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EASTWOOD TAKES DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD
In what could be the last move before winning his second Academy Award for best director, Clint Eastwood...
OSCAR NOMINATIONS REACTION
Where the hell is Paul Giamatti for best actor in Sideways?....
THE AVIATOR SOARS WITH 11 NOMINATIONS
Martin Scorsese’s Howard Hughes epic The Aviator nabbed eleven Academy Award nominations this morning including nods for best picture,...
AVIATOR TAKES BEST PIC; EASTWOOD BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese’s soaring Howard Hughes biography won best picture (drama) at last night’s Golden Globes Awards, though the tiny though brilliant director did not win best director...
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS NAMED MILLION DOLLAR BABY BEST PIC
n something of a shocking turn of events, the National Society of Film Critics have named Clint Eastwood’s powerful drama Million Dollar Baby
SCREEN ACTOR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
The nominations for the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced early Tuesday morning, making it clear this is the year of Jamie Foxx.
DIRECTORS GUILD NOMINATIONS
The Directors Guild of America announced their awards for excellence in motion picture directing just an hour ago. As expect, both Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese were nominated for Million Dollar Baby and The Aviator
OSCAR PREDIX
This could be one of the most interesting years ever in the countdown for the Academy Awards, Hollywood’s biggest evening. Love them or hate them,
TORONTO FILM CRITICS NAME SIDEWAYS BEST PIC
Following the lead of film critics in Los Angeles and New York, the Toronto Film Critics Association has named Sideways the best film of 2004.
19th annual Gemini awards
It was a star-studded gala as the biggest and brightest of Canadian television hit the red carpet for the 19th annual Gemini awards. The boys from Sunnydale collected the gold as Trailer Park Boys took home the award for best comedy series. The investigative team from Da Vinciís Inquest dug up the best dramatic series. Winner for Best TV movie/Dramatic miniseries goes to some Human Cargo. The Nationalís Peter Mansbridge won for Best News anchor, and the Geminiís Peoples Choice award went to handyman Mike Holmes of Holmes on Homes.
SIDEWAYS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE; WINS NYFCC AWARDS
Sideways continues to dominate the critics’ awards, winning best picture from the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle earlier today. Sideways also earned the best screenplay awards for writers Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.
LA FILM CRITICS HONOUR SIDEWAYS
     Sideways, Alexander Payne’s superb study of relationships collected five awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association this past Saturday. The film took home awards for best picture, best director (Payne), best screenplay, best supporting actor (ThomasHaydenChurch) and best supporting actress (Virginia Madsen). Often a harbinger of the Academy Awards, these wins dramatically increase the chances of the film to earn Oscar nominations.    Liam Neeson won best actor for his riveting performance in Kinsey and Imelda Staunton won best actress for her performance in Vera Drake.    Perhaps the biggest surprise was that Martin Scorsese’s critically lauded The Aviator won just a single award, for its production design, while Scorsese finished as runner up to Payne for best director.    The Incredibles was named best animated film and also took the award for best musical score.
GLOBE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED!!
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations for their annual Golden Globe Awards this morning, beginning the countdown to the move awards season which climaxes with the Oscars...
CANUCK FILM SET TO SHINE AT PALM BEACH FEST
Canadian Chris Philpott brings his film "Fairytails & Pornography" to the 2004 Palm Beach International Film Festival, which runs April 15-22.
JIM BURT SCREENWRITING PRIZE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the four finalists for the 2004 Jim Burt Screenwriting Prize: Irrational Numbers by Michael Gibson; Arctic Circle by Patricia Jensen Jeffery; Gravel Run by Conni Massing; and Crackie by Sherry White
LUCK AND CHARM HITS THE BULL’S-EYE AT METHOD FEST
The Canadian film "Seven Times Lucky" was honored at the sixth annual Method Fest Independent Film Festival Awards, with director Gary Yates' film earning best feature and best screenplay awards.
GENIE AWARD NOMINATIONS
The full list of the nominees
QUEBEC FILMS DOMINATE NOMINATIONS FOR 24TH ANNUAL GENIE AWARDS
TORONTO (CP) _ Two Quebec films have received a total of 20 Genie nominations in categories including best picture, best actor and best director.

TORONTO FILM SCHOOL AWARD WINNERS
The Toronto Film School had their 2nd annual Film Festival and Award Ceremony last friday
FULL LIST OF OSCAR WINNERS
Lord of The Rings wins all eleven awards it was nominated for
MORISSETTE TO HOST JUNO’S
Alanis Morissette will host this years Juno Awards. Morissette is also a nominee in the music DVD category. Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Michael Buble, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan and Nickelback. Are schelced to perform at the awards which will be broadcast on CTV, on Sunday, April 4 at 8 p.m. / 9 p.m. Atlantic Time.
ACTRA AWARD WINNERS
Toronto, February 20, 2004 - The winners of the 2004 ACTRA Awards in Toronto are Diane D'Aquila - winner of the Outstanding Performance - Female award and Brent Carver - winner of the Outstanding Performance - Male award
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS OFFER A SHOCK!!
In what must be the upset of the year so far in terms of the annual glut of major film awards, Johnny Depp won best actor for his role as the Swashbuckler, Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
ARCAND GETS BIG OSCAR PUSH AT HOME AND SOUTH OF THE BORDER
The Canadian and Quebec government is getting behind Denys Arcand's Oscar nomination for his film The Barbarian Invasions.
JACKSON TAKES DGA; FAVOURITE FOR OSCAR FOR HELMNG RINGS

ACTRA AWARD NOMINESS ANNOUNCED
The Awards Gala evening event will be hosted by Peter Keleghan. Adrian Truss is the scriptwriter, and Gordon Pinsent, who received ACTRA Toronto's inaugural Award of Excellence in 2003, will present this years Award of Excellence to Sonja Smits
2004 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

GOLDEN GLOBES
Winners Are In Red
KING DOMINATES OSCAR NOMINATIONS
With nominations in eleven categories, including best picture, director, and screenplay adaptation, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (LOTR:ROTK) leads the pack of films vying for Oscar gold February 29th
FULL LIST OF OSCAR NOMINATIONS
The Lord Of The Rings leads all with 11 nominations, Master and Commander follows with 10. Seabiscuit(7 noms), Mystic River(6) and Lost in Translation(4) round out the best picture category. The Academy Awards take place Feb. 29 at the Kodak Theatre
GOLDEN GLOBES BOW TO KING
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was crowned at last nights annual Golden Globe Award ceremony, moving a step closer to the winners circle Oscar night.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING NABS PRODUCERS GUILD AWARD
Continuing its quest to likely Oscar glory, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) has won the Producers Guild Award, paving the way to a likely win at this years’ Academy Awards.
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
There were more than a few surprises when nominations for the tenth annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for excellence in performance for feature film and television were announced
TORONTO FILM CRITICS ANNOUNCE THEIR AWARDS
Lost In Translation takes Best Picture