After having robust box office numbers this past weekend and being praised by both audiences and critics, Woman In Gold opens in wide release this Friday, April 10. In his review, Jim Batts says, “Woman In Gold concerns a celebrated work of art, but it’s also about two inspiring lives also worthy of celebration.” Read his review here.
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of...
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of...
- 4/10/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Julie Walters is such a legendary actress - who's been in all sorts of beloved films and TV Shows - that it's no surprise she was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship earlier this year. And now, her career will be examined in a new TV show airing tonight (Christmas Eve).
We caught up with Julie recently to chat about her varied career, so read on to find out why she wishes she'd kept something from the Harry Potter set, why slippers with bobbles bring back bad memories, and why she wants to be a Bond villain...
Was getting the Fellowship a nice chance to look back at the highs and lows of your career?
"Yes. Well, you don't really look at the lows. To be perfectly honest, when you get it, I don't look back at anything really. There were clips, weren't there? Yes, of course there were, on the night.
We caught up with Julie recently to chat about her varied career, so read on to find out why she wishes she'd kept something from the Harry Potter set, why slippers with bobbles bring back bad memories, and why she wants to be a Bond villain...
Was getting the Fellowship a nice chance to look back at the highs and lows of your career?
"Yes. Well, you don't really look at the lows. To be perfectly honest, when you get it, I don't look back at anything really. There were clips, weren't there? Yes, of course there were, on the night.
- 12/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Julie Walters is one of those people who really does seem like a national treasure. She's done it all, from comedy to drama, over an amazing career that earned her a BAFTA Fellowship earlier this year.
We were lucky enough to pop along to a Q&A with Julie last night - launching BAFTA's new live strand A Life in Television - and she was funny, interesting and always entertaining. We've collected together just 18 amazing things we learned - from why Educating Rita made her cry to her crush on Hugh Bonneville to why dancing and Julie do not mix. Read on for all that and much more...
1. She cried when she first saw Educating Rita because she thought she was "terrible".
"I'd done Educating Rita on stage, Willy Russell's play, and then Lewis Gilbert came along and said, 'Do you want to be in a film, darling?'...
We were lucky enough to pop along to a Q&A with Julie last night - launching BAFTA's new live strand A Life in Television - and she was funny, interesting and always entertaining. We've collected together just 18 amazing things we learned - from why Educating Rita made her cry to her crush on Hugh Bonneville to why dancing and Julie do not mix. Read on for all that and much more...
1. She cried when she first saw Educating Rita because she thought she was "terrible".
"I'd done Educating Rita on stage, Willy Russell's play, and then Lewis Gilbert came along and said, 'Do you want to be in a film, darling?'...
- 12/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Julie Walters is one of those people who really does seem like a national treasure. She's done it all, from comedy to drama, over an amazing career that earned her a BAFTA Fellowship earlier this year.
We were lucky enough to pop along to a Q&A with Julie last night - launching BAFTA's new live strand A Life in Television - and she was funny, interesting and always entertaining. We've collected together just 18 amazing things we learned - from why Educating Rita made her cry to her crush on Hugh Bonneville to why dancing and Julie do not mix. Read on for all that and much more...
1. She cried when she first saw Educating Rita because she thought she was "terrible".
"I'd done Educating Rita on stage, Willy Russell's play, and then Lewis Gilbert came along and said, 'Do you want to be in a film, darling?'...
We were lucky enough to pop along to a Q&A with Julie last night - launching BAFTA's new live strand A Life in Television - and she was funny, interesting and always entertaining. We've collected together just 18 amazing things we learned - from why Educating Rita made her cry to her crush on Hugh Bonneville to why dancing and Julie do not mix. Read on for all that and much more...
1. She cried when she first saw Educating Rita because she thought she was "terrible".
"I'd done Educating Rita on stage, Willy Russell's play, and then Lewis Gilbert came along and said, 'Do you want to be in a film, darling?'...
- 12/4/2014
- Digital Spy
London – Former BBC high-flying producer Ruth Caleb is joining forces with independent production banner Argonon's drama arm Leopardrama. Caleb, whose resume boasts movies Pawel Pawlikowski's The Last Resort, Dominic Savage's Bullet Boy and TV's A Short Stay in Switzerland starring Emmy-award winner Julie Walters, will be working on Leopardrama's existing projects including a movie about the life of flamboyant Irish-born entertainer Danny La Rue, once billed as the world's most famous female impersonator. Caleb will also work on the much-anticipated Terence Davies movie, Mother of Sorrows, and will be tasked with developing new dramas for
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- 10/31/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
She's won more Baftas than any other actress. Here, Julie Walters tells Euan Ferguson about her hippy years, life in the country and why it's never been a better time to be a woman on TV
Other multiple Bafta- and Emmy-winning actresses might have flung toys from the pram, or at least raised a manicured eyebrow. The restaurant at the photo studio had courteously but undeniably told her they'd run out of basically everything she might have wanted. Julie Walters smiled and forgave, and smiled again, and pretended to enjoy choosing the remaining dreadful rabbit-food option. Then, out of the waiter's sight, laughed like a drain when I suggested she'd have had better luck choosing from the other (blank) side of the menu; then turned down my offer of a cup of coffee instead because, "No, I'd talk you to death if I had a cup of coffee."
