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26th Independent Spirit Awards
The 26th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2010, were presented on February 26, 2011. The nominations were announced on November 30, 2010. The ceremony was hosted by Joel McHale. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards Special awards John Cassavetes Award '' Daddy Longlegs'' * '' The Exploding Girl'' * '' Lbs.'' * ''Lovers of Hate'' * ''Obselidia'' Truer Than Fiction Award Jeff Malmberg – '' Marwencol'' * Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor – '' Sweetgrass'' * Lynn True and Nelson Walker III – '' Summer Pasture'' Piaget Producers Award Anish Savjani – '' Meek's Cutoff'' * In-Ah Lee – '' Au Revoir Taipei'' * Adele Romanski – ''The Myth of the American Sleepover'' Someone to Watch Award Mike Ott – '' Littlerock'' * Hossein Keshavarz – ''Dog Sweat'' * Laurel Nakadate – ''The Wolf Knife'' Robert Altman Award * ''Please Give'' – Nicole Holofcener, Jeanne McCarthy, Ann Guilbert, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is a large pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. It contains a small amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views and fishing. The pier is part of the greater Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Attractions Pacific Park The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with its solar panelled Ferris wheel. The brightly lit wheel can be seen from a distance and has been turned off during the Earth Hour observance. Other attractions It also has an original carousel hippodrome from the 1920s, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium operated by Heal the Bay, shops, entertainers, a video arcade, a trapeze school, pubs, and restaurants. The pier's west end is a popular location for anglers. The pier is a venue for outdoor concerts, movies, and other activities. History Santa Monica has had several piers; however, the current Santa Monica Pier is made up of two adjoining piers that long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Director
The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Director is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. History It was first presented in 1985 with Joel Coen and Martin Scorsese being the first winners of the category for '' Blood Simple'' and '' After Hours'', respectively. Directors Barry Jenkins, Tom McCarthy, Joel Coen and Alexander Payne are the only winners who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. Todd Haynes holds the record of most nominations with six (winning one for ''Far from Heaven''), followed by Gus Van Sant with five. Martha Coolidge was the first female director to win the award, receiving it in 1991. Chloé Zhao was the first female of color to win the category in 2020. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations (3 or more) *Todd Haynes: 7 *Gus van Sant: 5 *Ang Lee: 4 *Alexander Payne: 4 * Joel Coen: 3 (one with Ethan Coen) *Richard Linklater: 3 * Jeff Nichols: 3 *Paul Schrader: 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Bronstein
Ronald Bronstein is an American film director, screenwriter, editor and actor. He directed, wrote and edited the independent film Frownland (2007). He is a frequent collaborator of the Safdie brothers, best known for being a co-writer and co-editor on the films Good TIme (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Early Life Bronstein grew up in the North Shore of Long Island.He described his family growing up as "functional and supportive." He attended NYU Film school but dropped out. Career Debut and Early Career While working on his first feature, Bronstein worked as a projectionist at various art houses around New York City. He made his debut in 2007 with the film Frownland.He directed, wrote and edited the film. It received critical acclaim and won the Special Jury Award at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival. The film has been described by critics as one of the most bold, original and important independent films of the century.In 2022, it was released as part of The Criterion c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (2008), ''Eat Pray Love'' (2010), ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), ''Spring Breakers'' (2012), and ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' (2013). He has collaborated with fellow actor Seth Rogen on multiple projects, including ''Pineapple Express (film), Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''This Is the End'' (2013), ''Sausage Party'' (2016), and The Disaster Artist (film), ''The Disaster Artist'' (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco's performance in ''127 Hours'' (2010) earned a Best Actor nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards. In his first prominent television role, Franco played Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama ''Freaks an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead was one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985 with Geraldine Page being the first recipient of the award for her role as Carrie Watts in ''The Trip to Bountiful''. It was last presented in 2022 with Taylour Paige being the final recipient of the award for her role in '' Zola''. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. With two wins, Frances McDormand and Julianne Moore are the most awarded females in this category, while with 4 nominations Michelle Williams is the most nominated female in this category. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple winners ;2 wins * Frances McDo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead was an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985, with M. Emmet Walsh being the first recipient of the award for his role as Investigator Loren Visser in ''Blood Simple''. It was last presented in 2022 with Simon Rex being the final recipient of the award for his role in '' Red Rocket''. Jeff Bridges and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominees ;2 nominations * Javier Bardem * Nicolas Cage * Robert Duvall * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbit Hole (2010 Film)
