Kathryn Bigelow

Posted on December 15, 2009 If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! The New York Film Critics Circle has unveiled the top picks in 2009. Here they are: BEST FILM The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST SCREENPLAY In the Loop BEST ACTRESS Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia BEST ACTOR George Clooney, Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique, Precious BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Christian Berger, The White Ribbon BEST ANIMATED FILM Fantastic Mr. Fox BEST NON-FICTION FILM Of Time ... Read Full Story

Posted on December 15, 2009 If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! Here are this year’s top picks from the Los Angeles Film Critics: BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker Runner-up Up in the Air BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Runner-up Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Runner-up Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS Yolande Moreau, Séraphine Runner-up Carey Mulligan, An Education BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Runner-up Peter Capaldi, In the Loop BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire ... Read Full Story

Courtesy of Summit Entertainment Beantown got swept, all right—but it wasn't by the Yankees. A day after taking top honors with the Los Angeles Film Critics, Kathryn Bigelow 's Iraq-set action drama The Hurt Locker led the best-of list from the Boston Society of Film Critics, with an unprecedented five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for star Jeremy Renner . While The Hurt Locker has suddenly become a major player in the run-up to Oscar nominations (it also made the AFI cut and topped the Gotham Awards ), a couple other frontrunners have also emerged: Mo'Nique (Best Supporting Actress for ... Read Full Story

Courtesy of Summit Entertainment The Hurt Locker hasn't made a bajillion bucks. It doesn't star George Clooney . It's about a war that nobody wants to see at the movies. Basically, it's got one thing going for it: It doesn't lose. The Iraq-set action drama was named Best Picture, again, this time by the Los Angeles Film Critics. Kathryn Bigelow notched the Best Director win on the same day her movie was tapped an American Film Institute award-winner. TV talker Mo'Nique won Best Supporting Actress for the brutal, but beloved Precious . Jeff Bridges rated Best Actor for Crazy Heart , The Wrestler -esqe ... Read Full Story

Eye on the Oscars: Best Picture: Bigelow, Shapiro wanted to serve up journo's Iraq story straight -- Kathryn Bigelow and Greg Shapiro talk about 'The Hurt Locker.' Read Full Story