Monday, July 27, 2009

My overdue Halfway Awards for 2009....



I know that most of what you're about to see will have changed dramatically by the time the Oscars draw near, but hell, it's fun to do this now to have something to compare. It's as simple as it sounds: I'm going to reveal where my personal Oscars (the Texans) would go at this point in the year (I waited a little longer, so that now I'm judging out of 30 films total). I'm just putting up the nominations (and I won't do 10 Best Picture nominees until my lineups are just about finalized in early 2010). So, without further adieu, your current (picture-free) slate of nominees for the 2009 Texan Awards ("winners" will be revealed later this week)...

Best Picture:
(500) Days of Summer
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Moon
Star Trek

Best Director:
JJ Abrams - Star Trek
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Duncan Jones - Moon
Marc Webb - (500) Days of Summer
David Yates - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Best Actor:
Johnny Depp - Public Enemies
Jesse Eisenberg - Adventureland
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days of Summer
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Sam Rockwell - Moon

Best Actress:
Amy Adams - Sunshine Cleaning
Emily Blunt - Sunshine Cleaning
Zooey Deschanel - (500) Days of Summer
Michelle Pfeiffer - Cheri
Maya Rudolph - Away We Go

Best Supporting Actor:
Michael Gambon - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Jackie Earle Hayley - Watchmen
Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker
Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Watchmen
Zachary Quinto - Star Trek

Best Supporting Actress:
Marion Cotillard - Public Enemies
Eva Green - Franklyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Away We Go
Kristin Scott Thomas - Easy Virtue
Rachel Weisz - The Brothers Bloom

Best Original Screenplay:
(500) Days of Summer
Adventureland
Away We Go
The Hurt Locker
Sunshine Cleaning

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Cheri
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Star Trek
State of Play
Watchmen

Best Editing:
(500) Days of Summer
Franklyn
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek

Best Cinematography:
Cheri
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Public Enemies
Watchmen

Best Art Direction:
Cheri
Easy Virtue
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Franklyn
Watchmen

Best Costume Design:
Cheri
Easy Virtue
Franklyn
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Watchmen

Best Original Score:
Alexandre Desplat - Cheri
Michael Giacchino - Up
Elliot Goldenthal - Public Enemies
Clint Mansell - Moon
Hans Zimmer - Angels and Demons

Best Original Song:
N/A

Best Animated Film:
Coraline
Up

Best Foreign Language Film:
N/A

Best Makeup:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Watchmen
Angels and Demons

Best Visual Effects:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Star Trek
Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen
Watchmen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine





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