Without caffeine,...
Other multiple Bafta- and Emmy-winning actresses might have flung toys from the pram, or at least raised a manicured eyebrow. The restaurant at the photo studio had courteously but undeniably told her they'd run out of basically everything she might have wanted. Julie Walters smiled and forgave, and smiled again, and pretended to enjoy choosing the remaining dreadful rabbit-food option. Then, out of the waiter's sight, laughed like a drain when I suggested she'd have had better luck choosing from the other (blank) side of the menu; then turned down my offer of a cup of coffee instead because, "No, I'd talk you to death if I had a cup of coffee."
Without caffeine,...
- 5/19/2012
- by Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
Julie Walters has claimed that acting can be "stressful". The veteran actress, who is known for her roles in the Harry Potter movies and Mamma Mia!, said that she has definitely sacrificed her "health" due to the pressures involved in the industry. Walters told The Guardian: "I didn't realise how stressful acting is until I did [BBC film] A Short Stay in Switzerland. There was a collage of my character having all these health tests. A real nurse was doing them, and she said, 'Ooh, your blood pressure's really high.' It was because she had taken it during filming." She said that being famous has definitely had "its problems", adding that her children have found (more)...
- 11/1/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
'The worst thing anyone ever wrote? "Julie Walters obviously thinks she's got good legs." That was painful'
What got you started?
I just had a desire to entertain from a very early age. When I was really teeny, I used to pull the curtains across the bay window and come out, play my plastic ukulele, and pretend to be Elvis Presley or Lonnie Donegan.
Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
My health. I didn't realise how stressful acting is until I did [the BBC film] A Short Stay in Switzerland. There was a collage of my character having all these health tests. A real nurse was doing them, and she said: "Ooh, your blood pressure's really high." It was because she had taken it during filming.
Has fame been difficult to cope with?
It would be churlish to say it has, but it has its problems. It's odd for kids.
What got you started?
I just had a desire to entertain from a very early age. When I was really teeny, I used to pull the curtains across the bay window and come out, play my plastic ukulele, and pretend to be Elvis Presley or Lonnie Donegan.
Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
My health. I didn't realise how stressful acting is until I did [the BBC film] A Short Stay in Switzerland. There was a collage of my character having all these health tests. A real nurse was doing them, and she said: "Ooh, your blood pressure's really high." It was because she had taken it during filming.
Has fame been difficult to cope with?
It would be churlish to say it has, but it has its problems. It's odd for kids.
- 11/1/2011
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
I truly hope Michelle Williams doesn’t mind me saying so, but if I wasn’t already smitten for her in the role of Marylin Monroe, I certainly am now after seeing image above. It’s not a sexual thing, well… not entirely. One of the many things I’ve always found fascinating about Marylin is how truly destined for the camera she was. I would even venture so far to say the still camera captured her charming essence of playfully naughty innocence even more perfectly than motion pictures. Each time I see something else surface from this film, I’m that much more intrigued… I just hope it lives up to my own hype.
My Week With Marilyn had it’s world premiere last night at the Centerpiece Gala of the New York Film Festival.
Simon Curtis has produced and directed numerous British television projects such as Cranford, Hunter...
My Week With Marilyn had it’s world premiere last night at the Centerpiece Gala of the New York Film Festival.
Simon Curtis has produced and directed numerous British television projects such as Cranford, Hunter...
- 10/11/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In the early summer of 1956, 23 year-old Colin Clark, just down from Oxford and determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe, who was also on honeymoon with her new husband, the playwright Arthur Miller.
Nearly 40 years on, his diary account The Prince, the Showgirl and Me was published, but one week was missing, and this was published some years later as My Week with Marilyn. This is the story of that week. When Arthur Miller leaves England, the coast is clear for Colin to introduce Marilyn to some of the pleasures of British life; an idyllic week in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from her routine of Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.
Marilyn Monroe is played by the...
Nearly 40 years on, his diary account The Prince, the Showgirl and Me was published, but one week was missing, and this was published some years later as My Week with Marilyn. This is the story of that week. When Arthur Miller leaves England, the coast is clear for Colin to introduce Marilyn to some of the pleasures of British life; an idyllic week in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from her routine of Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.
Marilyn Monroe is played by the...
- 10/9/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
First Look At Michelle Williams As Marilyn Monroe in 'My Week with Marilyn,' directed by Simon Curtis. It chronicles a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in which she escapes the shackles of her Hollywood career and embraces British life with Colin Clark.
The film also stars Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond.
