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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)

11 Weeks To Go Chances To Make History

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It has been a long, odd Oscar race already this year. The first major change was the new 10 Nominees rule, the first time since 65 years ago that we will have so many nominees for Best Picture.
(Charts are from December 17, 2009) (more…)

December 23

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
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Up in the Air
2
1
2
2
2
1
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3
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1
13
120
2
3
Avatar
5
2
1
1
3
4
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
13
117
3
2
The Hurt Locker
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
13
113
4
4
Precious
1
4
5
6
4
9
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
6
4
13
80
5
5
Inglourious Basterds
9
8
4
4
8
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
7
4
5
13
75
6
7
Up
4
5
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
9
6
7
6
13
59
7
6
Invictus
7
6
7
5
3
7
6
7
8
9
4
6
5
5
7
12
54
8
9
An Education
8
7
8
9
10
8
8
8
7
6
8
8
8
8
9
13
41
9
8
Nine
6
9
8
5
3
9
9
10
12
7
9
10
9
29
10
10
A Serious Man
10
10
7
10
10
12
8
10
8
6
14
The Last Station
6
12
9
11
13
9
2
4
The Messenger
9
10
12
2
3
A Single Man
9
10
2
3
District 9
10
10
2
2
One Vote Wonders
Crazy Heart
9
1
2
This is It
10
1
1
12
12
The Blind Side
9
10
10
9
9
13
11
1
1
Falling Off The Chart
11
11
The Lovely Bones
10
10
9
9
12
12
10
13
13
0
It’s Complicated
11
10
0


Is Up In The Air better than 50% to win Best Picture at this time?
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
Is The Hurt Locker better than 50% to win Best Picture at this time?
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Is Avatar better than 50% to win Best Picture at this time?
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Is Nine still a legit possibility to win Best Picture?
N
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Is Inglourious Basterds the hard-driving dark horse for BP at this time?
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Can you imagine a film aside from the five in Questions 1-5 winning BP as of this time?
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Are Mo’Nique‘s chances to win being hurt in a real way by bad media buzz at this time?
Y
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N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Can an actor doing a motion capture performance, like Zoe Saldana in Avatar, get a shot for an acting nomination at this time?
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
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N
N
N
N
N
Do the “precursors” mean more with 10 BP slots?
N
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Y
Y
Y
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Y
N
Do the “precursors” mean less with 10 BP slots?
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Y
Y
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Has having 10 BP nominees made the season more exciting so far?
Y
Y
N
Y
N
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
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N

Scott Bowles
…… USA Today
Anthony Breznican
…… USA Today
Greg Ellwood
——–HitFix
Pete Hammond
…… LAT Envelope
Eugene Hernandez
…… indieWIRE
Peter Howell
…… The Toronto Star
Dave Karger
…… Entertainment Weekly
Mark Olsen
…….LA Times


David Poland
…… MCN
Steve Pond
…… The Wrap
Sasha Stone
…… AwardsDaily.com
Sean Smith
…… Entertainment Weekly
Kris Tapley
…… In Contention
Anne Thompson
…… Thompson On Hollywood
Susan Wloszczyna
…… USA Today

December 18

Friday, December 18th, 2009
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Up in the Air
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The Hurt Locker
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1
2
15
131
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9
Avatar
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2
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1
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15
118
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Precious
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5
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3
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6
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3
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8
Inglourious Basterds
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7
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10
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8
7
9
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6
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15
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Invictus
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4
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4
6
14
67
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Up
4
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15
67
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Nine
6
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13
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An Education
8
8
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15
44
10
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A Serious Man
10
6
10
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11
12
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10
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12
8
15
11
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The Lovely Bones
10
10
10
9
9
12
8
12
10
13
13
2
3
12
The Blind Side
9
10
10
9
9
13
11
2
3
One Vote Wonders
Crazy Heart
8
13
1
3
It’s Complicated
11
10
10
1
1
The Last Station
6
12
10
11
13
11
1
1
District 9
10
1
1
The Messenger
10
12
1
1
This is It
10
1
1


