2009 Awards Season | Film
by tdh-49391 | created - 2 months ago | updated - 2 months ago | PublicTitles nominated in major categories:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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1. 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: 473,711 | Gross: $17.02M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Kathryn Bigelow)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Mark Boal)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jeremy Renner)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anthony Mackie)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 257
2. Precious (II) (2009)
R | 110 min | Drama
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Votes: 116,232 | Gross: $47.57M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Lee Daniels)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Geoffrey S. Fletcher)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Gabourey Sidibe)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mo'Nique)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 209
3. 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: 349,345 | Gross: $83.82M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Jason Reitman)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jason Reitman; Sheldon Turner)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (George Clooney)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Vera Farmiga)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anna Kendrick)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 184
4. 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: 1,583,625 | Gross: $120.54M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Quentin Tarantino)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Quentin Tarantino)
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christoph Waltz)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Diane Kruger)
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 174
5. 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: 138,147 | Gross: $12.57M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Lone Scherfig)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Nick Hornby)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Carey Mulligan)
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alfred Molina)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 84
6. 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: 1,386,209 | Gross: $760.51M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (James Cameron)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (James Cameron)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 79
7. 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: 149,886 | Gross: $9.19M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 73
8. 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: 94,657 | Gross: $39.46M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Scott Cooper)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jeff Bridges)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
Points: 68
9. Invictus (2009)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Votes: 167,862 | Gross: $37.49M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Clint Eastwood)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Morgan Freeman)
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Matt Damon)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 67
10. The Blind Side (2009)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head
Votes: 360,422 | Gross: $255.96M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sandra Bullock)
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 54
11. The Messenger (I) (2009)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Director: Oren Moverman | Stars: Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone
Votes: 36,769 | Gross: $0.07M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Alessandro Camon; Oren Moverman)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Woody Harrelson)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Samantha Morton)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 49
12. Up (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson | Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 1,124,696 | Gross: $293.00M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Bob Peterson; Pete Docter)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 42
13. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 557,823 | Gross: $32.39M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Scott Neustadter; Michael H. Weber)
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 36
14. 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: 117,747 | Gross: $9.17M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Tom Ford; David Scearce)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Colin Firth)
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Julianne Moore)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 33
15. District 9 (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Violence 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.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood
Votes: 716,709 | Gross: $115.65M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Neill Blomkamp)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Neill Blomkamp; Terri Tatchell)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 29
16. The Last Station (2009)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 19,157 | Gross: $6.62M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Michael Hoffman)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Michael Hoffman)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Helen Mirren)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christopher Plummer)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 26
17. Julie & Julia (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 128,849 | Gross: $94.13M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Nora Ephron)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 23
18. Nine (2009)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sandro Dori
Votes: 45,253 | Gross: $19.68M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marion Cotillard)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Penélope Cruz)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 16
19. 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: 620,196 | Gross: $257.73M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Roberto Orci; Alex Kurtzman)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 15
20. Summer Hours (2008)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Family
Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob
Votes: 8,169 | Gross: $1.64M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Olivier Assayas)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Olivier Assayas)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 15
21. The Hangover (2009)
R | 100 min | Comedy
Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms
Votes: 846,102 | Gross: $277.32M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Jon Lucas; Scott Moore)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 14
22. 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: 28,692 | Gross: $4.44M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Abbie Cornish)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paul Schneider)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 13
23. Seraphine (2008)
Unrated | 125 min | Biography, Drama
In 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting on wood at a local notable home.
Director: Martin Provost | Stars: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Geneviève Mnich
Votes: 6,544 | Gross: $0.88M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Yolande Moreau)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 12
24. Sin Nombre (2009)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado
Votes: 34,047 | Gross: $2.53M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Cary Joji Fukunaga)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 11
25. 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: 270,213 | Gross: $21.00M
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Wes Anderson)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Wes Anderson; Noah Baumbach)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Meryl Streep)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 10
26. Sugar (I) (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Sport
Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Algenis Perez Soto, Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Santo Silvestre
Votes: 5,151 | Gross: $1.08M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Anna Boden; Ryan Fleck)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 10
27. The Lovely Bones (2009)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 179,908 | Gross: $43.82M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Saoirse Ronan)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Stanley Tucci)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 9
28. Amreeka (2009)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama
A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Indiana.
Director: Cherien Dabis | Stars: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat
Votes: 3,684 | Gross: $0.62M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Nisreen Faour)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 8
29. Two Lovers (2008)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Anne Joyce
Votes: 43,540 | Gross: $3.15M
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (James Gray)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Gwyneth Paltrow)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 7
30. Coraline (2009)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders
Votes: 263,702 | Gross: $75.29M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 6
31. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Max Records, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Pepita Emmerichs
Votes: 108,507 | Gross: $77.23M
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
Points: 6
32. 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: 61,577 | Gross: $2.38M
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Jesse Armstrong; Simon Blackwell; Armando Iannucci; Tony Roche)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 6
33. The Vicious Kind (2009)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 8,091
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Lee Toland Krieger)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Adam Scott)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 6
34. It's Complicated (2009)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski
Votes: 98,492 | Gross: $112.74M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Nancy Meyers)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alec Baldwin)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 5
35. Adventureland (2009)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr
Votes: 168,741 | Gross: $16.03M
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Greg Mottola)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 4
36. The Young Victoria (2009)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 66,381 | Gross: $11.00M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Emily Blunt)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 4
37. Me and Orson Welles (2008)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan
Votes: 11,820 | Gross: $1.19M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christian McKay)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4
38. The Road (I) (2009)
R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller
In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall
Votes: 254,162 | Gross: $0.06M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Viggo Mortensen)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 2
39. Brothers (I) (2009)
R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller, War
While on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's helicopter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess baggage.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Sam Shepard
Votes: 146,660 | Gross: $28.50M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tobey Maguire)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2
40. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser, Val Kilmer
Votes: 80,892 | Gross: $1.70M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Nicolas Cage)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2
41. Coco Before Chanel (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain
Votes: 42,101 | Gross: $6.11M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Audrey Tautou)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2
42. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 38,866 | Gross: $1.45M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Anne-Marie Duff)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kristin Scott Thomas)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2
43. Goodbye Solo (2008)
R | 91 min | Drama
Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo, Lane 'Roc' Williams
Votes: 6,154 | Gross: $0.87M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Souléymane Sy Savané)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
44. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
TV-MA | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.
Director: Mat Whitecross | Stars: Andy Serkis, Tom Hughes, Clifford Samuel, Joseph Kennedy
Votes: 4,422
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Andy Serkis)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2
45. Downloading Nancy (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
An unhappy wife orders a guy she meets over the Internet to kill her, but the two of them fall in love.
Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Maria Bello, Rufus Sewell, Jason Patric, Amy Brenneman
Votes: 3,092 | Gross: $0.02M
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Maria Bello)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
46. That Evening Sun (2009)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
Director: Scott Teems | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barlow Jacobs, Mia Wasikowska, Carrie Preston
Votes: 2,907 | Gross: $0.28M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Ray McKinnon)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mia Wasikowska)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2
47. Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.
Director: Jared Hess | Stars: Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Mike White, John Baker
Votes: 12,362 | Gross: $0.11M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jemaine Clement)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
48. Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Martin McGartland joins the I.R.A. and feeds information to Britain's Special Branch Agent Fergus.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers, Natalie Press
Votes: 11,608
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Natalie Press)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
49. Cold Souls (2009)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
Director: Sophie Barthes | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, Armand Schultz
Votes: 10,224 | Gross: $0.90M
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Dina Korzun)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1
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