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HollywoodNews.com: Entering their sixteenth year, the Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards announced today that the Los Angeles Times will be the Presenting Sponsor of this year’s festival and star-studded gala.
“We are very honored and excited to have the Los Angeles Times as our Presenting Sponsor,” said founder and CEO Carlos de Abreu. “The Times is a Hollywood institution, and their support and leadership will help take the festival and awards to the next level.”
The festival, which starts October 18, encompasses five days of screenings at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood and culminates with the prestigious Hollywood Film Awards Gala on October 22. The event honors cherished stars and up-and-coming talent, and traditionally kicks off the film awards season with the biggest stars and top industry executives in attendance. Times publisher and Tribune Company CEO Eddy Hartenstein will present one of the evening’s special awards, with details to be announced next month.
“The Los Angeles Times is Hollywood’s hometown news source and we have been at the forefront of entertainment coverage since trailblazing filmmakers and producers invented the industry,” said Times Vice President, Film Advertising, Francie Berns. “We’re excited to present the first marquee event of the all-important film awards season and support the creative community.”
“We are very proud to be the first stop of the awards season. In the last nine years, a total of 85 Oscar nominations and 32 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Hollywood Film Awards,” said de Abreu.
The 2011 awards show reached a total TV audience of more than 41 million media impressions, in addition to more than 300 million online and print readers’ impressions.
“In addition, we are very happy to continue to bridge the gap between established Hollywood and emerging filmmakers. Craig Brewer, director of “Footloose,” “Hustle and Flow,” and “Black Snake Moan,” was discovered by the Hollywood Film Festival with the world premiere of his first film, “Poor and Hungry,” added de Abreu.
Aside from celebrating accomplishments on screen, the Hollywood Film Awards established the “Hollywood Gives Back” program to expand and continue highlighting and assisting important local and national charities to raise funds. Over the years, the Hollywood Film Awards has contributed to such charities as the following: The Art of Elysium, Artists For Human Rights, Artists for Peace and Justice, MatchingDonors.com, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Enough Project, and Variety The Children’s Charity of So. CA, among others.
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HollywoodNews.com: The official Jury of this 65th Festival de Cannes, presided over by Nanni Moretti, revealed this evening the prizes winners during the Closing Ceremony.
Bérénice Bejo hosted Audrey Tautou and Adrien Brody on the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière to award the Palme d’or to Michael Haneke for his film Amour (Love).
Claude Miller’s Thérèse Desqueyroux starring Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche and Anaïs Demoustier, was screened at the end of the ceremony.
FEATURE FILMS
Palme d’Or
AMOUR (Love) by Michael HANEKE
Grand Prix
REALITY by Matteo GARRONE
Award for Best Director
Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX
Jury Prize
THE ANGELS’ SHARE by Ken LOACH
Award for Best Actor
Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN (The Hunt) by Thomas VINTERBERG
Award for Best Actress
Cristina FLUTUR & Cosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills) by Cristian MUNGIU
Award for Best Screenplay
Cristian MUNGIU for pour DUPÃ DEALURI (Beyond The Hills)
SHORT FILMS
Palme d’Or
SESSIZ-BE DENG (Silent) by L. Rezan YESILBAS
CAMERA D’OR
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Benh ZEITLIN presented in Un Certain Regard Selection

UN CERTAIN REGARD
PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD
DESPUÉS DE LUCIA by Michel FRANCO
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
LE GRAND SOIR by Benoît DELÉPINE and Gustave KERVERN
UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Suzanne CLÉMENT for her performance in LAURENCE ANYWAYS directed by Xavier DOLAN
UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Emilie DEQUENNE for her performance in À PERDRE LA RAISON directed by Joachim LAFOSSE
SPECIAL DISTINCTION OF THE JURY
DJECA by Aida BEGIC
(Children of Sarajevo)

