2009 Awards Season | Film
Titles nominated in major categories:
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Kathryn Bigelow)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Mark Boal)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jeremy Renner)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anthony Mackie)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 257 - DirectorLee DanielsStarsGabourey SidibeMo'NiquePaula PattonIn New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Lee Daniels)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Geoffrey S. Fletcher)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Gabourey Sidibe)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mo'Nique)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 209 - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsGeorge ClooneyVera FarmigaAnna KendrickRyan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Jason Reitman)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jason Reitman; Sheldon Turner)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (George Clooney)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Vera Farmiga)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anna Kendrick)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 184 - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Quentin Tarantino)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Quentin Tarantino)- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christoph Waltz)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Diane Kruger)- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 174 - DirectorLone ScherfigStarsCarey MulliganPeter SarsgaardAlfred MolinaA coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Lone Scherfig)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Nick Hornby)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Carey Mulligan)- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alfred Molina)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 84 - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (James Cameron)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (James Cameron)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 79 - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsMichael StuhlbargRichard KindSari LennickLarry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 73 - DirectorScott CooperStarsJeff BridgesMaggie GyllenhaalColin FarrellA faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Scott Cooper)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jeff Bridges)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Maggie Gyllenhaal)- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 68 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony KgorogeNelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Clint Eastwood)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Morgan Freeman)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Matt Damon)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 67 - DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsQuinton AaronSandra BullockTim McGrawThe story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sandra Bullock)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 54 - DirectorOren MovermanStarsBen FosterSamantha MortonWoody HarrelsonAn American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Alessandro Camon; Oren Moverman)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Woody Harrelson)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Samantha Morton)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 49 - DirectorPete DocterBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerJordan NagaiJohn Ratzenberger78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Bob Peterson; Pete Docter)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 42 - DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey ArendAfter being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Scott Neustadter; Michael H. Weber)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 36 - DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Tom Ford; David Scearce)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Colin Firth)- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Julianne Moore)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 33 - DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSharlto CopleyDavid JamesJason CopeViolence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Neill Blomkamp)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Neill Blomkamp; Terri Tatchell)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 29 - DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsHelen MirrenJames McAvoyChristopher PlummerA historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Michael Hoffman)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Michael Hoffman)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Helen Mirren)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christopher Plummer)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 26 - DirectorNora EphronStarsAmy AdamsMeryl StreepChris MessinaJulia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Nora Ephron)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 23 - DirectorRob MarshallStarsDaniel Day-LewisMarion CotillardPenélope CruzFamous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marion Cotillard)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Penélope Cruz)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 16 - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsChris PineZachary QuintoSimon PeggThe brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Roberto Orci; Alex Kurtzman)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 15 - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsJuliette BinocheCharles BerlingJérémie RenierTwo brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Olivier Assayas)- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Olivier Assayas)- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 15 - DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsZach GalifianakisBradley CooperJustin BarthaThree buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Jon Lucas; Scott Moore)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 14 - DirectorJane CampionStarsAbbie CornishBen WhishawPaul SchneiderThe three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Abbie Cornish)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paul Schneider)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 13 - DirectorMartin ProvostStarsYolande MoreauUlrich TukurAnne BennentIn 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting on wood at a local notable home.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Yolande Moreau)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 12 - DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsPaulina GaitanMarco Antonio AguirreLeonardo AlonsoA young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Cary Joji Fukunaga)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 11 - DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill MurrayAn urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Wes Anderson)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Wes Anderson; Noah Baumbach)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 10 - DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsAlgenis Perez SotoJose RijoWalki CuevasDominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Anna Boden; Ryan Fleck)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 10 - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsRachel WeiszMark WahlbergSaoirse RonanCenters on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Saoirse Ronan)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Stanley Tucci)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 9 - DirectorCherien DabisStarsNisreen FaourMelkar MuallemHiam AbbassA drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Indiana.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Nisreen Faour)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 8 - DirectorJames GrayStarsJoaquin PhoenixGwyneth PaltrowVinessa ShawA Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (James Gray)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Gwyneth Paltrow)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 7 - DirectorHenry SelickStarsDakota FanningTeri HatcherJohn HodgmanWandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorSpike JonzeStarsMax RecordsCatherine O'HaraForest WhitakerYearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorArmando IannucciStarsTom HollanderPeter CapaldiJames GandolfiniA political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jesse Armstrong; Simon Blackwell; Armando Iannucci; Tony Roche)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsAdam ScottBrittany SnowAlex FrostA man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Lee Toland Krieger)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Adam Scott)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 6 - DirectorNancy MeyersStarsMeryl StreepSteve MartinAlec BaldwinWhen attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Nancy Meyers)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alec Baldwin)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorGreg MottolaStarsJesse EisenbergKristen StewartRyan ReynoldsIn the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Greg Mottola)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsEmily BluntRupert FriendPaul BettanyA dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Emily Blunt)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsZac EfronClaire DanesChristian McKayIn 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christian McKay)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsViggo MortensenCharlize TheronKodi Smit-McPheeIn a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Viggo Mortensen)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorJim SheridanStarsJake GyllenhaalNatalie PortmanTobey MaguireWhile on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's helicopter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess baggage.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tobey Maguire)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsNicolas CageEva MendesRussell M. HaeuserTerence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Nicolas Cage)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorAnne FontaineStarsAudrey TautouBenoît PoelvoordeAlessandro NivolaThe story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Audrey Tautou)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorSam Taylor-JohnsonStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonKristin Scott ThomasAnne-Marie DuffA chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anne-Marie Duff)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kristin Scott Thomas)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorRamin BahraniStarsSouleymane Sy SavaneRed WestDiana Franco GalindoTwo men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Souléymane Sy Savané)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorMat WhitecrossStarsAndy SerkisTom HughesClifford SamuelA biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Andy Serkis)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorJohan RenckStarsMaria BelloRufus SewellJason PatricAn unhappy wife orders a guy she meets over the Internet to kill her, but the two of them fall in love.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Maria Bello)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorScott TeemsStarsHal HolbrookBarlow JacobsMia WasikowskaAn aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ray McKinnon)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mia Wasikowska)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorJared HessStarsMichael AngaranoJemaine ClementMike WhiteA teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jemaine Clement)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorKari SkoglandStarsBen KingsleyJim SturgessKevin ZegersMartin McGartland joins the I.R.A. and feeds information to Britain's Special Branch Agent Fergus.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Natalie Press)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorSophie BarthesStarsPaul GiamattiEmily WatsonDina KorzunPaul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Dina Korzun)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1