December
15
Awards Watch: Critics Awards So Far
Variety's Jon Weisman assembled these revealing lists of critics group awards. Remember that while these wins help to build momentum and throw attention on films and talent, boosting the possibility that Academy members will check out a film, critics and Academy voters do not always think alike. I don't think Slumdog Millionaire, Dark Knight, Wall-E or Milk have anything to worry about. But thanks to critics, more people will look at Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Rachel Getting Married, The Wrestler, Man on Wire, The Visitor and Happy-Go-Lucky.
PICTURE
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
Satellite Awards (comedy/musical)
"Milk"
New York Film Critics
"Slumdog Millionaire"
Boston Society of Film Critics
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics Online
Satellite Awards (drama)
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
"Wall-E"
Boston Society of Film Critics (tie)
Los Angeles Film Critics
ACTOR
Clint Eastwood
National Board of Review
Ricky Gervais
Satellite Awards (comedy/musical)
Richard Jenkins
Satellite Awards (drama)
Sean Penn
Boston Society of Film Critics (tie)
Los Angeles Film Critics
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Mickey Rourke
Boston Society of Film Critics (tie)
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway
National Board of Review
Sally Hawkins
Boston Society of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Satellite Awards (comedy/musical)
Angelina Jolie
Satellite Awards (drama)
Meryl Streep
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin
New York Film Critics
National Board of Review
Heath Ledger
Boston Society of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
Michael Shannon
Satellite Awards
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz
Boston Society of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
National Board of Review
Rosemarie DeWitt
Satellite Awards
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle
Los Angeles Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online (with Loveleen Tandan)
Satellite Awards
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
David Fincher
National Board of Review
Mike Leigh
New York Film Critics
Gus Van Sant
Boston Society of Film Critics
SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics (adapted)
National Board of Review (adapted/tie)
New York Film Critics Online
Dustin Lance Black
Boston Society of Film Critics
Mike Leigh
Los Angeles Film Critics
Jenny Lumet
New York Film Critics
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics (original)
Thomas McCarthy
Satellite Awards (original)
Peter Morgan
Satellite Awards (adapted)
Eric Roth
National Board of Review (adapted/tie)
Nick Schenk
National Board of Review (original)
FOREIGN FILM
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (ineligible for Oscars)
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
“Gomorrah”
Satellite Awards
"Let the Right One In"
Boston Society of Film Critics
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
"Mongol"
National Board of Review
"Still Life"
Los Angeles Film Critics
ANIMATED FILM
"Wall-E"
Boston Society of Film Critics
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Satellite Awards
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
"Waltz With Bashir"
Los Angeles Film Critics
DOCUMENTARY
“Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer”
Satellite Awards (tie)
"Man on Wire"
Boston Society of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics
National Board of Review
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Satellite Awards (tie)
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
ART DIRECTION
“Australia”
Satellite Awards
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christopher Doyle and Rain Kathy Li, “Paranoid Park”
Boston Society of Film Critics
Anthony Dod Mantle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
New York Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Yu Lik Wai, "Still Life"
Los Angeles Film Critics
Mandy Walker, “Australia”
Satellite Awards
COSTUME DESIGN
Michael O’Connor, “The Duchess”
Satellite Awards
EDITING
Dan Lebental, “Iron Man”
Satellite Awards
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Boston Society of Film Critics
MUSIC/SCORE
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Los Angeles Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Satellite Awards
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mark Friedberg, "Synecdoche, New York"
Los Angeles Film Critics
SONG
“Another Way to Die” (“Quantum of Solace”)
Satellite Awards
SOUND
Richard King, “The Dark Knight”
Satellite Awards
VISUAL EFFECTS
“Australia”
Satellite Awards



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I just saw "Milk" and can't believe it didn't get more Golden Globe nominations. I really want to criticize "Slumdog Millionaire" before I've seen it - I KNOW what that movie is, but alas, I must first view it.
Posted by: Ryan Sartor | December 15, 2008 at 11:25 PM