2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

[IAmNietzche]

Winners in red. Only thing I can't agree with is District 9 not sweeping the "most promising" categories.

BEST PICTURE
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up in the Air
Where the Wild Things Are

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Broken Embraces
Red Cliff
Sin Nombre
Summer Hours
The White Ribbon

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Anvil!: The True Story of Anvil
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Cove
Food, Inc.
Tyson

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
Up

BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow (-) The Hurt Locker
Joel & Ethan Coen (-) A Serious Man
Spike Jonze (-) Where the Wild Things Are
Jason Reitman (-) Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino (-) Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges (-) Crazy Heart
George Clooney (-) Up in the Air
Matt Damon (-) The Informant!
Jeremy Renner (-) The Hurt Locker
Michael Stuhlbarg (-) A Serious Man

BEST ACTRESS
Abbie Cornish (-) Bright Star
Carey Mulligan (-) An Education
Maya Rudolph (-) Away We Go
Gabourey Sidibe (-) Precious
Meryl Streep (-) Julie & Julia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Peter Capaldi (-) In the Loop
Woody Harrelson (-) The Messenger
Christian McKay (-) Me and Orson Welles
Stanley Tucci (-) The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz (-) Inglourious Basterds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Vera Farmiga (-) Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick (-) Up in the Air
Mo’Nique (-) Precious
Julianne Moore (-) A Single Man
Natalie Portman (-) Brothers

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Away We Go (-) Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida
The Hurt Locker (-) Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds (-) Quentin Tarantino
A Serious Man (-) Joel & Ethan Coen
Up (-) Bob Peterson

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
An Education (-) Nick Hornby
In the Loop (-) Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche
The Informant! (-) Scott Z. Burns
Up in the Air (-) Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
Where the Wild Things Are (-) Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar (-) Mauro Fiore
Bright Star (-) Greig Fraser
The Hurt Locker (-) Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds (-) Robert Richardson
Where the Wild Things Are (-) Lance Acord

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Up (-) Michael Giacchino
Avatar (-) James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox (-) Alexandre Desplat
The Informant! (-) Marvin Hamlisch
Where the Wild Things Are (-) Carter Burwell & Karen Orzolek

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Sharlto Copley (-) District 9
Christian McKay (-) Me and Orson Welles
Carey Mulligan (-) An Education
Max Records (-) Where the Wild Things Are
Gabourey Sidibe (-) Precious

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Neill Blomkamp (-) District 9
Scott Cooper (-) Crazy Heart
Cary Fukunaga (-) Sin Nombre
Duncan Jones (-) Moon
Marc Webb (-) (500) Days of Summer

[williek311]

I really need to see The Hurt Locker and Anvil

[IAmNietzche]

I really need to see The Hurt Locker and Anvil
Haha what? You haven't seen The Hurt Locker yet? Dude, get on it.

[williek311]

Haha what? You haven't seen The Hurt Locker yet? Dude, get on it.
Yeah I never saw it playing around here so now I just have it on my netflix.

[IAmNietzche]

Yeah I never saw it playing around here so now I just have it on my netflix.
Off the top of my head it's gotta be the best wide release film of the past three years.

[xglassjawx]

Haha I have seen just one of these films. Tyson. Good stuff!

[deadkidsean]

I don't get why Shartlo Copley isn't in Best Actor talks. Realllly don't get it.

[IAmNietzche]

I don't get why Shartlo Copley isn't in Best Actor talks. Realllly don't get it.
I'm not too upset because he wasn't as good as Renner, but you're right, he absolutely should have been nominated.

[narcoleptic953]

I don't get why Shartlo Copley isn't in Best Actor talks. Realllly don't get it.

Because the best actor category is ridiculously crowded this year.

[IAmNietzche]

Because the best actor category is ridiculously crowded this year.
He was better than Clooney and Damon.

[Mitch]

I really want to see The White Ribbon.

[golferpunk1]

I can't believe that the Hurt Locker didn't get a wide release in theaters. Especially after all the praise it's getting. It was not shown in any theaters here until about a month ago. It is an awesome movie.

[narcoleptic953]

He was better than Clooney and Damon.

