FISH TANK, UK written and directed by Andrea Arnold produced by Kees Kasander & Nick Laws
LÅT DEN RÄTTE KOMMA IN (Let the Right One in), Sweden directed by Tomas Alfredson written by John Ajvide Lindqvist produced by John Nordling & Carl Molinder
UN PROPHETE (A Prophet), France directed by Jacques Audiard written by Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain based on an original idea by Abdel Raouf Dafri after an original screenplay by Abdel Raouf Dafri & Nicolas Peufaillit produced by Chic Films & Page 114 & Why Not Productions
THE READER (Der Vorleser), Germany, UK directed by Stephen Daldry written by David Hare produced by Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti & Redmond Morris
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, UK directed by Danny Boyle written by Simon Beaufoy produced by Christian Colson
DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon), Germany, Austria, France, Italy written and directed by Michael Haneke produced by Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Menegoz & Andrea Occhipinti
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR
Pedro Almodóvar for LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (Broken Embraces) Andrea Arnold for FISH TANK Jacques Audiard for UN PROPHETE (A Prophet) Danny Boyle for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Michael Haneke for DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) Lars von Trier for ANTICHRIST
EUROPEAN ACTOR
Moritz Bleibtreu in DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX (The Baader Meinhof Complex) Steve Evets in LOOKING FOR ERIC David Kross in THE READER (Der Vorleser) Dev Patel in SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Tahar Rahim in UN PROPHETE (A Prophet) Filippo Timi in VINCERE
EUROPEAN ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz in LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (Broken Embraces) Charlotte Gainsbourg in ANTICHRIST Katie Jarvis in FISH TANK Yolande Moreau in SERAPHINE Noomi Rapace in MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Kate Winslet in THE READER (Der Vorleser)
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER
Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain for UN PROPHETE (A Prophet) Simon Beaufoy for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Gianni di Gregorio for PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO (Mid-August Lunch) Michael Haneke for DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon)
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD
Christian Berger for DAS WEISSE BAND (The White Ribbon) Anthony Dod Mantle for ANTICHRIST & SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Maxim Drozdov & Alisher Khamidkhodzhaev for BUMAZHNY SOLDAT (Paper Soldier) Stéphane Fontaine for UN PROPHETE (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D’EXCELLENCE
Francesca Calvelli for the Editing, VINCERE Catherine Leterrier for the Costume Design, COCO AVANT CHANEL (Coco Before Chanel) Waldemar Pokromski for Make Up and Hair, DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX (The Baader Meinhof Complex) Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier & Marc Doisne for the Sound Design, UN PROPHETE (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN COMPOSER
Alexandre Desplat for COCO AVANT CHANEL (Coco Before Chanel) Jakob Groth for MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Alberto Iglesias for LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (Broken Embraces) Johan Söderqvist for LÅT DEN RÄTTE KOMMA IN (Let the Right One in)
EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
MIA AND THE MIGOO (Mia et le Migou), France by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
NIKO & THE WAY TO THE STARS (Niko - Lentäjän poika), Finland/Germany/Denmark/Ireland by Kari Juusonen & Michael Hegner
THE SECRET OF KELLS (Brendan et le Secret de Kells), France by Tomm Moore
EUROPEAN DISCOVERY
AJAMI, Germany / Israel written & directed by Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani produced by Mosh Danon, Thanassis Karathanos & Talia Kleinhendler
GAGMA NAPIRI (The Other Bank), Georgia / Kazakhstan directed by George Ovashvili written by Nugzar Shataidze produced by George Ohashvili & Sain Gabdullin
KATALIN VARGA, Romania / UK / Hungary written & directed by Peter Strickland produced by Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu & Peter Strickland
SOIS SAGE (Be Good), France / Denmark written & directed by Juliette Garcias produced by Marianne Slot
SONBAHAR (Autumn), Turkey / Germany written & directed by Özcan Alper produced by F. Serkan Acar & Kadir Sözen
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ken Loach
EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA Isabelle Huppert
EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD - PRIX EURIMAGES Diana Elbaum and Jani Thiltges
