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Saturn Award Nominations include Inception, Never Let Me Go, and Robin Hood

The Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films have announced the nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards, which honor excellence in all things gruesome, awesome and everything in between for both movies and television.

Inception leads the Saturn nominations with 9, Never Let Me Go with 5 including in the acting categories for our P&P/Bennet girls Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan, and Matthew Macfadyen's Robin Hood film with 2. The 37th Annual Saturn Awards will take place in Burbank, CA in June.

Here are the Saturn nominations for Inception, Never Let Me Go (including Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley), and Robin Hood from the following categories...


Best Science Fiction Film
"Hereafter"
"Inception"
"Iron Man 2"
"Never Let Me Go"
"Splice"
"Tron: Legacy"

Best Action/Adventure Film
"The Expendables"
"The Green Hornet"
"Red"
"Robin Hood "
"Salt"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable" 

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, "Tron: Legacy"
George Clooney, "The American"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Inception"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Shutter Island"
Robert Downey, Jr., "Iron Man 2"
Ryan Reynolds, "Buried"

Best Actress
Cecile De France, "Hereafter"
Angelina Jolie, "Salt"
Carey Mulligan, "Never Let Me Go"
Ellen Page, "Inception"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Noomi Rapace, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"


Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
Andrew Garfield, "Never Let Me Go"
Tom Hardy, "Inception"
Garrett Hedlund, "Tron: Legacy"
John Malkovich, "Red"
Mark Ruffalo, "Shutter Island"

Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson, "Iron Man 2"
Keira Knightley, "Never Let Me Go"
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
Helen Mirren, "Red"
Vanessa Redgrave, "Letters to Juliet"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"


Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
Clint Eastwood, "Hereafter"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
Matt Reeves, "Let Me In"
Martin Scorsese, "Shutter Island"
David Yates , "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1"

Best Writing
Michael Arndt, "Toy Story 3"
Alex Garland, "Never Let Me Go"
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John McLaughlin, "Black Swan"
Peter Morgan, "Hereafter"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
Matt Reeves, "Let Me In" 

Best Music
Daft Punk, "Tron: Legacy"
Clint Eastwood, "Hereafter"
Michael Giacchino, "Let Me In"
Gottfried Huppertz (as Conducted by Frank Strobel), "The Complete Metropolis"
John Powell, "How to Train Your Dragon"
Hans Zimmer, "Inception" 

Best Costume
"Alice in Wonderland"
"The Wolf Man"
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
"Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1"
"Tron: Legacy"
"Robin Hood"

Best Production Design
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"Shutter Island"
"Tron: Legacy"
"The Wolf Man"
"Inception"
"Alice in Wonderland"

Best Special Effects
"Tron: Legacy"
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
"Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1"
"Inception"
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Iron Man 2"

Source: MTV Movies Blog 

Also, in Television, The Pillars of the Earth (starring Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland) is nominated for...

Best Television Presentation
• Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
• Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special
• The Pillars of the Earth
• Sherlock
• Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
• The Walking Dead

On DVD and Blu-ray Today: Never Let Me Go

Available now on standard DVD and Blu-ray discs is Never Let Me Go starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, and Keira Knightley

DVD Active has the following DVD and Blu-ray discs details and artwork for Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan's latest film, Never Let Me Go, which was in limited theatrical release last September 15th.

Title: Never Let Me Go (IMDb)
Starring: Keira Knightley
Released: 1st February 2011
SRP: $29.98 (DVD)

Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray ($39.99) releases of Never Let Me Go which stars Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield. Each will be available to own from February 1st. As far as we know, the only extra material will be a 30-minute "Secrets of Never Let Me Go" featurette which takes a behind the scenes look at the making of the film featuring the cast and crew as they chronicle the journey from book to the big screen.

Here are the DVD and Blu-ray discs artwork below:

(source: DVD Active)

Synopsis

Never Let Me Go is a powerful story revolving around Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield), three best friends who grow up together at an English boarding school with a chilling secret. When they learn the shocking truth – that they are genetically engineered clones destined to be organ donors – they embrace their fleeting chance to live and love. 

Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, and Colin Firth made the BAFTA longlist

The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) just announced their LONGLIST of possible nominees for the 2011 BAFTA and the shortlist and final nominations will be announced on January 18th.

