`PRIVATE RYAN,' `THIN RED LINE' TOP PICKS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Film Critics Circle divided its top awards Wednesday between two films about World War II, selecting ``Saving Private Ryan'' as best picture of the year, and naming Terrence Malick best director and John Toll for best 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 in ``Thin Red Line.'' The awards are a bellwether in anticipation of the Academy Awards, for which ``Saving Private Ryan'' is considered a strong contender. Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, model, and producer. Biography Early life Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Helen (née King), a department store buyer, and Franklin Nolte, a farmer's son who won the circle's best actor award for his performance in ``Affliction,'' and Cameron Diaz was voted best actress for ``There's Something About Mary.'' ``There were a lot of surprises this year. Cameron Diaz was a big surprise for best actress because the film was such an unusual comedy, and Malick was also a surprise because he'd been out of moviemaking mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak for 20 years, and it was unclear how he'd do,'' said Godfrey Cheshire, critic for the New York Press New York Press is a free alternative weekly in New York City. It is the main competitor to the Village Voice. and chairman of the awards. The awards will be presented Jan. 10 at Windows on the Worlds at the World Trade Center in Manhattan. Other picks by the New York Film Critics Circle: First Film - ``Love and Death in Long Island,'' directed by Richard Kwietniowski. Supporting Actress - Lisa Kudrow, ``The Opposite of Sex.'' Supporting Actor - Bill Murray, ``Rushmore.'' Foreign Language Film - ``Celebration,'' directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Screenplay - Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman for ``Shakespeare in Love.'' Nonfiction - ``The Farm,'' directed by Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus and Wilbert Rideau. A special award was given for the newly cut version of Orson Welles' ``Touch of Evil.'' |
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