Vera Farmiga is a Ukrainian-American actress who debuted on television in a main role on the series 'Roar' (1997) and subsequently bagged supporting roles in films like 'Return to Paradise' (1998), 'Autumn in New York' (2000), 'The Opportunists' (2000), and '15 Minutes' (2001).
Her breakthrough role was as Irene Morrison in the drama 'Down to the Bone' (2004). Her early filmography included successful films such as the political-thriller 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) and the 'Academy Award'-winning crime-drama 'The Departed' (2006), as well as box-office failures like 'Running Scared' (2006). She played the lead in the South Korean-American film 'Never Forever' (2007).
In 2008, she earned critical acclaim for her roles in 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and 'Nothing But the Truth'. The following year, she played one of her best roles, Alex Goran, in the comedy-drama 'Up in the Air' (2009), which earned her an 'Oscar' nomination. In 2011, she directed and starred in 'Higher Ground'. Some of her recent best movies include 'Source Code' (2011), 'Safe House' (2012), 'The Conjuring' (2013), 'The Judge' (2014) and 'The Conjuring 2' (2016). On television, she earned a 'Saturn Award' for her lead role on the drama-thriller series 'Bates Motel' (2013-17).
This Academy Award-winning crime drama is a tale of two newly graduated officers from Massachusetts State Police Academy. Billy Costigan goes undercover to gain the trust of Irish-American mobster Frank Costello, while Costello's protégé Colin Sullivan joins the police as his informer. Chaos ensues as both try to expose the other in order to survive.
A tragedy war drama depicting the horrors of a Nazi camp, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, is a Holocaust film, based on John Boyne’s eponymous novel. The main characters of the story are two boys of 8 years – Shmuel, who plays the title role of a Jewish prisoner and Bruno, who is the son of the Nazi commander.
Ryan Bingham, a professional downsizing expert, constantly travels across the country, sometimes meeting Alex, another frequent flier, and is close to achieving ten million frequent flyer miles. However, his lifestyle is threatened when his ambitious new colleague, Natalie, proposes termination via videoconferencing to cut expense, and Ryan must prove the importance of doing his job in-person.
Source Code is a sci-fi mystery action thriller, revolving around Captain Colter Stevens of the US Army, who finds himself in a computed reality, and is given a mission to find a train bomber.
The Judge is a crime-drama film that revolves around a father-son duo, where the son is a successful city lawyer and the father is a judge in a small-town court. The son, played by Robert Downey Jr., decides to defend his father in court after discovering that his ageing father is convicted of murder and suffering from memory loss.
A minor mob-hand, Joey Gazelle, is told to dispose of the guns that killed corrupt cops during a drug-operation bust. Joey’s 10-year old neighboring boy steals the gun and runs away after shooting his abusive step-father, a member of rival Russian mob. With the mobsters and cops chasing him, Joey tears through the risky underworld grid of criminals to retrieve the gun.
Kate and John adopt a nine-year-old Russian girl, Esther, after the loss of their third child. Esther mingles well with the family but Kate realises that there is something strange about the girl. John disagrees with his wife but Kate soon discovers Esther’s real identity and her horrid past. She now has to protect her family, but is it too late?
Nothing But the Truth is a mystery drama film, which revolves around Rachel Armstrong, a journalist, who pens a story that divulges the identity of a secret CIA agent. She also refuses to reveal her source, and therefore she is eventually put in jail.
After criminal Tobin Frost acquires a data storage device for an MI6 agent, he is attacked by mercenaries. He surrenders to the American consulate, who place him in a safe house under rookie agent Matt Weston. The two men then try to survive assassins and the CIA while uncovering the truth.
Gulf War veteran Major Bennett ‘Ben’ Marco starts looking into his past after experiencing vivid dreams. While investigating his friend, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw, now a senator, who was also part of the same mission, Marco unveils a conspiracy by elite politicians and the Manchurian Global corporation.
After King Ghidorah and Rodan awaken several other Titans to destroy the World, the members of Monarch, a crypto-zoological organization, has no other option but to rely on the Godzilla and Mothra to save humanity.
Ex- NYPD cop Michael MacCauley is now an insurance agent and commutes to and from his home by the same train. One day while returning home, he is contacted by a mysterious woman who offers him a large sum for locating an unknown passenger called "Prynne”, who is supposed to be carrying stolen items. He accepts the money; but soon finds that he has become involved in a life threatening situation.
Miro is a teen who is hired by a group of thieves to help them break in and steal computers from an architectural firm owned by Will Francis. Will eventually finds out about Miro, who is living a humble life with his mother Amira, but decides not to report to the police.
Two eastern European ex convicts arrive in New York City to collect their share of spoils from a past heist. On being refused, one of them kills their old partner, while the other shoots the whole incident with a stolen video camera. Before any step can be taken, an escort is murdered in the same manner. Will the assigning officers be able to solve the case?
Henry’s Crime is a comedy crime film which revolves around Henry, a man without a purpose, who is arrested for robbing a bank, a crime which he had not committed. However, after he gets out of prison, he decides to rob the very same bank.
Special Correspondents is a satirical comedy film which revolves around two radio journalists who plan a scheme to fake their kidnappings during a rebel uprising in South America.
Vera Farmiga Awards
| Winner | Favorite Cable TV Actress | 2017 |
