“American Hustle” helmer to receive Cinematic Imagery AwardDecember 3, 2015 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Art Directors Guild has selected David O. Russell as the recipient of its Cinematic Imagery Award, Variety reports. The guild will present Russell, who helmed “American Hustle”, “Silver Linings Playbook” and “Joy,” with the award at its 20th annual awards ceremonies on Jan. 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Cinematic Imagery Award is given to those whose body of work in the film industry has enhanced the visual aspects of the movie-going experience. Previous recipients have been Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, John Lasseter, George Lucas, Frank Oz and Steven Spielberg. “Year after year David O. Russell has delivered consistent excellence and creativity in his motion pictures,” said Council Chair Marcia Hinds. “His films are not genre specific. They are story and character specific and an integral part of those stories is the production design.” Russell received Academy Award nominations for best director for “The Fighter,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle,” as well as a best adapted screenplay nomination for “Silver Linings Playbook” and a best original screenplay nom for “American Hustle.” Fox opens “Joy,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, on Dec. 25. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |