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Best in film in 2009: San Diego Film Critics Society

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Here is the list of this year's top achievers in film from the San Diego Film Critics Society: BEST FILM Inglourious Basterds Runner-up A Single Man BEST DIRECTOR Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds Runner-up James Cameron, Avatar BEST ACTRESS Michelle Monaghan, Trucker Runners-up Abbie Cornish, Bright Star Carey Mulligan, An Education BEST ACTOR Colin Firth, A Single Man Runner-up Viggo Mortensen, The Road BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Samantha Morton, The [Read more...]

Best in film in 2009: St. Louis Film Critics’ nominations

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These are the nominations for the St. Louis Film Critics' awards. The winners will be announced on December 20. BEST FILM (500) Days of Summer An Education The Hurt Locker Invictus Precious Up Up in the Air BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges, for Crazy Heart George Clooney, for Up in the Air Ben Foster, for The Messenger Morgan Freeman, for Invictus Patton Oswalt, for Big Fan Jeremy Renner, for The Hurt Locker BEST ACTRESS Carey Mulligan, for An Education Saoirse Ronan, for The [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...]

Javier Fesser’s Camino wins six Goya Awards

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The Spanish Cinema Academy presented Javier Fesser's film Camino (The Road) with six Goya film awards at a ceremony held in Madrid this weekend. Camino, "the riskiest and politically most uncomfortable" candidate according to the daily El Mundo, depicts the influential conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei in a critical light. It won awards for best film, best director, best original screenplay, best actress, best new actress, and best supporting actor. Other Goya winners include [Read more...]