Babel News

Film Honorees Announced for the 2007 ALMA Awards

June 04, 2007 02:06:14

Finally listing out the champs of the film slots for its ALMA Awards, which is held for the thirteenth time this year, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has delightfully chosen multi-narrative drama "Babel" to be the big winner of the annual event this time.

Not only bestowed the top honor of Outstanding Motion Picture to the Golden Globe-winning movie, the organization also named helmer Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu the Outstanding Director - Motion Picture while giving the Outstanding Screenplay - Motion Picture prize to scribe Guillermo Arriaga.

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Film Nominees Unveiled at the 2007 ALMA Awards

April 18, 2007 01:04:47

Consistently promoting fair, accurate, and balanced portrayals of Latinos in the U.S. entertainment industry, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) for the thirteenth time is going to hold its American Latino Media Arts Awards or known as ALMA Awards and has officially revealed titles and names nominated for the prizes.

The list was made public by telecast host Eva Longoria, NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguia, and Mario Lopez on April 16 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Winners will be named on Friday, June 1 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium with the event being aired later by ABC Television Network on Tuesday, June 5 at 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET.

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The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards Major Winners Unveiled

January 16, 2007 12:01:18

Announcing the winners of major categories at this year's Golden Globe Awards, the HFPA ultimately gave out the top prizes of Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy to multi-narrative drama "Babel" and the DreamWorks release "Dreamgirls", respectively.

In lead acting slot, critics' favorites Helen Mirren of "The Queen" and Forest Whitaker of "The Last King of Scotland" popped out as the award recipients, the former topping Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Kate Winslet to take Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama prize while the latter beating out Leonardo DiCaprio, Peter O'Toole, and Will Smith to land the opposite honor.

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Names and Titles Honored at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival

January 08, 2007 01:01:57

The spotlight has been cast down upon "Babel" in Palm Springs, California. The multi-layered drama, along with "Little Children", gloriously received multiple honors from organizers of the 18th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival during the event's Awards Gala held on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

The Paramount Vantage release took the Ensemble Performance Award and the director's award for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu while one of its cast members Cate Blanchett was bestowed the Career Achievement Award.

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Nominees Announced for the 18th Annual PGA Awards

January 04, 2007 01:01:51

Continuing its tradition in recognizing lauded works and names in show business that has been running since 1990, the Producers Guild of America has unveiled the list of contenders for its 2007 PGA Awards, formerly known as the Golden Laurel Awards, scheduled to be presented on January 20 in Los Angeles.

For top honor of Best Theatrical Picture, the organization cast its picks on "Babel", "The Departed" "Dreamgirls", "Little Miss Sunshine", and "The Queen" as the nominees while included "Cars", "Flushed Away", "Happy Feet", "Ice Age: The Meltdown", and "Monster House" to be those in Best Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures category.

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The 2006 CFCA Awards Nominees

December 21, 2006 10:12:54

Joining the crowd in recognizing outstanding film works, performances, and individuals, the Chicago Film Critics Association has unveiled list of contenders competing for this year's CFCA Awards in its anticipation to name the winners on December 28, 2006 via WGN-TV.

Paramount Vantage's multi-narrative drama "Babel" soared as the one that scored most with nine nominations followed by "The Departed" and "The Queen" which both landed six nods each, all earning slot in Best Picture category alongside "United 93" and "Little Miss Sunshine."

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Nominees of the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards

December 15, 2006 11:12:03

Continuing its annual tradition in giving honors to talented figures in show business, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has finally unveiled yesterday, December 14, in Beverly Hills, California, the nominees for the 2007 Golden Globe Awards of which ceremony will take place at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC on January 15.

Leading the contenders, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's multinational ensemble drama "Babel" gloriously scored seven nominations, notably that of Best Motion Picture- Drama alongside "Bobby", "The Departed", "Little Children", and "The Queen." Other major nods secured by the picture included those in supporting categories for its three stars namely Brad Pitt, Adriana Barraza, and Rinko Kikuchi.

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Titles Selected As the 2006 AFI Awards Picks

December 11, 2006 02:12:44

Honoring both big and small screen features, American Film Institute announced on Monday, December 10, its official selections of its AFI Awards 2006, picking up ten most outstanding motion pictures and TV programs to be given the prizes as it holds the event on January 12, 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

For best films, the independent non-profit organization, created by the National Endowment for the Arts, cast its choice on movies of various genre listed in alphabetical order consisting of "Babel", "Borat", "The Devil Wears Prada", "Dreamgirls", "Half Nelson", "Happy Feet", "Inside Man", "Letters from Iwo Jima", "Little Miss Sunshine" and "United 93."

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Films Lined up for the 31st Toronto International Film Fest

June 29, 2006 11:06:21

As the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival is getting closer to draw its curtain up, the event's programmers have officially announced on Tuesday, June 27 25 pictures which will encounter their North American premieres at the festival.

Nearly all of movies featured turned out to have seen their screenings at this year's Cannes Film Festival held last May , like "Babel", "The Wind That Shakes the Barley", "The Caiman", and "Lights in the Dusk."

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