Hemos comenzado el último mes del 2009 y eso significa tres cosas: Navidad, Avatar y el principio del Camino al Oscar. Esta va a ser una nueva sección enfocada exclusivamente a las nominaciones y premios a lo mejor de este año que se acaba. Tambien podremos ver las tendencias entre los nominados.
BEST FEATURE
“(500) Days Of Summer,” Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
“Amreeka,” Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
“Precious,” Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
“Sin Nombre,” Producer: Amy Kaufman
“The Last Station,” Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer
BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “A Serious Man”
Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Cary Joji Fukunaga, “Sin Nombre”
James Gray, “Two Lovers”
Michael Hoffman, “The Last Station”
BEST FIRST FEATURE
“A Single Man,” Director: Tom Ford, Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz
“Crazy Heart,” Director: Scott Cooper, Producers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall
“Easier With Practice,” Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Producer: Cookie Carosella
“Paranormal Activity,” Director: Oren Peli, Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
“The Messenger,” Director: Oren Moverman, Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
“Big Fan” Writer/Director: Robert Siegel; Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
“Humpday” Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Sheldon
“The New Year Parade” Writer/Director: Tom Quinn; Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
“Treeless Mountain” Writer/Director: So Yong Kim; Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
“Zero Bridge” Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa; Producers: Josee Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman, “The Messenger”
Michael Hoffman, “The Last Station
Lee Toland Krieger, “The Vicious Kind”
Greg Mottola, “Adventureland”
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, “(500) Days Of Summer”
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes, “Cold Souls”
Scott Cooper, “Crazy Heart”
Cherien Dabis, “Amreeka”
Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire”
Tom Ford, David Scearce, “A Single Man”
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello, “Downloading Nancy”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Gwentyth Paltrow, “Two Lovers”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire”
Nisreen Faour, “Amreeka”
BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “(500) Days Of Summer”
Souléymane Sy Savané, “Goodbye Solo”
Adam Scott, “The Vicious Kind”
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun, “Cold Souls”
Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Samantha Morton, “The Messenger”
Natalie Press, “Fifty Dead Men Walking”
Mia Wasikowska, “That Evening Sun”
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clement, “Gentleman Broncos”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christian McKay, “Me and Orson Welles”
Raymond McKinnon, “That Evening Sun”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, “A Serious Man”
Adriano Goldman, “Sin Nombre”
Anne Misawa, “Treeless Mountain”
Andrij Parekh, “Cold Souls”
Peter Zeitlinger, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
“Anvil! The Story of Anvil” Director: Sacha Gervasi
“Food, Inc.” Director: Robert Kenner
“More Than a Game” Director: Kristopher Belman
“October Country” Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
“Which Way Home” Director: Rebecca Cammisa
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
“A Prophet” (France), Director: Jacques Audiard
“An Education” (UK/France), Director: Lone Scherfig
“Everlasting Moments” (Sweden), Director: Jan Troell
“Mother” (South Korea), Director: Bong Joon-Ho
“The Maid” (Chile), Director: Sebastian Silva
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Robert Altman Award
“A Serious Man”
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Karin Chien, “The Exploding Girl,” “Santa Mesa”
Larry Fessenden, “I Sell the Dead,” “The House of the Devil”
Dia Sokol, “Beeswax,” “Nights & Weekends”
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, “Easier With Practice”
Asiel Norton, “Redland”
Tariq Tapa, “Zero Bridge”
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
NNatalia Almada, “El General”
Jessica Oreck, “Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo”
Bill Ross, Turner Ross, “45365”
En los Gotham Independent Film Awards, los honores fueron para el drama bélico The Hurt Locker como Mejor Película y Mejor Elenco, el documental Food Inc. fue reconocido como Mejor Documental y Mejor Director.
En el área de animación Los Annie Awards fueron dominados por Coraline con 10 nominaciones, seguida por The Princess & The Frog y Up. Mientras que Ponyo, 9 y Fantastic Mr. Fox (que se estrena este viernes en México) tambien recibieron varias nominaciones.
Aquí la lista completa:
Best Animated Feature
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“The Secret of Kells”
“Up”
Animated Effects
Scott Cegielski, “Monsters vs. Aliens”
Alexander Feigin, “9”
Eric Froemling, “Up”
Tom Kluyskens, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
James Mansfield, “The Princess and the Frog”
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Andreas Deja, “The Princess and the Frog”
Eric Goldberg, “The Princess and the Frog”
Travis Knight, “Coraline”
Daniel Nguyen, “Up”
Bruce Smith, “The Princess and the Frog”
Character Design in a Feature Production
Daniel Lopez Munoz, “Up”
Shane Prigmore, “Coraline”
Shannon Tindle, “Coraline”
Directing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Pete Docter, “Up”
Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
Hayao Miyazaki, “Ponyo”
Henry Selick, “Coraline”
Music in a Feature Production
Bruno Coulais, “Coraline”
Michael Giacchino, “Up”
Joe Hisaishi, “Ponyo”
John Powell, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
Production Design in a Feature Production
Christopher Appelhans, “Coraline”
Ian Gooding, “The Princess and the Frog”
Tadahiro Uesugi, “Coraline”
Christopher Vacher, “9”
Storyboarding in a Feature Production
Sharon Bridgeman, “Astro Boy”
Chris Butler, “Coraline”
Ronnie Del Carmen, “Up”
Tom Owens,”Monsters vs. Aliens”
Peter Sohn, “Up”
Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Jen Cody, Voice of Charlotte, “The Princess and the Frog”
Dawn French, Voice of Miss Forcible, “Coraline”
Hugh Laurie, Voice of Dr. Cockroach Ph.D., “Monsters vs. Aliens”
John Leguizamo, Voice of Sid, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
Jennifer Lewis, Voice of Mama Odie, “The Princess and the Frog”
Writing in a Feature Production
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy, “Up”
Timothy Hyde Harris and David Bowers, “Astro Boy”
Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
