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Best in film in 2009: Chicago Film Critics’ nominees

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The Chicago Film Critics Association has released their list of nominees for the best achievements in film in 2009. The winners will be revealed on December 21. Here are the nominees: BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds A Serious Man Up in the Air Where the Wild Things Are BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are Jason Reitman, Up in the Air Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: Broadcast Film Critics Association’s nominees

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The Broadcast Film Critics have revealed their list of nominees for the 2009 BFCA Awards. Here it is: BEST PICTURE Avatar An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus Nine Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire A Serious Man Up Up in the Air 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 Emily Blunt, The [Read more...]

2009 Sundance Film Festival ends – winners announced

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The 2009 Sundance Film Festival closed on Saturday. Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, a drama exploring parental abuse set in 1980s Harlem, took the two main prizes in the U.S. dramatic competition; the grand jury prize and the audience award. Here is the list of the winners: GRAND JURY PRIZE: U.S. DOCUMENTARY "We Live in Public," directed by Ondi Timoner GRAND JURY PRIZE: U.S. DRAMATIC "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," directed by Lee Daniels WORLD CINEMA JURY PRIZE: [Read more...]