Full Weinstein Company Statement is below:
Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company announced today that principal photography has started on My Week with Marilyn for 7 weeks at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London. Michelle Williams plays the iconic Marilyn Monroe alongside a British cast including Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson ("Harry Potter" films) and Julia Ormond. The film chronicles a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in which she escapes the shackles of her Hollywood career and embraces British life with Colin Clark.
The film also stars Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond.
Full Weinstein Company Statement is below:
Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company announced today that principal photography has started on My Week with Marilyn for 7 weeks at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London. Michelle Williams plays the iconic Marilyn Monroe alongside a British cast including Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson ("Harry Potter" films) and Julia Ormond. The film chronicles a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in which she escapes the shackles of her Hollywood career and embraces British life with Colin Clark.
- 10/8/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Principal photography just began for Trademark Films/The Weinstein Company's "My Week with Marilyn" based off the diaries written by Colin Clark. Not only do we get a nice and tidy little press release on what "Marilyn" is all about, we get a first look at actress Michelle Williams as our iconic blonde. Continue reading on to find out more on the production.Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company have announced that principal photography has started on My Week with Marilyn for 7 weeks at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London. Michelle Williams plays the iconic Marilyn Monroe alongside a fantastic British cast including Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond. The Film chronicles a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in which she escapes the shackles of her Hollywood career and embraces British life with Colin Clark. Directed by...
- 10/8/2010
- LRMonline.com
Above you'll find the first official image of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, and she looks great! She is starring in a film called My Week with Marilyn, which started shooting today. Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company released the image along with a press release announcing that they've begun principle photography.
The movie also stars Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond and will be shooting for seven weeks at the world famous Pinewood Studios and is being directed by Simon Curtis.
What do you think of the picture above? Does Williams make a good Monroe?
Here's the full Press Release:
Friday 8th October, London. Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company have announced that principal photography has started on My Week with Marilyn for 7 weeks at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London. Michelle Williams plays the iconic Marilyn Monroe alongside...
The movie also stars Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond and will be shooting for seven weeks at the world famous Pinewood Studios and is being directed by Simon Curtis.
What do you think of the picture above? Does Williams make a good Monroe?
Here's the full Press Release:
Friday 8th October, London. Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company have announced that principal photography has started on My Week with Marilyn for 7 weeks at Pinewood Studios and on location in and around London. Michelle Williams plays the iconic Marilyn Monroe alongside...
- 10/8/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The very first official image from My Week With Marilyn has been released by Trademark Films and The Weinstein Company. Possibly the highest resolution image I’ve ever received has just been sent through to us at a whopping 19mb! I’ve shrunk it down for you so you can see it here but if for any reason you’d like to see the full res version, please give me a shout!
This new images gives us our first glimpse of what Michelle Williams will look like in the new role as Marylin Monroe in this new biopic which should be with us some time next year. The movie also stars Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond and will be shooting for seven weeks at the world famous Pinewood Studios and is directed by Simon Curtis. Read on for the full low-down…..
Friday 8th October,...
This new images gives us our first glimpse of what Michelle Williams will look like in the new role as Marylin Monroe in this new biopic which should be with us some time next year. The movie also stars Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson and Julia Ormond and will be shooting for seven weeks at the world famous Pinewood Studios and is directed by Simon Curtis. Read on for the full low-down…..
Friday 8th October,...
- 10/8/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Amongst all the MTV Movie Awards hoopla on Sunday, June 6, did you know there was another awards show happening? The 63rd annual British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
"American Idol," "Britain's Got Talent" and "X Factor" judge Simon Cowell (pictured left being cheeky with fiance Mezhgan Hussainy) was honored with a special award recognizing his development of new talent. Check out his acceptance speech below. And apparently Simon Cowell is not finished with merely conquering the U.K. and U.S.
According to London paper the Sun, Cowell wants to start taking contestants from all the "Got Talent" franchises from around the world and pitting them against each other in a global competition. The Sun cites a source close to the mogul saying, "This has been Simon's dream. It will be the biggest reality show the world's seen."
This is a British paper, so take it with a grain of salt.
"American Idol," "Britain's Got Talent" and "X Factor" judge Simon Cowell (pictured left being cheeky with fiance Mezhgan Hussainy) was honored with a special award recognizing his development of new talent. Check out his acceptance speech below. And apparently Simon Cowell is not finished with merely conquering the U.K. and U.S.
According to London paper the Sun, Cowell wants to start taking contestants from all the "Got Talent" franchises from around the world and pitting them against each other in a global competition. The Sun cites a source close to the mogul saying, "This has been Simon's dream. It will be the biggest reality show the world's seen."
This is a British paper, so take it with a grain of salt.
- 6/7/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Melvyn Bragg and Simon Cowell awarded gongs; BBC up for more awards than other broadcasters
The Bafta winners in full
Julie Walters made a plea last night for more money to be allocated to drama as she scooped the leading actress award at the TV Baftas for her portrayal of the late Labour politician Mo Mowlam.
"Important drama touches people," said the actor, who was honoured for her role in the Channel 4 production Mo, but had also been nominated for her performance in A Short Stay In Switzerland, the BBC1 drama inspired by the story of Dr Anne Turner, who took her own life in Zurich in 2006.
