- People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Comedy Movie
When high-powered book editor Margaret faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she’s actually engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew, who she’s tormented for years. He agrees to participate in the charade, but with a few conditions of his own. The unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his quirky family and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another. With an impromptu wedding in the works and an immigration official on their tails, Margaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stick to the plan despite the precarious consequences.
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, and Malin Akerman.
Golden Globes:
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Sandra Bullock
Critics Choice:
- Best Comedy Movie
Chloe (Drew Barrymore), a diamond-clad, bootie wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much, she hardly notices Papi (George Lopez), a tough looking Chihuahua who happens to be head-over-paws for the pampered pooch. But when Chloe gets lost in the rough streets of Mexico with only a street-wise German Shepherd to help her find her way home, Papi heads south of the border–joining forces with a motley crew: two humans, a sly rat and a nervous iguana–to rescue his true love.
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edward James Olmos, Loretta Devine, George Lopez, and Cheech Marin.
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce of MOMENTO, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL) heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn (Academy-Award®-nominee Don Cheadle of HOTEL RWANDA, CRASH). A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue.
An Iraqi war veteran using the alias “Mr. Wolf” finds himself in a tense situation after he leads a small group of fellow vets in an attempted Pittsburgh bank robbery that goes horribly awry. Facing pressure from the police, his hostages and even members of his own team, not to mention his personal wartime demons, Wolf tries to hold it together as he deals with Horst Cali (Donnie Wahlberg), the hostage negotiator from the local police department. A battle of wits ensues between the two men as Wolf tries to turn the hostage situation to his advantage and Cali tries to frustrate Wolf’s plans each step of the way.
Starring: Steve Cirbus, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Hyatt.
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