Lions Gate Entertainment Earns Five Golden Globe Nominations

Lions Gate Entertainment Earns Five Golden Globe Nominations

Theatrical Film CRASH Garners Two Nominations, Television Series WEEDS Receives Three Nods

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF) Toronto, the premier independent filmed entertainment production and distribution studio, announced today that the Company had earned a total of five Golden Globe nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Lions Gate Films received two nods for the provocative theatrical film CRASH, including a Golden Globe nomination for Matt Dillon for Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role -- Drama and a nomination for Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco for Best Screenplay -- Motion Picture. Lions Gate Television's critically-acclaimed prime time series WEEDS, which will soon enter its second season on Showtime, garnered three nominations -- Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy, Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series -- Musical or Comedy (Mary-Louise Parker) and Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role (Elizabeth Perkins).

"We are very pleased that CRASH and WEEDS are kicking off the awards season with the critical acclaim they deserve," said Lions Gate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. "They epitomize the qualities that make the Lions Gate brand distinctive and help underscore the strength of our product across several lines of business."

CRASH has grossed more than $50 million at the domestic theatrical box office and has shipped more than 2.8 million units since its September 6 video release. CRASH is also currently in development as a television series for FX Network. The breakthrough hit WEEDS has already been sold in more than 125 territories worldwide. Lions Gate plans to release the first full season of WEEDS on DVD in summer 2006.

Lions Gate is also distributing GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK in the U.K. through its recent acquisition of Redbus Film Distributors, and the film received four Golden Globe nominations (Best Motion Picture -- Drama, George Clooney -- Best Director, David Strathairn, Best Performance By An Actor -- Drama and George Clooney and Grant Heslov -- Best Screenplay).

Lions Gate is the premier independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library is a valuable source of stable, recurring revenue and is a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lions Gate brand name is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.

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Source: Lions Gate Entertainment

CONTACT: Peter D. Wilkes of Lions Gate Entertainment, +1-310-255-3726,
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