Digital Cinema Media - Cinema Advertising - Blog » The Descendants http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog Cinema Advertising: The Ultimate Brand Experience Wed, 22 May 2013 15:11:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The 84th Academy Award Winners http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/02/27/the-84th-academy-award-winners/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/02/27/the-84th-academy-award-winners/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:02:30 +0000 Tom Linay http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=2273 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 84th 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.]]>

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 84th 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.

BEST PICTURE

The Artist - Winner!
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jean Dujardin, The Artist - Winner!
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christopher Plummer, Beginners - Winner!
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady - Winner!
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Octavia Spencer, The Help - Winner!
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Rango - Winner!
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots

ART DIRECTION

Hugo - Winner!
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Midnight in Paris
War Horse

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hugo - Winner!
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

COSTUME DESIGN

The Artist – Winner!
Anonymous
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.

DIRECTING

Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist – Winner!
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Undefeated - Winner!
Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Saving Face - Winner!
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

FILM EDITING

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Winner!
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
Moneyball

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

A Separation, Iran – Winner!
Bullhead, Belgium
Footnote, Israel
In Darkness, Poland
Monsieur Lazhar, Canada

MAKEUP

The Iron Lady – Winner!
Albert Nobbs
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

The Artist - Winner!
The Adventures of Tintin
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

Man or Muppet, The Muppets – Winner!
Real in Rio, Rio

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – Winner!
Dimanche/Sunday
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

The Shore – Winner!
Pentecost
Raju
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

SOUND EDITING

Hugo – Winner!
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

SOUND MIXING

Hugo - Winner!
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
War Horse

VISUAL EFFECTS

Hugo - Winner!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

The Descendants – Winner!
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Midnight in Paris – Winner!
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Margin Call
A Separation

And finally below is the video sweeping the internet of Ryan Seacrest getting covered in the ashes of ‘Kim Jong-Il’ by ‘The Dictator’ Sacha Baron Cohen.

]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/02/27/the-84th-academy-award-winners/feed/ 0 The Orange British Academy Film Awards http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/02/13/the-orange-british-academy-film-awards/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/02/13/the-orange-british-academy-film-awards/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:24:22 +0000 Maria Deevoy http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=2183 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 65th 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.]]>

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 65th 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.

The evening’s big winner was The Artist, which bagged seven major prizes including best film, best director for Michel Hazanavicius and best actor for Jean Dujardin as well as some very funny acceptance speeches. On the other hand, Meryl Streep won her second BAFTA for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, losing her shoe on the stairs in the process (thankfully the rather gallant Colin Firth reclaimed it and placed it back on her foot – a regular Cinderella moment!)

Best supporting actress went to Octavia Spencer for The Help and best supporting actor went to Christopher Plummer, 82, for Beginners, and in doing so, he became the oldest person to be awarded a BAFTA.

The outstanding British film award went to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and best documentary went to a very well deserving Senna.

For the full run down of winners, please see below. Me? I’m off to recover following an epic after party which still has the live gig from Emeli Sande ringing in my ears…

Academy Fellowship

Martin Scorsese

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

John Hurt

Best Film

The Artist - Winner
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Supporting Actress

Octavia Spencer – The Help – Winner
Carey Mulligan – Drive
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Judi Dench – My Week With Marilyn
Melissa Mccarthy - Bridesmaids

Outstanding British Film

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Winner
My Week With Marilyn
Senna
Shame
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Outstanding Debut

Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw – Winner
Attack The Block – Joe Cornish
Black Pond – Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley, Sarah Brocklehurst
Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes
Submarine - Richard Ayoade

Director

The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius – Winner
Drive - Nicolas Winding Refn
Hugo - Martin Scorsese
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson
We Need To Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay

Documentary

Senna – Winner
George Harrison: Living In The Material World
Project Nim

Original Screenplay

The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius – Winner
Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
The Guard – John Michael Mcdonagh
The Iron Lady – Abi Morgan
Midnight In Paris – Woody Allen

