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57th Writers Guild Of America Awards
The 57th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 19, 2005, honored the film and television best writers of 2004. Winners and nominees Film Adapted Screenplay ''Sideways'' - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (writer), Jim Taylor † *''Before Sunset'' - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Kim Krizan *''Mean Girls'' - Tina Fey *''Million Dollar Baby'' - Paul Haggis *''The Motorcycle Diaries (film), The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)'' - José Rivera (playwright), José Rivera Original Screenplay ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' - Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman † *''The Aviator (2004 film), The Aviator'' - John Logan (writer), John Logan *''Garden State (film), Garden State'' - Zach Braff *''Hotel Rwanda'' - Keir Pearson and Terry George *''Kinsey (film), Kinsey'' - Bill Condon Documentary Screenplay ''Super Size Me'' - Morgan Spurlock *''Bright Leaves'' - Ross McElwee *''Control Room (film), Control Room'' - Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America, East
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is a trade union, labor union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media. The WGAE and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW), though independent entities, jointly brand themselves together as the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and cooperate on activities such as launching coordinated strike actions and administering the Writers Guild of America Awards. The WGAE is an affiliate of the AFL–CIO and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds. History WGAE had its beginnings in 1912, when the Authors' League of America (ALA) was formed by some 350 book and magazine authors, as well as dramatists. In 1921, this group split into two branches of the League: the Dramatists Guild of America for writers of stage and, later, radio drama and the Authors Guild (AG) for novelists and nonfiction book and magazine authors. That same year, the Screen Writers Guild came into existence in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Motorcycle Diaries (film)
''The Motorcycle Diaries'' () is a 2004 biographical coming-of-age road movie directed by Walter Salles from a screenplay by José Rivera, based on Che Guevara's 1995 memoir of the same name and Alberto Granado's memoir ''Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary''. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and Granado, observing the life of the impoverished indigenous peasantry. Through the trip both of them witness the social classes struggle in Latin America. It stars Gael García Bernal as Guevara (Gael had previously played Che in the 2002 miniseries '' Fidel''), and Rodrigo de la Serna as Granado (Serna himself is second-cousin to Guevara on his maternal side). The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 15 January 2004, and was later added into the main competition of the 57th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It was received with positive reviews f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinsey (film)
''Kinsey'' is a 2004 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon. It describes the life of Alfred Charles Kinsey (played by Liam Neeson), a pioneer in the area of sexology. His 1948 publication, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'' (the first of the Kinsey Reports) was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate sexual behavior in humans. The film also stars Laura Linney (in a performance nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, and Oliver Platt. Plot Professor Alfred Kinsey is interviewed about his sexual history. Interspersed with the interview are flashbacks from his childhood and young-adulthood. The early years show his father, a lay minister of the Methodist church, denouncing modern inventions as leading to sexual sin, then in early adolescence, humiliating Kinsey in a store by denouncing its keepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry George
Terence George (born 20 December 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Much of his film work (e.g. '' The Boxer'', '' Some Mother's Son'', and '' In the Name of the Father'') involves "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. He was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for ''In the Name of the Father'', and Best Original Screenplay for '' Hotel Rwanda'', winning an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for '' The Shore''. Life and career George was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1971, aged 18, he was arrested for suspicion of paramilitary republican activity. He later became involved with the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), political wing of the INLA. In 1975, he was driving with armed members of the group when British soldiers stopped them, although George claims he was not carrying a weapon. All were arrested and he was sentenced to six years imprisonment in Long Kesh Prison ("The Maze"). Other prisoners at the same tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keir Pearson
Keir Pearson (born December 15, 1966) is an American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter notable for the 2004 film '' Hotel Rwanda''. Career Pearson graduated from Harvard University in 1989. During the 1990s, he also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics with the American rowing team. In 2000, Pearson heard the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager living in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide. Fascinated, Pearson interviewed Rusesabagina and wrote the script for ''Hotel Rwanda'', sending it to director Terry George, who fell in love with the story. The film was released in 2004 to positive reviews. George and Pearson shared an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay."Awards for Keir Pearson", IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669311/awards. Accessed 2011-09-19. Also securing Oscar nominations were Don Cheadle Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (, ; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received List of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Rwanda
