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Indie Spirit noms get one thing right — Don Cheadle
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The awards season’s first nominations — the Independent Spirit Awards — were announced today, and the best news is that Don Cheadle’s great performance in “Talk to Me” (below) didn’t get left out.
Most of the best feature film nominees haven’t even played Atlanta yet. “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Juno” and “Paranoid Park” won’t be seen here till later. The multi-actor Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” opened here last week and Angelina Jolie’s “A Mighty Heart” played here earlier.
Among the nominations’ good news: Lead acting nods to Ellen Page for “Juno,” Parker Posey for “Broken English” and Cheadle, plus supporting nods for Cate Blanchett for “I’m Not There,” Jennifer Jason Leigh for “Margot at the Wedding” and Chiwetel Ejiofor for “Talk to Me.”
What’s weird is that Nicole Kidman’s blistering lead performance in “Margot at the Wedding” is out and, yet, Sienna Miller of the little-seen “Interview” is in.
Here are the major nominees:
Female lead: Angelina Jolie (“A Mighty Heart”), Sienna Miller (“Interview”), Ellen Page (“Juno”), Parker Posey and Tan Wei (“Lust, Caution”).
Male lead: Pedro Castanda (“August Evening”), Don Cheadle (“Talk to Me”), Philip Seymour Hoffman (“The Savages”), Frank Langella (“Starting Out in the Evening”) and Tony Leung (“Lust, Caution”).
Supporting female: Cate Blanchett (“I’m Not There”), Anna Kendrick (“Rocket Science”), Jennifer Jason Leigh (“Margot at the Wedding”), Tamara Podemski (“Four Sheets to the Wind”) and Marisa Tomei (“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”).
Supporting male: Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Talk to Me”), Marcus Carl Franklin (“I’m Not There”), Kene Holliday (“Great World of Sound”), Irfan Khan (“The Namesake”) and Steve Zahn (“Rescue Dawn”).
Director: Todd Haynes (“I’m Not There”), Tamara Jenkins (“The Savages”), Jason Reitman (“Juno”), Julian Schnabel (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”) and Gus Van Sant (“Paranoid Park”).
Screenplay: Ronald Hardwood (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”), Tamara Jenkins (“The Savages”), Fred Parnes and Andrew Wagner (“Starting Out in the Evening”), Adrienne Shelly (“Waitress”) and Mike White (“Year of the Dog”).
Foreign film: “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” “The Band’s Visit,” “Lady Chatterley,” “Once” and “Persepolis.”
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By margaret
November 29, 2007 4:45 PM | Link to this
For all who have not seen “Once” - you are missing out on one of the best films of the year. Not just in the independent genre, but of all films in 2007. I don’t know when it’s due for DVD release, but I recommend you move it up on your Netflix or Blockbuster queue. You will not be disappointed. The story, acting and especially music is extraordinary - too bad more radio stations aren’t giving a couple of the songs air time. They are that good. Check it out soon.
By margaret
November 29, 2007 4:46 PM | Link to this
For all who have not seen “Once” - you are missing out on one of the best films of the year. Not just in the independent genre, but of all films in 2007. I don’t know when it’s due for DVD release, but I recommend you move it up on your Netflix or Blockbuster queue. You will not be disappointed. The story, acting and especially music is extraordinary - too bad more radio stations aren’t giving a couple of the songs air time. They are that good. Check it out soon.