Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Who are we to not report on it? Agree? Disagree? It doesn’t matter, the awards will go out week after week until the Oscars, March 7th, 2010.
(In Nominee lists, the winners are in BOLD)
2/2/10
THE OSCARS
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Matt Damon in “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Best animated feature film of the year
“Coraline” (Focus Features) – Henry Selick
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox) – Wes Anderson
“The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney) – John Musker and Ron Clements
“The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS) – Tomm Moore
“Up” (Walt Disney) – Pete Docter
Achievement in art direction
“Avatar” – Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” – Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro, Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
“Nine” – Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
“Sherlock Holmes” – Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Young Victoria” – Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Achievement in cinematography
“Avatar” – Mauro Fiore
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” – Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” – Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” – Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” – Christian Berger
Achievement in costume design
“Bright Star” – Janet Patterson
“Coco before Chanel” – Catherine Leterrier
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” – Monique Prudhomme
“Nine” – Colleen Atwood
“The Young Victoria” – Sandy Powell
Achievement in directing
“Avatar” – James Cameron
“The Hurt Locker” – Kathryn Bigelow
“Inglourious Basterds” – Quentin Tarantino
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Lee Daniels
“Up in the Air” – Jason Reitman
Best documentary feature
“Burma VJ”
“The Cove”
“Food, Inc.”
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
“Which Way Home”
Best documentary short subject
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner”
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant”
“Music by Prudence”
“Rabbit à la Berlin”
Achievement in film editing
“Avatar” – Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” – Julian Clarke
“The Hurt Locker” – Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
“Inglourious Basterds” – Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Joe Klotz
Best foreign language film of the year
“Ajami”
“El Secreto de Sus Ojos”
“The Milk of Sorrow”
“Un Prophète” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Achievement in makeup
“Il Divo” – Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” – Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” – Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“Avatar” – James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” – Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” – Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” – Hans Zimmer
“Up” – Michael Giacchino
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” – Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” – Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” – Music by Reinhardt Wagner, Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from “Nine” – Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” – Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best motion picture of the year
“Avatar” – James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
“The Blind Side” – Nominees to be determined
“District 9” – Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
“An Education” – Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“The Hurt Locker” – Nominees to be determined
“Inglourious Basterds” – Lawrence Bender, Producer
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
“A Serious Man” – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
“Up” – Jonas Rivera, Producer
“Up in the Air” – Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Best animated short film
“French Roast”
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty”
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)”
“Logorama”
“A Matter of Loaf and Death”
Best live action short film
“The Door”
“Instead of Abracadabra”
“Kavi”
“Miracle Fish”
“The New Tenants”
Achievement in sound editing
“Avatar” – Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” – Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” – Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” – Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” – Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Achievement in sound mixing
“Avatar” – Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” – Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” – Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” – Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” – Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Achievement in visual effects
“Avatar” – Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
