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“The Hurt Locker” Wins Best Picture, Best Director… Oscar Winners are…

Ken WSF President — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:25:29 +0000

History was made this Oscar night when Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to receive an Academy Award for Best Director for her film “The Hurt Locker”, which also won Best Picture. On top of that, first time winners took home all acting prizes as well.

And the Oscars went to…

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

“The Hurt Locker”
(Summit Entertainment) A Voltage Pictures Production

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Kathryn Bigelow

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

“Up” (Walt Disney)
Pete Docter

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher (Lionsgate)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal (Summit Entertainment)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haddock Films Production Argentina

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Mauro Fiore

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

“The Young Victoria” (Apparition) Sandy Powell

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING

“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING

“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Paul N.J. Ottosson

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP

“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) – Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SCORE)

“Up” (Walt Disney) – Michael Giacchino

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (ORIGINAL SONG)

“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight) – Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING

“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) – Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“The Cove” (Roadside Attractions) An Oceanic Preservation Society Production

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

“Music by Prudence” – An iThemba Production; Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

“The New Tenants”A Park Pictures and M & M Production
Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“Logorama”(Autour de Minuit) An Autour de Minuit Production
Nicolas Schmerkin

Creative Screenwriting Launches Writing Tournament

Ken WSF President — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:10 +0000

The New, Improved* Cyberspace Open
Spring 2010 Edition

Write just two scenes, 3-5 pages each …
Win $3,000 And Get Industry Attention

Industry Exposure, Publicity For Winners

Email Feedback Sent To All Entrants

Only $12.99* If You Enter Early

Click to Enter Or For More Information
http://creativescreenwriting.com/cyberspace.open.2010.html

What This Unique Contest Is And How It Works

The Cyberspace Open is an on-line elimination contest in which writers compete for three prizes of $3,000, $500, and $300. In addition, we will give winners great industry exposure:

We will send 300+ producers the names and describe the achievements of the winners.
The written scenes and videos of the three winning scenes will be posted on the Web, with an explanation of the tough conditions under which they were made.
Also, we send feedback by email to all entrants.

Like no other contest in the world, this contest tests your ability to write creatively for a movie or TV production on a tight deadline. The skills it takes are very much like some of the key skills of a script doctor called in to fix a script quickly, or a TV writer working on a weekly show.

The Steps In The Elimination Contest

The Cyberspace Open is a four-stage elimination contest:

Round 1: A Weekend To Write A Scene: 100 Survivors

In Round 1, we post a scene premise at the web site on Friday, April 16, 2010 at or just before 5:00 p.m. You will have until 9:00 a.m. Monday, April 19 to email your finished scene to the entry email address. That gives you an entire weekend to conceive, write, rewrite, and polish your first-round entry.

What Round 1 Simulates:

We think of Round 1 as being much like this situation: A movie or show is being shot. It becomes clear on Friday afternoon that a key scene is just not working. You are called in to save the budget and schedule by writing a new scene over the weekend and delivering it to the producer (us) by 9:00 a.m. sharp on Monday. The entire film/TV crew will be sitting around on the set Monday waiting for your words. There is no margin for late delivery.

Round 2: Absolutely, Positively, Must Be There The Next Morning

In Round 2, the 100 finalists who survive Round 1 will receive a new scene premise by having it posted on this page at 10 A.M. on Saturday, May 22, 2010. These 100 finalists will have until 10:00 A.M. Sunday, May 23 to email it to the entry email address.

That timetable gives finalists 24 hours to conceive, write, rewrite, and polish second-round entries.

What Round 2 Simulates:

Round 2 is much like this situation: a movie or show is being shot. It becomes clear on the morning that a key scene is just not working. You are called in to save the budget and schedule by writing a new scene by the next morning and delivering it to the producer (us) by 10:00 a.m. sharp. The entire film/TV crew will be sitting around on the set Sunday waiting for your words. So there is no margin for late delivery.

The Three Winners Advance To The Live Round:

The three highest scorers among Round 2 finalists are all prize winners. They will advance to Audience Voting to determine first, second, and third place.

Brand New And Very Cool: Winning Scenes Videotaped:

In this contest, each of the three winners will have his/her second scene videotaped:

Actors will perform a reading of each of the three scenes before a camera/cameras provided by the Contest, which will be video recorded.
The three videos of scenes and the scene texts will be placed on the Internet for viewing.
Recipients of our CS Weekly E-Zine (approx. 80,000) will be invited to vote for a winner.
Voting will take place through an online survey system. The three winning positions (first, second third) will be on the basis of highest score. One vote will be allowed per IP address.

