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Five Things You Don't Know About Daniel Craig

December 21, 2012

He's known not only for portraying the ultra modern James Bond, but also for his acting diversity and complex performances (such as a cocaine dealer in 2004's Layer Cake and a tenacious investigative journalist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), The sexy Brit, 44, is getting rave reviews for injecting new life into the spy saga and is nominated this year for a Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie for Skyfall. Here are five things you may not know about Daniel Craig.
1. Made his acting debut at the tender age of six in a school play of the musical Oliver!
2. Initially turned down the role of 007 -- revealing his bluntness to Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes: "I said, 'Thanks very much, you need to go away and find the right person."
3. The first Bond movie he ever saw was Roger Moore's Live and Let Die.
4. In response to Angelina Jolie calling him "one of the best kissers" in showbiz, he told the U.K.'s Marie Claire he felt "honored" but added, "she's not bad herself."
5. Is close friends with supermodel Kate Moss and actress Nicole Kidman.

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Ewan McGregor talks to our Thelma Adams on grief, fatherhood, and Angelina Jolie’s adoration

By Thelma Adams | The Reel Breakdown 

Photo: Summit Pictures

"Ewan, I've known you for years; you're one of my favorite actors, and I've always loved watching you," Angelina Jolie told the guests at a private screening of "The Impossible" and reception she hosted for Ewan McGregor last month in London. Jolie continued, "But I watched this and I didn't recognize you. It's strange to say it's one of the best performances of the year -- it really doesn't give it credit, because it doesn't feel like a performance. It comes from such an honest place. It was so deeply emotional; you rarely see this kind of emotion from a man onscreen. … As an actor I'm in awe."


It doesn't take Angelina to recognize that this is a wrenching performance from the 41-year-old Scottish actor -- although it doesn't hurt! He plays Henry, a father who takes his wife, Maria (Naomi Watts), and their three sons on a dream holiday in Thailand that becomes a nightmare when the tsunami of 2004 hits the seaside town where they're staying. "The Impossible" is challenging to watch, an unflinching look at a family unexpectedly separated by disaster in a sea of humanity coping with loss and trying to keep hope alive.
McGregor gained the attention of American audiences as the star of Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting," back when those same audiences didn't know who Boyle was, either. The Scot sang opposite Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge," played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" reboot, and recently earned a second Golden Globe nomination for "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen."
As McGregor's "Beginners" co-star Christopher Plummer testified when he was scooping up awards for playing McGregor's father, "I want to salute my partner, Ewan, that wily Scot, Ewan 'My Heart's in the Highlands' McGregor, that scene-stealing swine from the Outer Hebrides."

Thelma Adams: So, you got an Angelina seal of approval. Did you blush?
Ewan MacGregor: It was so lovely of her to do that screening at all. She's totally about the goodness of her heart. I was absolutely flattered.

TA: She's right, though -- you rarely see "this kind of emotion from a man onscreen." I'm thinking particularly of the moment in the aftermath, when Henry can't find his wife and eldest son. He calls home on a borrowed cell phone to tell his father-in-law what is happening, surrounded by a circle of bedraggled strangers.
EM: It was Henry's moment to let go. Up until that call, he didn't have the time. The survivors I talked to said they had so much to do to endure that crying was a luxury. That was the moment where Henry let it all go. Until he speaks to his father-in-law, he's had no word from his wife and eldest son. It makes it even worse, hoping that his father-in-law would say, "They called me, they're OK." But when the in-law hasn't heard anything. … The next thing, Henry's looking at the places where they took the bodies. They were lined up and people had to search through the bodies. It's beyond imagination, that hell.

TA: How did you dredge up that raw emotion?
EW: I'm not really able to analyze it. I drew from stories told to me by the people that I met -- those on the crew that had lived in Thailand, the hotel staff, so many stories of people's suffering and loss during that horrible event. I'm always trying to think my character's thoughts: I was thinking about Henry, and not knowing where his son and wife were at that moment.

