Posted January 26, 2010 Tracking the Award Season As another awards season winds down and the Academy Awards near, "Avatar" has emerged as a favorite. Can "The Hurt Locker," "Up in the Air" or "Inglourious Basterds" compete with the box-office behemoth? Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2 and the award ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 7. A summary of the top film honors leading up to the Oscars: "Avatar" Best Picture: Golden Globe (for drama) and New York Film Critics Online Best Director, James Cameron: Golden Globe Best Cinematography: Critics Choice Best Art Direction: Critics Choice Best Editing: Critics Choice Best Visual Effects: Critics Choice Best Sound: Critics Choice "The Beaches of Agnes" Best Documentary: National Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association (co-winner) "The Blind Side" Best Actress, Sandra Bullock: Golden Globe (drama), Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice (co-winner) "Bright Star" Best Supporting Actor, Paul Schneider: National Society of Film Critics (co-winner) "Coraline" Top 10: American Film Institute "The Cove" Best Documentary: Producers Guild, National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association (co-winner) "Crazy Heart" Best Actor, Jeff Bridges: Golden Globe (drama), Screen Actors Guild, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Best Score: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Original Song, "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett: Golden Globe "District 9" Best Production Design: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Makeup: Critics Choice "An Education" Best Actress, Carey Mulligan: National Board of Review "Fantastic Mr. Fox" Best Animated Film: New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Critics Association Best Actor, George Clooney: New York Film Critics Circle Best Production Design, Nelson Lowry: National Society of Film Critics "Julie & Julia" Best Picture: Golden Globe (comedy or musical) Best Actress, Meryl Streep: New York Film Critics Circle, Critics Choice (co-winner) "The Hangover" Best Picture: Golden Globe (comedy or musical) Top 10: American Film Institute "The Hurt Locker" Best Picture: Producers Guild, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice, Boston Society of Film Critics Best Director, Kathryn Bigelow: National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Best Actor, Jeremy Renner: National Society of Film Critics Top 10: American Film Institute "Inglorious Basterds" Best Ensemble: Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice Best Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, National Society of Film Critics (co-winner), New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Best Screenplay, Quentin Tarantino: Critics Choice "In The Loop" Best Screenplay: New York Film Critics Circle "Invictus" Best Actor, Morgan Freeman: National Board of Review (co-winner) Best Director, Clint Eastwood: National Board of Review "It's Complicated" Best Ensemble: National Board of Review "The Lovely Bones" Best Young Actor/Actress, Saoirse Ronan: Critics Choice "The Messenger" Best Supporting Actor, Woody Harrelson: National Board of Review Top 10: American Film Institute "Of Time and The City" Best Nonfiction Film: New York Film Critics Circle "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" Best Supporting Actress, Mo'Nique: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Stanley Kramer Award: Producers Guild Top 10: American Film Institute "A Prophet" Best Foreign Language Film: National Board of Review "Seraphine " Best Actress, Yolande Moreau: National Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association "A Serious Man" Best Original Screenplay: National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics Top 10: American Film Institute "Sherlock Holmes" Best Actor, Robert Downey Jr.: Golden Globe (comedy or musical) "A Single Man" Top 10: American Film Institute "Sugar" Top 10: American Film Institute "Summer Hours" Best Foreign Language Film: National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association "Up" Best Animated Film: Golden Globe, Producers Guild, Critics Choice Best Original Score, Michael Giacchino: Golden Globe Top 10: American Film Institute "Up In The Air" Best Picture: National Board of Review, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actor, George Clooney: National Board of Review (co-winner), New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress, Anna Kendrick: National Board of Review Best Screenplay, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner: Golden Globe National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Top 10: American Film Institute "The White Ribbon" Best Foreign Language Film: Golden Globe Best Cinematographer, Christian Berger: National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association "The Young Victoria" Best Costume Design: Critics Choice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
