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Oscar preview at Choice awards?
07/01/2008 14:11 - (SA)
Cape Town - Film fans could get a sneak preview of the Oscars on Monday night when the winners of the 13th Critics' Choice Awards are revealed at a glamorous awards ceremony in Santa Monica, California.
The awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honour the finest in cinematic achievement.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association, the largest film critics organisation in the United States and Canada, representing 199 critics, is generally seen as a key barometer of Oscar success.
According to a Reuters report, in the event's 12 years, half of the best picture and acting winners have gone on to take the Oscar gold, along with three-quarters of the directing winners.
Frontrunner
Nominees for 2007 were selected by written ballots in a week-long voting period and announced on 11 December 2007.
Sean Penn's adventure tale Into the Wild garnered the most Critics' Choice award nominations, including best picture, best actor for Emile Hirsch and best director for Penn.
With seven nominations, Into the Wild, directed by Penn, edged out Juno, the offbeat comedy about a pregnant teenager played by Ellen Page that received six nods, including best picture and best actress for Page.
Five films snagged five nominations apiece: Atonement, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd and Hairspray.
Best picture nods
Joining Into the Wild and Juno with best picture nods are: American Gangster, Atonement, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Kite Runner, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd, and There Will Be Blood.
In prior years, the awards ceremony was taped for later viewing, but in 2008, viewers can look forward to a live presentation for the first time, airing on January 7 2008 on VH1 from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
For a full list of nominees visit the BFCA website.
- News24
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