"Changeling" Awards and Nominations

[Dan Dassow]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3idb5a7226525deea8d11ff5c3fa5f90d8

WGA Awards Preview: Writing on the Wall
By Jay A. Fernandez
Hollywood Reporter
Dec 10, 2008, 10:00 PM ET

...

Original Screenplay

The original category will likely maintain its eclectic flavor, as everything from politics and police corruption to immigration, sobriety and existential despair buoys a crop of strong screenplays.

Thomas McCarthy, a character actor and writer-director, spun the indie gem "The Visitor" (Overture) into one of the goodwill hits of the year. A low-budget festival favorite about an older white man's experience with a pair of illegal African immigrants in New York City, "The Visitor" spoke to a compassion too often buried in a traumatized populace.

Two scripts are likely front-runners for their real-life bases and the firsthand research that went into capturing the flavor of cultural and historical milieus. Dustin Lance Black's "Milk" (Focus) script manages to be both an intimate and an epic portrait of murdered San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay candidate to hold public office and a catalyst of the gay rights movement.

J. Michael Straczynski's "Changeling" (Universal) takes a fascinating case of a mother's search for her young boy, missing and then "found" in 1920s Los Angeles, and wraps it in the corruption of the city's police and political machinery. While it certainly helps Straczynski's chances that Clint Eastwood directed (two of Eastwood's last four scribes have been nominated for WGA Awards), it's Straczynski's career arc from longtime TV scribe to sudden feature breakthrough that may earn him props from guild voters. ...

[Belbo]

The Golden Globe nominees are out

List of nominees (http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117997209.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1)

No recognition for Joe, but Angie is nominated as is Clint's score.

And January Jones got nominated for Mad Men - yay! Dexter got another best series nom too.

Kinda bizarre that (unreleased) Revolutionary Road got multiple nominations; the trailer makes it look a complete train wreck. I guess the screeners have been making the rounds .....

[Dan Dassow]

See the following link for the full list of honorees:
http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=11246

By Katey Rich: 2008-12-14 22:26:45
The Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2008

BEST MOVIE ABOUT WOMEN
Changeling

...

BEST ANIMATED FEMALE :
Eve: WALL-E

BEST FAMILY FILM
WALL-E

...

**ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women:
Changeling

...

**ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: Adrienne Shelly was a promising actress and filmmaker who was brutally strangled in her apartment in 2006 at the age of forty by a construction worker in the building, after she complained about noise. Her killer tried to cover up his crime by hanging her from a shower20rack in her bathroom, to make it look like a suicide. He later confessed that he was having a “bad day.” Shelly, who left behind a baby daughter, had just completed her film Waitress, which she also starred in, and which was honored at Sundance after her death.

[mandragora]

Jolie also won the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Drama:

Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia42e757920d92779c7cf4144e2fc92db)

The group also listed Changeling among the 10 best films 2008.

[Jan]

The SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) Award nominees include:

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actress are Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married"), Angelina Jolie ("Changeling"), Melissa Leo ("Frozen River"), Meryl Streep ("Doubt") and Kate Winslet ("Revolutionary Road").

Per CNN. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/18/sag.nominations/index.html)

Jan

[Dan Dassow]

Variety (http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117998295.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1)

Art Directors Guild unveils nominees
'Button,' 'Doubt,' 'Torino' among contenders
By JUSTIN KROLL

Posted: Fri., Jan. 9, 2009, 3:05pm PT

The Art Directors Guild announced its nominees for the 2008 Excellence in Production Design Awards.

In the period film category, the nominees are "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Changeling," "Doubt," "Frost/Nixon" and "Milk." ...

"Burn After Reading," "Gran Torino," Quantum of Solace," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Wrestler" were nommed for contemporary film. ...

[Jan]

"Changeling" is up for three BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) awards: (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Bafta-Award-Nominations-Revealed-Kate-Winslett-And-Slumdog-Millionaire-Up-For-Gongs-In-February/Article/200901315203754?lpos=Showbiz_News_Carousel_Region_ 1&lid=ARTICLE_15203754_Bafta_Award_Nominations_Revea led%3A_Kate_Winslett_And_Slumdog_Millionaire_Up_Fo r_Gongs_In_February)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Joel Coen / Ethan Coen for Burn After Reading
J Michael Straczynski for Changeling
Philippe Claudel for I've Loved You So Long
Martin McDonagh for In Bruges
Dustin Lance Black for Milk

DIRECTOR
Clint Eastwood for Changeling
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

LEADING ACTRESS
Kate Winslet for The Reader and Revolutionary Road
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep for Doubt


ETA: I should have gone to the official site (http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-nominations-in-2009,657,BA.html), too. There's more:

