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European Film Awards 2009: Nominations

Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (top); Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (middle); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (bottom)

Six films are vying for the top prize at the 2009 European Film Awards. They are:

Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, about a teenager (best actress nominee Katie Jarvis) upset that her mother has found herself a new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender)
Stephen Daldry’s The Reader, a melodrama starring Kate Winslet as a former Nazi guard who believes that being illiterate is worse than being an accomplice to mass murder
Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet, a prison drama about a toughie (best actor nominee Tahar Rahim) fighting his way to the top of the world behind bars
Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, about a young man (best actor [...]

Saturn Awards 2009

2009 Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films’ 2009 Saturn Award winners: June 25, 2009
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
 

Iron Man (top); Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2nd from top); Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2nd from bottom); Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (bottom)
 

FEATURE FILMS
Best Science Fiction Film
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Eagle Eye
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
* Iron Man
Jumper
Best Fantasy Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hancock
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Twilight [...]

Online Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 Online Film Critics Society Awards
2009 Online Film Critics Society award winners: Jan. 19, 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

WALL-E by Andrew Stanton
 

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
* WALL-E
The Wrestler
BEST FOREIGN FILM
A Christmas Tale
The Counterfeiters
I’ve Loved You So Long
* Let the Right One In
Waltz with Bashir
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father
Encounters at the End of the World
I.O.U.S.A.
* Man On Wire
My Winnipeg
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who
Kung Fu Panda
* WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
BEST ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, Che
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
[...]

North Texas Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 North Texas Film Critics Association Awards
 

 

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary: Young @ Heart
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Frank Langella, in Frost/Nixon
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, in Doubt
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, in The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Adams, in Doubt
Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards: 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Oscar 2009: Best Foreign-Language Film Semi-Finalists

Wide acclaim and a handful of top European Film Awards didn’t help Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah land a spot in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ list of best foreign-language film semi-finalists.
And in case you’re looking for Let the Right One In among the nine films still in the running, you won’t find it there. Although the Swedish vampire drama was chosen the best foreign-language film of the year by numerous US-based critics’ groups, it was ineligible for the Oscars simply because each country can submit only one film per year: Sweden’s choice for 2008 was Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments.
The nine semi-finalists — out of 65 (accepted) foreign-language film submissions — are (listed in [...]

Kansas City Film Critics Awards 2009

2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle award winners: January 5, 2009
 

 

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In (Sweden)
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Darren Aronofsky – The Wrestler
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Doubt
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Original Screenplay: Robert Siegel – The Wrestler
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: The Dark Knight
 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Site
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 [...]

Oklahoma Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2008 Oklahoma Film Critics winners: December 23, 2008
 

Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire
 

Best Film of 2008: Slumdog Millionaire dir. Danny Boyle
Top Ten Films (listed alphabetically):
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Happy-Go-Lucky
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler
Best Foreign Film: Let the Right One In, dir. Tomas Alfredson
Best First Feature: Synecdoche, New York, dir. Charlie Kaufman
Best Documentary: Man on Wire, dir. James Marsh
Best Animated Film: WALL-E dir. Andrew Stanton
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Original Screenplay: [...]

Utah Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Utah Film Critics winners: December 19, 2008
 

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

 
Best Picture: The Dark Knight
Runner-up: Rachel Getting Married
Best Non-English Language Feature: Let the Right One In
Runner-up: Waltz With Bashir
Best Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Runners-up: Encounters at the End of the World; Waltz With Bashir
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
Runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
Best Director: Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
Runner-up: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Runners-up: Richard Jenkins, The Visitor; Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Runner-up: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (no runner-up)
Best Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Runners-up: Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading; Misty Upham, Frozen River; [...]

Florida Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2008 Florida Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 18, 2008
 

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire

 
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language: Let The Right One In
Best Documentary: Man On Wire
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
Pauline Kael Breakout Award: Martin McDonagh, writer/director of In Bruges
Golden Orange Award: Dick Morris of the Sarasota Film Society
 
Florida Film Critics Circle Site
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Chicago Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Chicago Film Critics nominations: December 14, 2008
2008 Chicago Film Critics winners: December 18, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

 

BEST FILM
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
* WALL-E
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Band’s Visit
Che
A Christmas Tale
I’ve Loved You So Long
* Let the Right One In
BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Teen
Dear Zachary
IOUSA
* Man on Wire
Standard Operating Procedure
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
The Tale of Despereaux
* WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
BEST DIRECTOR
* Danny Boyle — Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher — The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan — The Dark Knight
Andrew Stanton — WALL-E
Gus Van Sant — Milk

BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood — Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins — The Visitor
Frank Langella — Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn — Milk
* Mickey Rourke — The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
* Anne Hathaway — Rachel [...]

