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Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Friday, January 1st, 2010






PICTURE
The Hurt Locker
Runner-Up: Up in the Air

DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Runner-Up: Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon

ACTOR
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Runner-up: Colin Firth, A Single Man

ACTRESS
Yolande Moreau, Seraphine
Runner-up: Carey Mulligan, An Education

ANIMATION
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Runner-up: Up

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Summer Hours
Runner-up: The White Ribbon

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique, Precious
Runner-up: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Peter Capaldi, In the Loop

SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”
Runner-up: Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, In the Loop

DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM
The Beaches of Agnès and The Cove (tie)

MUSIC/SCORE
T-Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton, Crazy Heart
Runner-up: : Alexandre Desplat, Fantastic Mr. Fox

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Philip Ivey, District 9
Runner-up: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Avatar

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christian Berger, The White Ribbon
Runner-up: Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker

DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO C.W.
Winter and Anders Edstrom, The Anchorage

Las Vegas Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010




Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

Best Actor
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, 500 Days of Summer

Best Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker

Best Film Editing
Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker

Best Costume Design
Anna B. Sheppard, Inglorious Basterds

Best Art Direction
Avatar

Best Visual Effects
Star Trek

Best Documentary
Anvil: The Story of Anvil

Best Foreign Film
Red Cliff (China)

Best Song
The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Score
Michael Giacchino, Star Trek

Best Family Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Animated Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Youth in Film
Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones

Best DVD (Packaging, Design, and Content)
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition)

The William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Roger Deakin

Indiana Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Best Film of the Year
Up in the Air
Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Animated Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Runner-up: Up

Best Foreign Language Film
Sin Nombre
Runner-up: Welcome

Best Documentary
The Cove
Runner-up: Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Best Screenplay
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Runner-up: Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, Where the Wild Things Are

Best Director
Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Runner-up: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Runner-up: Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air

Best Actor
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Runner-up: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones and Julie & Julia

Original Vision Award
Where the Wild Things Are
Runner-up: District 9

The Hoosier Award
The Hoosier Award is meant to recognize a significant cinematic contribution
by a person or persons with Indiana roots.

Actor Doug Jones, director Morgan Mead and screenwriter David Hamilton for My Name Is Jerry

About IFJA: The Indiana Film Journalists Association was formed in February 2009 with six founding members, and has since expanded its roster to nine. Members must reside in the Hoosier State and produce consistent, quality film criticism or commentary in any medium.

Houston Area Film Critics Awards

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Best Actor

George Clooney, Up in the Air

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Best Screenplay
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Cinematography

Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Foreign Film
Sin Nombre

Best Original Score
Michael Giacchino, Up

Best Original Song
“Petey’s Song” by Jarvis Cocker, Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach,
The Fantastic Mr. Fox

American Cinema Editors

Friday, January 1st, 2010

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski & Chris Innis

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
The Hangover

Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
UP

Kevin Nolting

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
30 Rock: “Apollo Apollo”

Ken Eluto, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Breaking Bad: “ABQ”

Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Dexter: “Remains to be Seen”

Louis Cioffi

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION
Grey Gardens

Alan Heim, A.C.E. & Lee Percy, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY
The Cove

Geoffrey Richman

BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES
The Deadliest Catch: Stay Focused Ordie

Kelly Coskran & Josh Earl

Nominations

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC)
Avatar

Stephen Rivkin, A.C.E., John Refua, A.C.E. &
James Cameron, A.C.E.District 9
Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker
Bob Murawski & Chris Innis

Star Trek
Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. & Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.

Up in the Air
Dana Glauberman, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)
500 Days of Summer

Alan Edward BellThe Hangover
Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E.
Julie & Julia
Richard Marks, A.C.E.

A Serious Man
Roderick Jaynes

It’s Complicated
Joe Hutshing , A.C.E. & David Moritz

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Coraline

Christopher Murrie & Ronald SandersFantastic Mr. Fox
Andrew Weisblum
UP
Kevin Nolting

BEST EDITED HALF-HOUR SERIES FOR TELEVISION
30 Rock: “Apollo Apollo”

Ken Eluto, A.C.E.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: “The Bare Midriff”
Steven Rasch, A.C.E.

