#The Descendants

The 84th Academy Award Winners

A black and white French silent film with no big name stars that had somehow become known as the ‘safe’ choice won five awards at the 84^th Academy Awards last night. The Artist won the award for best picture, Michel Hazanavicius picked up the best director prize, while Jean Dujardin won the best actor award. It also won for Ludovic Bource’s score and best costume design. The film tied for most awards with another film in thrall to the silent era of film-making, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo 3D. Predominantly filmed here in the UK at Shepperton Studios, Hugo collected five major technical awards including best cinematography (Robert Richardson).

Although George Clooney missed out on the best actor statuette to Jean Dujardin, The Descendants won the award for best adapted screenplay and Woody Allen won his fourth Oscar for best original screenplay for Midnight In Paris. As is his usual stance he was not in person to collect it.

Meryl Streep won her third Oscar, having been nominated a record seventeen times, for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. The remaining acting awards went to Octavia Spencer for best supporting actress in The Help and Christopher Plummer for best supporting actor in Beginners. In doing so, the 82-year-old Plummer became the oldest person to win an Oscar.

Full list of winners and nominations can be found below.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards

February 13th, 2012 Author: Maria DeevoyTags: BAFTA, Carey Mulligan, Digital Cinema Media, Drive, Jessica Chastain, Joe Cornish, Judi Dench, Martin Scorsese, Melissa Mccarthy, Octavia Spencer, Senna, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Linay, Tyrannosaur, We Need To Talk About Kevin

As we walk up the red carpet the screams get louder and louder; unfortunately we realise early on this isn’t for us but for a certain George Clooney who is working his fans into a high pitched frenzy. The celeb spotting doesn’t stop there, this years 65^th British Academy Film Awards was one big celeb-fest.

From Brad Pitt to Meryl Streep and everything in-between this was one of the most impressive BAFTA’s to date. Despite the freezing conditions, the women paraded in their finery (with some carrying it off better than others) while the men looked as dashing as ever (take a bow Mr Fassbender!).

We were lucky enough to get front stall seats allowing a great view point for the stars below (including the amazing Scorsese) and the captivating and engaging Stephen Fry who returned as host and managed to carry the night with great aplomb and some seriously funny one liners.

SAG Nominations 2012

January 31st, 2012 Author: Sarah OwenTags: Awards, Bridesmaids, Digital Cinema Media, film, J.Edgar, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Screen Actors Guild, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, The Iron Lady

Awards season is in full bloom as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were handed out last weekend. The big winner of the evening was The Help, which picked up three awards.

Viola Davis,The Help, won best actress beating The Iron Lady Meryl Streep to the gong. While Best Actor favourite George Clooney, The Descendants, was piped to the post by The Artist’s Jean Dujardin.

Things are hotting up between this year’s contenders as each award ceremony throws a different film into the spot light. With The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, The Help, Moneyball, War Horse and The Tree of Life all up for best picture the Oscar race is getting even more interesting.

The full list of SAG award nominees and winners can be found below.

Oscar nominations 2012

January 24th, 2012 Author: Tom LinayTags: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Hugo, Meryl Streep, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Rooney Mara, The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Tree of Life, War Horse

The 2012 Oscar nominations were announced earlier this afternoon of which you can find the major categories below. Gary Oldman, Janet McTeer and Kenneth Brannagh are keeping the British end up in the acting nominations. Let us know what think about this years nominations via our facebook and twitter account.

SAG Awards Nominations Announced

December 20th, 2011 Author: Sarah OwenTags: Awards, Bridesmaids, Digital Cinema Media, film, Midnight in Paris, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep was among the nominees when the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced last week.

Streep was nominated for her role in The Iron Lady, a biopic about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The Help was one of the leading candidates with the film’s actors getting a nod for outstanding cast; The Help stars Viola Davis (leading role) and Octavia Spencer (supporting role) were also tapped for individual nominations.

Golden Globes 2012 Nominations Shortlist

December 20th, 2011 Author: Sarah OwenTags: 50/50, Awards, Digital Cinema Media, Golden Globes 2012, Hugo 3D, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, My Week With Marilyn, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, The Ides of March, War Horse

The 2012 Awards season is well and truly here, as the 69th Annual Golden Globe awards nominations are announced.

Check out the full list below:

The Descendants

October 20th, 2011 Author: Lee BesserTags: George Clooney, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, London Film Festival, The Descendants

The London Film Festival is hotting up as another potential award winner causes a stir. Writer and director Alexander Payne’s latest big screen offering comes in the form of the comedy-drama The Descendants.

DCM were down at the BFI festival today to catch the latest flick from the former Oscar winning director (won for Sideways, best adapted Screenplay). This is Payne’s third adaptation from a novel, telling the story of a middle-aged father (George Clooney) who tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife has a severe boating accident which leaves her in a coma. Despite the serious plotline, it is predominantly a coming-of-age film, even though the film’s central character happens to be over 50, and follows the father’s struggle to patch together his family whilst also facing the decision to sell off one of the last areas of virgin Hawaiian land, passed down to him from his Hawaiian ancestors.