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Broadcast Film Critics Association Award For Best Writer
The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original Screenplay is presented by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The categories for screenplays have gone through several changes since their inception in 1995: * From 1995 to 1996, the category Best Screenplay was presented, with no official nominees being announced but instead only a winner. * From 1997 to 2000, the category was split into two, divided into Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay Adaptation. * In 2001, the categories were merged into Best Screenplay again. From 2002 to 2008, the category was renamed to Best Writer. In 2009, the distinction between original and adapted was implemented again, with two categories presented ever since, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. Winners and nominees 1990s ;Best Screenplay ;Best Original Screenplay 2000s ;Best Original Screenplay ;Best Screenplay ;Best Writer ;Best Original Screenplay 2010s 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are submitted during a week-long nominating period, and the resulting nominees are announced in December. The winners chosen by subsequent voting are revealed at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony in January. Additionally, special awards are given out at the discretion of the BFCA Board of Directors. This award is also an indicator of success at the Academy Awards. History The awards were originally named simply ''Critics' Choice Awards''. In 2010, the word ''Movie'' was added to their name, to differentiate them from the Critics' Choice Television Awards, which were first bestowed the following year by the newly created Broadcast Television Critics Association. The name ''Critics' Choice Awards'' now officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Critics' Choice Awards
The 4th Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented on January 25, 1999, honoring the finest achievements of 1998 filmmaking. Top 10 films (in alphabetical order) * '' Elizabeth'' * '' Gods and Monsters'' * '' Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)'' * ''Out of Sight'' * '' Pleasantville'' * ''Saving Private Ryan'' * ''Shakespeare in Love'' * '' A Simple Plan'' * '' The Thin Red Line'' * ''The Truman Show'' Winners * Best Actor: ** Ian McKellen – '' Gods and Monsters'' and ''Apt Pupil'' * Best Actress: ** Cate Blanchett – '' Elizabeth'' * Best Animated Feature: ** ''A Bug's Life'' / ''The Prince of Egypt'' (TIE) * Best Child Performer: ** Ian Michael Smith – '' Simon Birch'' * Best Director: ** Steven Spielberg – ''Saving Private Ryan'' * Best Family Film: ** ''A Bug's Life'' * Best Feature Documentary: ** ''Wild Man Blues'' * Best Foreign Language Film: ** '' Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)'' • Italy * Best Picture: ** ''Saving Private Ryan'' * Best Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memento (film)
''Memento'' is a 2000 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd. The film's script was based on a pitch by Nolan's brother Jonathan Nolan, who wrote the 2001 story " Memento Mori" from the concept. Guy Pearce stars as Leonard Shelby, a man who suffers from anterograde amnesia, resulting in short-term memory loss and the inability to form new memories. He is searching for the people who attacked him and killed his wife, using an intricate system of Polaroid photographs and tattoos to track information he cannot remember. Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano were the co-stars of the film. The film's nonlinear narrative is presented as two different sequences of scenes interspersed during the film: a series in black-and-white that is shown chronologically, and a series of color sequences shown in reverse order (simulating for the audience the mental state of the protagonist). The two sequenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American filmmaker. Known for his lucrative Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. His films have grossed $5 billion worldwide. The recipient of many accolades, he has been nominated for five Academy Awards, five British Academy Film Awards and six Golden Globe Awards. In 2015, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'', and in 2019, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to film. Nolan developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age. After studying English literature at University College London, he made several short films before his feature film debut with '' Following'' (1998). Nolan gained international recognition with his second film, '' Memento'' (2000), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He transitioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Zealand Herald
''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily ''Herald'' had declined to 100,073 copies on average by September 2019. Its main circulation area is the Auckland region. It is also delivered to much of the upper North Island including Northland, Waikato and King Country. History ''The New Zealand Herald'' was founded by William Chisholm Wilson, and first published on 13 November 1863. Wilson had been a partner with John Williamson in the ''New Zealander'', but left to start a rival daily newspaper as he saw a business opportunity with Auckland's rapidly growing population. He had also split with Williamson because Wilson supported the war against the Māori (which the ''Herald'' termed "t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Critics' Choice Awards
The 7th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 11, 2002, honoring the finest achievements of 2001 filmmaking. Top 10 films (in alphabetical order) * '' Ali'' * '' A Beautiful Mind'' * '' In the Bedroom'' * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' * '' The Man Who Wasn't There'' * '' Memento'' * ''Moulin Rouge!'' * ''Mulholland Drive'' * ''The Shipping News'' * ''Shrek'' Winners and nominees Film Television Freedom Award Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, ... Statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Critics' Choice Awards, 07 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2001 film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Famous
''Almost Famous'' is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the story of a teenage journalist writing for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in the early 1970s, his touring with the fictitious rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for ''Rolling Stone''. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $47.4 million against a $60 million budget. Despite this, it received widespread acclaim from critics and received four Academy Award nominations, including a win for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Roger Ebert hailed it the best film of the year as well as the ninth-best film of the 2000s. It also won two Golden Globe Awards, for Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American journalist, author, writer, producer, director, actor, lyricist, and playwright. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at '' Rolling Stone'' magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego. Later, he wrote and directed another high school film, '' Say Anything...'' (1989), followed by ''Singles'' (1992), a story of twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering on Seattle's burgeoning grunge music scene. Crowe landed his biggest hit with ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996). After this, he was given a green-light to go ahead with a pet project, the autobiographical film ''Almost Famous'' (2000). Centering on a teenage music journalist on tour with an up-and-coming band, it gave insight to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Critics' Choice Awards
The 6th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 22, 2001, honoring the finest achievements of 2000 filmmaking. Top 10 films (in alphabetical order) *''Almost Famous'' *''Billy Elliot'' *''Cast Away'' *'' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)'' *'' Erin Brockovich'' *''Gladiator'' *'' Quills'' *'' Thirteen Days'' *''Traffic'' *'' Wonder Boys'' Winners *Best Actor: **Russell Crowe – ''Gladiator'' *Best Actress: **Julia Roberts – '' Erin Brockovich'' *Best Animated Feature: **''Chicken Run'' *Best Child Performance: ** Jamie Bell – ''Billy Elliot'' *Best Composer: **Hans Zimmer – ''Gladiator'' and ''The Road to El Dorado'' *Best Director: **Steven Soderbergh – '' Erin Brockovich'' and ''Traffic'' *Best Family Film: **''My Dog Skip'' *Best Foreign Language Film: **'' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)'' • China / Hong Kong *Best Picture: **''Gladiator'' *Best Screenplay – Adapted: **''Traffic'' – Stephen Gaghan *Best Screenp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Beauty (1999 Film)
''American Beauty'' is a 1999 American Satire (film and television), satirical black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari. Annette Bening stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Allison Janney co-star. Academics have described the film as satirizing how beauty and personal satisfaction are perceived by the American middle class; further analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption. After being filmed in California from December 1998 to February 1999, ''American Beauty'' was released in North America on September 17, 1999, receiving widespread crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ball (screenwriter)
Alan Erwin Ball (born May 13, 1957) is an American writer, director, and producer for television, film, and theater. Ball wrote the screenplay for '' American Beauty,'' for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also created the series '' Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood'', works for which he earned an Emmy as well as awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds of America. He was an executive producer on the Cinemax television series ''Banshee''. He also wrote and directed the film '' Uncle Frank''. Early life Ball was born in Marietta, Georgia, to Frank and Mary Ball, respectively an aircraft inspector and a homemaker. His older sister, Mary Ann, was killed in a car accident when Ball was 13; he was in the passenger seat at the time. He attended high school in Marietta before going to college at the University of Georgia and Florida State University. Ball graduated from Florida State in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Critics' Choice Awards
The 5th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 24, 2000, honoring the finest achievements of 1999 filmmaking. Top 10 films (in alphabetical order) * '' American Beauty'' * ''Being John Malkovich'' * ''The Cider House Rules'' * '' The Green Mile'' * '' The Insider'' * ''Magnolia'' * '' Man on the Moon'' * ''The Sixth Sense'' * '' The Talented Mr. Ripley'' * ''Three Kings'' Winners * Best Actor: ** Russell Crowe – '' The Insider'' * Best Actress: ** Hilary Swank – '' Boys Don't Cry'' * Best Animated Feature: ** ''Toy Story 2'' * Best Child Performer: ** Haley Joel Osment – ''The Sixth Sense'' * Best Composer: ** Gabriel Yared – '' The Talented Mr. Ripley'' * Best Director: ** Sam Mendes – '' American Beauty'' * Best Family Film: ** '' October Sky'' * Best Feature Documentary: ** ''Buena Vista Social Club'' * Best Foreign Language Film: ** '' All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)'' • Spain * Best Picture: ** '' American Beauty'' * Best Picture M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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