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Wins the People's Vote |
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People's
Choice Awards
January 7
The People have spoken … via Gallup poll. The winners of a nationwide
celebrity poll known as the People's Choice Awards were announced
January 7. Polling took place between November 1, 1999 and October
31, 2000 -- which could explain why last year's release The
Green Mile was named Best Picutre. Julia Roberts was named
Best Actress for the second year in a row, this year for her role
in Erin
Brockovich.
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Wins Over National Society of Film Critics |
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National
Society of Film Critics
January 6
The 51 members of the National Society of Film Critics named Edward
Yang's Yi
Yi best picture of the year. The film received almost twice
as many votes as the runner-up film, Traffic.
The awards were dedicated to The New York Times reviewer Vincent
Canby, who died in October and was a former chair of the society.
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| Swedes
Snub Moodysson |
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Gulbagge
Awards
Although his film Together
has been acclaimed worldwide, and was the top draw at Sweden's box
office, the film did not get a best picture nomination for this
year's Guldbagge Awards, the country's Oscars. Some people wonder
if this is retaliation for the fact that Moodysson gave the finger
to the audience at the ceremony two years ago. Hmm ….
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Oscars Announce Nominees |
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Goya
Awards
The Spanish Cinema Academy has announced their picks for the Goya
Awards, the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars. Alex de la Iglesia's
black comedy Common
Wealth (La Comunidad), which premiered at the San
Sebastian Film Festival led the pack with nominations in 15
categories, including best film and best director.
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| AFI
Publishes Top Ten Film List |
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American
Film Institute
The non-profit American Film Institute, announced its first ever
Top-Ten list of the movies of the year. They focused on primarily
US-financed movies, which could explain why critically acclaimed
films such as Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Billy
Elliot did not make the cut.
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| A
Contemplative Look at the Awards Season |
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Awards
Season Begins
The end of the calendar year brings with it a host of tried-and-true
rituals: the shortened hours of wintry daylight, the long inky darkness
of night, the frenzied shopping spree that has replaced religious
feeling, the endless recycling of sound bites and video clips and
the crystal-ball contemplation by "experts" of what the New Year
has in store.
In the film world, end of the year means only one thing: a flurry
of critics awards and "ten best" lists, all building momentum to
the grand kahuna of them all: the nominations for the Academy Award.
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