Newer Post Older PostMONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011 The IRAs 2011 -- "A Prophet," "I Am Love" and "Carlos" Top Winner s! THE 36TH ANNUAL IRA FILM AWARDS The IRA Film Awards are the most prestigious, mysterious and exclusive movie awards in the world.</p><p> Long after the frenzy of "awards season" has passed, the members of the IRAs meet to soberly discuss, debate, argue, bicker, fight, and mock each other as they decide what truly are the best films, performances and technical achievements of the previous year.</p><p> They also shine a light on some of the worst achievements in cinema.</p><p> The IRAs were founded in the 1970s with one very simple thought: we've got better taste than those other award shows; let's do our own.</p><p> And thus the IRAs were born.</p><p> Its ranks have contained future Oscar winners, acclaimed and best-selling authors of both fiction and nonfiction (especially movie history), power players in the studio system, influential members of the media, hardcore cineastes and the team behind Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards, the most acclaimed (really, the ONLY acclaimed) awards book in history and the template for all the ones that followed in its wake.</p><p> Usually composed of 10-20 members, the IRAs spend their year watching and debating the movies that really matter, the ones they hope will last and then share their judgment with the rest of the world.</p><p> The "kids" -- younger members who joined in the 90s and the noughts - - have brought a new-found appreciation for animation and genres like sci-fi.</p><p> The veterans remain loyal to stalwarts like Alain Resnais and the late, lamented Blake Edwards.</p><p> After decades, it's only natural the IRAs mellow as an institution.</p><p> Members have been born since the IRAs began; others have died.</p><p> Many see each other only once a year on awards night when the winners are selected.</p><p> The debate has softened from rancorous and bitter to witty and pointed.</p><p> Eventually, someone's opinion on film becomes so familiar to you that instead of anger you feel amusement.</p><p> That was certainly the case this year.</p><p> References to everything from Toy Story 3 to Wild Grass to Inception and A Prophet brought scorn from some, but it was a scorn more focused on scoring points with a witty rejoinder than the acrimonious debates that once ended friendships over the work of Blake Edwards or Brian DePalma.</p><p> A love of movies always comes first.</p><p> Let's put it this way.</p><p> One of the door prizes was a Criterion Collection DVD of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Circle Rouge.</p><p> To win the prize, three people were vying to be the first to name one of the best films of the 1990s as cited on an IRA member's list.</p><p> One person immediately won by shouting out "L.A.</p><p> Confidential! " But another competitor was clearly still thinking hard about his answer.</p><p> When told he'd already lost, he said distractedly, "Well, I was going to start by telling you MY favorite film from the 1990s, which is Krzysztof Kieslowski's Red...." Even when a prize is at stake, voicing your opinion on the movies that matter always comes first.</p><p> Four films dominated every single award, so you'll find it easy to check out the taste of the IRAs this year.</p><p> But after the winners, we'll show the entire winning ballots so you can see the range of films that were favored by at least some factions.</p><p> You'll discover 29 movies well worth your time, for one reason or another.</p><p> According to some of us. (Others may vehemently disagree.) After that, you'll find a list of all the award winners in IRA history from 1975 to the present.</p><p> So without further ado, this year's top winners are... 2010 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: A Prophet/Un Prophete Best Director: Jacques Audiard - A Prophet/Un Prophete Best Actor: Edgar Ramirez - Carlos Best Actress: Tilda Swinton - I Am Love Best Supporting Actor: Niels Arestrup - A Prophet/Un Prophete Best Supporting Actress: Dale Dickey - Winter's Bone Best Screenplay: Thomas Bidegain and Jacques Audiard - A Prophet/Un Prophete Best Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux - I Am Love Best Production Design: Francesca Balestra Di Mottola - I Am Love Best Music: John Adams - I Am Love Best Costumes: Antonella Cannarozzi - I Am Love Sominex: Cairo Time Dramamine: Black Swan Mechanical Actor: Vincent Cassel for Black Swan Mechanical Actress: Natalie Portman for Black Swan The Governor Scott Walker Award For Achievement In Political Thuggery: Waiting For "Superman" FILMS CITED BY THE IRAS FOR 2010 IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Alice In Wonderland (1 mention) Anton Chekhov's The Duel (1 mention) Carlos (8 mentions) Dogtooth (1 mention) Eccentricities Of A Blonde-haired Girl (4 mentions) Everyone Else (2 mentions) The Fighter (1 mention) The Ghost Writer (5 mentions) Hadewijch (1 mention) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2 mentions) Howl (1 mention) I Am Love (6 mention) I Love You, Philip