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Writers Guild Nominations
February 7, 2002

Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
A Beautiful Mind, Adapted by Akiva Goldsman
Black Hawk Down, Adapted by Ken Nolan
Bridget Jones’s Diary, Adapted by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis
Ghost World, Adapted by Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Adapted by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson

Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Gosford Park, Written by Julian Fellowes
The Man Who Wasn’t There, Written by Joel & Ethan Coen
Monster’s Ball, Written by Milo Addica, Will Rokos
Moulin Rouge, Written by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce
The Royal Tenenbaums, Written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson

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Cinema Audio Society Nominations
February 7, 2002

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Feature

Black Hawk Down
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Moulin Rouge
Pearl Harbor
Shrek

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Screen Actors Guild Nominations
January 31, 2002

Lead Actor
Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
Kevin Kline - Life as a House
Sean Penn - I Am Sam
Denzel Washington - Training Day
Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom

Lead Actress
Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
Judi Dench - Iris
Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
Renee Zellweger - Bridget Jones's Diary

Supporting Actor
Jim Broadbent - Iris
Hayden Christensen - Life as a House
Ethan Hawke - Training Day
Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - Bandits
Judi Dench - The Shipping News
Cameron Diaz - Vanilla Sky
Dakota Fanning - I Am Sam
Helen Mirren - Gosford Park

Best Ensemble
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

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Costume Designers Guild Nominations
January 31, 2002

Best Costume Design - Feature Film Period/Fantasy
Legally Blonde, designed by Sophie DeRakoff Carbonell
Ocean's Eleven, designed by Jeffrey Kurkland
Mulholland Drive, designed by Amy Stofsky, Durinda Wood
The Royal Tenenbaums, designed by Karen Patch

Best Costume Design - Feature Film Contemporary
Blow, designed by Mark Bridges
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, designed by Judianna Makovsky
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, designed by Arianne Phillips
Planet Of The Apes, designed by Colleen Atwood

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American Cinema Editors' Golden Eddie Nominations
January 28, 2002

Drama Film
A Beautiful Mind, Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
Black Hawk Down, Pietro Scalia
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Richard Francis-Bruce
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, John Gilbert
Memento, Dody Dorn

Comedy/Musical Film
Amelie, Herve Schneid
Gosford Park, Tim Squyres
Monsters, Inc., Jim Stewart
Moulin Rouge, Jill Bilcock
The Royal Tenenbaums, Dylan Tichenor
Shrek, Sim Evan Jones

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Directos Guild Award Nominations
January 22, 2002

Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Peter Jackson, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge
Christopher Nolan, Memento
Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down

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American Society of Cinematographers Award Nominations
January 21, 2002

Roger Deakins, The Man Who Wasn't There
Bruno Delbonnel, Amélie
Andrew Lesnie, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Don McAlpine, Moulin Rouge
John Schwartzman, Pearl Harbor

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Golden Globe Winners
January 21, 2002

A Beautiful Mind and Moulin Rouge were named the best films at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, placing them among the front-runners in the race for Hollywood's top film awards, the Oscars.

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Golden Satellite Winners
January 19, 2002

Moulin Rouge and In the Bedroom won top honors at the Golden Satellites.

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Chicago Film Critics Award Nominations
January 17, 2002

Ron Howard's fact-based drama A Beautiful Mind leads the nominations for the 2001 Chicago Film Critics Awards. The drama won six nominations, including best picture, best director (Howard) and best actor (Russell Crowe).Todd Field's independent drama In the Bedroom tied second place with David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. with five nominations.

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Art Directors Guild Award Nominations
January 17, 2002

Best Production Design - Feature Film Period/Fantasy
A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Rick Carter
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - Stuart Craig
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - Grant Major
Moulin Rouge - Catherine Martin
The Man Who Wasn't There - Dennis Gassner

Best Production Design - Feature Film Contemporary
Amélie - Aline Bonetto
Black Hawk Down - Arthur Max
Ocean's Eleven - Philip Messina
The Royal Tenenbaums - David Wasco
The Shipping News - David Gropman

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People's Choice Awards
January 14, 2002

Motion Picture: Shrek

Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks
Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts

Comedic Performer: Eddie Murphy
Dramatic Performer: Tom Hanks

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BFCA Critics' Choice Awards
January 14, 2002

BEST PICTURE - Winner, A Beautiful Mind - 30 votes
2. "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - 22
3. "Moulin Rouge" - 20
4. "In the Bedroom" - 10
4. "Memento" - 10
6. "Shrek" - 7
7. "The Man Who Wasn't There" - 6
7. "Mulholland Drive" - 6
9. "Ali" - 4
10. "The Shipping News" - 3

BEST ACTOR - Winner, Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind - 69 votes
Runners up: Sean Penn, "I Am Sam" - 30 / Will Smith, "Ali" - 20

BEST ACTRESS - Winner, Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom - 47 votes
Runners up: Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge" - 43 / Renee Zellweger, "Bridget Jones's Diary" - 27

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Winner, Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast - 54 votes
Runners up: John Voight, "Ali" - 41 / Jim Broadbent, "Iris" - 20

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Winner, Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind - 55 votes
Runners up: Cameron Diaz, "Vanilla Sky" - 33 / Marisa Tomei, "In the Bedroom" - 29

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE - Winner, Gosford Park - 53 votes
Runners up: "The Royal Tenenbaums" - 35 / "Ocean's 11" - 32

BEST DIRECTOR - Winner, Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind - 43 votes AND Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge - 43 votes TIE
Runners up: Peter Jackson, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - 32

BEST SCREENPLAY - Winner, Christopher Nolan, Memento - 79 votes
Runners up: Akiva Goldsman, "A Beautiful Mind" - 22 / Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "The Man Who Wasn't There" - 16

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS - Winner, Dakota Fanning, I Am Sam - 69 votes
Runners up: Haley Osment Joel, "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" - 34 / Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - 16

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - Winner, Shrek - 83 votes
Runners up: "Monsters, Inc." - 27 / "Waking Life" - 10

BEST FAMILY FILM (LIVE ACTION) - Winner, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 70 votes
Runners up: "Spy Kids" - 32 / "The Princess Diaries" - 14

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION - Winner, Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows - 48 votes
Runners up: "Band of Brothers" - 42 / "The Mists of Avalon" - 13

BEST ACTOR IN A PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION - Winner, James Franco, James Dean - 40 votes
Runners up: Barry Pepper, "61*" - 38 / Hank Azaria, "Uprising" - 19

BEST ACTRESS IN A PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION - Winner, Judy Davis, Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows - 63 votes
Runners up: Emma Thompson, "Wit" - 35 / Salma Hayek, "In the Time of Butterflies" - 6

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - Winner, Amelie - 79 votes
Runners up: "No Man's Land" - 30 / "In the Mood for Love" - 6

BEST SONG - Winner, May It Be - Enya, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 34 votes AND Vanilla Sky - Paul McCartney, Vanilla Sky - 34 votes TIE
Runners up: There You'll Be - Faith Hill (singer); Diane Warren (songwriter), "Pearl Harbor" - 24 / Until - Sting, "Kate and Leopold" - 20

BEST COMPOSER - Winner, Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 57 votes
Runners up: John Williams, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" - 42 / Christopher Young, "The Shipping News" - 14

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Producer's Guild Award Nominees
January 14, 2002

Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award
A Beautiful Mind (Prods: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard)
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (Prod: David Heyman)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Prods: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders)
Moulin Rouge (Prods: Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Fred Baron)
Shrek (Prods: Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Jeffrey Katzenberg)

David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award: Lawrence Gordon
Milestone Award: Robert Wise
Hall Of Fame: The Manchurian Candidate, Network

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National Society of Film Critics
January 7, 2002

FULL LIST OF WINNERS WITH VOTES

BEST PICTURE
1 Mulholland Drive 30
2 Gosford Park 28
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring 19

BEST DIRECTOR
1 Robert Altman, Gosford Park 28
2 David Lynch, Mulholland Drive 25
3 Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 22

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1 In the Mood for Love, directed by Wong Kar-wai 29
2 The Circle, directed by Jafar Panahi 23
3 Amores Perros, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu 17

BEST NON-FICTION FILM
1 The Gleaners and I, directed by Agnès Varda 84
2 The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, directed by George Butler 31
3 My Voyage to Italy, directed by Martin Scorsese 24