CINEFOUNDATION
First Prize:
DOROGA NA (The Road to)
directed by Taisia Igumentseva
VGIK, Russia
Second Prize:
ABIGAIL
directed by Matthew James Reilly
NYU, USA
Third Prize:
LOS ANFITRIONES (The Hosts)
directed by Miguel Angel Moulet
EICTV, Cuba
Photo Courtesy Cannes Film Festival
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By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Before we put the Academy Awards to bed, I wanted to repost our interviews with the cast and crew of “The Artist,” last night’s winner for Best Picture.
Over the course of the lengthy (lengthy) awards marathon, I was lucky enough to interview Best Director winner Michel Hazanavicius, Best Actor winner Jean Dujardin, Best Supporting Actress nominee Berenice Bejo, and Oscar czar Harvey Weinstein. All had a very successful evening last night at the Oscars, and most talk about the ceremony during our conversations.
It was a fruitful Oscar season, one with welcome surprises and delightful outcomes. Let’s all take a breather, gather ourselves, and dive right into Cannes … where the next “Artist” could be waiting.
- Here is Harvey Weinstein of The Weinstein Company talking “The Artist” and “My Week With Marilyn.”
- This is my conversation with Jean Dujardin , winner of the Best Actor Oscar.
- Here’s Best Supporting Actress nominee Berenice Bejo.
- And finally, my interview with Hazanavicius, winner of the Best Director Oscar and the guiding force between this year’s Best Picture winner.
Awards Alley brings you the best Oscar coverage. Click below to read our exclusive interviews with:
- Harvey Weinstein
- The cast of “The Artist.”
- Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn.”
- Bennett Miller talks “Moneyball.”
- Producer Jim Burke for “The Descendants.”
- Sir Ben Kingsley and Chloe Grace Moretz for “Hugo.”
- Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
- David Fincher, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara on “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
- Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for “The Help.”
- Tate Taylor for “The Help.”
- Woody Harrelson for “Rampart.”
- Gavin O’Connor for “Warrior.”
- Gary Oldman and Colin Firth for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
- Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody for “Young Adult.”
- Steve McQueen for “Shame.”
- Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
- Seth Rogen and Will Reiser for “50/50.”
- Producer Grant Heslov for “The Ides of March.”
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HollywoodNews.com: Eighteen of the 20 nominees in the acting categories will be among more than 150 Oscar nominees who will gather at noon on Monday, February 6, at the Beverly Hilton when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honors this year’s Oscar contenders at its annual Nominees Luncheon. Additional confirmations are expected to come in over the weekend.
From the Best Actress and Actor categories all the nominees – Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Demián Bichir, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt – are expected to attend. Kenneth Branagh, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, Max von Sydow, Bérénice Bejo, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer will represent the Supporting Actor and Actress categories.
Three of the five nominees in the Directing category – Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese – also are expected to attend.
Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
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By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: The Oscar race is chugging through its last legs, and while many still are prepared to crown “The Artist” as last year’s Best Picture, small camps heralding “The Help” and “The Descendants” are gaining momentum.
Let’s run through the news of the day, to take a snapshot of the race at this moment:
Today officially is “The Artist” Day in the city of Los Angeles. At 2 p.m. PT, Councilman Tom Labonge presented “The Artist” with the “Made In Hollywood” honor to the film’s cast and crew, including Academy Award nominees Michel Hazanvicious Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, and Missi Pyle and Penelope Ann Miller. The honor was presented at RED Studios which substituted for Kinograph Studios in the film
- The Academy announced on its Twitter feed that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and “American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez will be official presenters.
- Mark Harris admits that “The Artist” likely is our Best Picture winner. But – and that’s a big “but” – he goes ahead and makes the case for “The Descendants,” “The Help” and “Hugo.”
- Jeff Wells reports from Leonard Maltin’s in-depth chat with “Hugo” director Martin Scorsese at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
- Harrison Ford is being recognized by the American Society of Cinematographers.
- And finally, EW’s Owen Gleiberman fears that the Oscars have lost touch with the mainstream audience. Well, yeah.
Awards Alley brings you the best Oscar coverage. Click below to read our exclusive interviews with:
- Harvey Weinstein
- The cast of “The Artist.”
- Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn.”
- Bennett Miller talks “Moneyball.”
- Producer Jim Burke for “The Descendants.”
- Sir Ben Kingsley and Chloe Grace Moretz for “Hugo.”
- Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
- David Fincher, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara on “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
- Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for “The Help.”
- Tate Taylor for “The Help.”
- Woody Harrelson for “Rampart.”
- Gavin O’Connor for “Warrior.”
- Gary Oldman and Colin Firth for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
- Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody for “Young Adult.”
- Steve McQueen for “Shame.”
- Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
- Seth Rogen and Will Reiser for “50/50.”
- Producer Grant Heslov for “The Ides of March.”
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By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: The Hollywood Film Festival® and the Hollywood Film Awards® gala want to congratulate all of our honorees who received Academy Award nominations this morning – George Clooney, Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer,Jean DuJardin, Berenice Bejo, Gore Verbinsky, Michel Hazanavicius, Octavia Spencer,Letty Aronson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Scott Farrar.
We’re proud to see that your outstanding work continues to be recognized during the annual awards season. And we wish you the best of luck at the 84th Academy Awards®, scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 26.
George Clooney, Hollywood Actor Award, “The Descendants”

