Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2014. The complete list of winners:
Picture – 12 Years a Slave
Actor – Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Actress – Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Supporting actor – Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Supporting actress – Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Young actor/actress – Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is The Warmest Colour
Acting Ensemble – American Hustle
Director – Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Original screenplay – Spike Jonze, Her
Leonardo DiCaprio followed up his Golden Globe win another best actor in a comedy prize for The Wolf of Wall Street
Adapted screenplay – John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Art direction – Catherine Martin (production designer), Beverley Dunn (set decorator), The Great Gatsby
Editing – Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger, Gravity
Costume design – Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby
Hair and make-up – American Hustle
Visual effects – Gravity
Animated feature – Frozen
Action movie – Lone Survivor
Actor in an action movie – Mark Wahlberg, Lone Survivor
Actress in an action movie – Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Comedy – American Hustle
Actor in a comedy – Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Actress in a comedy – Amy Adams, American Hustle
Sci-fi/horror movie – Gravity
Foreign language film – Blue Is the Warmest Color
Documentary feature – 20 Feet From Stardom
Song – Let It Go, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen
Score – Steven Price, Gravity
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Meryl Streep criticized Walt Disney for being a “gender bigot” who was a member of an anti-Semitic lobbying organization while honoring Emma Thompson at a dinner for the National Board of Review on Tuesday night.
Meryl Streep showed she is far from a cozy establishment figure as she carefully trod a line between praising Emma Thompson and attacking Walt Disney.
The film Emma Thompson was being celebrated for, Saving Mr. Banks, is based around Walt Disney’s persuading of PL Travers to allow him to adapt Mary Poppins.
Meryl Streep criticized Walt Disney for being a gender bigot who was a member of an anti-Semitic lobbying organization
According to Variety magazine, Meryl Streep called Emma Thompson “a beautiful artist” who is “practically a saint”, and read out a self-penned poem to the actor, before launching into her criticisms of Walt Disney. She quoted a letter he wrote to a female animator that read: “Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as that task is performed entirely by young men.”
Meryl Streep also noted that Walt Disney’s colleague Walter Kimball said that his boss “didn’t trust women or cats”.
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Robert De Niro said he’s happy to play supporting roles as his time as a leading actor is over.
Robert De Niro, 70, admitted it is rare to land a big role at his age.
The actor told Britain’s Metro newspaper: “That’s just life. We can’t play certain parts any more. We’re playing the father or the grandfather or the great-grandfather, and that can be written in a funny way, so it’s fine. But you’re not carrying the movie as the young romantic lead – those days are gone.”
Robert De Niro said he’s happy to play supporting roles as his time as a leading actor is over
He credits the baby-boomer generation with keeping him in work as older movie fans continue to visit theaters.
Robert De Niro added: “I don’t go to see enough films. But I’m told that since baby-boomers will still actually go to see a movie in a theater – because it’s a communal experience that our generation is used to – there’s now a trend towards making some movies that those people could possibly identify themselves in.”
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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has topped the US box office for a third week despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall Street.
The film took $30 million over the weekend, bringing its US total to $190 million.
Disney animation Frozen was at number two, switching places with Will Ferrell’s comedy Anchorman 2 at three.
Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street was the biggest new release, at five.
Marking the director’s fifth collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, the black comedy is based on stock broker Jordan Belfort’s memoir of the same name.
The film took $19 million after opening at number two on Christmas Day with $9.15 million.
Analysts said it had suffered slightly due to its three-hour length – meaning it cannot be shown as many times in a day as its competitors.
The only other new entry in the top 10 was Keanu Reeves’ samurai film 47 Ronin, which weathered bad reviews to debut at number nine with $9.9 million.
Reuters reported that film company Universal had revised its profit estimates on Christmas Eve after it became apparent the film would not break even.
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has topped the US box office for a third week despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall Street
With two days left to go, the North American Box Office is on track to beat last year’s record takings of $10.8 billion, said chart trackers Rentrak.
Rentrack estimated ticket sales would top $10.9 billion by the New Year, boosted by several award-friendly films in the Top 10.
Chief among them is American Hustle, which has already gained seven Golden Globe nominations.
Directed by David O. Russell, American Hustle stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, who appeared in his Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook, alongside Amy Adams and Christian Bale, from the similarly-lauded Russell drama The Fighter.
North American box office Top 5:
1. Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $30 million
2. Frozen – $28.9 million
3. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – $20.2 million
4. American Hustle – $19.6 million
5. The Wolf Of Wall Street – $19 million
Source: Rentrak
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