Ah, Awards Season -- a season as dear to the hearts of Angelenos as is spring to those in the Northern Latitudes -- has arrived. From early results, it looks to be an interesting year. Brokeback Mountain is leading the herd, but has strong competition. I'm rooting for some more recognition for Capote... but we shall see.
This new service from What The Flick will track the nominations as they come in and list the decided awards as they are announced (or shortly after, I am only human, after all), along with links to the honors-bestowing organizations. If you hear of others, please add them in a comment box.
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS
Best Picture - Drama:
Brokeback Mountain; The Constant Gardener; Good Night, and Good Luck; A History of Violence; Match Point
Best Picture - Comedy or Musical:
Mrs Henderson Presents; Pride & Prejudice; The Producers; The Squid & The Whale; Walk the Line
Best Director:
Woody Allen (Match Point); George Clooney ( Good Night, and Good Luck); Peter Jackson (King Kong); Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain); Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener); Steven Spielbeg (Munich)
Best Actress - Drama:
Maria Bello (History of Violence); Felicity Huffman (Transamerica); Gwyneth Paltrow (Proof); Charlize Theron (North Country); Ziyi Zhang (Memoirs of a Geisha)
Best Actress - Musical/Comedy: Dame Judy Dench (Pride & Prejudice); Keira Knightly (Pride & Prejudice); Laura Linney (The Squid & The Whale); Sarah Jessica Parker (The Family Stone); Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Best Actor - Drama:
Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man); Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote); Terence Howard (Hustle & Flow); Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain); David Straithairn (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Best Actor - Musical/Comedy:
Pierce Brosnan (The Matador); Jeff Daniels (The Squid & the Whale); Johnny Depp (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory); Nathan Lane (The Producers); Cillian Murphy (Breakfast on Pluto); Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line)
LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Best Picture of 2005: Brokeback Mountain
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress: Vera Farmiga (Down to the Bone)
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS' ASSOCIATION
Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actor: Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Best Supporting Actor: William Hurt (A History of Violence)
Best Supporting Actress: Maria Bello (A History of Violence)
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
Best Picture: Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress: Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Best Supporting Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Supporting Actress: Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha)
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: 10 OUTSTANDING FILMS OF 2005
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
40-Year-Old Virgin
Good Night, and Good Luck
A History of Violence
King Kong
Munich
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana