Critics Choice Nominations

NOMINEES FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS

Nine, Inglourious Basterds lead with ten nominations each. Avatar close behind with 9.

BEST PICTURE

  • Avatar
  • An Education
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Invictus
  • Nine
  • Precious
  • A Serious Man
  • Up
  • Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR

  • Jeff Bridges ‚Äì ‚ÄúCrazy Heart‚Äù
  • George Clooney ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp In The Air‚Äù
  • Colin Firth ‚Äì ‚ÄúA Single Man‚Äù
  • Morgan Freeman ‚Äì ‚ÄúInvictus‚Äù
  • Viggo Mortensen ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Road‚Äù
  • Jeremy Renner ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Hurt Locker‚Äù

BEST ACTRESS

  • Emily Blunt ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Young Victoria‚Äù
  • Sandra Bullock ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Blind Side‚Äù
  • Carey Mulligan ‚Äì ‚ÄúAn Education‚Äù
  • Saoirse Ronan ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Lovely Bones‚Äù
  • Gabourey Sidibe ‚Äì ‚ÄúPrecious‚Äù
  • Meryl Streep ‚Äì ‚ÄúJulie & Julia‚Äù

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Matt Damon ‚Äì ‚ÄúInvictus‚Äù
  • Woody Harrelson ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Messenger‚Äù
  • Christian McKay ‚Äì ‚ÄúMe And Orson Welles‚Äù
  • Alfred Molina ‚Äì ‚ÄúAn Education‚Äù
  • Stanley Tucci ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Lovely Bones‚Äù
  • Christoph Waltz ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Marion Cotillard ‚Äì ‚ÄúNine‚Äù
  • Vera Farmiga ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp In The Air‚Äù
  • Anna Kendrick ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp In The Air‚Äù
  • Mo‚ÄôNique ‚Äì ‚ÄúPrecious‚Äù
  • Julianne Moore ‚Äì ‚ÄúA Single Man‚Äù
  • Samantha Morton ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Messenger‚Äù

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

  • Jae Head ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Blind Side‚Äù
  • Bailee Madison ‚Äì ‚ÄúBrothers‚Äù
  • Max Records ‚Äì ‚ÄúWhere The Wild Things Are‚Äù
  • Saoirse Ronan ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Lovely Bones‚Äù
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Road‚Äù

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Nine
  • Precious
  • Star Trek
  • Up In The Air

BEST DIRECTING

  • Kathryn Bigelow ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Hurt Locker‚Äù
  • James Cameron ‚Äì ‚ÄúAvatar‚Äù
  • Lee Daniels ‚Äì ‚ÄúPrecious‚Äù
  • Clint Eastwood ‚Äì ‚ÄúInvictus‚Äù
  • Jason Reitman ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp In The Air‚Äù
  • Quentin Tarantino ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • Mark Boal ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Hurt Locker‚Äù
  • Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ‚Äì ‚ÄúA Serious Man‚Äù
  • Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber ‚Äì ‚Äú(500) Days Of Summer‚Äù
  • Bob Peterson, Peter Docter ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp‚Äù
  • Quentin Tarantino ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach ‚Äì ‚ÄúFantastic Mr. Fox‚Äù
  • Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell ‚Äì ‚ÄúDistrict 9‚Äù
  • Geoffrey Fletcher ‚Äì ‚ÄúPrecious‚Äù
  • Tom Ford, David Scearce ‚Äì ‚ÄúA Single Man‚Äù
  • Nick Hornby ‚Äì ‚ÄúAn Education‚Äù
  • Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp In The Air‚Äù

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Barry Ackroyd ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Hurt Locker‚Äù
  • Dion Beebe ‚Äì ‚ÄúNine‚Äù
  • Mauro Fiore ‚Äì ‚ÄúAvatar‚Äù
  • Andrew Lesnie ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Lovely Bones‚Äù
  • Robert Richardson ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Dan Bishop ‚Äì ‚ÄúA Single Man‚Äù
  • Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg ‚Äì ‚ÄúAvatar‚Äù
  • John Myhre, Gordon Sim ‚Äì ‚ÄúNine‚Äù
  • Naomi Shohan, George De Titta, Jr. ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Lovely Bones‚Äù
  • David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù

BEST EDITING

  • Dana E. Glauberman ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp In The Air‚Äù
  • Sally Menke ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù
  • Bob Murawski, Chris Innis ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Hurt Locker‚Äù
  • Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ‚Äì ‚ÄúAvatar‚Äù
  • Claire Simpson, Wyatt Smith ‚Äì ‚ÄúNine‚Äù

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  • Colleen Atwood ‚Äì ‚ÄúNine‚Äù
  • Janet Patterson ‚Äì ‚ÄúBright Star‚Äù
  • Sandy Powell ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Young Victoria‚Äù
  • Anna Sheppard ‚Äì ‚ÄúInglourious Basterds‚Äù
  • Casey Storm ‚Äì ‚ÄúWhere The Wild Things Are‚Äù

