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Satellite Award For Best Film
The Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given to motion pictures by the International Press Academy. The category was gone through several changes since its inception, specially related to the genre of the film awarded. * From 1996 to 2010, two categories based on genre were presented, Best Drama Film and Best Musical or Comedy Film * In 2011, the IPA pared down its Satellite nominations in the motion picture categories from 22 to 19 classifications; the change reflects the merger of drama and comedy under a general Best Picture heading, including the Best Actor/Actress headings and the Supporting headings. December 2011. * In 2016 and 2017, two winners were announced within the Best Motion Picture category, one for a major studio film and other for an independent film. * In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite Award
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards. The award ceremonies take place each year at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. Categories Film * Best Actor (includes previous drama, musical, and comedy awards) * * Best Actress (includes previous drama, musical, and comedy awards) * * Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature * Best Art Direction and Production Design * Best Cast (2004–present) * Best Cinematography * Best Costume Design * Best Director * Best Documentary Film * Best Editing * Best Film (includes previous drama, musical, and comedy awards) * * Best Foreign Language Film * Best Original Score * Best Original Song * Best Screenplay – Adapted * Best Screenplay – Original * Best Sound (1999–present) * Best Supporting Actor (includes previous drama, music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Golden Satellite Awards
The 2nd Golden Satellite Awards, given on February 22, 1998, honored the best in film and television of 1997 in film, 1997. Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Jodie Foster Outstanding New Talent – Aaron Eckhart Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Robert Duvall – ''The Apostle'' *Russell Crowe – ''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'' *Matt Damon – ''Good Will Hunting'' *Leonardo DiCaprio – ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' *Djimon Hounsou – ''Amistad (film), Amistad'' *Mark Wahlberg – ''Boogie Nights'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Jack Nicholson – ''As Good as It Gets'' *Robert Carlyle – ''The Full Monty'' *Dustin Hoffman – ''Wag the Dog'' *Tommy Lee Jones – ''Men in Black (1997 film), Men in Black'' *Kevin Kline – ''In & Out (film), In & Out'' *Howard Stern – ''Private Parts (1997 film), Private Parts'' Best Actress – Drama J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Herman
Mark Herman (born 1954) is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing the 2008 film ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas''. Life and career Herman was born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Woodleigh School, North Yorkshire and thereafter at Sedbergh School and Bridlington Grammar School, Bridlington. Aged 27, he was late entering the film industry, studying Art at Hull Art College before taking up animation at Leeds Polytechnic, now Leeds Beckett University, from where he progressed to the National Film and Television School. There, he moved away from animation and towards writing and directing. He also wrote lyrics for the successful 1980s band The Christians on their first album, '' The Christians'', alongside fellow East Riding of Yorkshire songwriter Henry Priestman. Herman’s first feature-length project was ''Blame It on the Bellboy'' (1992), a comedy of mistaken identity starring Dudley Moore an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Voice (film)
''Little Voice'' is a 1998 British musical film written and directed by Mark Herman and made in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The film starred Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent and Ewan McGregor. The screenplay is based on Jim Cartwright's 1992 play ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice''. Plot Laura Hoff, an only child, is a reclusive young woman who lives with her mother, Mari, in a working-class home in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. She is known as LV (short for Little Voice) because of her soft, shy, and childlike speaking voice. She flees reality, hiding away in her bedroom, listening to records and impersonating the voices of American and British artists such as Marilyn Monroe, Gracie Fields, Judy Garland, and Shirley Bassey; her love of songs is her only source of strength since her beloved father's death. Her mother, a promiscuous woman with countless affairs, dumps a man when her passion wanes. Billy, a telephone engineer who installs t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Madden (director)
John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio. He is known for directing ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also gained recognition for directing ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2012) and its sequel ''The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015). Life and career Madden was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. He was in the same house as Roger Michell, who became a friend and later also a director. He began his career in British independent films, and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. He started work in television, including directing Helen Mirren in ''Prime Suspect (UK TV series), Prime Suspect 4,'' episodes of ''Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (ITV, 1984–1994), and ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'' (1990– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakespeare In Love
