Not exact matches
She is the first black woman ever to be nominated for a Golden Globe for
directing — an
award that is often a harbinger for
Oscars.
* 1/2 / **** Image A Sound A - Extras B + starring Chow Yun - Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow screenplay by Ken Sanzel
directed by Antoine Fuqua by Bill Chambers Chow Yun - Fat, the Asian Cary Grant (even their jawlines are similar), is so suave that he wore a white tuxedo to last year's Hong Kong
Awards, a black - jacket affair akin to the
Oscars.
The
awards had the space thriller «Gravity» walk away with a total of seven
Oscars, including the first
directing nod for a Mexican - born filmmaker (Alfonso Cuarón), best cinematography, best sound editing, and best original score.
What few people realize is that, unlike at the
Oscars, BAFTA's tech categories (in addition to the
directing and writing
awards) are voted on by branch members only, rather than the entire membership — and peers can have a very different take from ours on their own craft.
A harbinger of
Oscars success as well as the highest distinction given by Hollywood's
directing guild, the DGA
Awards recognize achievement in feature film as well as television, documentary, variety shows, and commercials.
The dust has begun to settle on this year's
Oscars ceremony, which saw a historic win for Alejandro González Iñárritu, who became the first director in 65 years to pick up the Best
Directing award two years in a row, and a surprising Best Picture win for Spotlight.
The film version of Q&A, titled «Slumdog Millionaire»,
directed by Danny Boyle, took the world by storm, winning more than 70
awards including four Golden Globes, 7 BAFTAs and a staggering 8
Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.