1st Annual Chrisfilm Awards (2010)
In years past, to celebrate the Academy Awards, I would come up with my personal list of nominations and winners. A lot of my nominations would overlap, and some of my guilty pleasures would add a personal touch to it all. Unfortunately, with the Oscar nominations being the worst I have ever seen this year, I am making this list not to celebrate the Awards, but to give respect to films that aren’t blockbuster enough to earn a nomination. (A big, sarcastic thanks to the Academy for picking movies that get little recognition elsewhere.)
And so begins the 1st Annual Chrisfilm Awards.
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Best Supporting Actor:
Chris Cooper, Where the Wild Things Are
Wally Dalton, Wendy and Lucy
Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Richard Kind, A Serious Man
And the winner is…
Martin Starr, Adventureland
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Best Supporting Actress:
Isabel Abreu, Uprise
Catherine Keener, Genova
Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, New York
Collette Wolfe, Observe and Report
And the winner is…
Lauren Socha, The Unloved
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Best Cinematography:
Noah Hutton, Crude Independence
Dante Spinotti, Public Enemies
Thomas Townend, The Unloved
Lance Acord, Where the Wild Things Are
And the winner is…
Steven Soderbergh, The Girlfriend Experience
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Best Actress:
Mati Diop, 35 Rhums
Sasha Grey, The Girlfriend Experience
Rachel Weisz, The Brothers Bloom
Molly Windsor, The Unloved
And the winner is…
Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy
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Best Actor:
Nicolas Cage, Bad Lieutenant
Alex Descas, 35 Rhums
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Algenis Perez Soto, Sugar
And the winner is…
Sam Rockwell, Moon
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Best Director:
Claire Denis, 35 Rhums
Duncan Jones, Moon
Samantha Morton, The Unloved
Steven Soderbergh, The Girlfriend Experience
And the winner is…
Noah Hutton, Crude Independence
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Best Picture of 2009:
Adventureland
Crude Independence
Finally, Lillian and Dan
The Girlfriend Experience
Moon
Sugar
The Unloved
Wendy and Lucy
Where the Wild Things Are
And the winner is….
March 5, 2010 at 5:23 am
It looks like I have some films to watch. I was definitely disappointed with the best picture nominees this year. The Blind Side? Really?
Good stuff. Thanks for the post.
You missed a great True/False film festival this year. You REALLY HAVE to go next year. It is a great experience.
March 5, 2010 at 6:20 am
Yeah, The Blind Side is ridiculous. I haven’t seen the movie, but I don’t think I need to.
I remember you mentioning the True/False festival, but next year you’ll have to remind me as it gets close so I don’t forget. Is it in Columbia?
March 5, 2010 at 6:28 am
Oh yeah, and stop wasting your time with 100 mile weeks and start a music blog already. I need to know what to look for. =)
March 9, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Interesting choices and now I have some new choices for Netflix, thank you!
Do you have a twitter account? Would love to follow you.
Thanks again for the very interesting film reviews.
March 11, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Hey Cathy, thanks for looking! I don’t have a Twitter account, but maybe I should look into it. I’m always a step behind on those kind of things. =)
June 30, 2010 at 2:19 am
Just “saved” The Unloved on Netflix – had no clue Samantha Morton made a movie….