New Line Cinema and Fine Line Features Celebrate Award-Filled Weekend

LOS ANGELES (New Line Cinema) - New Line Cinema and Fine Line Features received a number of honors over the weekend including four Golden Globe nominations and recognition from the Los Angeles, New York, Washington and San Francisco film critics associations for its films "The Sea Inside," "Vera Drake," "Maria Full of Grace" (with HBO Films), "Birth" and "The Notebook."

New Line/Fine Line earned Golden Globe nominations in several categories including a Best Actress in a Drama nomination for Nicole Kidman in "Birth," a Best Actor in a Drama and Best Foreign Film nomination for Javier Bardem and "The Sea Inside," and a Best Actress in a Drama nomination for Imelda Staunton in "Vera Drake."

The complete list of honors earned by New Line/Fine Line films this past weekend includes:

"The Sea Inside"
Golden Globe Best Foreign Film Nomination
Golden Globe Best Actor in a Drama Nomination (Javier Bardem)
European Film Awards Best Director (Alejandro Amenabar)
European Film Awards Best Actor (Javier Bardem)
Washington Film Critics Best Foreign Film Nomination

"Vera Drake"
Golden Globe Best Actress in a Drama Nomination (Imelda Staunton)
New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress (Imelda Staunton)
Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actress (Imelda Staunton)
European Film Awards Best Actress (Imelda Staunton)
Washington Film Critics Best Actress Nomination (Imelda Staunton)
New York Film Critics Online Best Actress (Imelda Staunton)

"Maria Full of Grace"
San Francisco Film Critics Best Foreign Film
AFI Awards Top Ten Film
Washington Film Critics Best Foreign Language Film Nomination
Washington Film Critics Best Actress Nomination (Catalina Sandino Moreno)
New York Film Critics Circle Best First Film (Joshua Marston)
New York Film Critics Debut Director (Joshua Marston)
Los Angeles Film Critics New Generation Winners (Joshua Marston and Catalina Sandino Moreno)

"Birth"
Golden Globe Best Actress in a Drama Nomination (Nicole Kidman)
Los Angeles Film Critics Music/Score Runner-Up (Alexandre Desplat)

"The Notebook"
Washington Film Critics Best Screenplay Nomination (Jeremy Leven)