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) directed by Uli Edel written by Bernd Eichinger, Stefan Aust & Uli Edel produced by Bernd Eichinger
BROKEN EMBRACES (Los Abrazos Rotos) written & directed by Pedro Almodóvar produced by Agustín Almodóvar
COCO BEFORE CHANEL (Coco Avant Chanel) directed by Anne Fontaine written by Anne & Camille Fontaine produced by Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, Philippe Carcassonne & Simon Arnal
THE DUCHESS directed by Saul Dibb written by Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen & Saul Dibb produced by Gabrielle Tana & Michael Kuhn
FLY ME TO THE MOON directed by Ben Stassen written by Domonic Paris produced by Gina Gallo, Charlotte Huggins, Mimi Maynard & Caroline Van Iseghem
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Män som hatar kvinnor) directed by Niels Arden Oplev written by Nikolaj Arcel & Rasmus Heisterberg produced by Søren Stærmose
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Låt den rätte komma in) directed by Tomas Alfredson written by John Ajvide Lindqvist produced by John Nordling & Carl Molinder
MID-AUGUST LUNCH (Pranzo di Ferragosto) directed by Gianni di Gregorio written by Gianni di Gregorio & Simone Riccardini produced by Matteo Garrone
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE directed by Danny Boyle written by Simon Beaufoy produced by Christian Colson
TRANSPORTER 3 directed by Olivier Megaton written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen produced by Luc Besson & Steve Chasman
No nomination for "Broken Embraces" as best picture is slightly surprising to me. "The Reader" making the line-up is also surprising to me. Unpleasantly surprising.
If I was to guess what I thought would win I would say it is between "The White Ribbon" and "A Prophet". Still "The Full Monty" was a European Film Award winner so they can go populist with a choice like "Slumdog Millionaire".
I will say "A Prophet" to win because it has the intellectual cred but is probably a more enjoyable film experience than "The White Ribbon".
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That lineup really helps Slumdog's chances it would seen - four heavy film-fest dramas, a Swedish cult film and a huge popular success/Oscar winner really sort of divides the field. I'm not remotely an expert on this group, but it would really seem to help the Boyle film.
The Prophet got the most noms (6). Its director Jacques Audiard is quoted in the Variety article as saying he expect Slumdog to win - which may be his honest feeling, but also might be a way a making his film the alternative to stop that (which would be a smart thing to try to do).
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Originally posted by seanflynn: That lineup really helps Slumdog's chances it would seen - four heavy film-fest dramas, a Swedish cult film and a huge popular success/Oscar winner really sort of divides the field. I'm not remotely an expert on this group, but it would really seem to help the Boyle film.
The Prophet got the most noms (6). Its director Jacques Audiard is quoted in the Variety article as saying he expect Slumdog to win - which may be his honest feeling, but also might be a way a making his film the alternative to stop that (which would be a smart thing to try to do).
"Slumdog Millionaire" could look like a good choice amongst the weak line-up the Oscars and BAFTAs provided but I think it will seem too lightweight in this company. I did not even do the math and see "A Prophet" had the most nominations but knowing it now makes me feel better about my choice.
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I think its being too successful and too old news hurt it more than being too lightweight.
But to scare voters who don't want it to win yet again and make the yourself as the logical way to stop it - with having the most nominations - is a good strategy.
Penélope Cruz in LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (Broken Embraces) Charlotte Gainsbourg in ANTICHRIST Katie Jarvis in FISH TANK Yolande Moreau in SERAPHINE Noomi Rapace in MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Kate Winslet in THE READER (Der Vorleser)
This is actually a fantastic set of nominees (minus Rapace who I have no idea about that film...).
Though why is Carey Mulligan not here? In fact, why is An Education not listed for any nominations? Was An Education not eligible?
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CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD Anthony Dod Mantle for ANTICHRIST & SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
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Originally posted by outsider: DEFAMATION Yoav Shamir, Denmark / Austria / Israel / USA
I'm glad this film got nominated! I heard it was great! I think it could be nominated at the Oscars as well this year for Best Documentary Feature! I think it stands a very good chance!