Morris (1 mention) The Kids Are All Right (1 mention) The King's Speech (3 mentions) Night Catches Us (1 mention) Nora's Will (1 mention) 127 Hours (1 mention) Please Give (2 mentions) A Prophet/Un Prophete (7 mentions) Secret Sunshine (2 mentions) Shutter Island (1 mention) The Social Network (3 mentions) The Strange Case Of Angelica (4 mentions) The Town (1 mention) Toy Story 3 (1 mention) Vincere (6 mentions) White Material (5 mentions) Winter's Bone (5 mentions) FILMS CITED BY THE IRAS FOR 2010 IN ORDER OF MENTIONS Carlos (8 mentions) A Prophet/Un Prophete (7 mentions) I Am Love (6 mention) Vincere (6 mentions) The Ghost Writer (5 mentions) White Material (5 mentions) Winter's Bone (5 mentions) Eccentricities Of A Blonde-haired Girl (4 mentions) The Strange Case Of Angelica (4 mentions) The King's Speech (3 mentions) The Social Network (3 mentions) Everyone Else (2 mentions) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2 mentions) Please Give (2 mentions) Secret Sunshine (2 mentions) Alice In Wonderland (1 mention) Anton Chekhov's The Duel (1 mention) Dogtooth (1 mention) The Fighter (1 mention) Hadewijch (1 mention) Howl (1 mention) I Love You, Philip Morris (1 mention) The Kids Are All Right (1 mention) Night Catches Us (1 mention) Nora's Will (1 mention) 127 Hours (1 mention) Shutter Island (1 mention) The Town (1 mention) Toy Story 3 (1 mention) THE COMPLETE BALLOTS IN ORDER OF VOTING BEST COSTUMES 1.</p><p> Antonella Cannarozzi - I Am Love 39 pts. 2.</p><p> Francois Clavel - Carlos 23 pts. 3.</p><p> Adelaide Maria Trepa - Eccentricities Of A Blonde-haired Girl The Strange Case Of Angelica 14 pts. for her work on both films 4.</p><p> Sergio Ballo - Vincere Anton Chekhov's The Duel 9 pts for his work on both films 5.</p><p> Jenny Beavan - The King's Speech (tie) Maren Reese - Night Catches Us (tie) Virginie Montel - A Prophet/Un Prophete (tie) 6 pts. each By acclamation, Antonella Cannarozzi won Best Costumes for her work on I Am Love.</p><p> She received six out of 10 possible votes for first place.</p><p> When this occurs, a vote is taken whether to accept it as the top winner by acclamation or reject it completely from the ballot.</p><p> I Am Love was declared the winner.</p><p> Balloting continued just to clarify other films that were appreciated this year.</p><p> When someone is honored for their work on multiple films, all films are cited in alphabetical order unless a consensus emerges to eliminate one or more particular films from the honor roll.</p><p> BEST MUSIC 1.</p><p> John Adams - I Am Love 44 pts. 2.</p><p> Alexandre Desplat - The Ghost Writer Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 The King's Speech A Prophet/Un Prophete 21 pts. for his work on all four films 3.</p><p> Carlo Crivelli - Vincere 13 pts. 4.</p><p> Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network 12 pts. 5.</p><p> Stuart Staples/Tindersticks - White Material 10 pts.</p><p> By acclamation, John Adams won Best Music for his work on I Am Love.</p><p> He received seven out of 10 possible votes for first place.</p><p> I Am Love was declared the winner.</p><p> Balloting continued just to clarify other films that were appreciated this year.</p><p> BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 1.</p><p> Francesca Balestra Di Mottola - I Am Love 30 pts. 2.</p><p> Dante Ferretti - Shutter Island 18 pts. 3.</p><p> Marco Dentici - Vincere 14 pts. 4.</p><p> Albrecht Konrad - The Ghost Writer (tie) Francois-Renaud Labarthe - Carlos (tie) Mark White - Please Give (tie) Winter's Bone (tie) 11 pts. each Here you have a three-way tie for fourth place, with Konrad honored for his work on Roman Polanksi's The Ghost Writer, Labarthe for his work on Carlos and Mark White for his work on two films, Please Give and Winter's Bone.</p><p> BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 1.</p><p> Yorick Le Saux - I Am Love 27 pts. 2.</p><p> Yves Cape - White Material Hadewijch 15 pts. for his work on both films 3.</p><p> Yorick Le Saux and Denis Lenoir - Carlos 14 pts. 5.</p><p> Daniele Cipri - Vincere (tie) Sabine Lancelin - Eccentricities Of A Blonde-haired Girl The Strange Case Of Angelica (tie) 12 pts. each This was a contentious award.</p><p> Carlos was originally a miniseries but shown at the Cannes Film Festival and theaters around the world as one lengthy five hour film.</p><p> Yorick Le Saux worked on the miniseries along with Denis Lenoir.</p><p> Le Saux also worked on I Am Love, one of the most ravishing films of the year on a technical level.</p><p> Some felt that Le Saux should have received the top award for his work on both films.</p><p> But since he shared credit on Carlos , that had to be treated separately from his work on I Am Love.</p><p> BEST SCREENPLAY 1.</p><p> Thomas Bidegain and Jacques Audiard - A Prophet/Un Prophete 27 pts. 2.</p><p> Olivier Assayas and Dan Franck and Daniel Leconte - Carlos (tie) Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini - Winter's Bone (tie) 13 pts. each 3.</p><p> John Requa & Glenn Ficarra - I Love You, Philip Morris 10 pts. 4.