The Social Network
Screened in October 2010
Director: David Fincher. Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara, Joseph Mazzello, Patrick Mapel, Rashida Jones, Denise Grayson, John Getz, Pamela Roylance, David Selby, Douglas Urbanski, Wallace Langham, James Shanklin, John Hayden, Aaron Sorkin, Malese Jow, Emma Fitzpatrick, Caitlin Gerard, Scott Lawrence, Brian Palermo, Steve Sires, Franco Vega, Andrew Thacher. Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin (based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich).
Twitter Capsule: Fleet, engaging, wears its fastidious craft admirably lightly. Just lacks a sense of any world outside itself.

Photo © 2010 Columbia Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: David Fincher
Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Best Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth
Best Film Editing: Angus Wall & Kirk Baxter
Best Original Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Best Sound Mixing: Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, and Mark Weingarten

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: David Fincher
Best Actor (Drama): Jesse Eisenberg
Best Supporting Actor: Andrew Garfield
Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Score: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Other Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director (tie); Best Screenplay; Best Original Score (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross; tie)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Eisenberg); Best Screenplay
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Eisenberg); Best Screenplay; Best Original Score
National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Eisenberg); Best Adapted Screenplay
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Film Editing
César Awards (French Oscars): Best Foreign Language Film
Satellite Awards: Best Picture (Drama); Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay

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