TA: What drew you to "The Impossible"?
EW: I was so touched by the script. I'm not often deeply moved, and I was when I read it. I had a vague recollection of when the tsunami happened in 2004. I felt something quite deep and emotional about what happened to those that were there. It was also an opportunity to play a father for the first time, properly. I've been a father for 17 years almost. I have four daughters, and it's odd for that not to be a significant part of my body of work.

TA: You established a strong bond with the younger boys who play two of your sons, Thomas and Simon.
EW: I got to play powerful emotional scenes with those two boys. I became so fond of them. I really enjoyed our chemistry, particularly in the scene when I send my two boys away. There was a threat of a second wave coming, and everyone had to get to higher ground. Henry decided to send his sons off, but he still hadn't found his wife and eldest son. When we played the scene, and I told Thomas that he has to look after his little brother, and he has to be the daddy, there's real chemistry between me and that little guy. I'm proud that I have that in my daily life all the time with my girls, and to play that onscreen was really special.

TA: By the way, on a lighter note, congratulations on your Golden Globe nomination for "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen." Last March, when it premiered, I teased your co-star Emily Blunt about how the filmmakers tried to make you seem frumpy by putting you in a cardigan. Emily said, "Well, they had to do something! They gave Ewan a side parting. … As the movie went on, as Fred's life loosened up, his hair loosens up, too. By the desert scene, he has this Calvin Klein model hair. … You can't have a knight in shining armor with a side parting. He has to look a bit bed-heady."
EW: I think he had terrible hair at the beginning -- at the end of the film, not as bad hair. I love my character. I had fun with how awkward he was. I was surprised and so happy about the recognition because I love that film so much, and especially because Emily was also nominated. It came out of the blue. It made me laugh because making it was so much fun. The director, Lasse Hallstrom, is slightly bonkers in a good way. We had fun and laughed and enjoyed each other. And out of that came some funny banter -- and moving work.

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From The Sun

Famous friends ... Peter Capaldi

BRAD PITT and Angelina Jolie love spin doctor Malcolm Tucker’s four-letter rants in The Thick Of It.

The Hollywood power couple became big fans of the satirical show after a weekend watching back-to-back episodes.
Peter Capaldi who plays cantankerous Tucker, learned they were fans while filming two new movies.

Learning to swear ... Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

He worked with Ange on Maleficent, where he plays the king of the fairies. He stars alongside Brad in zombie blockbuster World War Z.
Speaking after being named Best TV Comedy Actor at the comedy awards, Peter said: “Brad said someone had given them the box set.
“They’d spent the weekend learning to swear. I didn’t need to teach them anything new, as they had watched Malcolm Tucker already. But I was happy to give them a few pointers.”
He added that Brad and Ange were “absolutely charming”.

From Popsugar


Ewan McGregor shares the big screen with Naomi Watts in The Impossible, the tragic tale of one family's real-life survival story during Thailand's 2004 tsunami. We recently caught up recently with Ewan to chat about the film, due out Dec. 21, as well as his experience playing a dad to three young sons. During our interview, Ewan also shared a story about Angelina Jolie and what it means to have her support behind this "special" project.






From entertainmentwise

By Joanna Crawley On December 13, 2012

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Enjoy Pre Wedding Mini Break In The UK

Engaged couple spotted in the British countryside

They're said to be gearing up for their long-awaited wedding but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie still found time to enjoy a romantic mini break in the British countryside in recent weeks.
The couple took time out from their six children to reportedly enjoy some grown-up time in the UK at the end of last month.
According to Life & Style, Brad and Ange checked into the exclusive Coworth Park hotel in Ascot, Berkshire on November 30. The couple reportedly stayed one night at the five star retreat, even enjoying a cosy meal in the posh restaurant:
“They had a romantic dinner at the restaurant,” an eyewitness tells Life & Style.
“It was just the two of them. They ordered red wine and were dressed up a bit, like they wanted to look good for each other.”
The romance didn't stop there as after the meal, Brad and Ange retreated to the private Dower House, a private two-story, three-bedroom cottage on the hotel’s grounds.
“I saw them again the next morning,” the source reports. “They looked like they’d just rolled out of bed! It was so cute.”
Brad and Angelina's life could be set to get a whole lot more romantic with the news that the A list couple have picked up their wedding bands.
According to In Touch magazine, on November 27 a stylist for the actress picked up wedding rings from Neil Lane jewellers for the couple. The day before, Brad said in an interview that they will be saying ‘I do” soon: “It’ll be soon — the time is right.”



