Best Picture
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Actress
Michelle Monaghan, Trucker

Best Actor
Colin Firth, A Single Man

Best Supporting Actress
Samantha Morton, The Messenger

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Adapted Screenplay
Wes Anderson & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

Best Foreign Language Film
Il Divo

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Cinematography
Javier Aguirresarobe, The Road

Best Production Design
David Wasco, Inglourious Basterds

Best Editing
Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens

Best Score
Abel Korzeniowski, A Single Man

Best Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds

Body of Work Award
Woodie Harrelson, The Messenger, Zombieland & 2012

Kyle Counts Award
Reading Cinemas Gaslamp Sadium 15

FEATURE FILM
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

DOCUMENTARY
Louie Psihoyos – The Cove

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION/MINI-SERIES
Ross Katz – Taking Chance

DRAMATIC SERIES NIGHT
Lesli Linka Glatter – Mad Men
“Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency”

COMEDY SERIES
Jason Winer – Modern Family
“Pilot”

MUSICAL VARIETY
Don Mischer
“We Are One: Obama Inaugural Celebration”

Nominations

FEATURE FILM
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Lee Daniels – Precious
Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

For Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing
THE HURT LOCKER

Television Movies and Mini-Series
GREY GARDENS

Television Series
MAD MEN

Best 10 Films of 2009

1. “The Hurt Locker”
2. “Up in the Air”
3. “Inglourious Basterds”
4. “(500) Days of Summer”
5. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
6. “A Serious Man”
7. “Up”
8. “District 9”
9. “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
10. “Avatar”

Best Film of 2009:
“The Hurt Locker”

Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”

Best First Feature (tie)
Neill Blomkamp, “District 9”
Marc Webb, “(500) Days of Summer”

Best Actress:
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Best Actor:
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”

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

Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Screenplay (Original):
Scott Neustadtler & Michael H. Weber, “(500) Days of Summer”

Best Screenplay (Adaptation):
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”

Best Documentary:
“Anvil! The Story of Anvil,” dir. Sacha Gervasi

Best Foreign Film:
“Coco Before Chanel,” dir. Anne Fontaine

Best Animated Film:
“Fantastic Mr. Fox,” dir. Wes Anderson

Obviously Worst Film:
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

Not-So-Obviously Worst Film:
“Amelia”

Best Picture
Inglourious Basterds

Top Ten Films of 2009 (in alphabetical order)
Avatar
District 9
(500) Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Sherlock Holmes
Star Trek
Up
Up In The Air

Best Director
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role
George Clooney, Up In The Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Acting Ensemble
The cast of Inglourious Basterds

Best screenplay written directly for the screen
Up

Best screenplay adapted from another medium
Up In The Air

Best Live Action Family Film
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Overlooked Film
Moon

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Foreign Language Film
Broken Embraces

Best Documentary
Capitalism: A Love Story

Best Original Song
“Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart

Best Original Score
Up

Best Cinematography
Avatar

Best Film Editing
Avatar

Best Production Design
Avatar

Best Costume Design
The Young Victoria

Best Visual Effects
Avatar

Best Stunts
Star Trek

Breakout on Camera
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Breakout Behind the Camera
Neill Blomkamp, District 9

Best Performance by a Youth – Male
Jae Head, The Blind Side

Best Performance by a Youth – Female
Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education

Best Actor
Colin Firth, A Single Man

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker

Film not in the English Language
Un Prophete

Animated Film
Up

Adapted Screenplay
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner for Up In The Air

Orange Rising Star Award
Kristen Stewart

Production Design
Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg & Kim Sinclair for Avatar

Original Screenplay
Mark Boal for The Hurt Locker

Outstanding British Film
Fish Tank

Supporting Actress
Mo’nique, Precious (Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire)

Makeup and Hair
Jenny Shircore for The Young Victoria

Costume Design
Sandy Powell for The Young Victoria

Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Visual Effects
Avatar

Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd for The Hurt Locker

Editing
The Hurt Locker

Sound
The Hurt Locker

Music
Michael Giacchino for Up

Outstanding British Debut
Duncan Jones for Moon

Short Film
I Do Air

Short Animation
Mother Of Many

Christian Berger, AAC for The White Ribbon

Nominations

Barry Ackroyd, BSC for The Hurt Locker
Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS for Nine
Christian Berger, AAC for The White Ribbon
Mauro Fiore, ASC for Avatar
Robert Richardson, ASC for Inglourious Basterds

