Maui Film Festival - FirstLight: Academy Screenings on Maui



 
FirstLight Screenings 2007
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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
  • European Film Award Winner for both Best Picture and Best Director
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Foreign Film (Award given to the Director):  Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Supporting Actor’s Prize:  Vlad Ivanov
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Foreign Language Film
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Five Foreign Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
4 Months, 3 Weeks 2 Days
Fri Dec 28
2:00 pm
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Drama: Denzel Washington
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Director: Ridley Scott
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Song: "Do You Feel Me"
American Gangster
Wed Dec 19
2:00 pm
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck
  • National Board of Review /(One of) Top Ten Films
  • National Board of Review / Best Supporting Actor: CASEY AFFLECK
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Sat Dec 29
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Drama: Keira Knightley
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Drama: James McAvoy
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Saoirse Ronan
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Director: Joe Wright
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Screenplay: Christopher Hampton
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: Dario Marianelli
  • National Board of Review /(One of) Top Ten Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Director: Joe Wright
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Young Actress: Saoirse Ronan
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Dario Marianelli
Atonement
Fri Dec 28
7:30 pm
 
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best First Screenplay: Kelly Masterson
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Supporting Female: Marisa Tomei
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Acting Ensemble
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Director: Sidney Lumet
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Tue Dec 18
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • National Board of Review /(One of) Top Ten Films
The Bucket List
Wed Dec 26
7:30 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Comedy or Musical: Tom Hanks
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Julia Roberts
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Charlie Wilson's War
Sun Dec 30
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Comedy Movie
Dan in Real Life
Mon Dec 17
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Director: Julian Schnabel
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Screenplay: Ronald Harwood
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Feature (Award given to the Producer):
    Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Kilik
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Director: Julian Schnabel
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Screenplay: Ronald Harwood
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
  • New York Film Critics OnLine/Best Film
  • National Board of Review /Best Foreign Film
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Director: Julian Schnabel
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly*
Sat Dec 29
5:00 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Drama: Viggo Mortensen
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: Howard Shore
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen
Eastern Promises
Wed Dec 12
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Drama: Cate Blanchett
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actress: Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Thur Dec 20
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Comedy or Musical: Amy Adams
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: "That's How You Know"
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actress: Amy Adams
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Family Film
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Song: "That's How You Know"
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Alan Menken
Enchanted
Sun Dec 23
12:00 noon
 
 

   

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  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Young Actress: Dakota Blue Richards
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Family Film
The Golden Compass
Sat Dec 22
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
  • New York Film Critics Association/Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
  • National Board of Review /Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
  • National Board of Review /Best Directorial Debut: Ben Affleck
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Acting Ensemble
Gone Baby Gone
Mon Dec 17
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: Clint Eastwood
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: "Grace Is Gone"
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Clint Eastwood
Grace is Gone
Thur Dec 27
5:00 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • National Board of Review /Bulgari Award for NBR Freedom of Expression
The Great Debaters
Sun Dec 23
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Comedy or Musical: Nikki Blonsky
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: John Travolta
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Acting Ensemble
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Young Actress: Nikki Blonsky
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Comedy Movie
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Family Film
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Song: "Come So Far"
Hairspray
Sun Dec 23
2:00 pm
     
 

   

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  • National Board of Review /(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
Honeydripper
Wed Dec 12
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Feature: (Award given to the Producer)
    Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn and James D. Stern
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Director: Todd Haynes
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Supporting Male: Marcus Carl Franklin
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Robert Altman Award
    (Given to one film's director, casting director and its ensemble cast):
    Director: Todd Haynes
    Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
    Ensemble Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben
    Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Bruce Greenwood
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett
I'm Not There
Sun Dec 16
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Five Documentaries
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Documentary
In the Shadow of the Moon
Sat Dec 15
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • National Board of Review /(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
In the Valley of Elah
Fri Dec 28
9:30 pm
 
 

       

