,’ ‘Modern Family’ pick up WGA Awards...
- 2/6/2011
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
The full list of WGA winners: Also read: Aaron Sorkin, Christopher Nolan Win WGA Awards Screen Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, "Inception" Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network" Documentary Screenplay: Charles Ferguson, Chad Beck and Adam Bolt, "Inside Job" Television Drama Series: "Mad Men," written by Jonathan Abrahams, Lisa Albert, Keith Huff, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tracy McMillan, Dahvi Waller, Matthew Weiner (AMC) Comedy Series: "Modern Family," written by Jerry Collins, Paul Corrigan, Alex Herschlag, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Brad...
- 2/6/2011
- The Wrap
“Inception” has finally gotten some real love.
It’s been a bit puzzling as to why Christopher Nolan’s expertly structured and endlessly fascinating sci-fi tale hasn’t been getting more attention from industry award-givers. While it’s received kudos for its technical prowess, “Inception” has yet to be truly acknowledged for its significant achievements in directing, writing and acting.
Until now, as Nolan’s script was given the award for Best Original Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America at the WGA Awards. “Inception” emerged the winner against some extremely strong competition, including “The Kids Are All Right” and “The Fighter.”
Meanwhile, Aaron Sorkin’s script for “The Social Network” took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay (no surprise there) and Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job” won for Best Documentary Screenplay. Both films were winners at the recent Directors Guild Awards as well.
We love everything about “The Social Network,...
It’s been a bit puzzling as to why Christopher Nolan’s expertly structured and endlessly fascinating sci-fi tale hasn’t been getting more attention from industry award-givers. While it’s received kudos for its technical prowess, “Inception” has yet to be truly acknowledged for its significant achievements in directing, writing and acting.
Until now, as Nolan’s script was given the award for Best Original Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America at the WGA Awards. “Inception” emerged the winner against some extremely strong competition, including “The Kids Are All Right” and “The Fighter.”
Meanwhile, Aaron Sorkin’s script for “The Social Network” took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay (no surprise there) and Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job” won for Best Documentary Screenplay. Both films were winners at the recent Directors Guild Awards as well.
We love everything about “The Social Network,...
- 2/6/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
No big surprises here as the Writers Guild of America announced their winners tonight and Aaron Sorkin's script for The Social Network and Christopher Nolan's script for Inception took home top honors. Charles Ferguson's script for Inside Job was also awarded for Best Documentary Screenplay.
It's important to note that screenplays for Oscar nominated films such as The King's Speech, Winter's Bone, Toy Story 3 and Another Year were all ineligible for the WGA awards as the WGA restricts "nominations to films that are written for productions that are signatories to the guild's Minimum Basic Agreement, or the agreements of several affiliated international guilds... their purpose is to honor the best films produced by WGA members, or under WGA guidelines."
So, if you currently predict David Seidler's screenplay for The King's Speech is the likely Oscar winner over Nolan's Inception script then perhaps these awards don't mean as much to you.
It's important to note that screenplays for Oscar nominated films such as The King's Speech, Winter's Bone, Toy Story 3 and Another Year were all ineligible for the WGA awards as the WGA restricts "nominations to films that are written for productions that are signatories to the guild's Minimum Basic Agreement, or the agreements of several affiliated international guilds... their purpose is to honor the best films produced by WGA members, or under WGA guidelines."
So, if you currently predict David Seidler's screenplay for The King's Speech is the likely Oscar winner over Nolan's Inception script then perhaps these awards don't mean as much to you.
- 2/6/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Eliot Spitzer in Charles Ferguson's Inside Job. In 2010, former New York governor Spitzer had his own private documentary as well, Alex Gibney's Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Inside Job, which last week earned Charles Ferguson the Directors Guild Award, has earned Ferguson another trophy: the Writers Guild (WGA) Award for Best Documentary Screenplay, which he shared with co-writers Chad Beck and Adam Bolt. As quoted by Variety, in his acceptance speech Ferguson remarked, "this is only the second film I've ever made." His first, No End in Sight, about the disastrous Us involvement in Iraq, was an Academy Award nominee three years ago; it lost the Oscar to Alex Gibney's Taxi to the Dark Side. Inside Job depicts the causes — greed, corruption, stupidity — that led to the global economic meltdown of 2008, whose effects are still with us. Inside Job is also in the...
- 2/6/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Inside Job, Narrated by Matt Damon and Directed by Charles Ferguson, will be coming to DVD and Blu-ray on March 8, 2011.
