SXSW FILM ANNOUNCES 2011 FEATURES LINEUP
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year's Festival, March 11 - 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. "This is the most exciting moment for us.
After a fantastic festival of discove...
FILM
BEST FEATURE - DRAMA
WINNER: "Avatar"
"The Hurt Locker"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Precious"
"Up in the Air"
BEST FEATURE - COMEDY
"(500) Days of Summer"
WINNER: "The Hangover"
"It's Complicated"
"Julie & Julia"
"Nine"
ACTOR - DRAMA
WINNER: Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney - "Up in the Air"
Colin Firth - "A Single M...
by Marla Lewin
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
THE HURT LOCKER
Voltage Pictures C/O 42West; Summit Entertainment
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The Weinstein Company / Universal Pictures; The Weinstein Company
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production;
Lionsgate
UP IN THE AIR
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
2. BEST PERFO...
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Gospel Hill (US, Giancarlo Esposito)
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