Because I decided a few months ago to group all my awards posts in a separate category, I consider normal to feature The Film Independent Spirit Awards too. They started in 1984 as "Findies" (Friends of Independents) by Jeanne Lucas and Anne Kimmel, President of IFP/West (now Film Independent) to thank individuals and organizations for their support of independent filmmakers. The awards were first voted on by a nominating committee. In 1986, "Findies" is renamed Film Independent Spirit Awards, … [Read more...]
The Nominees and Winners of the SAG Awards 2014
Please, believe me that I wanted to write a review or two, before this list with nominees and winners, of yet another important event in cinema and television, the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The list and the pictures are taken again from CNN. I have just seen "The Wolf of Wall Street", which unfortunately has been by-passed by the Guild. Motion Picture Nominees Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture • "12 Years a Slave" • "American Hustle" -- WINNER • "August: Osage … [Read more...]