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  • May 15, 2013

    americanbeauty_kevinspaceyIf you listened to the Awards Circuit Power Hour two weeks ago, then you heard the winners read for the Awards Circuit Community Awards – Year 1999.  For those who didn’t have the chance to listen to the winners, the full list is down below.  As  you can see, the readership of the Awards Circuit still agrees that Sam Mendes’ American Beauty was the best film of the year seen by the wins in Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay.

    Kevin Spacey reclaimed his title, winning Best Actor in a Leading Role over Russell Crowe.  While in the real world, Annette Bening has never received recognition from AMPAS, she was chosen over Oscar-winner Hilary Swank.  In the Supporting categories Tom Cruise was awarded for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia while Angelina Jolie reclaimed her prize for Girl, Interrupted.  PT Anderson’s film also won Best Cast Ensemble.  In Adapted Screenplay, Jim Uhls triumphed for penning David Fincher’s Fight Club, the only award the film received surprisingly, given it was the most nominated film with twelve.

    The full winners are listed below.  The longlist will be released in the next few days for Year 1998 where Shakespeare in Love triumphed over Saving Private Ryan.  Will it happen or again or will another film like The Truman Show or Pleasantville swoop in?  Look out for it. Read more on ‘American Beauty’ wins 6 from Awards Circuit Community Awards, Bening Upsets!…

    1999 ACCA Final Ballots Are Open!

    What film will you vote for?

    April 26, 2013

    sixthsense_haleyjoelosmentAll of you have chimed in with the Year 1999 with the Awards Circuit Community Awards.  Nominations were announced last Sunday and the final ballots are now open for you to vote.  David Fincher’s cult-classic Fight Club leads the nominations with twelve with Sam Mendes’ American Beauty closely behind it with eleven.  The beautiful and talented Julianne Moore is double-nominated for her performances in Neil Jordan’s The End of the Affair and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia.  She is the second person in ACCA history to be double nominated in two separate years.  The first was Kate Winslet.

    Other record setting includes Buena Vista Social Club that becomes the first film to be nominated for Documentary and Foreign Language Film.  Thomas Newman is the second composer to be double-nominated in the same category.  Michael Clarke Duncan is the second actor to be nominated by the community posthumously for The Green Mile.  Heath Ledger is the first in his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight and it was also in Supporting.

    This weekend, look for the Davis Award (Editor’s) choices for the Year 1999 as well as the collective awards of the Awards Circuit staff called, “The Circuit Awards.”

    You can vote by either clicking here or clicking on the ACCA button on the sidebar.  You can see the full list of nominees down below.  Happy Voting! Read more on 1999 ACCA Final Ballots Are Open!…

    David Fincher’s ‘Fight Club’ Leads ACCA Nominations with 12, ‘American Beauty’ Scores 11

    The community has made their choices for 1999...what will you choose for the winner?

    April 24, 2013

    americanbeautyBy now, hopefully many of you listened to the Awards Circuit Power Hour from this week to hear your nominees for the Awards Circuit Community Awards for 1999.  Looking at the film year, it was a great opportunity to make some eclectic choices in various categories which many were taken.  David Fincher’s cult-classic Fight Club led the nominations with twelve including Best Picture, Director, and two Best Actor nominations for Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.  Sam Mendes’ Oscar-winner American Beauty followed closely behind with eleven nominations including a citation for Chris Cooper in Best Supporting Actor.

    Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia scored nine nominations including Supporting mentions for Tom Cruise and Julianne Moore.  Moore was double-nominated by the community for the second time.  The other mention is in Lead Actress for Neil Jordan’s The End of the Affair, the sole nomination for the film.  A film that surprisingly only scored one nomination was Michael Mann’s The Insider.  The powerhouse film that was nominated for seven Oscars only managed Russell Crowe for citation in Lead Actor.  Stanley Kubrick’s final film Eyes Wide Shut received one nomination as well for Nicole Kidman.

    Jim Carrey received his second ACCA nomination for Lead Actor for Milos Forman’s Man on the Moon.  He’ll compete against Oscar’s Best Actor winner Kevin Spacey.  Hilary Swank from Boys Don’t Cry and Annette Bening from American Beauty will square off again for the coveted title of Best Actress but they are now joined by Nicole Kidman for Eyes Wide Shut, Julianne Moore, and Reese Witherspoon for Election.

    Supporting Actor had a tie for six nominees that include Cooper, Cruise, the late Michael Clarke Duncan for The Green Mile, Jude Law for The Talented Mr. Ripley, John Malkovich for Being John Malkovich, and Haley Joel Osment for The Sixth Sense.  Supporting Actress will have Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie square off against Helena Bonham Carter for Fight Club, Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener for Being John Malkovich, and Julianne Moore.

    The blockbuster hit The Matrix scored one major nomination in Original Screenplay after many speculating the potential for the film to show up in Best Picture and Directing.  The Wachowski’s classic film managed seven nominations in total.  Toy Story 2 landed an Adapted Screenplay nomination along with Alexander Payne’s Election and Frank Darabont’s The Green Mile.

    Voting will open up later today.  You will only be able to vote one time per category so make sure it counts.  Who are you rooting for? Read more on David Fincher’s ‘Fight Club’ Leads ACCA Nominations with 12, ‘American Beauty’ Scores 11…

    April 22, 2013

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    PowerHour_Logo_NewAwards Circuit Power Hour is up and alive again this week with a jammed-packed agenda for all of your listening pleasures.  A lot of great stuff to talk about from the past week:

    Read more on Awards Circuit Power Hour Episode 47: Next Great Oscar Host, Cannes Festival Lineup, ACCA 1999 Nominations!…

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