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Eddie Redmayne: ‘Les Mis’ is ‘breathtaking’

British actor and Tony winner Eddie Redmayne talks about pushing himself for the role of Marius in “Les Miserables,” in which he falls for Amanda Seyfried’s Cosette. Joking with Kathie Lee, who said she’s obsessed with his upper lip, Eddie says his first role was “playing Angelina Jolie’s son.”

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The Impossible

I don't recall the last time Angelina hosted a screening for a feature film so this is a big deal for her.

Some interesting side bits: The director of The Impossible,  Juan Antonio Barona, and his screenwriter Sergio Sanchez, both of whom Angelina praised lavishly in her remarks, are from Spain.  Salt producer Lorenzo diBonaventura, who is also in London for the filming of Red 2, mentioned in an interview last week that they were talking to writers for Salt 2.  In an earlier interview with Collider he discussed trying to get another Spanish director, Miguel Angel Rivas, for one of his films, possibly an action thriller.  It is tempting to try to connect the dots and see a future collaboration brewing in there somewhere. 



From Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail

It's impossible not to cry, says Jolie

Angelina Jolie said she was in tears — and so was Brad Pitt — when they watched The Impossible, a powerful new movie about the Boxing Day tsunami.
Stephen Daldry is another gold-standard supporter of the film, based on the real-life ordeal of a family caught up in the tragedy that tore through the Indian Ocean eight years ago.
Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts play the parents of three boys, one of whom is portrayed by Tom Holland. Holland, 16, spent a season playing the title role in Daldry’s magnificent Billy Elliot musical at the Victoria Palace.
Jolie and Daldry hosted screenings of The Impossible — on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively — attracting well-deserved attention for the film in what has become a very busy awards season.

Famous friends: Angelina Jolie and Tom Holland, 16, star of The Impossible

Photos from Jared as marked


In Summary:

Her remarks -
“We all remember the tsunami and we all remember watching it on TV, and it seemed so far away and so unbelievable that this could happen and hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, and yet for all the stories that we read, I think for so many people it still felt so far away.

"What the filmmakers have done, they have made [the tsunami], through this one family’s story, personal. We feel like we are in it and we travel through it, and it changes us. That is quite an extraordinary thing and I think that is due to the brilliance and the elegance of the script by Sergio Sanchez. You can see the detail and the care that he took when you watch this, and the respect for this family and all of the families involved. When you take a true story like this, to handle it with such delicacy is really to be commended. It is also masterfully directed by J.A. Bayona, and there will be many scenes where you will be sitting here watching it thinking, 'How did they do that? That is insane! I don’t understand.' I was asking them myself and they said, 'Don’t you know? Aren’t you an actor?' And I said, 'It is just beyond imagination.'

"The true testament of any film is what you walk away with, and I think in this film you walk away with more empathy, with a greater sense of connection to your fellow man, and you want to run home and hug your kids, and tell the people you love that you love them. There is no greater message and this is an extraordinary film."

Jolie called Naomi Watts’ performance “extraordinary and beautiful” and then told the film’s young star Tom Holland — a 2012 Screen Star of Tomorrow — “I am a huge fan of yours and I hope I get the chance one day to work alongside you. You are just amazing.” (The lad smartly responded, “the feeling’s mutual”.)