''Shakespeare in Love'' is a 1998 romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench. The film depicts a fictional love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps ( Gwyneth Paltrow) while Shakespeare was writing ''Romeo and Juliet''. Several characters are based on historical figures, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to Shakespeare's plays. ''Shakespeare in Love'' received acclaim from critics and was a box office success, grossing $289.3 million worldwide and was the ninth highest-grossing film of 1998. The film received numerous accolades, including seven Oscars at the 71st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), and Best Screenplay Written Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Golden Satellite Awards
The 3rd Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, honored the best in film and television for 1998. Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Alan J. Pakula Outstanding New Talent – Eamonn Owens Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Edward Norton – ''American History X'' *Stephen Fry – ''Wilde'' *Brendan Gleeson – '' The General'' *Derek Jacobi – '' Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' *Nick Nolte – '' Affliction'' * Ian McKellen – '' Gods and Monsters'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Ian Bannen – ''Waking Ned'' (TIE) David Kelly – ''Waking Ned'' (TIE) *Warren Beatty – ''Bulworth'' *Jeff Bridges – ''The Big Lebowski'' *Michael Caine – '' Little Voice'' *Robin Williams – ''Patch Adams'' Best Actress – Drama Cate Blanchett – ''Elizabeth'' *Helena Bonham Carter – ''The Theory of Flight'' * Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Best Friend's Wedding
''My Best Friend's Wedding'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by P.J. Hogan from a screenplay by Ronald Bass. The film stars Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a global box-office hit. The soundtrack song "I Say a Little Prayer" was covered by singer Diana King and featured heavily in the film, making it a U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit. The soundtrack featured a number of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. Plot Three weeks before her 28th birthday, New York City food critic Julianne "Jules" Potter receives a call from her lifelong friend Michael O'Neal, a Chicago sportswriter. Years earlier, the two agreed that if they were both unmarried by age 28, they would marry each other. Michael tells her that in four days, he will marry beautiful Kimmy Wallace, a college student eight years his junior whose father owns the Chicago White Sox. Realizing that Michael is the love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ''The Muppet Show'', and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ''Sesame Street''. He also puppeteered and/or provided the voice for Yoda in the ''Star Wars'' series. His work as a director includes '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982), ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' (1984), ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), '' In & Out'' (1997), '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007), and an episode of the US television series '' Leverage'' (2011). Early life Oz was born on May 25, 1944, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England; the son of Frances (née Ghevaert; 1910–1989) and Isadore Oznowicz (1916–1998), both of whom were puppeteers. Some of their puppets survived the war and were presented at the Contemporary Jewish M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In & Out (film)
''In & Out'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, Shalom Harlow, and Wilford Brimley. It is an original story by screenwriter Paul Rudnick. Joan Cusack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The film was inspired by Tom Hanks's tearful speech when he accepted his 1994 Oscar (for his role in ''Philadelphia''), in which he mentioned his high-school drama coach Rawley Farnsworth, and his former classmate John Gilkerson, "two of the finest gay Americans, two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with." The film became one of mainstream Hollywood's few attempts at a comedic " gay movie" of its era, and was widely noted at the time for a 12-second kiss between Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck. Plot Howard Brackett is a well-liked English literature teacher, living a quiet life in the fictional town of Greenleaf, Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cattaneo
Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in Twickenham, London. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent. After attending London College of Printing for an art foundation course, and Leeds Polytechnic for a BA in Graphic Design (Film), he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' Dear Rosie'' (1990). He went on to make his feature film debut with ''The Full Monty'' (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally. The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and Cattaneo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Cattaneo has since directed several films including ''Lucky Break'' (2001), ''Opal Dream ''Opal Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Full Monty
''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is set in Sheffield, England during the 1990s, and tells the story of six unemployed men, four of them former steel workers, who decide to form a male striptease act (à la the Chippendale dancers) in order to make some money and for the main character, Gaz, to be able to see his son. Gaz declares that their show will be much better than the renowned Chippendales dancers because they will go "the full monty"—strip all the way—hence the film's title. Despite being a comedy, the film also touches on serious subjects such as unemployment, fathers' rights, depression, impotence, homosexuality, body image, working class culture and suicide. ''The Full Monty'' was a major critical success upon release and an international commercial success, gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