Entourage: “The Sorkin Notes”
Steven Sprung, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
24: “8pm-9pm”

Leon Ortiz Gil, A.C.E.Breaking Bad: “ABQ”
Lynne Willingham, A.C.E.
ER: “And in the End”
Randy Jon Morgan, A.C.E. & Jacque Toberen
Law & Order SVU: “Hardwired”
Karen Stern, A.C.E.

Lost: “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”
Christopher Nelson, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED ONE-HOUR SERIES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION
Dexter: “Living the Dream”

Stewart Schill
Dexter: “Remains to be Seen”
Louis Cioffi

True Blood: “Hard-Hearted Hannah”
Louise Innes

BEST EDITED MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE FOR TELEVISION
Grey Gardens

Alan Heim, A.C.E. & Lee Percy, A.C.E.Into The Storm
John Bloom & Antonia Van DrimmelenTaking Chance
Lee Percy, A.C.E. & Brian A. Kates, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY
The Cove

Geoffrey Richman

Food, Inc.
Kim RobertsThis Is It
Don Brochu, A.C.E.

BEST EDITED REALITY SERIES
The Deadliest Catch: Stay Focused Ordie

Kelly Coskran & Josh EarlExpedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone
Jonathon Braun, A.C.E., Brad Ley, Sven Pape &
Molly Schock
Top Chef: The Last Supper
Annie Tighe, Alan Hoang, Adrienne Salisbury &
Kevin Leffler

Golden Globes Awards

Friday, January 1st, 2010






MOTION PICTURES

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox

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BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
THE HANGOVER
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – SHERLOCK HOLMES

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MERYL STREEP – JULIE & JULIA
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BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
JAMES CAMERON AVATAR

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
SANDRA BULLOCK – THE BLIND SIDE

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JEFF BRIDGES – CRAZY HEART

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MO’NIQUE – PRECIOUS

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
UP –
Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
CRAZYHEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL GIACCHINO – UP

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BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER – UP IN THE AIR

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)

(DAS WEISSE BAND – EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE)
Wega Films; Sony Pictures Classics

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

TELEVISION

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

GLEE (FOX)
Twentieth Century Fox Television

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BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
MAD MEN (AMC)
AMC

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TONI COLLETTE – UNITED STATES OF TARA

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,
MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JOHN LITHGOW – DEXTER

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
MICHAEL HALL – DEXTER

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JULIANNA MARGULIES – THE GOOD WIFE

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BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
GREY GARDENS
(HBO)
Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KEVIN BACON – TAKING CHANCE

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
DREW BARRYMORE – GREY GARDENS

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK

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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

CHLOË SEVIGNY – BIG LOVE

Florida Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010






Picture
Up In The Air

Actor
George Clooney, Up In The Air

Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress
MoNique, Precious

Director
Jason Reitman, Up In The Air

Screenplay
Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, (500) Days of Summer

Cinematography
Mauro Fiore, Avatar

Foreign Language
Sin Nombre

Animated Feature
Up

Documentary
The Cove

Breakout
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Golden Orange
No Award

Detroit Film Critics’ Association

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Best Film
Up

Best Director
Pete Docter, Up

Best Actor
Colin Firth, A Single Man

Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Ensemble
The Hangover

Best Breakthrough Performance
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

The Detroit Film Critics Society comprises 20 critics from print and broadcast working within a 150-mile radius of Detroit. News film critics Tom Long and Adam Graham are both members.

Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010




Top Ten Films of 2009
1. Up in the Air
2. The Hurt Locker
3. Precious
4. Up
5. An Education
6. A Serious Man
7. Inglourious Basterds
8. District 9
9. Avatar
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Film
Up in the Air

Best Director
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Best Actor
George Clooney, Up in the Air

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Foreign Language Film
Sin Nombre

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Screenplay
Up in the Air

Best Cinematography
The Lovely Bones

PRECIOUS won the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.

