``IN AMERICA'' Sweeps Independent Spirit Awards Nominations; National Board of Review Honors Film with Best Original Screenplay and Top 10 List.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2003 Jim Sheridan's "IN AMERICA" received a total of six Independent Spirit Awards nominations today, earning it the distinction of being the most nominated film. The nominations were for Best Feature (Producers Jim Sheridan and Arthur Lappin), Best Director (Jim Sheridan), Best Female Lead (Samantha Morton Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated English actress. Biography Personal life Morton was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, daughter of Pamela, a factory worker, and Peter Morton. ), Best Supporting Male (Djimon Hounsou Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated Beninoise actor, dancer and fashion model. Biography Early life Hounsou (pronounced / ), Best Supporting Female (Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger (born 28 February 1991 in Dublin,Ireland) is an Irish actress. Her parents are named Monica and Derek and she has a younger sister named Emma. Filmography
cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special (Declan Quinn). Additionally, the National Board of Review honored the writers of "IN AMERICA," Jim Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan, with the prize for Best Original Screenplay and named the film to its Top 10 list. Said Writer/Director/Producer Jim Sheridan, "The 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. and National Board of Review made it a great day for 'IN AMERICA.' I worked with wonderful people on this project and to see so many of them rewarded is a thrill for me." "IN AMERICA" was also recently honored with the AFI AFI American Film Institute AFI Awaiting Further Instructions AFI Armed Forces Insurance AFI A Fire Inside (band) AFI Air Force Instruction AFI Australian Film Institute AFI Agencia Federal de Investigación FEST Audience Award for Best Film. Taken from the pages of the Sheridan family history, "IN AMERICA" is directed by five-time Academy Award(R) nominee Jim Sheridan (MY LEFT FOOT, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER), whose previous films have received a total of 13 Oscar(R) nominations and won two. The film features the coming of age of Sarah and Johnny (Samantha Morton and Paddy Considine) as seen through the eyes and camera lens of their 11-year-old daughter Christy (Sarah Bolger), a child wise beyond her years. To Christy and her younger sister Ariel (played by real life sister Emma Bolger), America is a place of magic where anything is possible. To their parents, it represents a place to begin anew. Carried by the girls' youthful hope and faith, the family finds the heart to live and love again. Together they find home. "IN AMERICA" is produced by Sheridan and his long-time partner Arthur Lappin, with whom he collaborated on MY LEFT FOOT, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE BOXER and THE FIELD. The film stars Samantha Morton (MINORITY REPORT), who received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her supporting role in SWEET AND LOWDOWN low·down n. Slang The whole truth: gave us the lowdown on what happened at the party. lowdown low (inf) n he gave me the lowdown on it → ; Paddy Considine (A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE); Djimon Hounsou, who previously received a Golden Globe nomination for AMISTAD and a SAG ensemble nomination for GLADIATOR gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. ; and sisters Sarah Bolger (A LOVE DIVIDED) and Emma Bolger in her feature film debut. Declan Quinn, who received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for the film's cinematography, previously won Spirit Awards for KAMA SUTRA: A TALE OF LOVE and LEAVING LAS VEGAS. Fox Searchlight is a filmmaker-oriented company that focuses on distinctive films helmed by world-class auteurs
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