30th Genie Award Winners

The Genie Award Winners have been announced and Polytechnique sweeps as the big winner, taking in 9 of the 11 awards it was nominated for including Best Motion Picture, Director, Lead Actress and Supporting Actor. Other multiple winning films include Fifty Dead Men Walking (Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction) and Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key (Make-Up & Original Score). Surprizes of the night include only 1 win for NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY (Original Song) out of it's 10 nominations and I was also really I hoping for Pontypool to take home either of the awards it was nominated, but no luck there. Special awards of the night include the Claude Jutra award going to Xavier Dolan for J'ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother, Golden Reel (highest grossing film) to De père en flic / Father and Guns and Academy Special Acheivement Award to Mel Hoppenheim.

The broadcast of the awards included fun retrospectives of previous actors & director acceptance speeches over the past 30 years which made the show well worth catching on IFC. They had a webcast over at CBC.ca but unfortunately neither that cast nor the televised event were live, and in the age of twitter that meant very few surprizes once it came to watching the show. But, still had a lot of great moments and acceptances speeches in the 1 hour broadcast where there showed 8 of the awards being handed out. And the awards went to....

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
KARI SKOGLAND – Fifty Dead Men Walking

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MARTHA BURNS – Love & Savagery

BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR LONG MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE
A HARD NAME – Kristina McLaughlin, Michael McMahon, Alan Zweig

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MAXIM GAUDETTE – Polytechnique

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE – Polytechnique

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
KARINE VANASSE – Polytechnique

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
JOSHUA JACKSON – One Week

BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
POLYTECHNIQUE – Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO
JACQUES DAVIDTS – Polytechnique

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION, PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
EVE STEWART – Fifty Dead Men Walking

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
PIERRE GILL – Polytechnique

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
ATUAT AKITTIRQ – Before Tomorrow

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
RICHARD COMEAU – Polytechnique

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
DJINA CARON – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
NORMAND CORBEIL – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
JOHN WELSMAN, CHERIE CAMP – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY – Oh Love

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D’ENSEMBLE
STÉPHANE BERGERON, PIERRE BLAIN, JO CARON, BENOÎT LEDUC – Polytechnique

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE
CLAUDE BEAUGRAND, GUY FRANCOEUR, CAROLE GAGNON, CHRISTIAN RIVEST – Polytechnique

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE
THE DELIAN MODE – Kara Blake, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
DANSE MACABRE – Pedro Pires, Catherine Chagnon

BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D’ANIMATION
RUNAWAY / TRAIN EN FOLIE – Derek Mazur, Cordell Barker, Michael Scott

ACADEMY SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mel Hoppenheim

CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD
XAVIER DOLAN – J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother

GOLDEN REEL AWARD
De père en flic / Father and Guns – Denise Robert, Daniel Louis

30th Genie Nominations - film list

List organized by most nominations, then alphabetical. Documentaries and all shorts listed separately at the end as the categories lend themselves to only have 1 nomination per film.

See also: film list with nominations detailed or full nominations list

Polytechnique (11)
NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY (10)
Before Tomorrow (9)
Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key (8)
Fifty Dead Men Walking (7)
5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way (5)
1981 (4)
Love & Savagery (4)
3 Saisons (3)
De père en flic / Father and Guns (3)
Pontypool (3)
Adoration (2)
Babine (2)
Les grandes chaleurs / Heat Wave (2)
One Week (1)
Cairo Time (1)
Les doigts croches / Sticky Fingers (1)
Mothers&Daughters (1)
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (1)
Victoria Day (1)
You Might As Well Live (1)

Feature Documentary Nominees - 1 nomination each
A Hard Name
Les Dames En Bleu / Ladies in Blue
Inside Hana's Suitcase
Prom Night in Mississippi
RIP: A Remix Manifesto

Short Film Nominees - 1 nomination each
Danse Macabre
The Delian Mode
Gilles
Passages
Petropolis: Aeriel Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Princess Margaret Blvd.
Runaway / Train en Folie
The Spine / L'Échine
Terre des Hommes / Land of Men
La Vie Commence / Life Begins
Vive la Rose

TBD:
Claude Jutra Award
Golden Reel Award

30th Genie Nominations - film list with nominations detailed

List organized by most nominations, then alphabetical. Documentaries and all shorts listed separately at the end as the categories lend themselves to only have 1 nomination per film.

See also: film list only or full nominations list

Polytechnique (11)
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur Film - Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody
Achievement in Direction / Meilleure Réalisation - DENIS VILLENEUVE
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Rôle du Soutien- MAXIM GAUDETTE
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Premier Rôle - KARINE VANASSE
Achievement in Cinematography / Meilleures Images - PIERRE GILL
Achievement in Editing / Meilleur Montage - RICHARD COMEAU
Achievement in Make-up / Meilleurs Maquillages - DJINA CARON, MARTIN RIVEST
Achievement in Music - Original Score / Meilleure Musique Originale - BENOÎT CHAREST
Achievement in Overall Sound / Meilleur Son D'Ensemble - STÉPHANE BERGERON, PIERRE BLAIN, JO CARON, BENOÎT LEDUC
Achievement in Sound Editing / Meilleur Montage Sonore - CLAUDE BEAUGRAND, GUY FRANCOEUR, CAROLE GAGNON, CHRISTIAN RIVEST
Original Screenplay / Meilleur Scénario - JACQUES DAVIDTS

NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY (10)
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur Film - Ingrid Veninger
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Premier Rôle KAREN LEBLANC
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Premier Rôle - CLARK JOHNSON
Achievement in Art Direction, Production Design / Meilleure Direction Artistique - DIANA ABBATANGELO
Achievement in Cinematography / Meilleures Images - STEVE COSENS
Achievement in Costume Design / Meilleurs Costumes - SARAH ARMSTRONG
Achievement in Direction / Meilleure Réalisation - CHARLES OFFICER
Achievement in Sound Editing / Meilleur Montage Sonore - GARRETT KERR, FRED BRENNAN, PAUL GERMANN, STEVE HAMMOND, MISHANN LAU
Achievement in Music - Original Song / Meilleure Chanson Originale JOHN WELSMAN, CHERIE CAMP – Oh Love
Original Screenplay / Meilleur Scénario - CHARLES OFFICER, INGRID VENINGER

Before Tomorrow (9)
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur Film - Stéphane Rituit
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Premier Rôle - PAUL DYLAN IVALU
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Premier Rôle - MADELINE PIUJUQ IVALU
Achievement in Art Direction, Production Design / Meilleure Direction Artistique - SUSAN AVINGAQ
Achievement in Costume Design / Meilleurs Costumes - ATUAT AKITTIRQ
Achievement in Direction / Meilleure Réalisation - MARIE-HÉLÈNE COUSINEAU, MADELINE PIUJUQ IVALU
Achievement in Music - Original Song / Meilleure Chanson Originale - SUSAN AVINGAQ – Pamani
Achievement in Overall Sound / Meilleur Son D'Ensemble - RICHARD LAVOIE, ARNAUD DERIMAY, JEAN-CHARLES DESJARDINS, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL
Adapted Screenplay / Meilleure Adaptation - MARIE-HÉLÈNE COUSINEAU, SUSAN AVINGAQ, MADELINE PIUJUQ IVALU

Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key (8)
Achievement in Art Direction, Production Design / Meilleure Direction Artistique - JEAN BABIN
Achievement in Cinematography / Meilleures Images - RONALD PLANTE
Achievement in Costume Design / Meilleurs Costumes - CARMEN ALIE
Achievement in Editing / Meilleur Montage - MICHEL GROU
Achievement in Make-up / Meilleurs Maquillages - DJINA CARON
Achievement in Music - Original Score / Meilleure Musique Originale - NORMAND CORBEIL
Achievement in Overall Sound / Meilleur Son D'Ensemble - MARIO AUCLAIR, DANIEL BISSON, LUC BOUDRIAS, JEAN-CHARLES DESJARDINS
Achievement in Sound Editing / Meilleur Montage Sonore - PIERRE-JULES AUDET, MICHELLE CLOUTIER, JACQUES PLANTE, JEAN-FRANÇOIS SAUVÉ

Fifty Dead Men Walking (7)
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur Film - Shawn Williamson, Stephen Hegyes, Peter La Terriere, Kari Skogland
Achievement in Direction / Meilleure Réalisation - KARI SKOGLAND
Achievement in Art Direction, Production Design / Meilleure Direction Artistique - EVE STEWART
Achievement in Cinematography / Meilleures Images - JONATHAN FREEMAN
Achievement in Editing / Meilleur Montage - JIM MUNRO
Achievement in Music - Original Score / Meilleure Musique Originale - BEN MINK
Adapted Screenplay / Meilleure Adaptation - KARI SKOGLAND

5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way (5)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Rôle de Soutien - SONIA VACHON
Achievement in Editing / Meilleur Montage - ALAIN BARIL
Achievement in Music - Original Score / Meilleure Musique Originale - CHRISTIAN CLERMONT
Achievement in Overall Sound / Meilleur Son D'Ensemble - SIMON GOULET, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL
Achievement in Sound Editing / Meilleur Montage Sonore - MATHIEU BEAUDIN, JACQUES PLANTE

1981 (4)
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Premier Rôle - JEAN-CARL BOUCHER
Achievement in Art Direction, Production Design / Meilleure Direction Artistique - PATRICE VERMETTE
Achievement in Costume Design / Meilleurs Costumes - ANNE-KARINE GAUTHIER
Achievement in Make-up / Meilleurs Maquillages - MICHELINE TRÉPANIER, LINDA GORDON

Love & Savagery (4)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Rôle de Soutien - MARTHA BURNS
Achievement in Make-up / Meilleurs Maquillages - DIANE SIMARD, RÉJEAN GODERRE
Achievement in Music - Original Score / Meilleure Musique Originale - BERTRAND CHÉNIER
Achievement in Overall Sound / Meilleur Son D'Ensemble - CLAUDE HAZANAVICIUS, DANIEL BISSON, JEAN-CHARLES DESJARDINS, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL

3 Saisons (3)
Best Motion Picture / Meilleur Film - Maude Bouchard, Jim Donovan, Sandy Martinez, Bruno Rosato
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Premier Rôle - CARINNE LEDUC
Achievement in Editing / Meilleur Montage - FRANÇOIS NORMANDIN, JIM DONOVAN

De père en flic / Father and Guns (3)
Original Screenplay / Meilleur Scénario - ÉMILE GAUDREAULT, IAN LAUZON
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Rôle du Soutien - PATRICK DROLET
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Rôle du Soutien - RÉMY GIRARD

Pontypool (3)
Achievement in Direction / Meilleure Réalisation - BRUCE MCDONALD
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Premier Rôle - STEPHEN MCHATTIE
Adapted Screenplay / Meilleure Adaptation - TONY BURGESS

Adoration (2)
Original Screenplay / Meilleur Scénario - ATOM EGOYAN
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Rôle du Soutien - SCOTT SPEEDMAN

Babine (2)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Rôle de Soutien - ISABEL RICHER
Achievement in Sound Editing / Meilleur Montage Sonore - OLIVIER CALVERT, NATALIE FLEURANT, FRANCINE POIRIER, LISE WEDLOCK

Les grandes chaleurs / Heat Wave (2)
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Rôle de Soutien - MARIE BRASSARD
Achievement in Music - Original Song / Meilleure Chanson Originale - SARI DAJANI, IOHANN MARTIN, RUDY TOUSSAINT, JOHN VON AICHLINGER – Bon Swa

One Week (1)
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Premier Rôle - JOSHUA JACKSON
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Rôle de Soutien - LIANE BALABAN

Cairo Time (1)
Achievement in Costume Design / Meilleurs Costumes - BRENDA BROER

Les doigts croches / Sticky Fingers (1)
Achievement in Cinematography / Meilleures Images - ALLEN SMITH

Mothers&Daughters (1)
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role / Interprétation Féminine dans un Premier Rôle - GABRIELLE ROSE

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (1)
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Interprétation Masculine dans un Rôle du Soutien - JOHN DUNSWORTH

Victoria Day (1)
Original Screenplay / Meilleur Scénario - DAVID BEZMOZGIS

You Might As Well Live (1)
Achievement in Make-up / Meilleurs Maquillages ROBBI O’QUINN, LEANNE MORRISON-FREED

Feature Documentary Nominees - 1 nomination each
A Hard Name
Les Dames En Bleu / Ladies in Blue
Inside Hana's Suitcase
Prom Night in Mississippi
RIP: A Remix Manifesto

Short Film Nominees - 1 nomination each
Danse Macabre
The Delian Mode
Gilles
Passages
Petropolis: Aeriel Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
Princess Margaret Blvd.
Runaway / Train en Folie
The Spine / L'Échine
Terre des Hommes / Land of Men
La Vie Commence / Life Begins
Vive la Rose

TBD:
Claude Jutra Award
Golden Reel Award

82nd Academy Awards Winners

I'll be honest. The only award I was strongly invested in tonights Oscar's was Kathryn Bigelow for director The Hurt Locker. And she won. Yes! After that, it's all cake & icing of which there was a lot. The Hurt Locker went to pick up a total of 6 wins: Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Editing & Sound Mixing. After that the most wins went to Avatar with Art Direction, Cinematography & Visual Effects. Two films came in at 2 wins each: Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire and Up. After that, any film that won was for one award. Overall there were very few surprizes and the show ran pretty smoothly.

I enjoyed the Best Actor and Best Actress nomination introductions from their peers, which was added to the awards last year. This always feels like a heartfelt exchange from peer to peer and gives the audience a lovely insight into the person, and also gives us more time with each the actors. I hope they keep this up. I like the nod to horror films, which was included as a sort of 'usually they go unacknowledged', but a lot of the clips were from really old films. The montage for the people we've lost was very beautiful though, James Taylor sang as they showed clips from each of the artist works along with their picture, name and what their did. Very classy. John Hughes had a separate tribute earlier in the night with clips along with reflections from people he'd worked with, which was also really well done. Overall the show ran about 3 hours and 35 min, slightly longer than noted on the tv guide but as always I wished they've just make it a bit longer and let everyone have their moment to say their acceptance speech. They might have decided to cut those short to allow more time for doing the ten best picture intros.