"Evan, I have known you for years and you are one of my favorite actors and I’ve always loved to watch you, but I watched this and I didn’t recognize you... To say it is one of the best performances of the year, really doesn’t give it credit, because it doesn’t feel like a performance. It’s from such an honest place and so deeply emotional. You rarely see this emotion from a man on screen and I called him later to tell him how much he made me cry. I was crying, and I looked over at Brad [Pitt] and he was crying. It’s just really, really powerful. As an actor, I’m in awe."

Among the 30 guests -
Mike Figgis, Peter Capaldi, Noomi Rapace, Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie
Evan McGregor,  Tom Holland, screenwriter Sergio G. Sanchez and composer Fernando Velázquez.
Guy Lodge for In Contention, Wendy Mitchell for Screen Daily,  Joe Utichi for Deadline


 JA Bayona ‏@FilmBayona
Ayer noche Angelina Jolie se encargó de presentar personalmente #LoImposible en un pase especial de la película en Londres. Qué maja!


Sergio G Sánchez ‏@SergioKikinan

The lovely Angelina Jolie hosted our screening of The Impossible last night. Thank you! \pic.twitter.com/91f9JH8t

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Angelina Jolie bigs up Ewan McGregor with a private screening of 'The Impossible' http://po.st/wnMeHZ  via @HitFix

From HitFix

Angelina Jolie bigs up Ewan McGregor with a private screening of 'The Impossible'

She praises the "extraordinary emotional depth" of McGregor's performance

Angelina Jolie and Ewan McGregor at last night's screening of "The Impossible" in London.
Credit: Jon Furniss

By Guy Lodge  
Monday, Nov 19, 2012 2:56 PM


LONDON - You may remember that two years ago, Julia Roberts attracted some attention in awards-watching circles when she held a private industry screening of "Biutiful" in aid of Javier Bardem's Best Actor campaign -- not because she was in any way involved or invested, but simply because she believed the performance was worthy of recognition, and wanted more of her colleagues to see it. We'll never know how much of an influence Roberts' efforts had, but together with the attached publicity, they certainly didn't hurt: Bardem came from behind to score a nomination for a challenging, little-seen foreign film, and in a competitive category to boot.

This trend of peers effectively campaigning for each other looks set to continue, and we had this season's first instance of it last night at London's Soho Hotel, where Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie hosted an intimate reception and screening of "The Impossible" -- chiefly to talk up the performance of her friend Ewan McGregor. (Before you hit IMDb to jog your memory: no, they've never worked together.) I was lucky enough to be in attendance.

McGregor is being campaigned in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance as a distraught father seeking to reunite his family in Juan Antonio Bayona's harrowing survival drama set around the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. Naomi Watts is firmly in the hunt for a Best Actress nomination, while 16 year-old newcomer Tom Holland -- who is being campaigned, with unusual and commendable integrity, in the lead race -- will surely receive his share of breakthrough and young actor citations. But McGregor's work has, thus far, prompted less awards talk for a turn that's no less impressive than that of Watts -- though his character comes into focus later in the action.

Still, it's a performance that will find many admirers among those who stick through Bayona's viscerally moving, technically astonishing film -- in particular, one scene in which an emotionally threadbare McGregor barely holds up one half of a phone conversation is Oscar clip-ready, and I mean that in the least cynical way. Yesterday, Jolie offered this tribute to the actor:

"I have known you for years and you are one of my favorite actors and I’ve always loved to watch you, but I watched this and I didn’t recognize you... To say it is one of the best performances of the year, really doesn’t give it credit, because it doesn’t feel like a performance. It’s from such an honest place and so deeply emotional. You rarely see this emotion from a man on screen and I called him later to tell him how much he made me cry. I was crying, and I looked over at Brad [Pitt] and he was crying. It’s just really, really powerful. As an actor, I’m in awe."