</p><p> Maren Ade - Everyone Else (tie) Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3 (tie) Robert Harris and Roman Polanski - The Ghost Writer (tie) Manoel de Oliveira - Eccentricities Of A Blonde-haired Girl (tie) 8 pts. each BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 1.</p><p> Dale Dickey - Winter's Bone 20 pts. 2.</p><p> Maria Paiato - I Am Love 15 pts. 3.</p><p> Aggeliki Papoulia - Dogtooth (tie) Nora Van Waldstatten - Carlos (tie) 13 pts. each 5.</p><p> Helena Bonham Carter - Alice In Wonderland Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 The King's Speech (tie) Ann Guilbert - Please Give (tie) Olivia Williams - The Ghost Writer (tie) 9 pts. each Here again we have some ties.</p><p> Two actresses tied at #3.</p><p> And there's a three-way tie at #5.</p><p> Helena Bonham Carter appeared in three films this year, but no consensus emerged on which films she deserved notice for.</p><p> One loved her work in Alice but derided The King's Speech .</p><p> Another loved The King's Speech but didn't see Alice .</p><p> A third obstinately said her work in HP7P1 was her best.</p><p> Thus, her appearance on the honor roll includes all three films.</p><p> BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 1.</p><p> Niels Arestrup - A Prophet/Un Prophete 27 pts. 2.</p><p> Pierce Brosnan - The Ghost Writer 21 pts. 3.</p><p> Jeremy Renner - The Town 14 pts. 4.</p><p> John Hawkes - Winter's Bone 11 pts. 5.</p><p> Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right (tie) Kang-ho Song - Secret Sunshine (tie) 7 pts. each BEST ACTRESS 1.</p><p> Tilda Swinton - I Am Love 22 pts. 2.</p><p> Isabelle Huppert - White Material (tie) Do-yeon Jeon - Secret Sunshine (tie) 21 pts. each 4.</p><p> Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone 15 pts. 5.</p><p> Birgit Minichmyar - Everyone Else 12 pts.</p><p> BEST ACTOR 1.</p><p> Edgar Ramirez - Carlos 25 pts. 2.</p><p> Tahar Rahim - A Prophet/Un Prophete 21 pts. 3.</p><p> Mark Wahlberg - The Fighter 14 pts. 4.</p><p> Fernando Lujan - Nora's Will 11 pts. 5.</p><p> Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network (tie) James Franco - Howl 127 Hours (tie) 10 pts. each BEST DIRECTOR 1.</p><p> Jacques Audiard - A Prophet/Un Prophete 24 pts. 2.</p><p> Olivier Assayas - Carlos 21 pts. 3.</p><p> Manoel de Oliveira - Eccentricities Of A Blonde-haired Girl The Strange Case Of Angelica 17 pts. 4.</p><p> Claire Denis - White Material 16 pts. 5.</p><p> Marco Bellocchio - Vincere (tie) David Fincher - The Social Network (tie) 9 pts. each BEST PICTURE 1.</p><p> A Prophet/Un Prophete 23 pts. 2.</p><p> White Material 17 pts. 3.</p><p> Carlos 16 pts. 4.</p><p> The Strange Case Of Angelica 13 pts. 5.</p><p> Vincere 10 pts.</p><p> SOMINEX AWARD (THE FILMS THAT PUT US TO SLEEP) 1.</p><p> Cairo Time 18 pts. 2.</p><p> Eat Pray Love (tie) Salt (tie) 12 pts. each 4.</p><p> Inception 10 pts. 5.</p><p> Hadewijch 9 pts.</p><p> DRAMAMINE AWARD (THE FILMS THAT MADE US SICK) 1.</p><p> Black Swan 35 pts. 2.</p><p> Waiting For "Superman" 24 pts. 3.</p><p> Eat Pray Love 10 pts. 4.</p><p> Blue Valentine 9 pts. 5.</p><p> Biutiful 5 pts.</p><p> Black Swan was easily the most disliked notable film of 2010, winning three of four of the negative awards.</p><p> But special notice was taken of Waiting For "Superman" by the IRA crowd, which leans strongly left in its politics.</p><p> Because they saw the film as a screed against teachers' unions (the film paints unions as virtually the reason public schools are failing; teachers' unions are the major, indeed the only villain), IRA members found it strange the movie was embraced by liberal Hollywood and felt it needed to be singled out.</p><p> They awarded the film a rare, special citation, as follows: THE GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN POLITICAL THUGGERY JURY CITATION GOES TO WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN." MECHANICAL ACTRESS 1.</p><p> Natalie Portman - Black Swan 39 pts. 2.</p><p> Patricia Clarkson - Cairo Time 14 pts. 3.</p><p> Angelina Jolie - Salt and The Tourist 13 pts. 4.</p><p> Mia Wajikowska - Alice in Wonderland and The Kids Are All Right 8 pts. 5.</p><p> Sabine Azema - Wild Grass (tie) Julia Roberts - Eat Pray Love (tie) 7 pts. each MECHANICAL ACTOR 1.</p><p> Vincent Cassel - Black Swan 12 pts. 2.</p><p> Jaden Smith - The Karate Kid 10 pts. 3.</p><p> Shia LaBeouf - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 9 pts. 4.</p><p> Sean Penn - Fair Game 8 pts. 5.</p><p> Jonah Hill - Cyrus 7 pts.</p><p> THE COMPLETE IRA MOVIE AWARD WINNERS: 1975 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Barry Lyndon Best Director: Claude Chabrol for La Rupture and Just Before Nightfall Best Actor: Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Best Supporting Actor: François Perrier in Just Before Nightfall Best Supporting Actress: Blythe Danner in Hearts Of The West Best Screenplay: Tom Stoppard and Thomas Wiseman for The Romantic Englishwoman Best Cinematography: John Alcott for Barry Lyndon 1976 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: (tie) Lipstick, and The Marquise Of O Best Director: Eric Rohmer for The Marquise Of O Best Actor: Sean Connery in Robin And Marian Best Actress: Sissy Spacek in Carrie Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards in All The President’s Men Best Supporting Actress: Anne Bancroft in Lipstick Best Screenplay: Alain Tanner and John Berger for Jonah Who Will Be 25 In The Year 2000 Best Cinematography: Nestor Almendros for The Marquise Of O 1977 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Annie Hall Best Director: Wim Wenders for The American Friend Best Actor: John Gielgud in Providence Best Actress: Dianne Keaton in Annie Hall and Looking For Mr.