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Del Toro Was Autograph Hunters' Favourite At Toronto Film Festival

17 September 2008 9:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Benicio Del Toro has been crowned the fans' favourite autograph signer at the recent Toronto Film Festival in Canada - because he never turned a devotee away.

The Oscar winner was at the event for the premiere of his new movie The Argentine, in which he plays the lead role of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara.

And he delighted fans by staying on the red carpet until he had signed an autograph for every fan.

Website tiff.shovine.com writes about Del Toro: "The Che star was almost everywhere during his few days in Toronto - late nights and early mornings. But Del Toro never refused to sign. When one autograph collector mentioned that Benicio did 21 photos in a row at one stop for him - he was crowned our Tiff .08 signing champ."

Eastern Promises star Viggo Mortensen, Rose McGowan, Gerard Butler and Kate Beckinsale were also credited for taking the time out to sign autographs for fans.

But others were named and shamed by the site - Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page was blasted for failing to make an effort to please his many fans.

Of Page, the website says, "Disappointing for many, considering Page was the one autograph everybody wanted. Jimmy was at least nice and did explain to collectors - from the moment he landed in Toronto - that he 'was not doing the autograph thing anymore. Kind of finished with that.' For his three days in Toronto - he basically stuck to his word and signed nothing. At least, almost nothing."

Canadian Dawn of the Dead actor Kevin Zegers came in second place in the 'worst' list, followed by U2's The Edge, Jessica Biel, and Jennifer Aniston in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.

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Boyle Leads Toronto Film Festival Prizes

14 September 2008 7:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British director Danny Boyle has won the top honour at the Toronto Film Festival for his new movie Slumdog Millionaire.

Boyle was presented with the coveted Cadillac People's Choice Award, voted for by film fans, on Saturday. The prize is generally considered an indicator of possible success at the Oscars.

Previous winners of the Canadian gong include David Cronenberg's London gangster film Eastern Promises, Tsotsi and Hotel Rwanda.

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Oscar Nominations Announced

22 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news

No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood received eight Oscar nominations each, the most of any films that will be competing in this year's Academy Awards. Atonement and Michael Clayton each earned seven nominations. All four films were nominated for best film, along with the comedy Juno. The nominations were announced early today (Tuesday) in Beverly Hills, hours before an informal meeting was scheduled to take place between representatives of the Writers Guild of America and media executives that could determine whether the awards ceremonies would take place as usual next month. The nominations also included two for Cate Blanchett -- one for best actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, the other for best supporting actress for her portrayal of the young Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. Also nominated for best actress were Julie Christie for Away from Her, Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose, Laura Linney for The Savages and Ellen Page for Juno. In the best actor category, Daniel Day-Lewis was regarded as a shoo-in for his performance in There Will Be Blood. Also competing for the honor will be George Clooney for Michael Clayton, Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tommy Lee Jones for In the Valley of Elah, and Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises. In the director's category, the contest appeared to be a two-way affair between Paul Thomas Anderson, who helmed There Will Be Blood and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, who directed No Country for Old Men. Also competing are Jason Reitman for Juno, Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton and Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

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