Inside Job takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown. The documentary provides an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse.
The documentary is written by Chad Beck and Adam Bolt.
Inside Job (DVD)
Inside Job (Blu-ray)...
Inside Job takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown. The documentary provides an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse.
The documentary is written by Chad Beck and Adam Bolt.
Inside Job (DVD)
Inside Job (Blu-ray)...
- 1/17/2011
- by Buzzfocus Staff
- BuzzFocus.com
The American Cinema Editors announced their nominees for the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards today. The awards ceremony will be held Feb. 19. Among the nominated films are Black Swan, The King’s Speech, Inception, The Social Network, The Kids Are All Right, How To Train Your Dragon, and Toy Story 3. The nominees are:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Black Swan — Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
The Fighter — Pamela Martin
Inception — Lee Smith, A.C.E.
The King’s Speech — Tariq Anwar
The Social Network — Angus Wall, A.C.E., & Kirk Baxter
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical...
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Black Swan — Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
The Fighter — Pamela Martin
Inception — Lee Smith, A.C.E.
The King’s Speech — Tariq Anwar
The Social Network — Angus Wall, A.C.E., & Kirk Baxter
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical...
- 1/14/2011
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW - Inside Movies
The American Cinema Editors on Friday announced the nominees for the 2011 Ace Eddie Awards, with many of the primary Oscar favorites to again duke it out in the feature-film categories.
Awards will be handed out on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
A complete list of nominees follows.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
“Black Swan,” Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
“The Fighter,” Pamela Martin
“Inception,” Lee Smith, A.C.E.
“The King’s Speech,” Tariq Anwar
“The Social Network,” Angus Wall, A.C.E. and Kirk Baxter
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
“Alice in Wonderland,” Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
“Easy A,” Susan Littenberg
“The Kids Are All Right,” Jeffrey M. Werner
“Made in Dagenham,” Michael Parker
“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss
Best Edited Animated Feature Film:
“Despicable Me,” Gregory Perler and Pam Ziegenhagen
“How To Train Your Dragon,” Maryann Brandon,...
Awards will be handed out on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
A complete list of nominees follows.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
“Black Swan,” Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
“The Fighter,” Pamela Martin
“Inception,” Lee Smith, A.C.E.
“The King’s Speech,” Tariq Anwar
“The Social Network,” Angus Wall, A.C.E. and Kirk Baxter
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
“Alice in Wonderland,” Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
“Easy A,” Susan Littenberg
“The Kids Are All Right,” Jeffrey M. Werner
“Made in Dagenham,” Michael Parker
“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss
Best Edited Animated Feature Film:
“Despicable Me,” Gregory Perler and Pam Ziegenhagen
“How To Train Your Dragon,” Maryann Brandon,...
- 1/14/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
hollywoodnews.com: The American Cinema Editors announced the nominees for the 61st annualL Ace Eddie awards. They recognize the best editing of the year.
Ace, the American Cinema Editors, is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Black Swan
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
The Fighter
Pamela Martin
Inception
Lee Smith, A.C.E.
The King’s Speech
Tariq Anwar
The Social Network
Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
Alice in Wonderland
Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
Easy A
Susan Littenberg
The Kids Are All Right
Jeffrey M. Werner
Made In Dagenham
Michael Parker
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss
Best Edited...
Ace, the American Cinema Editors, is an honorary society of motion picture editors founded in 1950. Film editors are voted into membership on the basis of their professional achievements, their dedication to the education of others and their commitment to the craft of editing.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Black Swan
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
The Fighter
Pamela Martin
Inception
Lee Smith, A.C.E.
The King’s Speech
Tariq Anwar
The Social Network
Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk Baxter
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
Alice in Wonderland
Chris Lebenzon, A.C.E.
Easy A
Susan Littenberg
The Kids Are All Right
Jeffrey M. Werner
Made In Dagenham
Michael Parker
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss
Best Edited...
- 1/14/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Front-runner for most overlooked/under-appreciated category of filmmaking is editing. A well-edited film goes unnoticed amongst the majority of filmgoers (Black Swan, How To Train Your Dragon), while sometimes the game-changing editing sticks out (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, The Social Network), and then poor editing can further ruin a stinker (Iron Man 2, The Last Airbender).
Along with the Oscar nominations, each year the American Cinema Editors (Ace) aim to reward the best editing with the Ace Eddie Awards. Deadline notes that Christopher Nolan will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and that “no film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981.” This year, the nominees have been revealed and you can see them below.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Black Swan
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
The Fighter
Pamela Martin
Inception
Lee Smith,...
Along with the Oscar nominations, each year the American Cinema Editors (Ace) aim to reward the best editing with the Ace Eddie Awards. Deadline notes that Christopher Nolan will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and that “no film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981.” This year, the nominees have been revealed and you can see them below.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Black Swan
Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
The Fighter
Pamela Martin
Inception
Lee Smith,...
- 1/14/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Recent winners of the American Cinema Editors (Ace) Eddie Awards for best film editing have gone to The Hurt Locker, Slumdog Millionaire, The Departed, Crash, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Chicago and Gladiator. I think you get my drift, but if not six out of the last ten films to win the Eddie in the Best Feature Film (Dramatic) category have gone on to win Oscar's Best Picture and I think we can call it seven out of eleven at this point as it doesn't really matter what film you believe is going to win Best Picture, it's likely among this group.
I woke up this morning to a massive email chain from Oscar bloggers including those from Awards Daily, ComingSoon.net, The Film Experience, In Contention and Cinematical, all of which were discussing the absence of Joel and Ethan Coen's pseudonym Roderick Jaynes...
I woke up this morning to a massive email chain from Oscar bloggers including those from Awards Daily, ComingSoon.net, The Film Experience, In Contention and Cinematical, all of which were discussing the absence of Joel and Ethan Coen's pseudonym Roderick Jaynes...
- 1/14/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Universal City, CA, Jan. 14 –American Cinema Editors (Ace) today announced nominations for the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s 61st annual black-tie awards ceremony on Saturday, February 19, 2011 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Christopher Nolan will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. Two Career Achievement honorees will be announced next week. The Ace Eddie Awards is considered an integral precursor to the Oscars®. No film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981. Since the Ace membership boasts a very high crossover within its membership of Academy members, it is considered a very accurate bellwether for the eventual Oscar outcome.: Nominees For 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): Black Swan Andrew Weisblum,...
- 1/14/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Yesterday the producers, today the writers. Tomorrow, presumably, the caterers and grips (my sources tell me the duck confit on the "Clash of the Titans" set was on point). Yes, the Writers Guild of America have announced their picks for finest movies of 2010. And writers must have a unique perspective on cinematic excellence, right? A better or at least different knowledge of what makes a script and a film great? No, they pretty much like all the same movies we do. And the nominees are:
Original Screenplay
"Black Swan"
Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin
Story by Andres Heinz
"The Fighter"
Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception"
Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right"
Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
"Please Give"
Written by Nicole Holofcener
Adapted Screenplay
"127 Hours"
Screenplay by Danny Boyle...
Original Screenplay
"Black Swan"
Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin
Story by Andres Heinz
"The Fighter"
Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception"
Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right"
Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
"Please Give"
Written by Nicole Holofcener
Adapted Screenplay
"127 Hours"
Screenplay by Danny Boyle...
- 1/5/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
There are 54 days until the Academy Awards event; the actual celebration will air on Sunday, February 27th, 2010, at the Kodak Theater; and ABC will air it.
As already reported Oscar-winner for her role in Precious, Mo’nique will co-host the announcement of the nominees on Tuesday January 25th, and all the recently released pre-Oscar awards lists may provide a bit of insight into what that names and titles Mo’nique will call out in about 2 weeks – specifically, the influential Producers Guild and Writers Guild award nominees, both included below:
Starting with Producers Guild Nominees: No big surprises; all the expected suspects are here; although, Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island is noticeably absent, thanks, in part, to its early release date, and may have been forgotten.
The Social Network has remained triumphant in this field in just about every single other awards tournament, so this should be a sure win. The rest follow…...
As already reported Oscar-winner for her role in Precious, Mo’nique will co-host the announcement of the nominees on Tuesday January 25th, and all the recently released pre-Oscar awards lists may provide a bit of insight into what that names and titles Mo’nique will call out in about 2 weeks – specifically, the influential Producers Guild and Writers Guild award nominees, both included below:
Starting with Producers Guild Nominees: No big surprises; all the expected suspects are here; although, Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island is noticeably absent, thanks, in part, to its early release date, and may have been forgotten.
The Social Network has remained triumphant in this field in just about every single other awards tournament, so this should be a sure win. The rest follow…...
