AmericanFilmCriticsAssociationAwards

　　不久前，美国“国家影评人协会奖”公布了2003年度获奖名单，影片《美国荣耀》一口气拿下了年度最佳影片、 最佳剧本两项大奖，成为最大的赢家。包括该“国家影评人协会奖”在内的美国历史最悠久的五大年度影评人奖项一向被认为 是奥斯卡的风向标。那么，这五大年度影评人奖项的具体情况又是怎样的呢？

　　1.NationalSocietyofFilmCriticsAwards

　　美国国家影评人协会奖

　　Thesocietyisrenowedforpickinghighbrowwinners.Nearly athirdofitsBestPicturechoiceshaveevenbeenforeign-langua gefilms-threebyIngmarBergman.Thesocietyhasagreedwiththe AcademyAwardsonBestPictureonly3timesinthepast37years(An nieHall,Unforgiven,Schindler’sList).Otherwise,it’smostl ygoneitsownway,sometimesevenshockingobserversbychoosing comedies.

　　Membersincludejournalistsfromsomeofthenation’sbigge stmagazines(Time,EntertainmentWeekly,Vogue,Harper’sBaza ar,NewYorker),majorbigdailies(N.Y.Times,L.A.Times,USATo day,WallStreetJournal),leadingonlinemedia(MSNBC,Microso ftSlate)andsmallerregionalpapersliketheVillageVoice,N.Y .Observer,MinneapolisCityPages,ChicagoReaderandL.A.Week ly.ThereisaconsiderableoverlapwiththeNewYorkFilmCritics Circle.That’snotsotrueoftheLosAngelesFilmCriticsAssocia tion.

　　Thegroupwasformedin1966byagroupofmagazinewriterswho hadbeenrefusedadmittancetotheNewYorkFilmCritics,whichwa scomprisedexclusivelyofnewspaperscribes.

　　Todaythesocietyisthelastofthemajorcritics’groupstoa nnounceitschamps.Itholdsitsbusinessandvotingmeetinginea rlyJanuary..Lessthanhalfofthenationalsocietymembersshow upforthemeeting,buttheabsenteesarepermittedtovotebyprox yonthefirstballot.Afterthat,onlyattendingmemberscanjoin in.Sometimesthatvotingrulehasmadeahugedifferenceinthevo teoutcome.In1998,forexample,SavingPrivateRyanandShakesp eareinLoveledtheraceforBestPictureonthefirstballot,butt heybothendeduplosingtoOutofSightwhenabsentmemberscouldn ’tparticipateinthefinalpolling.

　　2.LosAngelesFilmCriticsAssociationAwards

　　美国洛杉矶影评人协会奖

　　Thelaid-backCaliforniansarefarlesssnootythantheNewY orkcriticswhennamingBestPicture.They’renotafraidtochoos epophitslikeStarWarsandE.T.TheExtra-Terrestrial.

　　Oscarsvotersoftenevenagreewiththem,embracingsuchLAF CAchoicesasRockyandUnforgiven(bothsnubbedbytheNewYorkFi lmCriticsCircle).StarslikeJessicaLange(BlueSky),SallyFi eld(NormaRae)andMercedesRuehl(TheFisherKing)probablyowe theirAcademyAwardvictoriestotheL.A.crix.

　　Thegrouphasdisplayedartisticcouragewhenbackingsmall er,noncommercialpixforitstopaward,too —includingAtlanti cCity,DotheRightThing,TheInsider,LittleDorritandSecrets andLies.ThecrixaresofearlessthattheyevengavetheirBestPi ctureawardtoaquirkyworkthatwasn’tevenscheduledforreleas e-Brazil-therebyforcingUniversalstudiotoreleaseittothea tersandenditsfightwithdirectorTerryGilliam.

　　TheLAFCAisnotaprint-onlygrouplikeitsNewYorkcounterp art.Its53membersreviewpixfornewspapers,magazines,TVando nlinemedia.ElevenmembersalsobelongtotheNationalSocietyo fFilmCritics.TheLAFCAwasfoundedin1975bynow-retiredL.A.T imescriticCharlesChamplinandFreePresswriterRuthBatchelo r.

　　3.NewYorkFilmCriticsCircleAwards

　　纽约影评人协会奖

　　NewYorkFilmCriticsCircleisanorganizationoffilmrevie wersfromNewYork-basedpublicationsthatexiststohonorexcel lenceinU.S.andworldcinema.

　　Foundedin1935,theCircle'smembershipincludescri ticsfromdailynewspapers,weeklynewspapersandmagazines.Ev eryyearinDecembertheorganizationmeetsinNewYorktovoteona wardsforthepreviouscalendaryear'sfilms.

　　Amongthecategories:bestpicture,director,screenplay, actor,actress,supportingactor,supportingactress,cinemat ography,animatedmovieandbestfirstfilm.Specialstand-alon eawardsarealsogiventoindividualsandorganizationsthathav emadesubstantialcontributionstotheartofcinema,including producers,directors,actors,writers,critics,historians,f ilmrestorersandserviceorganizations.

　　TheCircle'sawardsareoftenviewedasharbingersoft heOscarnominations,whichareannouncedeachFebruary.TheCir cle'sawardsarealsoviewed--perhapsmoreaccurately--a saprincipledalternativetotheOscars,honoringestheticmeri tinaforumthatisimmunetocommercialandpoliticalpressures. Acompletelistofpreviouswinnersisavailableonthissite,alo ngwithalistofcurrentmemberswithlinkstotheirpublications .

　　4.ChicagoFilmCriticsAssociationAwards

　　芝加哥影评人协会奖

　　Thisrelativelyhigh-profileandfocusedorganizationdoe sitsbesttopromoteChicagoasahealthyandvibrantfilmcommuni tybystayingconnectedwiththe"bigstars"whohaverootstotheW indyCity.TheCFCAalsohoststheChicagoFilmCriticsAwards,th eirannualschmooze-galawhichhasbeenattendedbycelebrities galoresuchasTomHanks,NicholasCage,DenzelWashington,andJ enniferJasonLeigh.Inaddition,CFCAoffersmembershipbenefi tscertaintomakeanyfilmbuffveryhappy.Theseperksincludefr eescreeningpasses,newsletters,discountedeventtix,andmor e!Checkouttheirwebsitefordetailsandamembershipapplicati on.

　　5.LasVegasFilmCriticsSocietyAwards

　　拉斯维加斯影评人协会奖

　　Nowinitseighthyear,theLasVegasFilmCriticsSocietyand itsannualawardsprogramhasgrowninstatureandprestige.With apopulationnowreachingtwomillionandamongthehighestmovie theaterlocationspercapita,thefastestgrowingcityinAmeric a,LasVegas,Nevadahasbeguntotakeitsplaceamongmajorfilmci tiesofthecountry.

　　TheLasVegasFilmCriticsSocietyisanon-profit,progress iveorganizationdedicatedtotheadvancementandpreservation offilmandiscomposedofselectedprint,televisionandinterne tfilmcriticsintheLasVegasarea.TheLVFCSpresentsits"Sierr a"awardseachyearforthebestinfilm,includingTheWilliamHol denLifetimeAchievementAward,whichisnamedforthebrilliant AcademyAwardwinningactor.

　　TeamingupwithTheNevadaFilmOffice,theLVFCSisproudtop resenttheannual"SilverNitrateAward"whichisgiventoanindi vidualororganizationforoutstandingcontributiontofilmwit hinthegreatstateofNevada.

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