tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82091663288723195892011-04-21T12:37:24.135-07:00Paul Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598558074185271213noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209166328872319589.post-27018538252767126632008-01-10T12:08:00.001-08:002008-01-11T05:31:47.545-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W9eXTlSYQf4/R4Z7YNoQgyI/AAAAAAAAARQ/Yd9JrxPsYgc/s1600-h/Garage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W9eXTlSYQf4/R4Z7YNoQgyI/AAAAAAAAARQ/Yd9JrxPsYgc/s400/Garage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153942479477703458" /></a><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br />THE LIVES OF OTHERS, GARAGE AND SAOIRSE RONAN TRIUMPH IN DUBLIN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE POLL<br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /><br /><br />The Dublin Film Critics Circle, a body representing established print and broadcast reviewers, has named Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of Others as the best film of 2007. The gripping thriller, a tale of intrigue in the former East Germany, has been lauded throughout the world and last year picked up the Oscar for best foreign language picture.<br />A slightly more surprising result came with the DFCC’s selection of best Irish film. Garage, Lenny Abrahamson’s follow-up to Adam and Paul, just pipped Once, John Carney’s much admired musical romance, to the title. In a comparatively strong year for Irish film, the Circle also greatly admired Niall Heery’s Small Engine Repair and Tom Collins’s Kings.<br />Showing their independence, the critics named four pictures in their top five that, though eligible for the big gongs, have so far been largely ignored in the continuing <br />Awards season. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, This is England, Zodiac and I’m Not There joined The Lives of Others in the shortlist.<br />The top acting awards went to the late Ulrich Mühe for The Lives of Others and Julie Christie for her performance as a woman with Alzheimer’s Disease in Away from Her.<br />The busiest actor in the list must, however, be young Saoirse Ronan. The Carlow resident, who picked up the best breakthrough award for her head-turning performance in Atonement, has finished two further pictures and will be seen in Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones next year.<br /><br />The full list of award can be found below.<br /><br />BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM<br />1. THE LIVES OF OTHERS<br />2. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD<br />3. THIS IS ENGLAND<br />4. ZODIAC<br />5. I’M NOT THERE<br /><br />BEST IRISH FILM<br />1. GARAGE<br />2. ONCE<br />3. KINGS<br />4. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR<br />5. SHROOMS<br /><br />BEST DIRECTOR<br />1. DAVID FINCHER - Zodiac<br />2. FLORIAN HENCHKEL VON DONNERSMARCK – The Lives Of Others<br />3. TODD HAYNES - I’m Not There<br />4. PAUL GREENGRASS - The Bourne Ultimatum<br />= SHANE MEADOWS - This Is England<br /><br />BEST ACTOR<br />1. ULRICH MUHE - The Lives Of Others<br />2. VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises<br />3. JAMES McAVOY – Atonement<br />= PAT SHORTT – Garage<br />5. CASEY AFFLECK - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford<br /><br />BEST ACTRESS<br />1. JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her<br />2. MARION COTILLARD – La Vie En Rose<br />3. CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There<br />4. AMY ADAMS – Enchanted<br />5. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Atonement<br />= ANGELINA JOLIE – A Mighty Heart<br />= NAOMI WATTS – Eastern Promises<br />= MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL – Sherrybaby<br /><br />BREAKTHROUGH AWARD<br />1. SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement<br />2. SHIA LaBEOUF – Transformers/Disturbia<br />3. JOHN CARNEY – Once<br />4. FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK – The Lives Of Others<br />5. SETH ROGEN -Knocked Up/Superbad<br />= EMILE HIRSCH – Into The Wild<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8209166328872319589-2701853825276712663?l=dublinfilmcriticscircle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paul Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13598558074185271213noreply@blogger.com0