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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' is a 2017 crime drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh and starring Frances McDormand as a Missouri woman who rents three roadside billboards to draw attention to her daughter's unsolved rape and murder. Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Željko Ivanek, and Caleb Landry Jones appear in supporting roles. The film was theatrically released in the United States in November 2017 and in the United Kingdom in January 2018 by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and it grossed $160 million at the worldwide box office. Critical reception for the film was highly positive, with particular acclaim given to McDonagh's screenplay and direction, as well as the performances of McDormand, Rockwell, and Harrelson. McDormand and Rockwell each won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award, and Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose work has spanned over two decades. He is celebrated for his absurdist black humor which often challenges the modern theatre aesthetic. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Laurence Olivier Awards, and nominations for five Tony Awards. In 1999 he was one of the recipients of the V Europe Prize Theatrical Realities awarded to the Royal Court Theatre (with Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Jez Butterworth, Conor McPherson). He started his career in the Royal National Theatre with '' The Pillowman'' in 2003. He has since written many plays produced on the West End and on Broadway including '' The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' (1996), '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (1996), '' The Lieutenant o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Screenplay
The Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture is a Golden Globe Award given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Winners and nominees 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Academy Award for Best Story * BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay * BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay * Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay * Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay * AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay * Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay * Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay * Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the three screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards, focused specifically for film. The Writers Guild of America began making the distinction between an original screenpl ... References External links Nominees/Winners of Best Screenplay Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Critics' Choice Awards
The 23rd Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 11, 2018 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2017. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Olivia Munn. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2017. Netflix led with 20 nominations, followed by HBO with 15. Winners and nominees Film #SeeHer Award Gal Gadot Gal Gadot-Varsano ( he, גל גדות ; born 30 April 1985) is an Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. She then served in the Israel Defense Forces for two years as a combat fitness instructor, whereafter she ... Television Films with multiple nominations and wins The following twenty-six films received multiple nominations: The following six films received multiple awards: Television programs with multiple nominations and wins The following programs received multiple nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
71st British Academy Film Awards
The 71st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 18 February 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2017. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2017. Following revelations of sexual harassment in the film industry, many attendees wore black or a badge to show their support for the Time's Up movement. The nominees were announced on 9 January 2018 by actresses Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright. '' The Shape of Water'' received the most nominations in twelve categories; '' Darkest Hour'' and ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' followed with nine each. As with the 75th Golden Globe Awards, there was criticism for the lack of female nominees for Best Director, with Greta Gerwig notably not nominated for '' Lady Bird''. Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2017, were presented on January 21, 2018 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST. On December 4, 2017, it was announced that the award ceremony would have its first host ever in its twenty-four year history with actress Kristen Bell presiding over the award show. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2017. Morgan Freeman was announced as the 2017 SAG Life Achievement Award recipient on August 22, 2017. Winners and nominees ''Note'': Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Film Television Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award * Morgan Freeman In Memoriam Source: The segment honors the following who died in 2017. * Miguel Ferrer * John Hurt * Bill Paxton * Jeanne Moreau * Robert Guillaume * Powers Boothe * Adam We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75th Golden Globe Awards
The 75th Golden Globe Awards honored film and American television of 2017, and was broadcast live on January 7, 2018, from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST by NBC. This Golden Globe Awards ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Talk-show host Seth Meyers hosted the ceremony for the first time. Oprah Winfrey was announced as Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award honoree on December 13, 2017. The nominees were announced on December 11, 2017, by Sharon Stone, Alfre Woodard, Kristen Bell and Garrett Hedlund. ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' won the most awards for the evening with four, including Best Motion Picture – Drama. ''The Shape of Water'' and '' Lady Bird'' won two awards each. '' Big Little Lies'', ''The Handmaid's Tale'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' were among the television shows that received multiple aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, 2018, rather than its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2018 Winter Olympics. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second consecutive year. In related events, the Academy held its 9th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 11, 2017. On February 10, 2018, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Landry Jones
Caleb Landry Jones (born December 7, 1989) is an American actor and musician, known for his roles as Banshee in '' X-Men: First Class'', Jeremy Armitage in '' Get Out'', Red Welby in ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'', Ty Carter in '' The Outpost'', Jeff in ''Finch'', and Martin Bryant in ''Nitram''. His accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in ''Nitram''. Early life Jones was born in Garland, Texas, the son of Patrick and Cindy Jones. As a child, his family relocated to the nearby city of Richardson, where he was raised, and where he later met Robert Hudson and formed the experimental folk rock band, Robert Jones. After finding some success as an actor, Jones relocated to Los Angeles to further pursue his career in film. Career After some small, sometimes uncredited roles in such popular films as ''No Country for Old Men'' and ''Superbad'', Jones began to receive work in tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek (né Šimić-Ivanek; ; ; born August 15, 1957) is an American actor, known for his role as Ray Fiske on '' Damages'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award. Ivanek is also known for his role of Ed Danvers on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and '' Homicide: The Movie'', Governor James Devlin on '' Oz'', Andre Drazen on '' 24'', Blake Sterling on the short-lived series '' The Event'', and Emile "The Hunter" Danko in '' Heroes''. From 2014 until 2019, he starred as Russell Jackson in the drama '' Madam Secretary''. He also had a recurring role as FBI Special Agent Jim Racine in the series '' Banshee''. For his active stage career, he has been awarded a Drama Desk Award and has been nominated for three Tony Awards. Early life and education Ivanek was born Željko Šimić-Ivanek in Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. In 1960, Željko, his mother and younger brother, Ivan, immigrated to Palo Alto, California, where his father was studying for his PhD in elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Hedges
Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's comedy-drama ''Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012). He had his breakthrough in 2016 playing a sardonic teenager in Kenneth Lonergan's drama '' Manchester by the Sea'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hedges then starred as an aggressive youth in an off-Broadway production of ''Yen'' and had supporting roles in the coming-of-age film '' Lady Bird'' and the drama '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' in 2017. In 2018, Hedges played the lead role of a teenager forced into a gay conversion therapy program in '' Boy Erased'', which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama. He also made his Broadway debut in a revival of Lonergan's drama '' The Waverly Gallery'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. Cornish is best known for her film roles as Heidi in ''Somersault'' (2004), Fanny Brawne in '' Bright Star'' (2009), Sweet Pea in ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), Lindy in '' Limitless'' (2011), Clara Murphy in '' RoboCop'' (2014), as Sarah in ''Geostorm'' (2017) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in ''Seven Psychopaths'' (2012) and ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017). For the latter, Cornish won her first Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. In 2018, she portrayed Cathy Mueller in the first season of Amazon Video series '' Jack Ryan'' opposite John Krasinski. She also played Dixy in the film '' The Virtuoso'' (2021) alongside Anthony Hopkins. Early life Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a farm before moving to Newca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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