`INSIDER' WALKS OFF WITH L.A. FILM CRITICS AWARDS.Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Writer ``The Insider'' was named best film of the year by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Film Critics Association, winning a total of four awards Saturday in a meeting filled with an unusually high number of close votes and unusually strong consensus in the acting categories. In addition to best picture, Michael Mann's tale of tobacco and media compromise won awards for actor Russell Crowe, supporting actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista Christopher Plummer and cinematographer Dante Spinotti. Mann came one vote shy of winning for director; the honor was given to stage veteran Sam Mendes for ``American Beauty American Beauty n. A type of rose bearing large, long-stemmed purplish-red flowers. ,'' his first feature effort. The actress category was dominated by the ``Boys Don't Cry'' tag team tag team n. A team of two or more wrestlers who take turns competing against one of the wrestlers on another team, with the idle teammates waiting outside the ring until one of them is tagged by their competing teammate. of Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny. Swank, who won for actress, stars in the film, which examines the true story of Teena Brandon, a young girl living as a boy - Brandon Teena Brandon Teena[1] (December 12, 1972 - December 31, 1993), born Teena Renae Brandon in Lincoln, Nebraska, and known simply as Brandon, was a physiological female living as a transsexual man[2] who was raped and eventually murdered[3] - in a small Nebraska town. Sevigny plays Brandon's girlfriend. ``The Iron Giant,'' Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' critically praised but little-seen animated movie, was named best animated feature, while Pedro Almodovar's ``All About My Mother'' won for foreign language film. The popular (for a documentary, at least) ``Buena Vista Social Club'' took top honors in the documentary category. Other awards: Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman won for their music in ``South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut''; production designer Rick Heinrichs was honored for his work on ``Sleepy Hollow'' and ``Being John Malkovich'' screenwriter Charlie Kaufman won for his mind-bending and original screenplay. Director Alexander Payne and his writing partner Jim Stewart Jim Stewart might refer to:
Released in November, ``The Insider'' has been an expensive misfire for Disney, which is hoping that critical honors might convince moviegoers to give it a look. The film, which cost $68 million to make (before marketing expenses), has grossed just $24 million. Earlier in the week, Crowe, who plays real-life tobacco industry whistle-blower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . Jeffrey Wigand, was named best actor by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr.'s revocation of moving-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. . Several high-profile prestige pictures were shut out of the voting, including ``Man on the Moon,'' ``The Talented Mr. Ripley,'' ``The Green Mile,'' ``The Cider House Rules'' and ``Magnolia.'' Runners-up were ``American Beauty'' (picture), Richard Farnsworth (actor, ``The Straight Story''), Reese Witherspoon (actress, ``Election''), John Malkovich (supporting actor, ``Being John Malkovich''), Samantha Morton (supporting actress, ``Sweet and Lowdown''), Alan Ball (screenplay, ``American Beauty''), Conrad Hall (cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. 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 , ``American Beauty'') and Gabriel Yared (music, ``The Talented Mr. Ripley''). ``The Dreamlife of Angels'' and ``Mr. Death'' were runners-up in the foreign language and documentary categories, respectively. MUSIC: ''South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut,`` Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman PRODUCTION DESIGN: ''Sleepy Hollow,`` Rick Heinrichs CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dante Spinotti, ''The Insider`` SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, ''The Insider`` SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Chloe Sevigny, ''Boys Don't Cry`` ACTOR: Russell Crowe, ''The Insider`` ACTRESS: Hilary Swank, ''Boys Don't Cry`` INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL: Owen Land DOCUMENTARY: ''The Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. `` ANIMATION: ''The Iron Giant`` FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ''All About My Mother`` SCREENPLAY: Charlie Kaufman, ''Being John Malkovich`` NEW GENERATION: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes, ''American Beauty`` PICTURE: ''The Insider`` CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) The Insider Best Picture (2) Hilary Swank Best Acress (3) Russell Crowe Best Actor Box: Other awards (see text) Bradford Mar/Staff Artist |
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