“District 9” – Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” – Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Adapted screenplay
“District 9” – Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
“An Education” – Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“In the Loop” – Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
“Up in the Air” – Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Original screenplay
“The Hurt Locker” – Written by Mark Boal
“Inglourious Basterds” – Written by Quentin Tarantino
“The Messenger” – Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
“A Serious Man” – Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Up” – Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
1/19/10
VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS
Visual effects in a visual effects driven feature motion picture
“2012”
Volker Engel, visual effects supervisor
Josh Jaggars, visual effects producer
Marc Weigert, visual effects supervisor
“Avatar”
Richard Baneham, animation supervisor
Joyce Cox, VFX producer
Joe Letteri, senior visual effects supervisor
Eileen Moran, overall VFX producer
“District 9”
Stefanie Boose, VFX producer
Dan Kaufman, VFX supervisor
Peter Muyzers, on-set VFX plate supervisor
James Stewart, creature supervisor
“Star Trek”
Burt Dalton, special effects supervisor
Russell Earl, visual effects supervisor
Roger Guyett, visual effects supervisor
Shari Hanson, visual effects producer
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
Scott Benza, Animation Director
Wayne Billheimer, visual effects producer
Scott Farrar, visual effects supervisor
John Frazier, special effects supervisor
Supporting visual effects in a feature motion picture
“Angels & Demons”
Angus Bickerton, VFX supervisor
Mark Breakspear, VFX supervisor
Ryan Cook, VFX supervisor
Barrie Hemsley, VFX producer
“The Box”
Peter Cvijanovic, compositing supervisor
Mark Kolpak, visual effects producer
Olcun Tan, digital effects supervisor
Thomas Tannenberger, visual effects supervisor
“Invictus”
Geoff Hancock, VFX supervisor
Dennis Hoffman, head of poroduction
Cyndi Ochs, VFX producer
Michael Owens, VFX supervisor
“The Road”
Mark O. Forker, VFX supervisor
Paul Graff, VFX supervisor – crazy horse effects
Ed Mendez, compositing supervisor
Phillip Moses, VFX producer
“Sherlock Holmes”
Dan Barrow, VFX producer
Jonathan Fawkner, VFX supervisor
Chas Jarrett, VFX supervisor
David Vickery, VFX supervisor
Animation in an animated feature motion picture
“Nine”
Ken Duncan, animation supervisor
Jinko Gotoh, co-producer
Daryl Graham, supervising animator
Joe Ksander, animation director
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
Mike Ford, CG supervisor
Chris Juen, co-producer
Alan Hawkins, supervising animator
Pete Nash, animation director
“Coraline”
Claire Jennings, animation producer
Henry Selick, animation director
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
Galen Chu, supervising animator
Jeff Gabor, senior animator
Anthony Nisi, animation production supervisor
Melvin Tan, senior animator
“Up”
Gary Bruins, effects supervisor
Pete Docter, director
Steve May, supervising technical director
Jonas Rivera, producer
Best single visual effect of the year
“2012,” “Escape From L.A.”
Volker Engel, visual effects supervisor
Josh R. Jaggars, visual effects producer
Mohen Leo, visual effects supervisor
Marc Weigert, visual effects supervisor
“Avatar,” “Quarich’s Escape”
Jill Brooks, visual effects producer
John Knoll, visual effects supervisor
Frank Losasso Petterson, simulation technical director
Tory Mercer, compositor
“Avatar,” “Neytiri Drinking”
Thelvin Cabezas, lighting technical director
Joyce Cox, VFX producer
Joe Letteri, senior visual effects supervisor
Eileen Moran, overall VFX producer
“Knowing,” “Plane Crash”
Dan Breckwoldt, lead compositor
Camille Cellucci, VFX producer
Andrew Jackson, VFX supervisor
Angelo Sahin, special effects supervisor
“Terminator Salvation,” “VLA Escape”
Chantal Feghali, studio producer
Charles Gibson, studio visual effects supervisor
Susan Greenhow, visual effects producer
Ben Snow, visual effects supervisor
Animated character in a live-action feature motion picture
“Avatar,” “Neytiri”
Andrew R. Jones, animation director
Joe Letteri, senior visual effects supervisor
Zoe Saldana, actress
Jeff Unay, facial lead
“District 9,” “Christopher Johnson”
Brett Ineson, motion capture supervisor
Jeremy Mesana, animation lead
Steve Nichols, animation supervisor
Vera Zivny, senior VFX coordinator
“G-Force,” “Bucky”
Benjamin Cinelli, senior character animator
Peter Tieryas, character set-up technical director
Dustin Wicke, lead cloth and hair
Ryan Yee, animator
“Watchmen,” “Doctor Manhattan”
Aaron Campbell, character rigger
Kevin Hudson, CG modeling supervisor
Victor Schutz, lead CG lighting and compositing artist
Keith Smith, lead animator
Animated character in an animated feature motion picture
“Coraline,” “Coraline”
Travis Knight, lead animator
Trey Thomas, lead animator
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” “Buck”
Simon Pegg, Buck
Peter de Seve, characters designed by
“Monsters vs. Aliens,” “B.O.B.”
