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2018 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
The 44th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2018 in film, 2018. Winners *Best Picture: **''Roma (2018 film), Roma'' ***Runner-up: ''Burning (2018 film), Burning'' *Best Director: **Debra Granik – ''Leave No Trace (film), Leave No Trace'' ***Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón – ''Roma (2018 film), Roma'' *Best Actor: **Ethan Hawke – ''First Reformed'' ***Runner-up: Ben Foster (actor), Ben Foster – ''Leave No Trace (film), Leave No Trace'' *Best Actress: **Olivia Colman – ''The Favourite'' ***Runner-up: Toni Collette – ''Hereditary (film), Hereditary'' *Best Supporting Actor: **Steven Yeun – ''Burning (2018 film), Burning'' ***Runner-up: Hugh Grant – ''Paddington 2'' *Best Supporting Actress: **Regina King – ''If Beale Street Could Talk (film), If Beale Street Could Talk'' ***Runner-up: Elizabeth Debicki – ''Widows (2018 film), Widows'' *Best Screenplay: **Nicole Holofc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma (2018 Film)
''Roma'' is a 2018 historical drama film written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also produced, shot, and co-edited it. Set in 1970 and 1971, ''Roma'' follows the life of a live-in Indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous (Mixtec people, Mixteco) housekeeper of an upper-middle-class Mexican family. It is a semi-autobiographical take on Cuarón's upbringing in Mexico City's Colonia Roma neighborhood. The film stars Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira. It is an Co-production (media), international co-production between Cinema of Mexico, Mexico and the Cinema of the United States, United States. ''Roma'' premiered on 30 August 2018 at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. It began a limited theatrical run in the United States on 21 November 2018, before streaming on Netflix in the U.S. and other territories starting on 14 December 2018. ''Roma'' received List of accolades received by Roma, a number of accolades, with ten nominations at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Colman
Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Volpi Cup. A graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Colman's breakthrough came in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Peep Show'' (2003–2015). Her other comedic roles on television include '' Green Wing'' (2004–2006), '' That Mitchell and Webb Look'' (2006–2008), '' Beautiful People'' (2008–2009), '' Rev.'' (2010–2014), ''Flowers'' (2016–2018), and '' Fleabag'' (2016–2019). Colman received the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the comedy series '' Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and Best Supporting Actress for the crime series '' Accused'' (2012). She earned acclaim for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017), for which she received the British Academy Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller, with a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty based on the 2008 confessional memoir of the same name by Lee Israel. Melissa McCarthy stars as Israel, and the story follows her attempts to revitalize her failing writing career by forging letters from deceased authors and playwrights. The film also features Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Jane Curtin, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen Spinella, and Ben Falcone in supporting roles. Israel took the title from an apologetic line in a letter in which she posed as Dorothy Parker. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 19, 2018, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, grossing $12 million against a production budget of $10 million, and received critical acclaim. The National Board of Review named the film as one of the top ten films of 2018, and, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Whitty
Jeffrey Daniel Whitty (born September 30, 1971) is an American playwright, actor, and screenwriter. For the stage musical '' Avenue Q'', he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. For his work on the Fox Searchlight film '' Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' (2018), he was nominated for the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and won numerous awards including the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, AARP's Movies for Grownups, the Satellite Awards, and the Film Independent Spirit Awards. ''Avenue Q'' was his first produced musical and ''Can You Ever Forgive Me'' his first produced screenplay. Early life and education Whitty was born September 30, 1971, in Coos Bay, Oregon, where he was raised as the fifth of six children. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1993, he moved to New York City and received a master's degree from New York University's Graduate Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener ( ; born March 22, 1960) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. She has directed seven feature films, including '' Walking and Talking'', '' Friends with Money'' and '' Enough Said'', as well as various television series. Along with Jeff Whitty, Holofcener received a 2019 Academy Award nomination for Adapted Screenplay, a BAFTA nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film '' Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' (2018). Life and career Holofcener was born to a culturally-Jewish family in New York City, the younger of two daughters of artist Lawrence Holofcener and set decorator Carol Joffe (). Her elder sister is Suzanne Holofcener. Nicole's parents divorced when she was a year old. When she was eight, her mother married film producer Charles H. Joffe, who moved the family to Hollywood. Since her stepfather produced Woody Allen's films, Holofcener spent enough t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widows (2018 Film)