</p><p> Goodbar Best Supporting Actor: G.</p><p> D.</p><p> Spradlin in One On One Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave in Julia Best Screenplay: Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman for Annie Hall Best Cinematography: Robby Müller for The American Friend 1978 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Days Of Heaven Best Director: Terence Malick for Days Of Heaven Best Actor: Jon Voight in Coming Home Best Actress: Jane Fonda in Coming Home Best Supporting Actor: Dom DeLuise in The End Best Supporting Actress: Stephane Audran in Violette Best Screenplay: Eric Rohmer for Perceval Best Cinematography: Nestor Almendros for Days Of Heaven 1979 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Fedora Best Director: Blake Edwards for 10 Best Actor: Clint Eastwood in Escape From Alcatraz Best Actress: Hanna Schygulla in The Marriage Of Maria Braun Best Supporting Actor: Denholm Elliott in Cuba and Saint Jack Best Supporting Actress: Frances Sternhagen in Fedora and Starting Over Best Screenplay: Billy Wilder and I.</p><p> A.</p><p> L.</p><p> Diamond for Fedora Best Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto for Last Embrace and Remember My Name Best Music: Miklos Rozsa for Fedora and Last Embrace Best Production Design: Dean Edward Mitzner for 1941 1980 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: The Big Red One Best Director: Sam Fuller for The Big Red One Best Actor: Lee Marvin for The Big Red One Best Actress: Jodie Foster for Carny and Foxes Best Supporting Actor: (tie) Joe Pesci in Raging Bull and Harry Dean Stanton in The Black Marble, The Long Riders, Private Benjamin and Wise Blood Best Supporting Actress: Pamela Reed in The Long Riders and Melvin And Howard Best Screenplay: Sam Fuller for The Big Red One Best Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth for Altered States Best Music: Dana Kaproff for The Big Red One Best Production Design: Tambi Larsen for Heaven’s Gate 1981 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Cutter’s Way Best Director: Ivan Passer for Cutter’s Way Best Actor: Jeff Bridges in Cutter’s Way Best Actress: Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson in Reds Best Supporting Actress: Mona Washbouurne in Stevie Best Screenplay: John Guare for Atlantic City Best Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth for Cutter’s Way Best Music: Georges DeLerue for The Last Metro, Rich and Famous, True Confessions and The Woman Next Door Best Production Design: Ken Adam for Pennies From Heaven Best Costume Design: Shirley Russell for Reds 1982 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Victor/Victoria Best Director: Blake Edwards for Victor/Victoria Best Actor: Jack Lemmon in Missing Best Actress: (tie) Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria and Jessica Lange in Frances Best Supporting Actor: Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria Best Supporting Actress: Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria Best Screenplay: Blake Edwards for Victor/Victoria Best Cinematography: Xaver Schwartzenberger for Lola and Veronika Voss Best Music: Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse for Victor/Victoria Best Production Design: Rodger Maus for Victor/Victoria Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris for Victor/Victoria 1983 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Berlin Alexanderplatz Best Director: Andrzej Wajda for Danton Best Actor: Eric Roberts for Star ’80 Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for Terms Of Endearment Best Supporting Actor: Jerry Lewis for The King Of Comedy Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis for Trading Places Best Screenplay: Bill Forsyth for Local Hero Best Cinematography: Sven Nykvist for Star ’80 Best Music: Peer Raben for Berlin Alexanderplatz Best Production Design: Fernando Scarfiotti for Scarface Best Costume Design: Yvonne Sassinot DeNestle for Danton 1984 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: (tie) L’Argent and Once Upon A Time In America Best Director: Sergio Leone for Once Upon A Time In America Best Actor: Clint Eastwood in Tightrope Best Actress: Helen Mirren in Cal Best Supporting Actor: Jean-Luc Godard in First Name: Carmen Best Supporting Actress: Christine Lahti in Swing Shift Best Screenplay: Franco Arcalli, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Enrico Medioli for Once Upon A Time In America Best Cinematography: Robby Müller for Paris Texas and Repo Man Best Music: Ennio Morricone for Once Upon A Time In America Best Production Design: James Singelis for Once Upon A Time In America Best Costume Design: Mic Cheminal for Entre Nous 1985 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Prizzi’s Honor Best Director: Martin Scorsese for After Hours Best Actor: Jack Nicholson in Prizzi’s Honor Best Actress: Mia Farrow in The Purple Rose Of Cairo Best Supporting Actor: William Hickey in Prizzi’s Honor Best Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston in Prizzi’s Honor Best Screenplay: Joseph Minion for After Hours Best Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak for Prizzi’s Honor Best Music: Brian Gascoigne and Junior Hamrich for The Emerald Forest Best Production Design: Jeffrey Townsend for After Hours Best Costume Design: Ann Roth for The Jagged Edge and Sweet Dreams 1986 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Eyes On The Prize Best Director: David Lynch for Blue Velvet Best Actor: (tie) Daniel Day-Lewis in My Beautiful Laundrette and Jeff Goldblum in The Fly Best Actress: Laura Dern in Smooth Talk Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi in Parting Glances Best Supporting Actress: Mary Stuart Masterson in At Close Range Best Screenplay: Hanif Kureishi for My Beautiful Laundrette Best Cinematography: Frederick Elmes for Blue Velvet Best Music: (tie) George Delerue for Platoon and Herbie Hancock for Round Midnight Best Production Design: Patricia Norris for Blue Velvet Best Costume Design: Jenny Beaven and John Bright for A Room With A View 1987 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Housekeeping Best Director: Bill Forsyth for Housekeeping Best Actor: Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears Best Actress: Christine Lahti in Housekeeping Best Supporting Actor: John Mahoney in Moonstruck and Tin Men Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave in Prick Up Your Ears Best Screenplay: Bill Forsyth for Housekeeping Best Cinematography: Phillippe Rousselot for Hope And Glory Best Music: David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su for The Last Emperor Best Production Design: Santo Loquasto for Radio Days Best Costume Design: Mary-Jane Reyner for Housekeeping 1988 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Dead Ringers Best Director: David Cronenberg for Dead Ringers Best Actor: Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers Best Actress: Jodie Foster in The Accused Best Supporting Actor: Divine in Hairspray Best Supporting Actress: Claudia Karvan in High Tide Best Screenplay: Christopher Hampton for Dangerous Liaisons Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro for Tucker: The Man And His Dream Best Music: George Fenton for Dangerous Liaisons Best Production Design: Dean Tavoularis for Tucker: The Man And His Dream Best Costume Design: Van Smith for Hairspray 1989 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Story Of Women Best Director: Claude Chabrol for Story Of Women Best Actor: John Hurt in Scandal Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert in Story Of Women Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke in Dad and Dead Poets Society Best Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston in Enemies: A Love Story Best Screenplay: Blake Edwards for Skin Deep Best Cinematography: Jeff Preiss for Let’s Get Lost Best Music: Michael Kamen for The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen Best Costume Design: Jane Robinson for Scandal 1990 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: GoodFellas Best Director: Martin Scorsese for GoodFellas Best Actor: Michel Blanc in Monsieur Hire Best Actress: Anjelica Huston in The Grifters Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci in GoodFellas Best Supporting Actress: Lorraine Bracco in GoodFellas Best Screenplay: Craig Lucas for Longtime Companion Best Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton for The Grifters Best Music: Elmer Bernstein for The Grifters Best Production Design: Dennis Gassner for The Grifters Best Costume Design: Richard Bruno for The Grifters 1991 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: The Man In The Moon Best Director: Robert Mulligan for The Man In The Moon Best Actor: River Phoenix in Dogfight and My Own Private Idaho Best Actress: Judy Davis in Barton Fink, Impromptu, and Naked Lunch Best Supporting Actor: Harvey Keitel in Bugsy, Mortal Thoughts, and Thelma & Louise Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear Best Screenplay: Michael Tolkin for The Rapture Best Cinematography: Freddie Francis for Cape Fear and The Man In The Moon Best Music: Ennio Morricone for Bugsy Best Production Design: Dennis Gassner for Barton Fink and Bugsy Best Costume Design: Albert Wolsky for Bugsy 1992 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Raise The Red Lantern Best Director: Robert Altman for The Player Best Actor: Tim Robbins in Bob Roberts and The Player Best Actress: Emma Thompson in Howards End Best Supporting Actor: Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game Best Supporting Actress: Judy Davis in Husbands And Wives Best Screenplay: Michael Tolkin for The Player Best Cinematography: Zhao Fei and Lun Yang for Raise The Red Lantern Best Music: Lenny Niehaus for Unforgiven Best Production Design: Marc Caro for Delicatessen Best Costume Design: Alexander Julien for The Player Sominex Award: A Few Good Men Dramamine Award: Basic Instinct Mechanical Actor: Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct Mechanical Actress: **** 1993 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Six Degrees Of Separation Best Director: Nancy Savoca for Household Saints Best Actor: Dennis Quaid in Flesh And Bone Best Actress: Stockard Channing in Six Degrees Of Separation Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio in A Boy’s Life and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Best Supporting Actress: Regina Tourney in Like Water For Chocolate Best Screenplay: Mike Leigh for Naked Best Cinematography: Michael Balhaus for The Age Of Innocence Best Music: Elmer Bernstein for The Age Of Innocence and The Cemetery Club Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for The Age Of Innocence Best Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci for The Age Of Innocence Sominex Award: Heaven And Earth Dramamine Award: Falling Down Mechanical Actor: Richard Gere in Sommersby Mechanical Actress: Madonna in Body Of Evidence 1994 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Red Best Director: Krzyzstof Kieslowski for Red and White Best Actor: Terence Stamp in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Best Actress: Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale in Little Women Best Supporting Actress: Kristin Scott Thomas in Four Weddings and a Funeral Best Screenplay: Steve Baranczek for The Last Seduction Best Cinematography: Stephen Czapsky for Ed Wood Best Music: Zbigniew Preissner for Red and White Best Production Design: Dennis Gastner for The Hudsucker Proxy Best Costume Design: Lizzie Gardiner and Tim Chappel for Priscilla, Queen of The Desert Sominex Award: Wyatt Earp 1995 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Exotica Best Director: Terry Zwigoff for Crumb Best Actor: John Travolta in Get Shorty Best Actress: (A three-way tie) Mia Kershner in Exotica; Alicia Silverstone in Clueless; Nicole Kidman in To Die For Best Supporting Actor: Tim Roth in Rob Roy Best Supporting Actress: Mare Winningham in Georgia Best Screenplay: (tie) Atom Egoyan for Exotica and Buck Henry for To Die For Best Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel for The Usual Suspects Best Music: John Ottman for The Usual Suspects Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for Casino Best Costumes: Mona May for Clueless Sominex Award: The Brothers McMullen Dramamine Award: Braveheart Mechanical Actor: Dennis Miller in The Net and the cast of The Brothers McMullen Mechanical Actress: Annette Bening in The American President 1996 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: La Ceremonie Best Director: Claude Chabrol for La Ceremonie Best Actor: Ewen McGregor in Trainspotting Best Actress: (tie) Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient and Emily Watson in Breaking The Waves Best Supporting Actor: Ian Holm in Big Night Best Supporting Actress: Mary Kay Place in Citizen Ruth and Manny & Lo Best Screenplay: John Sayles for Lone Star Best Cinematography: (tie) Darius Khondji for Stealing Beauty and Oliver Stapleton for Kansas City Best Music: Tiffany Anders, Burt Bacharach, David Baerwald, Carole Bayer Sager, Ed Berghoff, Elvis Costello, Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Tonio K, Larry Klein, J.</p><p> Mascis, Joni Mitchell, Boyd Rice, David A.</p><p> Stewart, and J.</p><p> Mayo Williams for Grace Of My Heart Best Production Design: Harley Jessup for James And The Giant Peach Best Costume Design: Dona Granata for Kansas City Sominex Award: The English Patient Dramamine Award: A Time To Kill Mechanical Actor: All the men in She’s The One Mechanical Actress: Maxine Bahns in She’s The One 1997 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: (tie) Crash and Grosse Pointe Blank Best Director: David Cronenberg for Crash Best Actor: John Cusack for Grosse Pointe Blank Best Actress: Julie Christie in Afterglow Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey in L.</p><p> A.</p><p> Confidential Best Supporting Actress: Christina Ricci in The Ice Storm Best Screenplay: Neil LaBute for In The Company Of Men Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins for Kundun Best Music: (tie) Eleni Karaindrou for Ulysses’ Gaze and Michael Nyman for Gattaca Best Production Design: (tie) Dan Weil for The Fifth Element and Jan Roelfs for Gattaca Best Costume Design: Denise Cronenberg for Crash Sominex Award: The Pillow Book Dramamine Award: Con Air Mechanical Actor: Billy Zane in Titanic Mechanical Actress: Elisabeth Shue in Deconstructing Harry and The Saint 1998 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Gods And Monsters Best Director: (tie) Bill Condon for Gods And Monsters and Todd Solondz for Happiness Best Actor: Ian McKellen in Gods And Monsters Best Actress: Christina Ricci in The Opposite Of Sex Best Supporting Actor: Dylan Baker in Happiness Best