BEST MAKEUP

  • Avatar
  • District 9
  • Nine
  • The Road
  • Star Trek

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Avatar
  • District 9
  • The Lovely Bones
  • Star Trek
  • 2012

BEST SOUND

  • Avatar
  • District 9
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Nine
  • Star Trek

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

  • Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
  • Coraline
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Princess And The Frog
  • Up

BEST ACTION MOVIE

  • Avatar
  • District 9
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Star Trek

BEST COMEDY

  • (500) Days Of Summer
  • The Hangover
  • It‚Äôs Complicated
  • The Proposal
  • Zombieland

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

  • Gifted Hands
  • Grey Gardens
  • Into The Storm
  • Taking Chance

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • Broken Embraces
  • Coco Before Chanel
  • Red Cliff
  • Sin Nombre
  • The White Ribbon

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

  • Anvil
  • Capitalism: A Love Story
  • The Cove
  • Food, Inc.
  • Michael Jackson‚Äôs This Is It

BEST SONG

  • ‚ÄúAll Is Love‚Äù ‚Äì Karen O, Nick Zinner ‚Äì ‚ÄúWhere The Wild Things Are‚Äù
  • ‚ÄúAlmost There‚Äù ‚Äì Randy Newman ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Princess And The Frog‚Äù
  • ‚ÄúCinema Italiano‚Äù ‚Äì Maury Yeston ‚Äì ‚ÄúNine‚Äù
  • ‚Äú(I Want To) Come Home‚Äù ‚Äì Paul McCartney ‚Äì ‚ÄúEverybody‚Äôs Fine‚Äù
  • ‚ÄúThe Weary Kind‚Äù ‚Äì T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham ‚Äì ‚ÄúCrazy Heart‚Äù

BEST SCORE

  • Michael Giacchino ‚Äì ‚ÄúUp‚Äù
  • Marvin Hamlisch ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Informant!‚Äù
  • Randy Newman ‚Äì ‚ÄúThe Princess and the Frog‚Äù
  • Karen O, Carter Burwell ‚Äì ‚ÄúWhere The Wild Things Are‚Äù
  • Hans Zimmer ‚Äì ‚ÄúSherlock Holmes‚Äù

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NOMINATION TALLIES

“Inglourious Basterds” – 10 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Supporting Actor/Christoph Waltz
  • Best Ensemble
  • Best Director/Quentin Tarantino
  • Best Original Screenplay/Quentin Tarantino
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Editing
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Action Movie

“Nine” – 10 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Supporting Actress/Marion Cotillard
  • Best Ensemble
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Editing
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Sound
  • Best Song/Cinema Italiano

“Avatar” – 9 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director/James Cameron
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Editing
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Sound
  • Best Action Movie

“The Hurt Locker” – 8 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Actor/Jeremy Renner
  • Best Director/Kathryn Bigelow
  • Best Original Screenplay/Mark Boal
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Sound
  • Best Action Movie

“Up In The Air” – 8 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Actor/George Clooney
  • Best Supporting Actress/Vera Farmiga
  • Best Supporting Actress/Anna Kendrick
  • Best Ensemble
  • Best Director/Jason Reitman
  • Best Adapted Screenplay/Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
  • Best Editing

“Precious” – 6 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Actress/Gabourey Sidibe
  • Best Supporting Actress/Mo‚ÄôNique
  • Best Ensemble
  • Best Director/Lee Daniels
  • Best Adapted Screenplay/Geoffrey Fletcher

“The Lovely Bones” – 6 Nominations

  • Best Actress/Saoirse Ronan
  • Best Supporting Actor/Stanley Tucci
  • Best Young Actress/Saoirse Ronan
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Visual Effects

“District 9” – 5 Nominations

  • Best Adapted Screenplay/Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Sound
  • Best Action Movie

“Star Trek” – 5 Nominations

  • Best Ensemble
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Sound
  • Best Action Movie

“Up” – 4 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Original Screeplay/Bob Peterson & Peter Docter
  • Best Animated Feature
  • Best Score

“Where The Wild Things Are” – 4 Nominations

  • Best Young Actor/Max Records
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Song/All Is Love
  • Best Score

“Invictus” – 4 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Actor/Morgan Freeman
  • Best Supporting Actor/Matt Damon
  • Best Director/Clint Eastwood

“An Education” – 4 Nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Actress/Carey Mulligan
  • Best Supporting Actor/Alfred Molina
  • Best Adapted Screenplay/Nick Hornby

“A Single Man” – 4 Nominations

  • Best Actor/Colin Firth
  • Best Supporting Actress/Julianne Moore
  • Best Adapted Screenplay/Tom Ford & David Scearce
  • Best Art Direction

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