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Critics' Choice Movie Award For Best Director
The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director is one of the awards given to film directors working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. It was first given out to Mel Gibson for '' Braveheart'' in 1996 as a juried award. Until 2001, only the winner was presented; since then, a set of nominees is announced every year. Only four directors have received the award more than once with two wins each: Alfonso Cuarón, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The latter also holds the record of most nominations in the category with eight. Kathryn Bigelow, Jane Campion, and Chloé Zhao are the only female winners of the award. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominees ;2 nominations * Kathryn Bigelow * Danny Boyle * Tim Burton * Ethan Coen * Joel Coen * Alfonso Cuarón * Guillermo del Toro * Greta Gerwig * Paul Greengrass * Tom Hooper * Alejandro González Iñárritu * Pe ... [...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] |
1st Critics' Choice Awards
The 1st Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented on January 22, 1996, honoring the finest achievements of 1995 filmmaking. Winners * Best Actor: ** Kevin Bacon – '' Murder in the First'' * Best Actress: ** Nicole Kidman – ''To Die For'' * Best Director: ** Mel Gibson – ''Braveheart'' * Best Documentary: ** '' Crumb'' * Best Foreign Language Film: ** '' Il Postino: The Postman (Il postino)'' • Belgium / France / Italy * Best Picture: ** ''Sense and Sensibility'' * Best Screenplay: ** ''Sense and Sensibility'' – Emma Thompson * Best Special Family Film Award: ** ''Babe'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** Ed Harris – ''Apollo 13'', '' Just Cause'', and ''Nixon'' (TIE) ** Kevin Spacey – ''Outbreak'', '' Se7en'', ''Swimming with Sharks'', and ''The Usual Suspects'' (TIE) * Best Supporting Actress: ** Mira Sorvino – ''Mighty Aphrodite ''Mighty Aphrodite'' is a 1995 American comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Mira Sorvino, Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Brockovich (film)
''Erin Brockovich'' is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) regarding its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident. The film was a box-office success, and gained a positive critical reaction. The film received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Soderbergh, Best Original Screenplay for Grant, Best Actress for Roberts (which she won), and Best Supporting Actor for Finney. Roberts also won a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and multiple critics awards. Soderbergh received a separate Best Director nomination for ''Traffic (2000 film), Traffic'', another film released that same year, which he won. Early in the film, the real Erin Brockovich h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh (; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker. Soderbergh's directorial-breakthrough indie drama ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (1989) lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as numerous accolades. His breakthrough led to success in Hollywood, where he directed the crime comedy ''Out of Sight'' (1998), the biopic ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000) and the crime drama ''Traffic'' (2000). For ''Traffic'', he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He found further popular and critical success with the ''Ocean's'' trilogy and film franchise (2001–18); '' Che'' (2008); ''The Informant!'' (2009); '' Contagion'' ... [...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 satirical black comedy-drama film written by 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 critical and popular acclaim. It was the second-best-review ... [...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] |
Saving Private Ryan
''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings. The film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad ( Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) as they search for a paratrooper, Private first class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), the last surviving brother of four, the three other brothers having been killed in action. The film was a co-production between DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Mutual Film Company. DreamWorks distributed the film in North America while Paramount released the film internationally. Rodat first wrote the script in 1994 after reading about the Niland brothers, and ... [...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] |
Titanic (1997 Film)
''Titanic'' is a 1997 American epic film, epic romance film, romance and disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic, sinking of the Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'' and stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage. Also starring are Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, and Bill Paxton. Cameron's inspiration for the film came from his fascination with shipwrecks; he felt a love story interspersed with the human loss would be essential to convey the emotional impact of the disaster. Production began on September 1, 1995, when Cameron shot footage of the actual Wreck of the Titanic, ''Titanic'' wreck. The modern scenes on the research vessel'' ''were shot on board the ''Akademik Ms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability with his use of novel technologies. He first gained recognition for writing and directing '' The Terminator'' (1984) and found further success with ''Aliens'' (1986), ''The Abyss'' (1989), '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), and the action comedy ''True Lies'' (1994). He wrote and directed ''Titanic'' (1997) and ''Avatar'' (2009), with ''Titanic'' earning him Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. A recipient of various other industry accolades, two of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Cameron co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions. In addition to filmmaking, he is a Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Critics' Choice Awards
The 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented on January 20, 1998, honoring the finest achievements of 1997 filmmaking. Top 10 films (in alphabetical order) * '' Amistad'' * ''As Good as It Gets'' * ''Boogie Nights'' * '' Donnie Brasco'' * ''The Full Monty'' * ''Good Will Hunting'' * ''L.A. Confidential'' * ''Titanic'' * ''Wag the Dog'' * ''The Wings of the Dove'' Winners * Best Actor: ** Jack Nicholson – ''As Good as It Gets'' * Best Actress: ** Helena Bonham Carter – ''The Wings of the Dove'' * Best Child Performance: ** Jurnee Smollett – ''Eve's Bayou'' * Best Director: ** James Cameron – ''Titanic'' * Best Documentary: ** '' 4 Little Girls'' * Best Family Film: ** ''Anastasia'' * Best Foreign Language Film: ** '' Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?)'' • Japan * Best Original Screenplay: ** ''Good Will Hunting'' – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon * Best Picture: ** ''L.A. Confidential'' * Best Picture Made for Television: ** '' Don King: Only in America'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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