''Widows'' is a 2018 neo-noir heist thriller film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by Gillian Flynn and McQueen, based upon the 1983 British television series of the same name. The plot follows four Chicago women who attempt to steal $5 million from the home of a prominent local politician in order to pay back a crime boss missing money stolen by the women's husbands before they were killed in a botched getaway attempt. A British-American co-production, the film stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki in the title roles alongside Cynthia Erivo (in her film debut), Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, and Liam Neeson in an ensemble supporting cast. ''Widows'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2018 and in the United States on November 16, by 20th Century Fox. The film received critica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Debicki
Elizabeth Debicki (born 24 August 1990) is an Australian actress. Born in Paris and raised in Melbourne, she studied acting at the University of Melbourne. Her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. She received the Cannes Trophée Chopard in 2019. She made her film debut in the comedy '' A Few Best Men'' (2011), before her breakout role in Baz Luhrmann's period drama film ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013) earning a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has since acted in the historical epic ''Macbeth'' (2015), the spy film '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (2015), the thriller ''Widows'' (2018), the science fiction film '' Tenet'' (2020) and the slasher '' MaXXXine'' (2024). She has also played Ayesha in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017) and '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). On television, she has acted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina King
Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. King first gained attention for starring in the television sitcom '' 227'' (1985–1990). Her subsequent roles included the film ''Friday'' (1995), the animated series ''The Boondocks'' (2005–2014), and the crime television series '' Southland'' (2009–2013). She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the ABC anthology series '' American Crime'' (2015–2017), the Netflix miniseries '' Seven Seconds'', and the HBO limited series ''Watchmen'' (2019). Her other television roles include the drama series '' The Leftovers'' (2015–2017) and the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2013–2019). She has also played supporting roles in the drama films ''Boyz n the Hood'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddington 2
''Paddington 2'' is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby, based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died that year). It is the second in the ''Paddington'' film series. The film, a British-French-Luxembourgish co-production, stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant in live-action roles. In the film, after Paddington is framed and imprisoned for a burglary that he did not commit, he and his family have to find the real culprit and prove his innocence. The film was confirmed to be in development in April 2015. Principal photography began in October 2016 and ended in June 2017. The film was theatrically released on 10 November 2017 in the United Kingdom and 6 December 2017 in France, and grossed $227 million worldwide. The film r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Grant
Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a character actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Hugh Grant, several accolades including a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. He received an Honorary César in 2006. In 2022, Time Out (magazine), ''Time Out'' magazine listed Grant as one of Britain's 50 greatest actors of all time. , his films have grossed over US$4 billion worldwide. Grant made his feature film acting debut in ''Privileged (film), Privileged'' (1982), followed by the romantic drama ''Maurice (1987 film), Maurice'' (1987) for which he gained acclaim as well as the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He then acted in a string of successful period dramas such as ''The Remains of the Day (film), The Remains of the Day'' (1993), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Yeun
Sang-yeop Yeun (; born December 21, 1983), known professionally as Steven Yeun ( ), is an American actor. His accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award. Yeun initially rose to prominence for playing Glenn Rhee in the television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2016). He earned critical acclaim for the films ''Burning'' (2018) and '' Minari'' (2020). For the latter, he became the first Asian American nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. For the Netflix dark comedy series ''Beef'' (2023), which he produced and starred in, Yeun received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actor. Yeun has also appeared in the films '' Okja'' (2017), '' Sorry to Bother You'' (2018), '' The Humans'' (2021), and '' Nope'' (2022). He has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
