"Black Swan dance double controversy ""Black Swan"" is a 2010 American psychological thriller film about a ballet dancer directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis. After the 83rd Academy Awards, in which Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film as a ballerina, controversy arose over how much credit for the dancing in the film was being given to her and how much to her ""dance double"", American Ballet Theatre soloist Sarah Lane. In a March 3, 2011 blog post (written prior to the DVD release) for ""Dance Magazine"","
"in Darren Aronofsky's 2010 film ""Black Swan"", a role of which critic Kurt Loder wrote: ""Portman gives one of her most compelling performances in this film, which is saying something."" To prepare for the role, she went through five to eight hours of dance training each day for six months and lost . In 2011, she won the Golden Globe Award, the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. After Portman's Oscar win, controversy arose over who performed the bulk of the on-screen dancing in"
"to be part of a performance that some critics are giving Natalie Portman rave reviews for?"" by saying that ""I'm not really looking for any sort of recognition. The process was a huge learning experience and I got everything I wanted out of it. But [Portman] deserves the recognition. She worked really hard."" Sarah Lane's involvement in ""Black Swan"" was also mentioned in two other dance magazines and in an article on ""The New York Times"" website. After the Oscar ceremony on February 27, 2011 in which Portman won the Academy Award for Best Actress and where she thanked many"
"Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky. The screenplay was written by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin, and Andres Heinz, based on an original story by Heinz. The film stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder. The plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's ""Swan Lake"" ballet by the prestigious New York City Ballet company. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for which the committed dancer Nina (Portman) is a perfect fit, as well as the dark and sensual Black"
"2011 MTV Movie Awards The 2011 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 5, 2011 at the Universal Amphitheatre and were hosted by Jason Sudeikis. On May 3, the nominees were announced. """" lead the nominations with eight followed by ""Inception"" with seven, ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1"" with six, ""The Social Network"" with five, and ""Black Swan"" with four. In addition, Emma Stone won the award for Best Comedic Performance, becoming the second female winner of the award and first one since 2001. The Show included 12 categories, including Best Line From a Movie. Also,"
"film based on her performance in ""Forgetting Sarah Marshall"", and on the recommendation of co-star and close friend Natalie Portman. She underwent a training regimen that included cardiovascular exercise, a 1,200-calorie a day diet (she lost 20 pounds that she regained after filming ended), and ballet classes for four hours a day, seven days a week. During the demanding production, she suffered injuries including a torn ligament and a dislocated shoulder. ""Black Swan"" received widespread acclaim from critics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film grossed over $106.9 million in the United States and Canada"
"In 2009, she starred as an adulteress in ""The Other Woman"", which she also executively produced. In 2010, Portman's performance as a mentally tortured ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller ""Black Swan"" garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2011, she appeared in the comedies ""No Strings Attached"" and ""Your Highness"". In the same year, Portman also played Jane Foster, the titular superhero's scientist girlfriend in ""Thor"". She reprised this role in its sequel"
"""Black Swan"". Sarah Lane, one of Portman's dancing doubles in the film, claimed that Portman performed only about five percent of the full-body shots, adding that she was asked by the film's producers not to speak publicly about it during the Oscar season. Director Aronofsky defended Portman by issuing a statement insisting that Portman performed 80 percent of the on-screen dancing in the movie. Portman was trained by professional ballerina Mary Helen Bowers for her role in the film and later wrote the foreword to Bowers' book, ""Ballet Beautiful"". Portman co-starred in the 2011 film ""No Strings Attached"", alongside Ashton"
"of ""Black Swan"". Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The following three films received multiple awards: The following 13 films received multiple nominations: 17th Empire Awards The 17th Empire Awards ceremony (officially known as the Jameson Empire Awards), presented by the British film magazine ""Empire"", honored the best films of 2011 and took place on 25 March 2012 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. During the ceremony, ""Empire"" presented Empire Awards in 13 categories as well as three honorary awards. The awards for The Art of 3D, the new Best Male Newcomer and Best Female Newcomer"
"Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actress for Helena Bonham Carter, and Best Original Screenplay for David Seidler. Natalie Portman won Best Actress for ""Black Swan"" and David Fincher won Best Director for ""The Social Network"". 64th British Academy Film Awards The 64th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. The nominations were announced on 18 January 2011. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed"
"industry in terms of celebrity image. For example, much of the controversy over the 2010 Oscar-winning ""Black Swan"" centers around the fact that Natalie Portman is said to have danced for most of the movie. However, her double, Sarah Lane, claims that the majority of the dancing was done by herself. When she mentioned this in interviews, Lane noted that she was quickly told to keep quiet. The movies' producers were worried that this information would reflect negatively on Portman and affect her chances of winning an Oscar. Lane noted in an interview with ""Glamour"" that ""They were trying to"
"and grossed $3.3 million, ranking it as the sixth film at the box-office. In its third weekend, it expanded again to 959 theaters and grossed $8,383,479. The film went on to gross over $106 million in the United States and over $329 million worldwide. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 85% based on reviews from 291 reviews, and an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Bracingly intense, passionate, and wildly melodramatic, ""Black Swan"" glides on Darren Aronofsky's bold direction—and a bravura performance from Natalie Portman."" At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average"
"came in 2008, playing Rachel in the romantic comedy ""Forgetting Sarah Marshall"". She gained further critical acclaim and accolades for her performance in the psychological thriller ""Black Swan"" (2010), for which she received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress, and nominations for the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other major films include the neo-noir action film ""Max Payne"" (2008), the post-apocalyptic action film ""The Book of Eli"" (2010), the romantic comedy film ""Friends with Benefits"" (2011), the comedy film ""Ted"" (2012), the fantasy film ""Oz the Great and Powerful"""
"WTF Moment was re-titled Best Jaw Dropping Moment, and the Global Superstar category was retired after debuting in the 2010 show. 2011 MTV Movie Awards The 2011 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 5, 2011 at the Universal Amphitheatre and were hosted by Jason Sudeikis. On May 3, the nominees were announced. """" lead the nominations with eight followed by ""Inception"" with seven, ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1"" with six, ""The Social Network"" with five, and ""Black Swan"" with four. In addition, Emma Stone won the award for Best Comedic Performance, becoming the second female"
"score out to reviews, the film received an average score of 79 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". In September 2010, ""Entertainment Weekly"" reported that based on reviews from the film's screening at the Venice Film Festival, ""[""Black Swan""] is already set to be one of the year's most love-it-or-hate-it movies."" Leonard Maltin, on his blog ""Movie Crazy"", admitted that he ""couldn't stand"" the film, despite praising Natalie Portman's performance. Reuters described the early response to the film as ""largely positive"" with Portman's performance being highly praised. ""The Sydney Morning Herald"" reported that ""the film"
"Awards: The film for Best Picture, Viola Davis for Best Actress, and Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress. Spencer won the Oscar for her role. Participant executives said in October 2011 that the studio would expand its production to make seven to twelve films a year, would begin producing features and series for television, and expand its online presence. As part of this plan, in November the studio hired advertising executive Chad Boettcher to be executive vice president for social action and advocacy and 20th Century Fox executive Gary Frenkel to be senior vice president for digital"
"Day"", ""Basic"", ""All the King's Men"", ""Zodiac"", ""Pathfinder"" and ""Miss Potter"", among others. ""The Thin Red Line"" and ""The People vs. Larry Flint"" received Oscar nominations. Phoenix Pictures has produced ""Shutter Island"" and ""Black Swan"". ""Shutter Island"" was released on February 19, 2010, earning over $42 million its opening weekend. ""Black Swan"" was directed by Darren Aronofsky and won numerous awards including the Oscar® and Golden Globe for Best Actress (Natalie Portman). In 2011, Medavoy announced his newest project, surrounding the 2010 Chilean mining accident that left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days. He collaborated with Chilean officials and"
