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    “Spotlight” Earns Best Picture and Screenplay Distinction From L.A. Film Critics

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    Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo in a scene from "Spotlight" (photo courtesy of Open Road Films)

    "Mad Max: Fury Road" makes strong showing with Best Director, Cinematography, Production Design Honors

    LOS ANGELES --

    Spotlight garnered the top honor as Best Picture, as well as Best Screenplay (for Josh Singer and director Tom McCarthy), at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. Also scoring impressively was Mad Max: Fury Road which earned the most awards, three, for Best Director (George Miller), Best Cinematography (John Seale, ACS, ASC) and Best Production Design (Colin Gibson).

    Michael Fassbender and Charlotte Rampling won Best Actor and Actress distinction, respectively, for Steve Jobs and 45 Years. Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress winners were Michael Shannon for 99 Homes and Alicia Vikander for Ex Machina.

    Hank Corwin (whose edit house is Lost Planet) was named Best Editor for The Big Short.

    Taking Best Music Score was Carter Burwell for Anomalisa and Carol.

    Amy was selected by L.A. critics as Best Documentary with Anomalisa topping the Animation category, and Son of Saul named Best Foreign Film.

    Here’s a rundown of winners as well as runners up in all categories:
      
    BEST PICTURE
    “SPOTLIGHT”
    RUNNER UP: (“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”)

    BEST DIRECTOR
    GEORGE MILLER
    “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”
    RUNNER UP:TODD HAYNES (“CAROL”)

    BEST ACTOR
    MICHAEL FASSBENDER
    “STEVE JOBS”
    RUNNER UP: GÉZA RÖHRIG (“SON OF SAUL”)

    BEST ACTRESS
    CHARLOTTE RAMPLING
    “45 YEARS”
    RUNNER UP: SAOIRSE RONAN (“BROOKLYN”)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    MICHAEL SHANNON
    “99 HOMES”
    RUNNER UP: MARK RYLANCE (“BRIDGE OF SPIES”)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    ALICIA VIKANDER
    “EX MACHINA”
    RUNNER UP: KRISTEN STEWART (“CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA”)

    BEST SCREENPLAY
    JOSH SINGER & TOM MCCARTHY
    “SPOTLIGHT”
    RUNNER UP: CHARLIE KAUFMAN (“ANOMALISA”)

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    JOHN SEALE
    “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”
    RUNNER-UP: EDWARD LACHMAN (“CAROL”)

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
    COLIN GIBSON
    “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”
    RUNNER UP: JUDY BECKER (“CAROL”)

    BEST EDITING
    HANK CORWIN
    “THE BIG SHORT”
    RUNNER UP: MARGARET SIXEL (“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”)

    BEST MUSIC SCORE
    CARTER BURWELL
    “ANOMALISA” AND “CAROL”
    RUNNER-UP: ENNIO MORRICONE (“THE HATEFUL EIGHT”)

    BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
    “SON OF SAUL”
    DIRECTED BY LÁSZLÓ NEMES
    RUNNER-UP “THE TRIBE” DIRECTED BY MIROSLAV SLABOSHPITSKY

    BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM
    “AMY” DIRECTED BY ASIF KAPADIA
    RUNNER UP: “THE LOOK OF SILENCE” DIRECTED BY JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER

    BEST ANIMATION
    “ANOMALISA” DIRECTED BY DUKE JOHNSON & CHARLIE KAUFMAN
    RUNNER-UP: “INSIDE OUT” DIRECTED BY PETE DOCTER & BOB PETERSON

    CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
    EDITOR ANNE V. COATES

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    “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Wicked” Among American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Award Nominees

    Wednesday, December 11, 2024

    American Cinema Editors (ACE) has unveiled the nominations for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television and documentaries. The winners will be announced during the ACE Eddie Awards on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

    Nominated for the best edited dramatic theatrical feature film are: Nick Emerson for Conclave; Eliot Knapman and Margaret Sixel, ACE for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Jake Roberts, ACE for Civil War; Joe Walker, ACE for Dune: Part Two; and Juliette Welfling for Emilia Pérez.

    Nominees for the best edited theatrical film in the comedy category are: Sean Baker for Anora; Marco Costa for Challengers; Coralie Fargeat, Jerome Eltabet and Valentin Feron for The Substance; Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked; and robert Nassau for A Real Pain.

    As previously announced, acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Also previously announced, film editors Maysie Hoy, ACE and Paul Hirsch, ACE will receive Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing.

    A full list of nominees for the 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards follows:

    BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Drama, Theatrical):

    Civil War
    Jake Roberts, ACE

     

    Conclave
    Nick Emerson

     

    Dune: Part Two
    Joe Walker, ACE

     

    Emilia Pérez
    Juliette Welfling

     

    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    Eliot Knapman
    Margaret Sixel,... Read More

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