Academy Awards for outstanding
film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.
Besides responding to specific issues, such as imprisoned directors, film preservation, or the ratings system, the Society regularly meets early in January to vote on the Society's awards for the finest
film achievements of the year.
Oscars for outstanding
film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre ™ at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network.
Academy Awards for outstanding
film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.
Academy Awards for outstanding
film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre ™ at Hollywood & Highland Center ®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network.
The Fellowship Of The Ring — It's hard to rate the Lord Of The Rings films separately, because they were made at the same time and are meant to be seen together and are really three parts of one great movie that's probably the most impressive
film achievement of this century so far, if not the best.
Not exact matches
posts on ALMOST FAMOUS, two on the SCHOOL
OF ROCK, and an epic one on THE DOORS, I do think that among my list of pop - music films, THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO is the standout in terms of sheer cinematic achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the mone
OF ROCK, and an epic one on THE DOORS, I do think that among my list
of pop - music films, THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO is the standout in terms of sheer cinematic achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the mone
of pop - music
films, THE LAST DAYS
OF DISCO is the standout in terms of sheer cinematic achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the mone
OF DISCO is the standout in terms
of sheer cinematic achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the mone
of sheer cinematic
achievement, with only AMERICAN GRAFFITI giving it a run for the money.
And in terms
of the more literary sort
of cinematic
achievement, no
film on the list can touch it.
Bright was the 1996 winner
of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, with the Jesus
film counted as one
of his principal
achievements.
Instead, he entered the 400 metres and won the gold medal, an
achievement immortalised in the
film Chariots
of Fire.
Probably more impressive than the direction
of the
film is Lucas's
achievement with the script.
«The city has always provided a sense
of innovation and expressive freedom which goes hand - in - hand with the awards that celebrate leading
achievements in
film, video and online content.»
When one talks
of World Cups and match - winning performances it is easy to overlook the
achievements of Plánička and his contemporaries, their performances on grainy, monochrome
film, in favour
of more modern keepers, whose every save and move is captured in High Definition and repeated ad nauseam.
Old Sturbridge Village presented the first lifetime
achievement award to Ken Burns himself in 2008 in honor
of his many award - winning documentary
films.
She is a leading expert appearing in Race to Nowhere, a documentary
film examining the
achievement - obsessed culture permeating America's schools, and serves on the advisory board
of Challenge Success, an organization that supports schools and families in reversing and preventing the unhealthy tolls assessed by our current educational system.
Once a year, the elite
of the American
film industry get together to celebrate excellence in cinematic
achievements.
The
film isn't without its bumpy moments, which are marked by a confusion that can only have come from the trying to import too much from books, but the size and skill
of the
achievement here can't be ignored.
Characters that gave the earlier
films their spark - the eager - to - please Donkey, one
of Eddie Murphy's finest vocal moments, the debonair Puss in Boots, a great Antonio Banderas
achievement - are wheeled on and off for what seem like guest spots.
When played against Cabin Fever, the Eli Roth
film's genre
achievements become clear, and the overwhelmingly stupid theatrics, mostly built on gore,
of Wrong Turn remain unmistakably amateurish.
Conan the Barbarian was by all accounts the crowning
achievement of this dubious
film making spree, and it's not hard to see why.
The metaphor for terrorist attack is so front and center it hardly bears mentioning; War
of the Worlds is pure popcorn escapism
of the highest order if you want it to be, or more, but it's never less than thrilling, thanks in enormous part to the
film's magnificent, sternum - rattling sound design, surely another
of the
film's Oscar - calibrated
achievements.
Toy Story 3 is one
of the most successful «works on two levels»
films and, although Coco falls short
of that
achievement, it is strong enough to engage viewers young and old alike.
While the unique
achievement of filming once a week for an entire year may have been overshadowed at Sundance by Richard Linklater's even more ambitious «Boyhood,» «52 Tuesdays» still demonstrates a willingness to experiment that bodes well for future endeavors.
This emotional climax
of the
film, with its warring glints
of despair and hope, typifies the stunning
achievement of The Ice Storm and confirms Lee as a director
of the first rank.
The
film's supposed
achievements do not save it from being a vacuous work, which does not withstand a moment
of serious reflection.
If his considerable
achievement in this long - awaited
film falls short
of his Olympian standards, there is a reason that ought to give Kubrick some satisfaction.
The
film is a Hepburn triumph, and moviegoers who resent the theatre's habit
of requisitioning their stars may feel that Miss Hepburn's time on the stage has not been spent in vain and that she simply prepared herself for this
achievement.
