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2009 Satellite Awards International Press Academy’s 2009 Satellite Award nominations: Nov. 29, 2009 2009 Satellite Award winners: Dec. 20, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine (David James / The Weinstein Co.)   Best Motion Picture (Drama) Bright Star An Education * The Hurt Locker [...]

Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station (above, with Anne-Marie Duff and Paul Giamatti) Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan are definitely in for the SAG Awards‘ best actress category, the former for her London student in An Education, the latter for [...]

Another major critical surprise: The Hurt Locker (above, with Jeremy Renner) was voted best picture of 2009 by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle. The Iraq War drama’s director, Kathryn Bigelow, received top honors as well. All kidding aside, a more unique choice — though not all that unexpected considering that it’s San Francisco — was Colin Firth for best actor. In Tom Ford’s A [...]

Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia THE HURT LOCKER Tops 2009 New York Film Critics Awards Although there is still quite a bit of room for surprises, the acting categories have four clear favorites following the New York critics‘ announcements: George Clooney for Up in the Air (the NY critics added Fantastic Mr. Fox — but not The Men Who Stare at Goats — to [...]