- 1/5/2011
- by Tony
- ShadowAndAct
The Writers Guild of America (WGA), West (Wgaw) and East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010.
The WGA said that many acclaimed films were not eligible. They include: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, The Ghost Writer, The King’s Speech, Made in Dagenham, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Toy Story 3 and Winter’s Bone. Of course, last year great screenplays like Inglourious Basterds and An Education didn’t make the cut, and those went on to get Oscar nominations later in the same month.
Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, simultaneously at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City.
Both the “Original Screenplay” and “Adapted Screenplay” categories have matched the Academy Awards 11 out of the last 16 years.
A complete list of all of this year...
The WGA said that many acclaimed films were not eligible. They include: Another Year, Biutiful, Blue Valentine, The Ghost Writer, The King’s Speech, Made in Dagenham, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Toy Story 3 and Winter’s Bone. Of course, last year great screenplays like Inglourious Basterds and An Education didn’t make the cut, and those went on to get Oscar nominations later in the same month.
Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, simultaneously at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the Axa Equitable Center in New York City.
Both the “Original Screenplay” and “Adapted Screenplay” categories have matched the Academy Awards 11 out of the last 16 years.
A complete list of all of this year...
- 1/5/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
The Writers Guild of America has announced their nominations for the best screenplays of 2010. If you are like me and you like to bet on who’s going to win at the Oscars, you will want to take a close look at the nominees. The Writers Guild of America is one of the strongest voting bodies in Hollywood and usually a reliable predictor for Oscar gold. In fact the winner of the WGA award has gone on to win the Oscar in the same category 11 of the last 16 years. Oscar favourites Winter’s Bone, Toy Story 3 and The Kings Speech failed to meet eligibility requirements to be considered, and was therefore disqualified (as were a number of other scripts).
Check out their 2010 nominees below from the press release:
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
The Fighter,...
Check out their 2010 nominees below from the press release:
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
The Fighter,...
- 1/5/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Writers Guild of America has announced their nominations for the best screenplays of 2010. Like the Producers Guild nominations, these specialized lists are typically an excellent bellwether for Oscar enthusiasts (or gamblers). However, it’s important to note that critically acclaimed films like Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone, Never Let Me Go, Biutiful, and How to Train Your Dragon were deemed ineligible by the guild for various reasons.
I’m surprised to see a nod for The Social Network, not because it’s not a brilliant piece of work by Aaron Sorkin, but because he gave the guild a solid drubbing at a recent round table discussion with a few other notable screenwriters. It’s also strange to see I Love You Phillip Morris receiving any kind of awards consideration, especially in an extremely competitive year of great screenplays.
The WGA winners will be announced...
I’m surprised to see a nod for The Social Network, not because it’s not a brilliant piece of work by Aaron Sorkin, but because he gave the guild a solid drubbing at a recent round table discussion with a few other notable screenwriters. It’s also strange to see I Love You Phillip Morris receiving any kind of awards consideration, especially in an extremely competitive year of great screenplays.
The WGA winners will be announced...
- 1/5/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
The Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America have announced the nominees for their own 2011 awards. It comes out as no surprise anymore that such movies as "Inception" and "Black Swan", which have received a lot of praises during 2010, land nods at both prize-giving events.
The two films along with "The Fighter" and "The Kids Are All Right" are mentioned at The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures category. All of them will also compete for Best Original Screenplay at Writers Guild Awards.
Meanwhile, Adapted Screenplay category at Writers Guild Awards has the likes of "127 Hours", "The Social Network", "The Town" and "True Grit" as contenders. These four films are up against each other and a bunch of other films for the coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award.
"Toy Story 3", in the meantime, gets two honors at Producers Guild Awards, being named the...
The two films along with "The Fighter" and "The Kids Are All Right" are mentioned at The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures category. All of them will also compete for Best Original Screenplay at Writers Guild Awards.
Meanwhile, Adapted Screenplay category at Writers Guild Awards has the likes of "127 Hours", "The Social Network", "The Town" and "True Grit" as contenders. These four films are up against each other and a bunch of other films for the coveted Darryl F. Zanuck Award.
"Toy Story 3", in the meantime, gets two honors at Producers Guild Awards, being named the...
- 1/5/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Here is the rundown of nominees for the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Nominees were decided by both The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010.
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Paramount Pictures
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
The Kids Are All Right, Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg; Focus Features
Please Give, Written by Nicole Holofcener; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours, Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy; Based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston; Fox Searchlight
I Love You Phillip Morris,...