Terran Boylan, character technical director
David Burgess, head of character animation
Scott Cegielski, effects lead
David Weatherly, animator
“Up,” “Carl,” “No Dad Scene”
Ed Asner, voice of Carl
Carmen Ngai, character cloth artist
Brian Tindall, character modeling and articulation artist
Ron Zorman, animator
Effects animation in an animated feature motion picture
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
Rob Bredow, VFX supervisor
Matt Hausman, effects animation supervisor
Carl Hooper, effects animation supervisor
Dan Kramer, digital effects supervisor
“Coraline”
John Allan Armstrong, VFX animator
Richard Kent Burton, stop motion effects animator
Craig Dowsett, CG modeler
“Monsters vs. Aliens”
David Allen, effects animator
Amaury Aubel, effects lead
Scott Cegielski, effects lead
Alain De Hoe, effects lead
“Up”
Alexis Angelidis, effects artist
Eric Froemling, effects artist
Jason Johnston, effects artist
Jon Reisch, effects artist
Matte paintings in a feature motion picture
“Avatar,” “Pandora”
Jean-Luc Azzis, senior compositor
Peter Baustaedter, senior matte painter
Brenton Cottman, lead matte painter
Yvonne Muinde, lead matte painter
“Franklyn,” “Meanwhile City Scapes”
Tania Richard, matte painter
Christoph Unger, matte painter
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
David Bassalla, TD
Emily Cobb, 3D artist
Tania Richard, matte painter
“Star Trek”
Brett Northcutt, digimatte lead
Shane Roberts, digimatte
Masahiko Tani, digimatte
Dan Wheaton, digimatte
Models and miniatures in a feature motion picture
“Avatar,” “Samson/Home Tree / Floating Mountains / Ampsuit”
Simon Cheung, modeller
Paul Jenness, lead modeller
John Stevenson-Galvin, senior modeller
Rainer Zoettl, senior/lead modeller
“Coraline”
Deborah Cook, lead costume design fabricator
Matthew DeLeu, miniature lighting technician
Paul Mack, model maker
Martin Meunier, facial animation design
“Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian,” “National Air and Space Museum Escape”
Robert Chapin, digital FX supervisor
Tony Chen, model maker
Forest Fischer, model crew chief
Ian Hunter, VFX supervisor
“Terminator Salvation”
Nick d’Abo, model shop supervisor
Brian Gernand, creative director, model shops
Geoff Heron, special FX supervisor
Patrick Sweeney, director of photography
Created environment in a feature motion picture
“2012,” “Los Angeles Destruction”
Haarm-Pieter Duiker, CG supervisor
Marten Larsson, CG effects animation lead
Ryo Sakaguchi, CG effects animation lead
Hanzhi Tang, CG lighting supervisor
“Avatar,” “Floating Mountains”
Dan Lemmon, visual effects supervisor
Keith F. Miller, CG supervisor
Cameron Smith, lead compositor
“Avatar’, “Jungle / Biolume”
Shadi Almassizadeh, CG supervisor
Jessica Cowley, senior texture painter
Dan Cox, CG supervisor
Ula Rademeyer, lead texture painter
Eric Saindon, visual effects supervisor
“Avatar,” “Willow Glade”
Thelvin Cabezas, lighting technical director
Miae Kang, lead lighting technical director
Daniel Macarin, lighting technical director
Guy Williams, visual effects supervisor
Compositing in a feature motion picture
“Avatar”
Erich Eder, compositor
Robin Hollander, compositor
Giuseppe Tagliavini, compositor
Erik Winquist, compositing supervisor
“Avatar,” “End Battle”
Jay Cooper, technical director
Beth D’Amato, digital paint
Eddie Pasquarello, compositing supervisor
Todd Vaziri, compositor
“District 9”
Janeen Elliott, senior compositor
Simon Hughes, senior compositor
Hamish Schumacher, lead compositor
Shervin Shogian, compositing supervisor
“Sherlock Holmes,” “Wharf Explosion Sequence”
Jan Adamczyk, mid compositor
Alex Cumming, junior compositor
Sam Osborne, compositor
Kate Windibank, senior compositor
1/12/10
CINEMATOGRAPHER’S GUILD AWARDS
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
1/11/10
EDITOR’S GUILD AWARDS
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 Bell
The 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 Sanders
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Andrew Weisblum
Up – Kevin Nolting
1/11/10
WRITER’S GUILD AWARDS
Original Screenplay nominees:
“(500) Days of Summer”
“Avatar”
“The Hangover”
“The Hurt Locker”
