'The Social Network' takes best film award
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January 10, 2011, Monday
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THE US National Society of Film Critics has selected "The Social Network" as the best picture of 2010.
The fictional look at the creation of Facebook dominated at the society's annual awards, which were voted on by 46 prominent movie critics on Saturday.
Jesse Eisenberg was named best actor for his role as Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking website. David Fincher won for best director and Aaron Sorkin for best screenplay.
The critics went international when awarding the best actress honor, naming Italian star Giovanna Mezzogiorno for her role in "Vincere." The film follows the rise to power of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, with him abandoning his wife and child along the way.
While these critics' choices rarely reflect top honors at the Academy Awards, the New York-based society helps draw attention to new films in advance of the Oscars, staged in late February by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
On Saturday, society members issued a statement calling for a re-examination of the movie rating system set by the Motion Picture Association of America.
The critics praised a -decision to change the NC-17 rating for "Blue Valentine" to an R, but they questioned other rulings on ratings.
They singled out "The King's Speech," a drama about King George VI's attempt to overcome his speech impediment, which was rated R for "language" - moments when he's told to swear to ease his stammer.
"It's clear the board has become an agency of de facto censorship," read the statement from the critics, who suggested a revision of the current system.
The fictional look at the creation of Facebook dominated at the society's annual awards, which were voted on by 46 prominent movie critics on Saturday.
Jesse Eisenberg was named best actor for his role as Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking website. David Fincher won for best director and Aaron Sorkin for best screenplay.
The critics went international when awarding the best actress honor, naming Italian star Giovanna Mezzogiorno for her role in "Vincere." The film follows the rise to power of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, with him abandoning his wife and child along the way.
While these critics' choices rarely reflect top honors at the Academy Awards, the New York-based society helps draw attention to new films in advance of the Oscars, staged in late February by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
On Saturday, society members issued a statement calling for a re-examination of the movie rating system set by the Motion Picture Association of America.
The critics praised a -decision to change the NC-17 rating for "Blue Valentine" to an R, but they questioned other rulings on ratings.
They singled out "The King's Speech," a drama about King George VI's attempt to overcome his speech impediment, which was rated R for "language" - moments when he's told to swear to ease his stammer.
"It's clear the board has become an agency of de facto censorship," read the statement from the critics, who suggested a revision of the current system.
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