On January 20, the critics' group had their award ceremony and Michael Haneke's Amour was triumphant as won three awards including the top honor, film of the year as well as Actress and Screenplay. To read the full press release go
here.
Winners are in
*BLUE.
12/18/12
A few minutes ago the British group announced their nominations that seem somehow to follow the trend of what we have seen from across the pond. But it's official, this is the best list of films, filmmakers and actors I have seen up to this moment; there may be a few exceptions, but in general this is a fantastic list with many extraordinary films and master directors. Absolutely agree with the following excerpt from the
official announcement.
In all categories, the films are of outstanding quality this year, indicating how the London critics view all films from around the world on a level footing - brilliance is the only benchmark. Choosing winners will be harder than ever, but never will they have been more deserving.Michael Haneke's
Amour and Paul Thomas Anderson's
The Master lead the nominations with seven (7) nods each. And just take a look at the honored directors, especially the their category -all right miss Jacques Audiard- nevertheless is a great list of five. Most interesting is to see the actresses that are honored with a nomination as list can't be better as includes Isabelle Huppert, Marion Cotillard, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Helen Hunt, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Emmanuelle Riva, Anne Hathaway, and more. Also remarkable is that they didn't forgot to honor Mads Mikkelsen.
This edition their highest honor, the
Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film goes to Helena Bonham Carter. Award ceremony will take place on January 20, 2013 at May Fair Hotel; worth mention is that this group characterizes for tying their annual event to charity and this year their charity partner is Missing People, a 24/7 lifeline when someone disappears.
The nominations in full.
Film of the Year*AmourArgoBeasts Of The Southern WildLife Of PiThe MasterBritish Film of the Year*Berberian Sound StudioThe ImposterLes MiserablesSightseersSkyfallForeign Language Film of the YearAmourHoly MotorsOnce Upon A Time in Anatolia*Rust and BoneTabuDirector of the YearPaul Thomas Anderson for
The MasterKathryn Bigelow for
Zero Dark ThirtyNuri Bilge Ceylan for
Once Upon A Time In AnatoliaMichael Haneke for
Amour*Ang Lee for Life Of PiActress of the YearJessica Chastain in
Zero Dark ThirtyMarion Cotillard in
Rust and BoneHelen Hunt in
The SessionsJennifer Lawrence in
Silver Linings Playbook*Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
Supporting Actress of the YearAmy Adams in
The MasterJudi Dench in
SkyfallSally Field in
Lincoln*Anne Hathaway in Les MisérablesIsabelle Huppert in
AmourActor of the YearDaniel Day-Lewis in
LincolnHugh Jackman in
Les MisérablesMads Mikkelsen in
The Hunt*Joaquin Phoenix in The MasterJean-Louis Trintignant in
Amour
Supporting Actor of the YearAlan Arkin in
ArgoJavier Bardem in
SkyfallMichael Fassbender in
Prometheus*Philip Seymour Hoffman in The MasterTommy Lee Jones in
LincolnScreenwriter of the YearPaul Thomas Anderson for
The MasterMark Boal for
Zero Dark Thirty*Michael Haneke for AmourQuentin Tarantino for
Django UnchainedChris Terrio for
ArgoBritish Actress of the YearEmily Blunt in
Looper and
Your Sister's SisterJudi Dench in
The Best Exotic Marigold HotelAlice Lowe in
SightseersHelen Mirren in
Hitchcock*Andrea Riseborough in Shadow DancerBritish Actor of the YearDaniel Craig in
SkyfallCharlie Creed-Miles in
Wild BillDaniel Day-Lewis in
Lincoln*Toby Jones in Berberian Sound StudioSteve Oram in
SightseersYoung British Performer of the YearSamantha Barks in
Les MisérablesFady Elsayed in
My Brother The Devil*Tom Holland in The ImpossibleWill Poulter in
Wild BillJack Reynor in
What Richard DidBreakthrough British Film-MakerBen Drew, writer/director of
Ill ManorsSally El Hosaini, writer/director of
My Brother The DevilDexter Fletcher, co-writer/director of
Wild BillBart Layton, writer/director of
The Imposter*Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, writers of SightseersDocumentary of the Year*The ImposterLondon: The Modern BabylonNostalgia For The LightQueen of VersaillesSearching for Sugar ManTechnical Achievement AwardJaqueline Duran for costumes in
Anna KarerinaWilliam Goldenberg for film editing in
ArgoBen Richardson for cinematography in
Beasts of the Southern WildJoakim Sundstrom and Stevie Haywood for sound design in
Berberian Sound StudioBernard Floch for makeup in
Holy MotorsClaudio Miranda for cinematography in
Life of Pi*Bill Westenhofer for visual effects in Life of PiJack Fisk and David Crank for production design in
The MasterDavid Raedeker for cinematography in
My Brother the DevilAlexandre Desplat for music in
Rust and BoneHave to close by commenting that even the technical nominees are especially remarkable for the movies they are honoring but most important the tech areas they point-out in each movie. Great.
List is suggesting me that, in current award season, maybe BAFTA could be a lot more interesting than Oscar.