Michelle Williams, Hollywood Actress Award, “My Week With Marilyn”

Glenn Close, Hollywood Career Achievement Award, “Albert Nobbs”

Christopher Plummer, Hollywood Supporting Actor Award, “Beginners”

Michel Hazanavicius, Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award, “The Artist”

Hollywood Ensemble Award, The Cast of “The Help”

Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”

Letty Aronson, Hollywood Producer Award, “Midnight In Paris”

Scott Farrar, Hollywood Visual Effects, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

Emmanuel Lubezki, Hollywood Cinematographer Award, “The Tree of Life”

Gore Verbinski, Hollywood Animation Award, “Rango”

Awards Alley brings you the best Oscar coverage. Click below to read our exclusive interviews with:
- Harvey Weinstein
- The cast of “The Artist.”
- Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn.”
- Bennett Miller talks “Moneyball.”
- Sir Ben Kingsley and Chloe Grace Moretz for “Hugo.”
- Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
- David Fincher, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara on “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
- Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for “The Help.”
- Tate Taylor for “The Help.”
- Woody Harrelson for “Rampart.”
- Gavin O’Connor for “Warrior.”
- Gary Oldman and Colin Firth for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
- Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody for “Young Adult.”
- Steve McQueen for “Shame.”
- Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
- Seth Rogen and Will Reiser for “50/50.”
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HollywoodNews.com: The Weinstein Company announced today that they will feature a live Q&A session with director Michel Hazanavicius, and star Bérénice Bejo live online, beginning at approximately 1:30PM PT/4:30PM ET. The event will feature the director and actress, just days after the film was named BEST PICTURE by the Producers Guild of America and the Golden Globes.
The Q&A will be streamed online at www.theartistmovie.net and www.facebook.com/theartist.twc allowing film fans across the world to submit questions and participate in a discussion with the cast and crew on the making of the film. The Weinstein Company hosted a similar event with the ensemble cast of THE ARTIST earlier this month as well as last year with the film, THE KING’S SPEECH and had over 20,000 questions submitted in a 30 minute period during the Q&A. The Artist has been nominated for three SAG AWARDS including Best Ensemble Cast and Best Supporting Actress for Bejo.
Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), it seems the sky is the limit – major movie stardom awaits. THE ARTIST tells the story of their interlinked destinies. The film opened in U.S. theaters on November 25th.
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius THE ARTIST stars Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Beth Grant, Joel Murray, Ken Davitian and John Goodman. It is written by Michel Hazanavicius and produced by Thomas Langmann.
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The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Together TWC and Dimension Films have released a broad range of mainstream, genre and specialty films that have been commercial and critical successes, including Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH, winner of four 2011 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture.
Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as GRINDHOUSE; I’M NOT THERE; THE GREAT DEBATERS; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; THE ROAD; HALLOWEEN; THE PAT TILLMAN STORY; PIRANHA 3D; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; A SINGLE MAN; BLUE VALENTINE; THE COMPANY MEN; MIRAL; SCRE4M; [...]

By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: The majority of Americans might not have been familiar with French director Michel Hazanavicius and his muse (and wife) Berenice Bejo prior to 2011. But now, thanks to the charming “The Artist,” we all want to know what they’ve done prior, and what they might do next.
During an appearance at the Capri Hollywood festival in Italy over the weekend, Hazanavicius told the press that he’s hoping to rework Fred Zinneman’s 1948 Oscar-winning post-war drama “The Search” for a modern adaptation, Variety reports.
Zinneman’s film follows a Czech mother who is looking for her son after time spent in a concentration camp. Hazanavicius reportedly plans to update the plot to modern times, relocating the plot to Chechnya. “The Artist” producer Thomas Langmann will return for the collaboration, while the director’s wife, Bejo, will take the lead role of the woman searching desperately for her child.
That’s great news. Bejo is a talented actress who showed off a vibrant range in “The Artist.” She could easily go in very different directions, and her relationship with Hazanavicius bears creative fruit that we all can enjoy.

Awards Alley brings you the best Oscar coverage. Click below to read our exclusive interviews with:
- Harvey Weinstein
- The cast of “The Artist.”
- Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn.”
- Bennett Miller talks “Moneyball.”
- Sir Ben Kingsley and Chloe Grace Moretz for “Hugo.”
- Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
- David Fincher, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara on “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
- Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for “The Help.”
- Tate Taylor for “The Help.”
- Gavin O’Connor for “Warrior.”
- Gary Oldman and Colin Firth for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
- Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody for “Young Adult.”
- Steve McQueen for “Shame.”
- Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
- Seth Rogen and Will Reiser for “50/50.”
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By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Usually, there are crowd-pleasing films, and then there are Oscar-bait films.
“The Artist” happens to be both.
Michel Hazanavicius’ silent ode to Hollywood’s Golden Age marched through the film festival circuit, collecting Audience Awards left and right. The momentum carried it through November and December, making it (in certain circles) the frontrunner for the Best Picture race. I know. We haven’t even seen nominations hit yet. But “The Artist” will be there, and it just might be the one to beat.

Tonight (Jan. 6), The Weinstein Company plans to host a special screening of the film that will feature a live Q&A session with Hazanavicius, stars Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle and producer Thomas Langmann. The event will take place at the Wadsworth Theatre at 8 p.m. PST. The Q&A will begin at approximately 9:40pm PST.
Jean Dujardin speaks! Oscar contender talks silent films
The Q&A will be moderated by KCRW’s Matt Holzman. When the film is over, the Q&A will be streamed online at www.theartistmovie.net and www.facebook.com/theartist.twc, allowing film fans across the country to submit questions and participate in a discussion with the cast and crew on the making of the film.
We have been riding the “Artist” bandwagon for months. It was one of my favorite films screened in Toronto, and I pick up new things to appreciate every time I screen the film. Back in October, we honored Hazanavicius, Dujardin and Bejo at our Hollywood Film Awards. We continue to beat the drum in support of this charming picture.

Here is the embed for tonight’s Q&A, so tune in this evening and find out about the magic that went into “The Artist,” one of the year’s most delightful films.
Awards Alley brings you the best Oscar coverage. Click below to read our exclusive interviews with:
- Harvey Weinstein
- The cast of “The Artist.”
- Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn.”
- Bennett Miller talks “Moneyball.”
- Sir Ben Kingsley and Chloe Grace Moretz for “Hugo.”
- Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
- David Fincher, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara on “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
- Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for “The Help.”
- Tate Taylor for “The Help.”
- Gavin O’Connor for “Warrior.”
- Gary Oldman and Colin Firth for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
- Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody for “Young Adult.”
- Steve McQueen for “Shame.”
- Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
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By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: You hear this complaint almost every year: “This was a terrible year for film.” It’s often made by moviegoers who didn’t go out of their way to find unconventional, challenging (and frequently rewarding) cinema.
A simple scan of the films we’ve included in our annual Top 10 list – as well as the 10 follow up titles – will tell you that there were plenty of films worth celebrating in 2011 … and there will be even more coming next year.
But before we jump ahead, with the New Year arriving in a few days, let’s run through the best films we managed to see in 2011. We expect our coverage for most of these movies to extend into January and February as the Oscar race continues. But for now, these are the movies that moved us most. If we missed any, let us know in our comments section:
Hollywoodnews.com Top 10 Movies (in alphabetical order):
“The Artist”
Michel Hazanavicius’ silent comedy made a loud splash at the Cannes Film Festival last spring, and its Oscar train hasn’t really slowed since. Jean Dujardin is spectacular as a fading silent-film star challenged by the arrival of the talkies, while Berenice Bejo (quietly) announces her arrival as a talent to watch. This throwback to Hollywood’s Golden Age was a modern treat, and it just might be the movie to beat in the Best Picture race.
“The Descendants”
George Clooney shows off his versatility playing a real estate baron wrestling with a complicated land deal as he also contends with a family tragedy. Alexander Payne directs “The Descendants” with his usual precision, though the bulk of his heavy lifting was completed in the casting. The ensemble is one of the best you’ll see on screen this year.

“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
A late entry into the awards race, Stephen Daldry’s post-9/11 heartwrencher (so far) has divided critics with its borderline manipulative treatment of tragic subject matter that’s still to raw for certain audiences. But there’s no denying the emotional impact of Thomas Horn’s performance as Oskar, a special needs child coping with his father’s death, and Daldry lends him tremendous support in Sandra Bullock and the legendary Max von Sydow.
“The Help”
The little-blockbuster-that-could. Tate Taylor’s adaptation of close friend Kathryn Stockett’s novel wowed summer crowds who wanted to learn the inspirational story of a fledgling journalist who wanted to tell the untold story of her Southern caretakers. [...]