Sideways
Director: Alexander Payne. Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Alysia Reiner, Marylouise
Burke, Stephanie Faracy, Missy Doty, M.C. Gainey. Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (based on the novel by Rex Pickett).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: B+
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- Best Director: Alexander Payne
- Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen
- Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church
- *Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
- Best Director: Alexander Payne
- Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Paul Giamatti
- Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen
- Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church
- *Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- Best Original Score: Rolfe Kent
- Other Awards:
- Writers Guild of America—Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture; Best Actor: Paul Giamatti; Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen;
- Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association—Best Picture; Best Director: Alexander Payne; Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen;
- Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church; Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- National Society of Film Critics—Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen; Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church;
- Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- National Board of Review—Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church; Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- Cinemarati Awards—Best Actor: Paul Giamatti; Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen; Best Adapted Screenplay:
- Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- New York Film Critics Online—Best Picture; Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church