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| San
Diego Critics Salute Almost Famous
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San
Diego Film Critics Awards
December 20, 2000
Almost
Famous, the loosely autobiographical story of former teenage
Rolling Stone journalist Cameron Crowe, was chosen December 20 as
the best film of 2000 by the San Diego Film Critics Society. The critics
also chose Crowe as best director, and his own screenplay for the
film as best screenplay of the year.
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| Tiger
Tops Toronto (Again!)
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Toronto
Film Critics
In a move that recalled their city's film festival, the Toronto
Film Critics gave the top nod to Ang Lee's Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film also won the top prize, the
Audience Award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
The runner-up film was Steven Soderbergh's Traffic, while
the best Canadian film award went to Gary Burns's waydowntown.
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| Golden
Globes Announced Nominees |
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Golden
Globe Awards
Dec 21 (nominees) Jan 21 (ceremony)
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced December 21
its nominees for the 58th annual Golden Globes, the ceremony considered
the harbinger of Oscar glory. Traffic by Steven Soderbergh
and Gladiator by Ridley Scott led the list with five nods
each.
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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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