Winners of the 1st Finecan Film Awards were announced this Saturday. David Lynch's eerie Inland Empire became the big winner of this years ceremony winning in total of four categories. Inland Empire was also crowned the winner of the first Finecan Film Award for the Most Inspiring Motion Picture of the Year. Finecan Brothers would like to thank all the actors, directors and film-makers around the globe for making 2007 an undescribably inspirational year in World Cinema! Here is the list of categories and winners.
Finecan Spirit Award for Most Inspiring Motion Picture of the Year
Winner:
Inland Empire (David Lynch)
Other nominees:
Grindhouse (Tarantino/Rodriguez)
Tideland (Terry Gilliam)
Most Inspiring Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner:
Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness
Other nominees:
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed
Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson
Most Inspiring Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner:
Laura Dern in Inland Empire
Other nominees:
Shareeka Epps in Half Nelson
Jodelle Ferland in Tideland
Most Inspiring Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner:
Kurt Russell in Grindhouse
Other nominees:
Ben Affleck in Hollywoodland
Jeff Bridges in Tideland
Most Inspiring Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner:
Vera Farmiga in The Departed
Other nominees:
Grace Zabriskie in Inland Empire
Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal
Excellence in Directing
Winner:
David Lynch for Inland Empire
Other nominees:
Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino for Grindhouse
Terry Gilliam for Tideland
Excellence in Writing
Winner:
Zach Helm for Stranger Than Fiction
Todd Field & Tom Perrotta for Little Children
James Vanderbilt & Robert Graysmith for Zodiac
Excellence in Cinematography
Winner:
Inland Empire (David Lynch)
Other nominees:
Grindhouse (Rodriguez/Tarantino)
Tideland (Nicola Pecorini)
Peninsula Award
Winner:
Grindhouse for inspiring us to revitalize the exploitation genre.
Tagline Trophy
Winner:
Renny Harlin for inspiring filmmakers of our country to believe in themselves.
Male Movie Star of the Year
Winner:
Leonardo DiCaprio for being outstanding in everything he did this last year. For his great performances in both Blood Diamond and The Departed and also for the environmental work he has established himself a figure in.
Female Movie Star of the Year
Winners:
Cate Blanchett for one simple reason - she is quite possibly the best actress in the world today. Jodelle Ferland we feel also deserves to be given some kind of credit for her outstanding leading performance in Tideland. We are overwhelmed by her talent as she is just a child, but already able to carry the whole film on her shoulders.
(C) Finecan Brothers