“A Serious Man”
Adapted Screenplay nominees:
“Crazy Heart”
“Julie & Julia”
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“Star Trek”
“Up in the Air”
Documentary Screenplay nominees:
“Against the Tide”
“Capitalism: A Love Story”
“The Cove”
“Earth Days”
“Good Hair”
“Soundtrack for a Revolution”
1/10/10
ART DIRECTOR’S GUILD AWARDS
Period film
“A Serious Man,” production, designer, Jess Gonchor
“Inglourious Basterds,” David Wasco
“Julie & Julia,” Mark Ricker
“Public Enemies,” Nathan Crowley
“Sherlock Holmes,” Sarah Greenwood
Fantasy film
“Avatar,” Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg
“District 9,” Philip Ivey
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Stuart Craig
“Star Trek,” Scott Chambliss
“Where the Wild Things Are,” K.K. Barrett
Contemporary film
“Angels & Demons,” Allan Cameron
“The Hangover,” Bill Brzeski
“The Hurt Locker,” Karl Juliusson
“The Lovely Bones,” Naomi Shohan
“Up in the Air,” Steve Saklad
1/7/10
DIRECTOR’S GUILD OF AMERICA AWARD
FEATURE FILM
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
James Cameron – Avatar
Lee Daniels – Precious
Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
1/5/10
THE PRODUCER’S GUILD AWARDS
The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award
in Theatrical Motion Pictures
AVATAR
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
DISTRICT 9
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
AN EDUCATION
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
THE HURT LOCKER
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Producer: Lawrence Bender
INVICTUS
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Rob Lorenz, Lori McCreary , Mace Neufeld
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
STAR TREK
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof
UP
Producer: Jonas Rivera
UP IN THE AIR
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Burma VJ
Producer: Lise Lense-Moller
The Cove
Producers: Paula DuPre Pesman, Fisher Stevens
Sergio
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
Soundtrack For a Revolution
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
9
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
Coraline
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
The Princess and the Frog
Producer: Peter Del Vecho
Up
Producer: Jonas Rivera
David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television:
Georgia O’Keeffe
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
Grey Gardens
Producers: David Coatsworth, Lucy Donnelly, Rachael Horovitz, Michael Sucsy
Little Dorrit
Producers: Lisa Osborne, Anne Pivcevic
Prayers For Bobby
Producers: Stanley M. Brooks, Damian Ganczewski, David Permut, Daniel Sladek, Chris Taaffe
The Prisoner
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
Taking Chance
Producers: Lori Keith Douglas, Ross Katz, Brad Krevoy, Cathy Wischner-Sola
1/5/10
THE ONLINE FILM CRITICS
Best Picture
The Hurt Locker
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, FantasticMr. Fox, based on a book by Roald Dahl
Best Documentary
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Best Picture Not in the English Language
The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature
Up
Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
Best Score
Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Editing
Chris Innis and Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
1/3/10
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
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
12/29/09
AFI’S TOP TEN FILMS OF 2009
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Coraline
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
The Messenger
Precious
Sugar
Up
Up in the Air
12/17/09
SAG AWARDS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JEFF BRIDGES / Bad Blake – “CRAZY HEART” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
GEORGE CLOONEY / Ryan Bingham – “UP IN THE AIR” (Paramount Pictures)
COLIN FIRTH / George Falconer – “A SINGLE MAN” (The Weinstein Company)
MORGAN FREEMAN / Nelson Mandela – “INVICTUS” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JEREMY RENNER / Staff Sgt. William James – “THE HURT LOCKER” (Summit Entertainment)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