"I'm not saying it changes the world, but seeds are planted. It's really important and, yes, the money should be made available," Walters said.
Her call came on a night when Channel 4's teen drama Misfits won the award for the best drama series,...
The Bafta winners in full
Julie Walters made a plea last night for more money to be allocated to drama as she scooped the leading actress award at the TV Baftas for her portrayal of the late Labour politician Mo Mowlam.
"Important drama touches people," said the actor, who was honoured for her role in the Channel 4 production Mo, but had also been nominated for her performance in A Short Stay In Switzerland, the BBC1 drama inspired by the story of Dr Anne Turner, who took her own life in Zurich in 2006.
"I'm not saying it changes the world, but seeds are planted. It's really important and, yes, the money should be made available," Walters said.
Her call came on a night when Channel 4's teen drama Misfits won the award for the best drama series,...
- 6/7/2010
- by James Robinson
- The Guardian - Film News
The full list of winners at the Phillips British Academy Television Awards 2010, held yesterday at the London Palladium, is as follows: Leading Actor
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One) - Winner!
Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Leading Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC Four)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) - Winner! Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) - Winner! Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4) - Winner!
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (more)...
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One) - Winner!
Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Leading Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC Four)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) - Winner! Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) - Winner! Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4) - Winner!
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (more)...
- 6/7/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
London -- Kenneth Branagh emerged victorious Sunday evening to secure the coveted best actor award at this year's BAFTA TV awards ahead of Brendan Gleeson, John Hurt and newcomer David Oyelowo.
The awards, Britain's top television nods, were handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1 here.
Branagh, who wasn't here as he is directing in the U.S., won for his turn in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander."
Film and TV actress Julie Walters was nominated twice in the best actress category, for her performances in political biopic "Mo" and euthanasia drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland." She won it for "Mo."
Walters beat herself, Helena Bonham Carter, who received her first BAFTA TV nomination for BBC4 drama "Enid," and first-time BAFTA nominee Sophie Okonedo for "Mrs Mandela."
Walters, picking up her nod, said: "Oh BAFTA,...
The awards, Britain's top television nods, were handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1 here.
Branagh, who wasn't here as he is directing in the U.S., won for his turn in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander."
Film and TV actress Julie Walters was nominated twice in the best actress category, for her performances in political biopic "Mo" and euthanasia drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland." She won it for "Mo."
Walters beat herself, Helena Bonham Carter, who received her first BAFTA TV nomination for BBC4 drama "Enid," and first-time BAFTA nominee Sophie Okonedo for "Mrs Mandela."
Walters, picking up her nod, said: "Oh BAFTA,...
- 6/6/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Harry Potter" stars Helena Bonham Carter and Julie Walters will battle it out at this year's British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards after they both received nominations in the Best Actress category. Bonham Carter's turn as beloved author Enid Blyton in "Enid" earned her the honor, while Walters received a double nod in the category - she has been nominated for her role in "Mo", which saw her play British Labor Party politician Mo Mowlam, and drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland".
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with "Hotel Rwanda" star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in "Mrs Mandela". The male acting category is also a battle of the "Harry Potter" stars - Kenneth Branagh ("Wallander"), John Hurt ("An Englishman in New York") and Brendan Gleeson ("Into the Storm") will go up against David Oyelowo ("Small Island") for the Best Actor trophy.
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with "Hotel Rwanda" star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in "Mrs Mandela". The male acting category is also a battle of the "Harry Potter" stars - Kenneth Branagh ("Wallander"), John Hurt ("An Englishman in New York") and Brendan Gleeson ("Into the Storm") will go up against David Oyelowo ("Small Island") for the Best Actor trophy.
- 5/11/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Although Daniel Radcliffe was snubbed two years ago by the BAFTA TV Awards -- the British equivalent of the Emmy Awards -- for his performance in the telefilm "My Boy Jack," six of his older "Harry Potter" co-stars are contending in top races at this year's kudos. Leading that list is Julie Walters, the on-screen mother of Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), who competes with herself in the best actress race. All four of the nominated performances are for real-life roles -- Walters as politico Mo Mowlam in "Mo" and assisted suicide advocate Anne Turner in "A Short Stay in Switzerland"; Helena Boham Carter -- the dastardly Bellatrix LeStrange in "Harry Potter" -- as beloved children's...
- 5/10/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Julie Walters has been nominated for two Leading Actress television BAFTAs. The screen legend has been shortlisted for her work on two-part drama programme 'Mo', where she played late MP Mo Molam, and TV film 'A Short Stay in Switzerland', for which she won an Emmy. The 60-year-old actress has been joined in the category by Helena Bonham Carter, who has been nominated for her work as author Enid Blyton in 'Enid' and 'Mrs Mandela' actress Sophie Okonedo, who is also up for a Supporting Actress award her role in BBC drama series in 'Criminal Justice'. Fighting for the Leading Actor prize is 'Wallander' ..