1
1
Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
70
2
2
Jason Reitman
Up in the Air
2
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
2
15
62
3
4
James Cameron
Avatar
5
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
15
50
4
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
4
4
5
3
4
4
v
3
4
4
5
10
20
5
3
Lee Daniels
Precious
3
5
5
2
1
2
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
17
6
Clint Eastwood
Invictus
4
v
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
8
10
Lone Scherfig
An Education
v
5
5
5
4
v
5
2
2
5
Rob Marshall
Nine
4
v
v
4
3
v
3
1
2

…..
1
2
Meryl Streep
Julie and Julia
4
5
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
15
56
2
1
Carey Mulligan
An Education
2
2
5
3
3
1
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
15
55
3
3
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
1
1
4
4
1
3
3
1
3
2
4
3
4
3
14
47
4
7
Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side
4
2
2
4
4
5
4
5
5
3
5
5
4
13
26
5
4
Helen Mirren
The Last Station
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
11
24
5
Saoirse Ronan
The Lovely Bones
3
5
4
5
2
4
6
Abbie Cornish
Bright Star
5
5-
5
5
5
5
2
2
8
Marion Cotillard
Nine
5
5
5
2
2
Emily Blunt
The Young Victoria
5
1
1

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1
1
Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
15
66
2
1
George Clooney
Up in the Air
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
1
15
60
3
3
Colin Firth
A Single Man
5
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
4
3
5
4
4
2
3
15
40
4
4
Morgan Freeman
Invictus
5
3
4
3
2
4
4
*
4
3
2
3
4
5
12
29
5
5
Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker
2
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
2
5
4
5
5
5
4
15
25
6
Viggo Mortensen
The Road
3
5
3
5
5
2
6
Michael Stuhlbarg
A Serious Man
5
1
1

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1
1
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
50
2
2
Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
15
50
3
Woody Harrelson
The Messenger
5
3
4
4
3
5
2
5
4
2
4
4
12
27
4
4
Christopher Plummer
The Last Station
4
3
2
5
5
4
3
4
5
2
3
5
10
25
5
5
Matt Damon
Invictus
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
3
8
18
3
Alfred Molina
An Education
2
4
2
3
5
4
4
3
3
5
4
2
6
16
Alec Baldwin
It’s Complicated
5
2
4
5
5
5
4
5
6
Christian McKay
Me and Orson Welles
5
2
5
5
1
2
5
Peter Sarsgaard
An Education
2
4
3
3
9
Peter Capaldi
In The Loop
5
1
1

…..
1
1
Mo’Nique
Precious
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
72
2
2
Anna Kendrick
Up in the Air
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
15
57
3
3
Julianne Moore
A Single Man
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
5
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
15
36
4
5
Vera Farmiga
Up in the Air

2
2
5
3
4
5
4
3
3
4
5
3
5
5
14
31
5
4
Penelope Cruz
Nine
3
4
4
5
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
13
25
Marion Cotillard
Nine
5
5
2
5
3
3
Samantha Morton
The Messenger
3
5
1
1
Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side
5
1
1

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1
1
Mark Boal
The Hurt Locker
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
73
2
4
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
3
2
1
3
2
4
3
2
4
4
2
5
3
4
14
42
3
3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
A Serious Man
5
4
4
5
3
3
5
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
14
36
4
2
Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Up
4
5
2
3
4
5
2
2
5
3
3
2
2
5
2
14
29
5
5
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
500 Days of Summer
2
3
3
5
1
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
12
27
Nancy Meyers
It’s Complicated
5
4
2
3
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
The Messenger
3
1
3
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
District 9
5
1
1
James Cameron
Avatar
5
1
1
Armando Iannucci & Armstrong, Blackwell, Roche, Martin
In The Loop
5
1
1

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1
1
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Up in the Air
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
15
72
2
2
Geoffrey Fletcher
Precious
1
5
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
14
50
3
3
Nick Hornby
An Education
4
2
3
4
4
5
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
13
47
5
Tom Ford
A Single Man
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
7
16
4
Nora Ephron
Julie and Julia
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
6
10
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
District 9
3
5
2
5
5
5
10
Anthony Peckham
Invictus
3
4
2
5
4
10
Armando Iannucci & Armstrong, Blackwell, Roche, Martin
In The Loop
5
4
5
5
4
5
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Fantastic Mr. Fox
4
1
2
Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers
Where the Wild Things Are
5
4
4
2
3
Michael Hoffman
The Last Station
5
1
2