BEST SCREENPLAY
1 Gosford Park, written by Julian Fellowes 28
2 Ghost World, written by Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff 27
3 Memento, written by Christopher Nolan 17

BEST ACTOR
1 Gene Hackman for The Royal Tenenbaums 38
2 Denzel Washington for Training Day 20
3 Tom Wilkinson for In The Bedroom 19

BEST ACTRESS
1 Naomi Watts for Mulholland Drive 64
2 Sissy Spacek for In The Bedroom 28
3 Charlotte Rampling for Under The Sand 25

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1 Steve Buscemi for Ghost World 55
2 Ben Kingsley for Sexy Beast 41
3 Brian Cox for L.I.E. 30

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1 Helen Mirren for Gosford Park 57
2 Maggie Smith for Gosford Park 30
3 Marisa Tomei for In The Bedroom 22

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1 In the Mood for Love, Christopher Doyle & Mark Li Ping-bin 37
2 Mulholland Drive, Peter Deming 19
3 The Man Who Wasn't There, Roger Deakins 16

EXPERIMENTAL AWARD
Waking Life directed by Richard Linklater

FILM HERITAGE AWARD
My Voyage to Italy directed by Martin Scorsese

SPECIAL CITATION "to Faith Hubley, who died in December 2001, for a career devoted to exploring animation's art and soul.

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Florida Film Critics Awards
January 7, 2002

Picture: Amelie
Actor: Billy Bob Thornton, Bandits / The Man Who Wasn't There / Monster's Ball
Actress: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, Bandits / The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring / The Man Who Cried / The Shipping News
Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Screenplay: Memento, Christopher Nolan
Foreign Language Film: Amelie
Soundtrack and Score: Stephen Trask, Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Cinematography: The Man Who Wasn't There, Roger Deakins
Pauline Kael Award for Newcomer of the Year: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Animated Feature: Shrek
Documentary: startup.com
Ensemble: Gosford Park

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Dallas - Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards
January 7, 2002

1. A Beautiful Mind
2. Moulin Rouge
3. Memento
4. The Lord of the Rings
5. In the Bedroom
6. Shrek
7. The Man Who Wasn't There
8. Mulholland Drive
9. Life as a House
10. Amelie

Best Actor: Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom
Best Director: Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Best Foreign-Language Film: Amelie
Best Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Best Animated Film: Shrek
Russell Smith Award: Memento
Worst Film: Freddie Got Fingered

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Online Film Critics Society Awards
Januari 3, 2002

Best Picture (TIE)
1. Memento (tie)
1. Mulholland Drive (tie)
3. Lord of the Rings
4. Ghost World
5. In the Bedroom
6. Moulin Rouge
7. The Man Who Wasn't There
8. Shrek
9. Gosford Park (tie)
9. The Royal Tenenbaums

Best Actor
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Guy Pierce, Memento
Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom

Best Actress
Thora Birch, Ghost World
Nicole Kidman, The Others
Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Tilda Swinton, The Deep End
Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive

Best Supporting Actor
Steve Buscemi, Ghost World
Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Jude Law, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
Tony Shalhoub, The Man Who Wasn't There

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Scarlett Johansson, Ghost World
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom

Director
Joel Coen, The Man Who Wasn't There
Todd Field, In the Bedroom
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge
David Lynch, Mulholland Drive
Christopher Nolan, Memento

Best Adapted Screenplay
A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Steven Spielberg
Ghost World - Terry Zwigoff, Daniel Clowes
In the Bedroom - Todd Field, Robert Festinger
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Memento - Christopher Nolan

Best Original Screenplay (TIE)
Gosford Park - Julian Fellowes
The Man Who Wasn't There - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Mulholland Drive - David Lynch (tie)
The Others - Alejandro Amenabar (tie)
The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson

Best Original Score
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - John Williams
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
Moulin Rouge - Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries, Steve Hichcock
Mulholland Drive - Angelo Badalamenti
Ocean's Eleven - David Holmes

Cinematography
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - Janusz Kaminski
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Andrew Lesnie
The Man Who Wasn't There - Roger Deakins
Moulin Rouge - Donald McAlpine
Mulholland Drive - Peter Deming

Best Ensemble
Ghost World
Gosford Park
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ocean's Eleven
The Royal Tenenbaums

Best Breakthrough Performance
Hayden Christensen, Life as a House
John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Audrey Tatou, Amelie
Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive

Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
Todd Field, In the Bedroom
Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Amores Perros
John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Christopher Nolan, Memento

Best Documentary
Down from the Mountain
Endurance
The Gleaners and I
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal's Tale
startup.comr

Best Foreign Language Film
Amelie
Fat Girl
In the Mood for Love
No Man's Land
With a Friend Like Harry

Best Animated Feature
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek
Waking Life

Best Overall DVD
Almost Famous Untitled: The Bootleg Cut
Citizen Kane
The Godfather Collection
Moulin Rouge
Shrek

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Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
December 27, 2001

Best Picture: Memento

2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. Amélie
4. Moulin Rouge!
5. In the Bedroom
6. Shrek
7. A Beautiful Mind (tie)
7. Mulholland Drive (tie)
9. Ghost World
10. Monster's Ball

Best Director: Peter Jackson, The Fellowship of the Ring

runner-up: Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge

Best Actor: Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There

runner-up: Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom

Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom

runner-up: Halle Berry, Monster's Ball

Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast

runner-up: Steve Buscemi, Ghost World

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind & Maggie Smith, Gosford Park & Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom (3-way tie!)

Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Memento

runner-up: The Man Who Wasn't There

Best Adapted Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, The Fellowship of the Ring

runner-up: Ghost World

Best Foreign-language Film: Amélie

runner-up: No Man's Land

Best Documentary: Startup.com

runner-up: Down from the Mountain

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Golden Globe Nominations
December 21, 2001

Drama A Beautiful Mind and musical Moulin Rouge topped the list of Golden Globe nominees thursday with six nominations each. Gosford Park snagged five nominations and The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and Mulholland Drive four each.

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San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
December 18, 2001

Best Picture: Ghost World
Best Actor: Guy Pearce, Memento
Best Actress: Thora Birch, Ghost World
Best Supporting Actor: Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Best Supporting Actress: Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive
Best Director: Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World
Best Original Screenplay: Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko
Best Adapted Screenplay: Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World
Best Foreign-Language Film: Amélie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, The Man Who Wasn't There
Best Production Design: Moulin Rouge, Catherine Martin, Ann Marie Beauchamp
Body Of Work: Steve Buscemi

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Golden Satellite Nominations
December 18, 2001

Moulin Rouge led all films with 14 nominations, including best picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, director and screenplay. New Line's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was next with nine.

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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
December 17, 2001

Picture: In The Bedroom

(RU - Mulholland Drive)

Best Director: David Lynch, Mulholland Drive

(RU - Robert Altman, Gosford Park)

Best Actor: Denzel Washington, Training Day

(RU - Tom Wilkinson, In The Bedroom)

Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, In The Bedroom

(RU - Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive)

Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent, Iris & Moulin Rouge

(RU - Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast)

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, Iris

(RU - Helen Mirren, Last Orders & Gosford Park)

Best Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Memento

(RU - Ghost World)

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, The Man Who Wasn't There

(RU - In The Mood For Love)

Production Design: Catherine Martin, Moulin Rouge

(RU - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring)

Music Score: Howard Shore, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Rings

(RU - Hedwig And The Angry Inch)

Best Foreign Film: No Man's Land

(RU - In The Mood For Love)
Best Non-Fiction Film: The Gleaners And I, directed by Agnès Varda
Best Animation: Shrek, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
(RU - Monsters, Inc.)