- 5/10/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Harry Potter stars Helena Bonham Carter and Julie Walters will battle it out at this year's British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards after they both received nominations in the Best Actress category.
Bonham Carter's turn as beloved author Enid Blyton in Enid earned her the honour, while Walters received a double nod in the category - she has been nominated for her role in Mo, which saw her play British Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam, and drama A Short Stay In Switzerland.
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with Hotel Rwanda star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in Mrs Mandela.
The male acting category is also a battle of the Harry Potter stars - Kenneth Branagh (Wallander), John Hurt (An Englishman in New York) and Brendan Gleeson (Into The Storm) will go up against David Oyelowo (Small Island) for the Best Actor trophy.
Okonedo also received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for drama Criminal Justice - she's up against Rebecca Hall (Red Riding 1974), Lauren Socha (The Unloved) and Imelda Staunton (Cranford).
Featured in the Best Supporting Actor category are Benedict Cumberbatch (Small Island), Tom Hollander (Gracie!), Gary Lewis (Mo) and Matthew Macfadyen (Criminal Justice).
Simon Cowell's hit TV contest Britain's Got Talent will compete with The Graham Norton Show, Harry Hill's TV Burp and Newswipe with Charlie Brooker for Best Entertainment Programme, while True Blood, Family Guy, Mad Men and Nurse Jackie are nominated for Best International Show.
The winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony in London on 6 June.
Bonham Carter's turn as beloved author Enid Blyton in Enid earned her the honour, while Walters received a double nod in the category - she has been nominated for her role in Mo, which saw her play British Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam, and drama A Short Stay In Switzerland.
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with Hotel Rwanda star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in Mrs Mandela.
The male acting category is also a battle of the Harry Potter stars - Kenneth Branagh (Wallander), John Hurt (An Englishman in New York) and Brendan Gleeson (Into The Storm) will go up against David Oyelowo (Small Island) for the Best Actor trophy.
Okonedo also received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for drama Criminal Justice - she's up against Rebecca Hall (Red Riding 1974), Lauren Socha (The Unloved) and Imelda Staunton (Cranford).
Featured in the Best Supporting Actor category are Benedict Cumberbatch (Small Island), Tom Hollander (Gracie!), Gary Lewis (Mo) and Matthew Macfadyen (Criminal Justice).
Simon Cowell's hit TV contest Britain's Got Talent will compete with The Graham Norton Show, Harry Hill's TV Burp and Newswipe with Charlie Brooker for Best Entertainment Programme, while True Blood, Family Guy, Mad Men and Nurse Jackie are nominated for Best International Show.
The winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony in London on 6 June.
- 5/10/2010
- WENN
Digital Spy presents the full list of nominees for the 2010 Phillips British Academy Television Awards, to be held on June 6. Best Actor
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One)
Brendon Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Best Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC One)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay In Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Best Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) Best Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4)
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (Channel 4)
Imelda Staunton - Cranford (more)...
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One)
Brendon Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Best Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC One)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay In Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Best Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) Best Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4)
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (Channel 4)
Imelda Staunton - Cranford (more)...
- 5/10/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
London -- John Hurt and Kenneth Branagh will go head to head for the coveted best actor award at this year's BAFTA TV awards, alongside Brendan Gleeson and newcomer David Oyelowo, organizers announced Monday.
The awards, Britain's top television nods, will be handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala to be held at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1.
Branagh is nominated for his performance in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander," while Hurt is in contention for reprising his portrayal of the flamboyant-yet-vulnerable Englishman Quentin Crisp in ITV's "An Englishman in New York," some 34 years after he won the BAFTA actor award for playing Crisp in "The Naked Civil Servant."
Gleeson portrayed Winston Churchill in an intimate political and domestic portrait of the British wartime Prime Minister "Into the Storm" while Oyelowo was named for his performance in the BBC1 Jamaican immigrant drama "Small Island.
The awards, Britain's top television nods, will be handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala to be held at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1.
Branagh is nominated for his performance in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander," while Hurt is in contention for reprising his portrayal of the flamboyant-yet-vulnerable Englishman Quentin Crisp in ITV's "An Englishman in New York," some 34 years after he won the BAFTA actor award for playing Crisp in "The Naked Civil Servant."
Gleeson portrayed Winston Churchill in an intimate political and domestic portrait of the British wartime Prime Minister "Into the Storm" while Oyelowo was named for his performance in the BBC1 Jamaican immigrant drama "Small Island.
- 5/10/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- U.S. and British shows came up big as nominations for the Banff World Television Awards were unveiled Sunday.
U.S. producers will dominate the best continuing drama category, with nods for ABC Studios' "Criminal Minds," and one each for Warner Bros. Television's "Fringe" and "The Closer." ITV Productions snagged a nomination for BBC's "The Street."