Chicago Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010




BEST PICTURE
The Hurt Locker

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow–The Hurt Locker

BEST ACTOR
Jeremy Renner–The Hurt Locker

BEST ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan–An Education

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz–Inglourious Basterds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’nique–Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal–The Hurt Locker

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner–Up in the Air

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The White Ribbon

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Up

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Anvil: The Story of Anvil

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Barry Ackroyd–The Hurt Locker

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Up–Michael Giacchino

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Carey Mulligan–An Education

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Neill Blomkamp–District 9

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

Best Animated Movie
Up

Best Comedy Movie
The Hangover

Best Action Movie
Avatar

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow

Best Original Screenplay
Inglourious Basterds

Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air

Best Acting Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges

Best Actress (tie)
Meryl Streep & Sandra Bullock

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Young Actress
Saoirse Ronan

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Foreign Language Film
Broken Embraces

Best Score
Up

Best Song
The Weary Kind

Best Costume Design
The Young Victoria

Best Make-Up
District 9

Best Cinematography
Avatar

Best Visual Effects
Avatar

Best Art Direction
Avatar

Best Editing
Avatar

Best Sound
Avatar

2009 Nominations
The Press Release is here.


BEST PICTURE

Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges – “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney – “Up In The Air”
Colin Firth – “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman – “Invictus”
Viggo Mortensen – “The Road”
Jeremy Renner – “The Hurt Locker”

BEST ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – “The Young Victoria”
Sandra Bullock – “The Blind Side”
Carey Mulligan – “An Education”
Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones”
Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious”
Meryl Streep – “Julie & Julia”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon – “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson – “The Messenger”
Christian McKay – “Me And Orson Welles”
Alfred Molina – “An Education”
Stanley Tucci – “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard – “Nine”
Vera Farmiga – “Up In The Air”
Anna Kendrick – “Up In The Air”
Mo’Nique – “Precious”
Julianne Moore – “A Single Man”
Samantha Morton – “The Messenger”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Jae Head – “The Blind Side”
Bailee Madison – “Brothers”
Max Records – “Where The Wild Things Are”
Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones”
Kodi Smit-McPhee – “The Road”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Star Trek
Up In The Air

BEST DIRECTING
Kathryn Bigelow – “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron – “Avatar”
Lee Daniels – “Precious”
Clint Eastwood – “Invictus”
Jason Reitman – “Up In The Air”
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal – “The Hurt Locker”
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – “A Serious Man”
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – “(500) Days Of Summer”
Bob Peterson, Peter Docter – “Up”
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach – “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – “District 9”
Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious”
Tom Ford, David Scearce – “A Single Man”
Nick Hornby – “An Education”
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner – “Up In The Air”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Barry Ackroyd – “The Hurt Locker”
Dion Beebe – “Nine”
Mauro Fiore – “Avatar”
Andrew Lesnie – “The Lovely Bones”
Robert Richardson – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST ART DIRECTION

Dan Bishop – “A Single Man”
Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg – “Avatar”
John Myhre, Gordon Sim – “Nine”
Naomi Shohan, George De Titta, Jr. – “The Lovely Bones”
David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco – “Inglourious Basterds”

BEST EDITING
Dana E. Glauberman – “Up In The Air”
Sally Menke – “Inglourious Basterds”
Bob Murawski, Chris Innis – “The Hurt Locker”
Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron – “Avatar”
Claire Simpson, Wyatt Smith – “Nine”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Colleen Atwood – “Nine”
Janet Patterson – “Bright Star”
Sandy Powell – “The Young Victoria”
Anna Sheppard – “Inglourious Basterds”
Casey Storm – “Where The Wild Things Are”

BEST MAKEUP
Avatar
District 9
Nine
The Road
Star Trek

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar
District 9
The Lovely Bones
Star Trek
2012

BEST SOUND
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Star Trek

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Princess And The Frog
Up

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek

BEST COMEDY
(500) Days Of Summer
The Hangover
It’s Complicated
The Proposal
Zombieland

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Gifted Hands
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Taking Chance

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Broken Embraces
Coco Before Chanel
Red Cliff
Sin Nombre
The White Ribbon

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Anvil
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Cove
Food, Inc.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It