Having won the Golden Lion at this year's Venice International Film Festival and a Special Filmmaking
Achievement Award (but no mention in the ten best
films list) from the National Board
of Review, Sofia Coppola's Somewhere is one
of the more highly anticipated independent releases
of December, especially if you liked her previous
films.
Those that have seen it consider it one
of Ford's finest
achievements, but it's still a relatively unknown
film.
What is important about this
film is not that it serves as a history lesson (although it does) but that, at a time when the threat
of nuclear holocaust hangs ominously in the air, it reminds us that we are, after all, human, and thus capable
of the most extraordinary and wonderful
achievements, simply through the use
of our imagination, our will, and our sense
of right.
The
film is a towering
achievement, grueling in its portrayal
of a harsh existence yet ultimately an exhilarating experience unlikely to be forgotten.
It's Spielberg's finest
achievement, a
film that will look better and better with the passage
of time.
This
film dramatizes the
achievements of the British Olympic skier, Michael Edwards — better known as Eddie the Eagle.
If There Will Be Blood doesn't quite match the
achievement of these hallowed titles
of American
film, it is for a weak link here or there, and for a tendency toward over-the-top emoting.
Since first citing year - end cinematic
achievements in 1929, NBR has recognized a vast selection
of outstanding studio, independent, foreign - language, animated and documentary
films, often propelling recipients such as George Miller's visionary 2015 Best Film winner MAD MAX: FURY ROAD into the larger awards conversation.
His vision in the
film Her was one
of the most original and artistic
achievements in cinema that 2013 had to offer.
The latest
film from Steve McQueen, the director
of Hunger and Shame, titled 12 Years a Slave just premiered at the Telluride
Film Festival and it is a profound cinematic
achievement on every level.
From Hans Zimmer's beautiful score, to cinematographer Sean Bobbitt's shots, to McQueen's direction and all
of the performances within, this
film is a grand
achievement and should not be missed by anyone.
The
film was shot after The Act
of Killing was edited but before it was released, and Oppenheimer's canny stewardship (and brinksmanship) is not irrelevant to their
achievement; like Lanzmann, Ophuls, and Panh before him, in purely formal terms he's set a high bar for chroniclers
of violence when it comes to galvanizing an audience.
AWFJ, a nonprofit organization
of leading female
film journalists with active members in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, recognizes outstanding
achievements by women filmmakers by presenting its prestigious EDA Awards at year's end and at select
film festivals.
But Beasts
of the Southern Wild is such a startling
achievement, and the now nine - year - old Quvenzhané Wallis so compelling and defining a presence in the
film's principal role, that the pre-teen talent may find herself up against the big girls come Oscar night in February - and rightly so.
The
film is a powerful and unforgettable
achievement and the performance
of Anders Danielson Lie is masterful.
Among action blockbusters such as CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER and GODZILLA, it seems strange to think that this
film is one
of the most entertaining
films I have seen this year (which is definitely no small
achievement).
Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (Anna Karenina), Danny Cohen, BSC (Les Miserables), Claudio Miranda, ASC (Life
of Pi), Janusz Kaminski (Lincoln) and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Skyfall) have been nominated in the feature
film category
of the 27th Annual American Society
of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding
Achievement.
One
of the more interesting conversations I had while covering the red carpet at the Saturn Awards in Los Angeles last night was with Dean Devlin (there to receive the Dr. Donald A. Reed Award for career
achievement), the writer / producer who collaborated with director Roland Emmerich on three»90s
films that enjoyed varying degrees
of success: 1994's Stargate, a modest international hit; the 1996 mega-blockbuster Independence Day; and the critically - reviled / commercially under - performing (though still profitable) Godzilla in 1998.
This year, his grand
achievement is the trailer for The Florida Project, which begins with a wonderfully illustrative standalone moment, before gracefully mimicking the
film's structure
of carefree mischief intersected by harsh reality.
The technical side
of this
film is a towering
achievement.»
This might be the most rewarding part
of the
film, that amongst her greatest
achievements is, at its heart, a true love story.
The Australian
film is an act
of the will by a cerebral palsy sufferer whose own
achievement is even greater than her heroine's.
Aside from the well - noted fact that more superior long - form drama (and comedy) can be found on television than in cinemas, the two most interesting motion picture experiences I had in 2012 were in galleries: The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2010), a staggering and hypnotic
achievement of which I still have some
of its 24 hours to catch up with, and two multi-screen installations by Candice Breitz: «Him» and «Her» in which many scenes from the
films of Jack Nicholson (in Him) and Meryl Streep (in Her), isolate the actors from their filmic background leaving the actors to speak to and interrogate each other across space and time on many themes
of character, identity, success, failure, anger and disappointment.