2009 Theatric Film Critics Awards

San Diego Critics Society
Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actress - Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Film - Slumdog Millionaire

Southeastern Film Critics Association
Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actress - Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Film - Milk

Austin Film Critics Association
Best Director - Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Best Actress - Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Film - The Dark Knight

Phoenix Film Critics Society
Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actress - Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Film - Slumdog Millionaire

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actress - Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Film - Slumdog Millionaire

Toronto Film Critics Association
Best Director - Jonathan Demme (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Actress - Michelle Williams (Wendy and Lucy)
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Film - Wendy and Lucy

Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association
Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actress - Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Best Film - Slumdog Millionaire

New York Film Critics Circle
Best Director - Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Best Actress - Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Film - Milk

Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best Director - Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actress - Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Best Actor - Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Film - WALL-E

National Board of Review
Best Director - David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Actress - Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)
Best Actor - Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
Best Film - Slumdog Millionaire

2009 Golden Globe Awards [Theatrical Nominees] (Announced 1/11/09)

Best Motion Picture - Drama
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
2. Frost/Nixon (2008)
3. The Reader (2008)
4. Revolutionary Road (2008)
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1. Burn After Reading (2008)
2. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
3. In Bruges (2008)
4. Mamma Mia! (2008)
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
1. Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road (2008)
2. Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
3. Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
4. Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
5. Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
1. Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
2. Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
3. Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)
4. Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
5. Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1. Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Colin Farrell for In Bruges (2008)
3. James Franco for Pineapple Express (2008)
4. Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges (2008)
5. Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1. Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
3. Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading (2008)
4. Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia! (2008)
5. Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1. Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder (2008)
2. Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)
3. Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess (2008)
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)
5. Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1. Amy Adams for Doubt (2008)
2. Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
3. Viola Davis for Doubt (2008)
4. Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler (2008)
5. Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Best Director - Motion Picture
1. Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
2. Stephen Daldry for The Reader (2008)
3. David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
4. Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon (2008)
5. Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
2. Doubt (2008): John Patrick Shanley
3. Frost/Nixon (2008): Peter Morgan
4. The Reader (2008): David Hare
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
1. Bolt (2008)("I Thought I Lost You")
2. Cadillac Records (2008)("Once in a Lifetime")
3. Gran Torino (2008)("Gran Torino")
4. WALL·E (2008)("Down to Earth")
5. The Wrestler (2008)("The Wrestler")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
1. Changeling (2008): Clint Eastwood
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Alexandre Desplat
3. Defiance (2008): James Newton Howard
4. Frost/Nixon (2008): Hans Zimmer
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008): A.R. Rahman

Best Animated Film
1. Bolt (2008)
2. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
3. WALL·E (2008)

Best Foreign Language Film
1. Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
2. Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (2008)
3. Gomorra (2008)
4. Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
5. Waltz with Bashir (2008)

2009 Independent Spirit Awards (Announced 2/21/09)

Best Feature
1. Ballast (2008): Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh
2. Frozen River (2008): Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae
3. Rachel Getting Married (2008): Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc E. Platt
4. Wendy and Lucy (2008): Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
5. The Wrestler (2008): Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Female Lead
1. Summer Bishil for Nothing Is Private (2007)
2. Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
3. Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)
4. Tarra Riggs for Ballast (2008)
5. Michelle Williams for Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Best Male Lead
1. Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I)
3. Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
4. Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
5. Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Supporting Female
1. Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Rosemarie DeWitt for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
3. Rosie Perez for The Take (2007)
4. Misty Upham for Frozen River (2008)
5. Debra Winger for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Best Supporting Male
1. James Franco for Milk (2008)
2. Anthony Mackie for The Hurt Locker (2008)
3. Charlie McDermott for Frozen River (2008)
4. JimMyron Ross for Ballast (2008)
5. Haaz Sleiman for The Visitor (2007/I)

Best Director
1. Ramin Bahrani for Chop Shop (2007)
2. Jonathan Demme for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
3. Lance Hammer for Ballast (2008)
4. Courtney Hunt for Frozen River (2008)
5. Thomas McCarthy for The Visitor (2007/I)

Best Screenplay
1. Padre Nuestro (2007): Christopher Zalla
2. Savage Grace (2007): Howard A. Rodman
3. Sugar (2008): Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
4. Synecdoche, New York (2008): Charlie Kaufman
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008): Woody Allen

