'MYSTIC RIVER' TAKES THE AWARD SEASON'S FIRST HONOR.Byline: - Daily News The long slog to the glitzy glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. Oscar ceremony on Feb. 29 has begun with the first volley of film awards and nominations. The National Board of Review on Wednesday named Clint Eastwood's ``Mystic River'' as best picture of the year. Daily News critic Bob Strauss called the story of murder and friendship in Boston ``a rueful rue·ful adj. 1. Inspiring pity or compassion. 2. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret. rue examination of our will to vengeance.'' However, Eastwood did not pick up the best director award, which went to Ed Zwick for the Tom Cruise-starring ``The Last Samurai,'' which opens Friday. Sean Penn was named best actor for his roles as a distraught father in ``Mystic River'' and as a heart patient in ``21 Grams.'' Oscar winner Diane Keaton was chosen best actress for the romantic-comedy ``Something's Gotta Give.'' She plays a divorced playwright whose daughter is dating an older man played by Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. , who suddenly discovers his affection for Keaton's character. Alec Baldwin got supporting actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista honors for playing a sleazy casino owner in ``The Cooler,'' and Patricia Clarkson Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. Biography Personal life Clarkson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Jackie Clarkson (a prominent local New Orleans politician and councilwoman) was named best supporting actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista for her role as a mother with cancer in ``Pieces of April'' and as an artist in ``The Station Agent.'' The other films in the board's Top 10 list were, in order: ``The Last Samurai,'' ``The Station Agent,'' ``21 Grams,'' ``House of Sand and Fog,'' ``Lost in Translation,'' ``Cold Mountain,'' ``In America,'' ``Seabiscuit'' and ``Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.'' While this year's films are studio heavy, the National Board of Review boasts it has ``no commercial ties to the motion-picture industry.'' The board consists of film professionals, educators, students and historians. While it's usually the first group to name the best films of the year, the NBR's top choice has been at odds with the Academy Awards of late. Last year, it chose ``The Hours'' as best film, and the Oscar went to ``Chicago.'' The year before, it picked ``Moulin Rouge,'' which lost out to ``A Beautiful Mind.'' NBR NBR Number NBR Nightly Business Report (PBS show) NBR National Business Review (New Zealand weekly business newspaper) NBR National Bureau of Asian Research NBR National Board of Review awards will be given out at a ceremony Jan. 13 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Meanwhile, an eclectic collection of films are vying for best picture in the 2004 IFP (1) (Intelligent Forms Processing) Using advanced techniques to scan documents and determine their data content. See ICR. (2) (Integer Factorization Problem) The difficulty of finding prime numbers in an encryption key. Independent Spirit Awards. Nominations for the awards were announced Wednesday. Best picture nominees for the Spirit Awards, which are dedicated to smaller, independent films, include: ``Lost in Translation,'' director Sofia Coppola's melancholy story of an oddball friendship of two Americans in Japan played by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson; ``American Splendor,'' the bio-flick on grumpy Cleveland writer Harvey Pekar, who is played by Paul Giamatti; ``In America,'' director Jim Sheridan's tale of an immigrant family trying to survive in New York City; ``Raising Victor Vargas,'' a tender coming-of-age story; and ``Shattered Glass,'' the true story of New Republic writer Stephen Glass and his journalistic deception. Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's ``21 Grams'' will receive the Special Distinction Award. It was cited for ``its uniqueness of vision, bold conception and direction, the honesty of its screenwriting, bravery of its performances, and achievement on every level of filmmaking.'' Because of its budget, it was not eligible for individual nominations under IFP guidelines. The Spirit Awards ceremony will take place Feb. 28 in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The event will air live on IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. at 2 p.m. and is edited for rebroadcast on Bravo the same evening. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Diane Keaton was chosen best actress for her work in ``Something's Gotta Give.'' (2) Sean Penn received a nod for roles in ``Mystic River'' and ``21 Grams.'' |
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