Letters from Iwo Jima News

Early Winners of the 79th Annual Academy Awards

February 26, 2007 10:02:12

As the most prestigious event in filmmaking is finally held, the list of Oscar honorees begins to roll out and coming early in the lineup delightfully were the crew of "Pan's Labyrinth", "Dreamgirls", "Letters from Iwo Jima", and "The Departed" with Alan Arkin taking home one prize for his appearance in "Little Miss Sunshine."

Presenting the tale of a girl who concocts an elaborate fantasy world to escape her harsh reality in 1940s Fascist Spain, "Labyrinth" successfully scooped up two prizes of Best Achievement in Makeup and Art Direction while Arkin nabbed the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, beating out the likes of Eddie Murphy, Jackie Earle Haley, Djimon Hounsou, and Mark Wahlberg.

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The 79th Annual Academy Awards Contenders Announced

January 24, 2007 10:01:02

Closer to the peak of the award season, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has officially issued list of nominations for its prestigious Academy Awards, revealed by its President Sid Ganis and actress Salma Hayek yesterday, January 23, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California.

Though gave musical drama "Dreamgirls" eight nominations which thus made the flick the top scorer in the list, the organization surprisingly cast out the DreamWorks release from Best Picture slot, lining up "Babel", "The Departed", "Little Miss Sunshine", "The Queen", and "Letters from Iwo Jima" for the category instead.

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Three U.S. Flicks Added to the 2007 Berlinale

January 16, 2007 04:01:22

Keep filling up the list of titles for the Competition program, the organizers of this year's Berlin international film festival has firmly included three more U.S productions of "Bordertown", "Letters from Iwo Jima", and "The Walker" into the lineup, placing them alongside the previously announced U.S entries of "The Good Shepherd" and "The Good German."

Unlike the Gregory Nava-directed flick, however, the other two will be screened out of competition as "Iwo Jima" has already opened in North America and Japan while "The Walker" is in fact the work of Paul Schrader, the president of the Berlinale jury this year.

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Several Winning Names and Titles at the 64th Golden Globes

January 16, 2007 11:01:28

The list of winners at the 64th Golden Globe Awards grows larger as a handful of names and titles have been announced as the prize recipients to be lined up with the previously-announced honorees.

In the big screen slot, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Martin Scorsese gloriously took home an award each, the former scoring in Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy category through his role in "Borat" while the latter being deemed Best Director - Motion Picture for his work in mob saga "The Departed."

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The 12th Critics' Choice Awards Champs

January 15, 2007 11:01:06

Presenting its Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium last Friday, January 12, 2007, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) solemnly mentioned one by one names and titles deserved the honors through its starry presenters that included Jennifer Garner, Christian Slater, Sienna Miller, and Cuba Gooding Jr..

Though the top category of Best Picture gloriously fell to the mob saga "The Departed" which also won its helmer Martin Scorsese the Best Director title, the event's big winners turned out to be its two competitors "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Dreamgirls" as each triumphantly landed four prizes in other major slots.

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Honorees Announced at the 2006 DFWFCA Awards

December 22, 2006 12:12:07

Taking the same pick as two other film critics organizations, NYFCC and WAFCA, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) delightfully labeled the 9/11 gripping drama "United 93" the Best Film of 2006 as the 35 online, broadcast, and print members unveiled the winners of its DFWFCA Awards on Monday, December 18, 2006.

For other film categories, the association willingly named "Letters from Iwo Jima" as the Best Foreign Language Film and "An Inconvenient Truth" as the Best Documentary with "Happy Feet" being deemed the Best Animated Film and "Half Nelson" getting mentioned as the Russell Smith Award recipient in its recognition for best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.

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The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Contenders

December 13, 2006 10:12:36

The largest critics' organization in U.S and Canada, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) revealed yesterday, December 12, the nominees of its Critics' Choice Awards to compete for being the best as it holds the ceremony on January 12 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

"Dreamgirls", "Babel", "The Departed", and "Little Miss Sunshine" scored most nominations with seven nods apiece, including that for Best Picture. Those four were joined by six other movies in the category namely "Blood Diamond", "Little Children", "Notes on a Scandal", "The Queen", "Letters From Iwo Jima", and "United 93", the latter two already snatching two film awards each.

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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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Winners at the 32nd Annual LAFCA Awards

December 11, 2006 01:12:31

Turns out New York Film Critics Online is not the only one that gave honors to members of the film industry on Sunday, December 10 as the Los Angeles Film Critics Association also announced on the same day those worthy to receive its LAFCA Awards, which will be held on January 14, 2007.

Seemingly had the same taste with the National Board of Review, the organization delightfully picked "Letters from Iwo Jima" as the Best Picture along with "An Inconvenient Truth" as Best Documentary and Helen Mirren of "The Queen" as Best Actress. Forest Whitaker was named Best Actor, too for his portrayal in "The Last King of Scotland", only this time he had to share the honor with "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen.

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2006 National Board of Review Awards Winners

December 07, 2006 10:12:05

Holding the first major award event of the Oscar season, National Board of Review picked up notable film titles and names as the honorees at its 77th Annual National Board of Review Awards on Wednesday, December 6.

For Best Film 2006, the organization cast its choice on "Letters from Iwo Jima", the second half of Clint Eastwood's two-part look at World War II, placing it on the top spot of its Top Ten Film list which includes "Babel," "Blood Diamond," "The Departed", and "Little Miss Sunshine."

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