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Alicia is passionate about classic films, independent movies and supporting women in film.

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Recently, she hosted the third season of «Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner» for the Si TV Network.New York Newsday raved over her performance in the indie hit «Woman Thou Art Loosed» calling her portrayal of an ex-con recovering addict «Haunting «Six Page Pictorial in the new Las Vegas National Magazine «Player» released Jan 2006Studied Shakespeare at «The Actors Circle Theatre» in Los Angeles and received a standing ovation for her portrayal of «Miss Alma» in Tennesee William's «Summer and Smoke «Running Scared, the film she had a supporting lead in with Paul Walker, is the Top Ten DVD Rental of the month.

A hard - boiled blonde both onscreen and off, Methot snarled her way through supporting parts in such films as Corsair (1931), Jimmy the Gent (1933), Dr. Socrates (1933), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), and, best of all, Marked Woman (1937).

Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»

Because the film sticks so closely to Megan's perspective, we see the Iraqis, whose lives the U.S. military upended through their invasion of the country, as little more than Others, giving off the feeling that they're merely supporting players in this one American woman's emotional journey.

ABOUT THE AWFJ and EDA AWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the moWomen Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen in the movies.

Often as the film plays out I found myself just wanting to shove the ungrateful, delirious woman in a home and hear more about supporting characters like Frances de la Tour's nosey neighbor Ursula Vaughan Williams.

Ruth «s critically - acclaimed film Loving took home the award for Best Movie For Grownups, while Isabelle «s Elle scored Best Foreign Film, Annette was honored with Best Actress for 20th Century Women, and Jeff hit the stage to accept Best Support Actor for his work in Hell or High Water.

Well ever since Rockwell picked up best supporting actor, it seemed like it was the night for Three Billboards, a film that many voters might think is a film that speaks to the moment that we're in due to its story about a woman taking on abusers in a small town.

The organization is dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.

Our mandate is to recognize, support and raise consciousness about women working in the film industry — in front of and behind the cameras, and writing about film and the film industry — through coverage on our Web site at www.awfj.org, the presentation of awards for outstanding achievements, and through outreach programs.

For 2009, we again honor men who've consistently and generously supported AWFJ during the past year, as well as men who've shown extraordinary support for women who are working in the film industry.

An enduring champion of the motion picture arts, Audi nurtures new and established voices through its support of AFI FEST and beyond, including the Audi Fellowship for Women at the AFI Conservatory, a new full - tuition scholarship investing in the future of female directors in film and television.

Much of the work women find in film these days isn't in lead, but in supporting, certainly in the movies that are most often considered for Best Picture.

In the second year of the analysis, the Sundance Institute questioned how support by an artistic organization is essential to bolstering the numbers of women in filIn the second year of the analysis, the Sundance Institute questioned how support by an artistic organization is essential to bolstering the numbers of women in filin film.

The decision to wear black was orchestrated by powerful British women in film and yesterday, a group of actresses from the UK and Ireland, including Saoirse Ronan, who pledged their support for the new UK Justice and Equality Fund in an open letter published in The Observer.

Even though Bigelow had to face some harsh criticism from women who saw Strange Days as an anti-women film because of the shocking violence on display, it could be argued Strange Days is a pure feminist picture, as Angela Bassett's Mace is a physically imposing, capable, intelligent yet distinctly feminine character who might be the supporting pillar of Ralph Fiennes» lost soul, but in some ways remains the emotional center of the whole film.

Although she appeared in supporting film roles over the years, usually as the wise woman who didn't get the guy (Primal Fear, Forces of Nature), she excelled on TV.

I personally am shocked that the film is nominated for a screenplay award and supporting actress (nothing against Melissa McCarthy because she is an awesome) but if that's all Hollywood needs from a script is a bunch of women fighting like 8 year olds and pooping in the street, please let me know and I will have my brothers write you up a screenplay in a few hours.

We are interested in not just those directors who are long venerated — although there is no lack of passionate support for figures such as Robert Bresson, judging from the entries so far — but, equally, the major figures (criminally little - known as they may be) in any sector or mode or geographical region of cinema: animation (Chuck Jones), independent (Todd Haynes), film - essay (Chris Marker), «new Asian cinema» (Edward Yang), experimental, «third cinema», B - films, underground, women's cinema...