Adapted Screenplay

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Winner
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides Of March
Moneyball

Film Not In the English Language

The Skin I Live In – Winner
Incendies
Pina
Potiche
A Separation

Animated Film

Rango – Winner
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Arthur Christmas

Leading Actor

Jean Dujardin - The Artist - Winner
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney – The Descendants
Michael Fassbender – Shame

Leading Actress

Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady – Winner
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis – The Help

Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer – Beginners - Winner
Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides Of March

Original Music

The Artist - Ludovic Bource – Winner
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Hugo - Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
War Horse – John Williams

Cinematography

The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman – Winner
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo - Robert Richardson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Hoyte Van Hoytema
War Horse – Janusz Kaminski

Editing

Senna - Gregers Sall, Chris King – Winner
The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
Drive - Mat Newman
Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy – Dino Jonsater

Production Design

Hugo – Winner
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Costume Design

The Artist – Mark Bridges – Winner
Hugo - Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre – Michael O’connor
My Week With Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Jacqueline Durran

Sound

Hugo - Winner
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Make Up & Hair

The Iron Lady – Marese Langan – Winner
The Artist – Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
Hugo - Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
My Week With Marilyn – Jenny Shircore

Special Visual Effects

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Winner
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Hugo
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
War Horse

Short Animation

A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe – Winner
Abuelas - Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
Bobby Yeah – Robert Morgan

Short Film

Pitch Black Heist – Winner
Chalk
Mwansa The Great
Only Sound Remains
Two And Two

Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award

Adam Deacon – Winner
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Hiddleston
Chris O’dowd
Eddie Redmayne

The video below shows The Artist claiming it’s well deserved 7 BAFTAs.

check out some of our snaps from the night.

emile sande fry jones looking down pitt scorsese BANNER

 

]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/02/13/the-orange-british-academy-film-awards/feed/ 0 SAG Nominations 2012 http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/sag-nominations-2012/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/sag-nominations-2012/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:47:33 +0000 Sarah Owen http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=2162 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.]]>

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.

Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture

The Help – Winner
Bridesmaids
The Artist
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role

Jean Dujardin, The Artist – Winner
George Clooney, The Descendants
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role

Viola Davis, The Help – Winner
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role

Christopher Plummer, Beginners - Winner
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Jonah Hill, Moneyball

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role

Octavia Spencer, The Help – Winner
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture

Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows: Part II – Winner
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys & Aliens
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class

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]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/01/31/sag-nominations-2012/feed/ 0 Oscar nominations 2012 http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/01/24/oscar-nominations-2012/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/01/24/oscar-nominations-2012/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:55:18 +0000 Tom Linay http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=2151 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.]]>

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.

Best Picture

War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

 

Best Actress

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

 

Best Actor

Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

 

Supporting Actress

Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help

 

Supporting Actor

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

 

Best Director

Michel Hazanivicus, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

 

Best Original Screenplay

Michel Hazanivicius, The Artist
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
John Logan, Hugo
George Clooney, Beau Willimon and Grant Heslov, The Ides of March
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, Moneyball
Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

 

Best Foreign Feature

Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsier Lazhar
A Separation

 

Best Animated Feature

A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

 

Art Direction

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse


Cinematography

The Artist
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

 

Costume Design

Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.


Documentary Feature

Hell and Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated

 

Documentary Short Subject

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom


Film Editing

Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Kevin Tent, The Descendants
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo
Christopher Tellefsen, Moneyball

 

Makeup

Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle, Albert Nobbs
Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, The Iron Lady


Music (Original Score)

John Williams, The Adventures of Tintin
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Howard Shore, Hugo
Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams, War Horse

 

Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets, Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett

 

Sound Editing

Drive
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon
War Horse


Sound Mixing

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Moneyball
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon
War Horse


Visual Effects

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon


Short Film (Animated)

Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life


Short Film (Live Action)

Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic

 