CINEMATOGRAPHY
CHANGELING – Tom Stern
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Claudio Miranda
THE DARK KNIGHT – Wally Pfister
THE READER – Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Anthony Dod Mantle

EDITING **
CHANGELING – Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
THE DARK KNIGHT – Lee Smith
FROST/NIXON – Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
IN BRUGES – Jon Gregory
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Chris Dickens
**As there was a tie in this category there are six nominations

PRODUCTION DESIGN
CHANGELING – James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
THE DARK KNIGHT – Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Mark Digby, Michelle Day

COSTUME DESIGN
CHANGELING – Deborah Hopper
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Jacqueline West
THE DARK KNIGHT – Lindy Hemming
THE DUCHESS – Michael O'Connor
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Albert Wolsky
SOUND

CHANGELING – Walt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff
THE DARK KNIGHT – Lora Hirschberg, Richard King, Ed Novick, Gary Rizzo
QUANTUM OF SOLACE – Jimmy Boyle, Eddy Joseph, Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Mark Taylor
SLUMDOG MILLIONARE – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
WALL•E – Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Matthew Wood





The Baftas will be presented on February 8.

Jan

[Dan Dassow]

Video of BAFTA Announcement
http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-nominations-in-2009,657,BA.html

The Orange British Academy Film Awards are set to take place on Sunday 8th February 2009 at the Royal Opera House in London.

;) They even pronounced J. Michael Straczynski correctly. ;)

[frulad]

Angelina Jolie gets an Oscar nom!!

[frulad]

No love for JMS!!! BOOOOOO!!!!!

[Spoo Junky]

Double BOO!!! On the plus side, I won't have to stay up to the wee hours of the morning to watch the Oscars :P

[Jan]

"Changeling" got three nominations altogether:

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Art Direction
Cinematography

I'd really have loved to see JMS get the recognition. Guess we'll have to hope he gets the BAFTA.

Jan

[glindros]

I wonder what jms' opinion on no nomination is? After all he really liked those hugos.

[Susitcha]

I wonder what jms' opinion on no nomination is? After all he really liked those hugos.

Ah well, we have to leave something for him to aspire to! ;)

[Dan Dassow]

Ah well, we have to leave something for him to aspire to! ;)

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top?tt0824747
Changeling broke into the IMDb Top 250 Today with a ranking of 248.

[sftv]

Video of BAFTA Announcement
http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-nominations-in-2009,657,BA.html

The Orange British Academy Film Awards are set to take place on Sunday 8th February 2009 at the Royal Opera House in London.

;) They even pronounced J. Michael Straczynski correctly. ;)

FYI, the awards show will be broadcast the same day in the US on BBC America starting at 8:00 pm ET/5 pm PT.

http://bbcamerica.com/content/188/index.jsp

Lee W

[Joe Nazzaro]

I sent Joe a good-lcuk e-mail from my wife and I last night and he replied this morning that he thought Milk would win. I think he's wrong. Guess we'll know in about 24 hours, give or take.

[Joe Nazzaro]

Of course I meant 'luck.' It's been a long day at Comic Con.

[Dan Dassow]

I sent Joe a good-lcuk e-mail from my wife and I last night and he replied this morning that he thought Milk would win. I think he's wrong. Guess we'll know in about 24 hours, give or take.

Joe, thank you for reminding me to wish jms good luck via email. I was rather surprised that he responded, since he has to already be in England. jms also indicated in his response to me that he thought Milk would win for original screenplay.

I believe and I am hoping the jms is wrong. However according to WENN (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0673069/), Gus Van Sant's Milk received the award for best original screenplay for Dustin Lance Black's writing on Saturday.

[Jan]

(duplicate post from General topic; also posted to the moderated newsgroup)


The BAFTA Awards are going to be televised on BBC America tonight at 8:00 PM
Eastern time, 5:00 PM Western time. As most of you know, JMS's "Changeling" has
been nominated for 8 awards.

For those of you who'd like to watch it 'together' with other fans, Captain
Jaclyn has arranged for us to be able to dial in to her conference call line so
we can talk about the show as we watch.

Starting at 7:45 PM Eastern, 4:45 PM Western, join us by dialing 712-432-1620
and enterring Participant Access Code 942763#

Hope to hear you then!

Jan

[Dan Dassow]

(duplicate post from General topic; also posted to the moderated newsgroup)


The BAFTA Awards are going to be televised on BBC America tonight at 8:00 PM
Eastern time, 5:00 PM Western time. As most of you know, JMS's "Changeling" has
been nominated for 8 awards.

For those of you who'd like to watch it 'together' with other fans, Captain
Jaclyn has arranged for us to be able to dial in to her conference call line so
we can talk about the show as we watch.

