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Best in film in 2009: editor’s picks

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These are my picks for best achievements in film this year: BEST FILM The White Ribbon BEST DIRECTOR Lone Scherfig, An Education BEST ACTOR Viggo Mortensen, The Road BEST ACTRESS Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alfred Molina, An Education BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Maria Bello, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee BEST ENSEMBLE CAST An Education Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: London Film Critics’ nominees

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The London Film Critics have released the list of the nominees for the best achievements in film in 2009. Here they are: FILM OF THE YEAR Avatar The Hurt Locker A Prophet The White Ribbon Up in the Air THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BEST BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR Bright Star An Education Fish Tank In the Loop Moon FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR The Class Katyn Let the Right One In A Prophet The White Ribbon DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Jacques Audiard, A Prophet Kathryn [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: Chicago Film Critics choose winners

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Here is the list of winners of this year's Chicago Film Critics awards: BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ACTOR Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker BEST ACTRESS Carey Mulligan, An Education BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique, Precious BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner BEST [Read more...]

Best in film and television in 2009: Screen Actors Guild nominees

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The Screen Actors Guild has released the list of the nominees for the 16th Annual SAG Awards. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Here are the nominees: THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role JEFF BRIDGES / Bad Blake - "CRAZY HEART" GEORGE CLOONEY / Ryan Bingham - "UP IN THE AIR" COLIN FIRTH / George Falconer - "A SINGLE MAN" MORGAN FREEMAN / Nelson Mandela - "INVICTUS" JEREMY RENNER / Staff [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics

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The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association released the list of the top 10 films in 2009 and their top picks across the individual categories. Here they are: BEST FILM Up in the Air TOP 10 FILMS IN 2009 Up in the Air The Hurt Locker Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Up An Education A Serious Man Inglourious Basterds District 9 Avatar The Fantastic Mr. Fox BEST ACTOR George Clooney, Up in the Air Runners-up Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Jeremy Renner, The [Read more...]