Scott Bowles
…… USA Today
Anthony Breznican
…… USA Today
Greg Ellwood
——–HitFix
Pete Hammond
…… LAT Envelope
Eugene Hernandez
…… indieWIRE
Peter Howell
…… The Toronto Star
Dave Karger
…… Entertainment Weekly
Mark Olsen
…….LA Times


David Poland
…… MCN
Steve Pond
…… The Wrap
Sasha Stone
…… AwardsDaily.com
Sean Smith
…… Entertainment Weekly
Kris Tapley
…… In Contention
Anne Thompson
…… Thompson On Hollywood
Susan Wloszczyna
…… USA Today

Best Actress Chart

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
BEST ACTRESS
Actress – Film
Comment
Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Marion Cotillard – Nine
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Shohreh Agdashloo – The Stoning of Soraya M
Abbie Cornish – Bright Star



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress – Film
Comment
Mo’Nique – Precious
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
Sigourney Weaver – Avatar
Susan Sarandon – The Lovely Bones
Amy Adams – Julie & Julia
Patricia Clarkson – Whatever Works
Kate Hudson – Nine

Best Actor Chart

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
BEST ACTOR
Actor – Film
Comment
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Peter Sarsgaard – An Education
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
Tobey Maguire – Brothers
Viggo Mortensen – The Road
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station His proper category… could change



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor – Film
Comment
Christopher Walz – Inglourious Basterds
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Alfred Molina – An Education
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Alec Baldwin – It’s Complicated
Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
Quinton Aaron – The Blind Side
Peter Sarsgaard – An Education His proper category… could change

Best Director Chart

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
BEST DIRECTOR
Director
Picture
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
James Cameron
Avatar
2
Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker
3
Jason Reitman
Up In The Air
4
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
5
Lone Scherfig
An Education
Clint Eastwood
Invictus
Lee Daniels
Precious
Rob Marshall
Nine
Pete Docter
Bob Petersen
Up
Michael Hoffman
The Last Station
The Coen Bros.
A Serious Man

Best Picture Chart

Thursday, December 17th, 2009
BEST PICTURE
Picture
Studio
Director
Stars
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
7
Dec 18
Avatar
Fox
Cameron
Saldana
Weaver
2
6
open
The Hurt Locker
Sum
Bigelow
Renner
Mackie
3
2
open
Up In The Air
Par
Reitman
Clooney
4
3
open
An Education
SPC
Scherfig
Mulligan
Sarsgaard
5
4
open
Precious
LG
Daniels
Sidibe
Mo’Nique
6
1
open
Up
Disney
Docter
Petersen
7
5
Dec 25
Nine
TWC
Marshall
Day-Lewis
Cotillard
Cruz
8
10
open
Inglourious Basterds
TWC
Tarantino
Waltz
9
9
open
Invictus
WB
Eastwood
Freeman
Damon
10
8
?
The Last Station
Hoffman
Plummer
Mirren
open
The Blind Side
WB
Hancock
Bullock
open
A Serious Man
Focus
Coens
Stuhlbarg
Kind
Dec 25
The Lovely Bones
Par/DW
Jackson
Ronan
Tucci
Sarandon
open
Julie & Julia
Sony
Ephron
Streep
Adams
open
A Single Man
TWC
Ford
Firth
open
The Road
TWC
Hillcoat
Theron
Mortensen

13 Weeks To Go, Time For A Breather

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Okay… so that’s over!

I should say, I don’t have anything against most of the awards given out in the last 10 days. (A few, yes. They suck.) But the bottom line in Hollywood is that this entire journey is about one thing… Oscar. (more…)

Trailer: The Last Station

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s life, centers on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov.