SANDRA BULLOCK / Leigh Anne Tuohy – “THE BLIND SIDE” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
HELEN MIRREN / Sofya – “THE LAST STATION” (Sony Pictures Classics)
CAREY MULLIGAN / Jenny – “AN EDUCATION” (Sony Pictures Classics)
GABOUREY SIDIBE / Precious – “PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE” (Lionsgate)
MERYL STREEP / Julia Child – “JULIE & JULIA” (Columbia Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
MATT DAMON / Francois Pienaar – “INVICTUS” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
WOODY HARRELSON / Captain Tony Stone – “THE MESSENGER” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Tolstoy – “THE LAST STATION” (Sony Pictures Classics)
STANLEY TUCCI / George Harvey – “THE LOVELY BONES” (Paramount Pictures)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Col. Hans Landa – “INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS” (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Carla – “NINE” (The Weinstein Company)
VERA FARMIGA / Alex Goran – “UP IN THE AIR” (Paramount Pictures)
ANNA KENDRICK / Natalie Keener – “UP IN THE AIR” (Paramount Pictures)
DIANE KRUGER / Bridget Von Hammersmark – “INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS” (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)
MO’NIQUE / Mary – “PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
AN EDUCATION (Sony Pictures Classics)
DOMINIC COOPER / Danny
ALFRED MOLINA / Jack
CAREY MULLIGAN / Jenny
ROSAMUND PIKE / Helen
PETER SARSGAARD / David
EMMA THOMPSON / Headmistress
OLIVIA WILLIAMS / Miss Stubbs
THE HURT LOCKER (Summit Entertainment)
CHRISTIAN CAMARGO / Col. John Cambridge
BRIAN GERAGHTY / Specialist Owen Eldridge
EVANGELINE LILLY / Connie James
ANTHONY MACKIE / Sgt. J.T. Sanborn
JEREMY RENNER / Staff Sgt. William James
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)
DANIEL BRÜHL / Fredrick Zoller
AUGUST DIEHL / Major Hellstrom
JULIE DREYFUS / Francesca Mondino
MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Lt. Archie Hicox
SYLVESTER GROTH / Joseph Goebbels
JACKY IDO / Marcel
DIANE KRUGER / Bridget Von Hammersmark
MÉLANIE LAURENT / Shosanna
DENIS MENOCHET / Perrier LaPedite
MIKE MYERS / General Ed French
BRAD PITT / Lt. Aldo Raine
ELI ROTH / Sgt. Donny Donowitz
TIL SCHWEIGER / Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz
ROD TAYLOR / Winston Churchill
CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Col. Hans Landa
MARTIN WUTTKE / Hitler
NINE (The Weinstein Company)
MARION COTILLARD / Luisa Contini
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Carla
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Guido Contini
JUDI DENCH / Lillian
FERGIE / Saraghina
KATE HUDSON / Stephanie
NICOLE KIDMAN / Claudia
SOPHIA LOREN / Mamma
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL “PUSH” BY SAPPHIRE (Lionsgate)
MARIAH CAREY / Ms. Weiss
LENNY KRAVITZ / Nurse John
MO’NIQUE / Mary
PAULA PATTON / Ms. Rain
SHERRI SHEPHERD / Cornrows
GABOUREY SIDIBE / Precious
SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
PUBLIC ENEMIES (Universal Pictures)
STAR TREK (Paramount Pictures)
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (Paramount Pictures)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Awards 46th Annual Life Achievement Award
Betty White
12/15/09
THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
EMILY BLUNT – THE YOUNG VICTORIA
SANDRA BULLOCK – THE BLIND SIDE
HELEN MIRREN – THE LAST STATION
CAREY MULLIGAN – AN EDUCATION
GABOUREY SIDIBE – PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JEFF BRIDGES – CRAZY HEART
GEORGE CLOONEY – UP IN THE AIR
COLIN FIRTH – A SINGLE MAN
MORGAN FREEMAN – INVICTUS
TOBEY MAGUIRE – BROTHERS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HANGOVER
IT’S COMPLICATED
JULIE & JULIA
NINE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SANDRA BULLOCK – THE PROPOSAL
MARION COTILLARD – NINE
JULIA ROBERTS – DUPLICITY
MERYL STREEP – IT’S COMPLICATED
MERYL STREEP – JULIE & JULIA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MATT DAMON – THE INFORMANT!