Blige, who earned a Globe nomination for her supporting role in «Mudbound,» said the Time's Up campaign and the wear - black protest are important «because there's so many women that don't get a chance to speak in other industries that are not the film industry, the music industry.

In an attempt to bring a more human face to the slaughter, Saroyan brings in a historian, an Armenian woman named Ani (Khanjian, Irma Vep), to serve as an advisor to the film, since she is an expert on the life of painter Arshile Gorky (Abkarian, When the Cat's Away), reported to have eye witnessed the events, and who is to be featured in a supporting rolIn an attempt to bring a more human face to the slaughter, Saroyan brings in a historian, an Armenian woman named Ani (Khanjian, Irma Vep), to serve as an advisor to the film, since she is an expert on the life of painter Arshile Gorky (Abkarian, When the Cat's Away), reported to have eye witnessed the events, and who is to be featured in a supporting rolin a historian, an Armenian woman named Ani (Khanjian, Irma Vep), to serve as an advisor to the film, since she is an expert on the life of painter Arshile Gorky (Abkarian, When the Cat's Away), reported to have eye witnessed the events, and who is to be featured in a supporting rolin a supporting role.

Most of the women winners — most prominently among them Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern for their performances in Big Little Lies, and Reese Witherspoon for her producing — spoke about the issues at hand when up on stage, many of them having brought women's rights advocates who work outside of the film industry with them to the show, as a sign of solidarity and support.

Test audiences were perplexed i09 Kiefer Sutherland takes a supporting role in the remake of a film he once starred in, Flatliners (1990) Pajiba whiny women - fearing Ghostbusters haters are still at it, giving the movie a 3.5 rating on IMDb before the pubic has seen it Times of Israel talks to Quentin Tarantino about his career.

In Ralph Fiennes «directed film, Felicity Jones also garnered support for her work in The Invisible Woman while Saoirse Ronan received a mention for How I Live NoIn Ralph Fiennes «directed film, Felicity Jones also garnered support for her work in The Invisible Woman while Saoirse Ronan received a mention for How I Live Noin The Invisible Woman while Saoirse Ronan received a mention for How I Live Now.

At tonight's awards reception, in addition to several prominent, award - winning female filmmakers being honored, including the amazing Amma Asante, J.J. Abrams, will receive the Leading Man award for for his ongoing support and advocacy of women in film.

Best Supporting Actress possibilities are wide - ranging, once again, with potent roles women because that's mainly what women get to do in Hollywood films — be supporting cSupporting Actress possibilities are wide - ranging, once again, with potent roles women because that's mainly what women get to do in Hollywood films — be supporting csupporting characters.

How, for instance, do you have 6 nominees for most categories but only 4 for Best Actress in an Action picture and only nominate supporting actresses for that prize and leave out two leading women who really carried their films with aplomb: Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 10 Cloverfield Lane and Blake Lively in The Shallows.

Not really a good film by any stretch of the imagination, Corvette Summer has an oddly quaint charm at times, and an interesting cast of recognizable supporting characters, including Annie Potts (of TV's «Designing Women» and Ghostbusters), here in her feature film debut.

I'm grateful to the Women Film Critics Circle for all they do to support female voices in film.

If you subscribe to the idea that most movies yielding best - actress nominations just aren't quite good enough to be nominated for best picture, your best supporting evidence is to look at the films made by top directors — and then emphatically throw shade at how few of them star women in the first place.

The film is a major threat for the Cast Ensemble award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, with supporting players like Mahershala Ali (charming as ever), Jim Parsons (playing an against - type), Kirsten Dunst (feverishly addictive in her mean woman role), and Glen Powell (playing the late John Glenn) all crucial to the film's inevitable success.

The evolution of females in the MCU from supporting characters to the forefront of the films has certainly served «Black Panther» breakout Gurira, known for her fan favorite role as warrior woman Michonne on AMC's «The Walking Dead» and one of the newest members of the MCU.

Supporting actresses Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh, who play two local women who become romantically involved with the men, all received accolades for their performances in the film.

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the women in the movies, and EDA Awards at selected film festivals throughout the year.

