December
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Awards Watch: More Top Tens
I voted on the best films of the year with two very different groups this week, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists and the AFI Awards. One movie that did surprisingly well with both groups was Frozen River (pictured), whose stars Melissa Leo and Misty Upham and writer-director Courtney Hunt were all singled out for praise.
Soon, I will come up with my own top ten list. Even though I obsessively want to make sure I have seen everything, there's no way I'll be able to catch up with all the films that have slipped through the cracks, among them Gomorra, Chop Shop, Cadillac Records, Foot Fist Way, Ghost Town, and Stronger, Bigger, Faster.
Here's the AFI list. Yes, we left off Slumdog Millionaire--the creators and backers of the film must be primarily American. It's the American Film Insititute! (And they also don't include docs.)
Here's the AFI top ten:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”“The Dark Knight”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Frozen River”
“Gran Torino”
“Iron Man”
“Milk”
“WALL-E”
“Wendy and Lucy”
“The Wrestler”
On this list, the strongest potential Oscar contenders are Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, and Milk. And you know the other strong Oscar suitor: Slumdog Millionaire. Although Revolutionary Road, Changeling, Rachel Getting Married, Doubt and The Reader did not make the AFI cut, they all have a shot at some Oscar noms, particularly from the actors branch.
The AWFJ awards are listed on the jump:
Best Film Slumdog MillionaireBest Direction
Danny Boyle - Slumdog MillionaireBest Screenplay Original
Wall-E - Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim ReardonBest Screenplay Adapted
Frost/Nixon - Peter MorganBest Documentary (Tie)
Man On Wire - James Marsh
Trouble The Water - Tia Lessen, Carl DealBest Actress (Tie)
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Kate Winslet - The Reader and Revolutionary RoadBest Actress In Supporting Role
Viola Davis - DoubtBest Actor
Sean Penn - MilkBest Actor in Supporting Role
Heath Ledger - Dark KnightBest Ensemble Cast
Rachel Getting MarriedBest Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Kirk Baxter, Angus WallBest Foreign Film
Tell No OneEDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Best Woman Director
Courtney Hunt - Frozen RiverBest Woman Screenwriter
Jenny Lumet - Rachel Getting MarriedBest Breakthrough Performance
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-LuckyBest Newcomer
Misty Upham - Frozen RiverWomen’s Image Award
Kristin Scott ThomasHanging in There Award for Persistence
Melissa Leo - Frozen RiverActress Defying Age and Ageism
Catherine Deneuve - A Christmas Tale2008 Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry
Sheila Nevins, Producing/Programming at HBOLifetime Achievement Award
Catherine DeneuveAWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism
All of the Women in Pray The Devil Back To HellEDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
27 DressesActress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Kate HudsonMovie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn‘t (Tie)
Mamma Mia!
The WomenBest Of The Fests
HungerUnforgettable Moment Award (Tie)
Dark Knight: Joker’s first scene
Slumdog Millionaire: Young Jamal jumps into the poopBest Depiction Of Nudity or Sexuality (Tie)
Elegy
The ReaderBest Seduction
Vicky Cristina BarcelonaSequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award (Tie)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Saw VThe Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award:
The WomenCultural Crossover Award
Slumdog MillionaireBravest Performance Award
Mickey Rourke - The WresterBest Leap from Actress to Director Award
Helen Hunt - Then She Found MeMost Egregious Age Difference Between Leading Man and Love Interest
The Wackness - Ben Kingsley and Mary-Kate Olsen
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"Most Egregious Age Difference Between Leading Man and Love Interest"
LOL - that's an AWESOME category. :-) I'm also sick of seeing leading men paired with leading ladies young enough to be their granddaughters.
And I guess "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was too late for the "Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made" category...
Vic
Posted by: ScreenRant.com | December 15, 2008 at 01:47 PM