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – NINE
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – SHERLOCK HOLMES
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT – (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
MICHAEL STUHLBARG – A SERIOUS MAN
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
CORALINE
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
UP
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BAARIA (ITALY)
BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN)
THE MAID (CHILE)
A PROPHET (FRANCE)
THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PENÉLOPE CRUZ – NINE
VERA FARMIGA – UP IN THE AIR
ANNA KENDRICK – UP IN THE AIR
MO’NIQUE – PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
JULIANNE MOORE – A SINGLE MAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MATT DAMON – INVICTUS
WOODY HARRELSON – THE MESSENGER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER – THE LAST STATION
STANLEY TUCCI – THE LOVELY BONES
CHRISTOPH WALTZ – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
KATHRYN BIGELOW THE HURT LOCKER
JAMES CAMERON AVATAR
CLINT EASTWOOD INVICTUS
JASON REITMAN UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
NEILL BLOMKAMP, TERRI TATCHELL – DISTRICT 9
MARK BOAL – THE HURT LOCKER
NANCY MEYERS – IT’S COMPLICATED
JASON REITMAN, SHELDON TURNER – UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL GIACCHINO – UP
MARVIN HAMLISCH – THE INFORMANT!
JAMES HORNER – AVATAR
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI – A SINGLE MAN
KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL – WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“CINEMA ITALIANO” – NINE
Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
“I WANT TO COME HOME” – EVERYBODY’S FINE
Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
“I WILL SEE YOU” – AVATAR
Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
“THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” – CRAZY HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
“WINTER” – BROTHERS
Music by: U2
Lyrics by: Bono
12/14/09
BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST PICTURE
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
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 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 (TIE)
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 ACTING ENSEMBLE
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Star Trek
Up In The Air
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
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Avatar
The Lovely Bones
Inglourious Basterds
BEST ART DIRECTION
A Single Man
Avatar
Nine
The Lovely Bones
Inglourious Basterds
BEST EDITING
Up In The Air
Inglourious Basterds
The Hurt Locker
Avatar
Nine
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Nine
Bright Star
The Young Victoria
Inglourious Basterds
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 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” – Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett – 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
12/14/09
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS (WINNERS)
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 – Christoph 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)
12/13/09
BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS (WINNERS)
Best Picture – “The Hurt Locker”
Best Actor- Jeremy Renner for “The 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 “The Hurt Locker”
Best Screenplay – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “A Serious Man”
Best Cinematography – Barry Ackroyd for “The Hurt Locker”
Best Documentary – “The Cove”
Best Animated Film – “Up”
Best Film Editing – Bob Murawski and Chris Innis for “The Hurt Locker”
Best New Filmmaker – Neill Blomkamp for “District 9”
Best Ensemble Cast – Tie between “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” and “Star Trek”
Best Use of Music in a Film – “Crazy Heart”
12/13/09
LA FILM CRITICS AWARDS (WINNERS)
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”
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)
DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO: C.W. Winter and Anders Edstrom, “The Anchorage”