Of course, Jolie didn't limit her praise to McGregor while introducing "The Impossible," a film she quipped "I wish I had something to do with." She also offered warm words of admiration for Holland, who was also in attendance, together with the film's writer and composer. (Bayona and Watts couldn't make it, but will be in London for tonight's UK premiere.) Jolie continued:

"What the filmmakers have done, they have made [the tsunami], through this one family’s story, personal. We feel like we are in it and we travel through it, and it changes us. That is quite an extraordinary thing and I think that is due to the brilliance and the elegance of the script by Sergio Sanchez. You can see the detail and the care that he took when you watch this, and the respect for this family and all of the families involved. When you take a true story like this, to handle it with such delicacy is really to be commended. It is also masterfully directed by J.A. Bayona, and there will be many scenes where you will be sitting here watching it thinking, 'How did they do that? That is insane! I don’t understand.' I was asking them myself and they said, 'Don’t you know? Aren’t you an actor?' And I said, 'It is just beyond imagination.'
"The true testament of any film is what you walk away with, and I think in this film you walk away with more empathy, with a greater sense of connection to your fellow man, and you want to run home and hug your kids, and tell the people you love that you love them. There is no greater message and this is an extraordinary film."

"Beyond imagination" is apt choice of words: it's the film's skill in realizing an experience effectively unimaginable to anyone but its survivors that distinguish it from the rest of the prestige pack this season -- as physical, sensation-based filmmaking, it bears comparison with the work of Spielberg and Cameron. Summit has posed themselves a challenge by releasing "The Impossible" in the thick of December, but if enough Academy members make time to watch it, many of them will find themselves as profoundly affected as Jolie.

I had a brief chat with McGregor, and seeing him in typically genial, relaxed mode only highlighted how contrastingly frayed and beaten he is in the film; he described it as the most challenging work of his career. McGregor has, of course, never been recognized by the Academy -- partly, I suspect, because he excels at playing everymen. As a natural movie star, his best performances tend to look easier than they are: he was as worthy as his Oscar-winning co-star Christopher Plummer in "Beginners," for example, but it was an evocation of anguish too subtle -- too casual, even -- to register with voters. In "The Impossible," he's crying out louder -- let's see if they hear him this year.

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From Screen Daily

Angelina Jolie celebrates The Impossible

19 November, 2012 | By Wendy Mitchell

Angelina Jolie came out in strong support of her old pal Ewan McGregor by hosting a London screening Sunday night of JA Bayona’s tsunami drama The Impossible.

The film, which premiered in Toronto, is already a record-setting box office hit in Spain and gets its UK premiere this week via eOne.

At an intimate Soho Hotel screening attended by the likes of Mike Figgis and Peter Capaldi, Jolie welcomed guests and gushed with praise for the film.

“We all remember the tsunami and we all remember watching it on TV, and it seemed so far away and so unbelievable that this could happen and hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, and yet for all the stories that we read, I think for so many people it still felt so far away.

“What the filmmakers have done is they have made it – through this one family’s story – personal. And we feel like we are in it and we travel through it, and it changes us. That is quite an extraordinary thing,” she said.

She praised Sergio Sanchez’s script for its “brilliance and elegance” and added “it is also masterfully directed by JA Bayona, there will be many scenes when you’re watching that you’ll be thinking, how did they do that!?…it’s beyond comprehension.”

Jolie called Naomi Watts’ performance “extraordinary and beautiful” and then told the film’s young star Tom Holland — a 2012 Screen Star of Tomorrow — “I am a huge fan of yours and I hope I get the chance one day to work alongside you. You are just amazing.” (The lad smartly responded, “the feeling’s mutual”.)

But she saved her strongest praise for McGregor.
“Ewan I’ve known you for years, you’re one of my favourite actors and I’ve always loved watching you. But I watched this and I didn’t recognise you.

“It’s strange to say it’s one of the best performances of the year - it really doesn’t give it credit, because it doesn’t feel like a performance. It comes from such an honest place, it was so deeply emotional, you rarely see this kind of emotion from a man on screen…As an actor I’m in awe.”

