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News - January, 2004 |
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The South at the Movies Southern storytelling has always transferred to the silver screen with success. Among the films with Oscar buzz this year, is a Civil War love story; a young Alabama man finding truth in his father's tall tales; the true story of three underdogs in a horse race; the true story of the Country's first female serial killer; and a southern woman's self-discovery in Italy. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present the Golden Globe Awards January 25th at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Before the Golden Globe statuettes are cold, the nominations for the Oscars will be announced the morning of January 27th. The Academy Awards will be handing out Oscars on February 29th at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Golden Globes Nominations:
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Best Motion Picture – Drama |
--Mirage Enterprises/Bona Fide Prods.; Miramax Films |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama |
--Nicole Kidman |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
--Jude Law |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
--Renee Zellweger |
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Best Director - Motion Picture |
--Anthony Minghella |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture |
--Anthony Minghella |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture |
--Gabriel Yared |
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Best Original Song - Motion Picture |
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Big
Fish - based on the novel by Daniel Wallace| Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | --Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | --Albert Finney |
| Best Original Score - Motion Picture | --Danny Elfman |
| Best Original Song - Motion Picture |
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Seabiscuit
- based on the novel by Laura Hillenbrand
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Best Motion Picture – Drama |
--Larger Than
Life/Kennedy-Marshall Prods.; |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
--William H. Macy |
Monster - Patty Jenkins' screenplay based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama |
--Charlize Theron |
Under
the Tuscan Sun - based on the novels of Frances Mayes
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
--Diane Lane |
The South on Broadway
Maggie the Cat is back on Broadway with Ashley Judd. Tennessee Williams' legendary characters - Maggie (Ashley Judd), Brick (Jason Patric) and Big Daddy (Ned Beatty) - show a dysfunctional family at it's finest as they get tangled in the meanings of love, money, family, sex, and family truth. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Music Box Theatre) runs till February 22, 2004.
Regina Taylor charmed the stage with Crowns, her tribute to southern women wearing hats. This year, Taylor takes Chekhov's The Seagull and puts it in the Gullah region of South Carolina as a contemporary African-American theatrical family deal with the nature of success, fame, alienation and longing. Drowning Crow (Biltmore Theatre) stars Anthony Mackie and Alfre Woodard. It opens February 19th and closes April 4th.