Slightly Bizarre Moments:

• An Education, best picture nominee introduced by Colin Firth - would have been nice to see it introduced by a woman consider the context of the film, even though Colin Firth did a lovely job.
• Almost all the short film directors and/or awards that went to more than 1 recipient were cut off / music'd out. They often cut to someone in the audience while doing this so it was less noticeable.
• Some of the nominees names were said aloud, sometimes it was pre-recorded. Saw no pattern here as to why, other than sometimes noms were read really quickly.
• During the Animated Film nominees, they had fake-y interviews with the characters in the film. The fact that The Princess & the Frog interview was with characters other than the female protagonist says everything you need to know about the film.
• Ryan Reynolds introduced The Blind Side, Best Picture nominee as “It’s a true story, as American as Football”. Y'all know he's Canadian - right?
• Thank you cam speeches are available online here (and are preceded by 30 second ad. 30 sec times 24 awards.. that's 12 minutes of ads if there is one in each category).

Here are a few of my favourite quotes of the night:

• "Thank you to the 3,000 unofficial sponsors. No logos were harmed during the project" - acceptance speech for the short film Logorama
• “They just said my name at the Oscars. I better enjoy it because it probably won’t happen again” - Tyler Perry - while introducing Film Editing nominees
• "If you want to do it, do it. Get out there and be creative, it's not a waste of time" - Michael Giacchino, acceptance speech for Musical Score for Up
• "We are lucky she is so young, because we have a lifetime of work to look forward too" Peter Skarsgard introducing Best Actress nominee Carey Mulligan
• Michael Sheen re: Helen Mirren "Is it wrong to be so wildly attracted to the Queen?"
• "The breath and depth of her heart.. is something you can never miss" Forest Whitaker introducing Sandra Bullock
• "Did I really earn this or did I just wear you all down" - Sandra Bullock, Best Actress for The Blind Side
• “Well, the time has come” Barbara Streisand announcing Kathryn Bigelow's win for Best Director for The Hurt Locker
• "It's a moment of a lifetime" Kathryn Bigelow winning Best Director for The Hurt Locker
• "They are there for us, and we are there for them" - Kathryn Bigelow, during Best Picture acceptance speech for The Hurt Locker

Now, let's look at the winners

82nd Academy Awards Nominations

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Best animated feature film of the year
Up - Pete Docter

Achievement in art direction
Avatar - Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Achievement in cinematography
Avatar - Mauro Fiore

Achievement in costume design
The Young Victoria - Sandy Powell

Achievement in directing
The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow

Best documentary feature
The Cove - Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens

Best documentary short subject
Music by Prudence - Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

Achievement in film editing
The Hurt Locker - Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Best foreign language film of the year
El Secreto de Sus Ojos - Argentina

Achievement in makeup
Star Trek - Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Up - Michael Giacchino

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"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
The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro

Best animated short film
Logorama - Nicolas Schmerkin

Best live action short film
The New Tenants - Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Achievement in sound editing
The Hurt Locker - Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing
The Hurt Locker - Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Achievement in visual effects
Avatar - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Adapted screenplay
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Original screenplay
The Hurt Locker - Written by Mark Boal

See links to acceptance speeches and thank you cam speeches at the Oscars site here.

Live Tweeting & Chatting Through the Oscars!

It's here. The Hurt Locker vs Avatar smackdown, or possibly sneaky surprized from Inglourious Basterds? Only a few hours away until we know the results for certain who takes home the awards, along with all the pretty dresses, how the dual hosting of Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin will will go and this whole thank-you cam thing works.

If you want to join the party, I'll be live tweeting through the the Academy Awards as of 8pm EST tonight. Feel free to login or join Twitter and to join the fun or you can see the Movie Moxie Twitter stream and just hit F5 for a refresher. I will also be dropping by the chat over at Row Three and chatting with the gang over there.

The 82nd Academy Awards will be broad casted live Sunday March 7, 2010 starting at 8pm EST on ABC (official preshow from 8-8:30PM and ceremony begins at 8:30PM)

If you are looking for the nominees lists, feel free to check them out here in the following varieties:
82nd Academy Awards Nominations - detailed
82nd Academy Awards Nominations - film list with nominations detailed
82nd Academy Awards Nominations - film list (titles & # of nominations only)

25th Annual Spirit Awards Winners

The winners have been announced and Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire sweeps this years Spirit Awards winning best film, director, first screenplay and both lead and supporting actress . Wow. Crazy Heart takes home lead actor and first feature award and A Serious Man picks up cinematography and the Robert Alman Awards.

The Spirit Awards were aired live and uncut on IFC on Friday March 5, 2010 at 11pm EST/8pm PST in the States but not here in Canada. Maybe next year! See more at the Spirit Awards Website

Best Screenplay
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - (500) Days of Summer

Best First Screenplay
Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Cinematography
A Serious Man

Best Foreign Film
An Education

Best Documentary
Anvil! The Story of Anvil

John Cassavetes Award (best feature made under $500,000)
Humpday

Best Supporting Female
Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Supporting Male
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger

Best Female Lead
Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Male Lead
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

Best First Feature
Crazy Heart

Best Director
Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Feature
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Robert Altman Award (director, casting director and ensemble cast)
A Serious Man
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff

Someone to Watch Award
Kyle Patrick Alvarez: Easier with Practice

Piaget Producer Award
Karin Chien: The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa

Truer Than Fiction Award
Bill Ross, Turner Ross: 45365

30th Genie Award Nominations

It's the 30th anniversary of the Genies this year! How exciting for Canadian Film! Today the nominations were announced and I'm thrilled to see that Pontypool is up for three awards: Director (Bruce McDonald), Lead Actor (Stephen McHattie) and Adapted Screenplay (Tony Burgess). The heavy hitting nominee this year is Polytechnique which leads with 11 nominations. Wow. Shorts were also well represented this year, including nominations for the beautiful and haunting Danse Macabre in the live action category as well as animated delights of Runaway, The Spine and Vive la rose. The nominees always remind me that there is so much Canadian film I miss if it isn't released in Toronto, this year that looks like the titles I'll have to find are and De père en flic, 3 Saisons, Les grandes chaleurs, Babine, 5150, rue des OrmesGrande ourse: La clé des possibles. C'est la vie!

Winner's will be announced April 12, 2010 but until then let's have a look at this years nominees.

BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
3 SAISONS – Maude Bouchard, Jim Donovan, Sandy Martinez, Bruno Rosato
BEFORE TOMORROW – Stéphane Rituit
FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING – Shawn Williamson, Stephen Hegyes, Peter La Terriere, Kari Skogland
NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY – Ingrid Veninger
POLYTECHNIQUE – Maxime Rémillard, Don Carmody

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
MARIE-HÉLÈNE COUSINEAU, MADELINE PIUJUQ IVALU – Before Tomorrow
KARI SKOGLAND – Fifty Dead Men Walking
CHARLES OFFICER – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
DENIS VILLENEUVE – Polytechnique
BRUCE MCDONALD – Pontypool

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO
ATOM EGOYAN – Adoration
ÉMILE GAUDREAULT, IAN LAUZON – De père en flic / Father and Guns
CHARLES OFFICER, INGRID VENINGER – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
JACQUES DAVIDTS – Polytechnique
DAVID BEZMOZGIS – Victoria Day

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
MARIE-HÉLÈNE COUSINEAU, SUSAN AVINGAQ, MADELINE PIUJUQ IVALU – Before Tomorrow
KARI SKOGLAND – Fifty Dead Men Walking
TONY BURGESS – Pontypool

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
JEAN-CARL BOUCHER – 1981
PAUL DYLAN IVALU – Before Tomorrow
JOSHUA JACKSON – One Week
CLARK JOHNSON – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
STEPHEN MCHATTIE – Pontypool

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
MADELINE PIUJUQ IVALU – Before Tomorrow
KAREN LEBLANC – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
CARINNE LEDUC – 3 Saisons
GABRIELLE ROSE – Mothers&Daughters
KARINE VANASSE – Polytechnique

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
PATRICK DROLET – De père en flic / Father and Guns
JOHN DUNSWORTH – Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
MAXIM GAUDETTE – Polytechnique
RÉMY GIRARD – De père en flic / Father and Guns
SCOTT SPEEDMAN – Adoration

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
LIANE BALABAN – One Week
MARIE BRASSARD – Les grandes chaleurs / Heat Wave
MARTHA BURNS – Love & Savagery
ISABEL RICHER – Babine
SONIA VACHON – 5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION, PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
DIANA ABBATANGELO – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
SUSAN AVINGAQ – Before Tomorrow
JEAN BABIN – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
EVE STEWART – Fifty Dead Men Walking
PATRICE VERMETTE – 1981

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
STEVE COSENS – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
JONATHAN FREEMAN – Fifty Dead Men Walking
PIERRE GILL – Polytechnique
RONALD PLANTE – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
ALLEN SMITH – Les doigts croches / Sticky Fingers

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
ATUAT AKITTIRQ – Before Tomorrow
CARMEN ALIE – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
SARAH ARMSTRONG – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
BRENDA BROER – Cairo Time
ANNE-KARINE GAUTHIER – 1981

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
ALAIN BARIL – 5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way
RICHARD COMEAU – Polytechnique
FRANÇOIS NORMANDIN, JIM DONOVAN – 3 Saisons
MICHEL GROU – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
JIM MUNRO – Fifty Dead Men Walking

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
DJINA CARON, MARTIN RIVEST – Polytechnique
DJINA CARON – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
DIANE SIMARD, RÉJEAN GODERRE – Love & Savagery
MICHELINE TRÉPANIER, LINDA GORDON – 1981
ROBBI O’QUINN, LEANNE MORRISON-FREED – You Might As Well Live

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
BENOÎT CHAREST – Polytechnique
BERTRAND CHÉNIER – Love & Savagery
CHRISTIAN CLERMONT – 5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way
NORMAND CORBEIL – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
BEN MINK – Fifty Dead Men Walking

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
SUSAN AVINGAQ – Before Tomorrow – Pamani
JOHN WELSMAN, CHERIE CAMP – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY – Oh Love
SARI DAJANI, IOHANN MARTIN, RUDY TOUSSAINT, JOHN VON AICHLINGER – Les grandes chaleurs / Heat Wave – Bon Swa

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D’ENSEMBLE
MARIO AUCLAIR, DANIEL BISSON, LUC BOUDRIAS, JEAN-CHARLES DESJARDINS – Grande ourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
STÉPHANE BERGERON, PIERRE BLAIN, JO CARON, BENOÎT LEDUC – Polytechnique
CLAUDE HAZANAVICIUS, DANIEL BISSON, JEAN-CHARLES DESJARDINS, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL – Love & Savagery
RICHARD LAVOIE, ARNAUD DERIMAY, JEAN-CHARLES DESJARDINS, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL – Before Tomorrow
SIMON GOULET, BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL – 5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE
PIERRE-JULES AUDET, MICHELLE CLOUTIER, JACQUES PLANTE, JEAN-FRANÇOIS SAUVÉ – Grandeourse: La clé des possibles / The Master Key
MATHIEU BEAUDIN, JACQUES PLANTE – 5150, rue des Ormes / 5150 Elm’s Way
CLAUDE BEAUGRAND, GUY FRANCOEUR, CAROLE GAGNON, CHRISTIAN RIVEST – Polytechnique
GARRETT KERR, FRED BRENNAN, PAUL GERMANN, STEVE HAMMOND, MISHANN LAU – NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY
OLIVIER CALVERT, NATALIE FLEURANT, FRANCINE POIRIER, LISE WEDLOCK – Babine

BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR LONG MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE
A HARD NAME – Kristina McLaughlin, Michael McMahon, Alan Zweig
LES DAMES EN BLEU / LADIES IN BLUE – Claude Demers
INSIDE HANA’S SUITCASE – Larry Weinstein, Rudolf Biermann, Jessica Daniel
PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI – Patricia Aquino, Paul Saltzman
RIP: A REMIX MANIFESTO – Mila Aung-Thwin, Kat Baulu, Brett Gaylor, Germaine Ying-Gee Wong

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE
THE DELIAN MODE – Kara Blake, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
PASSAGES – Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
PETROPOLIS: AERIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ALBERTA TAR SANDS – Peter Mettler, Sandy Hunter, Laura Severinac

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
DANSE MACABRE – Pedro Pires, Catherine Chagnon
GILLES – Constant Mentzas
PRINCESS MARGARET BLVD. – Dan Montgomery, Kazik Radwanski
TERRE DES HOMMES / LAND OF MEN – Ky Nam Le Duc
LA VIE COMMENCE / LIFE BEGINS – Élaine Hébert, Émile Proulx-Cloutier

BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D’ANIMATION
RUNAWAY / TRAIN EN FOLIE – Derek Mazur, Cordell Barker, Michael Scott
THE SPINE / L’ÉCHINE – Steven Hoban, Chris Landreth, Marcy Page
VIVE LA ROSE – Michael Fukushima, Bruce Alcock, Annette Clarke, Tina Ouellette

BAFTA Winners 2010 (for films from 2009)

The results are in and The Hurt Locker sweeps the BAFTA's winning 6 awards: Best Film, Director for Kathryn Bigelow, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing and Sound. Absolutely fantastic news, and thrilling to see Bigelow take home the award. Avatar won 2 awards this evening for Visual Effects and Production. Also in the 2 winner category is The Young Victoria which took home Costumes along with Make Up & Hair.

The acting categories had a combination of locks in the supporting categories with winners being Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds. Lead acting awards went to home base talent of Colin Firth for A Single Man and Carey Mulligan for An Education. I couldn't be more thrilled as they were excellent lead performances. Twilight fans can rejoice as Orange British Rising Star award went to Kristen Stewart.

Also thrilled to see director Duncan Jones get well deserved love with being awarded Outstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Moon.

Also exciting to see Outstanding British Film go to Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank which opened in Toronto this week, and award for Best Film Not in the English Language went to A Prophet which opens in Toronto on March 5, 2010.

Results thanks to Bafta Online Twitter - that's a first, and much better than waiting for the results especially as there was some confusion over live streams and pre shows and during the show, etc. There is a stream of the awards here, although it's a big post-live but pre-the re-broadcast. See results also posted on the BAFTA website.

BEST FILM
The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Fish Tank - Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Duncan Jones - Director – Moon

DIRECTOR
The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Hurt Locker - Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Up in the Air - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
A Prophet - Pascale Caucheteux, Marco Chergui, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard

ANIMATED FILM
Up

LEADING ACTOR
Colin Firth - A Single Man

LEADING ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan - An Education

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

MUSIC
Up - Michael Giacchino

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Hurt Locker - Barry Ackroyd

EDITING
The Hurt Locker - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Avatar - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair

COSTUME DESIGN
The Young Victoria - Sandy Powell

SOUND
The Hurt Locker - Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson, Craig Stauffer

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones

MAKE UP & HAIR
The Young Victoria - Jenny Shircore

SHORT ANIMATION
Mother of Many - Sally Arthur, Emma Lazenby

SHORT FILM
I Do Air - James Bolton, Martina Amati

ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Kristen Stewart

OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Joe Dunton

ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Vanessa Redgrave

82nd Academy Awards Nominations - by film, with nomations detailed

List organized by most nominations, then alphabetical. Documentaries and all shorts listed separately at the end as the categories lend themselves to only have 1 nomination per film.

See also: full nominations list and film list only

Avatar (9)
Achievement in art direction
Achievement in cinematography
Achievement in directing - James Cameron
Achievement in film editing
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Best motion picture of the year
Achievement in sound editing
Achievement in sound mixing
Achievement in visual effects

Hurt Locker, The (9)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Jeremy Renner
Achievement in cinematography
Achievement in directing - Kathryn Bigelow
Achievement in film editing
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Best motion picture of the year
Achievement in sound editing
Achievement in sound mixing
Original screenplay

Inglourious Basterds (8)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Christoph Waltz
Achievement in cinematography
Achievement in directing - Quentin Tarantino
Achievement in film editing
Best motion picture of the year
Achievement in sound editing
Achievement in sound mixing
Original screenplay

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (6)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Gabourey Sidibe
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Mo'Nique
Achievement in directing - Lee Daniels
Achievement in film editing
Best motion picture of the year
Adapted screenplay

Up In the Air (6)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - George Clooney
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Vera Farmiga
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Anna Kendrick
Achievement in directing - Jason Reitman
Best motion picture of the year
Adapted screenplay

Up (5)
Best animated feature film of the year
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Best motion picture of the year
Achievement in sound editing
Original screenplay

District 9 (4)
Achievement in film editing
Best motion picture of the year
Achievement in visual effects
Adapted screenplay

Nine (4)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Penélope Cruz
Achievement in art direction
Achievement in costume design
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - "Take it All"

Star Trek (4)
Achievement in makeup
Achievement in sound editing
Achievement in sound mixing
Achievement in visual effects

Crazy Heart (3)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Jeff Bridges
Performance by an actress in a supporting role - Maggie Gyllenhaal
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)"

Education, An (3)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Carey Mulligan
Best motion picture of the year
Adapted screenplay

Princess and the Frog, The (3)
Best animated feature film of the year
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - "Almost There"
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - "Down in New Orleans"

Young Victoria, The (3)
Achievement in art direction
Achievement in costume design
Achievement in makeup

Serious Man, A (2)
Best motion picture of the year
Original screenplay

Blind Side, The (2)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Sandra Bullock
Best motion picture of the year

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2)
Best animated feature film of the year
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2)
Achievement in art direction
Achievement in costume design

Invictus (2)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Morgan Freeman
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Matt Damon

Last Station, The (2)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Christopher Plummer
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Helen Mirren

Messenger, The (2)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Woody Harrelson
Original screenplay

Sherlock Holmes (2)
Achievement in art direction
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

White Ribbon, The (2)
Achievement in cinematography
Best foreign language film of the year - Germany

Ajami (1)
Best foreign language film of the year Israel

Bright Star (1)
Achievement in costume design

Coco before Chanel (1)
Achievement in costume design

Coraline (1)
Best animated feature film of the year

Divo, Il (1)
Achievement in makeup

El Secreto de Sus Ojos (1)
Best foreign language film of the year - Argentina

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1)
Achievement in cinematography

In the Loop (1)
Adapted screenplay

Julie & Julia (1)
Performance by an actress in a leading role - Meryl Streep

Lovely Bones, The (1)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role - Stanley Tucci

Milk of Sorrow, The (1)
Best foreign language film of the year - Peru

Paris 36 (1)
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - "Loin de Paname"

Prophète, Un (1)
Best foreign language film of the year - France

Secret of Kells, The (1)
Best animated feature film of the year

Single Man, A (1)
Performance by an actor in a leading role - Colin Firth

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1)
Achievement in sound mixing

Documentary & Shorts Nominations (each with 1 nomination)
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Burma VJ
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Cove, The
Door, The
Food, Inc.
French Roast
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Lady and the Reaper, The / La Dama y la Muerte
Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner, The
Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, The
Logorama
Miracle Fish
Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The
Music by Prudence
New Tenants, The
Rabbit à la Berlin
Which Way Home

82nd Academy Awards Nominations - Film List Only

List organized by most nominations, then alphabetical. Documentaries and all shorts listed separately at the end as they have 1 nomination per film.

See also: full nominations list and film list with nominations detailed

Avatar (9)
Hurt Locker, The (9)
Inglourious Basterds (8)
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (6)
Up In the Air (6)
Up (5)
District 9 (4)
Nine (4)
Star Trek (4)
Crazy Heart (3)
Education, An (3)
Princess and the Frog, The (3)
Young Victoria, The (3)
Serious Man, A (2)
Blind Side, The (2)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2)
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2)
Invictus (2)
Last Station, The (2)
Messenger, The (2)
Sherlock Holmes (2)
White Ribbon, The (2)
Ajami (1)
Bright Star (1)
Coco before Chanel (1)
Coraline (1)
Divo, Il (1)
El Secreto de Sus Ojos (1)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1)
In the Loop (1)
Julie & Julia (1)
Lovely Bones, The (1)
Milk of Sorrow, The (1)
Paris 36 (1)
Prophète, Un (1)
Secret of Kells, The (1)
Single Man, A (1)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1)

Documentary & Shorts Nominations (each with 1 nomination)
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Burma VJ
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Cove, The
Door, The
Food, Inc.
French Roast
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Lady and the Reaper, The / La Dama y la Muerte
Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner, The
Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, The
Logorama
Miracle Fish
Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The
Music by Prudence
New Tenants, The
Rabbit à la Berlin
Which Way Home

82nd Academy Awards Nominations

It's Oscar nomination day and the nominations were announced bright and early at 8:30 EST this morning, and oddly it's a year of very few big surprizes but a year of several happy surprizes.

