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The 21st Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2017, were announced on December 17, 2017. Nominees References {{Online Film Critics Society Awards 2017 film awards 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shape Of Water (film)
''The Shape of Water'' is a 2017 romantic fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows a mute cleaner at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature, and decides to help him escape from death at the hands of an evil colonel. Filming took place on location in Ontario, Canada, from August to November 2016. ''The Shape of Water'' was screened as part of the main competition in the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on August 31, 2017, and was awarded the Golden Lion. It was also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding wide on December 23, 2017, and grossed $195 million worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Peele
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series '' Mad TV'', where he spent five seasons, leaving the show in 2008. In the following years, he and his frequent ''Mad TV'' collaborator, Keegan-Michael Key, created and starred in their own Comedy Central sketch comedy series '' Key & Peele'' (2012–2015). The series was critically acclaimed, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The two wrote, produced, and starred in the comedy film '' Keanu'' (2016), appeared together as FBI agents in the first season of FX's anthology series '' Fargo'', and had starring voice roles together in the animated films '' Storks'' (2016) and '' Toy Story 4'' (2019). Peele has also voice acted in the animated film '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actress, with nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as ''Romeo and Juliet'' (playing Juliet), ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's '' All or Nothing'' in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in ''Vera Drake'' (2004) and taking the lead in ''Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Time (film)
''Good Time'' is a 2017 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. It stars Robert Pattinson as a robber who tries to free his mentally disabled brother, played by Benny Safdie, all while eluding his own capture. Barkhad Abdi, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Buddy Duress co-star. The original soundtrack was by electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the 2017 Cannes Film Festival's main competition section. The film received critical acclaim for Pattinson's performance, the direction, story, and soundtrack. Plot Nick Nikas sits uncomfortably in a court-ordered therapy session where he talks about the time he had a violent incident with his grandmother. He is mentally handicapped enough to not fully grasp anger management or the social repercussions of his actions. Nick's brother Connie bursts in and, to the displeasure of the therapist, forces Nick out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pattinson
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. Known for starring in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and he was featured in the ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list. After starting to act in a London theatre club at age 15, Pattinson began his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005). He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Edward Cullen in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series (2008–2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. After starring in the romantic dramas '' Remember Me'' (2010) and ''Water for Elephants'' (2011), Pattinson began working in independent films from auteur directors. He received praise for his starring roles in David Cronenberg's thriller ''Cosmopolis'' (2012), James Gray's adventure drama '' The Lost City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Disaster Artist (film)
''The Disaster Artist'' is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film starring, co-produced and directed by James Franco. It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's 2013 non-fiction book of the same title. The film chronicles an unlikely friendship between aspiring actors Tommy Wiseau and Sestero that results in the production of Wiseau's 2003 film '' The Room'', widely considered one of the worst films ever made. ''The Disaster Artist'' stars brothers James and Dave Franco as Wiseau and Sestero, respectively, alongside a supporting cast featuring Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, and Seth Rogen. Principal photography began on December 8, 2015. A work-in-progress cut of the film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017; it was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and also played at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), ''Milk'' (2008), '' Eat, Pray, Love'' (2010), '' Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), '' Spring Breakers'' (2012), and ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being '' Pineapple Express'' (2008), '' This Is the End'' (2013), '' Sausage Party'' (2016), and ''The'' ''Disaster'' ''Artist'' (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), which developed a cult foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Hal Chalamet (; ; born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Film Awards. Chalamet began his career as a teenager in television productions, appearing in the drama series ''Homeland'' in 2012. Two years later, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama '' Men, Women & Children'' and appeared in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film '' Interstellar''. Chalamet came into international attention with the lead role of a lovestruck teenager in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age film '' Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Alongside supporting roles in Greta Gerwig's films '' Lady Bird'' (2017) and ''Little Women'' (2019), he took on starring roles as drug addict Nic Sheff in the drama '' Beautiful Boy'' (2018), Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's science fiction film ''Dune'' (2021), and a yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya (; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2021, he was named among the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' magazine. Kaluuya began his acting career as a teenager in improvisational theatre. He subsequently portrayed Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series '' Skins''; he also co-wrote some of the episodes. Kaluuya drew critical acclaim for his leading performance in ''Sucker Punch'' at the Royal Court Theatre in London and he won both the Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer. In 2018, he received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Kaluuya gained further notice for his performances as Michael "Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkest Hour (film)
''Darkest Hour'' is a 2017 war drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Anthony McCarten. The film is an account of Winston Churchill's early days as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War and the May 1940 War Cabinet Crisis, depicting his refusal to seek a peace treaty with Nazi Germany amid their advance into Western Europe. It stars Gary Oldman as Churchill, alongside Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill, Lily James as Elizabeth Layton, Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax, Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain, and Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI. The title of the film refers to a phrase describing the early days of the war, which has been widely attributed to Churchill. The film had its world premiere at the 44th Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2017, and it was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in the United States on 22 November 2017, followed by general release on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy Film Awards. His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Oldman began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in '' Remembrance'' (1982). He continued to follow a stage career in London's Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including '' Cabaret'', '' Romeo and Juliet'', ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'', '' Saved'', '' The Country Wife'' and ''Hamlet''. He rose to prominence in British film with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986), Joe Orton in '' Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987) and Rosencrantz in '' Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'' (1990), while also attracting attention as the leader of a gang of footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Online Film Critics Society Award For Best Actress
The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best lead actress of the year. Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts and Reese Witherspoon Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she ... have each won this award twice. Cate Blanchett has been awarded three times. Winners 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Notes ReferencesOFCS – Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Online Film Critics Society Award For Best Actress * Film awards for lead actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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