Shadows @ the OFCS
13th Online Film Critics AwardsNominations 31 Dec 09 • Awards 6 Jan 10
Notes by Rich: As usual, the online critics nominees are an intriguing mix that feels like a bunch of fanboys trying to predict Oscar. How else can we explain the intense love shown for the likes of Inglourious Basterds and The Hurt Locker alongside nods to Watchmen, Star Trek and District 9? Even so, there's also a clear critical bent in here, seen in the heavy presence of the Coens' A Serious Man and loved-but-ignored performances from Tilda Swinton and Joaquin Phoenix. Sometimes when I cast my votes here and then read the nominees I feel like a voice in the wilderness (the foreign category is especially offbeat). And even if the winners' list tends to be a bit more mainstream, at least some off-centre nominations keep things interesting...
Rich Cline has been a member of the OFCS since September 2003. See also: The OFCS blog
N O M I N A T I O N S
4/8 INGLOURIOUS
BASTERDS
4/7 THE HURT LOCKER
2/4 UP
1/3 FANTASTIC MR FOX
1/2 PRECIOUS
1/1 THE WHITE RIBBON
ANVIL!
0/5 UP IN THE AIR
DISTRICT 9
0/4 A SERIOUS MAN
0/3 AVATAR
0/2 WHERE THE WILD
THINGS ARE
IN THE LOOP
(500) DAYS
OF SUMMER
F I L M
The Hurt LockerInglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
F O R E I G N F I L M
Broken EmbracesPolice, Adjective
Silent Light
Summer Hours
The White RibbonD O C U M E N T A R Y
Anvil!: The True Story of AnvilThe Beaches of Agnes
Capitalism: A Love Story
The Cove
Food Inc.
A N I M A T E D F E A T U R E
CoralineFantastic Mr. Fox
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
UpD I R E C T O R
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)Neill Blomkamp (District 9)
James Cameron (Avatar)
Joel & Ethan Coen (A Serious Man)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
E D I T O R
(500) Days of Summer (Alan Edward Bell)Avatar (Steve R. Moore, John Refoua & Stephen Rivkin)
District 9 (Julian Clarke)
The Hurt Locker (Chris Innis & Bob Murawski)Inglourious Basterds (Sally Menke)
A C T O R
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)Sharlto Copley (District 9)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Joaquin Phoenix (Two Lovers)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)A C T R E S S
Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Tilda Swinton (Julia)
S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R
Peter Capaldi (In the Loop)Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen)
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger)
Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds)
Mo'Nique (Precious)Julianne Moore (A Single Man)
O R I G I N A L S C R E E N P L A Y
(500) Days of Summer (Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber)The Hurt Locker (Mark Boal)
Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)A Serious Man (Joel & Ethan Coen)
Up (Bob Peterson)
A D A P T E D S C R E E N P L A Y
District 9 (Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell) Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach)In the Loop (Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche)
Up in the Air (Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner)
Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers)
C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y
Avatar (Mauro Fiore)District 9 (Trent Opaloch)
The Hurt Locker (Barry Ackroyd)
Inglourious Basterds (Robert Richardson)A Serious Man (Roger Deakins)
S C O R E
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Alexandre Desplat)The Informant! (Marvin Hamlisch)
Star Trek (Michael Giacchino)
Up (Michael Giacchino)Where the Wild Things Are (Carter Burwell & Karen Orzolek)
OFCS 10th ANNIVERSARY 1995-2005
TOP 100 FILMS AND PERFORMANCES
OF THE OFCS' FIRST DECADE
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