BAFTA will take place on Sunday 13 February 2011.

Our P&P actors: Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, and Colin Firth made the BAFTA Longlist along with their films such as RP's Barney's Version and Made In Dagenham, CM's Never Let Me Go, and CF's The King's Speech. As usual, BAFTA snubbed Keira Knightley once again for her wonderful role in Never Let Me Go, like they snubbed her previously in Pirates/P&P/The Duchess films...and yet Gemma Arterton (no pun intended) made the BAFTA longlist for her two films less popular or well-known than her Prince of Persia (which I loved and enjoyed) and Keira's NLMG films combine. Not too mention, her  NLMG co-stars Carey and Andrew Garfield made the longlist each, but no Keira (not even in her best Oscar/Golden Globe nominated role in P&P gets her any nomination or recognition in her own country's big award show)...Interesting BAFTA! What's up with the frequent snub on KK? They must not like her...but even in her best performances (Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice and Georgiana in The Duchess) she still get snubbed...how odd! Her acting has been solid and great since P&P movie...

An interesting old Joe Wright interview relating to BAFTA snub of KK during P&P era...

“Wright caused a stir last year by berating Bafta’s British voters, who denied Knightley a best-actress nomination for playing Elizabeth Bennet. As voters for the Oscars and Golden Globes saw fit to nominate her, the snub seemed doubly harsh, and may have owed something to her celebrity and prominence in gossip magazines. But, after Atonement, it’s unlikely she will need Wright to spring to her defence again.

“It isn’t her fault,” Wright protests. “I know some actors court the media, and Keira doesn’t. She’s incredibly beautiful, so she gets to be the face of Chanel, and that’s great for a few bob, so good luck to her. But when she’s making a film, that’s all she cares about.”

- Joe Wright interview with David Gritten of The Telegraph (August 2007).

Anyway, here are the BAFTA longlist featuring Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, Colin Firth, Sally Hawkins, Gemma Arterton and their films and co-stars...Best of luck to them all (though I'm sure CF and The King's Speech will obviously get lots of nominations for sure)!


Best Film

• 127 Hours
• Another Year
• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Inception
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• The Town
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit
• Winter’s Bone

Adapted Screenplay

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Barney’s Version
• Brighton Rock
• Despicable Me
• The Ghost
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Never Let Me Go
• Rabbit Hole
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• The Town
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit
• Winter’s Bone *

Director

• 127 Hours *
• Alice In Wonderland
• Another Year
• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Inception 
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• The Town
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit

Original Screenplay

• Another Year
• Biutiful
• Black Swan
• Blue Valentine
• The Disappearance Of Alice Creed
• The Fighter *
• Four Lions
• Get Low
• Hereafter
• I Am Love
• Inception
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Of Gods and Men

Make Up & Hair

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• Brighton Rock
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• I Am Love
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Never Let Me Go
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• True Grit

Special Visual Effects

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• Hereafter
• How To Train Your Dragon
• Inception
• Iron Man 2
• Kick-Ass
• The King’s Speech
• Monsters
• Shutter Island
• Toy Story 3
• Tron Legacy

Sound

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• Brighton Rock
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• The Town
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit

Editing

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• Inception
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• The Town
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit

Costume Design

• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• Brighton Rock
• Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• I Am Love
• Inception
• Kick-Ass
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Never Let Me Go
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• True Grit

Production Design

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• Brighton Rock
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 *
• I Am Love
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Never Let Me Go
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• True Grit

Cinematography

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• I Am Love
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• Never Let Me Go
• Shutter Island
• The Social Network
• The Town
• True Grit
• Winter’s Bone

Original Music

• 127 Hours
• Alice In Wonderland
• Biutiful
• Brighton Rock
• Despicable Me
• The Ghost
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• How To Train Your Dragon
• Inception
• The King’s Speech
• Made In Dagenham
• Never Let Me Go
• The Social Network
• The Town

