HOME Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9th Annual Hollywood Awards Let the awards ceremonies begin! The 9th Annual Hollywood Film Festival's "Hollywood Awards®" ceremony, which honors both independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night in Beverly Hills. The big winner of the evening was Sam Mendes film Jarhead, about the odd experiences of a unit of soldiers during the Gulf War in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.  Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, and Chris Cooper, the film picked up awards for Best Breakthrough Actor of the Year (Jake Gyllenhaal), Best Director (Sam Mendes), and Best Producer (Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick). The Hollywood Movie of the Year Award, which is decided by the public voting online for their favorite movies at the Yahoo Movies (movies.yahoo.com) and "Entertainment Tonight" (ETonline.com) websites, went to George Lucas' final installment of Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith. Other nominees for Hollywood Movie of the Year were: "Batman Begins," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Cinderella Man," "The Constant Gardener," "Crash," "Hustle and Flow," "Sin City,"  "War of the Worlds" and "Wedding Crashers." Here is a run-through of all the major awards. Hollywood Breakthrough Actor of the Year Award = JAKE GYLLENHAAL (Jarhead). Hollywood Breakthrough Actress of the Year Award = RACHEL McADAMS (Red Eye, The Family Stone) Hollywood Supporting Actress Award = SUSAN SARANDON (Elizabethtown) Hollywood Supporting Actor of the Year Award = MATHEW BRODERICK (The Producers) Hollywood Actress of the Year Award = CHARLIZE THERON (North Country) Hollywood Actor of the Year Award = JOAQUIN PHOENIX (Walk the Line) Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award = The cast of Crash. Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award = PAUL HAGGIS (Crash). Hollywood Director of the Year Award = Sam Mendes (Jarhead) Producers of the Year = DOUG WICK and LUCY FISHER (Jarhead, Memoirs of a Geisha). Hollywood Movie of the Year = GEORGE LUCAS (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith). Hollywood Career Achievement Award = DIANE KEATON For more information on the Hollywood Film Festival and the Hollywood Awards, or to view the awards given to film festival films, click here. To view a trailer for the Sam Mendes film Jarhead, click here. (By the way, the tagline for this film rocks-- "Welcome to the suck!") 8:48:00 PM   | COMMENT [] | Blog banner taken from the oil painting "The Departure" (40"x 30") by Michael Parker, 1999. E-MAIL ME FILM PAGE BIO PREVIOUS POSTS Reid Pulls a 21; Closes Down the Senate Book Review: Judgment Day In Light of Many Things The Day of Fitzgerald 9th Annual Hollywood Awards Rosa Parks: February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005 Bio Page Update: Top Twenty Grossing Films of 2005 So Long Trackback Upcoming Film: GOOD NIGHT is a Must See Changes A Method of Interpretation and Analysis National Book Award Finalists 2005 October Issue of MiPoesias Magazine is Now Online Catholic Church Making Vital Statement on Bible St. George Marathon, 2005 "Stench of Corruption" No Surprises Here...... Upcoming Films: Memoirs of a Geisha A Thousand Saxophones, by Lee Herrick Review: Mama; IL DIVO's Latest Music Video Coburn Scares Attendees In Roberts' Hearings Films Showcasing New Orleans U.S. Drops Its Ban On Journalist Photographers News and Commentary on New Orleans, 4 Noblesse oblige? Not Our President FAVORITE BLOGS    Archives July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 POETRY Walking to the Cineplex My Son’s Chants Plotting Escape Defending Yourself I Don’t Like FAVORITE POSTS The Portrait of Diego Keros Running Isn’t Supposed to be a Contact Sport The Door In the Floor (2004) Sin City (2005) The Head Bonker(2005) Little Terrorist (2005) MUSIC REVIEWS Mario Frangoulis Sarah Brightman's 'Harem' Spectacular Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown The Reinvention of Madonna Duran Duran "Astronaut" Tour U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb IL DIVO: Review of "Mama" Video NEWS   Salon   LiberalOasis   New York Times   Slate   Tom Paine   Mother Jones   The Guardian   CNN   The Washington Post   - Start your own blog   Subscribe to this blog in   Radio: Updated Salon Blogs Salon Rankings