12/3/09
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW (WINNERS)
Best Film
UP IN THE AIR
Top Ten 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
Best Foreign Language Film
A PROPHET
Top Five Foreign Films
(In alphabetical order) THE MAID, REVANCHE, SONG OF SPARROWS, THREE MONKEYS, THE WHITE RIBBON
Best Documentary
THE COVE
Top Five 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 Independent Films
(In alphabetical order) AMREEKA, DISTRICT 9, GOODBYE SOLO, HUMPDAY, IN THE LOOP, JULIA, ME AND ORSON WELLES, MOON, SUGAR, TWO LOVERS
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 Ensemble Cast
IT’S COMPLICATED
Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
JEREMY RENNER, The Hurt Locker
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress
GABOUREY SIDIBE, Precious
Spotlight Award for Best Directorial Debut
DUNCAN JONES, Moon; OREN MOVERMAN, The Messenger; MARC WEBB, (500) Days of Summer
Best Director
CLINT EASTWOOD, Invictus
Best Adapted Screenplay
JASON REITMAN and SHELDON TURNER, Up In The Air
Best Original Screenplay
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN, A Serious Man
Best Animated Feature
UP
Special Filmmaking Achievement
WES ANDERSON, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
William K. Everson Award For Film History
JEAN PICKER FIRSTENBERG
Freedom Of Expression
BURMA VJ: REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY; INVICTUS; THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS
12/1/09
THE ANNIE AWARDS
PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
Best Animated Feature
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Sony Pictures Animation
Coraline – Laika
Fantastic Mr. Fox – 20th Century Fox
The Princess and the Frog – Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Secret of Kells – Cartoon Saloon
Up – Pixar Animation Studios
Best Home Entertainment Production
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas – Universal Animation Studios
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder – The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Green Latern: First Flight – Warner Bros. Animation
Open Season 2 – Sony Pictures Animation
SpongeBob vs. The Big One – Nickelodeon
Best Animated Short Subject
Pups of Liberty – Picnic Pictures
Robot Chicken: Star Wars 2.5 – ShadowMachine
Santa, The Fascist Years – Plymptoons
The Rooster, The Crocodile and The Night Sky – Barley Films
The Story of Walls – Badmash Animation Studios
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Animated Effects
Scott Cegielski “Monsters vs. Aliens” – DreamWorks Animation
Alexander Feigin “9” – 9 L.L.C.
Eric Froemling “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Tom Kluyskens “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” – Sony Pictures Animation
James Mansfield “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Andreas Deja “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Eric Goldberg “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Travis Knight “Coraline” – Laika
Daniel Nguyen “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Bruce Smith “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Character Design in a Feature Production
Daniel Lopez Munoz “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Shane Prigmore “Coraline” – Laika
Shannon Tindle “Coraline” – Laika
Directing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson “Fantastic Mr. Fox” – 20th Century Fox
Pete Docter “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Christopher Miller, Phil Lord “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” – Sony Pictures Animation
Hayao Miyazaki “Ponyo” – Studio Ghibli
Henry Selick “Coraline” – Laika
Music in a Feature Production
Bruno Coulais “Coraline” – Laika
Michael Giacchino “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Joe Hisaishi “Ponyo” – Studio Ghibli
John Powell “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” – Blue Sky Studios
Production Design in a Feature Production
Christopher Appelhans “Coraline” – Laika
Ian Gooding “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Tadahiro Uesugi “Coraline – Laika
Christophe Vacher “9” – 9 L.L.C.
