AFI Top 10 and Independent Spirit Nods

[Guest MDH257]

In case anyone cares.

 

The AFI came out with their list of the top ten movie's of the year. This is the third year they've come out with this list.

 

-About a Boy

-About Schmidt

-Adaptation

-Antwone Fisher

-Chicago

-Frida

-Gangs of New York

-The Hours

-The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

-The Quiet American

 

If you've haven't heard of it, The Quiet American is a movie that takes place in Vietnam in the '50's with Michael Caine and Brenden Frasier.

 

Also announced were the nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, which I actually think does a better job of honoring the year's best films and performances than the other awards.

 

Best Picture

Far from Heaven

The Good Girl

Lovely & Amazing

Secretary

Tully

 

Best Actress

Jennifer Aniston,The Good Girl

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary

Catherine Keener, Lovely & Amazing

Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven

Parker Posey, Personal Velocity

 

Best Actor

Graham Greene, Skins

Danny Huston, Ivans xtc

Derek Luke, Antwone Fisher

Jeremy Renner, Dahmer

Campbell Scott, Roger Dodger

 

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis, Antwone Fisher

Jacqueline Kim, Charlotte Sometimes

Juliette Lewis, Hysterical Blindness

Emily Mortimer, Lovely & Amazing

Julianne Nicholson, Tully

 

BestSupporting Actor

Alan Arkin, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Ray Liotta, Narc

Dennis Quaid, Far from Heaven

John C. Reilly, The Good Girl

Peter Weller, Ivans xtc.

 

Best Debut Performance

Bob Burrus, Tully

America Ferrera, Real Women Have Curves

Raven Goodwin, Lovely & Amazing;

Artel Kayaru, Dahmer

Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding

 

Best Director

Joe Carnahan, Narc

Todd Haynes, Far from Heaven

Nicole Holofcener, Lovely & Amazing

Bernard Rose, Ivans xtc.

Gus Van Sant, Gerry

 

Best Screenplay

Mike White, The Good Girl

Nicole Holofcener, Lovely & Amazing

Dylan Kidd, Roger Dodger

Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Hilary Birmingham and Matt Drake, Tully

 

Best First Feature

Neil Burger, Interview with the Assassin

Peter Care, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

Eric Eason, Manito

Dylan Kidd, Roger Dodger

Charles Stone III, Paid in Full

 

Best First Screenplay

Neil Burger, Interview with the Assassin

Laura Cahill, Hysterical Blindness

Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt, Kissing Jessica Stein

Burr Steers, Igby Goes Down

Erin Cressida Wilson, Secretary

 

 

BTW, the Golden Globe Nods are announced on Thursday.

[Guest NoCalMike]

Gooooooo NARC~!