Award season is in full swing as screeners pile up, academy members and critics see all the Oscar-worthy films, and different film societies weigh in on their top choices of the year. Today we have reports from the American Film Institute, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Society of Film Critics, and the New York Film Critics Online. Check them out below.
First up is American Film Institute’s Top 10 Films of the Year:
Coraline
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
The Messenger
Precious
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Sugar
Up
Up in the Air
Next is Los Angeles Film Critics Association:
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Runner-up: Up in the Air
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Runner-up: Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Runner-up: Colin Firth, A Single Man
Best Actress: Yolande Moreau, Séraphine
Runner-up: Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Peter Capaldi, In the Loop
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Runner-up: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Runner-up: Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Ianucci and Tony Roche, In the Loop
Best Foreign Language Film: Summer Hours
Runner-up: The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Runner-up: Up
Best Documentary: The Beaches of Agnes and The Cove (tie)
Best Cinematography: Christian Berger, The White Ribbon
Runner-up: Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
Best Production Design: Philip Ivey, District 9
Runner-up: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Avatar
Best Music Score: T-Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton, Crazy Heart
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, Fantastic Mr. Fox
New Generation Award: Neill Blomkamp, District 9
Douglas Edwards Award: C.W. Winters and Anders Edstrom, The Anchorage
Career Achievement Award: Jean-Paul Belmondo
Boston Society of Film Critics:
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Ensemble: Precious and Star Trek (tie)
Best Actor: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Best Documentary: The Cove
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best New Filmmaker: Neill Blomkamp, District 9
Best Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
Best Film Editing: Chris Innis and Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
Best Use of Music: Crazy Heart
Last up is the New York Film Critics Online:
Best Picture: Avatar
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Foreign Language Film: The White Ribbon
Best Documentary: The Cove
Best Animated Feature: Up
Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
Best Music: Crazy Heart
Best Ensemble: In the Loop
Best Debut Feature: (500) Days of Summer
Check back as the Golden Globe nominees get announced Tuesday morning.
Which films were you glad got recognized? What do you think will win at the Academy Awards this year?