The heavy hitters this year are The Hurt Locker and Avatar which are both up for 9 nominations, and are competing against each other in 7 of those nominations: Cinematography, Directing, Film Editing, Original Score, Best Picture, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. The Hurt Locker is also up for Original Screenplay and a very well deserved nomination for Jeremy Renner - Performance by an actor in a leading role and Avatar's additional two nominations are for Art Direction and Visual Effects (which has to be a lock this year!).

One of the biggest changes this year to the awards is the switch from have 5 to 10 best picture nominations, which is a great way for more films to get more recognition, but if it doesn't go to either the The Hurt Locker and Avatar I'll be very surprized! When the Best Picture nominations starting with Avatar, which received zero audience reaction or response. That followed with The Blind Side being nominated with blind sided a lot of us! The remaining 8 nominations are The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, A Serious Man, Up and Up in the Air.

Up receiving a Best Picture nomination has been getting lots of buzz considering no film has had that honour since Beauty and the Beast (1991). Also interesting that the Animated film nominations this year rises to 5 films nominated from 3 in previous years, which means that the 2 categories only 3 nomination category this year are Make Up and Visual Effects

Speaking of Make Up, I've heard several rumblings recently on the darker films not getting make up nominations and I think there is some truth to that, this year District 9 would have been well placed to get a make up nomination although Il Divo, Star Trek and The Young Victoria are all well deserved or their nominations.

I have to re-iterated my excitement that Jeremy Renner is nominated for Performance by an actor in a leading role for The Hurt Locker, and it's no surprize to see him in the company of Jeff Bridges there for Crazy Heart but this is the one category I was really hoping to see some more gutsy over safe choices. In particular it would have be thrilling to see Sam Rockwell be nominated for Moon and Tom Hardy be nominated for Bronson.

But on a more positive note there are many well deserved nominations, including for Adapted Screenplay, In the LoopThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus getting 2 nominations: Art Director and Costume Design, and The Young Victoria getting 3 nominations: Art Direction, Costume Design and Makeup. In fact, I think this year the costume design category is the one with the most fierce competition as all 5 films had fantastic costumes: Bright Star, Coco before Chanel, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Nine and The Young Victoria.

Congratulations to all the nominees! Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out on March 7, 2010. Now, to plot out how to see the additional 9 films I need to see in that time!

See also nominations listed of films ranked by number of nominations with nominations detailed and nominated films list.

The 82nd Academy Awards will be broad casted live Sunday March 7, 2010 starting at 8pm EST on ABC.

82nd Academy Awards Nominations

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 - Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog - John Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells - Tomm Moore
Up - 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 - Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove - Nominees to be determined
Food, Inc. - Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers - Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home - Rebecca Cammisa

Best documentary short subject
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province - Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner - Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant - Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Music by Prudence - Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Rabbit à la Berlin - Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

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 - Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos - Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow - Peru
Un Prophète - France
The White Ribbon - Germany

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 - Fabrice O. Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty - Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
The Lady and the Reaper / La Dama y la Muerte - Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama - Nicolas Schmerkin
A Matter of Loaf and Death - Nick Park

Best live action short film
The Door - Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra - Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
Kavi - Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish - Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants - Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

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

Lists on the Oscars site can be found here and a printable version is here.

BAFTA Nominations in 2010 (films from 2009)

The BAFTA nominees for 2010 Awards have been announced and it looks like it will be an interesting year for these awards. Three film dominate the nominations with 8 nods each: Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker. Hot on their heels is District 9 with 7 nominations, and then Inglourious Basterds & Up in the Air each with 6 nominations.

It feels like a year with a fair amount of well deserved recognition so far. Thrilled to see that Duncan Jones (Moon) & Sam Taylor-Wood (Nowhere Boy, Love You More) are two of the nominees for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Production. Also amazing to see that Carey Mulligan was not only nominated for Leading Actress for her performance in An Education but also is in the running for the Orange Rising Star Award. All talented artist to keep you eye on.

There are a few surprizes in what we aren't seeing such as a nomination for Emily Blunt for The Young Victoria, a film that received two nods for Costumes and Make Up & Hair. I really expected Emily Blunt to get a nod here. I was also hoping for Sam Rockwell to get a Leading Actor nomination for his fantastic performance in Moon, but no luck there however the film did receive nominations for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Production. Also really surprized to see no nomination for Tom Hardy in Bronson as I found that to be one of the strongest performances of the year.

A few of the films haven't hit theatres here in Toronto yet, but they will soon. Mark your calendars for Fish Tank (February 19, 2010), A Prophet (February 26, 2010) and Nowhere Boy (March 26, 2010). For list up more upcoming 2010 releases look here.

The BAFTA's (Orange British Academy Film Awards) will take place on Sunday February 21st 2010. See more info at the BAFTA site.

BEST FILM
Avatar - James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker - Nominees TBC
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire - Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air - Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
An Education - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby
Fish Tank - Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
In The Loop - Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche
Moon - Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Nowhere Boy - Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matt Greenhalgh

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson - Directors, Producers – Mugabe and the White African
Eran Creevy - Writer/Director – Shifty
Stuart Hazeldine - Writer/Director – Exam
Duncan Jones - Director – Moon
Sam Taylor-Wood - Director – Nowhere Boy

DIRECTOR
Avatar - James Cameron
District 9 - Neill Blomkamp
An Education - Lone Scherfig
The Hurt Locker - Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Hangover - Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
The Hurt Locker - Mark Boal
Inglorious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino
A Serious Man - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up - Bob Peterson, Pete Docter

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
District 9 - Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
An Education - Nick Hornby
In the Loop - Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire - Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Broken Embraces - Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
Coco Before Chanel - Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, Philippe Carcassonne, Anne Fontaine
Let the Right One In - Carl Molinder, John Nordling, Tomas Alfredson
A Prophet - Pascale Caucheteux, Marco Chergui, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard
The White Ribbon - Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Menegoz, Michael Haneke

ANIMATED FILM
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Up

LEADING ACTOR
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up in the Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Andy Serkis - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

LEADING ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia
Audrey Tautou - Coco Before Chanel

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alec Baldwin - It’s Complicated
Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
Alfred Molina - An Education
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne-Marie Duff - Nowhere Boy
Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Kristin Scott Thomas - Nowhere Boy

MUSIC
Avatar - James Horner
Crazy Heart - T-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Alexandre Desplat
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Chaz Jankel
Up - Michael Giacchino

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar - Mauro Fiore
District 9 - Trent Opaloch
The Hurt Locker - Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds - Robert Richardson
The Road - Javier Aguirresarobe

EDITING
Avatar - Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron
District 9 - Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds - Sally Menke
Up in the Air - Dana E. Glauberman

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Avatar - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
District 9 - Philip Ivey, Guy Poltgieter
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
The Imaginarius of Doctor Parnassus - Nominees TBC
Inglorious Basterds - David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco

COSTUME DESIGN
Bright Star - Janet Patterson
Coco Before Chanel - Catherine Leterrier
An Education - Odile Dicks-Mireaux
A Single Man - Arianne Phillips
The Young Victoria - Sandy Powell

SOUND
Avatar - Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, Addison Teague
District 9 - Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges, Ken Saville
The Hurt Locker - Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson, Craig Stauffer
Star Trek - Peter J. Devlin, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Mark Stoeckinger, Ben Burtt
Up - Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, Michael Semanick

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones
District 9 - Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - John Richardson, Tim Burke, Tim Alexander, Nicolas Aithadi
The Hurt Locker - Richard Stutsman
Star Trek - Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton

MAKE UP & HAIR
Coco Before Chanel - Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen, Jane Milon
An Education - Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - Sarah Monzani
Nine - Peter ‘Swords’ King
The Young Victoria - Jenny Shircore

SHORT ANIMATION
The Happy Duckling - Gili Dolev
Mother of Many - Sally Arthur, Emma Lazenby
The Gruffalo - Michael Rose, Martin Pope, Jakob Schuh, Max Lang

SHORT FILM
14 - Asitha Ameresekere
I Do Air - James Bolton, Martina Amati
Jade - Samm Haillay, Daniel Elliott
Mixtape - Luti Fagbenle, Luke Snellin
Off Season - Jacob Jaffke, Jonathan van Tulleken

ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Jesse Eisenberg
Nicholas Hoult
Carey Mulligan
Tahar Rahim
Kristen Stewart

67th Golden Globe Winners

Well the ballots were counted, delivered, sealed, broken and revealed. Was a bit of a little bit of a little something for everyone night. The surprizes were on the subtle side this year, for example both Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep had 2 nominations each individually, which normally the odds are not to win either but tonight - they both one once. Once was a big number tonight with the majority of films winning getting 1 award which left us with no sweeps this year. The most any one film received was 2 and that happened 3 times: Up (Score, Animated Film), Crazy Heart (Song, Actor - Drama) and Avatar (director & Film - Drama). The Avatar wins appeared to be the big surprize of the night, along with The Hurt Locker winning zero awards so surprizing that even James Cameron during his acceptance speech said that he hadn't prepared as he thought Kathryn Bigelow would win. Another surprize that Up in the Air only went home with one award.

Speeches were a nice highlight of the night and it started off right with a gorgeous and heartfelt speech from Mo'Nique who won Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. Drew Barrymore also had a fantastic speech that started by commending Mo'Nique and going from frazzled to fantastic. Robert Downey Jr. also gave a great almost anti-speech about all the people he shouldn't thank but did and was his usual charming self. I also have to say big kudo's to "Glee" for stressing the importance of arts education during their acceptance speech for TV Series, Musical or Comedy.

67th Golden Globe Winners (in order presented on live broadcast):

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Actress, TV Musical or Comedy
Toni Collette, “United States of Tara”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
John Lithgow, “Dexter”

Best Animated Film
Up

Best Actor, TV Drama
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”

Best Actress, TV Drama
Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife”

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)", Music & Lyrics By: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett - Crazy Heart

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino - Up

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Grey Gardens

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon, “Taking Chance”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner - Up in the Air

Best Actor, TV Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”

Best Foreign Language Film
The White Ribbon / Das weisse Band

Best TV Series, Drama
"Mad Men”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chloe Sevigny, “Big Love"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award
Martin Scorsese

Best Director - Motion Picture
James Cameron - Avatar

TV Series, Musical or Comedy
"Glee”

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
The Hangover

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Robert Downey Jr. - Sherlock Holmes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Avatar

People Choice Awards Winners 2010

The People's Choice Awards were presented last night and the winners announced and awards handed out. It's interesting to watch the selections from beginning to end as they started up to ten selections in each category, then paired that down to five finalists, then the winners announced tonight. The 2 hour broadcast felt rushed at times and they only showed 19 of the 34 awards on the broadcast, sometimes with introductions showing all the nominees and sometimes not. It wasn't hard to figure out the winners - if they were in the audiences and shown on camera, chances are they won something. But, this awards show really does show who has the largest fan base and that is always interesting to see.

As for speeches, Sandra Bullock & Hugh Jackman both had great acceptance speeches with Sandra Bullock's being heartfelt and emotional and Jackman’s being humours indicating if he's foreign & an actions star then it's time to run for Governor. I wasn't impressed with Taylor Lautner’s although he seemed sincerely overwhelmed he said almost nothing and although flattering I'm can't imagine it would have come as a big surprise to win breakout movie actor.

The worst wasn't speeches but the introduction from George Lopez who introduced the nominees for Favourite Movie Actress with 'jokes' about nudity, I mean really do these women need to hear that kind of talk before possibly winner/losing an award? But LL Cool J brought out the classes cards when introduced the nominees for Favourite Female Artist talking about women who know how to take care of business – thank you LL!

For the TV awards I'm thrilled to see that both "The Vampire Diaries" & "Glee" picked up awards for Favourite New TV Drama and Comedy respectively. No one from "The Vampire Diaries" was there to accept as they are currently shooting but Nina Dobrev twitted that she heard the news while at dinner with Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley and gave a big thank you to the fans for voting moments after the award was announced. Unfortunately the worst product placement came after the acceptance speech from the awesome cast of "Glee" where pizza was brought to the audience. Here I thought when they said they had a treat for folks it would a song!

The night ended on a great introduction by Sacha Baron Cohen to acceptance award for best movie actor & subsequently favourite movie actor of the decade for most votes for Johnny Depp. Sacha Baron Cohen reminded us that Johnny Depp sets trends such as pirates being cool and how now it’s ok to be middle age man offering kids candy (Willy Wonka) and in the future for men to invite young girls to tea (Alice in Wonderland). Then Johnny Depp gave a heartfelt thank you to the crowd who thanked him back with a standing ovation.

Overall there were some fun moments and great speeches but I didn't love all the product placement all over the place. There were some promos for upcoming film Robin Hood (trailer), Clash of the Titans (trailer) and the upcoming season of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

Here are the winners, in the order in which they were presented followed by awards not shown on the broadcast:

TV Favourite Talk Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Favourite Movie Comedy
The Proposal

Favourite R&B Artist
Mariah Carey

Favourite TV Comedy Actor
Steve Carell

Favourite TV Comedy Actress
Alyson Hannigan

Favourite TV Comedy
The Big Bang Theory

Favourite Country Artist
Carrie Underwood

Favourite TV Drama Actor
Hugh Laurie

Favourite TV Drama
House

Favourite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock

Favourite Action Star
Hugh Jackman

Favourite Independent Film
Inglourious Basterds

Favourite Breakout Movie Actor
Taylor Lautner

Favourite Male Artist
Keith Urban

Favourite Web Celebrity
Ashton Kutcher

Favourite New TV Drama
The Vampire Diaries

Favourite New TV Comedy
Glee

Favourite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

Favourite Movie Actor (Due to the record number of votes, also favourite actor of the Decade)
Johnny Depp

Awarded but not show TV broadcast:

Favourite Comedic Star
Jim Carrey

Favourite Breakout Movie Actress
Miley Cyrus

Favourite On Screen Team
The Twilight Saga

Favourite Movie
Twilight

Favourite Franchise
The Twilight Saga

Favourite TV Drama Actress
Katherine Heigl

Favourite TV Obsession
True Blood

Favourite Competition Show
American Idol

Favourite Animal Show
Dog Whisperer

Favourite Sci Fi / Fantasy TV Show
Supernatural

Favourite Breakout Music Artist
Lady Gaga

Favourite Rock Band
Paramore

Favourite Music Collaboration
Jay-Z: Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town

Favourite Pop Artist
Lady Gaga

Favourite Hip Hop Artist
Enimem

The People Choice Awards were broad casted live on air live on January 6, 2010 on CBS.

Metacritic Top 200 in 2009

I don't check Metacritic often enough, perhaps as it's one of the few lists out there that has titles that aren't as accessible as sites like IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic has far more foreign and indie films in their top lists - something I consider a good thing, but frustrating if you can't see the films but thats because Metacritic gives a score (a weighted average of scores by critics) and for me is what wish lists are made from.

Having a look at their lists they do list the best reviewed films by year and I'm thrilled to see that The Hurt Locker tops their 2009 and also to see Hirokazu Kore-eda's fantastic Still Walking / Aruitemo aruitemo ranks in at #3. Along with the best reviewed films of 2009, I've also pulled out the 2009 titles from their all time top 200 and an impressive 12 titles made that list. As the 200 will change over time I've added a list of 200 for reference purposes. If you feel like reminiscing on 2008 you can see their top 15 from 2008 here.

Interesting comparison to the IMDb list there are few films in common - Up is the only film that made both overall top (200 or 250) lists.

2009 Movies on the Metacritic Top 200 as of Dec 31, 2009
12. Hurt Locker, The
34. 35 Shots of Rum
64. Still Walking
73. Goodbye Solo
84. Tulpan
93. Up
99. Gomorrah
136. Beaches of Agnes, The
148. Ponyo
169. Education, An
181. Forbidden Lie$
190. Passing Strange

Metacritic: The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2009 as of Dec 31, 2009
1. Hurt Locker, The
2. 35 Shots of Rum
3. Still Walking
4. Goodbye Solo
5. Tulpan
6. Up
7. Gomorrah
8. Beaches of Agnes, The
9. Ponyo
10. Education, An
11. Forbidden Lie$
12. Passing Strange
13. Crazy Heart
14. Seraphine
15. Summer Hours
16. Avatar
17. Revanche
18. In the Loop
19. Fantastic Mr. Fox
20. Star Trek

Metacritic Top 200 as of Dec 31, 2009
1. Godfather, The
2. Superman II
3. Army of Shadows
4. Pan's Labyrinth
5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
6. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
7. Ratatouille
8. Manchurian Candidate, The
9. Spirited Away
10. Pulp Fiction
11. Killer of Sheep
12. Hurt Locker, The
13. WALL-E
14. Sideways
15. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The
16. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The
17. Reversal of Fortune
18. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
19. Schindler's List
20. Amadeus: Director's Cut
21. Yi Yi (A One and a Two)
22. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The
23. Class, The
24. Raging Bull
25. There Will Be Blood
26. Toy Story
27. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
28. Werckmeister Harmonies
29. Moolaadé
30. Fast Runner, The
31. Star Wars
32. Triplets of Belleville, The
33. Queen, The
34. 35 Shots of Rum
35. Beau Travail
36. Do The Right Thing
37. Secrets & Lies
38. Patton
39. Waltz with Bashir
40. No Country for Old Men
41. Raiders of the Lost Ark
42. After Hours
43. Crying Game, The
44. Saving Private Ryan
45. L.A. Confidential
46. Apocalypse Now Redux
47. My Voyage to Italy
48. Bloody Sunday
49. Sweet Hereafter, The
50. Topsy-Turvy
51. Being John Malkovich
52. Incredibles, The
53. Before Sunset
54. Hannah and Her Sisters
55. Almost Famous
56. American Splendor
57. Gosford Park
58. United 93
59. Truman Show, The
60. Capturing the Friedmans
61. Persepolis
62. Lost in Translation
63. Best of Youth, The
64. Still Walking
65. Lives of Others, The
66. 4 Little Girls
67. House of Flying Daggers
68. Man on Wire
69. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
70. Finding Nemo
71. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
72. No End in Sight
73. Goodbye Solo
74. Stop Making Sense
75. Goodfellas
76. Piano, The
77. Letters from Iwo Jima
78. Once
79. Superman: The Movie
80. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
81. Ghost World
82. Brazil
83. Capote
84. Tulpan
85. Overlord
86. Band of Outsiders
87. Time Out
88. Thelma & Louise
89. Away from Her
90. Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut
91. Chicken Run
92. Blade Runner: The Director's Cut
93. Up
94. Y Tu Mamá También
95. Nobody Knows
96. L'Enfant (The Child)
97. Little Women
98. Shakespeare in Love
99. Gomorrah
100. Fog of War, The
101. Quiz Show
102. Howards End
103. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
104. Crumb
105. Maria Full of Grace
106. Fateless
107. Tootsie
108. Brokeback Mountain
109. Shine
110. Tarnation
111. Murderball
112. Grizzly Man
113. All About My Mother
114. English Patient, The
115. Marooned in Iraq
116. Wind Will Carry Us, The
117. sex, lies, and videotape
118. To Die For
119. Slumdog Millionaire
120. Million Dollar Baby
121. 42 UP
122. Say Anything...
123. Rushmore
124. Straight Story, The
125. To Be and to Have
126. Dead Ringers
127. Boys Don't Cry
128. Easy Rider
129. I'm Going Home
130. In the Bedroom
131. Ten
132. Chinatown
133. Das Boot
134. Russian Ark
135. Deliver Us from Evil
136. Beaches of Agnes, The
137. Our Daily Bread
138. 2001: A Space Odyssey
139. Under the Sand
140. Grifters, The
141. Traffic
142. Talk to Her
143. This Is England
144. Player, The
145. Son, The
146. Sweet Sixteen
147. Departed, The
148. Ponyo
149. Diner
150. American Beauty
151. Fugitive, The
152. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
153. Flight of the Red Balloon, The
154. Before Night Falls
155. Bourne Ultimatum, The
156. You Can Count On Me
157. Pianist, The
158. Boogie Nights
159. Children Underground
160. Edge of Heaven, The
161. Savages, The
162. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The
163. Offside
164. Los Angeles Plays Itself
165. Knocked Up
166. Turtles Can Fly
167. Festival Express
168. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
169. Education, An
170. Half Nelson
171. Street Fight
172. About Schmidt
173. Last Letter, The
174. Love & Diane
175. Domestic Violence
176. Neil Young: Heart of Gold
177. Last Seduction, The
178. Fargo
179. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
180. Intruder, The
181. Forbidden Lie$
182. Iron Giant, The
183. Atonement
184. Alexandra
185. Host, The
186. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
187. Out of Sight
188. Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
189. In the Mood for Love
190. Passing Strange
191. 24 Hour Party People
192. Paragraph 175
193. Circle, The
194. Sound and Fury
195. Since Otar Left
196. Halloween
197. Sling Blade
198. Calle 54
199. Christmas Tale, A
200. In the Shadow of the Moon