Atonement News

'Atonement' Victorious at 2008 Empire Awards

March 10, 2008 10:03:00

The British romantic drama "Atonement" added more winning statuettes to its awards collection as the Focus Feature's film became the biggest winner at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Empire Awards. Nominated for six categories, the post-war drama nailed a deserving three kudos at the awards ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday, March 9.

On the occasion, the Joe Wright-directed film was hailed to be the Best British Film besting over its tough contenders, "Control", "This Is England", "Hot Fuzz" and "Sunshine". The acclaimed movie also managed to bring kudos for its two leading stars, Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as the Best Actress and Best Actor winners respectively.

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'Atonement' Named Best BAFTA's Film, 'La Vie en Rose' Biggest Winner

February 11, 2008 09:02:13

The film adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling novel, "Atonement", has finally nailed the top honor at the 2008 Orange British Academy Awards as on Sunday, February 10 at London's Royal Albert Hall. The Joe Wright directed-film was announced to be the receiver of the Best Film prize. Leading the nominations with 14 nods, the film starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy has to be satisfied bringing home two kudos only.

On the losing the 12 other categories, the film's co-producer Eric Fellner commented, "When you are nominated 14 times and see 12 losses it's a great relief. Being nominated is an extraordinary thing. I'm incredibly happy to have 14 nominations and two wins." Apart from winning the Best Film, it also garnered recognition for Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer in the category of production design.

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'Atonement' and 'Harry Potter V' Lead 2008 Empire Awards

February 05, 2008 01:02:25

Leaving the disappointing result of the 35th Annual Evening Standard British Film Awards, "Atonement" received good news as the movie was announced to be the holder of six nominations at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Empire Awards. The post-war drama led the list of contenders alongside another successful British film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" which also earned 6 nods.

The movie that was released on December 7 has been nominated for Best British Film, Best Soundtrack, Best Director for Joe Wright, Best Actress for Keira Knightley, Best Actor for James McAvoy and Best Newcomer for Saoirse Ronan. On the category of British film, the Focus Features' film is contending against "Hot Fuzz", "Sunshine", "Control" and "This Is England", while for soundtrack, it once again has to be up against "Control" aside from "Once", "Hairspray" and "Harry Potter".

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'Atonement' Secured 7 Nods at the 35th Annual Evening Standard British Film Awards

January 22, 2008 03:01:12

Announced as the strong contender at the 2008 BAFTA, "Atonement" showed its domination on British film competition by leading the 35th Annual Evening Standard British Film Awards' nominations. On Monday, January 21, the classic British romance starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy secured 7 nods, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.

In the category of Best Picture, the rivals of Joe Wright directed-film include "Blue Blood", "Control", "Hallam Foe" and "It's A Free World". The film that was released on December 7, 2007 also received gongs in the Technical Achievement category for costume design as well as in the Best Actress and Actor categories.

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'Atonement' Nailed 14 Nods at 2008 BAFTA Awards

January 16, 2008 04:01:22

Though often overshadowed by "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men" in many awards nominations, "Atonement" proved to be BAFTA's favorite film. In the announcement of 2008 BAFTA's film nominees on Wednesday, January 16, it was revealed that the postwar drama film gathered 14 nods from the prestigious British event leading over its two toughest contenders that got 9 nominations each.

The adaptation movie received film gongs for the categories of Best Film, Best British Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Music, Best Cinematography and many others. Further, under the categories for the best artist, it landed its stars, James McAvoy, Keira Knightley and Saoirse Ronan, a nod each for Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Aside from recognition for its actress, the Focus Features' film garnered Best Director nomination for its director Joe Wright.

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'Atonement' Named 2008 Golden Globes' Best Pic

January 14, 2008 11:01:39

Surprise came from Keira Knightley starrer-film "Atonement" as it was hailed as the Best Drama Motion Picture on Sunday, January 13 at the 65th Golden Globe Awards' press conference. The Joe Wright's war-drama film beat out the two critics' favorites, "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" that have dominated the current award season.

Still, despite nailing the top honor at the Awards, the Focus Features' film didn't manage to follow the success of garnering 7 nominations by bringing home as much as the nods given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Aside from the Best Drama Film, the adaptation movie from Ian McEwan's best-selling 2002 novel only won one other prize, that is Best Original Score for its composer, Dario Marianelli.

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Atonement Leads BAFTA's Long Lists

January 05, 2008 03:01:59

"Atonement" can put up high hope for huge nominations as it took clear lead in the long lists for British Academy Film Awards. According to Variety, the drama film has received 17 entries from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

Under the long lists, the Joe Wright's film will have to be up against 14 other nominees in each category since only five will be chosen to be official nominees for the BAFTA Awards. In the category of Best Picture, it faces "American Gangster", "Charlie Wilson's War", "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", "Eastern Promises", "Into the Wild", "Juno", "Michael Clayton", "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood".

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The 2007 OFCS Gave Out Lots of Nods for Atonement

January 04, 2008 03:01:18

Though "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men" have proved that they are the film critics' favorites, they will have to be up against another stiff competitor "Atonement" as the latter was nominated for 6 categories by the 2007 Online Film Critics Society as the former two films.