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Sharon Bridgeman “Astro Boy” – Imagi Studios
Chris Butler “Coraline” – Laika
Ronnie Del Carmen “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Tom Owens “Monsters vs. Aliens” – DreamWorks Animation
Peter Sohn “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Jen Cody – Voice of Charlotte – “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Dawn French – Voice of Miss Forcible – “Coraline” – Laika
Hugh Laurie – Voice of Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. – “Monsters vs. Aliens” – DreamWorks Animation
John Leguizamo – Voice of Sid – “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur” – Blue Sky Studios
Jenifer Lewis – Voice of Mama Odie – “The Princess and the Frog” – Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach – “Fantastic Mr. Fox” – 20th Century Fox
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy – “Up” – Pixar Animation Studios
Timothy Hyde Harris and David Bowers – “Astro Boy” – Imagi Studios
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord – “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” – Sony Pictures Animation
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award – Tim Burton, Bruce Timm, Jeffrey Katzenberg
June Foray – Tom Sito
Ub Iwerks Award – William T. Reeves
Special Achievement – Martin Meunier and Brian McLean
Certificate of Merit – Myles Mikulic, Danny Young and Michael Woodside
12/1/09
THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
500 Days of Summer, Producers Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Mason Novick, Steven J. Wolfe
Amreeka, Producers Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin
Precious, Producers Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Sin Nombre, Producer Amy Kaufman
The Last Station, Producers Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Boonie Arnold
BEST DIRECTOR
The Coen Brothers for A Serious Man
Lee Daniels for Precious
Cary Fukunaga for Sin Nombre
James Grey for Two Lovers
Michael Hoffman for The Last Station
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
A Single Man
Crazy Heart
Easier With Practice
The Messenger
Paranormal Activity
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Big Fan
Humpday
The New Year Parade
Treeless Mountain
Zero Bridge
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman for The Messenger
Michael Hoffman for The Last Station
Lee Toland Krieger for The Vicious Kind
Greg Mottola for Adventureland
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber for 500 Days of Summer
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes for Cold Souls
Scott Cooper for Crazy Heart
Cherien Dabis for Amreeka
Geoffrey Fletcher for Precious
Tom Ford, David Scearce for A Single Man
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello for Downloading Nancy
Helen Mirren for The Last Station
Gwentyth Paltrow for Two Lovers
Gabby Sidibe for Precious
Nisreen Faour for Amreeka
BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
Colin Firth for A Single Man
Joseph Gordon Levitt for 500 Days Of Summer
Souleymane Sy Savane for Goodbye Solo
Adam Scott for The Vicious Kind
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun for Cold Souls
Mo’Nique for Precious
Samantha Morton for The Messenger
Natalie Press for Fifty Dead Men Walking
Mia Wasikowska for That Evening Sun
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clements for Gentleman Broncos
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger
Cristian McKay for Me And Orson Welles
Ramon McKinnon for That Evening Sun
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins for A Serious Man
Adriano Goldman for Sin Nombre
Anne Misawa for Treeless Mountain
Andrij Parekh for Cold Souls
Peter Zeitlinger for Bad Lieutenant
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
Anvil!
Food Inc
More Than a Game
October Country
Which Way Home
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
A Prophet
An Education
Everlasting Moments
Mother
The Maid
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
A Serious Man
PRODUCERS AWARD
Karen Chien (The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa)
Larry Fessenden (I Sell The Dead, The House Of The Devil)
Dia Sokol (Beeswax, Nights & Weekends)
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez for Easier With Practice
Asiel Norton for Redland
Tariq Tapa for Zero Bridge
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Natalia Almada for El General
Bill Ross, Turner Ross for Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Jessica Oreck for 45365a
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
GOTHAM AWARDS (WINNERS)
Best Feature
THE HURT LOCKER
Best Documentary
FOOD, INC.
Breakthrough Director Award
ROBERT SIEGEL, BIG FAN
Breakthrough Actor Award
CATALINA SAAVEDRA, THE MAID
Best Ensemble Performance Award
Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Evangeline Lilly
in THE HURT LOCKER
Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Award
YOU WONT MISS ME
Ry Russo-Young, director, producer and co-writer
