The Hollywood award season ushers in the releases of all the award-winning favourite films in India. Here's a lowdown on the nominations, wins and dates of films lined up for release in the coming weeks
The Imitation Game
The award season in Hollywood has just begun with People's Choice Awards 2015 and The Golden Globe Awards 2015 concluding last week. What's more, the award season ushers in the releases of all the award-winning favourite films in India. Here's a lowdown on the nominations, wins and dates of films lined up for release in the coming weeks:
A still from 'The Imitation Game'
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Film: 'The Imitation Game'
'The Imitation Game' is a 2014 historical thriller about the British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode
Release date: January 16, 2014
Golden Globe Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Benedict Cumberbatch
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Keira Knightley
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Graham Moore
Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Alexandre Desplat
BAFTA Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Film
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch
Best Supporting Actress: Keira Knightley
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Graham Moore
Best Editing: William Goldenberg
Best Costume Design: Sammy Sheldon
Best Production Design: Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald
Best Sound: John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen
A still from 'The Theory of Everything'
Film: 'The Theory of Everything'
'The Theory of Everything' is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir 'Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen' by Jane Wilde Hawking, which deals with her relationship with her ex-husband, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, his diagnosis of motor neuron disease, and his success in physics.
Director: James Marsh
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior
Release date: January 16, 2014
Golden Globe Awards 2015
Wins:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Eddie Redmayne
Nominations:
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Felicity Jones
BAFTA Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Film
Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne
Best Actress: Felicity Jones
Best Screenplay (Adapted): Anthony McCarten
Original Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Best Editing: Jinx Godfrey
Best Make Up/Hair: Jan Sewell
Best Costume Design: Steven Noble
A still from 'Foxcatcher'
Film: 'Foxcatcher'
It is based on the true events surrounding John du Pont's efforts in hiring the Schultz brothers to help train US wrestling Olympians.
Director: Bennett Miller
Cast: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo
Release date: January 23, 2015
Golden Globe Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Steve Carell
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Mark Ruffalo
BAFTA Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Carell
Poster of 'Birdman'. Pic/Santa Banta
Film: 'Birdman'
The film is a black comedy where Michael Keaton plays a faded Hollywood actor famous for his superhero role struggling to mount a Broadway adaptation of a Raymond Carver story.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts
Release date: January 30, 2015
Golden Globe Awards 2015
Wins:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Michael Keaton
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
Nominations:
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Best Director - Motion Picture: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Emma Stone
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Edward Norton
Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Antonio Sanchez
BAFTA Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Film
Best Actor: Michael Keaton
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton
Best Supporting Actress: Emma Stone
Best Screenplay (Original): Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Editing: Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Original Music: Antonio Sanchez
Best Sound: Thomas Varga, Martín Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño
Amy Adams in 'Big Eyes'
Film: 'Big Eyes'
The film focuses on American artist Margaret Keane, whose work was fraudulently claimed in the 1950s and 1960s by her then-husband, Walter Keane, and delves into the story of their heated divorce trial wherein Margaret accused Walter of stealing her paintings.
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz
Released: January 9, 2015
Golden Globe Awards 2015
Wins:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Amy Adams
Nominations:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Christoph Waltz
Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Lana Del Rey for song 'Big Eyes'
BAFTA Awards 2015
Nominations:
Best Actress: Amy Adams
Best Production Design: Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau
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