''Rabbit Hole'' is a 2010 American drama film directed by John Cameron Mitchell and written by David Lindsay-Abaire, based on his 2006 play of the same name. The film stars Nicole Kidman (who also co-produced) and Aaron Eckhart as a grieving couple coping with the death of their four-year-old son. It also stars Dianne Wiest, Tammy Blanchard, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Tenney, Sandra Oh and Miles Teller in his film debut. ''Rabbit Hole'' had its world premiere at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2010. The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 17, 2010, before a wide release on January 28, 2011, by Lionsgate Films. Kidman's performance was critically acclaimed; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', which is based on the stage Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), musical of the same name. He also co-wrote and starred in the 2019 Musical theatre, musical Radio drama, audio series ''Anthem: Homunculus'' and portrayed the role of Joe Exotic in the Peacock (streaming service), Peacock limited series ''Joe vs. Carole'' in 2022. Early years Mitchell was born in El Paso, Texas, the second child of U.S. Army Lieutenant (United States), Lieutenant John Henderson Mitchell and Joan Cameron, arriving less than a year after the loss of their first child, James. He was raised on a variety of military bases—among them Forts Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth and Fort Riley, Riley (both in Kansas), Kirkland Air Force Base (New Mexico) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Granik
Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker. She is most known for 2004's '' Down to the Bone,'' which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's ''Winter's Bone,'' which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which Granik was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and 2018's '' Leave No Trace,'' a film based on the book ''My Abandonment'' by Peter Rock. Early life and education Granik was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to father William R. Granik, an attorney with H.U.D. who litigated fair housing, and mother Brenda Granik Zusman. She grew up in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Granik is the granddaughter of broadcast pioneer Ted Granik (1907–1970), founder and moderator of the long-run public affairs panel discussion program, '' The American Forum of the Air,'' on from 1934 to 1956, first on the radio and later on television. Granik is from a Jewish family. In 1985, Granik received her B.A. in political science from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Cholodenko
Lisa Cholodenko is an American screenwriter and director. Cholodenko wrote and directed the films ''High Art'' (1998), ''Laurel Canyon (film), Laurel Canyon'' (2002), and ''The Kids Are All Right (film), The Kids Are All Right'' (2010). She has also directed television, including the miniseries ''Olive Kitteridge (miniseries), Olive Kitteridge'' (2014) and ''Unbelievable (miniseries), Unbelievable'' (2019). She has been nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe and has won an Emmy Awards, Emmy and a Directors Guild of America Award, DGA Award. Early life and education Cholodenko is from the San Fernando Valley, and grew up in a liberal Jewish family. Her paternal grandfather emigrated from USSR. Cholodenko received a Bachelor of Arts, BA in anthropology and ethnic studies from San Francisco State University, where she was a teaching assistant for Angela Davis. In the early 1990s, she was an apprentice editor on John Singleton's ''Boyz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Shallow Grave (1994 film), Shallow Grave'' (1994), ''Trainspotting (film), Trainspotting'' (1996) and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'' (2017), ''The Beach (film), The Beach'' (2000), ''28 Days Later'' (2002), ''Sunshine (2007 film), Sunshine'' (2007), ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008), ''127 Hours'' (2010), ''Steve Jobs (film), Steve Jobs'' (2015), and ''Yesterday (2019 film), Yesterday'' (2019). Boyle's debut film ''Shallow Grave'' won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film, BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked ''Trainspotting'' the BFI Top 100 British films, 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle's 2008 crime drama film ''Slumdog Millionaire'', the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. He won the Golden G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, dramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological realism. His accolades include a Golden Lion and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTA Award, British Academy Film Awards. Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, ''Supermarket Sweep'', which became a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller ''Pi (film), Pi'' (1998), earned him the award for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Aronofsky then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