Leading Actor

• Aaron Eckhart (Howie) – Rabbit Hole
• Ben Affleck (Doug MacRay) – The Town
• Colin Firth (King George VI) – The King’s Speech
• James Franco (Aron Ralston) – 127 Hours
• Javier Bardem (Uxbal) – Biutiful
• Jeff Bridges (Marshal Reuben J Cogburn) – True Grit
• Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerberg) – The Social Network
• Jim Broadbent (Tom) – Another Year
• Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter) – Alice In Wonderland
• Leonardo DiCaprio (Cobb) – Inception
• Leonardo DiCaprio (Teddy Daniels) – Shutter Island
• Mark Wahlberg (Micky Ward) – The Fighter
• Paul Giamatti (Barney Panofsky) – Barney’s Version
• Robert Duvall (Felix Bush) – Get Low
• Ryan Gosling (Dean) – Blue Valentine

Leading Actress

• Andrea Riseborough (Rose) – Brighton Rock
• Annette Bening (Nic) – The Kids Are All Right
• Carey Mulligan (Kathy) – Never Let Me Go
• Gemma Arterton (Alice) – The Disappearance Of Alice Creed
• Gemma Arterton (Tamara Drewe) – Tamara Drewe
• Hailee Steinfeld (Mattie Ross) – True Grit
• Jennifer Lawrence (Ree) – Winter’s Bone
• Julianne Moore (Jules) – The Kids Are All Right
• Michelle Williams (Cindy) – Blue Valentine
• Natalie Portman (Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen) – Black Swan
• Nicole Kidman (Becca) – Rabbit Hole
• Noomi Rapace (Lisbeth Salander) – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Rosamund Pike (Miriam Grant-Panofsky) – Barney’s Version
• Sally Hawkins (Rita O’Grady) – Made In Dagenham
• Tilda Swinton (Emma Recchi) – I Am Love

Supporting Actor

• Andrew Garfield (Eduardo Saverin) – The Social Network
• Andrew Garfield (Tommy) – Never Let Me Go
• Ben Kingsley (Dr Cawley) – Shutter Island
• Bill Murray (Frank Quinn) – Get Low
• Bob Hoskins (Albert) – Made In Dagenham
• Christian Bale (Dicky Eklund) – The Fighter
• Dustin Hoffman (Izzy Panofsky) – Barney’s Version
• Geoffrey Rush (Lionel Logue) – The King’s Speech
• Guy Pearce (King Edward VIII) – The King’s Speech
• Jeremy Renner (James Coughlin) – The Town
• Justin Timberlake (Sean Parker) – The Social Network
• Mark Ruffalo (Paul) – The Kids Are All Right
• Matt Damon (La Boeuf) – True Grit
• Pete Postlethwaite (Fergus ‘Fergie’ Colm) – The Town
• Vincent Cassel (Thomas Leroy / The Gentleman) – Black Swan

Supporting Actress

• Amy Adams (Charlene Fleming) – The Fighter
• Barbara Hershey (Erica Sayers / The Queen) – Black Swan
• Ellen Page (Ariadne) – Inception
• Geraldine James (Connie) – Made In Dagenham
• Helena Bonham Carter (Queen Elizabeth) – The King’s Speech
• Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen) – Alice In Wonderland
• Lesley Manville (Mary) – Another Year
• Marion Cotillard (Mal) – Inception
• Melissa Leo (Alice Ward) – The Fighter
• Mila Kunis (Lily / The Black Swan) – Black Swan
• Miranda Richardson (Barbara Castle) – Made In Dagenham
• Olivia Williams (Ruth Lang) – The Ghost
• Rebecca Hall (Claire Keesey) – The Town
• Rosamund Pike (Lisa Hopkins) – Made In Dagenham
• Winona Ryder (Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan) – Black Swan

Rosamund Pike scored two London Film Critics Circle Award Nominations!!

Surprisingly, no nominations for either Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan and their film, Never Let Me Go (interestingly, their co-star Andrew Garfield did for British Actor of the Year), but wow and a big YAY for Rosamund Pike (photo by London Evening Standard) for scoring double nominations from her two films, Barney's Version and Made In Dagenham while Colin Firth (including two nods for him) and The King's Speech continue to dominate with 7 nominations from the 31st London Film Critics Circle Awards Nominations, which will be held February 10th, 2011.

