2008 Awards Season | Film
Titles nominated in major categories:
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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- DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Danny Boyle)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Simon Beaufoy)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Dev Patel)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Freida Pinto)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 275 - DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschThe story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Gus Van Sant)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Dustin Lance Black)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sean Penn)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Josh Brolin)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (James Franco)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 179 - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (David Fincher)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Eric Roth)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Brad Pitt)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Cate Blanchett)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Taraji P. Henson)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 131 - DirectorStephen DaldryStarsKate WinsletRalph FiennesBruno GanzPost-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Stephen Daldry)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (David Hare)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kate Winslet)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 108 - DirectorRon HowardStarsFrank LangellaMichael SheenKevin BaconA dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ron Howard)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Peter Morgan)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Frank Langella)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 98 - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Christopher Nolan)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jonathan Nolan; Christopher Nolan)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Heath Ledger)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 93 - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsMickey RourkeMarisa TomeiEvan Rachel WoodA faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Robert Siegel)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Mickey Rourke)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marisa Tomei)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 86 - DirectorWoody AllenStarsRebecca HallScarlett JohanssonJavier BardemTwo friends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Woody Allen)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Javier Bardem)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Penélope Cruz)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 68 - DirectorJohn Patrick ShanleyStarsMeryl StreepPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (John Patrick Shanley)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Philip Seymour Hoffman)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Amy Adams)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Viola Davis)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 68 - DirectorMike LeighStarsSally HawkinsAlexis ZegermanSamuel RoukinA look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Mike Leigh)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Mike Leigh)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sally Hawkins)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Eddie Marsan)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 62 - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnne HathawayRosemarie DeWittDebra WingerA young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Jonathan Demme)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Anne Hathaway)- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Rosemarie DeWitt)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Debra Winger)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 45 - DirectorCourtney HuntStarsMelissa LeoMisty UphamCharlie McDermottA mom looks for another source of income, when her husband leaves with the money meant for the new mobile home. A nearby Indian territory stretches across the border to Canada with a drivable frozen river between. Smuggling?BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Courtney Hunt)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Courtney Hunt)- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Melissa Leo)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Misty Upham)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Charlie McDermott)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 43 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher CarleyAfter a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Nick Schenk)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Clint Eastwood)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 42 - DirectorSam MendesStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletChristopher FitzgeraldA young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Sam Mendes)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Justin Haythe)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Leonardo DiCaprio)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kate Winslet)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Michael Shannon)- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 33 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsAngelina JolieColm FeoreAmy RyanAfter Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him. But when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quieten public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Clint Eastwood)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (J. Michael Straczynski)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Angelina Jolie)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 31 - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Andrew Stanton; Jim Reardon)- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 28 - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsRichard JenkinsHaaz SleimanDanai GuriraA college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Tom McCarthy)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Tom McCarthy)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Richard Jenkins)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Haaz Sleiman)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 28 - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonCiarán HindsAfter a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Martin McDonagh)
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Brendan Gleeson)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 19 - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsBrad PittFrances McDormandGeorge ClooneyA disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tilda Swinton)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Brad Pitt)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 16 - DirectorAri FolmanStarsAri FolmanRon Ben-YishaiRonny DayagAn Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 16 - DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsMichelle WilliamsLucyDavid KoppellOver the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Michelle Williams)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 16 - DirectorLance HammerStarsMicheal J. Smith Sr.JimMyron RossTarra RiggsA drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Lance Hammer)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tarra Riggs)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jim Myron Ross)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 14 - DirectorFatih AkinStarsBaki DavrakGürsoy GemecCengiz DanerA Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Hanna Schygulla)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 11 - DirectorCharlie KaufmanStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanSamantha MortonMichelle WilliamsA theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Charlie Kaufman)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 8 - DirectorPhilippe ClaudelStarsKristin Scott ThomasElsa ZylbersteinSerge HazanaviciusA woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Philippe Claudel)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kristin Scott Thomas)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 8 - DirectorJon FavreauStarsRobert Downey Jr.Gwyneth PaltrowTerrence HowardAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorBen StillerStarsBen StillerJack BlackRobert Downey Jr.Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Robert Downey Jr.)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tom Cruise)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsDaniel CraigLiev SchreiberJamie BellJewish brothers in German-occupied Eastern Europe escape into a Belorussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorRamin BahraniStarsAlejandro PolancoIsamar GonzalesRob SowulskiAlejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sixteen-year-old sister.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ramin Bahrani)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorArnaud DesplechinStarsCatherine DeneuveJean-Paul RoussillonMathieu AmalricThe troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Arnaud Desplechin; Emmanuel Bourdieu)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorChristopher ZallaStarsJesús OchoaArmando HernándezJorge Adrián EspíndolaA Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Christopher Zalla)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorRod LurieStarsKate BeckinsaleMatt DillonVera FarmigaIn Washington, D.C., a reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kate Beckinsale)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Vera Farmiga)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 3 - DirectorTom KalinStarsJulianne MooreEddie RedmayneStephen DillaneA dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies...BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Howard A. Rodman)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 3 - DirectorAlan BallStarsSummer BishilAaron EckhartPeter MacdissiA young Lebanese-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Summer Bishil)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorSaul DibbStarsKeira KnightleyRalph FiennesDominic CooperA chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was revered for her extravagant political and personal life.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ralph Fiennes)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorBrad FurmanStarsJohn LeguizamoTyrese GibsonRosie PerezAfter he's shot during a heist in East L.A., an armored truck driver wrestles with rehabilitation and tracking down the man who committed the crime.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Rosie Perez)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1