The British Independent Film Award Nominations are out, which made me realize I neglected to talk about the Gotham noms when they came out. (To be fair, I was in LA. But still.)
Neither of these lists are likely to weigh heavily in the Oscar race, but considering how little prognosticating came out of Toronto this year, it's nice to officially kick off the season.
So - first up: The Gotham Noms (with commentary):
Best feature: "Beginners," "The Descendants," "Meek's Cutoff," "Take Shelter," "The Tree of Life." Well, pretty surprised to see Meek's Cutoff on here! But it is a nice surprise. Could this bode well for Bruce Greenwood sneaking in for supporting actor? (Doubtful, but probably at the Indie Spirits...) This also let's me know that I really need to check out Take Shelter this week. Also, I can already tell that I'm going to be digging in my heels on The Descendants.
Best documentary: "Better This World," "Bill Cunningham New York," "Hell and Back Again," "The Interrupters" and "The Woodmans." I have no opinion here.
Breakthrough director: Mike Cahill, "Another Earth"; Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"; Vera Farmiga, "Higher Ground"; Evan Glodell, "Bellflower"; and Dee Rees, "Pariah." Yay Another Earth! These all seem like very deserving nominees.
Breakthrough actor: Felicity Jones, "Like Crazy"; Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Macy May Marlene"; Harmony Santana, "Gun Hill Road"; Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"; and Jacob Wysocki, "Terri." All pretty straightforward, although I'm a little surprized Ezra Miller isn't on here. Also, I would have prefered Brit Marling be on here with her Sundance sisters...
Best ensemble performance: "Beginners," "The Descendants," "Margin Call," "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and "Take Shelter." Hmmm. Interesting that Meek's Cutoff was up for best picture, but not ensemble... (Other probable notable ensembles, imho; Tinker Tailor, Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, Contagion, A Dangerous Method, Coriolanus, Warrior, My Week with Marilyn. And I guess we can call Ides of March an also-ran at this point.)
Best film not playing at a theater near you: "Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same," "Green," "The Redemption of General Butt Naked," "Scenes of a Crime" and "Without." Man! I missed General Butt Naked at IFFBoston last year...
And the Brits:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Shame! Tinker Tailor! Tyrannosaur! So many things I want to see!
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST
Steve McQueen – SHAME
Tomas Alfredson – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
I wasn't a big fan of Ben Wheatley's last film, Down Terrace, but perhaps this one is better.
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
I love ALL OF THESE. Well done, Brit awards.
BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – SHAME
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
I see patterns emerging.... (Also, I really need to see The Guard...)
BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall – THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Yay Jane Eyre!
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD
Neil Maskell – KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan – SHAME
Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Interesting. I have not heard of Albatross. But Felcity was not up for Best Actress for Like Crazy... I think that film is probably out of it as well.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Awww - Sally Hawkins got in, but no Noah Taylor? Who is this Michael Smiley?
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay – ALBATROSS
John Boyega – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND
Again with the Albatross. Hmm...
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – SENNA
Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – SHAME
Joe Walker – Editing – SHAME
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey – Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Really? One lump category? Sound Mixers! Fight the Set Designers!
BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE
BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
How is Animal Kingdom eligible this year? And much as I enjoyed Animal Kingdom - Drive! Drive! (Although, A Separation won the Golden Bear. It very easily could win this as well)
Neither of these lists are likely to weigh heavily in the Oscar race, but considering how little prognosticating came out of Toronto this year, it's nice to officially kick off the season.
So - first up: The Gotham Noms (with commentary):
Best feature: "Beginners," "The Descendants," "Meek's Cutoff," "Take Shelter," "The Tree of Life." Well, pretty surprised to see Meek's Cutoff on here! But it is a nice surprise. Could this bode well for Bruce Greenwood sneaking in for supporting actor? (Doubtful, but probably at the Indie Spirits...) This also let's me know that I really need to check out Take Shelter this week. Also, I can already tell that I'm going to be digging in my heels on The Descendants.
Best documentary: "Better This World," "Bill Cunningham New York," "Hell and Back Again," "The Interrupters" and "The Woodmans." I have no opinion here.
Breakthrough director: Mike Cahill, "Another Earth"; Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"; Vera Farmiga, "Higher Ground"; Evan Glodell, "Bellflower"; and Dee Rees, "Pariah." Yay Another Earth! These all seem like very deserving nominees.
Breakthrough actor: Felicity Jones, "Like Crazy"; Elizabeth Olsen, "Martha Macy May Marlene"; Harmony Santana, "Gun Hill Road"; Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"; and Jacob Wysocki, "Terri." All pretty straightforward, although I'm a little surprized Ezra Miller isn't on here. Also, I would have prefered Brit Marling be on here with her Sundance sisters...
Best ensemble performance: "Beginners," "The Descendants," "Margin Call," "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and "Take Shelter." Hmmm. Interesting that Meek's Cutoff was up for best picture, but not ensemble... (Other probable notable ensembles, imho; Tinker Tailor, Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, Contagion, A Dangerous Method, Coriolanus, Warrior, My Week with Marilyn. And I guess we can call Ides of March an also-ran at this point.)
Best film not playing at a theater near you: "Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same," "Green," "The Redemption of General Butt Naked," "Scenes of a Crime" and "Without." Man! I missed General Butt Naked at IFFBoston last year...
And the Brits:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Shame! Tinker Tailor! Tyrannosaur! So many things I want to see!
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST
Steve McQueen – SHAME
Tomas Alfredson – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
I wasn't a big fan of Ben Wheatley's last film, Down Terrace, but perhaps this one is better.
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
I love ALL OF THESE. Well done, Brit awards.
BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – SHAME
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
I see patterns emerging.... (Also, I really need to see The Guard...)
BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall – THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Yay Jane Eyre!
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD
Neil Maskell – KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan – SHAME
Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Interesting. I have not heard of Albatross. But Felcity was not up for Best Actress for Like Crazy... I think that film is probably out of it as well.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Awww - Sally Hawkins got in, but no Noah Taylor? Who is this Michael Smiley?
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay – ALBATROSS
John Boyega – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND
Again with the Albatross. Hmm...
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – SENNA
Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – SHAME
Joe Walker – Editing – SHAME
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey – Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Really? One lump category? Sound Mixers! Fight the Set Designers!
BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE
BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
How is Animal Kingdom eligible this year? And much as I enjoyed Animal Kingdom - Drive! Drive! (Although, A Separation won the Golden Bear. It very easily could win this as well)
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