Best Actress Chart

Friday, December 11th, 2009
BEST ACTRESS
Actress – Film
Comment
Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia
Carey Mulligan – An Education
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Marion Cotillard – Nine
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Shohreh Agdashloo – The Stoning of Soraya M
Abbie Cornish – Bright Star



BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress – Film
Comment
Mo’Nique – Precious
Penelope Cruz – Nine
Julianne Moore – A Single Man
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
Susan Sarandon – The Lovely Bones
Sigourney Weaver – Avatar
Amy Adams – Julie & Julia
Patricia Clarkson – Whatever Works
Kate Hudson – Nine

Best Actor Chart

Friday, December 11th, 2009
BEST ACTOR
Actor – Film
Comment
George Clooney – Up in the Air
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Peter Sarsgaard – An Education
Tobey Maguire – Brothers
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
Viggo Mortensen – The Road
Morgan Freeman – Invictus
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Daniel Day-Lewis – Nine
Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station His proper category… could change



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor – Film
Comment
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
Christopher Walz – Inglourious Basterds
Alfred Molina – An Education
Alec Baldwin – It’s Complicated
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
Quinton Aaron – The Blind Side
Peter Sarsgaard – An Education His proper category… could change

Best Director Chart

Friday, December 11th, 2009
BEST DIRECTOR
Director
Picture
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
James Cameron
Avatar
2
Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker
3
Jason Reitman
Up In The Air
Clint Eastwood
Invictus
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
Lone Scherfig
An Education
Lee Daniels
Precious
Rob Marshall
Nine
Pete Docter
Bob Petersen
Up
Michael Hoffman
The Last Station
The Coen Bros.
A Serious Man

Best Picture Chart

Friday, December 11th, 2009
BEST PICTURE
Picture
Studio
Director
Stars
Comment
The Frontrunners For Nomination
1
7
Dec 18
Avatar
Fox
Cameron
Saldana
Weaver
2
6
open
The Hurt Locker
Sum
Bigelow
Renner
Mackie
3
2
open
Up In The Air
Par
Reitman
Clooney
4
3
open
An Education
SPC
Scherfig
Mulligan
Sarsgaard
5
4
open
Precious
LG
Daniels
Sidibe
Mo’Nique
6
1
open
Up
Disney
Docter
Petersen
7
5
Dec 25
Nine
TWC
Marshall
Day-Lewis
Cotillard
Cruz
8
10
open
Inglourious Basterds
TWC
Tarantino
Waltz
9
9
open
Invictus
WB
Eastwood
Freeman
Damon
10
8
?
The Last Station
Hoffman
Plummer
Mirren
open
The Blind Side
WB
Hancock
Bullock
open
A Serious Man
Focus
Coens
Stuhlbarg
Kind
Dec 25
The Lovely Bones
Par/DW
Jackson
Ronan
Tucci
Sarandon
open
Julie & Julia
Sony
Ephron
Streep
Adams
open
A Single Man
TWC
Ford
Firth
open
The Road
TWC
Hillcoat
Theron
Mortensen

14 Weeks To Go, Avatar Touches Down

Friday, December 11th, 2009

It’s been a very unusual season so far. The leading films of media passion since Toronto have been Up In The Air and Precious. The Great Movie That Was Almost Fragged In Theatrical has been The Hurt Locker. (more…)

December 9

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
.……………………………………
x
1
1
Up in the Air
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
15
145
2
2
Precious
1
2
3
5
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
6
2
6
3
15
122
3
3
The Hurt Locker
3
3
4
3
7
3
3
2
5
2
4
3
3
2
2
15
116
4
4
Invictus
10
5
2
2
3
6
4
4
10
5
3
5
5
1
5
15
95
5
5
Up
4
4
5
8
8
5
6
5
3
7
6
8
7
5
4
15
80
6
6
An Education
7
8
6
9
4
4
9
9
4
4
9
4
3
7
14
68
7
7
Nine
5
13
8
4
7
5
6
6
8
7
4
6
10
10
13
57
8
9
Inglourious Basterds
6
9
7
6
8
7
8
8
9
5
7
11
8
6
13
51
9
8
Avatar
9
6
10
7
11
13
10
7
10
10
2
9
9
8
12
35
10
A Serious Man
11
9
5
12
12
11
12
6
9
8
7
12
6
22
10
The Lovely Bones
8
7
11
10
11
7
9
12
8
12
10
13
13
6
18
It’s Complicated
10
11
8
10
8
3
7
The Last Station
13
6
12
11
11
13
11
1
5
The Blind Side
10
9
13
11
1
2
The Road
12
9
13
1
2
Star Trek
12
10
13
12
1
1
Julie & Julia
10
1
1
A Single Man
13
13
11
500 Days of Summer
12
12
Crazy Heart
11
13
District 9
13
12
Fantastic Mr. Fox
11
The Young Victoria
12
This is It
13