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: "Guaranteed"
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Films
  • National Board of Review/Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: Emile Hirsh
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actor: Emile Hirsch
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: Hal Holbrook
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Director: Sean Penn
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Writer: Sean Penn
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Song: "Guaranteed"
Into the Wild
Sun Dec 16
5:00 pm
     
 

       

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Comedy or Musical: Juno
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Screenplay: Diablo Cody
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Feature (Award given to the Producer):
    Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick and Russell Smith
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Director: Jason Reitman
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Female Lead: Ellen Page
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Films
  • National Board of Review/Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: Ellen Page
  • National Board of Review/Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actress: Ellen Page
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Acting Ensemble
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Writer: Diablo Cody
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Young Actor: Michael Cera
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Comedy Movie
Juno
Tues Dec 18
7:30 pm
     
 

       

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  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Documentary
King of Kong
Sat Dec 22
9:30 pm
     
 

       

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: Alberto Iglesias
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Young Actor: Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
The Kite Runner*
Wed Dec 19
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Comedy or Musical: Marion Cotillard
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Actress Award: Marion Cotillard
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Five Foreign Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actress: Marion Cotillard
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
La Vie en Rose*
Sat Dec 15
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Comedy or Musical: Ryan Gosling
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Films
  • National Board of Review/Best Original Screenplay: Nancy Oliver
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actor: Ryan Gosling
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Writer: Nancy Oliver
Lars and the Real Girl
Sun Dec 23
5:00 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Original Score: "Despedida"
Love in the Time of Cholera
Sat Dec 22
7:30 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Female Lead: Tang Wei
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Male Lead: Tony Leung
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Five Foreign Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Lust, Caution*
Fri Dec 21
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Supporting Female: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Margot at the Wedding
Fri Dec 28
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actress - Drama: Angelina Jolie
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Feature:(Award given to the Producer):
    Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton and Brad Pitt
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best First Screenplay: John Orloff
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Female Lead: Angelina Jolie
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actress: Angelina Jolie
A Mighty Heart
Thur Dec 13
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Supporting Male: Irrfan Khan
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
The Namesake*
Fri Dec 21
2:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Screenplay: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Film of the Year
  • New York Film Critics Association/Best Picture
  • New York Film Critics Association/Best Director and Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
  • New York Film Critics Association/Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem
  • National Board of Review/Best Film
  • National Board of Review/Best Ensemble Cast
  • National Board of Review/Best Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
  • Boston Society of Film Critics/Best Picture
  • Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association/Best Picture
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actor: Javier Bardem
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Acting Ensemble
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Writer: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
No Country for Old Men
Thur Dec 20
9:30 pm
 
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Foreign Film (Award given to the Director): John Carney (Ireland)
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Song: "Falling Slowly"
Once
Fri Dec 14
5:00 pm
 
 

   

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  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Foreign Language Film
The Orphanage*
Sat Dec 29
9:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Animated Feature
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille
Sun Dec 30
12:00 noon
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Comedy or Musical: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Director: Tamara Jenkins
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Cinematography: Mott Hupfel
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
The Savages
Sat Dec 29
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Screenplay: Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Male Lead: Frank Langella
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
Starting Out in the Evening
Fri Dec 14
7:30 pm
     
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Male Lead: Don Cheadle
  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofo
Talk to Me
Sat Dec 15
2:00 pm
     
 

   

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  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Golden Globe Nominations/Best Actor - Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Picture of the Year
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association/Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
  • New York Film Critics Association/Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • New York Film Critics Association/Best Cinematographer: Robert Elswit
  • New York Film Critics OnLine/Best Film
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/(One of) Best Pictures
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Nominations/Best Composer: Jonny Greenwood
There Will Be Blood
Wed Dec 26
5:00 pm
     
 

   

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  • 2008 Spirit Award Nominations/Best Screenplay: Adrienne Shelly
  • National Board of Review/(One of) Top Ten Independent Films
Waitress
Tues Dec 18
2:00 pm
     
       


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