And the Oscar should have gone to... 2009
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1. A Serious Man (2009)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed
Votes: 149,977 | Gross: $9.19M
BEST PICTURE 01. A serious man · Joel Coen · Ethan Coen 02. The hurt locker · Kathryn Bigelow · Mark Boal · Nicolas Chartier · Greg Shapiro 03. Up in the air · Daniel Dubiecki · Ivan Reitman · Jason Reitman 04. Inglorious basterds · Lawrence Bender 05. District 9 · Peter Jackson · Carolynne Cunnigham 06. An education · Finola Dwyer · Amanda Posey 07. Up · Jonas Rivera 08. Avatar · James Cameron · Jon Landau 09. The blind side · Gil Netter · Andrew A. Kosove · Broderick Johnson 10. Precious · Lee Daniels · Sarah Siegel-Magness · Gary Magness
2. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Votes: 473,989 | Gross: $17.02M
BEST DIRECTING 01. Kathryn Bigelow · The hurt locker 02. Quentin Tarantino · Inglorious basterds 03. Jason Reitman · Up in the air 04. James Cameron · Avatar 05. Lee Daniels · Precious
3. A Single Man (2009)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 117,792 | Gross: $9.17M
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 01. Colin Firth · A single man 02. George Clooney · Up in the air 03. Jeremy Renner · The hurt locker 04. Jeff Bridges · Crazy heart 05. Morgan Freeman · Invictus
4. An Education (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams
Votes: 138,169 | Gross: $12.57M
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 01. Carey Mulligan · An education 02. Gabourey Sidibe · Precious 03. Sandra Bullock · The blind side 04. Meryl Streep · Julie & Julia 05. Helen Mirren · The last station
5. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 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.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 1,585,442 | Gross: $120.54M
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 01. Christoph Waltz · Inglorious basterds 02. Woody Harrelson · The messenger 03. Christopher Plummer · The last station 04. Stanley Tucci · The lovely bones 05. Matt Damon · Invictus
6. Up in the Air (I) (2009)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ryan'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.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Votes: 349,464 | Gross: $83.82M
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 01. Vera Farmiga · Up in the air 02. Anna Kendrick · Up in the air 03. Mo'Nique · Precious 04. Penélope Cruz · Nine 05. Maggie Gyllenhaal · Crazy heart
7. In the Loop (2009)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy
A political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Harry Hadden-Paton
Votes: 61,607 | Gross: $2.38M
BEST WRITING (Adapted screenplay) 01. In the loop · Jesse Armstrong · Simon Blackwell · Armando Iannucci · Tony Roche 02. District 9 · Neill Blomkamp · Terri Tatchell 03. Up in the air · Jason Reitman · Sheldon Turner 04. An education · Nick Hornby 05. Precious · Geoffrey Fletcher
8. A Serious Man (2009)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed
Votes: 149,977 | Gross: $9.19M
BEST WRITING (Original screenplay) 01. A serious man · Joel Coen · Ethan Coen 02. Inglorious basterds · Quentin Tarantino 03. The hurt locker · Mark Boal 04. Up · Bob Peterson · Pete Docter · Tom McCarthy 05. The messenger · Alessandro Camon · Oren Moverman
9. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,683 | Gross: $2.22M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 01. The white ribbon · Christian Berger 02. Harry Potter and the half-blood prince · Bruno Delbonnel 03. Inglorious basterds · Robert Richardson 04. Avatar · Mauro Fiore 05. The hurt locker · Barry Ackroyd
10. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,387,078 | Gross: $760.51M
BEST ART DIRECTION 01. Avatar · Rick Carter · Robert Stromberg · Kim Sinclair 02. The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · Dave Warren · Anastasia Masaro · Caroline Smith 03. Sherlock Holmes · Sarah Greenwood · Katie Spencer 04. Nine · John Myhre · Gordon Sim 05. The young Victoria · Patrice Vermette · Maggie Gray
11. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman
