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Best in film in 2009: BAFTA Award nominees, long list

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has released the long list of the nominees for this year's Orange British Film Academy Film Awards, the BAFTAs. The short list will be announced on January 21. Here are the nominees: BEST FILM Avatar District 9 An Education Gran Torino The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus Moon Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire The Road A Serious Man A Single Man Star Trek Up Up in the Air DIRECTOR Avatar Bright [Read more...]

Best in film and television in 2009: Producers Guild nominees

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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has released the list of the nominees for this year's PGA Award. The awards ceremony will take place on January 24 at the Hollywood Palladium. Here are the nominees: 2010 PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS 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 [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 in 2009: Houston Film Critics’ nominees

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The Houston Film Critics Society announced their nominations for best achievements in film this year. The winners will be revealed this Saturday. The nominees: BEST PICTURE (500) Days of Summer Avatar District 9 Inglourious Basterds Invictus Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Star Trek The Hurt Locker Up Up in the Air BEST DIRECTION OF A MOTION PICTURE Clint Eastwood, Invictus James Cameron, Avatar Jason Reitman, Up in the Air Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: Austin Film Critics Association

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The Austin Film Critics have released their list of this year's favourites, as well as the top 10 movies of 2009 and the best movies of the decade. Here they are: BEST FILM The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY [Read more...]