It was a mix of European elegance and Bermuda shorts all set in a temporary sculpture park sporting A-list artists» work and a two wielding youths which resembled the Rank (
film gong) trademark branding.
Its director Steve McQueen accepted the best
film gong and thanked his «one and only mother for having the faith, never give up».
Not exact matches
The X-Hance
film scooped the
gong in the Cutting Food Waste..
Labour MPs, including Jess Phillips and Dawn Butler, have already written a letter to the Prime Minister demanding he be stripped of his
gong, which he was awarded for his contribution to the UK
film industry.
(It would, however, be the first
film to take both the ensemble award and a lead acting
gong since «Chicago» eight years ago.)
Champions: The
film - a musical set in modern day Tinseltown - landed 12 nominations, and took home
gongs for Best Director for Damien Chazelle, Best Screenplay, Best Production, Best Score, Best Editing and Best Song
Yet there were some more surprising
gongs dished out at this year's Cannes
film festival awards.
The 23 - year - old Carlow native was up for the
gong for her role in Lady Bird and she was snapped smiling and laughing with director Greta Gerwig and I, Tonya star Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the
film.
While Danny Boyle's
film walked away with four trophies at the Globes, including one for the best dramatic
film, the Brit actress took home two
gongs — Best Actress for «Revolutionary Road» and Best Supporting Actress for «The Reader».
From The Shape of Water to Lady Bird, the full list of
films up for a
gong at this year's leading British
film awards
Tintin may yet take home the Oscar for best animated
film at next month's Academy awards, a result which would surely see the
gong rebranded with a more appropriate title.
The pair won their
gongs for their work on the
film «Baby Driver»
Why do I keep seeing (particularly on these awards blogs) people referring to a «
gong» for a
film in a positive light?
Among the many bodies that give out awards during
gong season in the States, the National Board of Review is possibly the most mysterious, rising out of the waves of
film coverage like a leviathan, handing out its honours, then disappearing back into the depths.
Catherine Zeta Jones has thanked her
film star husband - who she gets to «sleep with every night» - as she picked up a
gong at the Tony Awards.
I haven't seen any of the other nominated
films but if either of these two are going to take home the best actor / actress
gong, it's going to be Emma... she seems so real in this
film.
The Best Specialist Factual
gong went to the BBC2
film Basquiat - Rage To Riches, much to the disappointment of Sir David Attenborough and Blue Planet II devotees.
John Ford has the most Best Director
gongs in Oscars history with four, so he would be an obvious choice to helm our
film, but he died in 1973.
Gravity picked up another award with the Bafta for cinematography before the supporting actress
gong was given to Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle with the
film's director, David O. Russell, accepting it on her behalf.
The Great Gatsby dominated the
film categories, while Redfern Now took the top
gong in the television prizes at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards
He believes the future of the Irish
film industry now lies in the capable hands of the 21 - year - old Brooklyn star, who is nominated for the best actress
gong for the second time in her relatively short career at tonight's Golden Globe awards.
Word quickly came through, though, starting with Tom Birchenough's review of Episode One here, that there were many sterling features, not least excellent
filming in locations focused mostly upon Lithuania - cinematographer George Steel deserves a
gong or two - and a brace of excellent performances alongside the not so good.
The brilliant Zootopia took the
gong of best animated
film, while French drama Elle was voted best foreign language
film.
It's highly significant that Danny Boyle's
film managed to claim this
gong, in particular; as Kris pointed out yesterday, of all voting bodies, it's the PGA that -LSB-...]