[Avon-theatre-news] AVON THEATRE EXTRA! EXTRA!

[Skip Huston]

AVON THEATRE EXTRA! EXTRA! 
(No, this is not about my unfortunate misspelling of Inspector Jacques Clouseau in the last newsletter. That was done ON PURPOSE to see how many of you were actually reading! I found out the answer: TONS!!)

ARE YOU STILL ON THE FENCE ABOUT SEEING SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE????
LOOK AT ALL THESE AWARDS!!
CAN ALL THESE PEOPLE BE WRONG??????????????
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Academy Award® Nominations
. Achievement in cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Achievement in directing - Danny Boyle
. Achievement in film editing - Chris Dickens
. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - A.R. Rahman
. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) 
- "Jai Ho" - Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
- "O Saya" - Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
. Best motion picture of the year - A Celador Films Production,Christian Colson, Producer
. Achievement in sound editing - Tom Sayers
. Achievement in sound mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
. Adapted screenplay - Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008 Awards
. Best Film
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Unforgettable Moment Award (Tie)
. Cultural Crossover Award

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2008 Nominee
. Best Screenplay, Adapted - Simon Beaufoy

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
. Best Picture (Tie)
. Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens

British Independent Film (BIFA) Awards 
. Best British Independent Film
. Best Director - Danny Boyle 
. Most Promising Newcomer - Dev Patel

Broadcast Film Critics Associations (BFCA) Critics' Choice Nominees
. Best Picture
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay) - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) - Dev Petal
. Best Song - "Jaiho" - Sukhwinder Singh/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
. Best Composer - A.R. Rahman

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
. Most Promising Performer - Dev Patel

Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees
. Best Picture
. Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman 

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
. Best Film
. Best Director - Danny Boyle 
. Best Screenplay (Runner-up) - Simon Beaufoy

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
. Best Film
. Best Director - Danny Boyle

Detroit Film Critics Society Nominee
. Best Newcomer - Dev Patel 

Florida Film Critics Circle 2008 Awards
. Best Picture
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) - Simon Beaufoy

Golden Globe® Awards
. Best Motion Picture, Drama 
. Best Director - Danny Boyle 
. Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy 
. Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman 

Houston Film Critics Society Awards
. Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Direction of a Motion Picture - Danny Boyle
. Top 10 Movies Of the Year (#2)
. Best Cinematography, Runner-up - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Original Score, Runner-up - A.R. Rahman
. Best Original Song, Runner-up - "Jaiho"

International Press Academy Satellite Awards
. Best Motion Picture, Drama
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman

International Press Academy Satellite Nominees
. Screenplay, Adapted - Simon Beaufoy
. Original Song - "Jaiho"/A.R. Rahman and Gulzar
. Film Editing
. Top 10 Films of 2008

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
. Best Film
. Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy

London Critics Circle Nominees
. The Attenborough Award: British Film of the Year (Pathe)
. Director of the Year - Danny Boyle (Pathe)
. British Director of the Year - Danny Boyle (Pathe)
. British Director of the Year - Dev Patel (Pathe)
. Screenwriter of the Year - Simon Beaufoy (Pathe)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2008 Awards
. Director - Danny Boyle
. Music/Score - A.R. Rahman
. Cinematography/Runner-Up: Anthony Dod Mantle

National Board of Review Awards
. Best Film
. Breakthrough Performance by an Actor - Dev Patel
. Best Adapted Screenplay (tie) - Simon Beaufoy

National Society of Film Critics Awards
. Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Director - Danny Boyle

New York Film Critics Circle 2008 Award
. Best Cinematographer - Anthony Dod Mantle

New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards
. Best Picture 
. Best Director - Danny Boyle w/ Loveleen Tandan
. Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Score - A.R. Rahman

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2008 Film Awards 
. Best Film of 2008 
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Screenplay: Adaptation - Simon Beaufoy (Vikas Swarup, novelist)

Online Film Critics Society Nominees
. Best Picture
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman
. Best Editing - Chris Dickens
. Breakthrough Performance - Dev Patel

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
. Best Picture
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Medium - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Film Editing - Chris Dickens
. Breakout On Camera - Dev Patel
. Best Performance By a Youth, Male - Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Producers Guild of America Nominee
. Christian Colson

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
. Best Picture
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Editing - Chris Dickens
. Best Score - A.R. Rahman

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Nominees
. Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Dev Patel

Southeastern Film Critics Association 2008 Awards
. Best Picture (#2)
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy

St. Louis Film Critics Awards
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Foreign Film

St. Louis Film Critics Nominees 
. Best Picture
. Most Original, Creative or Innovative Film
. Best Cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle
. Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) - Simon Beaufoy and Vikas Swarup

Toronto Film Critics Association 2008 Award
. Best Director (Runner-up) - Danny Boyle

Vancouver Film Critics Awards Nominees
. Best Film
. Best Director - Danny Boyle

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) 2008 Awards
. Best Film
. Best Director - Danny Boyle
. Best Adapted Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
. Best Breakthrough - Dev Patel

Top Ten Lists
. Roger Ebert 
. International Press Academy 
. New York Film Critics Online
. New York Post's Lou Lumenick (#1)
. New York Post's Kyle Smith (#1)
. SSG Syndicate's Susan Granger
. Staten Island Advance/Newhouse News Service's TODD HILL (#2)
. TIME's Richard Corliss
. US Weekly's Thelma Adams (#2)

WHEW!!! WHAT AN OVER-ACHIEVER!!!
MUST BE SOME REASON, HUH??

Join us this weekend!!

-Skip Huston


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