Friday, January 13, 2012

USC Scripter Noms & BFCA/Critics Choice Winners

USC Scripter Noms:

+Screenwriter Christopher Hampton for A Dangerous Method, adapted from the nonfiction book A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein by John Kerr and the 2002 stage play The Talking Cure by Hampton
+Screenwriters Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash for The Descendants, adapted from Kaui Hart Hemmings’ novel (itself an expansion of her first published short story, “The Minor Wars”)
+Screenwriter Moira Buffini for Jane Eyre, adapted from the 1847 book by Charlotte Brontë
+Screenwriters Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin for Moneyball, based on Michael Lewis’ book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
+Screenwriters Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan and author John le Carré for the thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.


BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS:

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: George Clooney - The Descendants
Best Actress: Viola Davis - The Help
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer - The Help
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Best Acting Ensemble: The Help
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball - Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, story by Stan Chervin
Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
Best Young Actor/Actress: Thomas Horn - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Comedy: Bridesmaids
Best Action Film: Drive
Best Animated Film: Rango
Best Foreign Film: A Separation
Best Documentary Feature: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Cinematography (TIE): The Tree of Life & War Horse
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Makeup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II
Best Score: The Artist
Best Song: "Life's a Happy Song," The Muppets
Best Sound: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II
Best Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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