4th Annual Coming-of-Age Movie Awards Recipients

March 2, 2012 - PRLog -- The Coming-of-Age Movie Awards recognize merit in eight categories, for films in that genre released during 2011.

The categories are: Best Actor, Best Newcomer, Best Performance in a TV Film, Best Cinematography, Coming-of-Age Value, Special Soundtrack, Best Short Film and Best International Film.

More than three thousand people participated in the voting process at TheSkyKid.com – a site focusing on young talent in music and the performing arts and in adolescent development.

Best Actor

This year’s winner of The Best Actor category is Dakota Avery Goyo for his role as Max Kenton in the American science fiction film Real Steel.  

Best Newcomer

The Best Newcomer award goes to Joel Courtney. He appeared for the first time in a lead role in a major motion picture – the American science fiction film Super 8 -- which was written and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg.

Best Performance in a TV film

The competition in the Best Performance in a TV film category was very tight.  Nine-year-old British actor Jude Wright, who plays the son of a middle aged man who accidentally manages to land a job as a MI5 agent in the Sky One sitcom Spy, is the real star of the series.

Best Cinematography

The Best Cinematography award was won by J.J. Abrams’s film Super 8. Its modern-day vintage atmosphere, dynamic composition, markedly renewed approach to camera movements and creative interactive lighting, resulted in an amazing piece of cinema, which worthily received the award for 2011.

Coming of Age Value

The father-son plot of the American science fiction action film Real Steel touched the hearts of many people.  It’s a story of relationships, suffering, thrills, and the struggle to hold on to your dreams without losing the most meaningful things in your life.

Special Soundtrack

Michael Giacchino`s score of the science fiction thriller Super 8 won the Special Soundtrack award in the 4th edition of the Coming of Age Movie Awards.

Best Short Film  

Kevin Callies’s short film The Man in the Red Suit - a heartwarming filmed Christmas-themed tale of magic and youthful imagination --  won the first place in the Best Short Film Category for 2011. The film shines with the incredible performance of its young cast – especially the brothers Elijah and Michael Nelson -- and Callie’s skillful directing.  

Best International Film

For a second consecutive year, a French-language film wins the award in the Best International Film category. Céline Sciamma’s Tomboy received a lot of recognition in film festivals across the globe. Its story focuses on first love, gender identity and the Coming-of-Age experiences of a young girl who decides that she would be more popular if she pretends to be a boy among her new friends.  

Voting was very close in most categories, and we would like to be the first to congratulate our winners and Honorable Mentions, as well as extend our thanks to all the nominees and voters for helping make this celebration of the Coming-of-Age genre in cinema such a success.

For more information on the Coming-of-Age Movie Awards, please visit:
http://www.theskykid.com/coming-of-age-movie-awards/

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