Conspiracy of Silence
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John Deery’s debut feature ‘Conspiracy Of Silence’ as been honoured alongside ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ and ‘The Passion of the Christ’ for the Special Recognition of Films that Reflect the Freedom of Expression from the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
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Now in its 96th year the NBR boasts no commercial ties to the industry and screens over 300 films per year in order to honor the very best in a variety of categories. ‘Conspiracy of Silence,’ which opens in the US today, addresses the question of celibacy in the Catholic Church.
The film features a cast that includes newcomer Jonathan Forbes, Hugh Bonneville (Stage Beauty, Iris), Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot) and Sean McGinley (Man About Dog, The Family). After premiering at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2003 Deery was nominated in the Best Director category of the Irish Film and Television Awards 2003 and the film was screened at the AFI and Montreal film festivals last year.
The NBR has also named ‘Finding Neverland’ Film of The Year with Spanish film ‘The Sea Inside’ winning Best Foreign Film. The winners will receive their awards at a gala ceremony in New York City on the 11th of January 2005.
The full list of winners are:
TOP
TEN FILMS OF 2004
1.
Finding Neverland
2.
The Aviator
3.
Closer
4.
Million Dollar Baby
5.
Sideways
6.
Kinsey
7.
Vera Drake
8.
Ray
9.
Collateral
10.
Hotel Rwanda
TOP
FIVE FOREIGN FILMS OF 2004
1.
The Sea Inside
2.
Bad Education
3.
Maria Full of Grace
4.
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
5.
The Motorcycle Diaries
TOP
FIVE DOCUMENTARIES OF 2004
1.
Born into Brothels
2.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
3.
Paper Clips
4.
Supersize Me
5.
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Best
Film: Finding Neverland
Best
Foreign Language Film :
The Sea Inside
Best
Documentary : Born
into Brothels
Best
Animated Feature: The
Incredibles
Best
Actor: Jamie Foxx, Ray
Best
Actress : Annette Bening,
Being Julia
Best
Supporting Actor :
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Best
Supporting Actress : Laura
Linney, Kinsey
Best
Acting by an Ensemble :
Closer
Breakthrough
Performance Actor : Topher
Grace, In Good Company and P.S.
Breakthrough
Performance Actress :
Emmy Rossum, The Phantom of
the Opera
Best
Director : Michael Mann,
Collateral
Best
Directorial Debut : Zach
Braff, Garden State
Best
Adapted Screenplay : Sideways
, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best
Original Screenplay: Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie
Kaufman
Outstanding
Production Design : House
of Flying Daggers
Outstanding
Film Music Composition:
Finding Neverland,
Jan
A. P. Kaczmarek
Career
Achievement : Jeff Bridges
Special
Filmmaking Achievement: Clint
Eastwood, for producing, directing, acting,
and composing the score of Million
Dollar Baby
William
K. Everson Award for Film History :
Richard Schickel
Producers
Award: Jerry Bruckheimer
Special
Recognition of Films that Reflect the
Freedom ofExpression :
Fahrenheit
9/11, The Passion of the Christ, Conspiracy
of Silence
Special
Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking
The
National Board of Review, in keeping with
its long tradition of recognizing excellence
in filmmaking, is proud to salute the
following films, crafted by visionary
artists which demonstrate the creativity
and determination which have always been
vital to the film industry:
(Listed
alphabetically)
The
Assassination of Richard Nixon
Before
Sunset
The
Door in the Floor
Enduring
Love
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Facing
Windows
Garden
State
A
Home at the End of the World
Imaginary
Heroes
Since
Otar Left
Stage
Beauty
Undertow
The
Woodsman