Douglas Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video Award: The Beaver Trilogy, directed by Trent Harris

New Generation Award: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig And The Angry Inch

Career Achievement: Ennio Morricone

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New York Film Critics Circle Awards
December 14, 2001

Picture: Mulholland Drive

(RU - Gosford Park)

Best Director: Robert Altman, Gosford Park

(RU - David Lynch, Mulholland Drive)

Best Actor: Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom

(RU - Jim Broadbent, Iris)

Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, In The Bedroom

(RU - Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive)

Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi, Ghost World

(RU - Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast)

Best Supporting Actress: Helen Mirren, Gosford Park

(RU - Maggie Smith, Gosford Park)

Best Screenplay: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park

(RU - (TIE) The Royal Tenenbaums & Memento)

Cinematography: Christopher Doyle and Mark Li Ping-bin, In The Mood For Love

(RU - The Man Who Wasn't There)

Best First Film: In The Bedroom , directed by Todd Field

(RU - Ghost World)
Best Foreign Film: In The Mood For Love
(RU - No Man's Land)
Best Non-Fiction Film: The Gleaners And I, directed by Agnès Varda
(RU - Startup.com)
Best Animation: Waking Life, directed by Richard Linklater
(RU - Shrek)

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National Board of Review Awards
December 6, 2001

The full list of NationalBoard of Review winners is as follows:

Best Picture, ranked inorder of preference:
1.         Moulin Rouge
2.         InThe Bedroom
3.         Ocean’sEleven
4.         Memento
5.         Monster’sBall
6.         BlackHawk Down
7.         TheMan Who Wasn’t There
8.         A.I.ArtificialIntelligence
9.         ThePledge
10.       MulhollandDrive

Top five foreign-languagefilms:
1.         Amores Perros
2.         BehindThe Sun
3.         DarkBlue World
4.         NoMan’s Land
5.         Amelie

Best Actor: Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn’t There; Monster’s Ball; Bandits
Best Actress: Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball
Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent, Moulin Rouge; Iris
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, The Man Who Cried; Shipping News; The Lord Of The Rings
Best Director: Todd Field, In The Bedroom
Best Screenplay: Rob Festinger & Todd Field, In The Bedroom
Best Acting Ensemble: Last Orders
Best Production Design: The Lord of the Rings
Best Documentary: The Endurance
Best Animated Feature: Shrek

Special Awards
Breakthrough Performances: Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive & Haydn Christensen, Life As A House
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Peter Jackson, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing: Steven Spielberg
Award for Directorial Debut: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig And The Angry Inch
William K. Everson Award for Film History: Martin Scorsese, My Voyage To Italy (Il Mio Viaggio In Italia)
Best Film made for Cable TV: Wit

Freedom of Expression: Baran, Jung (War) In The Land Of The Muhjaheddin, Kandahar

Special Mention for Excellence In Filmmaking

  • The Anniversary Party
  • The Deep End
  • Diamond Men
  • Ghost World
  • Happy Accidents
  • Iris
  • Lantana
  • L.I.E.
  • Piñero
  • Sexy Beast

    Career Achievement Award: Jon Voight

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    European Film Awards
    December 3, 2001

    As widely anticipated, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie was the big winner at the 14th European Film Awards in Berlin's new Tempodrom venue on Dec 1, taking home four separate prizes, comprising: best European film, best director, cinematographer as well as the people's choice award for best director.

    European Film Academy awards
    Film - Amelie
    Director - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie)
    Actor - Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast)
    Actress - Isabelle Huppert (La Pianiste)
    Screenwriter - Danis Tanovic (No Man's Land)
    Cinematographer - Bruno Delbonnel (Amelie)
    Fassbinder award - Achero Manas (El Bola)
    Short film (Prix UIP) - Toby MacDonald (Je T'Aime John Wayne)
    Documentary (Prix Arte) - Black Box BRD
    Screen International non-European film award - Moulin Rouge
    Critics' Award - La Ville Est Tranquille (Robert Guediguian)
    Lifetime achievement - Monty Python
    Achievement in world cinema - Ewan MacGregor (Moulin Rouge)

    People's Choice Awards
    Director - Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    Actor - Colin Firth (Bridget Jones's Diary)
    Actress - Juliette Binoche (Chocolat)

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    Toronto International Film Festival Winners
    September 16, 2001

    The 26th annual Toronto International Film Festival ran September 6 - 16, 2001, but was seriously affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11.

    The opening film for the festival was Last Wedding, directed by Bruce Sweeney. The closing film was Lantana, directed by Ray Lawrence.

    PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD:

    1. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    2. Maya, Digvijay Singh
    3. Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair

    VOLKSWAGEN DISCOVERY AWARD: Chicken Rice War, CheeK

    FIPRESCI Award: Inch'Allah Dimanche, Yamina Benguigui
    Best Canadian Feature: Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), Zacharias Kunuk
    Best Canadian First Feature: Inertia, Sean Garrity


    Venice International Film Festival Winners
    September 8, 2001

    The 58th annual Venice International Film Festival ran August 29 - September 8, 2001.

    The opening film for the festival was Dust, directed by Milcho Manchevski.

    Nanni Moretti was president of the jury.

    Golden Lion : Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair
    Grand Jury Prize
    : Dog Days (Hundstage), Ulrich Seidl
    Best Director
    : Babak Payami for Secret Ballot (Raye Makhfi)
    Best Actor
    : Luigi Lo Casto in Light Of My Eyes (Luce Dei Miei Occhi)
    Best Actress
    : Sandra Ceccarelli in Light Of My Eyes (Luce Dei Miei Occhi)
    Best Screenplay
    : Alfonso Cuaron for Y Tu Mama Tambien
    Marcello Mastroianni Prize
    : Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna in Y Tu Mama Tambien

    Cinema Of The Present Golden Lion : Time Out (L’Emploi Du Temps), Laurent Cantet
    Cinema of the Present Grand Jury Prize (shared)
    : Deep Breath (Le Souffle) (Damien Odoul) and Seafood (Haixian) (Zhu Wen)

    FIPRESCI – main competition films : Wild Innocence (Sauvage Innocence), Philippe Garrel
    FIPRESCI - Cinema Of The Present
    : Deep Breath (Le Souffle), Damien Odoul


    Cannes International Film Festival Winners
    May 20, 2001

    The 54th annual Cannes International Film Festival ran May 9 - 20, 2001.

    The opening film for the festival was Moulin Rouge, directed by Baz Luhrman. The closing film for the festival was Les Ames Fortes, directed by Raoul Ruiz.

    Liv Ullman was president of the jury.

    Palme d'Or - The Son's Room, Nanni Moretti
    Grand Prize - The Piano Teacher, Michael Haneke
    Best Director (shared) - Joel Coen, The Man Who Wasn't There and David Lynch, Mulholland Drive.
    Best Actor - Benoit Magimel for The Piano Teacher.
    Best Actress - Isabelle Huppert for The Piano Teacher.
    Best Screenplay - Danis Tanovic, No Man's Land
    Camera d'Or - Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, Zacharias Kunuk
    Jury Technical Award - Du Tuu-Chih for sound on Millennium Mumbo and What Time is it Over There?


    Berlin International Film Festival Winners
    February 18, 2001

    The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival ran February 7 - 18, 2001.

    The opening film for the festival was Enemy At The Gates, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The closing film for the festival was 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick.

    Bill Mechanic was president of the jury.

    Golden Bear: Intimacy, Patrice Chereau
    Silver Bear, Grand Jury Prize: Beijing Bicycle, Wang Xiaoshuai
    Best Director: Lin Cheng-Sheng, Betelnut Beauty
    Best Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
    Best Actress: Kerry Fox, Intimacy
    Silver Bear: Italian For Beginners, Lone Scherfig
    The Blue Angel for Best European Film: Intimacy, Patrice Chereau
    Individual Achievement: Cinematographer, Raul Perez Cubero (You're The One)
    The Alfred-Bauer Prize for a First Film: La Cienaga,
    Lucrecia Martel


    Sundance Film Festival Winners
    January 28, 2001

    The 23rd annual Sundance Film Festival ran January 18 - 28, 2000, in Park City, Utah.

    The opening film for the festival was My First Mister, directed by Christine Lahti.

    The Dramatic Competition jurors for 2001 were Darren Aronofsky, Joan Chen, Kasi Lemmons, Bingham Ray, and Gavin Smith.

    Grand Jury Prize: The Believer
    Best Director: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
    Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Christopher Nolan, Memento
    Special Jury Prize: Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek for their acting performances in In the Bedroom
    Best Cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens, The Deep End
    Freedom of Expression Award: Tom Shepard, Scout's Honor

    Audience Award: Hedwig And The Angry Inch, by John Cameron Mitchell
    World Cinema Audience Prize: The Road Home, by Zhang Yimou




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