Jolie closed her remarks by saying: “The true testament of any film is what you walk away with, and with this film you walk away with more empathy, with a greater sense of connection to your fellow man, and you want to run home and hug your kids and tell them you love them. There is no greater message.”

From Deadline

Angelina Jolie Hosts UK Screening Of ‘The Impossible’ To Stump For Ewan McGregor

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday November 19, 2012 @ 3:46pm PST


Joe Utichi

Angelina Jolie stepped out in London on Sunday night to mark an endorsement for her friend Ewan McGregor and his turn in Juan Antonio Bayona’s tsunami story The Impossible. She laid on drinks at the Soho Hotel along with a private screening of the film for about 30 invited guests — including fellow thesps Noomi Rapace, Peter Capaldi and Game Of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie. These sorts of third-party-endorsed “influencer” campaigns are increasingly popular in Hollywood, where recently Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land received similar airings by the unaffiliated likes of Cameron Crowe and Aaron Sorkin. But they’re new to the UK, where most awards screenings follow the traditional actor and director Q&A format. At the event, Jolie said, “Ewan, I’ve known you for years and you’re one of my favorite actors. But I watched this and I didn’t recognize you. It’s strange; to say it’s one of the best performances of the year doesn’t really give it credit. It doesn’t feel like a performance; it comes from such an honest place.” Representing The Impossible ahead of its UK premiere on Monday were 16-year-old co-star Tom Holland, screenwriter Sergio G. Sanchez and composer Fernando Velázquez.




From Awards Daily

Angelina Jolie Hosts Special Screening for The Impossible

Posted by Sasha Stone on Nov 20, 2012 in BEST PICTURE | 

It’s difficult to get your movie out there in the thick of the awards race, but especially so this year with so many great films trying to push through a few very small holes. It takes a big star to get attention – which is why, around this time of year, they are brought out to help films that are struggling. A big star will always draw a crowd. The bigger the better. Here is Guy Lodge reporting the Jolie Impossible screening:

From JoliePittStop

NAACP Image and Golden Reel Awards and Ewan McGregor

cinemablogrpher Pat Mullen

My my, Angelina Jolie is quite the director! IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY is a strong debut. Review soon!

The NAACP awards show is being covered in prime time and will give the film valuable additional visibility so I would imagine Angelina would want to fly back from Europe to attend.    At this point, B&H needs all the help it can get to turn profitable as it is struggling even just to match The Whistleblower's already anemic $1.1M domestic take.  The two films share a similar geographic focus and both are very heavy dramas, but Whistleblower has a big-name cast led by Rachel Weisz -- who is very good even though the film itself is a heavy-handed slog --  and it is in English.  Blood & Honey's biggest hope may be Europe and Russia given that the events happened in their backyard.

February is shaping up to be an exceptionally heavy travel month but then they do have the benefit of private charter.  She may not have anticipated that they would be going to so many awards shows when she scheduled her European premieres.

So it looks like London, Berlin,  Los Angeles, Belgrade - Sarajevo, and perhaps some other stops before it all ends at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 26.


2012 NAACP Image Award Film And TV Nominations

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday January 19, 2012 @ 9:00am PSTTags: Image Awards, NAACP

Nominees for THE 43RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced today. Winners will be announced during a live telecast on NBC Friday, February 17 beginning at 8 PM. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of film, television, music and literature and honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Here are the nominees in films and television:

MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
“Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) “Pariah” (Focus Features)
“The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)
“The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
“Tower Heist” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy – “Tower Heist”(Universal Pictures)
Laurence Fishburne – “Contagion”(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Laz Alonso – “Jumping the Broom”(TriStar Pictures)
Oliver Litondo – “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)
Vin Diesel – “Fast Five” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
Emma Stone – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
Paula Patton – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
Viola Davis – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
Zoë Saldana – “Colombiana” (TriStar Pictures)