In the best comedy category, the Brits will put up ITV Studio's "FM: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" against American contenders "Curb Your Enthusiasm" from HBO, ABC Studios' "Scrubs," and Warner Bros. Television's "Two and a Half Men."
Also contending in the juried comedy category is the Canadian sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie" from Westwind Pictures, and the Finnish series "Living It Up!" from Filmiteolissus Fine Ltd.
Elsewhere, the BBC will dominate the TV movie competition, with nominations for BBC Productions' "A Short Stay in Switzerland,...
U.S. producers will dominate the best continuing drama category, with nods for ABC Studios' "Criminal Minds," and one each for Warner Bros. Television's "Fringe" and "The Closer." ITV Productions snagged a nomination for BBC's "The Street."
In the best comedy category, the Brits will put up ITV Studio's "FM: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" against American contenders "Curb Your Enthusiasm" from HBO, ABC Studios' "Scrubs," and Warner Bros. Television's "Two and a Half Men."
Also contending in the juried comedy category is the Canadian sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie" from Westwind Pictures, and the Finnish series "Living It Up!" from Filmiteolissus Fine Ltd.
Elsewhere, the BBC will dominate the TV movie competition, with nominations for BBC Productions' "A Short Stay in Switzerland,...
- 4/11/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC must not let itself be used as an advertising billboard for Andrew Lloyd Webber's lucrative West End productions
Whereas television and newspapers have tended to have a hostile relationship – with print fearing the impact of moving pictures on viewers and profitability – TV and theatre have traditionally been close.
The first TV play broadcast was a Pirandello script, and subsequently the BBC and ITV would sometimes screen part of a stage hit (including Osborne's Look Back in Anger) as a combination of cultural reportage and advert. In times of lighter regulation, it was also standard for the BBC to read out details of the latest West End engagements of stars ("Richard Briers and Felicity Kendall are currently appearing at the Apollo Theatre …") over sitcom credits.
All these conventions have now ended but one union between the art forms remains at the heart of the schedules: at the weekend...
Whereas television and newspapers have tended to have a hostile relationship – with print fearing the impact of moving pictures on viewers and profitability – TV and theatre have traditionally been close.
The first TV play broadcast was a Pirandello script, and subsequently the BBC and ITV would sometimes screen part of a stage hit (including Osborne's Look Back in Anger) as a combination of cultural reportage and advert. In times of lighter regulation, it was also standard for the BBC to read out details of the latest West End engagements of stars ("Richard Briers and Felicity Kendall are currently appearing at the Apollo Theatre …") over sitcom credits.
All these conventions have now ended but one union between the art forms remains at the heart of the schedules: at the weekend...
- 3/31/2010
- by Mark Lawson
- The Guardian - Film News
Digital Spy presents a list of the winners at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2009, which took place last night at the Grosvenor Hotel in London: Actress
Naomie Harris - Small Island - Winner!
Suranne Jones - Unforgiven
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland Actor
Stephen Graham -The Street
Tom Hardy - The Take
David Oyelowo - Small Island - Winner! Arts
Baroque - Winner!
The First Movie
What Is Beauty? Children's Drama
Mi High
Roy - Winner!
The Sarah Jane Adventures Children's Programme
Big and Small - Blame it on the Drain - Winner!
Bookaboo
Horrible Histories Comedy Performance
Peter Capaldi - The Thick of It
Miranda Hart - Miranda - Winner!
Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey Constructed Factual Series
Famous, Rich and Homeless - Winner!
The World's Strictest Parents
Victorian (more)...
Naomie Harris - Small Island - Winner!
Suranne Jones - Unforgiven
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland Actor
Stephen Graham -The Street
Tom Hardy - The Take
David Oyelowo - Small Island - Winner! Arts
Baroque - Winner!
The First Movie
What Is Beauty? Children's Drama
Mi High
Roy - Winner!
The Sarah Jane Adventures Children's Programme
Big and Small - Blame it on the Drain - Winner!
Bookaboo
Horrible Histories Comedy Performance
Peter Capaldi - The Thick of It
Miranda Hart - Miranda - Winner!
Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey Constructed Factual Series
Famous, Rich and Homeless - Winner!
The World's Strictest Parents
Victorian (more)...
- 3/17/2010
- by By Adam Silverstein
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy presents the shortlist for the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2009, which take place on March 16 at the Grosvenor Hotel in London: Actress
Naomie Harris - Small Island
Suranne Jones - Unforgiven
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland Actor
Stephen Graham -The Street
Tom Hardy - The Take
David Oyelowo - Small Island Arts
Baroque
The First Movie
What Is Beauty? Children's Drama
Mi High
Roy
The Sarah Jane Adventures Children's Programme
Big and Small - Blame it on the Drain
Bookaboo
Horrible Histories Comedy Performance
Peter Capaldi - The Thick of It
Miranda Hart - Miranda
Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey Constructed Factual Series
Famous, Rich and Homeless
The World's Strictest Parents
Victorian Farm Daytime and Early Peak Programme
Coach (more)...