Best First Screenplay
1. Ballast (2008): Lance Hammer
2. Frozen River (2008): Courtney Hunt
3. Milk (2008): Dustin Lance Black
4. Rachel Getting Married (2008): Jenny Lumet
5. The Wackness (2008): Jonathan Levine

Best Cinematography
1. Ballast (2008): Lol Crawley
2. Chop Shop (2007): Michael Simmonds
3. Medicine for Melancholy (2008): James Laxton
4. Milk (2008): Harris Savides
5. The Wrestler (2008): Maryse Alberti

Best First Feature
1. Afterschool (2008): Antonio Campos, T. Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
2. Medicine for Melancholy (2008): Barry Jenkins, Justin Barber
3. Padre Nuestro (2007): Christopher Zalla, Per Melita, Ben Odell
4. Sleep Dealer (2008): Alex Rivera, Anthony Bregman
5. Synecdoche, New York (2008): Charlie Kaufman, Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel

Best Foreign Film
1. Entre les murs (2008): Laurent Cantet(France)
2. Gomorra (2008): Matteo Garrone(Italy)
3. Hunger (2008/I): Steve McQueen(UK/Ireland)
4. Graine et le mulet, La (2007): Abdel Kechiche(France)
5. Stellet licht (2007): Carlos Reygadas(Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)

Best Documentary
1. The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
2. Encounters at the End of the World (2007): Werner Herzog
3. Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh
4. The Order of Myths (2008): Margaret Brown
5. Up the Yangtze (2007): Yung Chang

John Cassavetes Award
1. In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007): Alex Holdridge, Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy
2. Prince of Broadway (2008): Sean Baker, Darren Dean
3. The Signal (2007/I): David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry, Alexander Motlagh
4. Take Out (2004): Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
5. Turn the River (2007): Chris Eigeman, Ami Armstrong

Truer Than Fiction Award
1. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008): Sacha Gervasi
2. Loot (2008): Darius Marder
3. The Order of Myths (2008): Margaret Brown

Someone to Watch Award
1. Barry Jenkins for Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
2. Nina Paley for Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
3. Lynn Shelton for My Effortless Brilliance (2008)

Producers Award
1. Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy for Treeless Mountain (2008), I'll Come Running (2008)
2. Jason Orans for Goodbye Solo (2008), Year of the Fish (2007)
3. Heather Rae for Frozen River (2008), Ibid (2008)

2009 Screen Actor Guild Award [Theatrical Nominees] (Announced 1/25/09)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
2. Doubt (2008)
3. Frost/Nixon (2008)
4. Milk (2008)
5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1. Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I)
2. Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)
3. Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
4. Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
5. Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1. Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
2. Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)
3. Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)
4. Meryl Streep for Doubt (2008)
5. Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
1. Josh Brolin for Milk (2008)
2. Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008)
4. Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)
5. Dev Patel for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
1. Amy Adams for Doubt (2008)
2. Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
3. Viola Davis for Doubt (2008)
4. Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
5. Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Award Movies to Watch

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Ashes of Time Redux (DVD - 3/3/9)
Australia - (DR)
Ballast - (DVD - April 2009)
Bolt(R)
Burn After Reading
Cadillac Records(R)
Changeling (R)
Chop Shop (R)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Defiance (T - 12/31)
Doubt
The Duchess
Frost/Nixon
Frozen River (DVD - 2/10/08)
Gran Torino (R)
Hamlet 2 (R)
Happy-Go-Lucky
The Hurt Locker (T - 2009)
In Bruges
I've Loved You So Long (T - Oriental 12/25)
Kung-Fu Panda (R)
Last Chance Harvey (T - 12/25)
Let the Right One In (DVD - 3/10)
Mamma Mia!
Medicine for Melancholy (T - 2009)
Milk (R)
Nothing But the Truth
Pineapple Express
Rachel Getting Married (DVD - March 2009)
The Reader (T - Downer 12/25)
Revolutionary Road (DR)
Sangre De Mi Sangre (DVD - 12/16)
Savage Grace (DVD - 12/23)
Seven Pounds
Slumdog Millionaire
Sugar - (T - April 3, 2009)
Synecdoche, New York (DVD - March 2009)
The Take (DVD - January 2009)
Towelhead (DVD - 12/30)
Tropic Thunder
Valkyrie
Vicky Christina Barcelona
The Visitor (DR)
The Wackness (DR)
Wall-E
Wendy and Lucy
The Wrestler (T - 1/16/9 Oriental)

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