The Write Stuff: WGA Nominees 01/11/2010
 Countless omissions and a staggering number of disqualifications have led us to this year's list of surprise screenplay nominees from the Writers Guild of America. Among the ineligible that can still compete for Oscar gold are: Nick Hornby's An Education, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Tom Ford's A Single Man, Joe Penhall's The Road and animated films like Up and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Original Screenplay:
Oscar visual F/X shortlist will get shorter 01/11/2010
 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed down their list of best visual effects nominees to 7 which include the following films:
Director's Guild of America Nominees 01/07/2010
 The DGA have just announced their list for outstanding achievement in directing this year, and these nominees are significant. Why? Because since the DGA started handing out awards in 1948, there have only been six instances in which the winner has not gone on to receive Oscar gold. You guys think they got the nominees right? --Greg MacLennan DGA Nominees: Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER) James Cameron (AVATAR) Lee Daniels (PRECIOUS) Jason Reitman (UP IN THE AIR) Quentin Tarantino (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) British Academy Film Award Nominees 01/07/2010
 An Education may be leading the way with 17 mentions, including best film, director and actress for Carey Mulligan at BAFTA Awards this year, but Inglourious Basterds is right behind them with 15, The Hurt Locker got 12 mentions, while James Cameron's Avatar and Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones received 11 mentions each. Brit director Duncan Jones' debut pic Moon received 10 nominations and should be placed in your Netflix qeue NOW. For those following the Sci-Fi Oscar race both Star Trek and Disctrict 9 were nominated for best film alongside Avatar again. What do you guys think about these noms? Exciting yes? click after the jump for the full list of nominees... --Greg MacLennan Producers Guild of America Nominations 01/05/2010
 The PGA has just announced their nominees and it appears as though those 10 Oscar nominees set to be announced in February are beginning to be harder and harder to predict. Star Trek, previously thought to have an outside shot at a best pic nomination, was included on the list, as was District 9. 3 science fiction films on the best picture list? That's unheard of, but so is including an animated film and with a PGA nomination Up is gaining just the right amount of steam to knock down that barrier come February. What do you guys think? Anything omitted? You excited about these noms? Sound off after you check out the full list of nominees below. --Greg MacLennan Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures Avatar District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus Precious Star Trek Up Up in the Air PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Coraline Fantastic Mr. Fox 9 The Princess and the Frog Up PGA Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures Burma VJ The Cove Sergio Soundtrack for a Revolution More award noms! SAG announces their faves 12/17/2009
 To keep up with the slew of awards show nominations that have been pouring in left and right, the Screen Actors Guild has announced their favorites today. Check out who made the cut. Best Cast An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Nine Precious Best Actor Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart George Clooney, Up in the Air Colin Firth, A Single Man Morgan Freeman, Invictus Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sidibe, Precious Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Best Supporting Actor Matt Damon, Invictus Woody Harrelson, The Messenger Christopher Plummer, The Last Station Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress Penélope Cruz, Nine Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds Mo’Nique, Precious So, surprises are really far and few in between here, huh? Oh well. --Darcie Duttweiler  Answer: Up in the Air. With six nominations, the George Clooney flick topped the Golden Globe nominations, beating out other Best Picture Drama contenders, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Previous, and even Avatar, which is getting a late surge to become a possible Oscar heavyweight. Most races are pretty straightforward with not many surprises, especially the supporting categories, which seem pretty locked for the rest of the awards season. A couple of surprises, though: no Jeremy Renner for Best Actor Drama for The Hurt Locker, the lack of the Coen Bros. A Serious Man, the inclusion of Sandra Bullock in Best Actress Drama, and the lack of the Hangover guys in any categories. You can read after the jump for the full list of film nominations. --Darcie Duttweiler  Can you tell yet that Oscar season is now upon us? With an awards ceremony practically every other week (including the NY critics, who chose The Hurt Locker as best pic and AFI's top ten films) and nominations seemingly pouring out every day or so, you'll notice many more posts regarding upcoming awards--like today's, which details the nominees of the 15th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Nine both racked up 10 noms a piece. Check out the full list below. The Critics Choice Awards will air live on January 15, 2010 at 9/8pm Central on VH1. --Darcie Duttweiler 2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominations 12/09/2009
 The 2010 Independent Spirit Award nominations came out as they ready to hand these suckers out to the winners on March 5. There are some omissions, some surprises (good and bad), but all in all we are starting to see some trends and if that continues it might not be so hard to pick out the top ten come Oscar nomination time. What do you guys think? See the full list of nominees after the jump. --Greg MacLennan National Board of Review Winners 12/04/2009
 It looks as though George Clooney and the Jason Reitman flick Up in the Air has gained some more serious traction on their way to the golden statue at the end of March. The National Board of Review has announced their best film as well as their top 10 of 2009 and this could be a preview of things to come. The Oscars this year will have their 10 nominee picture category and these ten films look like they could all make the now longer but still short list. What do you guys think? Click READ MORE to see the full list of winners. --Greg MacLennan Awards for 2009: Best Film UP IN THE AIR Top Ten Films (In alphabetical order) AN EDUCATION, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, THE HURT LOCKER, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, INVICTUS, THE MESSENGER, A SERIOUS MAN, STAR TREK, UP, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Best Foreign Language Film A PROPHET Top Five Foreign Films (In alphabetical order) THE MAID, REVANCHE, SONG OF SPARROWS, THREE MONKEYS, THE WHITE RIBBON Best Documentary THE COVE Top Five Documentaries (In alphabetical order) BURMA VJ: REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY, CRUDE, FOOD, INC., GOOD HAIR, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS Top Independent Films (In alphabetical order) AMREEKA, DISTRICT 9, GOODBYE SOLO, HUMPDAY, IN THE LOOP, JULIA, ME AND ORSON WELLES, MOON, SUGAR, TWO LOVERS Best Actor GEORGE CLOONEY, Up In The Air; MORGAN FREEMAN, Invictus Best Actress CAREY MULLIGAN, An Education Best Supporting Actor WOODY HARRELSON, The Messenger Best Supporting Actress ANNA KENDRICK, Up In The Air Best Ensemble Cast IT'S COMPLICATED Breakthrough Performance by an Actor JEREMY RENNER, The Hurt Locker Breakthrough Performance by an Actress GABOUREY SIDIBE, Precious Spotlight Award for Best Directorial Debut DUNCAN JONES, Moon; OREN MOVERMAN, The Messenger; MARC WEBB, (500) Days of Summer Best Director CLINT EASTWOOD, Invictus Best Adapted Screenplay JASON REITMAN and SHELDON TURNER, Up In The Air Best Original Screenplay JOEL AND ETHAN COEN, A Serious Man Best Animated Feature UP Special Filmmaking Achievement WES ANDERSON, The Fantastic Mr. Fox William K. Everson Award For Film History JEAN PICKER FIRSTENBERG Freedom Of Expression BURMA VJ: REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY; INVICTUS; THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS |
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