Bonus For All Entrants: Brief Feedback On Your Scene.

Judges will provide your score and feedback to you if you provide an email address. Be sure your mail server does not block emails from the servers @creativescreenwriting.com and @screenwritingexpo.com in order to receive your score and feedback.

Wisconsin Film School Shooting Doc on “Fashion Show for All Abilities”

Ken WSF President — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:50:08 +0000

The Wisconsin Film School, in partnership with the Waisman Center of UW-Madison, will produce a 30-minute documentary on a unique spring fashion show at Monona Terrace — the Fashion Show for All Abilities — featuring more than 40 models with disabilities. You can join the production team for this important, hands-on workshop.

Three of the models will be profiled as they prepare for and participate in the climactic runway event May 27. The film will be made entirely by students under the supervision of professional documentary filmmakers and social workers for the disabled.

The students will be divided into three production teams. The teams will receive intensive, hands-on training in making documentaries, including camera, sound and lighting. The Waisman Center, a world-class center for the study of human development, and producer of the fashion show, will consult and instruct on ability issues. Over the course of a month (we anticipate six days of instruction and shooting) the three teams will follow three models into their daily lives.

Each team will include one student with a disability.

In its five years, this extraordinary fashion event has never been filmed. The workshop and film will broaden understanding of disabilities and capabilities and affirm the common human story of overcoming obstacles and making dreams come true.

Head on over to the Wisconsin Film School site for details on how you can be a part of this unique production.

“Hurt Locker” Producer Barred from Oscar Ceremony

Ken WSF President — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:42:50 +0000

Nicolas Chartier, one of the four nominated producers of “The Hurt Locker,” has been barred from the Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday evening, according to Variety.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that, as a penalty for violating campaign rules, Chartier would be barred from the 82nd Academy Awards gala. Chartier violated Academy rules against campaigning directly to voters and disparaging the competition.

But AMPAS stopped short of stripping Chartier of his candidacy as a nominee for its top award and said that, should “Locker” win, Chartier will receive the Oscar statuette — just not at the Kodak.

The ruling came down late Monday from the executive committee of the Academy’s producers branch, which found at a special session that the “ethical lapse” merited the revocation of Chartier’s invitation.

Chartier began apologizing last week for having violated the campaign rules. The offending email, sent out Feb. 19, had urged Acad members to vote for “Locker” as he disparaged “Avatar.”

“If everyone tells one or two of their friends, we will win and not a $500 million film,” he wrote without naming the Fox pic. “We need independent movies to win like the movies you and I do, so if you believe ‘The Hurt Locker’ is the best movie of 2010, help us!”

“The Hurt Locker,” released by Summit, cost less than $20 million to produce. The other producers are director Kathryn Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and Greg Shapiro.

Chartier’s apology said that his email was “out of line and not in the spirit of the celebration of cinema.”

He also said, “I was even more wrong, both personally and professionally, to ask for your help in encouraging others to vote for the film and to comment on another movie.”

The Acad has strict campaign guidelines. A direct mailing to Oscar voters “may not extol the merits of a film, an achievement or an individual,” and all forms of communication “casting a negative or derogatory light on a competing film or achievement are not permitted.”

In a separate development, Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver announced Tuesday that he plans to sue the filmmakers of “The Hurt Locker,” alleging that he’s been cheated out of financial participation in the pic. Sarver alleges that he is the main character, portrayed by Jeremy Renner.

Summit responded by issuing a statement that the film is a “fictional account.”

“We have no doubt that Master Sgt. Sarver served his country with honor and commitment risking his life for a greater good, but we distributed the film based on a fictional screenplay written by Mark Boal,” the company said. “We hope for a quick resolution to the claims made by Master Sgt. Sarver.”

Rourke To Battle in “War of the Gods”

Ken WSF President — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:36:50 +0000

Mickey Rourke will star in Relativity Media’s Greek mythology clash “War of the Gods” opposite Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto, according to Variety.

Rourke’s been cast as the villain, King Hyperion. Tarsem Singh is directing with production set to start in April.

Story follows a young warrior Theseus who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind.

“War of the Gods” will be produced by Gianni Nunnari of Hollywood Gang Prods., Mark Canton of Atmosphere Entertainment and Relativity topper Ryan Kavanaugh. Nunnari and Canton partnered on 2007’s “300,” producing the sword-and-sandals saga for Warner Bros.

