“The Master” scoops 4 prizes at LA Film Critics Awards January 14, 2013 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master has taken Los Angeles film critics under its spell, as it scooped four gongs at the LA Film Critics Awards, Belfast Telegraph reported. Joaquin Phoenix was honoured with the best actor prize and Amy Adams received the best supporting actress award, while the filmmaker was named best director, beating Kathryn Bigelow. The movie also won best production design. Jennifer Lawrence, who is Oscar-nominated for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, and Amour star Emmanuelle Riva tied for best actress, with Amour winning best picture ahead of The Master. Beasts Of The Southern Wild, starring Oscar-nominated starlet Quvenzhane Wallis, took home three gongs including a best supporting actor honour for first-time actor Dwight Henry, best music score and the New Generation award. Tim Burton's Frankenweenie won best animation, Leos Carax's Holy Motors was named best foreign language film and Skyfall stole best cinematography.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
