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Satellite Award For Best Original Screenplay
The Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay is an annual award given by the International Press Academy The International Press Academy (IPA) is an American association of professional entertainment journalists, representing both domestic and foreign markets in print, television, radio, cable and new media outlets. Its members have annually been gi .... Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Official website {{Satellite Awards Chron Screenplay Original Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite Awards
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, mu ... [...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. 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'' *Matt Damon – ''Good Will Hunting'' * Leonardo DiCaprio – ''Titanic'' *Djimon Hounsou – '' 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'' *Kevin Kline – '' In & Out'' *Howard Stern – '' Private Parts'' Best Actress – Drama Judi Dench – '' Mrs Brown'' * Joan Allen – ''The Ice Storm'' * Helena Bonham Carter – '' The Wings of the Dove'' *Julie Christie – '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasantville (film)
''Pleasantville'' is a 1998 American teen fantasy comedy-drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Gary Ross. It stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, and Reese Witherspoon, with Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Marley Shelton and Jane Kaczmarek in supporting roles. The story centers on two siblings who wind up trapped in a 1950s TV show, set in a small Midwest town, where residents are seemingly perfect. The film was one of J. T. Walsh's final performances and was dedicated to his memory. Plot High-schoolers David and his sister Jennifer lead very different lives: Jennifer is shallow while David spends most of his time watching ''Pleasantville'', a black-and-white 1950s sitcom about the idyllic Parker family. One evening while their mother is away, David and Jennifer fight over the television, breaking the remote control. A mysterious TV repairman arrives and, impressed by David's knowledge of ''Pleasantville'', gives him a strange remote ... [...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 in film, 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 (film), Wilde'' *Brendan Gleeson – ''The General (1998 film), The General'' *Derek Jacobi – ''Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' *Nick Nolte – ''Affliction (1997 film), Affliction'' *Ian McKellen – ''Gods and Monsters (film), Gods and Monsters'' Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Ian Bannen – ''Waking Ned'' (TIE) David Kelly (actor), David Kelly – ''Waking Ned'' (TIE) *Warren Beatty – ''Bulworth'' *Jeff Bridges – ''The Big Lebowski'' *Michael Caine – ''Little Voice (film), Little Voice'' *Robin Williams ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (1997 Film)
''Titanic'' is a 1997 American epic 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'' 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 ''Titanic'' wreck. The modern scenes on the research vessel'' ''were shot on board the '' Akademik Mstislav Keldysh'', which Cameron had used as a base when filming the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Brock
Jeremy Brock MBE (born 1959) is a British writer and director whose works include the screenplays '' Mrs Brown'', ''Driving Lessons'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', '' Charlotte Gray'', and '' The Eagle''. Brock has also written two plays for the Hampstead downstairs theatre. Early life He was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. He had an older brother (born 1952) and sister (born 1954). He studied drama at the University of Bristol, where he met Paul Unwin in 1979. Career His awards include the ''Evening Standard'' award for ''Mrs. Brown''. ''Driving Lessons'' was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In 2007, he received the BAFTA award for best-adapted screenplay for ''The Last King of Scotland'', co-written with Peter Morgan. Casualty He is the co-creator of '' Casualty'' with Paul Unwin. They created ''Casualty'' in reaction to what they saw as a " Thatcherite attack on our National Health Service", and that in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrs Brown
''Mrs Brown'' (also theatrically released as ''Her Majesty, Mrs Brown'') is a 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, and Gerard Butler in his film debut. It was written by Jeremy Brock and directed by John Madden. The film was produced by the BBC and Ecosse Films with the intention of being shown on BBC One and on WGBH's '' Masterpiece Theatre''. However, it was acquired by Miramax and released to unexpected success, going on to earn over $13 million worldwide. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and released in the United Kingdom on 5 September 1997. Judi Dench won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; additionally, she was nominated for many other awards for her performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy (; born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth. In 1997, he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for ''The Full Monty''. He went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Slumdog Millionaire'' as well as winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award. Beaufoy has recently completed adaptations of '' The Raw Shark Texts'' by Steven Hall, ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'' by Paul Torday, and a new adaptation of ''The Full Monty'' as a stage play. In March 2014, Spanner Films announced that Beaufoy will be one of the writers for ''Undercovers'', a television drama series about the undercover police officers who spied on activists, and the women who unknowingly had long-term relationships and ... [...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 succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. He made his feature-film debut with '' Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) and received further accolades with ''Magnolia'' (1999) and '' Punch-Drunk Love'' (2002), a romantic comedy-drama film. Anderson's fifth film, ''There Will Be Blood'' (2007), about an oil prospector during the Southern California oil boom, achieved major critical and commercial success, and is often cited as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. This was followed by '' The Master'' (2012) and ''Inherent Vice'' (2014). Anderson's eighth film, ''Phantom Thread'', was released in 2017. His ninth film, ''Licorice Pizza'', was released in 2021 to critical acclaim. Anderson has directed music videos for artists including Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Haim, Joanna Newsom, Aimee Mann, Jon Brion, and Michael Penn. He directed a documentary, '' Junun'' (2015), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogie Nights
''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American period comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, chronicling his rise in the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through to his fall during the excesses of the 1980s. The film is an expansion of Anderson's mockumentary short film '' The Dirk Diggler Story'' (1988), and stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Heather Graham. ''Boogie Nights'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 1997, and was theatrically released on October 10, 1997, garnering critical acclaim. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for Anderson, Best Supporting Actress for Moore, and Best Supporting Actor for Reynolds. The film's soundtrack also received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
