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The film chronicles the life of a working class Northern Irish Protestant family from the perspective of their 9-year-old son Buddy during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Buddy's father Pa works overseas in England, while the family - Ma, elder brother Will, and paternal grandparents Granny and Pops - live in Belfast.

Stars: Jamie Dornan, Catriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jude Hill and Ciaran Hinds.
 

 

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6 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

It’s on all the on demand platforms now at the $19.99 rate.  I want to see it, but I’ll wait till it goes down to $5.99. 

I saw it in a theater for $7.  No, make that $5; it was discount Tuesday.

I adored the little kid in this.  Between him and the kid in C'mon C'mon, it's a really strong year for the youth.

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Yikes. I pay enough for the privilege of watching TV Mostly with plenty of commercials how they get away with that shit is infuriating Sometimes I miss the old days of the antenna and free TV😁

I’ll  wait until This comes on whatever app for free 

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Of all the awards shows I’ve seen so far this has been my favourite which makes sense given the number of awards it’s nominated for. 
 

it’s such a lovely film. Captures the troubles but from the eyes of a child which means it’s not out and out depressing. Jamie Dornan is very charismatic as the dad and I think he and Catriona Balfe establish the background and history of their characters relationship without saying much.

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Belfast got 2 SAG Awards nominations..

SAG Awards 2022: See the full list of nominees
By Lisa Respers France    January 12, 2022
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/entertainment/sag-award-nominations-2022/index.html 

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The ceremony will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS from The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on at 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST on February 27.
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Caitríona Balfe, "Belfast"
Cate Blanchett, "Nightmare Alley"
Ariana DeBose, "West Side Story"
Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog"
Ruth Negga, "Passing"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"Belfast"
"CODA"
"Don't Look Up"
"House of Gucci"
"King Richard"

 

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Belfast got a DGA Awards nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film...

DGA Awards Movie Nominations: Spielberg, Campion, Villeneuve, Branagh, Anderson Vie For Top Director Prize
By Patrick Hipes   January 27, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/01/directors-guild-awards-movie-nominees-2022-list-dga-nominations-1234921295/ 

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Winners will be announced March 12 during a planned in-person ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM

Paul Thomas Anderson
Licorice Pizza
(Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/United Artists Releasing)
...
Kenneth Branagh
Belfast
(Focus Features)

Jane Campion
The Power of the Dog
(Netflix)

Steven Spielberg
West Side Story
(20th Century Studios)
...
Denis Villeneuve
Dune
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

 

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BAFTA nominations were announced this morning - Belfast got 7 nominations...

2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations
February 3, 2022
https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2022-nominations-winners 

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BEST FILM

BELFAST Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas

DON'T LOOK UP Adam McKay, Kevin Messick

DUNE Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve

LICORICE PIZZA Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner

THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

AFTER LOVE Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier

ALI & AVA Clio Bernard, Tracy O’Riordan

BELFAST Kenneth Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas

BOILING POINT Philip Barantini, Bart Ruspoli, Hester Ruoff, James Cummings

CYRANO Joe Wright, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Guy Heely, Erica Schmidt

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Jonathan Butterell, Peter Carlton, Mark Herbert, Tom MacRae

HOUSE OF GUCCI Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Giannina Scott, Kevin J Walsh, Roberto Bentivegna, Becky Johnston

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Edgar Wright, Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Nira Park, Krysty Wilson-Cairns

NO TIME TO DIE Cary Joji Fukunaga, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Neal Pervis, Robert Wade, Phoebe Waller-Bridge 

PASSING Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

BEING THE RICARDOS Aaron Sorkin

BELFAST Kenneth Branagh

DON'T LOOK UP Adam McKay

KING RICHARD Zach Baylin

LICORICE PIZZA Paul Thomas Anderson

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

BEING THE RICARDOS Aaron Sorkin

BELFAST Kenneth Branagh

DON'T LOOK UP Adam McKay

KING RICHARD Zach Baylin

LICORICE PIZZA Paul Thomas Anderson
*  *  *
SUPPORTING ACTRESS

CAITRÍONA BALFE Belfast

JESSIE BUCKLEY The Lost Daughter

ARIANA DEBOSE West Side Story

ANN DOWD Mass

AUNJANUE ELLIS King Richard

RUTH NEGGA Passing
*  *  *
SUPPORTING ACTOR

MIKE FAIST West Side Story

CIARÁN HINDS Belfast

TROY KOTSUR CODA

WOODY NORMAN C’mon C’mon

JESSE PLEMONS The Power of the Dog

KODI SMIT-MCPHEE The Power of the Dog
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EDITING

BELFAST Úna Ní Dhonghaíle

DUNE Joe Walker

LICORICE PIZZA Andy Jurgensen

NO TIME TO DIE Tom Cross, Elliot Graham

SUMMER OF SOUL (OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) Joshua L. Pearson

 

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Oscar nominations were announced yesterday (Feb. 8) - Belfast got 7 noms...

