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Sally Hawkins (2007)
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as ''Romeo and Juliet'' (playing Juliet), ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's ''All or Nothing (film), All or Nothing'' in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in ''Vera Drake'' (2004) and taking the lead in ''Happy-Go-Lucky (2008 film), Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Berlin International Film Festival
The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. ''Django (2017 film), Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film ''On Body and Soul'' directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival. Jury Main Competition The following people were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: International jury * Paul Verhoeven, film director and screenwriter (Netherlands) - Jury President * Olafur Eliasson, sculptor (Iceland) * Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, producer (Tunisia) * Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress (United States) * Julia Jentsch, actress (Germany) * Diego Luna, actor and film director (Mexico) * Wang Quan'an, film director and screenwriter (China) Best First Feature Award Jury The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award: * Jayro Bustamante, film director (Guatemala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical is a Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture", but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actress – Drama. The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical". , the wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical". Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominees ;10 nominations * Meryl Streep ;9 nominations * Shirley MacLaine ;8 nominations * Julie Andrews ;7 nominations * Goldie Hawn * Barbra Streisand ;5 nominations * Annette Bening * Audrey Hepburn * Bette Midler * Renée Zellweger ;4 nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Actress
The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actor winner. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Janet Gaynor receiving the award for her roles in '' 7th Heaven'', '' Street Angel'', and ''Sunrise''. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy. In the first three years of the awards, actresses were nominated as the best in their categories. At that time, all of their work during the qualifying period (as many as three films, in some cases) was listed after the award. However, during the 3rd ceremony held in 1930, only one of those films was cited in eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shape Of Water
''The Shape of Water'' is a 2017 romantic fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows a mute cleaner at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature, and decides to help him escape from death at the hands of an evil colonel. Filming took place on location in Ontario, Canada, from August to November 2016. ''The Shape of Water'' was screened as part of the main competition in the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on August 31, 2017, and was awarded the Golden Lion. It was also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding wide on December 23, 2017, and grossed $195 million worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Monsters (2019 Film) , nicknamed "the King of the Monsters"
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King of the Monsters may refer to: * ''King of the Monsters'' (video game), a 1991 video game ** ''King of the Monsters 2'', a 1992 video game * ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'', a 1956 film co-produced in the United States and Japan ** ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' (comic book), a comic book series published by Marvel Comics ** '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D'', an unproduced American film ** ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019 film), a 2019 American film See also * Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (2014 Film)
''Godzilla'' is a 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a reboot of Toho's ''Godzilla'' franchise, the 30th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, the first film in Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse, and the second ''Godzilla'' film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, and Bryan Cranston. In the film, an American soldier attempts to return to his family while caught in the crossfire of an ancient rivalry between Godzilla and two parasitic monsters known as MUTOs. The project began as an IMAX short film in 2004 but was transferred to Legendary in 2009 to be redeveloped as a feature film. The film was officially announced in March 2010 and Edwards was announced as the director in January 2011. Principal photography began in March 2013 in the United States and Canada and ended in July 2013. ''Godzilla'' was theatricall ... [...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 sequel to ''Paddington'' (2014), and is produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal UK. 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, Paddington tries to get a present for his adoptive aunt's birthday, but when the intended gift is stolen from a shop and he is wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the theft, he and his family have to find the real culprit and prove Paddington's innocence. The film was confirmed to be in development in April 2015. Principal photography began in October 2016 and ended in June 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maudie (film)
''Maudie'' is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Aisling Walsh and starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. A co-production of Ireland and Canada, it is about the life of folk artist Maud Lewis, who painted in Nova Scotia. In the story, Maud (Hawkins) struggles with rheumatoid arthritis, the memory of a lost child, and a family that doubts her abilities, before moving in with a surly fish peddler (Hawke) as a housekeeper. Despite their differing personalities, they marry as her art gains in popularity. The film was shot in Newfoundland and Labrador, requiring a re-creation of Lewis's famously small house. It premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2016. It was selected for the Special Presentations section of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and won a number of awards at other festivals. After festival screenings and wider releases, it received positive reviews, and won critics societies' awards for Hawkins' performance; seven Canadian Screen Awards, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddington (film)
''Paddington'' is a 2014 live-action animated comedy film written and directed by Paul King. It was developed from a story by King and Hamish McColl, which was based on the stories of the character Paddington Bear created by Michael Bond. Produced by David Heyman, ''Paddington'' stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. The film tells the story of Paddington, an anthropomorphic bear who migrates from the jungles of "Darkest Peru" to the streets of London, where he is adopted by the Brown family. Kidman plays a taxidermist who attempts to add him to her collection. A British and French venture produced by StudioCanal UK, TF1, and Heyday, ''Paddington''s principal photography began in September 2013 and wrapped up in June 2014. Colin Firth was originally set to voice Paddington, but dropped out in post-production and was replaced by Whishaw. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In Dagenham
''Made in Dagenham'' is a 2010 British comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole and starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Daniel Mays and Richard Schiff. It dramatises the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 that aimed for equal pay for women. Its theme song, with lyrics by Billy Bragg, is performed by Sandie Shaw, a native of the area and former Ford Dagenham clerk. A stage musical version of the film opened at London's Adelphi Theatre in 2014. Plot Based on a true story, ''Made in Dagenham'' explores the movement that caused a significant law reform. Rita O'Grady (a fictional character) leads the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike at the Ford Dagenham plant, where female workers walk out to protest sexual discrimination, demanding equal pay. The strike drew major attention around the world because it was considered contrary to women's traditional family roles. The successful strike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Jasmine
''Blue Jasmine'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister's ( Sally Hawkins) apartment in San Francisco. The film received a limited release on July 26, 2013, in New York and Los Angeles, before expanding nationwide on August 23, 2013. The film was met with critical acclaim, particularly for Blanchett's performance. Blanchett won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Hawkins and Allen were nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay, respectively. Blanchett also won the Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The film was also a box office success, earning $99.1 million worldwide against a budget of $18 million. Plot Jasmine Francis disembarks in San Francisco after a flight from New York City. She takes a taxi to her sister Ginger' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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