Awards Watch Archive for December, 2010
Oscar Nomination Ballots Mailed To 5,755 Voters
Oscar Nomination Ballots Mailed To 5,755 Voters
Read the full article »Justin Timberlake’s Oscar Drive
Justin Timberlake’s Oscar Drive
Read the full article »The Top Tens: December 24, 2010

The lists keep coming in, but the chart remains (almost) the same. Carlos and The Ghost Writer move up a notch, and the top five stay locked in place. The Social Network stays on top by a wide, wide margin.
Read the full article » 2 Comments »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Jennifer Merin
Jennifer Merin Alliance of Women Film Journalists A Film Unfinished Another Year Autobiography of Nicholae Ceausescu The Fighter The Kings Speech Made in Deganham Mother Rabbit Hole Sweetgrass The Town
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Drew McWeeny
Drew McWeeny HitFix Black Swan Blue Valentine Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Rabbit Hole I Saw the Devil Toy Story 3 Four Lions True Grit Inception A Serbian Film
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: David Fear
David Fear Time Out, New York Winter’s Bone The Social Network Red Riding Trilogy Another Year Exit Through the Gift Shop Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench The Exploding Girl Last Train Home I Am Love Enter the Void
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf Time Out, New York The Social Network Exit Through the Gift Shop Carlos Another Year Winter’s Bone Dogtooth The Kids Are All Right Lourdes A Prophet 127 Hours
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Keith Uhlich Time Out New York Wild Grass The Ghost Writer Step Up 3-D Boxing Gym Shutter Island The Strange Case of Angelica Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I Another Year You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Have You Heard from Johannesburg?
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Ty Burr
Ty Burr Boston Globe Exit Through the Gift Shop The Social Network The Kids Are All Right Toy Story 3 Marwencol Boxing Gym The Fighter A Film Unfinished Last Train Home True Grit
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris Boston Globe THE FIGHTER INSIDE JOB JACKASS 3D MACHETE MOTHER AND CHILD SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE SOCIAL NETWORK SWEETGRASS TOY STORY 3 VINCERE
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek Toronto Sun 1. Winter’s Bone 2. The Town 3. The Social Network 4. Marwencol 5. Restrepo 6. Kick-Ass 7. Black Swan 8. Inception 9. True Grit 10. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Liz Braun
Liz Braun Toronto Sun 1. The Social Network 2. The Town 3. Carlos 4. The King’s Speech 5. The Fighter 6. Black Swan 7. True Grit 8. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Rebel and Activist 9. Winter’s Bone 10. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Kevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson Toronto Sun 1. The Social Network 2. Inception 3. Winter’s Bone 4. Animal Kingdom 5. The Ghost Writer 6. True Grit 7. Black Swan 8. How to Train Your Dragon 9. The Fighter 10. Kick-Ass
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Cary Darling
Cary Darling Star-Telegram 1. 127 Hours 2. The Disappearance of Alice Creed 3. Animal Kingdom 4. The King’s Speech 5. The Social Network 6. The Fighter 7. The Ghost Writer 8. Fish Tank 9. The Kids Are All Right 10. The Square
Read the full article »Critics Top Ten List 2010: Christopher Kelly
Christopher Kelly Star-Telegram 1. Carlos 2. The Ghost Writer 3. Toy Story 3 4. Inside Job 5. I Love You Phillip Morris 6. A Prophet 7. Waiting for Superman 8. Let Me In 9. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work 10. The Town
Read the full article »Oklahoma Critics Love The Social Network, But Hated Sex In The City 2
Oklahoma Critics Loved The Social Network, But Hated Sex In The City 2
Read the full article »Oklahoma Film Critics 2010 Awards
Best Picture The Social Network Top Ten The Social Network Inception Black Swan The Fighter Winters Bone True Grit The Kings Speech Toy Story 3 The Kids Are All Right 127 Hours Best Director David Fincher, The Social Network First Feature Chris Morris, Four Lions Obviously Worst Movie Sex & the City 2 Not-So-Obviously Worst…
Read the full article »The Utah Film Critics Spread The Love Between 127 Hours And The Social Network
The Utah Film Critics Spread The Love Between 127 Hours And The Social Network
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Last Licks 2010

With overwhelming domination of the Critics Groups, The Social Network overtakes The King’s Speech for the top spot by 1 point. The other mover is Black Swan, which leaps from #7 to #4.
And The Gurus bid a fond farewell to Sean Smith, off to do serious things with his life. And we ring in the New Year with Anthony Breznican flipping to Entertainment Weekly from USA Today. The more things change…
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Best Picture 127 Hours and The Social Network (tie) Best Achievement in Directing Christopher Nolan, Inception and David Fincher, The Social Network (tie) Best Lead Performance by an Actor James Franco, 127 Hours Best Lead Performance by an Actress Natalie Portman, Black Swan Best Supporting Performance by an Actor Christian Bale, The Fighter Best Supporting…
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