"16th Critics' Choice Awards The 16th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 14, 2011 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2010 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on VH1. The nominees were announced on December 13, 2010. The Social Network David Fincher – ""The Social Network"" Colin Firth – ""The King's Speech"" Natalie Portman – ""Black Swan"" Christian Bale – ""The Fighter"" Melissa Leo – ""The Fighter"" Hailee Steinfeld – ""True Grit"" The Fighter ""The King's Speech"" – David Seidler ""The Social Network"" – Aaron Sorkin ""Inception"" – Guy Hendrix Dyas ""Inception"" – Wally Pfister ""Alice in"
"marking the first time for each. In related events, the Academy held its second annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 13, 2010. On February 12, 2011, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Marisa Tomei. ""Inception"" and ""The King's Speech"" won four awards each with the latter film winning Best Picture. Other winners included ""The Social Network"" with three awards, ""Alice in Wonderland"", ""The Fighter"", and ""Toy Story 3"", with two awards, and ""Black Swan"","
"with all of the major industry awards—Academy Award, Emmy Award, guild awards, and the Tony Award. Among the alumni of AFI are Andrea Arnold, (""Red Road"", ""Fish Tank""), Darren Aronofsky (""Requiem for a Dream"", ""Black Swan""), Carl Colpaert (""Gas Food Lodging"", ""Hurlyburly"", ""Swimming with Sharks""), Doug Ellin (""Entourage""), Todd Field (""In the Bedroom"", ""Little Children""), Jack Fisk (""Badlands"", ""Days of Heaven"", ""There Will Be Blood""), Carl Franklin (""One False Move"", ""Devil in a Blue Dress"", ""House of Cards""), Patty Jenkins (""Monster"", ""Wonder Woman""), Janusz Kamiński (""Lincoln"", ""Schindler's List"", ""Saving Private Ryan""), Matthew Libatique (""Noah"", ""Black Swan""), David Lynch (""Mulholland Drive"","
"Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2010 The 14th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2010, were given on December 14, 2010. Runners-Up: Colin Firth – ""The King's Speech"" and James Franco – ""127 Hours"" Runners-Up: Natalie Portman – ""Black Swan"" and Michelle Williams – ""Blue Valentine"" Runners-Up: ""Despicable Me"" and ""Toy Story 3"" Runners-Up: Darren Aronofsky – ""Black Swan"" and Christopher Nolan – ""Inception"" Runners-Up: ""Inside Job"" and ""Marwencol"" Runners-Up: ""Black Swan"" and ""Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives"" Runners-Up: ""Get Low"" and ""Monsters"" Runners-Up: ""Mother"" • South Korea and ""Of Gods and"
"Michelle Thrush Michelle Thrush (born February 6, 1967) is a Canadian actress and First Nations activist for Aboriginal Canadians and the other Indigenous peoples of the Americas. She is best known for her leading role as Gail Stoney in ""Blackstone"", for which she won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2011, and her recurring roles as Sylvia LeBret in ""North of 60"" and Deanna Martin in ""Arctic Air"". Thrush starred in the Palme d'Or and Cesar award-nominated film """". Thrush, who is Cree, was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta,"
"received another Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance. Kunis was also cast in a minor role in the 2010 comedy film ""Date Night"", starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. She garnered several positive reviews for her performance. Michael Phillips of the ""Chicago Tribune"" concluded her performance with James Franco helped save the film and gave it ""a shot in the arm."" Kunis was nominated for multiple awards, including her first Golden Globe, for the 2010 film ""Black Swan"". She played a rival ballet dancer to the main character, played by Natalie Portman. Director Darren Aronofsky cast Kunis in the"
"Best Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), and Best Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin) categories. ""Inception"" was the only other film to garner multiple awards, winning both the Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer) and Best Cinematography (Wally Pfister) prizes. The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for ""Black Swan"", Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for ""True Grit"", and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for ""The Fighter"". The remaining film honors went to ""Toy Story 3"" as Best Animated Film, ""Restrepo"" as Best Documentary, and ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"" as Best Foreign Language Film. ""We Are Sex Bob-Omb"""
"Fountain"". The film received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box-office, but has since garnered a cult following. His fourth film, the sports drama ""The Wrestler"", was released to critical acclaim and both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations. In 2010, Aronofsky was an executive producer on ""The Fighter"" and his fifth feature film, the psychological horror film ""Black Swan"", received further critical acclaim and many accolades, being nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director; Natalie Portman won Best Actress for her performance in the film. Aronofsky also"