Here are Rosamund Pike's nominations in the following categories:

BRITISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech (Momentum)
Lesley Manville – Another Year (Momentum)
Rosamund Pike – Barney’s Version (Universal)
Ruth Sheen – Another Year (Momentum)
Tilda Swinton – I Am Love (Metrodome)

BRITISH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Helena Bonham Carter – Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
Christine Bottomley – The Arbor (Verve)
Minnie Driver – Barney’s Version (Universal)
Rosamund Pike – Made in Dagenham (Paramount)
Olivia Williams – The Ghost (Optimum)

Read full nominations here! 

Congrats to Rosamund Pike and Colin Firth/The King's Speech!!! 

Speaking of Rosamund, check out and read this newest interview she did with the Vancouver Sun promoting her upcoming film release Barney's Version (In U.S. Theaters January 14th, 2011): The off-kilter world of Rosamund Pike Very interesting interview and if you don't know or haven't heard much of Rosamund Pike, that interview is one of the many she did recently that you must read. And another nice RP interview/article, Blackbook Magazine: The New Leading Lady.

Carey Mulligan, Colin Firth, and The King's Speech won big at BIFA 2010!

The thirteenth annual Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) was held earlier tonight and our Carey Mulligan (with Colin Firth | photo by Bauer Griffin) won for Best Actress (Never Let Me Go), Colin Firth for Best Actor (The King's Speech), and CF's film, The King's Speech won 5 BIFA including CF's Best Actor award and his co-star Helena Bonham Carter for Best Supporting Actress, which our P&P/Bennet girls Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go) and Rosamund Pike (Made In Dagenham) both nominated in the same Best Supporting Actress category, but both lost to HBC!

Congrats to Carey Mulligan (FYI: Carey won Best Actress last year for An Education too!), Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, and The King's Speech for their BIFA win!!!

New photos of Carey Mulligan and Rosamund Pike (at long last...together this time!) coming up shortly!

The complete list of winners (via IndieWire) and photos of CM and CF...

Updated 12/06/10

Photos of Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth...

Moet British Independent Film Awards

 (source: photos by Bauer Griffin | zimbio.com)


 Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 - Show - (Carey Mulligan)
Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 - Show - (Colin Firth)

• BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM The King’s Speech
• BEST DIRECTOR Gareth Edwards – Monsters
• THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] Clio Barnard – The Arbor
• BEST SCREENPLAY David Seidler – The King’s Speech
• BEST ACTRESS Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go
• BEST ACTOR Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
• MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER Joanne Froggatt – In Our Name
• BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION Monsters
• RAINDANCE AWARD Son of Babylon
• BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Monsters – Visual Effects – Gareth Edwards
• BEST DOCUMENTARY Enemies of the People
• BEST BRITISH SHORT Baby
• BEST FOREIGN FILM A Prophet

DVD News: Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan's 'Never Let Me Go' to be released on DVD and Blu-ray February 1st!

DVD Active has the following DVD and Blu-ray discs details and artwork for Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan's latest film, Never Let Me Go, which was in limited theatrical release last September 15th.

Title: Never Let Me Go (IMDb)
Starring: Keira Knightley
Released: 1st February 2011
SRP: $29.98 (DVD)

Further Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray ($39.99) releases of Never Let Me Go which stars Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield. Each will be available to own from February 1st. As far as we know, the only extra material will be a 30-minute "Secrets of Never Let Me Go" featurette which takes a behind the scenes look at the making of the film featuring the cast and crew as they chronicle the journey from book to the big screen.

Here are the DVD and Blu-ray discs artwork below:

(source: DVD Active)

Synopsis
Never Let Me Go is a powerful story revolving around Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield), three best friends who grow up together at an English boarding school with a chilling secret. When they learn the shocking truth – that they are genetically engineered clones destined to be organ donors – they embrace their fleeting chance to live and love. 

Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Rosamund Pike nominated for 'Best Actress' and 'Best Supporting Actresses' by BIFA

P&P/Jane Austen actors and their films lead BIFA nominations!