Haven't seen Up in the Air, though I wouldn't doubt it, but he's a likable "movie star" figure who hasn't won lead yet, gets nominated often, and who is being lauded for giving the performance of his career. Regardless of whether or not he deserves it the most, he's an absolutel lock for a nomination and a serious contender for a win. Damon isn't even in the conversation for lead anymore, though.

[aolsux]

Is crazy heart worth seeing?

[*crying stars*]

Did I miss something about Where the Wild Things Are when I watched it? I'm so surprised that it's popping up on so many lists.

And I didn't realize that Michael Giacchino wrote the score for Up. I love his scores.

[deadkidsean]

Because the best actor category is ridiculously crowded this year.
He was miles and miles better than Damon.

[narcoleptic953]

He was miles and miles better than Damon.

What makes you guys think Damon is getting a best actor nomination?

[IAmNietzche]

I'll let you take this one Sean...

[williek311]

I'll let you take this one Sean...

That guy must've fallen asleep while reading the thread.

[jwelborn]

I've really been slacking in the foreign language category this year, I need to catch up I haven't seen any of them. But being honest the only two from that category. that I care seeing is Broken Embraces and The White Ribbon.

[IAmNietzche]

That guy must've fallen asleep while reading the thread.
You clever son of a bitch.

[IAmNietzche]

I've really been slacking in the foreign language category this year, I need to catch up I haven't seen any of them. But being honest the only two from that category. that I care seeing is Broken Embraces and The White Ribbon.
The only one that would even make my top 5 foreign films of the year is The White Ribbon.

[deadkidsean]

What makes you guys think Damon is getting a best actor nomination?
Did you read the post you originally quoted of me? I said, and I quote:

I don't get why Shartlo Copley isn't in Best Actor talks.
I don't know or care if Damon is getting a best actor nomination, but the fact that his name has came out of a lot more mouths - for two films no less - and Copley's hasn't, leads me to believe he has a much better fucking shot of being nominated come Oscar's. Hell, the thread you are posting in has Damon nominated for a 'Best Actor,' and Copley just as an up-and-comer. Now, if the field is crowded or not has no bearing on whether he should be on the short list for those men nominated in said category.

[W/O a Parachute]

I need to watch Fantastic Mr. Fox

Someone give me a good torrent - Suggestions please?!

[narcoleptic953]

Did you read the post you originally quoted of me? I said, and I quote:


I don't know or care if Damon is getting a best actor nomination, but the fact that his name has came out of a lot more mouths - for two films no less - and Copley's hasn't, leads me to believe he has a much better fucking shot of being nominated come Oscar's. Hell, the thread you are posting in has Damon nominated for a 'Best Actor,' and Copley just as an up-and-comer. Now, if the field is crowded or not has no bearing on whether he should be on the short list for those men nominated in said category.

Sharlto Copley has come out of a lot of mouths in a "I wish he was nominated" kind of way, at least in what I've read. I would actually argue that I've read that as many times as I've read about Damon for lead actor. The awards here have little significance anyway since there are 2 men who don't have a shot in hell at lead actor for Oscar, and another that has only become a relative lock in the past few weeks. I'm sure Copley will show up on a handful of ballots when the Oscar votes go in, but the fact is that neither the movie nor his performance is getting pushed for awards at all, whereas the "locks" have big Oscar campaigns going.

Clooney, Bridges, Freeman, Firth and Renner are virtually guaranteed. It's not exactly fair, but that's how it is. In a less crowded year, Copley would get more talk, but since so many see the thing as settled, they're focusing their energies talking about other categories. Hell, even Viggo, who seemed like a safe bet a few months back, isn't getting talk anymore. If it's all locked up, why do you expect people to be talking about anyone else?

Hell, D9 probably has a better shot at a best picture nod than at and actor one. I wouldn't bet on either though.

[Foosimoo]

So much Hurt Locker, wow.

[Gaugzilla]

So happy to see "Anvil!" get a nomination and a win.

[IAmNietzche]

So much Hurt Locker, wow.
Because it's the best film by far.

[Thomas Balkcom]

I really, really need to sit down and watch The Hurt Locker, I have been slacking on that.

[fake empire]

I need to watch Fantastic Mr. Fox

Someone give me a good torrent - Suggestions please?!
It's still in theaters.

[W/O a Parachute]

It's still in theaters.

not down here in the florida keys, which is where i'll be for the next week. I would love to be able to watch this with my parents rather than what's being offered On Demand or in the theaters