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2018 Venice International Film Festival Winners

September 13th, 2019 |

Venice International Film Festival, known as La Biennale di Venezia takes place annually in late August, early September and is regarded as the oldest Film Festival in the World

Golden Lion (Best Film): Roma directed by Alfonso Cuaron

Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Silver Lion (Best Director): Jacques Audiard – The Sisters Brothers

Best Actor: Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate

Best Actress: Olivia Colman – The Favourite

Best Screenplay Award – Joel and Ethan Coen – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Posted in Alfonso Cuaron, Jacques Audiard, Venice, Yorgos Lanthimos |

Tags: Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe |

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63rd BAFTA Awards

November 6th, 2015 |

Author: davidrwalker

THE 63rd BAFTA AWARDS /

THE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS

Took place on Sunday 21st February 2010 in London

BAFTA WINNERS IN THE FILM CATEGORY:

Best Film: The Hurt Locker

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Best Actor: Colin Firth – A Single Man

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan – An Education

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique – Precious

Rising Star Award: Kristen Stewart

Best British Film: Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold

Best Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal

Best Adapted Screenplay: Up in the Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Costume Design: The Young Victoria

Best Foreign Language Film: A Prophet directed by Jacques Audiard (France/Italy)

Source: 63rd BAFTA Awards

Posted in Andrea Arnold, BAFTAS, Jacques Audiard, Kathryn Bigelow |

Tags: Carey Mulligan, Christoph Waltz, Colin Firth, Kristen Stewart, Monique |

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59th BAFTA Awards

October 29th, 2015 |

Author: davidrwalker

THE 59TH BAFTA AWARDS /

THE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS

Took place on Sunday 19th February 2006 in London

BAFTA WINNERS IN THE FILM CATEGORY:

Best Film: Brokeback Mountain

Best Director: Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote

Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain

Best Supporting Actress: Thandie Newton – Crash

Rising Star Award: James McAvoy

Best British Film: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Best Original Screenplay: Crash – Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco

Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry

Best Costume Design: Memoirs of a Geisha

Best Foreign Language Film: The Beat That My Heart Skipped directed by Jacques Audiard

Source: 59th BAFTA Awards

Posted in Ang Lee, BAFTAS, Jacques Audiard |

Tags: Jake Gyllenhaal, James McAvoy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, Thandie Newton |

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Reviews and Awards

Darling, Something Has Cracked March 9, 2026
The 32nd Actors Awards March 4, 2026
The 79th BAFTA Film Awards February 24, 2026
Walk Away Money February 22, 2026
Ruining Her Prospects February 16, 2026
A Diabolical Creation February 15, 2026
The Origin of a Tragedy January 31, 2026
Impersonators Anonymous January 23, 2026
Golden Globe Winners 2026 January 13, 2026
A Specialized Performance January 11, 2026
The 31st Critics’ Choice Awards January 6, 2026
The Marvellous Mr Mauser January 5, 2026
Hostiles at the Perimeter December 29, 2025
Fantasy and Desire December 16, 2025
A Date with Destiny December 7, 2025
The Arrival of Dorothy November 28, 2025
Magicians in a Sandbox November 27, 2025
Optics Versus Proof November 24, 2025
Dystopian Colosseum November 15, 2025
Hiding in Plain Sight October 30, 2025

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