Starting at 7:45 PM Eastern, 4:45 PM Western, join us by dialing 712-432-1620
and enterring Participant Access Code 942763#

Hope to hear you then!

Jan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7877916.stm
In Pictures: Bafta awards

The 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards are being held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Alesha Dixon was one star sought out by the press photographers.

http://itn.co.uk/news/aa0bc4d5b4d95f073922519c7ce4aa55.html
Stars brave the rain at Baftas
Updated 19.24 Sun Feb 08 2009
Torrential downpours greeted the stars on the red carpet for the Baftas.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet braved the rain for one of the biggest nights on the British film calendar.

[petitbilbo]

It seems that "Slumdog Millionaire" was just too strong...

I'm really sorry that Changeling didn't fare better than it did.

petitbilbo

[Jan]

..over 50. My sister called to let me know about this one.

>From AARP Magazine
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/entertainment/movies/movies_for_grownups_2009awards.html :

..Best Screenwriter 50 and Over

J. Michael Straczynski, Changeling

He's already one of television's top writers of fantasy and science fiction; and
although Changeling is based on a true story, Straczynski's tale of a mother's
search for her kidnapped sonand the corruption it uncoverschurns with an eerie
sci-fi atmosphere and dizzying sense of disorientation.


Okay, so it's not a BAFTA but it's still recognition.

Jan

[glindros]

.

Okay, so it's not a BAFTA but it's still recognition.

Jan

True but praise is praise. For 55 he is looking pretty good, and looks in better health than his B5 days.

[Dan Dassow]

True but praise is praise. For 55 he is looking pretty good, and looks in better health than his B5 days.

Joe is not 55 until July 17, 2009. He was born in 1954.

[PMvanova]

from what I recall in his mind, any recognition is better than none. He was floored at being in Cannes and among the European set over there. Imagine him walking down the red carpet here!
Even if he wasn't nominated, he would have gotten an invite. He was the screenwriter for a film that was nominated in three categories, that ain't nothin' to sneeze at.
Joe is now 'a name' that is bandied about regularly, and granted, his first project out of the gate was a bit off the beaten track, it's an amazing ride still for him.

(OT: I have decided not to attend San Diego Comicon this year due to budget restrictions. So I won't be able to see Joe in person this year.)

I am happy for Joe no matter if he gets an award or nomination or whatever. I'm sure everyone else here feels the same way.

[Jan]

http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/the-dark-knight-leads-as.php

'Changeling' has been nominated for six Saturn Awards by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films:

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller film
Best Actress
Best Director
Best Writing (woo-hoo!)
Best Music
Best Costume

The awards ceremony will take place on June 25 at a site to be announced.

Jan

[Truth66]

As I'm thrilled that Changeling has been nominated for 6 Saturn Awards, how much weight do these awards carry in the movie business? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that JMS gets any kind of recognition that he so deserves. I'm just curious as to what kind of influence that these awards have (if he were to win) in the industry and what effect they would have on his future endeavours.

[Dan Dassow]

As I'm thrilled that Changeling has been nominated for 6 Saturn Awards, how much weight do these awards carry in the movie business? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that JMS gets any kind of recognition that he so deserves. I'm just curious as to what kind of influence that these awards have (if he were to win) in the industry and what effect they would have on his future endeavours.

The Saturn Awards (http://www.saturnawards.org/) were mentioned in Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001040.html?categoryId=13&cs=1), Cineblend (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/The-Dark-Knight-Leads-Saturn-Award-Nominees-12306.html), BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7936576.stm), the Los Angeles Times (http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/03/saturn-awards-n.html), and the New York Times (http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/the-dark-knight-leads-saturn-awards-with-11-nominations/).

[Jan]

I'm just curious as to what kind of influence that these awards have (if he were to win) in the industry and what effect they would have on his future endeavours.

Not being in the business, it's hard to say but my impression is that even being nominated for a well-respected award can be beneficial to your career in the form of a better negotiating stance ("You seriously want me to go to my multi-award nominated client and offer him that paltry amount?!") to being able to make contact with the real decision makers instead of lower level development people ("Mr. Howard, that writer with the name I can't pronounce is returning your call on line 3.").

Some of this began the moment that Ron Howard bought "Changeling", of course, but I think the award nominations help keep that status in the forefront of the Hollywood mind.

Jan

[WorkerCaste]

http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/the-dark-knight-leads-as.php
'Changeling' has been nominated for six Saturn Awards by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films:
I'm very glad for JMS and all the people involved, but I'm also a little confused. Since I don't follow the awards closely, is it common for the the Academy Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to present awards to works that aren't science fiction, fantasy or horror?