Jason Keller penned the most recent draft of the script. An earlier version was written by Christian Gudegast; producers began development in 2008 after buying a spec from Charley and Vlas Parlapanides.

Rourke will be seen next as the Russian villain in “Iron Man 2″ opposite Robert Downey Jr., who recruited Rourke for the part during last year’s awards season.

Rourke is repped by ICM.

Sony Gives Up “The Shadow” Rights

Ken WSF President — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:30:34 +0000

Sony has let the film rights to “The Shadow” lapse, so the Sam Raimi-produced project has gone into turnaround, according to Variety. CAA, which reps Raimi, is preparing to shop the rights, with Raimi attached to produce. One possible suitor is 20th Century Fox.

Created for radio in the 1930s, the Shadow has psychic powers. Character spawned comicstrips, graphic novels, vidgames, TV shows and at least five features, including the 1994 Universal pic starring Alec Baldwin.

Sony was the next major to pursue “The Shadow,” optioning the film rights in 2006.

Raimi has long been interested in “The Shadow.” He tried to get the rights in the late 1980s, but couldn’t so he created his own superhero and made the film “Darkman.”

Dreamworks Picks Up Some “Help”

Ken WSF President — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:26:15 +0000

DreamWorks Studios has picked up the film rights to Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling tome “The Help,” about the conflicted relationships between Southern women and their housekeepers at the start of the civil rights movement, according to Variety.

Tate Taylor, a multihyphenate and childhood friend of the author, will direct from his adapted script. He acquired the pic rights to the novel from Stockett.

Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe will produce via their shingle 1492 Pictures. Taylor also will produce with his partner at Harbinger Pictures, Brunson Green.

Deal was announced by DreamWorks co-production prexies Holly Bario and Mark Sourian.

“The Help” has spent 47 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, where it stands at No. 1.

Set in Jackson, Miss., in the early 1960s, story explores the unspoken code of behavior governing Southern households, which is shattered when an aspiring writer interviews a maid who speaks candidly about her experiences. The interview sets off shock waves that reverberate across the entire community.

Gosling and Carell Team for Comedy

Ken WSF President — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:22:12 +0000

Ryan Gosling is set to star opposite Steve Carell in a WB untitled comedy about a father dealing with a marital crisis, according to Variety.

Gosling will play a suave best friend of Carell’s character, whose life unravels as he tries to manage his relationship with his children. The team of John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (”I Love You Phillip Morris”) is helming the spec script by “Bolt” scribe Dan Fogelman.

Pic’s produced by Denise Di Novi and Carell’s Carousel banner, with Charlie Hartsock and Vance DeGeneres exec producing.

36th Annual Saturn Awards Nominess

Ken WSF President — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:16:53 +0000

James Cameron’s sci-fi epic “Avatar” leads the pack for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards with 10 nominations. Following close behind are “Sherlock Holmes” with eight, while “Inglourious Basterds” and “Watchmen” are tied with seven each.

The kudofest, which honors the best in horror, sci-fi and fantasy pics, presented 32 noms across eight films to Warner Bros. while Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Paramount garnered 15, 14 and 13 repectively.

On the smallscreen, “Lost” added eight more bids to its pile; “Dexter,” “Breaking Bad” and “True Blood” followed with five each.

The always-quirky kudofest often produces some of the biz’s more interesting races during awards season. This year, “The Hurt Locker” goes up against “Sherlock” Holmes” in the thriller category, and “New Moon” competes with “The Last House on the Left” for horror film.

The ceremony is June 24 in Burbank.

The 36^th Annual Saturn Award Nominations

Best Science Fiction Film

The Book of Eli (Warner Bros)

Knowing (Summit Entertainment)

Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)

Star Trek (Paramount)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Paramount)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20^th Century Fox)

Best Fantasy Film

Avatar (20^th Century Fox)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(Warner Bros)

The Lovely Bones (Paramount)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Warner Bros.)

Watchmen (Warner Bros.)

Where the Wild Things Are (Warner Bros.)

Best Horror Film

The Box (Warner Bros.)

Drag Me to Hell (Universal)

Frozen (Anchor Bay Films)

The Last House on the Left (Rogue / Universal)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon(Summit Entertainment)

Zombieland (Sony)

Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film

2012 (Sony)

Brothers (Lionsgate)

The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)

Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Co.)

