My personal 2009 awards...
My Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners.
All other nominees are in alphabetical order.
All other nominees are in alphabetical order.
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- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST PICTURE
other nominees:
Inglourious Basterds
In the Loop
Up
Up in the Air - 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 DIRECTOR - QUENTIN TARANTINO
other nominees:
James Cameron - Avatar
Asghar Farhadi - About Elly
Armando Iannucci - In the Loop
Jason Reitman - Up in the Air - 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 LEAD ACTOR - COLIN FRITH
other nominees:
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up in the Air
Johnny Depp - Public Enemies
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST LEAD ACTRESS - GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI
other nominees:
Abbie Cornish - Bright Star
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia - 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 SUPPORTING ACTOR - PETER CAPALDI
other nominees:
Mani Haghighi - About Elly
Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - TARANEH ALIDOOSTI
other nominees:
Marion Cotillard - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Mo'Nique - Precious - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Inglourious Basterds
A Prophet
A Serious Man
Up - 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 ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
District 9
Fantastic Mr. Fox
In the Loop
A Single Man - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
other nominees:
Inglourious Basterds
In the Loop
Star Trek
Up in the Air - 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 ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
other nominees:
Coco Before Chanel
A Prophet
The White Ribbon - DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy JonesUsing state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
other nominees:
Burma VJ
Food, Inc. - 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 CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
About Elly
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds - 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 FILM EDITING
other nominees:
About Elly
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
In the Loop - 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 PRODUCTION DESIGN
other nominees:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Nine
Public Enemies
Sherlock Holmes - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsRobert Downey Jr.Jude LawRachel McAdamsDetective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
other nominees:
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Nine - 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 MAKEUP
other nominees:
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
The Road
Star Trek
Zombieland - 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 ORIGINAL SCORE
other nominees:
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Sherlock Holmes
Star Trek - 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 ORIGINAL SONG - "THE WEARY KIND"
other nominees:
"Down in New Orleans" - The Princess and the Frog
"Friends on the Other Side" - The Princess and the Frog
"God Bless Us Everyone" - Disney's A Christmas Carol
"Take it All" - Nine - 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 SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
District 9
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek - 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 SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
Avatar
District 9
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Up - 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 VISUAL EFFECTS
other nominees:
District 9
The Lovely Bones
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsRobert Downey Jr.Jude LawRachel McAdamsDetective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.BEST STUNT/DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
(500) Days of Summer
Avatar
Nine
Star Trek