BEST SONG

“All Is Love” – Karen O, Nick Zinner – “Where The Wild Things Are”
“Almost There” – Randy Newman – “The Princess And The Frog”
“Cinema Italiano” – Maury Yeston – “Nine”
“(I Want To) Come Home” – Paul McCartney – “Everybody’s Fine”
“The Weary Kind” – T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham – “Crazy Heart”

BEST SCORE
Michael Giacchino – “Up”
Marvin Hamlisch – “The Informant!”
Randy Newman – “The Princess and the Frog”
Karen O, Carter Burwell – “Where The Wild Things Are”
Hans Zimmer – “Sherlock Holmes”

Boston Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Best Picture
Hurt Locker

Best Actor
Jeremy Renner for Hurt Locker

Best Actress
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow for Hurt Locker

Best Screenplay
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for A Serious Man

Best Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd for Hurt Locker

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Foreign-Language Film
Summer Hours

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Film Editing
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis for Hurt Locker

Best New Filmmaker
Neill Blomkamp for District 9

Best Ensemble Cast (tie)
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Star Trek

Best Use of Music in a Film
Crazy Heart

Austin Film Critics

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Top 10 Films
1. The Hurt Locker
2. Star Trek
3. Up
4. A Serious Man
5. Up in the Air
6. Avatar
7. Inglourious Basterds
8. District 9
9. Where the Wild Things Are
10. (tie) Moon, The Messenger

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Best Actor
Colin Firth, A Single Man

Best Actress
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Best Original Screenplay
Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino

Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Cinematography
The Hurt Locker, Barry Ackroyd

Best Original Score
Up, Michael Glacchino

Best Foreign Language Film
Sin Nombre, Cary Fukunaga

Best Documentary Film
Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Best Animated Feature
Up

Breakthrough Artist Award
Christian McKay, Me & Orson Welles

Best First Film
District 9, Neill Blomkamp

Best Austin Film
Me & Orson Welles

Top 10 Films of the Decade
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
3. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
4. The Dark Knight (2008)
5. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
6. Kill Bill (2003/4)
7. No Country for Old Men (2007)
8. The Incredibles (2004)
9. Children of Men (2006)
10. (tie) Memento (2000), The Departed (2006)

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Friday, January 1st, 2010

EDA ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Best Film:
The Hurt Locker

Best Animated Film:
Up

Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Best Screenplay, Original:
(500) Days of Summer – Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber

Best Screenplay, Adapted:
Up In The Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Best Documentary:
The Cove

Best Actress:
Carey Mulligan – An Education

Best Actress In Supporting Role:
Mo’Nique – Precious

Best Actor:
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christoph Waltz – Inglorious Basterds

Best Ensemble Cast:
The Hurt Locker

Best Editing:
Sally Menke – Inglorious Basterds

Most Beautiful Film:
Bright Star

Best Non-English-Language Film:
Summer Hours

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

Best Woman Director:
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Best Woman Screenwriter:
Jane Campion – Bright Star

Best Animated Female:
Coraline in Coraline

Best Breakthrough Performance:
Carey Mulligan – An Education

Women’s Image Award:
Kathryn Bigelow

Perseverance Award:
Agnes Varda

Actress Defying Age and Ageism:
Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia and It’s Complicated

Sexist Pig Award:
Robert Luketic for The Ugly Truth

This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry:
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Agnes Varda

AWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism:
Rebecca Cammisa for Which Way Home

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award:
Robert Luketic – The Ugly Truth

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent:
Hilary Swank

Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn‘t:
Amelia

Unforgettable Moment Award: (Tie)
Inglorious Basterds – Shoshanna (Melanie Laurent) burns down the theater
Precious – Mary (Mo’Nique) admits the abuse

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction: (Tie)
An Education – Carey Mulligan and Peter Saarsgard
It’s Complicated – Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin

Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award:
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

The Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award:
Land of the Lost

Cultural Crossover Award:
District 9

Bravest Performance Award:
Mo’Nique in Precious

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man
and The Love Interest Award:

Whatever Works – Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood (40 years difference)

The Top Ten Chart for December 29, 2009

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

74 Critics . 125 Films. 20 New to the List.

The Top Ten Chart for December 23, 2009

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

54 Critics. 104 Films.

The Top Ten Chart for December 20, 2009

Sunday, December 20th, 2009