Scott Bowles
…… USA Today
Anthony Breznican
…… USA Today
Greg Ellwood
——–HitFix
Pete Hammond
…… LAT Envelope
Eugene Hernandez
…… indieWIRE
Peter Howell
…… The Toronto Star
Dave Karger
…… Entertainment Weekly
Mark Olsen
…….LA Times

David Poland
…… MCN
Steve Pond
…… The Wrap
Sasha Stone
…… AwardsDaily.com
Sean Smith
…… Entertainment Weekly
Kris Tapley
…… In Contention
Anne Thompson
…… Thompson On Hollywood
Susan Wloszczyna
…… USA Today

15 Weeks To Go NineeniN

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

There is a lot of hit and run this time of year. You see a movie. You think about a movie. You write about a movie. And then, you defend what you thought and wrote about that movie.
(Charts from November 19, 2009) (more…)

December 2

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
.……………………………………
x
1
1
Up in the Air
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
14
132
2
1
Precious
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
5
1
2
3
14
126
3
3
The Hurt Locker
4
4
6
5
3
3
3
8
3
3
2
3
5
2
14
100
4
4
Invictus
5
2
5
8
5
4
7
7
5
3
7
1
5
13
79
5
6
Up
6
5
7
7
4
8
7
4
5
7
10
6
7
4
14
67
6
5
An Education
9
6
9
3
5
9
9
3
4
6
8
5
6
7
14
65
7
7
Nine
8
4
6
4
6
6
8
8
4
4
9
10
12
55
8
10
Avatar
8
2
10
5
10
10
6
10
4
8
10
37
9
9
Inglourious Basterds
7
8
8
7
10
8
9
9
7
10
6
11
32
10
8
The Lovely Bones
3
10
9
6
5
10
9
9
8
9
30
A Serious Man
9
4
6
9
8
5
19
It’s Complicated
7
10
7
9
4
11
The Last Station
6
1
5
The Road
9
1
2
Fantastic Mr. Fox
10
1
1
Julie & Julia
10
1
1
Where the Wild Things Are
10
1
1
Falling Off The Chart
District 9
Crazy Heart
Bright Star
A Single Man
Star Trek
The Young Victoria


1
2
Kathryn Bigelow
The Hurt Locker
4
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
14
56
2
1
Jason Reitman
Up in the Air
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
13
55
3
4
Lee Daniels
Precious
2
3
2
1
2
4
2
4
4
3
10
37
4
James Cameron
Avatar
2
v
v
3
2
5
5
5
5
5
8
16
5
5
Rob Marshall
Nine
4
v
v
4
4
3
v
3
5
12
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
4
5
v
4
v
1
4
5
6
13
3
Clint Eastwood
Invictus
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
7
11
Joel Coen/Coen Brothers
A Serious Man
v
4
v
v
v
2
2
6
Lone Scherfig
An Education
v
5
5
5
4
v
4
5
Peter Jackson
The Lovely Bones
3
v
v
v
v
v
1
3
Falling Off The Chart
Wes Anderson
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Tom Ford
A Single Man
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
3
…..
1
2
Carey Mulligan
An Education
3
1
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
14
54
2
1
Meryl Streep
Julie and Julia
4
2
1
5
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
13
52
3
3
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
2
4
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
2
3
3
3
13
47
4
4
Helen Mirren
The Last Station
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
11
23
5
5
Saoirse Ronan
The Lovely Bones
1
5
4
5
4
9
6
6
Abbie Cornish
Bright Star
5-
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side
5
4
5
5
5
4
6
8
8
8
Marion Cotillard
Nine
3
5
4
3
6
9
Meryl Streep
It’s Complicated
1
1
5
10
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Crazy Heart
5
1
1
9
Vera Farminga
Up in the Air

