Ridley Scott scores Best Director honor for "The Martian"
By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --
Best Film
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director
Ridley Scott
The Martian
Best Actor
Matt Damon
The Martian
Best Actress
Brie Larson
Room
Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone
Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh
The Hateful Eight
Best Foreign Language Film
Son of Saul
Best Animated Feature
Inside Out
Best Documentary
Amy
Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino
The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Drew Goddard
The Martian
Best Directorial Debut
Jonas Carpignano
Mediterranea
Best Ensemble
The Big Short
Breakthrough Performance
Abraham Attah
Beasts of No Nation
Breakthrough Performance
Jacob Tremblay
Room
William K. Everson Award for Film History
Cecilia De Mille Presley
Spotlight Award
For Outstanding Collaborative Vision
Sicario
NBR Freedom of Expression (in alphabetical order)
Beasts of No Nation, Mustang
Top Films (in alphabetical order)
Bridge of Spies, Creed, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out, The Martian, Room, Sicario, Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton
Top Ten Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
‘71, 45 Years, Cop Car, Ex Machina, Grandma, It Follows, James White, Mississippi Grind, Welcome to Me, While We’re Young
Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)
Goodnight Mommy, Mediterranea, Phoenix, The Second Mother, The Tribe
Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
Best of Enemies, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, The Diplomat, Listen to Me Marlon, The Look of Silence
First-Time Feature Directors Make Major Splash At AFI Fest, Generate Oscar Buzz
Two first-time feature directors who are generating Oscar buzz this awards season were front and center this past weekend at AFI Fest in Hollywood. Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first woman nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar---on the strength of Mudbound in 2018--brought her feature directorial debut, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios), to the festival on Sunday (10/27), and shared insights into the film during a conversation session immediately following the screening. This came a day after William Goldenberg, an Oscar-winning editor for Argo in 2013, had his initial foray into feature directing, Unstoppable (Amazon MGM Studios), showcased at the AFI proceedings. He too spoke after the screening during a panel discussion. The Fire Inside--which made its world premiere at this yearโs Toronto International Film Festival--tells the story of Claressa โT-Rexโ Shields (portrayed by Ryan Destiny), a Black boxer from Flint, Mich., who trained to become the first woman in U.S. history to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the sport. She achieved this feat--with the help of coach Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry)--only to find that her victory at the Summer Games came with relatively little fanfare and no endorsement deals. So much for the hope that the historic accomplishment would be a ticket out of socioeconomic purgatory for Shields and her family. It seemed like yet another setback in a cycle of adversity throughout Shieldsโ life but she persevered, going on to win her second Gold Medal at the next Olympics and becoming a champion for gender equality and equitable pay for women in sports. Shields has served as a source of inspiration for woman athletes worldwide--as well as to the community of... Read More