''Hotel Rwanda'' is a 2004 biographical historical drama film co-written and directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the Rwandan genocide, which occurred during the spring of 1994, the film depicts Rusesabagina's efforts to save the lives of his family and more than 1,500 other refugees by providing them with shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. ''Hotel Rwanda'' explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence. The film was a co-production between United Artists and Lions Gate Films, and was commercially distributed by United Artists theatrically and by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for home media. ''Hotel Rwanda'' premiered in theaters in limited release in the United States on 22 December 2004 and in wide release on 4 February 2005, grossing more than $23 million in domestic ticket sales. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Braff
Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed J.D. (Scrubs), John Michael "J.D." Dorian on the NBC/American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2010), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 as well as for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007. He starred in ''The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy'' (2000), ''The Last Kiss (2006 film), The Last Kiss'' (2006), ''The Ex (2006 film), The Ex'' (2006), and ''In Dubious Battle (film), In Dubious Battle'' (2016). He has done voice-work for ''Chicken Little (2005 film), Chicken Little'' (2005) and ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' (2013). In 2004, Braff made his directorial debut with ''Garden State (film), Garden State'' in which he also starred. Additionally, he wrote the screenplay and compiled the Garden State (soundtrack), soundtrack album. He shot the film in his home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden State (film)
''Garden State'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy drama film, written and directed by Zach Braff, and starring him, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman (Braff), a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies. Braff based the film on his real life experiences. It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28, 2004. New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location. ''Garden State'' received positive reviews and was a box office success. It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. The film's soundtrack, selected by Braff, won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Plot Struggling actor Andrew Largeman wakes up from a dream—in which he apathetically sits on a crashing plane—to a telephone message from his father, telling Andrew that he needs to return home because his mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Logan (writer)
John David Logan (born September 24, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his work as a screenwriter for films such as Ridley Scott's ''Gladiator'' (2000), Martin Scorsese's '' The Aviator'' (2004) and '' Hugo'' (2011), Tim Burton's '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007) and Sam Mendes' James Bond films ''Skyfall'' (2012), and '' Spectre'' (2015). He has been nominated three times for Academy Awards, and has won a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award. Early life and education Logan's parents emigrated to the United States from Northern Ireland via Canada. The youngest of three children, he has an older brother and sister. Logan grew up in California and Millburn, New Jersey, where he graduated from Millburn High School in 1979. He moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, where he graduated in 1983. Career Stage Logan was a successful playwright in Chicago for many years before turning to screenwriting. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aviator (2004 Film)
''The Aviator'' is a 2004 epic film, epic biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan (writer), John Logan. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner. The supporting cast features Ian Holm, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Gwen Stefani, Kelli Garner, Matt Ross (actor), Matt Ross, Willem Dafoe, Alan Alda, and Edward Herrmann. Based on the 1993 non-fiction book ''Howard Hughes: The Secret Life'' by Charles Higham (biographer), Charles Higham, the film depicts the life of Howard Hughes, an aviation pioneer and director of the film ''Hell's Angels (film), Hell's Angels''. The film portrays his life from 1927 to 1947 during which time Hughes became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Shot in Montreal, ''The Aviat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Kaufman
Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and novelist. Having first come to prominence for writing ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), ''Adaptation (film), Adaptation'' (2002), and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), he went on to direct films based on his own screenplays: ''Synecdoche, New York'' (2008), ''Anomalisa'' (2015), and ''I'm Thinking of Ending Things'' (2020). In 2020, he released a novel, ''Antkind''. One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has received List of awards and nominations received by Charlie Kaufman, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, an Emmy Awards, Emmy Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award. Film critic Roger Ebert called ''Synecdoche, New York'' "the best movie of the decade" in 2009.Ebert, Roger. (December 13, 2009The best films of the decade – Roger Ebert's Journal. Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry (; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker and producer noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. Along with Charlie Kaufman, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one of the writers of the 2004 film ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'', which he also directed. His other films include the music documentary '' Dave Chappelle's Block Party'' (2005), the surrealistic science fantasy comedy '' The Science of Sleep'' (2006), the comedy '' Be Kind Rewind'' (2008), the superhero comedy '' The Green Hornet'' (2011), the drama '' The We and the I'' (2012), and the romantic science fantasy tragedy '' Mood Indigo'' (2013). Gondry has directed numerous music videos, including Björk's " Human Behaviour" in 1993 and "Bachelorette" in 1997, both of which earned him nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video; he also directed several videos for The White Stripes. He is also a record producer, most notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