The nominations and jury members for the thirteenth annual Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were announced Monday (November 1st). Keira Knightley (Lizzie), Rosamund Pike (Jane), and Carey Mulligan (Kitty), three of the five Bennet girls from the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film are all nominated in the Best Supporting Actresses (Knightley  for Never Let Me Go and Pike for Made In Dagenham) and Best Actress (Mulligan for Never Let Me Go) categories and their new films (Never Let Me Go with 6 and Made In Dagenham with 4 nods) as well as Carey/Keira's NLMG and Rosamund's MID co-star Persuasion 07's Sally Hawkins (Anne Elliot, who also previously co-starred with Carey and Rosamund in the Oscar nominated film, An Education) for Best Actress (Made In Dagenham) and P&P '95's Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy) for Best Actor (The King's Speech).

Congrats to Keira Knightley, Rosamund Pike, and Carey Mulligan on their BIFA nominations!!! Also, congrats to Colin Firth and Sally Hawkins for their nominations as well.


From the BIFA website:

The Film receiving the most nominations is The King’s Speech with eight, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and two Best Supporting Actor nominations. Monsters, Never Let Me Go and The Arbor all received six nominations, Four Lions five and four nods went to Another Year, Made in Dagenham and Brighton Rock.

Nominations for Best Actor go to Jim Broadbent (Another Year), Riz Ahmed (Four Lions), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Scoot McNairy (Monsters) and Aidan Gillen (Treacle Junior). Leading ladies battling for the Best Actress are Manjinder Virk (The Arbor), Ruth Sheen (Another Year), Andrea Riseborough (Brighton Rock), Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham) and hoping to repeat last year’s success, Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go).

The winners will be announced at the much anticipated 13th awards ceremony which will take place on Sunday 5 December at the impressive Old Billingsgate in London and will be hosted for the sixth year by James Nesbitt.

 The following BIFA nominees for this year’s awards:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
Four Lions
Kick-Ass
The King’s Speech
Monsters
Never Let Me Go

BEST ACTRESS
Sponsored by M.A.C
Manjinder Virk – The Arbor
Ruth Sheen – Another Year
Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock
Sally Hawkins – Made In Dagenham
Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go

BEST ACTOR
Jim Broadbent – Another Year
Riz Ahmed – Four Lions
Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
Scoot McNairy – Monsters
Aidan Gillen – Treacle Junior

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lesley Manville – Another Year
Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
Rosamund Pike – Made In Dagenham
Keira Knightley – Never Let Me Go
Tamsin Greig – Tamara Drewe

Read full nominees and full announcement here!

Proud patrons of The Moet British Independent Film Awards include Mike Figgis, Tom Hollander, Adrian Lester, Ken Loach, Ewan McGregor, Helen Mirren, Samantha Morton, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Trudie Styler, Tilda Swinton, Meera Syal, David Thewlis, Ray Winstone and Michael Winterbottom.

Carey Mulligan to received a Palm Springs International Film Festival Award

According to MyDesert.com, Carey Mulligan (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe) will be honored at the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival with a Breakthrough Performance Award for 'Never Let Me Go' and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." 

On Jan. 8, Mulligan will be recognized for her rising star qualities when the Palm Springs International Film Festival presents her with its Breakthrough Performance Award at its black-tie awards gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

“Carey Mulligan is an actress of extraordinary talent and versatility,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said in a statement. “In her most recent performances as the estranged daughter of Gordon Gekko in ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' to ‘Never Let Me Go,' where her character learns that life isn't always what it seems, she brings uncommon vision and depth to her art.”

Mulligan first came to Macdonald's attention in “Pride and Prejudice” in 2005. She also had roles in “Public Enemies” with Johnny Depp and “Brothers” with Tobey Maguire in 2009.

Past recipients of the Breakthrough Performance Award include Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Hudson, Felicity Huffman and Freida Pinto.

Last year's recipients were Jeremy Renner and Mariah Carey, who became the evening's most celebrated award winner thanks to her odd acceptance speech.

The Palm Springs Film Festival runs Jan. 6-17. It's one of North America's largest film festivals with more than 130,000 filmgoers expected.

Candid Photos: Keira Knightley & Rupert Friend in East London

P&P Couple Sighting!

