Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" dominated the 23rd European Film Awards winning six trophies including best film, best director for Polanski, best actor for Ewan McGregor, best screenwriter for Polanski and Robert Harris, best production designer for Albrecht Konrad, and best composer for Alexandre Desplat. ("The Ghost Writer" movie review)
Polanski accepted his awards live via Skype from his home in Paris since he can't travel outside France, Switzerland, or Poland because there's still a U.S. warrant out for his arrest on sex charges from the 1970s. ("The Ghost Writer" interviews with Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams)
Winners of the 23rd European Film Awards:
European Film
The Ghost Writer
European Director
Roman Polanski, TheGhostWriter
European Actress
Sylvie Testud, Lourdes
European Actor
Ewan McGregor, The Ghost Writer
European Screenwriter
Roman Polanski, Robert Harris, The Ghost Writer
People's Choice Award
Mr. Nobody
Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award
Giora Bejach, Lebanon
European Editor
Luc Barnier, Marion Monnier, Carlos
European Production Designer
Albrecht Konrad, The Ghost Writer
European Composer
Alexandre Desplat, The Ghost Writer
European Discovery - Prix Fipresci
Lebanon
European Film Academy Documentary - Prix Arte
Nostalgia for the Light
European Film Academy Animated Feature Film
TheIllusionist
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bruno Ganz
Co-production Award
Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan
European Achievement in World Cinema
Composer Gabriel Yared
European Film Academy Short Film
Hanoi- Warsaw
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Debra Granik's backwoods drama, "Winter's Bone," continues its winning streak taking home two trophies at the 28th Torino Film Festival including Best Film and Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence who tied with Anahi Berneri for "Port u Culpa." ("Winter's Bone" Movie Review)
The last U.S. production that won best film at Torino was David Gordon Green's "George Washington" in 2000. Besides the prestigious trophy, "Winter's Bone" also took home a cash prize of €25,000 which is about $32,500.
Best Film (25,000€) to:
WINTER’S BONE by Debra Granik (US, 2010, 35mm, 100’)
Special Jury Award ex-aequo (Total of 10,000€) to :
LES SIGNES VITAUX by Sophie Deraspe (Canada, 2009, 35mm, 87’)
&
LAS MARIMBAS DEL INFIERNO by Julio Hernández Cordón
(Guatemala/France/Mexico, 2010, HDCam, 73’)
Best Actress Award, in collaboration with Max, ex-aequo to:
JENNIFER LAWRENCE for WINTER’S BONE by Debra Granik (US, 2010, 35mm, 100’)
&
ERICA RIVAS for POR TU CULPA by Anahí Berneri (Argentina/France, 2010, 35mm, 87’)
Best Actor Award, in collaboration with Max, to:
OMID DJALILI for THE INFIDEL by Josh Appignanesi (UK, 2010, 35mm, 105’)
Audience Award, in collaboration with Digima, to:
HENRY by Alessandro Piva (Italy, 2010, HDcam, 94’)
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The Producers Guild of America has announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture nominees for the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards. And the nominees are (in alphabetical order):
* CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER
* EARTH MADE OF GLASS
* INSIDE JOB
* SMASH HIS CAMERA
* THE TILLMAN STORY
* WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’
"Client 9," "Inside Job," "The Tillman Story," and "Waiting for Superman" are also among the 15 documentaries being considered for Academy Awards Best Feature Documentary. (See Academy Unleashes Best Documentary Short List)
Nominations for the other Producers Guild Award categories will be announced January 4, 2011. The 2011 Producers Guild Awards ceremony will be held on January 22, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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"Waste Land," from director Lucy Walker, won best feature documentary at the International Documentary Association's 2010 IDA Awards held Friday night and hosted by Morgan Spurlock.
"Waste Land" is also among the 15 documentaries being considered by the Academy for Best Feature Documentary category. (See Academy Unleashes Best Documentary Short List)
2010 IDA Documentary Awards Winners
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Waste Land
SHORT DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Woman Rebel
CONTINUING SERIES AWARD
30 for 30
LIMTED SERIES AWARD
Have You Heard From Johannesburg
IDA PARE LORENTZ AWARD
Waste Land
HONORABLE MENTION
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?
IDA MUSIC DOCUMENTARY AWARD
For Once In My Life
ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE AWARD
Bhutto
IDA HUMANITAS AWARD (TIE)
Presumed Guilty
The Oath
IDA DAVID L. WOLPER STUDENT DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Barbara Kopple
PIONEER AWARD
Alan Raymond & Susan Raymond
PRESERVATION AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Mark Jonathan Harris
HONORABLE MENTION
The Stinking Ship
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"The Social Network" Named 2010 Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review! See Full List of Winners! 
The National Board of Review friended David Fincher's "The Social Network." The film about the formation of Facebook won 4 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Fincher, Best Actor for Jesse Eisenberg, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin. ("The Social Network" movie review)
The rest of the acting categories, Lesley Manville won Best Actress for "Another Year," Christian Bale was named Best Supporting Actor for "The Fighter," and Jacki Weaver from "Animal Kingdom" won Best Supporting Actress.
The 2010 gala, to be hosted by Meredith Viera, will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011.
Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:
Best Film: The Social Network
Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Best Actress: Lesley Manville, Another Year
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Best Foreign Language Film: Of Gods and Men
Best Documentary: Waiting for "Superman"
Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3
Best Ensemble Cast: The Town
Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Best Directorial Debut: Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, Restrepo
Spotlight Award: Sylvain Chomet and Jacques Tati, The Illusionist
Best Original Screenplay: Chris Sparling, Buried
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Special Filmmaking Achievement Award: Sofia Coppola for writing, directing, and producing Somewhere
William K. Everson Film History Award: Leonard Maltin
NBR Freedom of Expression: Fair Game, Conviction, Howl
Production Design Award: Dante Ferretti, Shutter Island
Ten Best Films
(in alphabetical order)
Another Year
The Fighter
Hereafter
Inception
The King’s Speech
Shutter Island
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
Five Best Foreign-Language Films
(in alphabetical order)
I Am Love
Incendies
Life, Above All
Soul Kitchen
White Material
Five Best Documentaries
(in alphabetical order)
A Film Unfinished
Inside Job
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Restrepo
The Tillman Story
Top Ten Independent Films
(in alphabetical order)
Animal Kingdom
Buried
Fish Tank
The Ghost Writer
Greenberg
Let Me In
Monsters
Please Give
Somewhere
Youth in Revolt
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