New York Film Critics Awards: Best Film winner 'Carol' with Cate Blanchett. 2015 New York Film Critics Awards have enlivened Oscar race Catching up with previously announced awards season winners that will likely influence the 2016 Oscar nominations. Early this month, the New York Film Critics Circle announced their Best of 2015 picks, somewhat unexpectedly boosting the chances of Todd Haynes' lesbian romantic drama Carol, Clouds of Sils Maria actress Kristen Stewart, and László Nemes' Holocaust drama Son of Saul. Below is a brief commentary about each of these Nyfcc choices. 'Carol' Directed by Todd Haynes, starring two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Blue Jasmine) and Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and adapted by Phyllis Nagy from Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel The Price of Salt,[1] Carol won a total of four New York Film Critics awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Mont. Steve
- Alt Film Guide
Though beaten to the "best films of the year" punch by the National Board of Review, The New York Film Critics Circle is not far behind, staking its place as one of the first major critics groups to unveil their best of the year. Unfortunately, the group is once again using Twitter to announce every step of the results of its voting, and I half wonder when they'll just move on to Tinder style swiping with some kind of app. but I digress.
Todd Haynes' "Carol" has won big in the Nyfcc poll, taking Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. However, in the acting categories, the Nyfcc has divided the awards between four different pictures. Generally speaking, the Nyfcc has little to no bearing on the Oscars, but this perhaps indicates the field is still very wide open, with no certainties among the contenders.
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Todd Haynes' "Carol" has won big in the Nyfcc poll, taking Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. However, in the acting categories, the Nyfcc has divided the awards between four different pictures. Generally speaking, the Nyfcc has little to no bearing on the Oscars, but this perhaps indicates the field is still very wide open, with no certainties among the contenders.
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- 12/2/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The New York Film Critics Circle voted today at the Film Society of Lincoln Center for their 2015 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Monday, January 4th at Tao Downtown.
Carol was awarded Best Picture and Todd Haynes was named Best Director. Saoirse Ronan was selected as Best Actress for her role in Brooklyn, and Michael Keaton was chosen as Best Actor for Spotlight.
Carol
Two Special Awards were given, honoring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films and Ennio Morricone for his extraordinary contribution to the language of cinema. Full list of winners below.
Says 2015 Nyfcc Chairman, Star Magazine’s Marshall Fine, “This group is known for inserting films into the awards conversation and this year was no different. I’m particularly pleased at how New York-centric so many of the films are, representing many parts of the city, as well as several different eras.
Carol was awarded Best Picture and Todd Haynes was named Best Director. Saoirse Ronan was selected as Best Actress for her role in Brooklyn, and Michael Keaton was chosen as Best Actor for Spotlight.
Carol
Two Special Awards were given, honoring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films and Ennio Morricone for his extraordinary contribution to the language of cinema. Full list of winners below.
Says 2015 Nyfcc Chairman, Star Magazine’s Marshall Fine, “This group is known for inserting films into the awards conversation and this year was no different. I’m particularly pleased at how New York-centric so many of the films are, representing many parts of the city, as well as several different eras.
- 12/2/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Carol" was the big winner at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, winning Best Film, Best Director for Todd Haynes, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. This gives the lesbian drama another boost in the Oscar race, after netting a leading six Independent Spirit Award nominations last week. "Carol" star Cate Blanchett lost out, however, in the Best Actress category to Saoirse Ronan for "Brooklyn."
Michael Keaton took home the trophy for Best Actor for his role in "Spotlight," while Kristen Stewart revved up her awards buzz by winning Best Supporting Actress for "Clouds of Sils Maria."
The Nyfcc awards are a good indicator of the movies and performances likely to get nominated for an Oscar. Last year, they named "Boyhood" as Best Film, and honored eventual Oscar winners J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette.
Here's the full list of Nyfcc winners:
Best Film
"Carol"
Best Director
Todd Haynes, "Carol"
Best Screenplay
Phyllis Nagy,...
Michael Keaton took home the trophy for Best Actor for his role in "Spotlight," while Kristen Stewart revved up her awards buzz by winning Best Supporting Actress for "Clouds of Sils Maria."
The Nyfcc awards are a good indicator of the movies and performances likely to get nominated for an Oscar. Last year, they named "Boyhood" as Best Film, and honored eventual Oscar winners J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette.