The Joe Wright's picture garnered gongs for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing challenging the domination of the two favorite films. Apart from the three nominations, it also received nods for Best Cinematography in which "No Country" was also nominated, and Best Score facing "Blood" among others. Additionally, the drama movie scored nomination for its actress Saoirse Ronan who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

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Atonement Ruled in 2008 Golden Globes' Film Nominations

December 14, 2007 10:12:29

"Atonement" leads the pack on the 2008 Golden Globes nominations. On Thursday, December 13, in the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards' nominees announcement, the drama movie was announced to be the receiver of seven nods, including Best Drama Picture, Best Director for Joe Wright, Best Screenplay for Christopher Hampton, and Best Original Score for Dario Marianelli.

However, unlike on other Golden Globes, this time "Atonement" will have to face hard competitions from six other nominees, including the two film critics' favorite movies, "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood", as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association declared that they are breaking the tradition of listing 5 nominees for Best Drama Picture. The remaining competitors are "American Gangster", "Eastern Promises", "The Great Debaters" and "Michael Clayton".

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Bright North American Premiere for Atonement at the 32nd TIFF

September 12, 2007 11:09:46

Already been tipped to be a big Oscar contender for the 80th edition of Academy Awards held next year, it's no wonder to find "Atonement" becoming the center of attention when it encountered its North American premiere at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival.

Most of the spotlights surely directed towards the drama's two leads Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as they walked down the red carpet to attend the screening Monday, September 10, 2007 at Elgin Theater, joined by director Joe Wright. Also present were English filmmaker Ken Loach and actress Rosamund Pike, who previously worked with Knightley and Wright in 2005's "Pride and Prejudice."

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The 64th Venice Film Festival Kicked Off with Pleasing Atonement

August 30, 2007 11:08:46

The celebration on the world's oldest movie event for the sixtieth four times began yesterday, Wednesday, August 29, as British romantic drama feature "Atonement" marked the smooth opening of this year's Venice Film Festival at the historic Palazzo del Cinema.

Outside the building, red carpet was rolled out against the backdrop of a demolition ball smashing through the old Palazzo del Cinema to greet the arrivals of famous figures in movie industry, notably the film's cast Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, and Saoirse Ronan plus director Joe Wright.

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"Atonement" to Open the 2007 Venice Film Festival

June 16, 2007 02:06:27

Being picked out of the numerous upcoming British features, Working Titles' drama "Atonement" has been chosen to be the opening movie for the 64th annual Venice Film Festival as the event takes its flight on August 29 this year, the organizers announced Friday, June 15.

The selection thereby fits the festival's artistic director Marco Mueller's recent statement assuring English-language productions will be featured heavily at this year's event, which will run up to September 8. It is also proves Mueller's vow to focus on innovative films from up-and-coming filmmakers as director Joe Wright has only one previous feature under his belt that is 2005's "Pride and Prejudice."

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Keira Knightley's Steamy Shot in "Atonement" Omitted

June 06, 2007 11:06:10

In an effort to protect the starlet's modesty, a most revealing shot of the body of Keira Knightley in "Atonement" has been deleted in the editing room, director Joe Wright has informed Britain's Daily Express newspaper.

The axed sequence originally was part of an important scene showing the beauty strips off her blouse and skirt and dives into a deep fountain to retrieve a broken vase, only to re-emerge soaking wet in an undergarment.

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Focus Features Gains "Atonement" For U.S Release

July 01, 2006 10:07:21

Those who seek for "Atonement" can next reach for it in U.S after U.K for Focus Features has obtained the theatrical rights to distribute the Working Title Films' production in the States. Planned to be released next year with Joe Wright at helm and Keira Knightley in the cast, the picture therefore is another feature getting under both Working Title and Focus' wings after "Pride and Prejudice" (2005), which was the first project Wright and Knightley worked together in.

Also starred by Vanessa Redgrave, Emily Watson, and James McAvoy, "Atonement" relies on Christopher Hampton to pen the scripts adapted from Ian McEwan's acclaimed novel of the same title.

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An Atonement for James McAvoy

April 05, 2006 11:04:07

James McAvoy gets an "Atonement". The Scottish star has signed on to join the cast of the upcoming movie.

There in the drama romance flick, MacAvoy will star opposite Keira Knightley, portraying Robbie Turner, a man accused of rape by a 16-year old.

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There's Atonement For The Big Screen

August 10, 2005 10:08:57

World be ready to derive the "Atonement." The critically acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan is going to be turned into a film by director Joe Wright. The novel actually is about a multi-layered affair, starting in the summer of 1935 when a 13 year-old girl returns from school for summer with her family. Amid the small family dramas of love and illness, Bryony makes a mistake that will echo through the rest of her life.

It's probably too early to mention who's the cast, but the behind-the-scenes are all preparing to start the new project. Becoming Wright assistance to turn the novel's structure into something that will work onscreen is Christopher Hampton. To help him, Hampton has already been working with director Richard Eyre on the book, who was previously attached to direct the film.

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it was extrordinary, marvelous, and flabbergastingly close to the book.

posted by Robbie Turner on Feb 02, 2008