[Jan]

Apparently some of their categories are open to any piece of work. Kyra Sedgwick is up for Best Actress for "The Closer", for instance.

"Changeling" is listed in the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film category.

Jan

[SteveB]

I've just seen "Changeling."

Congratulations are in order to JMS and everyone involved for making a powerful, excellent film.

Angelina Jolie gave the best performance I have ever seen her give as well as John Malkovich.

The story, to me anyway, is about courage. We need it. We cannot live without it. Only with it can we "speak truth to power."

[babylonlurker]

I can only agree with that assessment.

Just received the DVD a few days ago and plan to share the viewing with a friend in a few days. She has sesen the film, but I think it is well worth a second viewing.

And welcome to the board , Steve



I've just seen "Changeling."

Congratulations are in order to JMS and everyone involved for making a powerful, excellent film.

Angelina Jolie gave the best performance I have ever seen her give as well as John Malkovich.

The story, to me anyway, is about courage. We need it. We cannot live without it. Only with it can we "speak truth to power."

[Dan Dassow]

Christopher Award Winners Announced (http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-14-2009/0005005803&EDATE=)

NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- From the slums of Mumbai to the Iraqi desert, from skid row in Los Angeles to the aftermath of the Holocaust on Lithuanian survivors, winners of the annual 60th annual Christopher Awards share the common theme of hope in the face of adversity. The Awards, which will be presented on Thursday, April 16, salute media that remind audiences of their power to make a difference.

Twenty-four feature films, TV and cable programs, and books for adults and young people, along with their 98 writers, illustrators, directors, producers and executive producers, will be recognized at the Christopher Awards gala, at the McGraw-Hill Building, here.

Father Dennis W. Cleary, M.M., the new director of The Christophers, expressed his pleasure at personally greeting this year's winners. "Artists offer humanity a unique prism," said Father Cleary. "The creative contributions recognized by the Christopher Awards present views of reality which heighten inspiration and engage the human soul. Each Christopher Award winner 'affirms the highest values of the human spirit.'"

Feature Films

The six Award-winning Feature Films focus on protagonists from youth to old age facing extreme challenges. Slumdog Millionaire's Jamal Malik and The Secret Life of Bees' Lily Owens survive brutal childhoods and grow up to be winners in spite of early obstacles. Young@Heart follows a chorus of senior citizens as they rehearse and perform contemporary rock, despite physical infirmities and initial unfamiliarity with their repertoire. Music bridges the gap between generations and cultures in The Visitor and a lone robot with an affinity for Broadway show tunes helps bring life back to garbage-strewn Earth in the computer-animated WALL-E. And finally, Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood, shows a mother's fierce determination to reunite with her abducted son in the face of rampant police corruption in Los Angeles circa 1928. ...

The Christophers are rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition of service to God and humanity. The ancient Chinese proverb -- "It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" -- guides its publishing, radio and awards programs. To learn more, visit www.christophers.org.

http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=956

[Dan Dassow]

The Changeling (film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changeling_(film)) Wikipedia article is now a featured article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles). This is due in large part to the amazing effort and writing talent of Steve (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Steve).

Featured articles are considered to be the best articles in Wikipedia, as determined by Wikipedia's editors. Before being listed here, articles are reviewed at featured article candidates for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style according to our featured article criteria.

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[Jan]

The Saturn Awards (http://www.saturnawards.org/) ceremonies are being held this coming Wednesday, June 24 at the Castaway in Burbank.

Changeling is nominated in the following categories:

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE THRILLER FILM

BEST ACTRESS

BEST DIRECTION

BEST WRITING

BEST MUSIC

BEST COSTUME


Jan

[Dan Dassow]

The Saturn Awards (http://www.saturnawards.org/) ceremonies are being held this coming Wednesday, June 24 at the Castaway in Burbank.

Changeling is nominated in the following categories:

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE THRILLER FILM

BEST ACTRESS

BEST DIRECTION

BEST WRITING

BEST MUSIC

BEST COSTUME


Jan

Jan,

Thank you for the reminder. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :D

Dan Dassow

[Dan Dassow]

Horror Entertainment, LLC. link (http://www.fearnet.com/news/b15893_saturn_award_winners_announced.html)

Today 8:56 PM PDT , by Lawrence P. Raffel
Saturn Award Winners Announced

IESB.net link (http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_ezine&task=read&page=1&category=1&article=7079)

THE DARK KNIGHT Wins Big - Complete List of Winners from the 35th Annual Saturn Awards
Written by IESB Staff
Wednesday, 24 June 2009


35TH ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS Winners
Actress:
Angelina Jolie ("Changeling")

[Jan]

Looks like JMS called it. He wanted Dark Knight to win but thought that Angelina stood a good chance.

Jan