2010 Oscars FYC:
Lead Actor - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer Lead Actress - Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Original Screenplay - Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
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Here are my predictions in the top categories admittedly based on little more than gut instinct. Though the fact that Michael Haneke already has won best picture and best director from this group for "Cache'" will play in to my ignoring his film in favor of "A Prophet" and "Slumdog Millionaire".
EUROPEAN FILM: UN PROPHETE (A Prophet), France directed by Jacques Audiard written by Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain based on an original idea by Abdel Raouf Dafri after an original screenplay by Abdel Raouf Dafri & Nicolas Peufaillit produced by Chic Films & Page 114 & Why Not Productions
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR: Jacques Audiard for UN PROPHETE (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN ACTOR: Tahar Rahim in UN PROPHETE (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN ACTRESS: Charlotte Gainsbourg in ANTICHRIST
EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER: Simon Beaufoy for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
CARLO DI PALMA EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AWARD: Anthony Dod Mantle for ANTICHRIST & SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY PRIX D’EXCELLENCE: Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier & Marc Doisne for the Sound Design, UN PROPHETE (A Prophet)
EUROPEAN COMPOSER: Alberto Iglesias for LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (Broken Embraces)
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
I did not recognize any films in the animated or European Discovery category so I skipped them.
The hardest choice was between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Winslet. Penelope Cruz already has at least one of these so I crossed her out. Went with Gainsbourg as the more daring performance.
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Originally posted by seanflynn: The eligibility period for these awards goes through September if I remember correctly. In any event, before An Education was released.
Let the Right One initially opened theatrically (after playing many film festivals throughout 2008) in Norway on October 24, 2008.
Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification seanflynn.
By the way, I know Broken Embraces was released across the pond earlier this year, but when did Antichrist get released over there since those films are just being released now over here... Fish Tank for that matter too...
2010 Oscars FYC:
Lead Actor - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer Lead Actress - Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Original Screenplay - Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
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Originally posted by pacinofan: The hardest choice was between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Winslet. Penelope Cruz already has at least one of these so I crossed her out. Went with Gainsbourg as the more daring performance.
I was just going to ask you why you chose Gainsbourg, but you just explained why. I haven't seen Antichrist yet (I really want to though and hope to see it soon), but generally speaking, why do you think that the voters here will possibly give the award to Gainsbourg for her performance being more "daring"?
Again, I heard she was fantastic in Antichrist, I'm just wondering...
2010 Oscars FYC:
Lead Actor - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer Lead Actress - Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Original Screenplay - Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
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IMDb always has opening dates in various countries so you can check that there.
Films like Antichrist that play at Cannes usually open shortly after in much of continental Europe - it makes sense since they get so much publicity. The US unfortunately is stuck either in this late year release pattern (if there are any Oscar hopes) or up to deep in the next year because we are incredibly backwards and unresponsive to these films.
Originally posted by pacinofan: The hardest choice was between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Winslet. Penelope Cruz already has at least one of these so I crossed her out. Went with Gainsbourg as the more daring performance.
I was just going to ask you why you chose Gainsbourg, but you just explained why. I haven't seen Antichrist yet (I really want to though and hope to see it soon), but generally speaking, why do you think that the voters here will possibly give the award to Gainsbourg for her performance being more "daring"?
Again, I heard she was fantastic in Antichrist, I'm just wondering...
I still haven't seen "Antichrist" either. Twice I have tried to buy it ON DEMAND and could not. May need to call the cable service on that. Anyway, the European Film Award crowd is an artier more intellectual group in general than Oscar/BAFTA voters (with past winners like "Head On", "Cache", "Gomorrah", etc.) so I think they will find Charlotte Gainsbourg more impressive in being willing to tackle difficult and disturbing material while Kate Winslet's film (and I will assume performance) are more conventional. Could be wrong. Like I said I am basing my predictions on very little. My European Film Award predictions last year were way off with "Gomorrah" winning almost everything while I predicted "The Class" for best film.
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Originally posted by pacinofan: The hardest choice was between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Winslet. Penelope Cruz already has at least one of these so I crossed her out. Went with Gainsbourg as the more daring performance.
