Film buffs, listen up! The Guardian newspaper have just announced their plan to hold annual film awards, celebrating the very best of contemporary cinema.
However, as well as the usual ‘best film’ and ‘best director’-type categories, readers will also be able to vote for which film they believe had the best advertising campaign and movie scene. Males and females will also go head-to-head in the best actor category – that’s equal opportunities for you!
Unlike with other film awards, readers will be able to give their input every step of the way with a little help from a panel, made up of Guardian and Observer critics Peter Bradshaw and Xan Brooks, editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger, film editor Catherine Shoard, award-winning film-maker Adam Curtis, and critic and presenter Claudia Winkleman. Readers will be able to vote and create a shortlist for the below categories:
Best film (this can be in any genre and includes documentaries and foreign-language films)
Best actor (male or female)
Best supporting actor (male or female)
Best director
Best scene
Best line of dialogue
Best film festival
Best marketing campaign
Biggest game-changer
Best cinema (wholly voted by readers)
So-bad-it's-good film (wholly voted by readers)
Lifetime achievement (special judges’ award wholly nominated and voted by the panel)
The shortlist will be announced on 19th February, whilst the winners will be chosen at a ceremony on 6th March.
Guardian film editor and awards chair Catherine Shoard said: “We want to reconnect the red carpet with the cinema foyer, to reward what really matters when you go to the movies. We’ve played with the categories, and we’ve placed our readers at the heart of our voting and judging process. The Guardian Film Awards are the antidote, not just another back-slapping addition.”
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Posted by Hannah Wood.