THE Alliance of Women Journalists has announced the winners of its 2006 EDA Awards, including the category for Best Depiction of Nudity or Sexuality.
Kate Winslet’s drama Little Children took the prize, beating the likes of Babel, Borat, The Notorious Bettie Page and Sherrybaby. The film is directed by Todd Field and includes several scenes of sexual intercourse between the British actress and her co-star Patrick Wilson.
But the footage is tastefully filmed and is in service of the story, rather than feeling tacky, sensational or exploitative.
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists was founded in 2006 by Jennifer Merin, Maitland McDonagh, Joanna Langfield and Jenny Halper.
Members include highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media.
Their purpose is to support work by and about women – both in front of and behind the camera – through intra-group promotional activities.
Several of their awards categories raised eyebrows when they were announced last week, including Actress Most In Need Of A New Agent.
That ‘honour’ went to
Uma Thurman, from a nominee list that included
Bryce Dallas Howard,
Nicole Kidman,
Sarah Jessica Parker and
Meg Ryan.
Of the Movies You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t, Marie Antoinette ‘triumphed’ over All The King’s Men, The Lake House, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and The Holiday.