Votes: 270,565 | Gross: $21.00M
BEST MUSIC (Original score) 01. Fantastic Mr. Fox · Alexandre Desplat 02. Up · Michael Giacchino 03. The hurt locker · Marco Beltrami · Buck Sanders 04. Avatar · James Horner 05. Sherlock Holmes · Hans Zimmer
12. Crazy Heart (2009)
R | 112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, James Keane
Votes: 94,708 | Gross: $39.46M
BEST MUSIC (Original song) 01. Crazy heart · The weary kind · Ryan Bingham · T Bone Burnett 02. Nine · Take it all · Maury Yeston 03. Paris 36 · Loin de paname · Reinhardt Wagner · Frank Thomas 04. The princess and the frog · Down in New Orleans · Randy Newman 05. The princess and the frog · Almost there · Randy Newman
13. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Votes: 473,989 | Gross: $17.02M
BEST FILM EDITING 01. The hurt locker · Bob Murawski · Chris Innis 02. District 9 · Julian Clarke 03. Inglorious basterds · Sally Menke 04. Avatar · Stephen Rivkin · James Cameron · John Refoua 05. Precious · Joe Klotz
14. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Votes: 473,989 | Gross: $17.02M
BEST SOUND MIXING 01. The hurt locker · Paul N.J. Ottosson · Ray Beckett 02. Avatar · Christopher Boyes · Gary Summers · Andy Nelson · Tony Johnson 03. Transformers: Revenge of the fallen · Greg P. Russell · Gary Summers · Geoffrey Patterson 04. Inglorious basterds · Michael Minkler · Tony Lamberti · Mark Ulano 05. Star Trek · Anna Behlmer · Andy Nelson · Peter J. Devlin
15. Bright Star (2009)
PG | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox
Votes: 28,713 | Gross: $4.44M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN 01. Bright star · Janet Patterson 02. The imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · Monique Prudhomme 03. Nine · Colleen Atwood 04. Coco before Chanel · Catherine Leterrier 05. The young Victoria · Sandy Powell
16. Star Trek (2009)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The 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.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy
Votes: 620,402 | Gross: $257.73M
BEST MAKEUP 01. Star Trek · Barney Burman · Mindy Hall · Joel Harlow 02. The young Victoria · Jon Henry Gordon · Jenny Shircore --- Il divo · Aldo Signoretti · Vittorio Sodano
17. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Votes: 473,989 | Gross: $17.02M
BEST SOUND EDITING 01. The hurt locker · Paul N.J. Ottosson 02. Avatar · Christopher Boyes · Gwendolyn Yates Whittle 03. Star Trek · Mark Stoeckinger · Alan Rankin 04. Up · Michael Silvers · Tom Myers 05. Inglorious basterds · Wylie Stateman
18. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,387,078 | Gross: $760.51M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 01. Avatar · Joe Letteri · Stephen Rosenbaum · Richard Baneham · Andrew R. Jones 02. District 9 · Dan Kaufman · Peter Muyzers · Robert Habros · Matt Aitken 03. Star Trek · Roger Guyett · Russell Earl · Paul Kavanagh · Burt Dalton
19. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 222,501 | Gross: $6.39M
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 01. The secret in their eyes · Argentina 02. The white ribbon · Germany 03. A prophet · France 04. The milk of sorrow · Peru --- Ajami · Israel
20. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman
Votes: 270,565 | Gross: $21.00M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 01. Fantastic Mr. Fox · Wes Anderson 02. The secret of Kells · Tomm Moore 03. Coraline · Henry Selick 04. Up · Pete Docter 05. The princess and the frog · John Musker · Ron Clements
21. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using 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.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,457 | Gross: $0.87M
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Feature) 01. The cove · Louie Psihoyos · Fisher Stevens --- Burma VJ · Anders Ostergaard · Lise Lense-Moller Food, Inc. · Robert Kenner · Elise Pearlstein The most dangerous man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the pentagon papers · Judith Ehrlich · Rick Goldsmith Which way home · Ribecca Cammisa
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