Oscars: Full List of Nominations
BY KIMBERLY NORDYKE, HILARY LEWIS     FEBRUARY 8, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-nominations-2022-nominees-list-1235088770/ 

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A host has not yet been named for the Academy Awards ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, March 27. The broadcast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.
*  *  *
BEST PICTURE
Belfast (Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers)
CODA (Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers)
Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers)
Drive My Car (Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer)
Dune (Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers)
King Richard (Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers)
Licorice Pizza (Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers)
Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers)
The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers)
West Side Story (Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers)

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza)
Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)
Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
*  *  *
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Judi Dench (Belfast)
Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog)
J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
*  *  *
BEST SOUND
Belfast (Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri)
Dune (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett)
No Time to Die (Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor)
The Power of the Dog (Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb)
West Side Story (Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy)
*  *  *
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Belfast (written by Kenneth Branagh)
Don’t Look Up (screenplay by Adam McKay; story by Adam McKay & David Sirota)
King Richard (written by Zach Baylin)
Licorice Pizza (written by Paul Thomas Anderson)
The Worst Person in the World (written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier)
*  *  *
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Be Alive” — music and lyrics by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (King Richard)
“Dos Oruguitas” — music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Encanto)
“Down to Joy” — music and lyrics by Van Morrison (Belfast)
“No Time to Die” — music and lyrics by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (No Time to Die)
“Somehow You Do” — music and lyrics by Diane Warren (Four Good Days)

 

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This is the little picture that could… For lack of a better term, the "cool" awards prognosticators are determined for this movie to the old dinosaur that shouldn't win awards anymore… But really, Belfast is an underdog. An intimate story of profound change through the eyes of memory, and nails the perfect, poignant ending is the kind of movie that should win more Oscars and get more attention if you ask me. 

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Just watched this film again on Blu-ray.  It’s a crime that Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan did not get Oscar nods.  I thought they were both exceptional.  We are thrust into the middle of Ma and Pa’s story, where they have been married for a long time.  We don’t know much about them and their history but they work so well together and I agree with the above comment that we know so much about them without knowing hardly anything.

It’s the small scenes that define their relationship.  Dancing together in the street, talking about their kids and their future, dancing together at Pop’s wake.  Great job by both actors.

Ciaran Hinds and Judi Dench were both fantastic as well   I know the Oscars are supposedly going to Troy Kotsur and Ariana De Bose, but I would love if either or both Hinds and Dench surprise and win.

Jude Hill was a revelation.  Looking forward to seeing him in future films.

I want an extended “Everlasting Love” sequence.

Lastly, I really liked the alternate ending, where the adult Buddy (played by Branagh) returns to Belfast and all 7 of them walk the streets   It would have been nice for him to have met up with Catherine and talked about their lives.

 

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Kenneth Branagh did not win the top DGA Award, but each nominee was recognized with a DGA medallion ahead of the presentation of the top award...

DGA Awards: Jane Campion and ‘The Power of the Dog’ Take Top Honor
BY KIRSTEN CHUBA, RYAN GAJEWSKI, HILARY LEWIS   MARCH 12, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dga-awards-2022-winners-list-1235109846/ 

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Christopher Nolan presented to Branagh, as both appeared via video message; the Belfast director missed the ceremony due to the BAFTAs but said, “A large part of my heart is here with you.” Apatow teased that since he was missing the show, Branagh’s award would be given to previous Apatow collaborator Bo Burnham. ....

 

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Belfast won three major Critics Choice Awards - Best Acting Ensemble, Best Original Screenplay (Kenneth Branagh) and Best Young Actor/Actress (Jude Hill)...

Critics Choice Awards 2022 Winners: See the Full List Here
BY KATEY RICH    MARCH 13, 2022
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/awards-insider-critics-choice-awards-2022-winners 

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Best Young Actor/Actress
WINNER: Jude Hill, Belfast

Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones, CODA
Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
Saniyya Sidney, King Richard
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

Best Acting Ensemble
WINNER: Belfast

Don’t Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

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Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Zach Baylin, King Richard
WINNER: Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Adam McKay, David Sirota, Don’t Look Up
Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos

 

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Belfast also won the BAFTA Film Award for Outstanding British Film...

BAFTA Film Awards: ‘The Power Of The Dog’ Named Best Film; ‘Dune’ Leads With Five Wins And Dominates Crafts – Full Winners List
By Patrick Hipes    March 13, 2022 
https://deadline.com/2022/03/2022-bafta-film-awards-winners-list-1234977084/ 

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OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

BELFAST
Kenneth Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas

 

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Belfast won the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Film...

AARP Movies For Grownups Awards: ‘Belfast’ Named Best Film; ‘King Richard’ Lone Double Winner – Full List
By Erik Pedersen     March 18, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/03/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-2022-winners-will-smith-belfast-1234980867/ 

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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast was named Best Picture at the 20th anniversary AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, which were handed out in a virtual ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming tonight. Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis took Best Actor and Supporting Actress for their respective roles in King Richard, making it the only movie or TV show to win multiple awards.
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Best Picture
Belfast

 

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Kenneth Branagh won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay...

Oscars 2022 winners list: Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, CODA win big at wildest Academy Awards in years
By Joey Nolfi      March 28, 2022
https://ew.com/awards/oscars/2022-oscars-winners-list/ 

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Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Kenneth Branagh, Belfast

Adam McKay and David Sirota, Don't Look Up
Zach Baylin, King Richard
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World


BELFAST Accepts the Oscar for Original Screenplay
ABC    Mar 27, 2022

 

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