Law Abiding Citizen (Overture)

The Messenger (Oscilloscope Pictures)

Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.)

Best Actor

Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Tobey Maguire (Brothers) (Lionsgate)

Viggo Mortensen (The Road) (The Weinstein Co.)

Sam Rockwell (Moon) (Sony Pictures Classics)

Denzel Washington (The Book of Eli) (Warner Bros.)

Sam Worthington (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Best Actress

Catherine Keener (Where the Wild Things Are) (Warner Bros.)

Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) (The Weinstein Co.)

Alison Lohman (Drag Me to Hell) (Universal)

Natalie Portman (Brothers) (Lionsgate)

Zoe Saldana (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Charlize Theron (The Burning Plain) (Magnolia)

Best Supporting Actor

Woody Harrelson (Zombieland) (Sony)

Stephen Lang (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Frank Langella (The Box) (Warner Bros.)

Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) (Paramount)

Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) (The Weinstein Co.)

Best Supporting Actress

Malin Akerman (Watchmen) (Warner Bros.)

Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) (The Weinstein Co.)

Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Lorna Raver (Drag Me to Hell) (Universal)

Susan Sarandon (The Lovely Bones) (Paramount)

Sigourney Weaver (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) (Summit Entertainment)

Bailee Madison (Brothers) (Lionsgate)

Brooklynn Proulx (The Time Traveler’s Wife) (Warner Bros.)

Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are) (Warner Bros.)

Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones) (Paramount)

Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) (The Weinstein Co.)

Best Director

J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) (Paramount)

Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) (Summit Entertainment)

Neill Blomkamp (District 9) (Sony)

James Cameron (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Zack Snyder (Watchmen) (Warner Bros.)

Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) (The Weinstein Co.)

Best Writing

Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (District 9) (Sony)

James Cameron (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers (Where the Wild Things Are) (Warner Bros.)

Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci (Star Trek) (Paramount)

Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) (The Weinstein Co.)

Alex Tse, David Hayter (Watchmen) (Warner Bros.)

Best Music

Brian Eno (The Lovely Bones) (Paramount)

Michael Giacchino (Up) (Walt Disney/Pixar)

James Horner (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)
Taro Iwashiro (Red Cliff) (Magnolia)

Christopher Young (Drag Me To Hell) (Universal)

Hans Zimmer (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Best Costume

Colleen Atwood (Nine) (The Weinstein Co.)

Jenny Beavan (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Anna Sheppard (Inglourious Basterds) (The Weinstein Co.)

Jany Temime (Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince) (Warner Bros.)

Michael Wilkinson (Watchmen) (Warner Bros.)

Tim Yip (Red Cliff) (Magnolia)

Best Make-Up

Barney Burman, Minday Hall,

Joel Harlow (Star Trek) (Paramount)

Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano,

Frances Richardson (District 9) (Sony)

Sarah Monzani (The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus) (Sony Pictures Classics)

Gregory Nicotero,

Howard Berger (The Book of Eli) (Warner Bros.)

Gregory Nicotero,

Howard Berger (Drag Me to Hell) (Universal)

Mike Smithson,

John Rosengrant (Terminator: Salvation) (Warner Bros.)

Best Production Design

Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Scott Chambliss (Star Trek) (Paramount)

Stuart Craig (Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince) (Warner Bros.)

Sarah Greenwood (Sherlock Holmes) (Warner Bros.)

Philip Ivey (District 9) (Sony)

Alex McDowell (Watchmen) (Warner Bros.)

Best Special Effects

Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Aithadi, Tim Alexander – (Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince) (Warner Bros.)

John DesJardin, Peter G. Travers, Joel Whist, Jessica Norman – (Watchmen) (Warner Bros.)

Volker Engel, Marc Weingert, Mike Vezina – (2012) (Sony)

Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton – (Star Trek) (Paramount)

Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken – (District 9) (Sony)

Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones – (Avatar) (20^th Century Fox)

Best International Film

District 9 (Sony)

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Sony Pictures Classics)

Lorna’s Silence (Sony Pictures Classics)

Red Cliff (Magnolia)

Taken (20^th Century Fox)

Thirst (Focus Features)

Best Animated Film

Disney’s A Christmas Carol (Walt Disney Studios)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (20^th Century Fox)

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (20^th Century Fox)

Monsters Vs. Aliens (Paramount/DreamWorks)

The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney Studios)