The Women at Sundance program aims to support women artists at the forefront of storytelling, providing a pipeline for female film and theatre makers and making progress toward achieving gender parity in film and theWomen at Sundance program aims to support women artists at the forefront of storytelling, providing a pipeline for female film and theatre makers and making progress toward achieving gender parity in film and thewomen artists at the forefront of storytelling, providing a pipeline for female film and theatre makers and making progress toward achieving gender parity in film and theatre.

More impressive, though, is the trio of supporting performances from the women in Raymond's life: Anna Friel as the citric - sharp Jean, who puts up with too much for too long; Tamsin Egerton as leggily stunning and intelligent model - cum - columnist Fiona Richmond, who puts up with even more for not so long; and Imogen Poots, hiding in the shadow of her own fringe as Debbie, who, the film asserts, was spoiled by her father in the truest way possible — thus finding, amid all the daft interior design and humorous erotica, the story's tragic heart.

When Diane Kruger started to research her role in director Fatih Akin's «In The Fade,» a German - language film in which Kruger plays a grief - stricken woman whose husband and young son are murdered by two neo-Nazi terrorists, she reached out to several support groups in her adopted hometown of New York City, thinking she could quickly absorb some of the painful knowledge of those who'd lost loved ones to violent actin director Fatih Akin's «In The Fade,» a German - language film in which Kruger plays a grief - stricken woman whose husband and young son are murdered by two neo-Nazi terrorists, she reached out to several support groups in her adopted hometown of New York City, thinking she could quickly absorb some of the painful knowledge of those who'd lost loved ones to violent actIn The Fade,» a German - language film in which Kruger plays a grief - stricken woman whose husband and young son are murdered by two neo-Nazi terrorists, she reached out to several support groups in her adopted hometown of New York City, thinking she could quickly absorb some of the painful knowledge of those who'd lost loved ones to violent actin which Kruger plays a grief - stricken woman whose husband and young son are murdered by two neo-Nazi terrorists, she reached out to several support groups in her adopted hometown of New York City, thinking she could quickly absorb some of the painful knowledge of those who'd lost loved ones to violent actin her adopted hometown of New York City, thinking she could quickly absorb some of the painful knowledge of those who'd lost loved ones to violent acts.

Dame Judi Dench was in town to support her upcoming film Victoria & Abdul, and Jessica Chastain, having already had a successful premiere with Molly's Game, returned to the red carpet for Woman Walks Ahead.

The same thinking seems to be behind Rooney Mara's apparent placement in supporting for the upcoming Todd Haynes film Carol, a drama about a budding relationship between two women in the 1950s.

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS: AWFJ, a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the moWOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS: AWFJ, a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movFILM JOURNALISTS: AWFJ, a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen's voices in the film community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movfilm community by broadening opportunities for women who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen who write about film and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movfilm and supporting films by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting EDA awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen in the movies.

This week Blanchett joined over 300 women across the film industry in launching Time's Up, a platform designed to provide legal support to those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace.

If the film industry in general is male - dominated, the genre film world is even more so, making visibility and support for the women who do defy the odds essential.

The contentious debate over whether quotas are needed to reverse the appalling statistics on women - directed films took an interesting turn this year when the UK's BFI Film Fund, a # 27 million pot of government money, announced a «three ticks» policy which ensures a certain level of diversity behind and in front of the camera on any films they support.

AWFJ is dedicated to raising awareness about women's perspectives on film and to supporting work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs, and by presenting the annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.

ABOUT THE AWFJ and EDA AWARDS The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the moWomen Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), a not - for - profit corporation, is an international association of leading professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media, dedicated to supporting film work by and about women — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen — both in front of and behind the cameras — through intra — group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual AWFJ EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the mowomen in the movies.

She took supporting roles in movies like Mia Hansen - Love's Eden, Pablo Larrain's Jackie, and Mike Mills's 20th Century Women, all great films with good - to - great roles to suit Gerwig's talents.

The film — about a young woman who has a passionate affair with an artist sent to paint her portrait — was thought to be a potential awards contender, in part because of the presence of Vikander who won last year's best supporting actress Oscar for «The Danish Girl.»

As an activist group supporting feminist progress in the film industry, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ.org), a nonprofit professional association of women who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producWomen Film Journalists (AWFJ.org), a nonprofit professional association of women who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producwomen who write about film and the movie industry, keeps tabs on films made by and about women throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film producwomen throughout each year, conducting what might be considered a very informal study of feminist film production.