Naomie Harris - Small Island
Suranne Jones - Unforgiven
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland Actor
Stephen Graham -The Street
Tom Hardy - The Take
David Oyelowo - Small Island Arts
Baroque
The First Movie
What Is Beauty? Children's Drama
Mi High
Roy
The Sarah Jane Adventures Children's Programme
Big and Small - Blame it on the Drain
Bookaboo
Horrible Histories Comedy Performance
Peter Capaldi - The Thick of It
Miranda Hart - Miranda
Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey Constructed Factual Series
Famous, Rich and Homeless
The World's Strictest Parents
Victorian Farm Daytime and Early Peak Programme
Coach (more)...
- 3/1/2010
- by By Dan French
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy presents a complete list of the nominees for the 36th Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2010. The winners will be announced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on March 26. Best Single Drama
A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
Enid (BBC Four)
Five Minutes of Heaven (BBC Two) Best Drama Series
Being Human (BBC Three)
Occupation (BBC One)
Red Riding Trilogy (Channel 4)
The Street (BBC One) Best Single Documentary/Factual Programme
9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers (Channel 4)
Dispatches: Terror in Mumbai (Channel 4)
Man on Wire (BBC Two) Best Documentary/Factual Series
Andrew Marr's Making of Modern Britain (BBC Two)
Iran & the West (BBC Two)
Life (BBC One) Best Factual Entertainment
The Choir: Unsung Town (BBC Two)
Come Dine With Me (Channel 4)
Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4)
Who Do You Think (more)...
A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
Enid (BBC Four)
Five Minutes of Heaven (BBC Two) Best Drama Series
Being Human (BBC Three)
Occupation (BBC One)
Red Riding Trilogy (Channel 4)
The Street (BBC One) Best Single Documentary/Factual Programme
9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers (Channel 4)
Dispatches: Terror in Mumbai (Channel 4)
Man on Wire (BBC Two) Best Documentary/Factual Series
Andrew Marr's Making of Modern Britain (BBC Two)
Iran & the West (BBC Two)
Life (BBC One) Best Factual Entertainment
The Choir: Unsung Town (BBC Two)
Come Dine With Me (Channel 4)
Inside Nature's Giants (Channel 4)
Who Do You Think (more)...
- 2/18/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
London -- Simon Cowell is in the running for this year's British Press Guild award for best non-acting performer.
The producer and judge for "The X-Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent" is nominated for the award to be dished out at an invitation-only ceremony March 26.
The Bpg nods are selected by journalists who write about TV and radio.
Peter Capaldi, David Morrissey, James Nesbitt and David Tennant will vie for the best actor nod at the 36th annual BPGAs.
Tennant is named for two roles, as Hamlet and the Doctor in "Doctor Who." Nesbitt is also nominated for two productions, "Occupation," in which he plays a soldier in the Iraq War, and "Five Minutes of Heaven," about the conflict in Northern Ireland. Peter Capaldi is named for his turn as Malcolm Tucker in "The Thick of It," while Morrissey picks up a nomination for his role in the trilogy "Red Riding,...
The producer and judge for "The X-Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent" is nominated for the award to be dished out at an invitation-only ceremony March 26.
The Bpg nods are selected by journalists who write about TV and radio.
Peter Capaldi, David Morrissey, James Nesbitt and David Tennant will vie for the best actor nod at the 36th annual BPGAs.
Tennant is named for two roles, as Hamlet and the Doctor in "Doctor Who." Nesbitt is also nominated for two productions, "Occupation," in which he plays a soldier in the Iraq War, and "Five Minutes of Heaven," about the conflict in Northern Ireland. Peter Capaldi is named for his turn as Malcolm Tucker in "The Thick of It," while Morrissey picks up a nomination for his role in the trilogy "Red Riding,...
- 2/17/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.K. stars ruled the International Emmy Awards on Monday as British thespians Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw scooped the top acting honours.
Nominees from the United Kingdom swept the board at the New York ceremony, which honoured excellence in TV programming outside the U.S., winning gold in five of the nine categories in which British stars or programmes were nominated.
Whishaw was named Best Actor for his role in BBC series Criminal Justice, while Walters' performance in A Short Stay in Switzerland landed her the Best Actress prize, reports Daily Variety.
The U.K. also triumphed in the best documentary and arts categories, as well as scooping the award for best programming for children and young people.
Japanese series Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts was namechecked as the best comedy, while Danish show The Protectors was voted top drama.
Nominees from the United Kingdom swept the board at the New York ceremony, which honoured excellence in TV programming outside the U.S., winning gold in five of the nine categories in which British stars or programmes were nominated.
Whishaw was named Best Actor for his role in BBC series Criminal Justice, while Walters' performance in A Short Stay in Switzerland landed her the Best Actress prize, reports Daily Variety.
The U.K. also triumphed in the best documentary and arts categories, as well as scooping the award for best programming for children and young people.
Japanese series Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts was namechecked as the best comedy, while Danish show The Protectors was voted top drama.
