Friday 20 December 2013

ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS PICKS 12 YEARS A SLAVE


I was in a right foul mood when I posted the AWFJ nominations, but I'm in a better mood now, not least because I approve of their choices. As per, 12 Years a Slave dominated the main awards, though there was considerable support for Gravity... again, as per.

AWFJ Best Of Awards

Best Film

12 Years a Slave

Best Director (Female or Male)
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

Best Actor
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Supporting Actress
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Screenplay, Original
Spike Jonze (Her)

Best Screenplay, Adapted
John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity)

Best Editing
Alfonso CuarĂ³n and Mark Sanger (Gravity)

Best Music or Score
T-Bone Burnett (Inside Llewyn Davis)

Best Ensemble Cast
American Hustle

Best Animated Film
The Wind Rises (Miyazaki Hayao)

Best Documentary
Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley)

Best Non-English Language Film
The Hunt (Thomas Vinterberg) – Denmark

EDA Female Focus Awards

Best Woman Director
Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said)

Best Woman Screenwriter
Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said)

Best Breakthrough Performance
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Best Animated Female
Kristen Bell – ‘Anna’ (Frozen)

Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
Haifaa Al Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture

AWFJ Female Icon Award
Angelina Jolie for continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer

EDA Special Mention Awards

Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality or Seduction
Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix (Her)

Unforgettable Moment Award
‘Solomon hanging’ (12 Years a Slave)

Sequel or Remake that Shouldn’t Have Been Made
Carrie
Oz the Great and Powerful

Movie You Wanted to Love but Just Couldn’t
The Counsellor

AWFJ Hall of Shame Awards
The Counsellor (Ridley Scott)

Actress Most in Need of a New Agent
Cameron Diaz (The Counsellor)

Most Egregious Age Difference between the Leading Man and the Love Interest
Bree Blair and Michael Douglas (Last Vegas)

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