A complete list of the 80th Academy Awards
Variety Staff | 2/24/2008
Indie comedy/drama wins best feature, actress
Teen pregnancy dramedy "Juno" delivered three key wins at Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards, including best picture.
Tatiana Siegel | 2/23/2008
'I Know Who Killed Me' tops year's worst
Voters for the 28th annual Golden Raspberry Awards certainly knew what killed them in theaters last year. Thanks to Lindsay Lohan’s twin nods for worst actress, “I Know Who Killed Me” proved to be the most fruitful stinker in Razzie history.
Derek Peters | 2/23/2008
'Bourne,' 'Wild' top sound editing awards
Members of the Motion Picture Sound Editors org enjoyed a light-hearted ceremony at Saturday night’s 55th Golden Reel awards, with “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Into the Wild” taking home top film honors.
Libby McCarthy | 2/23/2008
Marion Cotillard wins actress trophy
A small France-set Maghreb immigrant drama from a young helmer, Abdellatif Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain," stole the show at France's 33rd Cesar Awards Friday, taking film, director and original screenplay, as well as breakthrough actress (Hafsia Herzi).
John Hopewell | 2/22/2008
ACE editing Awards bow in Los Angeles
The unsung heroes of the film editing profession were given their due at Sunday's 58th annual ACE EDDIE Awards as "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Sweeney Todd" came away with top honors for feature film -- winning in the drama and comedy/musical categories respectively.
Matt Kivel | 2/18/2008
Organization snubs action pics
Hollywood’s sound gurus met in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night for the 44th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, handing their top prize to “No Country for Old Men."
Libby McCarthy | 2/17/2008
Art Directors honored in Los Angeles
“There Will Be Blood” and “No Country for Old Men” benefited from their distinct Western looks at Saturday’s 12th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, nabbing awards for production design in a period and contemporary feature, respectively.
Derek Peters | 2/16/2008
Perry, Keys also have big night at NAACP gala
There was no debating which were the favored projects at the 39th NAACP Image Awards, where hyphenate Tyler Perry, musician Alicia Keys, and film "The Great Debaters" earned multiple kudos in an evening packed with over 50 awards.
Libby McCarthy, Derek Peters | 2/14/2008
WGA fetes Cody, Coens, then eyes pact
Diablo Cody, who penned Fox Searchlight's "Juno," took the WGA's original screenplay award while Ethan and Joel Coen won adapted screenplay for Miramax's "No Country for Old Men."
Sam Thielman, Dave McNary | 2/10/2008
Jazz artist wins best album; Winehouse rolls
Even at 50 years old Grammy still has the capacity to shock. Just as it appeared Amy Winehouse was poised to join Christopher Cross as the only artist to sweep the big four categories, Herbie Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters" was named album of the year Sunday at Staples Center.
Phil Gallo | 2/10/2008
Cotillard, Day-Lewis take best acting honors
"Atonement" won best film at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, and Daniel Day-Lewis took the best actor prize.
But the home team didn't have it all their own way, with Joel and Ethan Coen named as best director, Marion Cotillard a visibly shocked winner for "La Vie En Rose."
Adam Dawtrey | 2/10/2008
Christie wins best actress, Day-Lewis wins actor
"Atonement" and "Sweeney Todd" were named the top movies of 2007 at the 65th annual Golden Globes "ceremony" Sunday, providing few indicators regarding the Oscar race.
Phil Gallo | 1/13/2008
Tim Burton picks up directing award
The Coen brothers' "No Country for Old Men," from Miramax and Paramount Vantage, was named best picture of the year by the National Board of Review, while Tim Burton drew the director nod for DreamWorks-Warner Bros. musical "Sweeney Todd."
Pamela McClintock | 12/5/2007
'4 Months' nabs best picture, director
Variety Staff | 12/1/2007