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Best Movies of 2009: Awards Seasons

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(500) Days of Summer, Inglourious Basterds, The Time Travelers Wife, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell and Star Trek are my fave movies of 2009.

Very... random.

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    Sandra Bullock.....Oscar Winner.....just sounds weird. LOL I'm happy that's she gaining all this momentum though. Haven't seen The Blind Side yet, but I just love her from Speed, The Net, A Time To Kill, While You Were Sleeping, Practical Magic, Forces of Nature, Two Weeks Notice, Crash.

    Bullock has had a nice resume of decent films, but she has also had some really bad ones too IMO.... Its nice to see her finally being able to showcase her dramatic talents. I saw The Blind Side and thought she was very good and brought something to the table she had never done before. I'd be ok with her winning, its still just a very odd concept to me haha.

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    ^Agreed, I thought she was good in The Blind Side, but nothing really outstanding. But again, such a weak award season for films and performances, I'm not upset about her walking away with an Oscar.

    The actress I was really impressed with this award season was Carey Mulligan in An Education, but no way in hell is she going to be winning with such a small film and so little buzz, and considering it's her first role as a lead actress, her odds aren't great to begin with. I'm just happy she's getting some of the major nominations this award season.

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    http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2010/01/24/hurt-locke-up-the-cove-win-producers-guild-awards/

    Producer's Guild of America (PGA) WINNERS:

    BEST PICTURE: The Hurt Locker

    BEST DOCUMENTARY: The Cove

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Up

    Wow, depending how well it does at the other Guild Awards and at the BAFTA's, The Hurt Locker could very well end up winning Best Picture at the Oscar's, and I think it deserves it more than Avatar...

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    http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2010/01/24/hurt-locke-up-the-cove-win-producers-guild-awards/

    Producer's Guild of America (PGA) WINNERS:

    BEST PICTURE: The Hurt Locker

    BEST DOCUMENTARY: The Cove

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Up

    Wow, depending how well it does at the other Guild Awards and at the BAFTA's, The Hurt Locker could very well end up winning Best Picture at the Oscar's, and I think it deserves it more than Avatar...

    The only thing that hurts The Hurt Locker is its very minuscule haul at the box office. I totally agree though, far superior film. Alot can be said what Kathryn Bigelow was able to achieve with The Hurt Locker on a fraction of the budget behind the largely CGI Avatar. The Hurt Locker was a great film.

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    WGA Awards

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    "The Hurt Locker," Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    "Up in the Air," Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner; Based upon the novel by Walter Kirn; Paramount Pictures

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    http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2010/02/21/bafta-winners-announced/

    BAFTA Winners:

    Film: The Hurt Locker

    Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

    Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man

    Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education

    Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

    Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious

    Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker

    Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

    British Film: Fish Tank

    Animated Film: Up

    Film Not in the English Language: A Prophet

    Editing: The Hurt Locker

    Cinematography: The Hurt Locker

    Production Design: Avatar

    Hair & Makeup: The Young Victoria

    Costume Design: The Young Victoria

    Visual Effects: Avatar

    Sound: The Hurt Locker

    Music: Up

    British Debut: Duncan Jones, Moon

    Orange Rising Star: Kristen Stewart

    Short Animation: Mother of Many

    Short Film: I Do Air

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    I'm so happy for Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker, and the added dimension is that Bigelow is one of James Cameron's ex-wives. LOL!

    She managed to put out a better film with almost no money, and she's making history as the first female director to win all these awards.

    Next stop, the Academy Awards, where The Hurt Locker should dominate too.

    Oh. and I'm glad Carey Mulligan at least got some recognition for her performance in An Education at the BAFTA's. Best female performance of the year, IMO.

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    Bigelow and Firth. That made him happy. And I'm glad Horner lost.

    Bigelow is shooting another film with Boal.

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    Someone uploaded the entire BAFTA telecast on YouTube, the audio is a bit much though. :lol:

    Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJazk_JdYd8

    Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhaNLXXZi8

    Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM8fnptG8HY

    Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCgyfVGbwsY

    Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_uJ5VmSHfQ

    Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz8pM-c2Keo

    Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7GRHOcqZKc

    Part 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGF69gTDuJ8

    Part 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCmfZrjE6C8

    Part 10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYKpeS8vBYw

    Part 11: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6A6n9uGGTA

    Part 12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irxcpr2jJyQ

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    A co-producer of the low-budget Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker has been barred from this weekend's Oscar ceremony for denigrating the film's main rival for the Best Picture award.

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Nicolas Chartier was being banned from Sunday’s awards show for "violating Academy campaigning standards" by sending e-mails to voters disparaging the 3D blockbuster Avatar.

    The decision means that if, as widely expected, The Hurt Locker triumphs, the Frenchman will not be able to take to the stage at the Kodak Theater to accept his statuette beside the film’s three other producers but would have to pick it up at a later date.

    http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/oscars/article7047897.ece

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