- 11/24/2009
- WENN
Digital Spy presents the winners of the 37th International Emmy Awards held last night at at the New York Hilton. Arts Programming
The Mona Lisa Curse (UK) Best Performance by an Actor
Ben Whishaw - Criminal Justice (UK) Best Performance by an Actress
Julie Walters - A Short Stay In Switzerland (UK) Children & Young People
Dustbin Baby (UK) Comedy
Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts (more)...
The Mona Lisa Curse (UK) Best Performance by an Actor
Ben Whishaw - Criminal Justice (UK) Best Performance by an Actress
Julie Walters - A Short Stay In Switzerland (UK) Children & Young People
Dustbin Baby (UK) Comedy
Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts (more)...
- 11/24/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
New York -- Brazil took home the country's first-ever International Emmy Award on Monday night, while the U.K. once again won the most statuettes -- five out of 10.
Hosted by Graham Norton, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 37th annual black-tie gala at the New York Hilton honored Brazil's TV Globo in the telenovela category for its "India -- A Love Story."
Shows from Japan, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany also received International Emmys. Japan's "Hishi Shinichi's Short Shorts" won in the competitive comedy category, which also included U.K. nominee "Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor ...," Brazil's "The Slum" and Germany's "Turkish for Beginners." And Dutch entry "The Phone" beat out such other nonscripted entertainment nominees as "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" from the U.K. and "The Amazing Race Asia" from Singapore.
The U.K. dominated the two actor categories, with...
Hosted by Graham Norton, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 37th annual black-tie gala at the New York Hilton honored Brazil's TV Globo in the telenovela category for its "India -- A Love Story."
Shows from Japan, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany also received International Emmys. Japan's "Hishi Shinichi's Short Shorts" won in the competitive comedy category, which also included U.K. nominee "Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor ...," Brazil's "The Slum" and Germany's "Turkish for Beginners." And Dutch entry "The Phone" beat out such other nonscripted entertainment nominees as "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" from the U.K. and "The Amazing Race Asia" from Singapore.
The U.K. dominated the two actor categories, with...
- 11/23/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British TV shows have dominated the nominations for the upcoming International Emmy Awards - with the U.K. receiving a massive nine nods.
The awards, which honour excellence in TV programming outside the U.S., will see BBC spy series Spooks compete in the Best Drama category, while Harry Potter star Julie Walters is in the running for the Best Actress trophy for her turn in A Short Stay In Switzerland.
Reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has been nominated for the best Non-scripted Entertainment prize.
Other countries to garner nominations include Brazil with five nods, and the Philippines, Germany and Mexico with three apiece.
The Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, Japan, China and France all have two nominees, while Thailand landed its first nod for children's programme Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo.
British TV legend David Frost, whose interviews with former U.S. President Richard Nixon were depicted in the Oscar-nominated film Frost/Nixon, will receive the International Emmy Founders Award at the ceremony in New York on 23 November.
The awards, which honour excellence in TV programming outside the U.S., will see BBC spy series Spooks compete in the Best Drama category, while Harry Potter star Julie Walters is in the running for the Best Actress trophy for her turn in A Short Stay In Switzerland.
Reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! has been nominated for the best Non-scripted Entertainment prize.
Other countries to garner nominations include Brazil with five nods, and the Philippines, Germany and Mexico with three apiece.
The Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, Japan, China and France all have two nominees, while Thailand landed its first nod for children's programme Lharn Poo Koo E-Joo.
British TV legend David Frost, whose interviews with former U.S. President Richard Nixon were depicted in the Oscar-nominated film Frost/Nixon, will receive the International Emmy Founders Award at the ceremony in New York on 23 November.
- 10/7/2009
- WENN
'Best: His Mother's Son', a fact-based drama telling the story of footballer George Best's relationship with his mother will screen on Sunday, April 26th on BBC Two Ni at 9pm. The 90 minute drama will be followed by a making of documentary entitled 'Best: Made in Belfast' at 10.30pm. The drama stars Michelle Fairley (A Short Stay In Switzerland) as George's mother Ann and Tom Payne (Waterloo Road) as George. Lorcan Cranitch (Omagh) takes on the role of Dickie Best. Filmed in the Paint Hall Studios in Belfast last year, the script is written by one of Northern Ireland's leading dramatists, Terry Cafolla, who was nominated for a BAFTA for 'Holy Cross'.
- 4/23/2009
- IFTN
Julie Walters wants the subject of assisted suicide to be revisited after playing the role of a terminally ill doctor in forthcoming drama A Short Stay In Switzerland. The BBC One programme is based on the true story of Dr Anne Turner (Walters), a medic who travelled to Switzerland to end her own life because it is illegal in the UK. The script, written by Frank McGuinness, follows Dr Turner's efforts to cope with progressive supranuclear palsy and her subsequent declining health. PAquotes Walters as saying: "I think the subject should be debated. (more)...
- 1/17/2009
- by By Sarah Rollo
- Digital Spy
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