USA: THE FIFTH ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE AWARD GIVING TOP NODS TO MOVIE "MOULIN ROUGE"

Record ID: 391737

  • Title: USA: THE FIFTH ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE AWARD GIVING TOP NODS TO MOVIE "MOULIN ROUGE"
  • Date: 6th August 2001
  • Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 6, 2001) (REUTERS) PAN GUESTS WALKING RED CARPET MV HAS THORA BIRCH WALKING RED CARPET SV STACEY KEACH POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS MV SYDNEY POLLACK, JACQUELINE BISSET, DAVID RUBIN AND SEYMOUR CASSELL POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SV PHOTOGRAPHERS SV PAUL WALKER (WINNER FOR BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN THE FAST AND FURIOUS) (SOUNDB
  • Embargoed: 21st August 2001 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVADNW2812CJ5M7O9AEDRRINFZYM
  • Story Text: The 5th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF) presented the Hollywood Movie Awards in Beverly Hills, August 8th, (Monday), giving top nods to the hit movie "Moulin Rouge" and stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.
    The Hollywood Film Festival presented it's annual movie award ceremony with top honors going to "Moulin Rouge".
    The gala which took place in the famous Beverly Hilton welcomed many notable guests including Best Actress and Best Actor winners Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.
    Commenting on their on-screen chemistry Ms. Kidman said, "We've always just gotten along. He makes me laugh. Anyone that makes you laugh you can get along with you know. He's just got such a wonderful dry sense of humor, that Scottish humor." Also honored tonight, Hans Zimmer for Outstanding Achievement in Music-in-Film, Paul Walker for Breakthrough Performance and Baz Luhrman for Directing "Moulin Rouge".
    Upon winning Best Actress, Kidman hoped the critical success of Moulin Rouge would ignite a trend, "It's nice to have been part of a film that started hopefully a whole new, we get to see musicals again which is terrific." McGregor, just wanted to thank the fans for his Best Actor Award, "It was voted for by the people who go to watch films. And that's really really lovely and special for me."
    The winners are selected by fans through an online voting process. Moulin Rouge is set to open in London at the end of August.
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