FILM CRITICS PICK `LETTERS,' `THE QUEEN' `UNITED 93' TAKES DIRECTING AWARD.Byline: BOB STRAUSS Staff Writer Clint Eastwood's Japanese-language war drama ``Letters from Iwo Jima'' took the best picture prize and ``The Queen'' ruled over four other categories at 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's 2006 awards voting Sunday. The day's only multiple winner, ``The Queen'' was cited for Helen Mirren's lead actress performance as Elizabeth II Elizabeth II, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Elizabeth II, 1926–, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–), elder daughter and successor of George VI. At age 18 she was made a State Counsellor, a confidante of the king. , Michael Sheen's supporting actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista turn as Prime Minister Tony Blair, Peter Morgan's screenplay about the aftermath of Princess Diana's death and Alexandre Desplat's music (shared with his score for ``The Painted Veil''). The best actor decision was a tie between Forest Whitaker for playing Idi Amin in ``The Last King of Scotland'' and Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen[1] (born 13 October, 1971) is an English comedian, writer and actor most noted for his comic characters Borat (a Kazakh reporter), Ali G (a junglist-hip hop gangsta wannabe for turning into Borat for, well, ``Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.'' Romanian actress Luminita Gheorghiu won the supporting actress prize for her determined EMT See Efficient markets theory. in ``The Death of Mr. Lazarescu.'' The directing award went to Paul Greengrass for his 9-11 re-creation ``United 93.'' LAFCA LAFCA Los Angeles Film Critics Association is the first major critics group to vote for the year's top achievements in movies. Its best picture, actress and half of its actor awards (Whitaker) match those chosen last week by the National Board of Review, whose members are not working film critics. ``Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島からの手紙, Iwo jima kara no tegami) is a 2006 Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning critically-acclaimed[1][2][3] ,'' which Eastwood made after his American movie about the World War II battle, ``Flags of Our Fathers,'' was only recently rescheduled from an early 2007 to a Dec.20 release date. The disappointing box office and mixed critical response to ``Flags'' is widely believed to be the key factor that moved ``Letters'' into a 2006 Oscar-qualifying berth. Other LAFCA winners: Animation: ``Happy Feet.'' Documentary: ``An Inconvenient Truth.'' Foreign language film: Germany's ``The Lives of Others.'' Independent/experimental: ``Old Joy'' and ``In Between Days.'' 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 : ``Children of Men'' (Emmanuel Lubezki). Production design: ``Pan's Labyrinth'' (Eugenio Caballero cab·al·le·ro n. pl. cab·al·le·ros 1. A Spanish gentleman; a cavalier. 2. A man who is skilled in riding and managing horses; a horseman. ). New generation: ``Little Miss Sunshine'' directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and screenwriter Michael Arndt. Runners-up in each category: best picture, ``The Queen''; director, Eastwood for ``Letters'' and ``Flags''; actress, Penelope Cruz (``Volver''); supporting actor, Sergi Lopez (``Pan's Labyrinth''); supporting actress, Jennifer Hudson (``Dreamgirls''); screenplay, Arndt (``Little Miss Sunshine''); cinematography, Tom Stern (``Flags,'' ``Letters''); production design, Jim Clay, Veronica Falzon, Geoffrey Kirkland (``Children of Men''); music, Thomas Newman (``The Good German,'' ``Little Children''); animation, ``Cars''; documentary, ``Darwin's Nightmare''; and foreign language film, Spain's ``Volver.'' Special citations were awarded to the long-delayed U.S. release of Jean- Pierre Melville's 1969 French Resistance thriller ``Army of Shadows'' and to pioneering critic and experimental independent filmmaker Jonas Mekas. Director Robert Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. (``To Kill a Mockingbird'') was chosen as the life achievement award recipient at an earlier meeting. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association's members are print, radio and online film critics in Southern California. This year's awards will be presented at a dinner on Jan.14 at the Loews Century City Hotel. bob.strauss(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3670 |
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