Supporting Actress: Lisa Kudrow in The Opposite Of Sex Best Screenplay: Bill Condon for Gods And Monsters Best Cinematography: Maryse Alberti for Happiness and Velvet Goldmine Best Music: Carter Burwell for Gods And Monsters Best Production Design: Thérèse DePrez for Happiness Best Costume Design: Bruce Finlayson for Gods And Monsters Sominex Award: Dangerous Beauty Dramamine Award: Stepmom Mechanical Actor: Bruce Willis in Armageddon, The Siege and Mercury Rising Mechanical Actress: Jena Malone in Stepmom 1999 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Fight Club Best Director: (tie) David Fincher for Fight Club and Spike Jonze for Being John Malkovich Best Actor: Terence Stamp in The Limey Best Actress: (tie) Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut and Hillary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman in Magnolia and The Talented Mr.</p><p> Ripley Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor for Election Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson for Bringing Out The Dead and Snow Falling On Cedars Best Music: Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman for South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Best Production Design: Owen Paterson for The Matrix Best Costume Design: Michael Kaplan for Fight Club Sominex Award: The World Is Not Enough Dramamine Award: The Green Mile Mechanical Actor: Kevin Spacey in American Beauty Mechanical Actress: Annette Bening in American Beauty 2000 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: L’ Humanite Best Director: (tie) Terence Davies for The House Of Mirth and Jim Jarmusch for Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai Best Actor: Forrest Whitaker in Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai Best Actress: (tie) Severine Caneele in L’ Humanite and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Best Supporting Actor: Jack Black in High Fidelity and Jesus’s Son Best Supporting Actress: Lupe Ontiveros in Chuck And Buck Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonnergan for You Can Count On Me Best Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin for The House Of Mirth Best Music: RZA for Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai Best Production Design: Gideon Ponte for American Psycho and Hamlet Best Costume Design: Monica Howe for The House Of Mirth Sominex Award: Mission Impossible 2 Dramamine Award: The Replacements (aka The Scabs) Mechanical Actor: Ian Holm in Joe Gould’s Secret Mechanical Actress: Charlize Theron in Reindeer Games 2001 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: The Werckmeister Harmonies Best Director: Bela Tarr for The Werckmeister Harmonies Best Actor: John Cameron Mitchell for Hedwig And The Angry Inch Best Actress: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi in Ghost World Best Supporting Actress: Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World and The Man Who Wasn’t There Best Screenplay: Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff for Ghost World Best Cinematography: (tie) Peter Deming for From Hell and Mulholland Drive and Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin for In The Mood For Love Best Music: Mihály Vig for The Werckmeister Harmonies Best Production Design: Edward T.</p><p> McAvoy for Ghost World Best Costume Design: Mary Zophres for Ghost World Sominex Award: Dramamine Award: Mechanical Actor: Mechanical Actress: 2002 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: (tie) Far From Heaven and The Son’s Room Best Director: (tie) Todd Haynes for Far From Heaven and Aleksandr Sokurov for Russian Ark Best Actor: Greg Kinnear in Auto Focus Best Actress: (tie) Emmanuelle Devos in Read My Lips and Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven and Samantha Morton in Minority Report and Morvern Callar Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Izzard in The Cat’s Meow Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Clarkson in Far From Heaven Best Screenplay: Bill Condon for Chicago Best Cinematography: Tilman Büttner for Russian Ark Best Music: Elmer Bernstein for Far From Heaven Best Production Design: Mark Friedberg for Far From Heaven Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell for Far From Heaven and Gangs Of New York Sominex Award: Naqoyqatsi Dramamine Award: Bowling For Dollars Mechanical Actor: Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon Mechanical Actress: Catherine Keener in Lovely And Amazing 2003 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Decasia Best Director: Bill Morrison for Decasia Best Actor: Johnny Depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean Best Actress: Hope Davis in American Splendor and The Secret Lives Of Dentists Best Supporting Actor: Max Pirkis in Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World Best Supporting Actress: Ludivine Sagnier in Swimming Pool Best Screenplay: Shari Springer Bergman and Robert Pulcini for American Splendor Best Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky for Spider Best Music: Michael Gordon for Decasia Best Production Design: Andrew Laws for Down With Love Best Costume Design: Daniel Orlandi for Down With Love Sominex Award: Dramamine Award: In My Skin Mechanical Actor: Anthony Hopkins in The Human Stain Mechanical Actress: Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain 2004 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Kinsey Best Director: Bill Condon for Kinsey Best Actor: Ethan Hawke in Before Sunset Best Actress: Laura Linney in Kinsey and P.S.