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Friday, January 12, 2007

5th annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards

The Central Ohio Film Critics Association now has an official site at www.cofca.org. Please go there for information on our just-announced 5th annual awards and links to member reviews. This blog will be taken down in the near future.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

4th annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards

Announced January 12, 2006

2005 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners

Best Film
A History of Violence
Runner-up: Brokeback Mountain

Best Direction
David Cronenberg, A History of Violence
Runner-up: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Best Lead Performance
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line

Best Supporting Performance
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Runner-up: Amy Adams, Junebug

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain, Casanova, Lords of Dogtown, and The Brothers Grimm
Runner-up: Terrence Howard, Crash, Four Brothers, and Hustle & Flow

Best Ensemble
The cast of Munich
Runner-up: The cast of Brokeback Mountain

Best Screenplay
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Brokeback Mountain
Runner-up: George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck.

Best Formal Design (for exceptional visual aesthetic)
Frank Miller’s Sin City
Runner-up: Brokeback Mountain

Best Sound Design (for exceptional aural aesthetic)
War of the Worlds
Runner-up: Walk the Line

Breakthrough Film Artist
Amy Adams, Junebug; for acting
Runner-up: Joe Wright, Pride & Prejudice; for directing

Top Ten Films
1. A History of Violence
2. Brokeback Mountain
3. Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4. Good Night, and Good Luck.
5. Munich
6. Murderball
7. Crash
8. Frank Miller’s Sin City
9. Pride & Prejudice
10. Batman Begins

3rd annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards

Announced January 25, 2005

2004 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners

Best Film
Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up: Sideways and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Direction
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Runner-up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

Best Lead Performance
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Runner-up: Jamie Foxx, Ray

Best Supporting Performance
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Runner-up: Clive Owen, Closer

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator, Coffee & Cigarettes, and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Runner-up: Jamie Foxx, Collateral and Ray

Best Ensemble
the cast of I Heart Huckabees
Runner-up: the cast of Sideways

Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Runner-up: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways

Best Formal Design (for exceptional visual aesthetic)
The Aviator
Runner-up: Hero (Ying xiong)

Best Sound Design (for exceptional aural aesthetic)
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Runner-up: The Village

Breakthrough Film Artist
Zach Braff, Garden State; for acting, writing and directing
Runner-up: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace; for acting)

Top Ten Films
1. Million Dollar Baby
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Sideways
4. The Incredibles
5. The Aviator
5. Before Sunset
5. Closer
8. Dogville
8. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
8. Maria Full of Grace (tie)

2nd annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards

Announced January 31, 2004

2003 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners

Best Picture
Lost in Translation
Runner-up: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Director
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Runner-up: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

Best Actor
Sean Penn, Mystic River
Runner-up: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation

Best Actress
Charlize Theron, Monster
Runner-up: Patricia Clarkson, The Station Agent

Best Supporting Actor
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Runner-up: Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Supporting Actress
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
Runner-up: Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain

Best Original Screenplay
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Runner-up: Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan, In America

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, American Splendor
Runners-up: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Brian Helgeland, Mystic River

Best Cinematography
Eduardo Serra, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Runner-up: Andrew Lesnie, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Score
The RZA, Kill Bill Vol. 1
Runner-up: Clint Eastwood, Mystic River

Best Foreign-Language Film
City of God (Cidade de Deus)
Runners-up: Man on the Train (L’Homme du train) and Talk to Her (Hable con ella)

Best Documentary
Capturing the Friedmans
Runner-up: Spellbound

Top Ten Films
1. Lost in Translation
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. Mystic River
4. Kill Bill Vol. 1
5. Gerry
6. Finding Nemo
7. House of Sand and Fog
8. The Station Agent
9. Big Fish
10. 21 Grams

1st annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards

Announced January 30, 2003

2002 Central Ohio Film Critics Association award winners

Best Picture
Punch-Drunk Love
Runner-up: Adaptation

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch-Drunk Love
Runner-up: Todd Haynes, Far from Heaven

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York
Runner-up: Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt

Best Actress
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary
Runner-up: Julianne Moore, Far from Heaven

Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper, Adaptation
Runner-up: John C. Reilly, Chicago

Best Supporting Actress
Emily Mortimer, Lovely and Amazing
Runner-up: Kathy Bates, About Schmidt

Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch-Drunk Love
Runner-up: Todd Haynes, Far from Heaven

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charlie and Donald Kaufman, Adaptation
Runner-up: Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne, About Schmidt

Best Cinematography
Andrew Lesnie, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Runner-up: Edward Lachman, Far from Heaven

Best Score
Terence Blanchard, 25th Hour
Runner-up: Elmer Bernstein, Far from Heaven

Best Foreign-Language Film
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
Runner-up: Y tu mamá también

Best Documentary
Bowling for Columbine
Runner-up: The Kid Stays in the Picture

Top Ten Films
1. Punch-Drunk Love
2. Adaptation
3. Far from Heaven
4. Gangs of New York
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6. Solaris
7. About Schmidt
8. Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
9. The Pianist
10. Road to Perdition

 
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