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apocalypsosBest Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Nominees to be determined
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker (2008): Nominees to be determined
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
My goal is that this year, by the time the awards come around, I will have seen each nominee in the directing, best film, and acting awards and can devote some posts to giving you guys some idea of each nominee and what they did to deserve (or not deserve) to be there.
Right now, the expected winners are Avatar, James Cameron, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Christophe Waltz and Mo'Nique. I'm pretty sure that Jeff Bridges, Christophe Waltz, and Mo'Nique are locks: Jeff Bridges is getting his career Oscar, Christophe Waltz is the only nominee in the supporting actor category whom everyone was sure of, and Mo'Nique's performance is generally getting the best reaction of all five supporting actress nominees. Sandra Bullock's major competition is Gabourey Sidibe -- she keeps giving these vivacious, adorable interviews that are hard not to view as lovable. Kathryn Bigelow's been getting the ex-wife vs. ex-husband angle for a reason. She's his biggest competition, and The Hurt Locker has been getting growing buzz lately, enough to make it Avatar's biggest competition.
I'm going to pull this off for one goddamn year. HMPH.
Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker (2008): Nominees to be determined
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Nominees:
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Best Achievement in Directing
Nominees:
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
My goal is that this year, by the time the awards come around, I will have seen each nominee in the directing, best film, and acting awards and can devote some posts to giving you guys some idea of each nominee and what they did to deserve (or not deserve) to be there.
Right now, the expected winners are Avatar, James Cameron, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Christophe Waltz and Mo'Nique. I'm pretty sure that Jeff Bridges, Christophe Waltz, and Mo'Nique are locks: Jeff Bridges is getting his career Oscar, Christophe Waltz is the only nominee in the supporting actor category whom everyone was sure of, and Mo'Nique's performance is generally getting the best reaction of all five supporting actress nominees. Sandra Bullock's major competition is Gabourey Sidibe -- she keeps giving these vivacious, adorable interviews that are hard not to view as lovable. Kathryn Bigelow's been getting the ex-wife vs. ex-husband angle for a reason. She's his biggest competition, and The Hurt Locker has been getting growing buzz lately, enough to make it Avatar's biggest competition.
I'm going to pull this off for one goddamn year. HMPH.
