2nd AACTA International Awards
The 2nd Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards( commonly known as the AACTA International Awards), were presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts( AACTA), a not for profit organisation whose aim is to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television.
Awards were handed out for the best films of 2012 regardless of geography, and are the international counterpart to the awards for Australian films( held on 28 and 30 January).
The ceremony took place at Soho House in Los Angeles, California on 26 January 2013.
The event was hosted by Australian actor Russell Crowe.
The nominees were announced on 8 January 2013, with" Silver Linings Playbook" receiving the most nominations, with five.
" Silver Linings Playbook" won the most awards with three, and were given to discretionary, non-competitive awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress to Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver, respectively.
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy- drama film written and directed by David O. Russell.
It was adapted from Matthew Quick ’s 2008 novel" The Silver Linings Playbook".
The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, and Julia Stiles in supporting roles.
Cooper plays Patrizio" Pat" Solitano Jr., a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents, played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver.
Determined to win back his estranged wife, Pat meets a young widow, Tiffany Maxwell, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence, who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her.
The two become closer as they train and Pat, his father, and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems.
" Silver Linings Playbook" premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on November 16, 2012.
The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades.
It received eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
It became the first film since 1981's" Reds" to be Oscar- nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004's" Million Dollar Baby" to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars, with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress.
It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations, with Lawrence winning Best Actress; three BAFTA nominations, with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay; four Screen Actors Guild nominations; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations, winning in four categories, including Best Feature.
The film was a success at the box office, grossing over$ 236 million worldwide, more than eleven times its budget.
The Silver Linings Playbook
The Silver Linings Playbook is a 2008 debut novel of American author Matthew Quick.
Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)
" Silver Lining( Crazy ‘ Bout You)" is a song recorded by English singer- songwriter Jessie J.
The track written by Diane Warren is the main theme of the film" Silver Linings Playbook".
The song with gentle piano melody was released on iTunes on 16 November 2012.
David O. Russell
David Owen Russell( born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
His early directing career includes the comedy films" Spanking the Monkey"( 1994)," Flirting with Disaster"( 1996)," Three Kings"( 1999), and" I ♥ Huckabees"( 2004).
Three of Russell's more recent films – the biographical sports drama" The Fighter"( 2010), the romantic comedy- drama" Silver Linings Playbook"( 2012), and the comedy- drama crime film" American Hustle"( 2013) – were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, having earned Russell three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for" Silver Linings Playbook" and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for" American Hustle".
Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy- drama" Joy"( 2015).
List of awards and nominations received by David O. Russell
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American film director, screenwriter and producer David O. Russell.
Russell has been nominated for five Academy Awards and four Golden Globes.
He has won four Independent Spirit Awards and two BAFTA Awards.
He has been nominated for three WGA awards and two DGA awards.
Regarding five Academy Award nominations, three for Best Director for" The Fighter Silver Linings Playbook" and" American Hustle" and two for Best Adapted Screenplay for Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.
Phillip Chorba
Phillip Chorba is an actor who has played roles in films such as" Silver Linings Playbook" and" Concussion"; television shows such as" The KnickBroad City", and" Blue Bloods"; and also frequently appears in television commercials.
In" Silver Linings Playbook", he played the role of Jennifer Lawrence's ex-boyfriend Jordie.
Chorba also had a role in the psychological thriller" The Red".
List of accolades received by Silver Linings Playbook
" Silver Linings Playbook" is a 2012 American romantic comedy- drama film directed by David O. Russell.
An adaptation of the novel of same name by Matthew Quick, the film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, and Julia Stiles in supporting roles.
The film tells the story of, Patrizio" Pat" Solitano, Jr.( Cooper), a man with bipolar disorder who finds companionship in a young widow, Tiffany Maxwell( Lawrence).
" Silver Linings Playbook" premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, where Russell won the People's Choice Award.
The film initially received a limited release in the United States on November 16, 2012.
The Weinstein Company later gave the film a wider release at over 700 theaters on December 25.
" Silver Linings Playbook" earned a worldwide total of over$ 236 million on a production budget of$ 21 million.
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 228 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive.
" Silver Linings Playbook" received awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, and the performances of Cooper, Lawrence, and De Niro.
As of 2013, it has received a total of 47 awards from 91 nominations.
At the 85th Academy Awards, the film received eight nominations, and won Best Actress( Lawrence).
At the same ceremony, it became the first film in 31 years to be nominated in all four acting categories.
At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Russell won the Best Adapted Screenplay award.
The film was nominated for four awards at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, going on to win one — Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical.
Among other honors," Silver Linings Playbook" was named Best Film at the AACTA Awards, Detroit Film Critics Society, Film Independent Spirit Awards, and Satellite Awards.
It also received a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media nomination for the song" Silver Lining( Crazy' Bout You)".
Crispin Struthers
Crispin Struthers is a two- time Oscar- nominated film editor.
His first nomination was at the 85th Academy Awards for the film" Silver Linings Playbook".
Struthers and his fellow film editors are nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 2013 film" American Hustle".
Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles
Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles is a 2011 independent documentary film by director Katina Dunn.
The film explores flamenco, including its origins in the oppressed Gypsy community in 17th- century southern Spain and also the flamenco culture of contemporary Spain.
The documentary focuses specifically on a group of flamenco dancers, singers, and guitarists in Los Angeles, who are dedicated to preserving the art in its original form.
" Kumpanía" is a Romani word meaning" people who travel the same territory".

Question: Which film came out earlier, Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles or Silver Linings Playbook?