'No Country For Old Men' tops CASAs
Cinema Audio Society snubs action pics
The entertainment industry's society of sound met in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night for the 44th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, where the night's top prizes went to "No Country for Old Men," special award honorees Bill Condon and Dennis Sands, and a recording device called the Zaxcom Deva 5.8.

'Sweeney,' 'Bourne' top EDDIEs
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.

Jouffret has 'Wild' night at SOCs
Camera operator wins Society's top honor
"Into the Wild" camera operator Jacques Jouffret received the award for Camera Operator of the Year in feature film at the annual Society of Camera Operators' annual awards presentation Saturday night.

'Debaters' dominates Image Awards
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.

'Tokyo Tower' tops Japanese awards
Film wins five prizes including picture, director
Helmer Joji Matsuoka's "Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad,"  a mother-son relationship drama based on a memoir by illustrator Lily Franky, scooped five awards including best picture and director at the Japan Academy Awards, held Friday in Tokyo.

Oscar plans on fast track
Post-strike plans under way for awards show
Saying plans for the ceremony are moving "full-speed ahead," AMPAS prexy Sid Ganis and Oscarcast producer Gil Cates on Thursday unveiled the list of scripters, presenters and performers for the 80th annual Oscars.

Cesars to honor Moreau, Benigni
Awards takes place on Feb. 22
The French Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it will honor two European cinema greats at its upcoming 33rd Cesar awards ceremony.

'Blood,' 'Men' top ADG Awards
Art Directors honored in Los Angeles
Western dramas "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" were the big winners at Saturday's 12th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, nabbing honors in the period and contemporary feature categories, respectively, while slick 1950s-era skein "Mad Men" pulled ahead in the single camera TV field.

'Elite Squad' wins Golden Bear
Padilha drama tops Berlin Film Festival
Jose Padilha's story on crime and corruption in the Rio slums, has won the Golden Bear at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival while Errol Morris' doc on the Abu Ghraib scandal, "Standard Operating Procedure," won the Silver Bear.

Cinema Audio Society honors Condon
Writer/director to receive filmmaker award
Hyphenate Bill Condon has been tapped to receive the filmmaker award at the Cinema Audio Society's 44th awards ceremony on Saturday.

Spike Lee wins Wexner Prize
Director nabs innovative artist award
Spike Lee has nabbed the Wexner Prize, which carries a $50,000 purse and a silver sculpture in the shape of a hammer.

Epiphany Prizes honors films
'Grace,' 'Ratatouille,' 'Bella' take home awards
"Amazing Grace," "Ratatouille," and "Bella" were awarded the 2007 Epiphany Prizes, which honor faith and spirituality-based projects, at the BevHilton Tuesday night.

'Katyn' dodges Stalin anniversary
Technical delays also blamed
The Russian release of Andrzej Wajda’s Oscar nommed pic “Katyn” has been put back for technical and political reasons, the Polish director said Wednesday.

Bardem gets in honorary Spirit
Actor to serve as chair for awards
Past Spirit winner Javier Bardem will serve as honorary chair of Film Independent's 2008 Spirit Awards.

City of Hope taps Morris
Universal Music CEO to receive Life Award
Universal Music Group chairman-CEO Doug Morris will receive the 2008 Spirit of Life Award.

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