Up (Walt Disney Studios/Pixar)

TELEVISION:

Best Network Series:

Chuck (NBC)

Fringe (Fox)

The Ghost Whisperer (CBS)

Heroes (NBC)

Lost (ABC)

The Vampire Diaries (CW)

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

Breaking Bad (AMC)

Battlestar Galactica (SyFy)

The Closer (TNT)

Dexter (Showtime)

Leverage (TNT)

True Blood (HBO)

Best Television Presentation:

Doctor Who: The End of Time (BBC America)

Alice (SyFy)

The Prisoner (AMC)

Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC America)

The Tudors (Showtime)

V (ABC)

Best Actor in Television:

Josh Holloway (Lost) (ABC)

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

Matthew Fox (Lost) (ABC)

Michael C. Hall (Dexter) (Showtime)

Zachary Levi (Chuck) (NBC)

Stephen Moyer (True Blood) (HBO)

David Tennant (Doctor Who: The End of Time) (BBC America)

Best Actress on Television:

Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Ghost Whisperer) (CBS)

Evangeline Lily (Lost) (ABC)

Anna Paquin (True Blood) (HBO)

Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) (TNT)

Anna Torv (Fringe) (Fox)

Best Supporting Actor on Television:

Jeremy Davies (Lost) (ABC)

Michael Emerson (Lost) (ABC)

Aldis Hodge (Leverage) (TNT)

Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

John Noble (Fringe) (Fox)

Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in Television:

Morena Baccarin (V) (ABC)

Gina Bellman (Leverage) (TNT)

Julie Benz (Dexter) (Showtime)

Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) (Showtime)

Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) (ABC)

Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) (NBC)

Best Guest Starring Role in Television:

Bernard Cribbins (Doctor Who: The End of Time) (BBC America)

Raymond Cruz (Breaking Bad) (AMC)

Michelle Forbes (True Blood) (HBO)

John Lithgow (Dexter) (Showtime)

Leonard Nimoy (Fringe) (ABC)

Mark Pellegrino (Lost) (ABC)

DVD:

Best DVD Release:

House of the Devil (Dark Sky/Magnet)

Laid to Rest (Anchor Bay)

Not Forgotten (Anchor Bay)

Nothing But the Truth (Sony)

Pontypool (MPI)

Super Capers (Lionsgate)

Surveillance (Magnolia)

Best DVD Television Release:

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (BBC America)

Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC America)

Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season (Warner)

Primeval, Volume 2 (BBC America)

Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Buena Vista)

Life on Mars: The Complete Series (Buena Vista)

Best DVD Special Edition:

Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut (Warner)

300 Complete Experience (Warner)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Blu-Ray) (Walt Disney)

District 9 (Two-Disc Edition) (Sony)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day: Skynet Edition (Lionsgate)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Two Disc Special Edition) (Fox)

Best Collection:

Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Volume 1 (Sony)

The Hannibal Lector Anthology (MGM)

Hellraiser Boxed Set (Anchor Bay)

Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection (Sony)

Star Trek Original Motion Picture Collection (Paramount)

The William Castle Collection (Sony)

Stage Presentation:

Best Local Stage Production: Musical:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Orange County Performing Arts Center)

Fiddler on the Roof (Pantages Theatre)

Mary Poppins (Ahmanson Theatre)

Best Local Stage Production: Play

Frost/Nixon (Ahmanson Theatre)

The Night is a Child (Pasadena Playhouse)

Parade (Mark Taper Forum)

Best Local Stage Production: Small Theater:

Big, The Musical (El Centro Theatre)

Dracula (Noho Arts Center)

Nevermore (Steve Allen Theatre)

Fellowship (Falcon Theatre)

Hawke and Thomas Set for “Woman in the Fifth”

Ken WSF President — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:08:57 +0000

Ethan Hawke is set to star opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in the indie “The Woman in the Fifth”, according to Variety.

Polish helmer Pawel Pawlikowski is directing.

Based on Douglas Kennedy’s tome, the thriller revolves around an American who has fled to Paris in the wake of a scandal that cost him his job as a film lecturer at a small university. He takes up with a widow who might be involved in a series of murders.

Haut et Court is producing, while Film4 is co-financing. Memento Films is handling international sales (film was offered to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin).

Pawlikowski is set to begin lensing in March in Paris.

Hawke will next be seen in “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which opens March 5. Scott Thomas’ latest film is “Nowhere Boy.” which premiered at Sundance.