Here's the full list of Nyfcc winners:
Best Film
"Carol"
Best Director
Todd Haynes, "Carol"
Best Screenplay
Phyllis Nagy,...
- 12/2/2015
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
Two months after seeing it at the New York Film Festival, I haven’t budged much in my conviction that László Nemes‘ Son of Saul — as praised as any debut feature in recent years — is of little note, even with its occasional inventiveness being recognized. But many will disagree, some rather strongly, and it’s (I suppose) to this movie’s credit that one really should see it for themselves. No matter the feelings that end up emerging, you’ll at least know you’ve experienced something different.
You’ll also be witness to a burgeoning career. As is to be expected of a director who makes waves right out of the gate Nemes has started setting up his sophomore feature, Sunset, a thriller which Screen Daily tells us is “among several titles to win funding at this week’s 8th TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event.” (Is said event like a cinematic Running Man?...
You’ll also be witness to a burgeoning career. As is to be expected of a director who makes waves right out of the gate Nemes has started setting up his sophomore feature, Sunset, a thriller which Screen Daily tells us is “among several titles to win funding at this week’s 8th TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event.” (Is said event like a cinematic Running Man?...
- 12/2/2015
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Remember yesterday when I mentioned that Carol was one of those films you shouldn’t count out of the race just because the National Board of Review ignored it? Well, today the New York Film Critics Circle showed just why by declaring it the best film of 2015, along with awarding it Best Director (Todd Haynes), Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The win hardly comes as a surprise as the film is one of the most critically-praised of the year, scoring a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and an astonishing 95/100 on Metacritic.
Looking at the rest of their winners, we have only a couple of surprises, including a victory for Kristen Stewart for Best Supporting Actress in Clouds of Sils Maria and a win for Michael Keaton for Best Actor in Spotlight. The former had won the Caesar Award (the French Academy Award) for her performance, but it wasn’t really thought that...
Looking at the rest of their winners, we have only a couple of surprises, including a victory for Kristen Stewart for Best Supporting Actress in Clouds of Sils Maria and a win for Michael Keaton for Best Actor in Spotlight. The former had won the Caesar Award (the French Academy Award) for her performance, but it wasn’t really thought that...
- 12/2/2015
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The New York Film Critics Circle has restored momentum to Carol’s awards season run, awarding four prizes to Todd Haynes’ romantic drama.
Carol won best film, director, screenplay and cinematography on Wednesday, while Michael Keaton and Saoirse Ronan earned lead acting wins for Spotlight, Brooklyn.
Mark Rylance and Kristen Stewart won supporting acting awards for Bridge Of Spies and Clouds Of Sils Maria, respectively, while Son Of Saul was named best first film and Timbuktu won best foreign film.
The awards will be presented on January 4, 2016.
Full list of winners:
Best picture: Carol
Best director: Carol, Todd Haynes
Best actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies
Best supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds Of Sils Maria
Best screenplay: Carol, Phyllis Nagy
Best cinematography: Carol, Edward Lachman
Best animation: Inside Out
Best first film: Son Of Saul
Best foreign film: Timbuktu (Mauritania)
Best non-fiction film (documentary): [link...
Carol won best film, director, screenplay and cinematography on Wednesday, while Michael Keaton and Saoirse Ronan earned lead acting wins for Spotlight, Brooklyn.
Mark Rylance and Kristen Stewart won supporting acting awards for Bridge Of Spies and Clouds Of Sils Maria, respectively, while Son Of Saul was named best first film and Timbuktu won best foreign film.
The awards will be presented on January 4, 2016.
Full list of winners:
Best picture: Carol
Best director: Carol, Todd Haynes
Best actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies
Best supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds Of Sils Maria
Best screenplay: Carol, Phyllis Nagy
Best cinematography: Carol, Edward Lachman
Best animation: Inside Out
Best first film: Son Of Saul
Best foreign film: Timbuktu (Mauritania)
Best non-fiction film (documentary): [link...
- 12/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The New York Film Critics Circle takes their sweet time each year debating their "bests" and shouldn't we all? Nevertheless it's agony for awards addicts like us, the excruciating wait times that commence between 9 Am Est and continue for hours. With lunch break. If you want to have a laugh at my expense I tried to predict the winners as part of the Gurus of Gold chart this week (update: This year they wrapped up by 1:00 Pm though so all is well. The only thing i got right in my predictions was Carol for Film/Director)
A bit of Oscar adjacent history: In the past 20 years of their long long history (they're octogenarians now!) they've selected 4 films that went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, 11 more that were nominated and 5 that were critical darlings and eventual Oscar players but were shut out of the big race (Leaving Las Vegas,...
A bit of Oscar adjacent history: In the past 20 years of their long long history (they're octogenarians now!) they've selected 4 films that went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, 11 more that were nominated and 5 that were critical darlings and eventual Oscar players but were shut out of the big race (Leaving Las Vegas,...
- 12/2/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Brad Anderson (1924-2015) - Cartoonist. His comic strip Marmaduke became a live-action talking dog movie in 2010 starring the voice of Owen Wilson. He died of congestive heart failure on August 30. [THR] William Becker (1927-2015) - Distributor. A former critic, he co-acquired Janus Films in 1965 and later became co-owner and president of The Criterion Collection, a position his son now holds. He died of kidney failure on September 12. [Nyt] Nancy Bernstein (1960-2015) ...
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- 10/3/2015
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
This month on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee to discuss the December 2015 Criterion Collection line-up, as well as the latest in Criterion rumors, news, packaging, and more.
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Shownotes Topics William Becker’s passing The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up Downhill Racer (December 1st) Jellyfish Eyes (December 8th) Speedy (December 8th) Burroughs: The Movie (December 15th) The August Wacky Drawing What’s coming in 2016? No Wexner talk this year New additions to Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube New rumored titles Episode Links William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 – The New York Times Remembering William Becker – From the Current Flashback: William Becker (1927–2015) – From the Current William Becker, 1927–2015 – From the Current Amazon is having a fantastic sale The Apu Trilogy is currently available to pre-order for $49.99 Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At The Criterion Collection...
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Shownotes Topics William Becker’s passing The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up Downhill Racer (December 1st) Jellyfish Eyes (December 8th) Speedy (December 8th) Burroughs: The Movie (December 15th) The August Wacky Drawing What’s coming in 2016? No Wexner talk this year New additions to Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube New rumored titles Episode Links William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 – The New York Times Remembering William Becker – From the Current Flashback: William Becker (1927–2015) – From the Current William Becker, 1927–2015 – From the Current Amazon is having a fantastic sale The Apu Trilogy is currently available to pre-order for $49.99 Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At The Criterion Collection...
- 9/17/2015
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
This week on Off The Shelf, Ryan is joined by Brian Saur to take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of September 15th, 2015, and chat about some follow-up and home video news.
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Refresh, refresh, refresh William Becker Arrow’s Free Shipping Exploitation.tv Apple TV Ripping discs MakeMKV Handbrake The Wirecutter’s recommendation Don Melton’s scripts News Scorpion Releasing – Grizzly & Where the Boys Are ‘84 up for pre-order at Screen Archives Shout / Scream Factory: Garbage Pail Kids cover art New Releases American Experience: Walt Disney The Beast The Big Picture Billy Two Hats Blind Chance Disneynature: Monkey Kingdom Eaten Alive Fast & Furious 1–7 Collection Furious 7 Hanna-Barbera Specials Collection Hidden Agenda House of the Long Shadows...
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Refresh, refresh, refresh William Becker Arrow’s Free Shipping Exploitation.tv Apple TV Ripping discs MakeMKV Handbrake The Wirecutter’s recommendation Don Melton’s scripts News Scorpion Releasing – Grizzly & Where the Boys Are ‘84 up for pre-order at Screen Archives Shout / Scream Factory: Garbage Pail Kids cover art New Releases American Experience: Walt Disney The Beast The Big Picture Billy Two Hats Blind Chance Disneynature: Monkey Kingdom Eaten Alive Fast & Furious 1–7 Collection Furious 7 Hanna-Barbera Specials Collection Hidden Agenda House of the Long Shadows...
- 9/16/2015
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
One of art cinema’s great champions, William Becker, died on Saturday after complication from kidney failure. He was 88.
Starting out his career as a theater critic, Becker purchased legendary art cinema label and Criterion Collection backer Janus Films in 1965, in turn helping it evolve into the brand that it has become today. Overseeing expansion into realms like university education and eventually home video, Becker was a man with an affinity for intellectual discussion of cinema (he himself was a Rhodes scholar) and also an early adopter of the auteur theory, focusing on legendary filmmakers ranging from Luis Bunuel to Yasujiro Ozu.
