Award ceremonies are formal events in which prizes are awarded to those who have demonstrated a high achievement in a particular field, for example: the film industry. Award ceremonies aim to give people, and their work, across different media fields more recognition and respect for what they have accomplished and therefore they are promoting them. I am going to be discussing three different award ceremonies which are: The Oscars, The Golden Globe Awards and The Brit Awards.
The Oscars (2015)
The Oscars 2015 took place on February 22 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The ceremony was directed by Hamish Hamilton, produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris (actor). The Oscars present awards to the film industry only, covering 24 different categories which were presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. These categories include: Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Actor and Best Actress.
Best Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu- Birdman
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki- Birdman
Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne- The Theory of Everything
Best Actress: Julianne Moore- Still Alice
Best Film Editing: Tom Cross- Whiplash
Best Original Song: John Legend and Common- 'Glory' from Selma
Best Animated Feature Film: Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli- Big Hero 6
Many films were nominated to win an award and the most popular films were: Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel (9 nominations), The Imitation Game (8 nominations), American Sniper and Boyhood (6 nominations) and Foxcatcher, Interstellar, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash (5 nominations). Even if a nominee does not win an award, they will still gain recognition which is good for going further with their career and they are likely to be given more opportunities to work on big films. Additionally, there were performers throughout the ceremony including: Common and John Legend who performed 'Glory' from Selma and Rita Ora who performed 'Grateful' from Beyond the Lights.
The Golden Globe Awards (2015)
The Golden Globe Awards 2015 took place on January 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions along with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and it was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Awards were presented for the best in film and American television of 2014. The film categories included: Best Motion Picture, Best Performance in a Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Animated Feature Film and Best Foreign Language Film.
Best Motion Picture (drama): Boyhood (musical or comedy): The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Performance (drama): Eddie Redmayne- The Theory of Everything and Julianne Moore- Still Alice
Best Performance (musical or comedy): Michael Keaton- Birdman and Amy Adams- Big Eyes
Best Director: Richard Linklater- Boyhood
Best Screenplay: Birdman
Best Original Score: Johann Johannsson- The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song: John Legend and Common- 'Glory' from Selma
Best Animated Feature Film: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Foreign Language Film: Leviathan (Russia)
The Television categories:
Best Series (drama): The Affair (musical or comedy): Transparent
Best Performance in a TV Series (drama): Kevin Spacey- House of Cards and Ruth Wilson- The Affair
Best Performance in a TV Series (musical or comedy): Jeffrey Tambor- Transparent and Gina Rodriguez- Jane the Virgin
Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film: Billy Bob Thornton- Fargo and Maggie Gyllenhaal- The Honourable Woman
Best Supporting Performance: Matt Bomer- The Normal Heart and Joanne Froggatt- Downton Abbey
Best Miniseries or Television Film: Fargo
The most popular film nominations were Birdman (7 nominations), Boyhood and The Imitation Game (5 nominations) and Gone Girl, Selma, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Theory of Everything (4 nominations). The most popular television nominations were Fargo (5 nominations), True Detective (4 nominations), House of Cards, Oliver Kitteridge, Orange Is The New Black, The Affair, The Good Wife and The Normal Heart (3 nominations). The presenters included Colin Firth who introduced The Imitation Game and Channing Tatum who introduced Foxcatcher.
The Brit Awards (2015)
The Brit Awards 2015 took place on February 25 at the O2 Arena in London. The ceremony was hosted by Ant and Dec and ITV provided television coverage whilst BBC provided radio coverage. Awards were presented for pop music under a variety of categories including: British Male and Female Solo Artist, International Group and British Single of the Year.
British Male Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran
British Female Solo Artist: Paloma Faith
British Group: Royal Blood
International Group: Foo Fighters
British Breakthrough Act: Sam Smith
Critics' Choice: James Bay
MasterCard British Album of the Year: Ed Sheeran- X
British Single of the Year: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars- Uptown Funk
International Male Solo Artist: Pharrell Williams
International Female Solo Artist: Taylor Swift
British Producer of the Year: Paul Epworth
British Video: One Direction- You & I
BRITs Global Success: Sam Smith
There were a variety of performers throughout the ceremony including: Taylor Swift- Blank Space and Madonna- Living for Love. Madonna was the last performance of the night and at near the beginning, she fell down a flight of stairs due to a problem with her costume however, she quickly continued with her performance as normal. There were also many presenters including: Lewis Hamilton and Ellie Goulding who presented the International Female Solo Artist and John Bishop who presented the International Group.
Jess this is a comprehensive review of the Awards Season and sum of the main ceremonies that have taken place this year. You have included most of the key information and some great video inserts as requested. Going forward be sure that you mention all the key awards and any controversy that may surround these.
ReplyDeleteYou have mentioned that the awards are key to the actors but how would it affect the other parts of the Production Cycle?
I think the awards are important to actors/companies etc who did not win an award or even who were not nominated because they will be given a good idea of who they are up against and by having this knowledge of their competition, they can improve. Award ceremonies are also quite important for advertisements (sales and marketing) and especially fashion designers because they can promote their dresses,suits etc on the red carpet and if people see one of their favourite celebrities wearing a particular outfit, they might want to buy one similar, meaning the company that designed it gains profit and recognition.
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