BEST FILM
Up in the Air

Best Director
Kathyrn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Animated Film
Up

The Best Film That Has Yet to Open In Iowa
Crazy Heart

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2009

Period Film
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood

Fantasy Film
AVATAR
Production Designer: Rick Carter, Rober Stromberg

Contemporary Film
THE HURT LOCKER
Production Designer: Karl Juliusson

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
FOR TELEVISION IN 2009

Single Camera Television Series
MAD MEN “SOUVENIR”
Production Designer: DAN BISHOP

Television Movie or Mini-Series
GREY GARDENS
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov

Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
WEEDS – “DUCKS AND TIGERS”
Production Designer: JOSEPH P. LUCKY

Awards Show, Variety, Music, or Non- Fiction Program
51ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
Production Designer: Brian Stonestreet, Steve Bass

WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR COMMERCIALS and MUSIC VIDEOS FOR 2009
ABSOLUT ANTHEM – “IN AN ABSOLUT WORLD”
Production Designer: James Chinlund

Best Film
Avatar

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Best Actress
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious

Animated Feature
Up

Best Ensemble
In the Loop

Best Foreign Film
The White Ribbon

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds

Best Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Directorial Debut
(500) Days of Summer

Breakthrough Performance
Christopher Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

BEST 11 PICTURES (Alphabetical)
Adventureland (Miramax Films)
Avatar (20th Century Fox)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight)
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)
The Messenger (Oscilloscope)
Precious (Lionsgate)
A Serious Man (Focus Features)
Two Lovers (Magnolia
Up (Disney/Pixar)
Up in the Air (Paramount)

Best Film
“The Hurt Locker”

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”

Best Screenplay
“In the Loop”

Best Actress
Meryl Streep for “Julie & Julia”

Best Actor
George Clooney for “Up In The Air” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox”

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique for “Precious”

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz for “Inglourious Basterds”

Best Cinematography
Christian Berger for “The White Ribbon”

Best Animated Film
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”

Best Non-fiction Film
“Of Time and the City”

Best Foreign Language Film
“Summer Hours”

Best First Feature
“Hunger,” director Steve McQueen

Special Award
Andrew Sarris for his contribution to film criticism

BEST PICTURE
The Hurt Locker

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

BEST ACTOR
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

BEST ACTRESS
Yolande Moreau, Seraphine

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (tie)
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Paul Schneider, Bright Star

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique, Precious

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Summer Hours

BEST NON-FICTION FILM
The Beaches of Agnes

BEST SCREENPLAY
Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christian Berger, The White Ribbon

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Nelson Lowry, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Film
Up in the Air

Best Director
Clint Eastwood, Invictus

Best Actor
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Morgan Freeman, Invictus

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education

Best Supporting Actor
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Best Supporting Actress
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air

Best Foreign Language Film
A Prophet

Best Documentary
The Cove

Best Animated Feature
Up

Best Ensemble Cast
It’s Complicated

Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Best Directorial Debut
Duncan Jones, Moon
Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Marc Webb, 500 Days of Summer

Best Original Screenplay
Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man

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

Special Filmmaking Achievement
Wes Anderson, The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ten Best Films
(in alphabetical order)
AN EDUCATION
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
INVICTUS
THE MESSENGER
A SERIOUS MAN
STAR TREK
UP
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Five Best Foreign-Language Films
(in alphabetical order)
THE MAID
REVANCHE
SONG OF SPARROWS
THREE MONKEYS
THE WHITE RIBBON

Five Best Documentaries
(in alphabetical order)
BURMA VJ: REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY
CRUDE
FOOD, INC.
GOOD HAIR
THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS

Top Ten Independent Films:
(in alphabetical order)
AMREEKA
DISTRICT 9
GOODBYE SOLO
HUMPDAY
IN THE LOOP
JULIA
ME AND ORSON WELLES
MOON
SUGAR
TWO LOVERS

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

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

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.

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

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