I was just going to ask you why you chose Gainsbourg, but you just explained why. I haven't seen Antichrist yet (I really want to though and hope to see it soon), but generally speaking, why do you think that the voters here will possibly give the award to Gainsbourg for her performance being more "daring"?
Again, I heard she was fantastic in Antichrist, I'm just wondering...
I still haven't seen "Antichrist" either. Twice I have tried to buy it ON DEMAND and could not. May need to call the cable service on that. Anyway, the European Film Award crowd is an artier more intellectual group in general than Oscar/BAFTA voters (with past winners like "Head On", "Cache", "Gomorrah", etc.) so I think they will find Charlotte Gainsbourg more impressive in being willing to tackle difficult and disturbing material while Kate Winslet's film (and I will assume performance) are more conventional. Could be wrong. Like I said I am basing my predictions on very little. My European Film Award predictions last year were way off with "Gomorrah" winning almost everything while I predicted "The Class" for best film.
Yeah, I see. I will hopefully be seeing it soon as well. I hope Anthony Dod Mantle can get a nomination for Cinematography for the film at least, but I keep on wondering if the film can even get any other nominations at the Oscars? Probably not because the voters don't tend to be that risky when it comes to films like Antichrist, but I just wonder if Antichrist has more of a chance for the Oscars than people think...
2010 Oscars FYC:
Lead Actor - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer Lead Actress - Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Original Screenplay - Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
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just saw "Vincere" and I can't believe they didn't nominate Giovanna Mezzogiorno for Best Actress.
Filippo Timi is awesome in the film and deserves his Best Actor nomination but the film belongs to Giovanna; she is amazing in the film.
ps: while I've decided to put Timi in Lead Actor in my personal awards I could see myself changing my mind and putting him in supporting. He pretty much disappears for half of the film. The film is all about Giovanna. He doesn't have as much screen time as I the other actors in the Lead category but, because he has so much impact and the narrative couldn't exist without him, I am putting him in Lead for now.
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I half-expected some Ursula Werner and Krystyna Janda love.
I am proud that they picked Liechti for their Documentary prize. Personally, this is one of my most anticipated films of the year!
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Originally posted by pacinofan: The hardest choice was between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Winslet. Penelope Cruz already has at least one of these so I crossed her out. Went with Gainsbourg as the more daring performance.
I was just going to ask you why you chose Gainsbourg, but you just explained why. I haven't seen Antichrist yet (I really want to though and hope to see it soon), but generally speaking, why do you think that the voters here will possibly give the award to Gainsbourg for her performance being more "daring"?
Again, I heard she was fantastic in Antichrist, I'm just wondering...
I still haven't seen "Antichrist" either. Twice I have tried to buy it ON DEMAND and could not. May need to call the cable service on that. Anyway, the European Film Award crowd is an artier more intellectual group in general than Oscar/BAFTA voters (with past winners like "Head On", "Cache", "Gomorrah", etc.) so I think they will find Charlotte Gainsbourg more impressive in being willing to tackle difficult and disturbing material while Kate Winslet's film (and I will assume performance) are more conventional. Could be wrong. Like I said I am basing my predictions on very little. My European Film Award predictions last year were way off with "Gomorrah" winning almost everything while I predicted "The Class" for best film.
Yeah, I see. I will hopefully be seeing it soon as well. I hope Anthony Dod Mantle can get a nomination for Cinematography for the film at least, but I keep on wondering if the film can even get any other nominations at the Oscars? Probably not because the voters don't tend to be that risky when it comes to films like Antichrist, but I just wonder if Antichrist has more of a chance for the Oscars than people think...
I have now seen "Antichrist" and I am still keeping Charlotte Gainsbourg as my prediction for best actress from the European Film Awards. Still, having seen it I am sure that a large percentage of people who see this film are going to hate it. People may find Gainsbourg so strong in it they vote for her anyway but they many will hold the film against her. I still say she wins narrowly. Partially because many voters will not want to see themselves as blandly following the Oscars in giving the award to Kate Winslet.
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I haven't seen Antichrist yet (I really want to though and hope to see it soon), but generally speaking, why do you think that the voters here will possibly give the award to Gainsbourg for her performance being more "daring"?
