Monday, December 16, 2013

Women Film Critics Circle

BEST MOVIE ABOUT WOMEN: Philomena
runner-up: Mother of George
BEST MOVIE BY A WOMAN: Enough Said
runner-up: Inch Allah
BEST WOMAN STORYTELLER (SCREENWRITING AWARD): Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
runner-up: Nicole Holofcener, Enough Said
BEST ACTRESS: Judi Dench, Philomena
runner-up: Barbara Sukowa, Hannah Arendt
BEST ACTOR: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
runner-up: Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS: Onata Aprile, What Maisie Knew
runner-up: Waad Mohammed, Wadjda
BEST COMEDIC ACTRESS: Melissa McCarthy, The Heat
runner-up: Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
BEST FOREIGN FILM ABOUT WOMEN: Wadjda
runner-up: Inch Allah
BEST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE: Philomena
runner-up: Girls in the Band
WORST FEMALE IMAGES IN MOVIE: The Bling Ring
runner-up: Machete Kills
BEST MALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
runner-up: James Gandolfini, Enough Said
WORST MALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE: Only God Forgives
runner-up: Out of the Furnace
BEST THEATRICALLY UNRELEASED MOVIE  BY OR ABOUT WOMEN: Phil Spector
runner-up: Pussy Riot
BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES: Before Midnight
runner-up: Enough Said
BEST ANIMATED FEMALES: Frozen
runner-up: The Croods
BEST FAMILY FILM: The Wind Rises
runner-up: Black Nativity
WOMEN'S WORK (BEST ENSEMBLE): Ginger & Roses
runners-up: Winnie Mandela; August: Osage County
BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WOMEN: Stories We Tell
runner-up: Girls in the Band
MOMMIE DEAREST WORST SCREEN MOM OF THE YEAR: Kristin Scott Thomas, Only Good Forgives
BEST SCREEN COUPLE: Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
BEST SONG: "Would You Bleed for Love," Winnie Mandela

full list here.

SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emma Thompson
For her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings. And embodying all kinds of women with raw and pure interpretations.
Acting and Activism Award
Charlize Theron
For her work for The Global Fund, and for starting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Which educates young people about HIV/AIDS.
Courage in Filmmaking
Laura Poitras
For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light and driven into exile in Germany for doing so. And currently making a documentary about it.
Adrienne Shelly Award: "Augustine" (Runner-up: "Lovelace")
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women Augustine.
Josephine Baker Award: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Go for Sisters")
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America.
Karen Morley Award: "Winnie Mandela" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity.
Courage in Acting: Soko, "Augustine"
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on the screen.
The Invisible Woman Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored.
Just Kidding Award: Best Male Images in a Movie: "Last Vegas"

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-women-film-critics-circle-winners#u2pvozipOm2Gpci8.99
SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emma Thompson
For her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings. And embodying all kinds of women with raw and pure interpretations.
Acting and Activism Award
Charlize Theron
For her work for The Global Fund, and for starting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Which educates young people about HIV/AIDS.
Courage in Filmmaking
Laura Poitras
For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light and driven into exile in Germany for doing so. And currently making a documentary about it.
Adrienne Shelly Award: "Augustine" (Runner-up: "Lovelace")
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women Augustine.
Josephine Baker Award: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Go for Sisters")
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America.
Karen Morley Award: "Winnie Mandela" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity.
Courage in Acting: Soko, "Augustine"
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on the screen.
The Invisible Woman Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored.
Just Kidding Award: Best Male Images in a Movie: "Last Vegas"

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-women-film-critics-circle-winners#u2pvozipOm2Gpci8.99
SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emma Thompson
For her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings. And embodying all kinds of women with raw and pure interpretations.
Acting and Activism Award
Charlize Theron
For her work for The Global Fund, and for starting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Which educates young people about HIV/AIDS.
Courage in Filmmaking
Laura Poitras
For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light and driven into exile in Germany for doing so. And currently making a documentary about it.
Adrienne Shelly Award: "Augustine" (Runner-up: "Lovelace")
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women Augustine.
Josephine Baker Award: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Go for Sisters")
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America.
Karen Morley Award: "Winnie Mandela" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity.
Courage in Acting: Soko, "Augustine"
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on the screen.
The Invisible Woman Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored.
Just Kidding Award: Best Male Images in a Movie: "Last Vegas"

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-women-film-critics-circle-winners#u2pvozipOm2Gpci8.99
SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emma Thompson
For her eclecticism in switching from period films to fantasy genre, to contemporary settings. And embodying all kinds of women with raw and pure interpretations.
Acting and Activism Award
Charlize Theron
For her work for The Global Fund, and for starting the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Which educates young people about HIV/AIDS.
Courage in Filmmaking
Laura Poitras
For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light and driven into exile in Germany for doing so. And currently making a documentary about it.
Adrienne Shelly Award: "Augustine" (Runner-up: "Lovelace")
For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women Augustine.
Josephine Baker Award: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Go for Sisters")
For best expressing the woman of color experience in America.
Karen Morley Award: "Winnie Mandela" (Runner-up: "Wadjda")
For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity.
Courage in Acting: Soko, "Augustine"
Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on the screen.
The Invisible Woman Award: Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored.
Just Kidding Award: Best Male Images in a Movie: "Last Vegas"

Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/2013-women-film-critics-circle-winners#u2pvozipOm2Gpci8.99
 

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