"Zero Dark Thirty" Bin Laden hunt film wins NY Film Critics awardsDecember 4, 2012 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Zero Dark Thirty" has been named the best film of 2012 by the New York Film Critics Circle, the first and one of the most important critics' groups to make its year-end picks, TheWrap said. The gripping Kathryn Bigelow procedural about the hunt for Osama bin Laden also won awards for its director and for cinematographer Greig Fraser. Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" won three awards as well, for screenplay (Tony Kusher), best actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and supporting actress (Sally Field). Supporting actor Matthew McConaughey was honored for "Bernie" and "Magic Mike" with an award that definitely gave some needed momentum to a performer whose films are not typical Oscar bait. And Rachel Weisz, whose role as a judge's wife having an affair with an RAF pilot in "The Deep Blue Sea" was barely noticed at the box office, was a surprise best-actress winner whose small awards profile just got a huge shot boost. Other winners included writer Tony Kushner ("Lincoln") and cinematographer Greig Fraser ("Zero Dark Thirty"). Michael Haneke's "Amour" was named best foreign film, while Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" won the award for animation. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |