2009 Awards

Best Picture of the Year

500 Days of Summer
Away We Go
*Inglourious Basterds
In the Loop
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Moon
Observe and Report
Sugar
Up
Up in the Air


Best Achievement in Directing

Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Pete Docter for Up
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air
*Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds
Marc Webb for 500 Days of Summer

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

*George Clooney in Up in the Air
Matt Damon in The Informant!
John Krasinski in Away We Go
Joseph Gordon Levitt in 500 Days of Summer
Sam Rockwell in Moon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Amy Adams for Sunshine Cleaning
Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Maya Rudolph in Away We Go
*Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds
*Mo'nique in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Paula Patton in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Peter Capaldi in In the Loop
Nathan Filion in Trucker
Alfred Molina in An Education
Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds
*Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

Best Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen

500 Days of Summer
Away We Go
*Inglourious Basterds
Observe and Report
Up

Best Screnplay Based on Material Previously Published or Produced

Fantastic Mr. Fox
In the Loop
Precious: Basedon the Novel Push by Sapphire
That Evening Sun
*Up in the Air

Achievement in Editing

500 Days of Summer
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
*Inglourious Basterds
Up

Achievment in Cinematography

Away We Go
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Inglourious Basterds
*A Serious Man
That Evening Sun

Achievement in Art Direction

*Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Inglourious Basterds
Moon
Up

Achievement in Original Score

500 Days of Summer
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Moon
Summer Hours
*Up

Achievement in Costume Design

*500 Days of Summer
An Education
Away We Go
Bright Star
Inglourious Basterds

Achievement in Makeup

District 9
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
*Star Trek

Achievement in Visual Effects

*Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

Achievement in Sound

*Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek

Achievement in Sound Editing

Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
*The Hurt Locker
Star Trek

Animated Short

*Chump and Clump
French Roast
Sebastian's Voodoo
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Load and Death
Window Pains

Live Action Short

The Attack of the Robots from Nebula 5
*Flying Lessons
He. She. It.
Magellan
Miracle Fish

Other Awards

Best Film Moment

500 Days of Summer (Expectations vs. Reality)
Inglourious Basterds (Inferno)
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphhire (Confrontation at the social worker's office)
Sugar (Trying to order eggs)
*Up (Carl and Ellie's montage)

Ensemble Cast

*Inglourious Basterds
In the Loop
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Star Trek
Up in the Air

Trailer

500 Days of Summer
Avatar
Funny People
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek

Best Piece of Film Criticism: Bryant Frazer on Inglourious Basterds
Worst Piece of Film Criticism: Armond White on Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire