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Critics' Choice Movie Award For Best Adapted Screenplay
The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted 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 Screenplay Adaptation 2000s ;Best Screenplay Adaptation ;Best Screenplay ;Best Writer ;Best Adapted Screenplay 2010s ... [...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 Picture M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Moore (writer)
Simon Moore is a British screenwriter, director, and playwright. He is best known as writer for the 1989 six-part BBC miniseries about the international illegal drug trade, ''Traffik'', the basis for the 2000 American crime film ''Traffic'' and the 2004 three-part USA network miniseries by the same name. Moore won a Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries category for his script for ''Gulliver's Travels'' (miniseries). Career He wrote and directed the 1991 film noir '' Under Suspicion''. He wrote the 1995 cult Western '' The Quick and the Dead'' in late 1992, writing it as a homage to the Spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone, particularly the ''Dollars Trilogy'' starring Clint Eastwood. The writer decided the lead character should be a female. "When you introduce women into that kind of world, something very interesting happens and you have an interesting dynamic straight away," Moore commented. The names of the lead villain ( Herod) and the town (Redempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffik
''Traffik'' is a 1989 British television serial about an illegal drug trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers, dealers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film ''Traffic'', directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on the miniseries. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries ''Traffic'' was based on both versions. Background The six-part serial was produced by Britain's Channel 4, written by Simon Moore and directed by Alastair Reid. In the United States, it first aired on ''Masterpiece Theatre'' in 1990. Cast * Bill Paterson as Jack Lithgow, a Scottish Home Office minister engaged in combating heroin importation from Pakistan. *Julia Ormond as his drug addicted daughter Caroline. *Juraj Kukura as Karl Rosshalde, a German drug smuggler. *Lindsay Duncan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffic (2000 Film)
''Traffic'' is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan. It explores the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some of the characters do not meet each other. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series ''Traffik''. The film stars an international ensemble cast, including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Erika Christensen, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Topher Grace, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, and Benjamin Bratt. It features both English and Spanish-language dialogue. 20th Century Fox, the original financiers of the film, demanded that Harrison Ford play a leading role and that significant changes to the screenplay be made. Soderbergh refused and proposed the script to other major Hollywood studios, but it was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan (; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film ''Traffic'', based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as ''Syriana'' which he wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the thriller '' Abandon'' and the family film '' Dolittle'', and directed the drama ''Gold''. Childhood and education Gaghan was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of the former Elizabeth Jane Whorton and her first husband, Stephen Gaghan (d. 1980), and a stepson of Tom Haag. Gaghan attended Kentucky Country Day School, a college preparatory school in Louisville. He was an All-State soccer player where he held the assist record at the school for nearly three decades. He is a grandson of Jerry Gaghan, a newspaper columnist and drama critic for ''Variety'' and the '' Philadelphia Daily News''. Gaghan wrote in a 2001 article in ''Newsweek'', "I also wan ... [...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] |
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture, his books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 64 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.Jackson, Dan (February 18, 2016)"A Beginner's Guide to Stephen King Books". Thrillist. Retrieved February 5, 2019. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Mile (novel)
''The Green Mile'' is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. The serial novel was originally released in six volumes before being republished as a single-volume work. The book is an example of magical realism. Plot Featuring a first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home writing down his story in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the block supervisor of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary death row, nicknamed "The Green Mile" for the color of the floor's linoleum. This year marks the arrival of John Coffey, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall powerfully built black man who has been convicted of raping and murdering two young white girls. During his time on the Mile, John interacts with fellow prisoners Eduard "Del" Delacroix, a Cajun ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Mile (film)
''The Green Mile'' is a 1999 American fantasy film, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and Film adaptation, based on Stephen King's The Green Mile (novel), 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Tom Hanks as a death row Prison officer, prison guard during the Great Depression who witnesses supernatural events following the arrival of an enigmatic convict (Michael Clarke Duncan) at his facility. David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Sam Rockwell, and James Cromwell appear in supporting roles. The film premiered on December 10, 1999, in the United States to positive reviews from critics, who praised Darabont's direction and writing, emotional weight, and performances (particularly for Hanks and Duncan), although its length received criticism. It was a commercial success, grossing $286 million from its $60 million budget, and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Darabont
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987), ''The Blob (1988 film), The Blob'' (1988) and ''The Fly II'' (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), ''The Green Mile (film), The Green Mile'' (1999), and ''The Mist (film), The Mist'' (2007). Darabont also developed and executive-produced the The Walking Dead (season 1), first season and first half of the The Walking Dead (season 2), second season of the AMC (TV channel), AMC horror series ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2010–2011). Early life Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbéliard, France. His parents ... [...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 Made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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