Nominees Tally

Hugo  - 11

The Artist – 10

Moneyball – 6

War Horse – 6

The Descendants – 5

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – 5

Midnight In Paris – 4

Albert Nobbs – 3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – 3

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – 3

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon – 3

The Tree Of Life – 3

The Iron Lady – 2

My Week With Marilyn – 2

A Separation – 2

]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2012/01/24/oscar-nominations-2012/feed/ 0 SAG Awards Nominations Announced http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/sag-awards-nominations-announced/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/sag-awards-nominations-announced/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:47:47 +0000 Sarah Owen http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=2085 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.]]>

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.

Midnight in Paris, The Descendants, The Artist, and Bridesmaids were also nominated for outstanding cast.

The full list can be found below;

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE

Bridesmaids
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Midnight in Paris

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

George Clooney, The Descendants
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

OUTSTANDIND PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Nick Nolte, Warrior
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Octavia Spencer, The Help
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys & Aliens
Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows: Part II
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class
The Screen Actors’ Guild awards will take place on 29th January 2012.

 


]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/sag-awards-nominations-announced/feed/ 0 Golden Globes 2012 Nominations Shortlist http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/golden-globes-2012-nominations-shortlist/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/golden-globes-2012-nominations-shortlist/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:14:07 +0000 Sarah Owen http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=2089 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 2012 Awards season is well and truly here, as the 69th Annual Golden Globe awards nominations are announced.

Check out the full list below:

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA

The Descendants
The Help
Hugo 3D
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

The Artist
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn
50/50
Bridesmaids

BEST DIRECTOR

Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
George Clooney, The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo 3D

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA

George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50
Ryan Gosling, Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Kate Winslet, Carnage
Jodie Foster, Carnage
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain , The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SCREENPLAY

Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen
The Ides of March, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Moneyball, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Adventures of Tintin3D
Arthur Christmas 3D
Cars 2 3D
Puss in Boots 3D
Rango

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Flowers of War
In The Land of Blood and Honey
The Kid WIth The Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Artist, Ludovic Bource
W.E., Abel Korzeniowski
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Hugo 3D, Howard Shore
War Horse, John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Lay Your Head Down,” Albert Nobbs
“Hello Hello,” Gnomeo and Juliet
“The Living Proof,” The Help
“The Keeper,” Machine Gun Preacher
“Masterpiece,” W.E.

 

The Hollywood Press Association’s Golden Globes awards 2012 will take place on the 15th January next year.

]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/12/20/golden-globes-2012-nominations-shortlist/feed/ 0 The Descendants http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/the-descendants/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/the-descendants/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:35:40 +0000 Lee Besser http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=1938 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.]]>

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.

George Clooney is brilliant playing the unassuming and grieving father who tries hard to become a good parent to his daughters and to provide them with sound advice. When questioned at the BFI London Film Festival Press Screening today about what best piece of advice his father gave him in his life, Mr. Clooney answered simply “don’t mix grain and grape”.

As with real-life, the film perfectly blends together comedy with drama and tragedy, and is of a similar tone to Payne’s past productions (Sideways, About Schmidt).

Combined with a well-crafted screenplay and witty dialogue, there is no wonder why this film has already awards buzz surrounding it. Recommended if you also liked Juno or Little Miss Sunshine, the film will play well to an upmarket and mature audience.

Those of you who would like to catch a glimpse of the man himself, George Clooney will be attending the Centrepiece Gala for the BFI London Film Festival tonight in Leicester Square. The Descendants will release UK-wide on 27th January next year.

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]]> http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/the-descendants/feed/ 0 Film Schedule updates – 22 September 2011 http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/09/22/1860/ http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/2011/09/22/1860/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:04:09 +0000 Richard Flynn http://www.dcm.co.uk/blog/?p=1860 This weeks film schedule updates: The film schedule has been updated to reflect these changes.]]>

This weeks film schedule updates:

The film schedule has been updated to reflect these changes.

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