10
Robin Wright Penn
Pippa Lee
Falling Off The Chart
Emily Blunt
The Young Victoria

……………………………….
1
1
George Clooney
Up in the Air
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
3
3
2
4
1
14
54
1
Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart
1
1
2
2
5
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
54
3
2
Colin Firth
A Single Man
4
4
3
4
1
3
2
3
2
2
10
32
4
3
Morgan Freeman
Invictus
3
4
3
3
4
*
3
2
2
4
3
5
11
26
5
4
Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
8
13
5
Viggo Mortensen
The Road
2
5
5
3
5
5
5
7
12
Daniel Day-Lewis
Nine
2
5
5
4
5
5
9
Falling Off The Chart
Matt Damon
Invictus
Matt Damon
The Informant!
Michael Stuhlbarg
A Serious Man

……………………………….
1
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
14
65
2
Stanley Tucci
The Lovely Bones
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
9
32
3
Alfred Molina
An Education
3
4
4
2
4
4
2
3
4
4
2
11
30
4
Christopher Plummer
The Last Station
4
3
5
5
3
4
1
4
8
19
5
Matt Damon
Invictus
5
5
3
3
2
5
6
13
Alec Baldwin
It’s Complicated
3
2
4
5
3
5
6
14
Christian McKay
Me and Orson Welles
5
2
5
5
1
5
12
Peter Sarsgaard
An Education
4
2
3
3
9
Stanley Tucci
Julie and Julia
3
1
2
8
Woody Harrelson
The Messenger
4
5
5
3
4
Anthoney Mackie
The Hurt Locker
4
1
2
Paul Schneider
Bright Star
5
1
1

…..
1
Mo’Nique
Precious
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
70
2
Anna Kendrick
Up in the Air
2
5
3
2
4
3
2
5
2
2
2
3
2
13
37
3
Julianne Moore
A Single Man
5
3
2
3
2
2
5
2
3
4
3
4
4
13
36
4
Penelope Cruz
Nine
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
5
3
10
22
5
Vera Farmiga
Up in the Air

4
5
5
3
5
4
3
5
5
9
14
Melanie Laurent
Inglourious Basterds
4
5
4
5
4
6
Marion Cotillard
Nine
2
2
2
8
Judi Dench
Nine
5
2
2
5
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Crazy Heart
3
1
3
Sandra Bullock
The Blind Side
5
1
1
Sophia Loren
Nine
3
1
3
Susan Sarandon
The Lovely Bones
3
1
3

……………………………….
1
Mark Boal
The Hurt Locker
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
14
65
2
Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Up
3
3
2
5
3
3
3
5
3
4
2
1
2
2
12
43
3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
A Serious Man
4
5
1
5
2
2
3
2
4
3
1
3
12
37
4
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
4
4
2
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
5
4
12
29
5
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
500 Days of Summer
2
1
3
4
5
5
5
2
5
5
11
23
Nancy Meyers
It’s Complicated
3
4
4
3
7
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
District 9
4
1
2
James Cameron
Avatar
5
1
1
Jane Campion
Bright Star
5
1
1
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
The Messenger
5
1
1
Armando Iannucci & Armstrong, Blackwell, Roche, Martin
In The Loop
5
1
1

……………………………….
1
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Up in the Air
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
14
60
2
Geoffrey Fletcher
Precious
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
3
1
4
3
4
3
14
54
3
Nick Hornby
An Education
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
5
2
2
1
1
14
48
4
Nora Ephron
Julie and Julia
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
10
5
Tom Ford
A Single Man
5
5
4
5
4
4
6
9
Anthony Peckham
Invictus
4
5
3
2
5
5
11
Armando Iannucci & Armstrong, Blackwell, Roche, Martin
In The Loop
4
5
5
3
4
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2
2
8
Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens
The Lovely Bones
5
3
2
4
Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers
Where the Wild Things Are
4
4
2
4
Michael Hoffman
The Last Station
3
1
3
Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella
Nine
5
1
1
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds
3
1
3

Scott Bowles
…… USA Today
Anthony Breznican
…… USA Today
Greg Ellwood
——–HitFix
Pete Hammond
…… LAT Envelope
Eugene Hernandez
…… indieWIRE
Peter Howell
…… The Toronto Star
Dave Karger
…… Entertainment Weekly
Mark Olsen
…….LA Times


David Poland
…… MCN
Steve Pond
…… The Wrap
Sasha Stone
…… AwardsDaily.com
Sean Smith
…… Entertainment Weekly
Kris Tapley
…… In Contention
Anne Thompson
…… Thompson On Hollywood
Susan Wloszczyna
…… USA Today