Showing posts with label Daniel Day Lewis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel Day Lewis. Show all posts
Monday, January 28, 2008
Daniel Day Lewis Dedicates SAG Award to Heath Ledger
The SAG Awards were a pretty ho-hum affair, with anticipated wins from Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men), Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood), Julie Christie (Away From Her), and best cast for No Country For Old Men. Ruby Dee was a surprise (and, likely, sentimental) winner for Best Supporting Actress, while The Sopranos swept the Television Drama categories and 30 Rock picked up 2 of the 3 Comedy awards (The Office grabbed Best Cast).
As expected, there was lots of pro-WGA talk from the winners, but one acceptance speech stood out from the others. Daniel Day Lewis, in accepting his trophy for Best Actor (There Will Be Blood) dedicated his award to Heath Ledger, calling him one of the actors who has inspired him to overcome the "longing and self doubt" that accompanies taking on a role. Citing his performance in Monster's Ball as well as his work in Brokeback Mountain (which he called "perfect"), Day Lewis gave Ledger a far more meaningful tacked-on-to-the-end photo that closed the retrospective on actors who have died this past year. The looks on the stars sitting in the audience while Day Lewis spoke made it feel like a public memorial service, in a good way.
Very classy, Daniel.
Monday, January 14, 2008
The Good, Surprising and Bad From the Golden Globe Results: Go Mad Men!
What a bummer the Golden Globes announcement was.
There were plenty of worthy winners, sure, but watching Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell deliver the news was borderline painful. We don't need to hear your commentary, guys -- just announced the awards and move on. Sheesh!
Here are my thoughts on the good and bad from the Golden Globe results:
The Good
1. Mad Men! Picking up two major awards (Best Drama Series and Best Drama Actor -- Jon Hamm) was just the buzz this show needs, and it's a shame they didn't get a larger platform from which to celebrate their wins.
2. Best Actress in a Drama: Glenn Close, Damages -- Thank goodness Glenn was recognized for her outstanding work on the gripping FX legal drama. I was actually watching La Close tear her way through Dangerous Liasons when her win was announced, making her win even more rewarding.
3. Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock -- Tina is often thought of primarily as a writer, so I was glad to see her get a deserved win for her deadpan genius on 30 Rock.
4. Best Actress in a Drama: Julie Christie, Away From Her -- Christie is amaaaazing in this movie!
The Pleasantly Surprising
1. Marion Cotillard upsetting Amy Adams and especially Ellen Page for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Who saw that coming? I actually saw La Vie En Rose and I was still surprised!
2. Julian Schnabel's win in the Best Directing category. This one just became a horserace!
3. Samantha Morton (Longford) pulling off an upset over Katherine Heigl and Rachel Griffiths in the Best Supporting Actress category. The HFPA loves those Brits!
The Bad
1. Cate Blanchett over Amy Ryan for Best Supporting Actress -- Come on, Cate has dozens of these things at home, give the amazing newcome a shot!
2. Javier Bardem and Daniel Day Lewis surely deserve their awards and are clear-cut frontrunners for the Oscars, but booooooooooooring!
3. Atonement winning Best Picture. So predictable -- the epic romance with literary pedigree takes home the prize. I'll go on record right now saying it doesn't have a chance in hell at repeating this win at the Academy Awards.
4. David Duchovny for Best Actor in a Comedy (over Alec Baldwin)? Huh?
What did you think of the Globes? Were you happy with the results?
Monday, December 10, 2007
No Country Wins New York Film Critics Award
Not to be confused with the New York Online Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle has also announced their yearly laurels -- and they've given No Country for Old Men the Best Picture prize.
Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood) and Julie Christie (Away From Her) picked up additional prizes (both were winners in the NY Online awards) for Best Actor and Actress, while Javier Bardem (No Country) and Amy Ryan (Gone, Baby, Gone) grabbed the Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards. The Coen Brothers were named Best Directors and also won the prize for Best Screenplay.
To see the winners of the NY Online Critics, NBR and LA Film Critics, visit Movie News & Commentary
New York Online Critics Name There Will Be Blood and The Diving Bell Best Picture
Hmmm...who, exactly, makes up the New York Online Critics Circle? Just curious.
Whoever these folks are, they have named There Will Be Blood and The Diving Bell the Best Pictures of 2007. This is the second best picture award for Blood in the past two days, having picked up the Los Angeles Film Critics Award just yesterday.
Daniel Day Lewis was again named Best Actor for his work in Blood, while Julie Christie picked up the Best Actress prize for Away From Her. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There) were awarded Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively, while Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola grabbed the Best Screenplay award for The Darjeeling Limited. In addition, the cast of Before the Devil Knows Your Dead was given an Ensemble prize.
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LA Film Critics Name There Will Be Blood Best Picture of the Year
Another day, another award announcement.
The Los Angeles Film Critics have named Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day Lewis, the Best Picture of the Year. In addition, Anderson was named Best Director and Lewis Best Actor.
La Vie en rose's Marrion Cotillard was given the Best Actress Award, while Amy Ryan (Gone, Baby, Gone and Before the Devil Knows Your Dead) and Vlad Ivanov(4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) were named Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively.
Meanwhile, Tamara Jenkins picked up the Best Screenplay prize for her work on the film The Savages, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova were given the trophy for Best Music for Once, and Sarah Polley grabbed the New Generation award for Away from Her.
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