Saturday, November 23

2011 Awards

18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Breakthrough Performance, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review

2011 National Board of Review – Breakthrough Performance Winner and Nominees

2011 National Board of Review - Breakthrough Performance WinnerLike CrazyFelicity JonesA British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.AmazonThe Girl with the Dragon TattooRooney MaraJournalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.Amazon
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, Freedom of Expression Award, National Board of Review

2011 National Board of Review – Freedom of Expression Award Winner and Nominees

2011 National Board of Review - Freedom of Expression Award WinnerCrime After CrimeThe story of the battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of brutal domestic violence. Over 26 years in prison cannot crush the spirit of this determined African-American ...AmazonPariahA Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.Amazon
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Documentaries

2011 National Board of Review – Top Documentaries Winner and Nominees

2011 National Board of Review - Top Documentaries WinnerBorn to Be WildThis heartwarming film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at a time.AmazonBuckAn examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.AmazonGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material WorldFilmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs.AmazonParadise Lost 3: PurgatoryJoe BerlingerA further followup of the case of the West Memphis Three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gain...
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Independent Films

2011 National Board of Review – Top Independent Films Winner and Nominees

2011 National Board of Review - Top Independent Films Winner50/50Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.AmazonA Better LifeA gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.AmazonAnother EarthOn the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.AmazonBeginnersA young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.AmazonCedar RapidsTim Lippe has no idea what he's in for when he's sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa...
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, National Board of Review, Top Ten Films

2011 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner and Nominees

2011 National Board of Review - Top Ten Films WinnerDriveA mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama.AmazonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) search for Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.AmazonJ. EdgarJ. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.AmazonThe ArtistAn egomaniacal film star develops a relationship with a young dancer against the backdrop of Hollywood's silent era.AmazonThe DescendantsA land baron tries to reconnect with...
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Actor, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Actor Winner and Nominees

2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor WinnerMoneyballBrad PittOakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.Amazon2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor NomineesShameMichael FassbenderAmazonThe ArtistJean DujardinAmazon
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Actress, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Actress Winner and Nominees

2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress WinnerThe Iron LadyMeryl StreepAn elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.Amazon2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actress NomineesMelancholiaKirsten DunstAmazonMy Week with MarilynMichelle WilliamsAmazon
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18Apr By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
2011 Awards, All Movie Awards, Best Cinematographer, Film Awards, Film Awards By Year, New York Film Critics Circle Awards

2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Cinematographer Winner and Nominees

2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Cinematographer WinnerThe Tree of LifeEmmanuel LubezkiThe story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.Amazon2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Cinematographer NomineesHugoRobert RichardsonAmazonMelancholiaManuel Alberto ClaroAmazon
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