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie – “The Adjustment Bureau” (Universal Pictures)
Charles Parnell – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
Don Cheadle – “The Guard” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jeffrey Wright – “The Ides of March” (Columbia Pictures)
Mike Epps – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Bryce Dallas Howard – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
Cicely Tyson – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
Kim Wayans – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
Maya Rudolph – “Bridesmaids” (Universal Pictures)
Octavia Spencer – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“I Will Follow” (AFFRM)
“Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)
“MOOZ-lum” (AFFRM)
“Pariah” (Focus Features)
“The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
“A Separation” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Attack the Block” (Screen Gems)
“In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict)
“Le Havre” (Janus Films)
“Life, Above All” (Sony Pictures Classics)

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical or Television)
“Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey” (Submarine Deluxe)
“Sing Your Song” (HBO Documentary Films)
“The Rescuers” (Michael King Productions)
“Thunder Soul” (Roadside Attractions)

WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Arthur Harris – “Reed Between the Lines” – Let’s Talk About Ms. Helen’s Son Part 1 (BET)
Prentice Penny – “Happy Endings” – The Girl with the David Tattoo (ABC)
Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes….Beach Chairs (BET)
Vali Chandrasekaran – “30 Rock” – It’s Never Too Late For Now (NBC)
Vince Cheung, Ben Montanio – “Wizards of Waverly Place” – Wizards vs. Angels (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Cheo Hodari Coker – “SouthLAnd” – Punching Water (TNT)
Janine Sherman Barrois – “Criminal Minds” – The Bittersweet Science (CBS)
Lolis Eric Elie – “Treme” – Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues? (HBO)
Pam Veasey – “Ringer” – Oh Gawd, There’s Two of Them? (The CW)
Zoanne Clack – “Grey’s Anatomy” – I Will Survive (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
Alrick Brown – “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)
Ann Peacock – “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)
Dee Rees – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
Elizabeth Hunter, Arlene Gibbs – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
Tate Taylor – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)

DIRECTING
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Jay Chandrasekhar – “Happy Endings” – The Girl with the David Tattoo (ABC)
Kevin Hooks – “Drop Dead Diva” – Mother’s Day (Lifetime)
Leonard R. Garner Jr. – “Rules of Engagement” – The Set Up (CBS)
Miguel Arteta – “How to Make It in America” – Mofongo (HBO)
Salim Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes/Beach Chairs (BET)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Ernest Dickerson – “Treme” – Do Watcha Wanna (HBO)
Ken Whittingham – “Parenthood” – Opening Night (NBC)
Kevin Sullivan – “NCIS” – Tell-All (CBS)
Paris Barclay – “Sons of Anarchy” – Out (FX Network)
Seith Mann – “Dexter” – Get Gellar (Showtime)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
Alrick Brown – “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)
Angelina Jolie – “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict)
Dee Rees – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
Salim Akil – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
Tate Taylor – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)

Sound Editors Give ‘Super 8′, ‘War Horse’, ‘Rise Of Planet Of Apes’ Most Nominations

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 20, 2012 @ 2:02am PST

The Motion Picture Sound Editors today announced their 2012 MPSE Golden Reel Award nominations which acknowledge the year’s best work in sound and music editing in motion pictures and television in various categories: Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music. ”The significance of sound should not be underestimated,” said MPSE president Bobbi Banks. “The emotional intimacy of the sound experience is amplified by giving the audience the perception that they are encountering the same state of cognitive consciousness as the characters.” The MPSE is honoring producer Gale Anne Hurd for the 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award and sound designer/editor George Watters II for the MPSE Career Achievement Award. The 59th Golden Reel Awards will be held February 19th at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown LA. Here are the 2012 nominations:

FEATURE FILMS CATEGORY
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR in an Animation Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Rio
The Smurfs
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music in a Feature Documentary
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Cave of the Forgotten Dreams
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Lemmy
Pearl Jam Twenty
Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Foreign Language Film
1920. The World’s Most Important Battle
Circumstance
Tropa de Elite 2 (Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within)
The Flowers of War
In the Land of Blood and Honey
Sarah’s Key
The Skin I Live In