New candid photos of former Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley (25) and long time love Rupert Friend (29), best known to us, P&P fans, as the unlikely pair (in the P&P movie) Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Wickham. These real-life couple has been together since probably even before the movie was released back in 2005. It's amazing that they're still together more than five years now, but had kept their relationship on the down low and private as possible. Neither one talks about the other in interviews (unless it's about their short films together). Though pictures don't lie...they're very much together (and had been since P&P movie was released 5 years ago and apparently love working together as they appeared in 3 films: Pride & Prejudice, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of The Suicide Brothers, and ), but it's great that they keep their relationship quiet and private as possible. Love them for that and that's what keeps them separate from those high profile, but short (and unhappily ever after) Hollywood romances. Will there be a wedding bells anytime soon or in their future? Only time will tell. I wish them both all the best and hope they stay in love and together for a very long time.



Anyway, here are their new pics together out and about, holding hand, and strolling through east London last week (October 3rd). Looks like Keira's not the only one with a new short do, Rupert looks to have a new and even shorter haircut himself. How cute! I think he looks handsome with short hair. They look great together and even younger too with their new haircut, don't they?

(source: Sweet-Keira.net)

View more KK & RF candid pics here!

Speaking of the handsome Rupert Friend, he was also at the Never Let Me Go - Afterparty: 54th BFI London Film Festival to show support of his former P&P co-stars Keira Knightley (his girlfriend of course) and Carey Mulligan as they premiered their new film, Never Let Me Go at LFF. Next week, he will likely be back with KK at LFF to premiere his new short film, Steve, which he directed and also featured Keira, Colin Firth (as the title role), and friend Tom Mison.

  (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images Europe | zimbio.com)

Rupert Friend attends the "Never Let Me Go" afterparty during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at Saatchi Gallery on October 13, 2010 in London, England.

Also, check out the Look of the Day: Keira Knightley in Chanel Couture at Wednesday's London Film Festival premiere of Never Let Me Go.

Related KK/RF articles 

• Love is hard - Keira 
• Keira Knightley on love and beauty 
• Keira Knightley: 'Love can be difficult'

Photos | Video: Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan reunite at London Film Festival's 'Never Let Me Go' Premiere

Bennet Sisters reunite!

Former Pride & Prejudice co-stars and good friends Keira Knightley (Elizabeth Bennet) and Carey Mulligan (Kitty Bennet) attended today, the gala premiere, press conference, photocall, (and afterparty) of their new film, Never Let Me Go at the London Film Festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England.

Check out several new photos and a video (from the press conference) of KK and CM from NLMG premiere below!

Speaking of Never Let Me Go, it has now expanded to 43 theatres across America, taking $800,000 up to Thursday. See here for the new cities. Bookmark that page for future expansions. (Sweet-Keira)

Never Let Me Go - Premiere: Opening Night 54th BFI London Film Festival

 

 

Keira Knightley attends the "Never Let Me Go" premiere during the Opening Night of the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 13, 2010 in London, England.

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Keira Knightley

• Never Let Me Go - Premiere: Opening Night 54th BFI London Film Festival
• Never Let Me Go - Premiere: 54th BFI London Film Festival - Inside Arrivals

Carey Mulligan

• Never Let Me Go - Premiere: Opening Night 54th BFI London Film Festival 
• Never Let Me Go - Premiere: 54th BFI London Film Festival - Inside Arrivals

Never Let Me Go - Photocall: 54th BFI London Film Festival

 

Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley attend the
"Never Let Me Go" photocall during the
54th BFI London Film Festival
at the Vue West End on October 13, 2010 in London, England.

(Photos by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe | zimbio.com)

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Keira Knightley

• 'Never Let Me Go' Photocall 

Carey Mulligan 

• Never Let Me Go - Photocall: 54th BFI London Film Festival   

Never Let Me Go - Press Conference: 54th BFI London Film Festival 

Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan attends the "Never Let Me Go" press conference during 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 13, 2010 in London, England.

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More KK and CM photos...

• London premiere "Never Let Me Go" (Keira Knightley)
• London premiere "Never Let Me Go" (Carey Mulligan)
• Never Let Me Go - Afterparty: 54th BFI London Film Festival (Keira Knightley)
• Never Let Me Go - Afterparty: 54th BFI London Film Festival - Inside Arrivals (Keira Knightley)
• Never Let Me Go - Afterparty: 54th BFI London Film Festival - Inside Arrivals (Carey Mulligan) 
• Never Let Me Go - Afterparty: 54th BFI London Film Festival (Carey Mulligan)