The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominations for its annual awards. The Best Original Screenplay nominees are Mark Boal for The Hurt Locker, James Cameron for Avatar, Joel and Ethan Coen for A Serious Man, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore for The Hangover, and Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for 500 Days of Summer. For Best Adapted Screenplay: Scott Cooper for Crazy Heart (based on the novel by Thomas Cobb), Nora Ephron for Julie & Julia (based on the novel by Julie Powell and the novel My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme), Geoffrey Fletcher for Precious (based on the novel Push by Sapphire), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman for Star Trek (based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry), and Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner for Up in the Air (based on the novel by Walter Kirn). For Best Documentary Screenplay: Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman for Soundtrack for a Revolution; Mark Monroe for The Cove; Michael Moore for Capitalism: A Love Story; Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar for Good Hair; Robert Stone for Earth Days; and Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier for Against the Tide. The writing team for the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards Ceremony was also nominated for an award. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Feb. 20. More information can be found here.
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the nominations for its annual Feature Film Award: Barry Ackroyd for The Hurt Locker, Dion Beebe for Nine, Christian Berger for The White Ribbon, Mauro Fiore for Avatar and Robert Richardson for Inglourious Basterds. The winner will be announced at the ASC Awards on Feb. 27. More information can be found here.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed the competition for the Oscar for Best Makeup to a short list of seven contending films: District 9, Il Divo, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Road, Star Trek and The Young Victoria. The three official nominees will be announced on Feb. 2, and the winner will be revealed at the Academy Awards on March 7. More information can be found here.
Rotten Tomatoes has unveiled the winners of the 11th Annual Golden Tomato Awards, which spotlight the best-reviewed films of 2009 in various categories. Up is the highest-rated wide release film and animated film, The Hurt Locker is the highest-rated limited release film and action-adventure film, An Education is the highest-rated drama and UK film, the highest user-rated film is Zombieland, the highest-rated comedy is In the Loop, the highest-rated documentary is Anvil! The Story of Anvil!, Afghan Star is the highest-rated foreign film, Drag Me to Hell is the highest-rated horror film, Where the Wild Things Are is the highest-rated family film, Crazy Heart is the highest-rated music film, Adventureland is the highest-rated romance, Star Trek is the highest-rated sci-fi/fantasy film, and State of Play is the highest-rated thriller. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has received the Moldy Tomato Award, which goes to the worst-reviewed film of the year. Top 10 lists in each category and more information can be found here.
The New York Film Critics Circle held its annual awards ceremony on Jan. 11. The Hurt Locker won Best Picture and Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow); Best Screenplay: In the Loop; Best Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox; Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia; Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds; Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious; Best Cinematographer: Christian Berger, The White Ribbon; Best Animated Film: Fantastic Mr. Fox; Best Documentary: Of Time and the City; Best Foreign Film: Summer Hours; Best First Film: Steve McQueen, Hunger. Film critic Andrew Sarris also received a special award from the group. More information can be found here.
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award: Sacha Gervasi for Anvil! The Story of Anvil!, Mai Iskander for Garbage Dreams, Robert Kenner for Food, Inc., Louie Psihoyos for The Cove, Geoffrey Smith for The English Surgeon and Agnes Varda for The Beaches of Agnes. The winner will be announced at an awards dinner on Jan. 30. More information can be found here.
The American Cinema Editors have announced their nominations for this year's ACE Eddie Awards in four film categories. The nominees for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) are Avatar (James Cameron, John Refoua and Stephen Rivkin), District 9 (Julian Clarke), The Hurt Locker (Chris Innis and Bob Murawski), Star Trek (Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey) and Up in the Air (Dana Glauberman); Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy or Musical): 500 Days of Summer (Alan Edward Bell), The Hangover (Debra Neil-Fisher), It's Complicated (Joe Hutshing and David Moritz), Julie & Julia (Richard Marks) and A Serious Man (Roderick Jaynes); Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Coraline (Christopher Murrie and Ronald Sanders), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Andrew Weisblum) and Up (Kevin Nolting); Best Edited Documentary: The Cove (Geoffrey Richman), Food, Inc. (Kim Roberts) and This Is It (Don Brochu, Brandon Key, Tim Patterson and Kevin Stitt). The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Feb. 14. More information can be found here.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced the nominees for the annual GLAAD Media Awards. The nominees for Outstanding Film (Wide Release) are Everybody's Fine, I Love You, Man, Precious, A Single Man and Taking Woodstock; Outstanding Film (Limited Release): Casi Divas, The Country Teacher, Little Ashes, Phoebe in Wonderland and The Secrets. Actress Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) will receive the Vito Russo Award for promoting equal rights for the LGBT community. More information can be found here.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominees for this year's Rising Star Award: Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, Zombieland), Nicholas Hoult (A Single Man), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) and Kristen Stewart (Adventureland, New Moon). The winner will be announced at the BAFTAs on Feb. 21. More information can be found here.
Fantastic Mr. Fox director/co-writer Wes Anderson made a special video to accept his special award at the National Board of Review Awards on Jan. 12. The complete list of winners, which were announced in December, can be found here.
Anne Hathaway will receive this year's Harvard Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award in a roast on Jan. 28. More information can be found here.
The Critics' Choice Awards took place on Jan. 15, with Avatar taking home six trophies (Best Action Movie, Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, Visual Effects, Sound) and Inglourious Basterds taking three (Best Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino, Acting Ensemble, Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz). The Hurt Locker won two awards, arguably the two biggest - Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow. Two more films took two awards apiece - Crazy Heart (Best Actor Jeff Bridges, Original Song "The Weary Kind" for T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham) and Up (Best Animated Film, Original Score for Michael Giacchino). Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) tied for Best Actress, while Mo'Nique won Best Supporting Actress for Precious and Saoirse Ronan won Best Young Actress for The Lovely Bones. Broken Embraces won Best Foreign Film, The Cove won Best Documentary, and The Hangover won Best Comedy. Sandy Powell won Best Costume Design for The Young Victoria, while Sarah Rubano won Best Makeup for District 9. Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won Best Adapted Screenplay for Up in the Air. In his acceptance speech, Reitman praised the critics and Death Cab for Cutie (who performed a cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget About Me") for their tribute to late filmmaker John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone). Kevin Bacon was also honored with the Joel Siegel Award for his charity work. The complete list of nominees can be found here.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association gave its Career Achievement Award to actor Jean-Paul Belmondo (Breathless, Mississippi Mermaid), an icon of the French New Wave, on Jan. 16. The complete list of the previously-announced award winners can be found here.
The Golden Globes were awarded on Jan. 17. Avatar won Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director for James Cameron. Crazy Heart won Best Actor (Drama) for Jeff Bridges and Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind" (T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham). Up won both Best Animated Film and Best Score for Michael Giacchino. The White Ribbon won Best Foreign Film, and The Hangover won Best Picture (Comedy or Musical). Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won Best Screenplay for Up in the Air. Meryl Streep won Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) for Julie & Julia, and Robert Downey Jr. won Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) for Sherlock Holmes. Sandra Bullock won Best Actress (Drama) for The Blind Side, and Mo'Nique won Best Supporting Actress for Precious. Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for Inglourious Basterds. Drew Barrymore won Best Actress in a Made-for-TV Movie for Grey Gardens, and Kevin Bacon won Best Actor in a Made-for-TV Movie for Taking Chance. The honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award was given to Martin Scorsese. The complete list of nominees can be found here.
See how the winners of the Critics' Choice Awards and the Golden Globes stacked up to my predictions here.
I will be posting a list of the 25 films you need to see to be ready for awards season this week.
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