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Paramount Pictures
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
The Kids Are All Right, Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg; Focus Features
Please Give, Written by Nicole Holofcener; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours, Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy; Based on the book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston; Fox Searchlight
I Love You Phillip Morris,...
- 1/5/2011
- by Alexis James-Whitehead
- BuzzFocus.com
"I Love You Phillip Morris" came out of nowhere and secured a nod for the 2011 Writers Guild Awards. Based on the book by Steven McVicker, the film starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGRegor as prisoners in love received a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination.
"Phillip Morris" will be competing with awards-favorites "127 Hours" (screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy), "The Social Network" (screenplay Aaron Sorkin), "The Town" (screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard), and True Grit (screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen).
In the Original Screenplay category, critics-darlings "Black Swan" (screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin), "The Fighter" (screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson), "Inception" (Christopher Nolan), and "The Kids Are All Right" (written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg) will be competing with "Please Give" by Nicole Holofcener. Much like "I Love You Phillip Morris," "Please Give," a family dramedy set in New York,...
"Phillip Morris" will be competing with awards-favorites "127 Hours" (screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy), "The Social Network" (screenplay Aaron Sorkin), "The Town" (screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard), and True Grit (screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen).
In the Original Screenplay category, critics-darlings "Black Swan" (screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin), "The Fighter" (screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson), "Inception" (Christopher Nolan), and "The Kids Are All Right" (written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg) will be competing with "Please Give" by Nicole Holofcener. Much like "I Love You Phillip Morris," "Please Give," a family dramedy set in New York,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
I’d say it’s a safe bet for the WGA, and AMPAS for that matter, to just go ahead and award Adapted Screenplay to Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network today. That one is on the bag. Due to WGA strict rules, award friendly films such as Toy Story 3, Blue Valentine, The King’S Speech, Another Year and Winter’S Bone were not eligible. I was delighted by the surprise appearance of I Love You Phillip Morris in the Adapted Screenplay category.
WGA press release:
Los Angeles, New York — The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010. Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz...
WGA press release:
Los Angeles, New York — The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2010. Winners will be honored at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz...
- 1/4/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Writers Guild members have spoken. Though their tongues were kinda bound by their rules which prohibit, as I understand it, non-members from receiving nominations (AMPAS members can vote for you even if you aren't affiliated with them or with an American guild). So for what it's worth, here are the nominations.
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Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Paramount Pictures
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
The Kids Are All Right, Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg; Focus Features
Please Give, Written by Nicole Holofcener; Sony Pictures Classics
Last year and the year before this category had very little overlap between WGA and Oscar (2 and...
"I heard you were an MTV girl"
Alice in The Fighter
Original Screenplay
Black Swan, Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Paramount Pictures
Inception, Written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.
The Kids Are All Right, Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg; Focus Features
Please Give, Written by Nicole Holofcener; Sony Pictures Classics
Last year and the year before this category had very little overlap between WGA and Oscar (2 and...
- 1/4/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for outstanding achievemane in writing for the screen in 2010, and the list makes us realize that, yeah, there were a lof of great scripts out there last year.
We’re happy to see the trippy, nasty “Black Swan” getting so much critical attention, and now the WGA is offering their own praise with a nomination for the bizarro script. Are Hollywood award-givers (and union organizations, at that) actually starting to embrace the darkness a bit more?
It seems like it, as the Coen Brothers’ rough and tumble screenplay for “True Grit” also got a nomination, as did the gritty, “blue-collar” scripts for last year’s two excellent Massachusetts melodramas, “The Fighter” and “The Town.”
A nomination for Aaron Sorkin’s terrific, rat-a-tat screenplay for “The Social Network” was a no-brainer, of course, as was a nom for one of the best...
We’re happy to see the trippy, nasty “Black Swan” getting so much critical attention, and now the WGA is offering their own praise with a nomination for the bizarro script. Are Hollywood award-givers (and union organizations, at that) actually starting to embrace the darkness a bit more?
It seems like it, as the Coen Brothers’ rough and tumble screenplay for “True Grit” also got a nomination, as did the gritty, “blue-collar” scripts for last year’s two excellent Massachusetts melodramas, “The Fighter” and “The Town.”
A nomination for Aaron Sorkin’s terrific, rat-a-tat screenplay for “The Social Network” was a no-brainer, of course, as was a nom for one of the best...
- 1/4/2011
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
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