He purchased the company with Saul J. Turell, going on to nab rights to films like Citizen Kane and King Kong, putting them alongside legendary art house films and pieces of world cinema, like Renoir’s Grand Illusion. This itself will be his lasting legacy.
I’m not normally one to write obituaries,...
Starting out his career as a theater critic, Becker purchased legendary art cinema label and Criterion Collection backer Janus Films in 1965, in turn helping it evolve into the brand that it has become today. Overseeing expansion into realms like university education and eventually home video, Becker was a man with an affinity for intellectual discussion of cinema (he himself was a Rhodes scholar) and also an early adopter of the auteur theory, focusing on legendary filmmakers ranging from Luis Bunuel to Yasujiro Ozu.
He purchased the company with Saul J. Turell, going on to nab rights to films like Citizen Kane and King Kong, putting them alongside legendary art house films and pieces of world cinema, like Renoir’s Grand Illusion. This itself will be his lasting legacy.
I’m not normally one to write obituaries,...
- 9/14/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Sarah Catherine Long was found dead on July 23, lying in her bed with a single gunshot wound above her left ear. In her hand was a .357 Taurus revolver. Police in Davidson, North Carolina, initially classified the death as a suicide. But soon, they began to notice inconsistencies surrounding her death. Among the most troubling: the gun was found in her left hand, and Long was right-handed. The medical examiner couldn't definitively determine whether Long died of the gunshot wound, and he found no blood on the hand Long would have fired with. Nearly four months later, authorities are still investigating...
- 11/9/2014
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
Sarah Catherine Long was found dead on July 23, lying in her bed with a single gunshot wound above her left ear. In her hand was a .357 Taurus revolver. Police in Davidson, North Carolina, initially classified the death as a suicide. But soon, they began to notice inconsistencies surrounding her death. Among the most troubling: the gun was found in her left hand, and Long was right-handed. The medical examiner couldn't definitively determine whether Long died of the gunshot wound, and he found no blood on the hand Long would have fired with. Nearly four months later, authorities are still investigating...
- 11/9/2014
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
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Justin Labasik
Savannah Garrett
Wayne Byler
James Hogan
Steven Zimmer
Dawn Damron
Joseph Hindsman
Jennifer Dorris
William Becker
Chuck Bowman If your name is on the list, congratulations! Head over to the Famous Monsters Facebook Page & send us a direct message with your shipping info so we can send your poster on its way!
The Revenant, is a zombie comedy written and directed by D. Kerry Prior, the special effects maestro who’s worked on such projects as Air Force One, the Phantasm films, Blob and The Abyss. The film has won Best Director and Audience Awards at Fantastic Fest and Zompire (the Undead Film Festival), and opened to select theaters today (Friday, August 24th).
Check out Famous Monsters’ review of The Revenant here!
- 8/25/2012
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Founder of the legendary distributor Janus Films, Cyrus Harvey, died on Thursday from complications of a stroke he had suffered four days prior. He was 85.
Teaming with actor Bryant Haliday, Harvey founded Janus Films in 1956 after converting the historic Brattle Theater, which Haliday had purchased, into an arthouse theater. Harvey and Haliday would later sell Janus to Saul J. Turell and William Becker, who ultimately turned the company over to Jonathan Turell and Peter Becker, who run The Criterion Collection.
The company is still very much involved in theatrical distribution, but of the classic side of things. With only one first-run release in thirty years (Revanche), the company is now the main backer of the Collection, and also has become quite a staple in the news, particularly after their purchase of the domestic theatrical and home video rights to the entire Charlie Chaplin library.
As a young film fan, many...
Teaming with actor Bryant Haliday, Harvey founded Janus Films in 1956 after converting the historic Brattle Theater, which Haliday had purchased, into an arthouse theater. Harvey and Haliday would later sell Janus to Saul J. Turell and William Becker, who ultimately turned the company over to Jonathan Turell and Peter Becker, who run The Criterion Collection.
The company is still very much involved in theatrical distribution, but of the classic side of things. With only one first-run release in thirty years (Revanche), the company is now the main backer of the Collection, and also has become quite a staple in the news, particularly after their purchase of the domestic theatrical and home video rights to the entire Charlie Chaplin library.
As a young film fan, many...
- 4/19/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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