HURT LOCKER SCORES AWARD SEASON’S FIRST BIG PRIZE
Gripping war movie THE HURT LOCKER has triumphed at the 19th Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York.
Kathryn Bigelow?s movie was named Best Feature of 2009 at the prizegiving on Monday evening (30Nov09), and the film’s stars – Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Evangeline Lilly – claimed the night’s Best Ensemble.
Food, Inc. was named Best Documentary and Bigelow, Stanley Tucci and Natalie Portman were among the career tribute honourees.
Robert Siegel landed the Breakthrough Director prize for Big Fan, while The Maid’s Catalina Saavedra was named Best Breakthrough Actor.
The Gotham Independent Film Awards mark the unofficial start of the movie awards season.
(IANS-WENN)
Related Posts
THE HURT LOCKER DOMINATES L.A. FILM CRITICS AWARDS
Gripping war movie THE HURT LOCKER took home the top honour at the annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association ceremony on Sunday (13Dec09).
The drama landed the Best Film award, while Kathryn Bigelow was named Best Director for her work on the picture,... |
THE HURT LOCKER LANDS ANOTHER MAJOR PRIZE
THE HURT LOCKER has cemented itself as the clear Oscar favourite for Best Movie after picking up a second major film prize in two days.
The hard-hitting war movie has just been named 2009's top film by the New York Film Critics Circle. The critics... |
THE HURT LOCKER DOMINATES FILM CRITICS AWARDS
THE HURT LOCKER dominated the National Society of Film Critics ceremony on Sunday (03Jan10), landing three of the top honours.
The war movie was named Best Picture, while Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director nod and its star, Jeremy Renner, landed... |
LA, Boston critics hail The Hurt Locker as ‘best flick’
Melbourne, Dec 15 (ANI): Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker won top honours at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Boston Society of Film Critics awards.
Bigelow was named the best director at both the awards, while her Iraq war thriller... |
‘The Hurt Locker’ wins six awards at BAFTAs
Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' has won the best film gong at the BAFTAs Awards.
The movie was the most successful, taking home six awards in total including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
She is the first woman to win the prize.
Colin Firth won... |
THE HURT LOCKER WINS GOLD IN AUSTIN
THE HURT LOCKER has won another major film prize from the Austin Film Critics Association in Texas.
The hard-hitting war movie has been named the group's Best Film of 2009, while director Kathryn Bigelow picked up the organisation's Best Director award.The... |