</p><p> Best Supporting Actor: Peter Sarsgaard in Kinsey Best Supporting Actress: Kirsten Dunst in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind Best Screenplay: Bill Condon for Kinsey Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle for Hero, Last Life In The Universe and Days Of Being Wild Best Music: Alberto Iglesias for Bad Education Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for The Aviator Best Costume Design: Emi Wada for Hero and House Of The Flying Daggers Sominex Award: The Village Dramamine Award: The Passion Of The Christ Mechanical Actor: Cate Blanchett in The Aviator Mechanical Actress: Anthony Hopkins in Alexander 2005 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Mysterious Skin Best Director: Gregg Araki for Mysterious Skin Best Actor: Joseph Gordon-Leavitt in Mysterious Skin Best Actress: Maria Bello in A History Of Violence Best Supporting Actor: Paddy Constantine in My Summer Of Love Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener in Capote Best Screenplay: Gregg Araki for Mysterious Skin Best Cinematography: Robert Elswit for Good Night And Good Luck and Syriana Best Music: Howard Shore for A History Of Violence Best Production Design: William Chang Suk Ping for 2046 Best Costume Design: William Chang Suk Ping for 2046 Sominex Award: Dramamine Award: Mechanical Actor: Mechanical Actress: 2006 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: L’Enfant Best Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for L’Enfant Best Actor: Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson Best Actress: Maggie Cheung in Clean Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Mackie in Half Nelson Best Supporting Actress: Carmen Maura in Volver Best Screenplay: (tie) Guillermo Del Toro for Pan’s Labyrinth and Jean- Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for L’Enfant Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki for Children Of Men Best Production Design: Eugenio Caballero for Pan’s Labyrinth Best Music: Philip Glass for Notes On A Scandal and The Illusionist Best Costume Design: Sharon Davis for Dreamgirls Sominex Award: The Da Vinci Code Dramamine Award: Babel Mechanical Actor: Robert Downey, Jr. in Fur and A Scanner Darkly Mechanical Actress: Julianne Moore in Children Of Men 2007 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Best Director: Andrew Dominik for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Best Actor: Casey Affleck in The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford and Gone Baby Gone Best Actress: Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley Best Supporting Actor: Paul Schneider in The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford and Lars And The Real Girl Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone Best Screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu for 12:08 East Of Bucharest Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, In The Valley Of Elah and No Country For Old Men Best Production Design: Patricia Norris for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Best Music: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Sominex Award: Youth Without Youth Dramamine Award: Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead Mechanical Actor: John Travolta in Hairspray Mechanical Actress: Meryl Streep in Lions For Lambs and Rendition 2008 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: The Edge Of Heaven Best Director: Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven Best Actor: Michael Shannon - Shotgun Stories Best Actress: Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Best Supporting Actor: Emile Hirsch - Milk Best Supporting Actress: Hanna Schygulla - The Edge Of Heaven Best Screenplay: Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven Best Cinematography: Jody Shapiro - My Winnipeg Best Production Design: Rejean Labrie - My Winnipeg Best Music: Carter Burwell for In Bruges and Burn After Reading Best Costumes: Danny Glicker - Milk Sominex: The Happening Dramamine: The Reader Mechanical Actor: Mark Wahlberg for The Happening Mechanical Actress: Meryl Streep for Doubt 2009 IRA Film Award Winners Best Picture: Hunger Best Director: Olivier Assayas - Summer Hours Best Actor: Sharlto Copley - District 9 Best Actress: Catalina Saavedra - The Maid Best Supporting Actor: Liam Cunningham - Hunger Best Supporting Actress: Anna Faris - Observe & Report Best Screenplay: Olivier Assayas - Summer Hours Best Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt - Hunger Best Production Design: Philip Ivey - District 9 Best Music: Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant! 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