National Society of Film Critics Awards 2009

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2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards

2009 National Society of Film Critics award winners: January 3, 2009

 

Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman
Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman

 

BEST PICTURE
1. Waltz with Bashir, directed by Ari Folman (26)
2. Happy-Go-Lucky (20)
3. WALL-E (20)

BEST NON-FICTION FILM
1. Man on Wire, directed by James Marsh (55)
2. Trouble the Water (34)
3. Encounters at the End of the World (26)

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky (36)
2. Gus Van Sant, Milk & Paranoid Park (20)
3. Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (16)

BEST ACTOR
1. Sean Penn, Milk (87)
2. Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler (40)
3. Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino (38)

BEST ACTRESS
1. Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky (65)
2. Melissa Leo, Frozen River (33)
3. Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy (31)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky (41)
2. Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (35)
3. Josh Brolin, Milk (29)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Hanna Schygulla, The Edge of Heaven (29)
2. Viola Davis, Doubt (29, on fewer ballots)
3. Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (24)

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. Happy-Go-Lucky, by Mike Leigh (29)
2. A Christmas Tale (24)
3. Synecdoche, New York (17)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Slumdog Millionaire, Anthony Dod Mantle (29)
2. The Flight of the Red Balloon (22)
3. The Dark Knight (18)
4. Still Life

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
1. Razzle Dazzle, directed by Ken Jacobs

FILM HERITAGE AWARDS

 

National Society of Film Critics Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


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3 Responses to “National Society of Film Critics Awards 2009”

  1. soho on January 4th, 2009

    Waltz with Bashir instead of WALL-E? Weird.

  2. Steve Cooke on January 4th, 2009

    What do the numbers in brackets shown after each film title represent? Are they the number of votes each film received?

  3. Deborah Arthur on January 4th, 2009

    Yes, that is correct. I’ll add some more info to this post in a little while.

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