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February 24, 2015
Sony World Photography Awards 2015 — Shortlists Announced
Photo: “Military Walk by a Caravan of Camels carving their Way in the Desert”. Category “Split Second”, Youth Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Tarek Touma, Lebanon.
Photo: “Shepherd surprised by Snow Storm”. Category “People”, Open Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Saeed Barikani, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Photo: Category “Lifestyle”, Professional Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Fan Li, China.
Photo: Category “Current Affairs”, Professional Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Herman Verwey, South Africa.
Photo: Category “Lifestyle”, Professional Competition, Shortlisted, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards. Photographer and copyright © Yoko Naito, Japan.
London, 24 February: The 2015 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s biggest photography competition, today announced the shortlists for its Professional, Open and Youth categories.
About 200 images have been shortlisted in the Professional Competition, about 100 in the Open Competition, and about 20 in the Youth Competition.
Recognising and rewarding the world’s best contemporary photography from the last year, the 2015 competition received the highest number of entries in its eight year history - 173,444 images from 171 countries.
The judging, which is done anonymously by a panel of experts from the World Photographic Academy, has uncovered inspiring, arresting and thought-provoking work by a wide range of professional photographers and enthusiasts from around the world.
Speaking about the shortlisted images, Astrid Merget Motsenigos, Creative Director of the World Photography Organisation and organiser of the awards said: “The sole purpose of the Sony World Photography Awards is to celebrate and appreciate the talented artists working in the photographic industry. Once again, the shortlist demonstrates the vibrancy, diversity and skill of both today’s established photographers and, as importantly, the growing army of citizen photographers. The record number of entries gave our expert panel of judges a monumental task but we are incredibly proud to present to you a shortlist which truly showcases some of the world’s best photography.”
The shortlisted photographers include: Peter Franck (Germany); Donald Webber (Canada); Amit Madheshiya (India); Brent Stirton (South Africa); Simon Norfolk (UK), Fan Li (China) and Massimo Siragusa (Italy). New names include Julia Fullerton-Batten (UK) and Sebastian Gil Miranda (France).
2015 Honorary Jury
- Sasha Erwitt, Photography Editor and Researcher, US
- Xingxin Guo, Vice Director of New Media, Xinhua News Agency, China
- Jocelyn Bain Hogg, Photographer, VII Photo, UK
- Matthew Leifheit, Photo Editor, VICE Magazine, US
- Joanna Milter, Deputy Photo Editor, New York Times Magazine, US
- Maria Pieri, Editorial Director, National Geographic Traveller, UK
- Oliver Schmitt, Deputy Director of Photography, Spiegel Online, Germany
- Sue Steward: writer and photography curator, UK
- Enrica Vigano, Curator and Writer, Italy
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February 23, 2015
Oscars 2015: "Birdman" — Best Picture, Eddie Redmayne — Best Actor, Julianne Moore — Best Actress
Photo: Alejandro G. Inarritu poses backstage with the Oscar for Achievement in directing, for work on “Birdman” during the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Photographer: Todd Wawrychuk. Image provided by and copyright © Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Photo: Eddie Redmayne, Oscar Winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work on “The Theory of Everything” and Julianne Moore, Oscar Winner for Best Actress in a Leading Role for work on “Still Alice” pose backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Photographer: Todd Wawrychuk. Image provided by and copyright © Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Photo: America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams arrive for the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Photographer: Matt Petit. Image provided by and copyright © Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2014 were presented on Oscar Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, were also televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Here are the Nominees (with Winners in bold):
Best Motion Picture
- “American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
- “Birdman” Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers — WINNER
- “Boyhood” Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
- “The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
- “Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
- “The Theory of Everything” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
- “Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
Best Director
- Alejandro G. Inarritu “Birdman” — WINNER
- Richard Linklater “Boyhood”
- Bennett Miller “Foxcatcher”
- Wes Anderson “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
- Morten Tyldum “The Imitation Game”
Best Actor
- Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
- Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
- Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
- Michael Keaton in “Birdman”
- Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything” — WINNER
Best Supporting Actor
- Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
- Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
- Edward Norton in “Birdman”
- Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
- J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash” — WINNER
Best Actress
- Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
- Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”
- Julianne Moore in “Still Alice” — WINNER
- Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
- Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Best Supporting Actress
- Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood” — WINNER
- Laura Dern in “Wild”
- Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
- Emma Stone in “Birdman”
- Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
Best Animated Feature Film
- “Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli — WINNER
- “The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
- “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
- “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young
- “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Best Cinematography
- “Birdman” Emmanuel Lubezki — WINNER
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
- “Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
- “Mr. Turner” Dick Pope
- “Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Best Costume Design
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero — WINNER
- “Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
- “Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood
- “Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
- “Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran
Best Documentary Feature
- “CitizenFour” — WINNER
- “Finding Vivian Maier”
- “Last Days in Vietnam”
- “The Salt of the Earth”
- “Virunga”
Best Documentary Short Subject
- “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”— WINNER
- “Joanna”
- “Our Curse”
- “The Reaper (La Parka)”
- “White Earth”
Best Film Editing
- “American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
- “Boyhood” Sandra Adair
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
- “The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg
- “Whiplash” Tom Cross — WINNER
Best Foreign Language Film
- “Ida” Poland — WINNER
- “Leviathan” Russia
- “Tangerines” Estonia
- “Timbuktu” Mauritania
- “Wild Tales” Argentina
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- “Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier — WINNER
- “Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Best Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat — WINNER
- “The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
- “Interstellar” Hans Zimmer
- “Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon
- “The Theory of Everything” Johann Johannsson
Best Original Song
- “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”
- “Glory” from “Selma” — WINNER
- “Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights”
- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
- “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”
Best Production Design
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” — WINNER
- “The Imitation Game”
- “Interstellar”
- “Into the Woods”
- “Mr. Turner”
Best Animated Short Film
- “The Bigger Picture”
- “The Dam Keeper”
- “Feast” — WINNER
- “Me and My Moulton”
- “A Single Life”
Best Live Action Short Film
- “Aya”
- “Boogaloo and Graham”
- “Butter Lamp”
- “Parvaneh”
- “The Phone Call” — WINNER
Best Sound Editing
- “American Sniper” — WINNER
- “Birdman”
- “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
- “Interstellar”
- “Unbroken”
Best Sound Mixing
- “American Sniper”
- “Birdman”
- “Interstellar”
- “Unbroken”
- “Whiplash” — WINNER
Best Visual Effects
- “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
- “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
- “Guardians of the Galaxy”
- “Interstellar” — WINNER
- “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
Best Adapted Screenplay
- “American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall
- “The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore — WINNER
- “Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
- “Whiplash” Written by Damien Chazelle
Best Original Screenplay
- “Birdman” Written by Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo — WINNER
- “Boyhood” Written by Richard Linklater
- “Foxcatcher” Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
- “Nightcrawler” Written by Dan Gilroy
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February 21, 2015
Ferrari 488 GTB
Photos: Ferrari 488 GTB. Images provided by and copyright © Ferrari S.p.A.
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February 9, 2015
Orchids Jewelry from Carrera y Carrera
Photos: Orchids designs from Carrera y Carrera, Madrid, Spain. Orquideas (Orchids) Earrings - Yellow gold, diamonds, and wild rubies. Orquideas (Orchids) Ring - Yellow gold, diamonds, and wild rubies. Images provided by and copyright © Carrera y Carrera.
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