What follows is pretty simple. If I were to pick the Oscar nominations – and some of the categories this is what they would look like. In my humble opinion this is the very best that 2009 had to offered based on what I was able to see last year. In years past I would have declared what I think should win each category but upon review a lot of these selections were so different, so unique from one another it was hard to pit them against each other. Also I decided to keep things brief I’m not going to explain my selections (At least not for this part) I’m just going to list them. Should you agree, disagree, want clarification or to yell at me, then please feel free to do so in the comments section. Without further ado here we go. This is the best of the best of 2009 at least on an individual list. My “Best Films of the Year” list will be next. So let’s get to this shall we? Oh and please note I tried to list everything alphabetically, at least as best as I could.
BEST DIRECTOR:
J.J. Abrams – STAR TREK
Kathryn Bigelow – THE HURT LOCKER
Neill Blomkamp – DISTRICT 9
Jason Reitman – UP IN THE AIR
Quentin Tarantino – INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Since the Academy has 2 categories of 5 each I’m selecting 10 (okay actually 11 because well, I just couldn’t make up my mind). It may also be that because I’m a screenwriter I’m a little biased.
Rian Johnson – THE BROTHERS BLOOM
Neil Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell – DISTRICT 9
Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach – FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Steve Cloves – HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
Quentin Tarantino – INGLRORIOUS BASTERDS
Jody Hill – OBSERVE AND REPORT
Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg – SHERLOCK HOLMES
Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof – STAR TREK
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson – UP
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner – UP IN THE AIR
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber – 500 DAYS OF SUMMER
BEST ACTOR:
Sharlto Copley – DISTRICT 9
George Clooney – UP IN THE AIR
Robert Downey Jr. – SHERLOCK HOLMES
Chris Pine – STAR TREK
Sam Rockwell – MOON
BEST ACTRESS:
Zooey Deschanel – 500 DAYS OF SUMMER
Vera Farmiga – UP IN THE AIR
Katie Featherston – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Melanie Laurent – INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
Zoe Saldana – AVATAR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jamie Foxx – THE SOLOIST
Zach Galifianakis – THE HANGOVER
Jackie Earle Haley – WATCHMEN
Karl Urban – STAR TREK
Christopher Waltz – INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Anna Kendrick – UP IN THE AIR
Diane Kruger – INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
Zoe Saldana – STAR TREK
Emma Watson – HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
Rachel Weisz – THE BROTHERS BLOOM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
From this point on the name thing gets complicated so I’m just listing the movies.
THE BROTHERS BLOOM
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
STAR TREK
UP IN THE AIR
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
BEST EDITING:
DISTRICT 9
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
STAR TREK
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
BEST SCORE:
AVATAR
DUPLICITY
SHERLOCK HOLMES
STAR TREK
UP
BEST SOUNDTRACK:
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
WHIP IT
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
AVATAR
SHERLOCK HOLMES
STAR TREK
WATCHMEN
UP
BEST SOUND:
AVATAR
DISTRICT 9
MOON
STAR TREK
UP
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
AVATAR
DISTRICT 9
STAR TREK
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
THE BROTHERS BLOOM
SHERLOCK HOLMES
STAR TREK
UP IN THE AIR
WATCHMEN
BEST MAKE-UP:
DISTRICT 9
DRAG ME TO HELL
MOON
WATCHMEN
ZOMBIELAND
BEST CHEMISTRY:
It doesn’t have to be romantic chemistry. This is for who had the best give and take, the best pairings onscreen in 2009.
Nicholas D’Agasto and Eric Christian Olsen – FIRED UP
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law – SHERLOCK HOLMES
The entire cast – STAR TREK
Carl, Ellie (Yes, even though she’s dead) and Russell - UP
George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick – UP IN THE AIR
MOST FUN I HEAD AT A THEATRE IN 2009:
STAR TREK midnight IMAX screening
BEST REASON TO GO TO A MOVIE THEATRE IN 2009:
AVATAR
WORST REASONS TO GO TO A MOVIE THEATRE IN 2009:
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON
HONORABLE MENTION:
Anton Yelchin – The dude channeled Checkov and Kyle Reese PERFECTLY and 2009 was also the same year I caught him in CHARLIE BARTLETT (2007) and NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU. Trust me the kid’s gonna be huge!
Next up, my favorite films of 2009. Stay tuned…
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