Austin Film Critics Awards 2009

2008 Austin Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Austin Film Critics Association award winners: December 16, 2008
 

Christian Bale in The Dark Knight
 

Best Picture: The Dark Knight
Top 10 Films:

Slumdog Millionaire
Milk
Synecdoche, New York
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Wrestler
WALL-E
Frost/Nixon
Let the Right One In

Gran Torino

Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary Film: Man on Wire
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Original Screenplay: Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Dark Knight, Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan
Best Cinematography: The Fall, Colin Watkinson
Best Original Score: The Dark Knight, James [...]

Toronto Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Toronto Film Critics Association Award winners: December 16, 2008
2008 Toronto Film Critics Association Award best Canadian film winner: January 6, 2009
 

Michelle Williams in Wendy and Lucy
 

BEST PICTURE: Wendy and Lucy
Runners-up: Rachel Getting Married; WALL-E
ROGERS BEST CANADIAN FILM AWARD: My Winnipeg, directed by Guy Maddin
Runners-up: Continental: A Film Without Guns, directed by Stéphane Lafleur and Up the Yangtze, directed by Yung Chang
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Let the Right One In
Runners-up: A Christmas Tale; The Class; I’ve Loved You So Long
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man on Wire
Runners-up: Standard Operating Procedure; Up the Yangtze
BEST FIRST FEATURE: Ballast, directed by Lance Hammer
Runners-up: The Band’s Visit, directed by Eran Kolirin; Frozen River, directed by Courtney Hunt
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E (Disney/Pixar)
Runners-up: Kung-Fu [...]

Phoenix Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society award winners: December 16, 2008
 

 

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Top Ten Films of 2008 (in alphabetical order):

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
In Bruges
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
The Visitor
WALL-E
The Wrestler

Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Animated Film: Wall-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role: Meryl Streep, Doubt
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Acting Ensemble: The cast of Milk
Best Screenplay written directly for the [...]

San Diego Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2008 San Diego Film Critics Society Award winners: December 15, 2008
 

 

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up: The Dark Knight
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Animated Film: WALL-E
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Original Screenplay: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Production Design: Donald Graham Burt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best Editing: Chris Dickens, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Score: A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Ensemble Performance: Frost/Nixon
Body of Work for 2008: Richard Jenkins [...]

San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2008 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 15, 2008
 

 

Best Picture: Milk
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In
Best Documentary: My Winnipeg
Best Director: Gus Van Sant, Milk
Best Actor (tie): Sean Penn, Milk, and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Best Cinematography: Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight

Marlon Riggs Award "for courage & vision in the Bay Area film community": Rob Nilsson, filmmaker, in recognition of his 9@NIGHT series of films
 
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Site
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: [...]

Southeastern Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Southeastern Film Critics Association winners: December 15, 2008
 

 

BEST PICTURE Milk
Runners-up:
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. WALL-E
4. The Dark Knight
5. The Wrestler
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7. The Reader
8. The Visitor
9. Frost/Nixon
10. Revolutionary Road
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: Let the Right One In (Sweden)
Runner-up: I’ve Loved You So Long (France)
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
Runner-up: Young@Heart
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
Runner-up: Kung Fu Panda
BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Runner-up: Gus Van Sant – Milk
BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn – Milk
Runner-up: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Runner-up: Kate Winslet, The Reader
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Runner-up: Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Runner-up: Viola Davis – [...]

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2008 Boston Society of Film Critics Award winners: December 14, 2008
 

Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (top); WALL-E by Andrew Stanton (bottom)
 

Best Picture (tie): Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle and WALL-E directed by Andrew Stanton
Best Foreign-Language Film: Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson
Best Documentary: Man on Wire directed by James Marsh
Best Animated Film: WALL·E directed by Andrew Stanton
Best Director: Gus Van Sant for Milk and Paranoid Park
Best Actor (tie): Sean Penn for Milk and Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk
Best Cinematography: [...]

Washington D.C. Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association winners: December 7, 2008
 

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire
 

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire, Fox Searchlight
Best Foreign Language Film: Let the Right One In, Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing
Best Documentary: Man on Wire, Magnolia
Best Animated Feature: Wall-E, Disney & Pixar
Best Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actor: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Best Supporting Actress: Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Ensemble: Doubt, Miramax
Best Breakthrough Performance: Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Original Screenplay: Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Paramount
 
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Site [...]

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