"Venice Film Festival in September 2010. It received a standing ovation whose length ""Variety"" said made it ""one of the strongest Venice openers in recent memory"". ""Black Swan"" has received high praise from film critics, and received a record 12 Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations, four Independent Spirit Award nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, three SAG nominations, and many more accolades. Aronofsky received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director. The film broke limited-release box-office records and grossed an unexpectedly high $329,398,046. On January 25, 2011, the film was nominated for a total of five Academy Awards; Best Picture, Best"
"her portrayal of Dicky's mother, Alice Eklund. The other acting award went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for her leading role in ""Black Swan"". The remaining film honors went to ""Toy Story 3"" as Best Animated Film, ""Waiting for ""Superman"""" as Best Documentary, and Mexico's ""Biutiful"" as Best Foreign Language Film. Along with the 11 ""best of"" category awards, the group also presented the Russell Smith Award to ""Winter's Bone"" as the ""best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film"" of the year. The award is named in honor of late ""Dallas Morning News"" film critic Russell Smith. Winners are listed"
"health)2011 ""Black Swan"" (for mental health) and ""The Fighter"" (for substance abuse)2012 ""Shame"" tied with and ""Take Shelter"" (for mental health) and ""Warrior"" (for substance abuse)2013 ""Silver Linings Playbook"" (for mental health) and ""Flight"" (for substance abuse)2014 ""Home"" (for mental health) and ""The Spectacular Now"" (for substance abuse)2015 ""Still Alice"" The EDGE Awards concentrate on an accurate depiction of the issues of gun safety and gun violence. The EIC received an 18 month, $125,000 grant in 2004 from the Joyce Foundation, a major financial sponsor of gun control organizations. Entertainment Industries Council The Entertainment Industries Council is a United States"
"should be coming Streep's way; yet her brilliance rather overshadows the film itself."" Xan Brooks of ""The Guardian"" said Streep's performance ""is astonishing and all but flawless"". Critic Baz Bamigboye of the ""Daily Mail"" wrote: ""Only an actress of Streep's stature could possibly capture Thatcher's essence and bring it to the screen. It's a performance of towering proportions that sets a new benchmark for acting."" Richard Corliss of ""Time"" named Streep's performance one of the Top 10 Movie Performances of 2011. Streep's portrayal ultimately won her the Academy Award for Best Actress (her 17th nomination and third award overall), as"
"""Littlerock"" 26th Independent Spirit Awards The 26th Independent Spirit Awards announced its nominees in November 2010. The winners were announced on February 26, 2011. It was hosted by Joel McHale. Black Swan Get Low ""'Darren Aronofsky – ""Black Swan"" ""'James Franco – ""127 Hours"" ""'Natalie Portman – ""Black Swan"" ""'John Hawkes – ""Winter's Bone"" ""'Dale Dickey – ""Winter's Bone"" ""The Kids Are All Right"" – Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko ""Tiny Furniture"" – Lena Dunham ""Black Swan"" – Matthew Libatique ""The King's Speech"" • UK Exit Through the Gift Shop Daddy Longlegs Marwencol ""'Anish Savjani – ""Meek's Cutoff"" ""'Mike Ott"
"Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree of Life"" – Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz,"
"alongside them on the singles ""Paroles, Paroles"" and ""Non, Non, Non"". The following year, in 2010, Cassel played Thomas Leroy in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed ""Black Swan"" (2010), alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, which attracted considerable acclaim. For his performance in ""Black Swan"", was nominated alongside his cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2011, Cassel played the lead role in the French-Spanish thriller-drama film ""The Monk"", directed by Dominik Moll. ""Screen Daily"" praised his performance, writing that ""Cassel exudes otherworldly gravitas and his singular looks are perfect"
"optioned as a major motion picture. In 2007, The Montecito Picture Company, owned by Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock, set up a first look deal with Paramount Pictures, the original distributor of ""Psycho"". However, after four years of development at Paramount, production moved to Fox Searchlight Pictures. On November 20, 2011, Sacha Gervasi was announced as being in negotiations to direct the dramatic motion picture. Early the next month, Gervasi signed on as director with Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren attached to star as Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville, respectively. ""Black Swan"" co-writer John J. McLaughlin wrote the first screenplay"