World Cinema Awards 2010

Hosted by Jonathan Ross (sporting a goatee beard, looking a touch dishevelled) at the BFI Southbank - on BBC4.

Can't believe there were only two awards being presented! Felt quite over-elaborate, ostentatious, unwelcoming. The 'filler' sequences felt similarly so, but was intrigued nonetheless for the movies that were to be discussed.

Peter Bradshaw (I think it was, did a summary of the year's best).

Dogtooth
Draquila - Italy Trembles
Women without Men
Soi Cowboy
Katalin varga
The Illusionist
Metropolis (1927)
A Prophet
The White Ribbon
Let the Right One In
I am Love
Waltz with Bashir

The Jury:
Aamir Khan
Christopher Hampton
Sophie Fiennes
Bidisha


Didn't really like how they gave nearly the whole plot away for all the movies! 'Twas like an extension of Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross... The nominated movies were given this treatment before and after the 'World Cinema Achievement Award 2010'.

- A Prophet
- I am Love
- Let the Right one In

Then the presentation for the Achievement Award to Bernardo Bertolucci.
The Conformist
Last Tango in Paris
1900
The Last Emperor
The Sheltering Sky
The Dreamers

The remaining nominees:
- The White Ribbon
- Waltz with Bashir

Winner: The White Ribbon, by Michael Haneke.

Allegedly couldn't be there in person owing to 'Casting calls organised long before', so got one of his actresses to accept the award. Seems like a cool guy! Loved The Piano Teacher. Definitely have to check out more of his stuff!

screenrush.co.uk - something to check out?...