'Nine' leads Press Academy nominations
11/30/2009 11:09:00 AM
kenmouse
, Posted in
The obscure International Press Academy is known within awards circles for releasing its nominations before actually seeing all of the big awards contenders, so it’s not always wise to put a lot of stock in its lists. But they’re still interesting to glance at, particularly when it nominates Precious but overlooks leading actress Gabourey Sidibe. Also missing are Invictus and The Lovely Bones. Nine led the nominations with ten, while An Education, Precious, Up in the Air, and The Hurt Locker scored five each. The IPA’s complete film nominations are below, with some commentary under several categories. If your favorites aren’t on here, don’t fret just yet—the IPA often lives in a world all its own.
Motion Picture, Drama
The Hurt Locker
Bright Star
An Education
The Messenger
Precious
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Soraya, a little-seen indie starring Shohreh Aghdashloo and Jim Caviezel, is the biggest surprise here.
Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical
Julie & Julia
The Informant!
A Serious Man
It’s Complicated
Up in the Air
Nine
Both of Meryl Streep’s 2009 comedies were recognized, while The Hangover was not.
Actress, Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Catalina Saavedra, The Maid
Penélope Cruz, Broken Embraces
It’s truly bizarre that Gabourey Sidibe isn’t here, considering the many nods for Precious. I’d also have expected Helen Mirren to make the cut for The Last Station.
Actor, Drama
Johnny Depp, Public Enemies
Hugh Dancy, Adam
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Michael Sheen, The Damned United
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Firth’s nod is one of only two for Tom Ford’s lush A Single Man (the other is art direction).
Actress, Comedy/Musical
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Zooey Deschanel, (500) Days of Summer
Katherine Heigl, The Ugly Truth
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
When The Ugly Truth gets nominated, you know it’s a weak category. Meanwhile, Cotillard is the only female cast member from Nine to be campaigned as lead actress this awards season.
Actor, Comedy/Musical
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Bradley Cooper, The Hangover
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Missing here? Sacha Baron Cohen for Bruno.
Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Sunshine Cleaning
Mozhan Marno, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Mo’Nique, Precious
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Kendrick edged out her Up in the Air costar Vera Farmiga, while Cruz was singled out over her Nine castmates Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench. Meanwhile, Julianne Moore was left out for A Single Man.
Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Alfred Molina, An Education
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
James McAvoy, The Last Station
Timothy Spall, The Damned United
Though Christopher Plummer is considered the strongest male contender from The Last Station, the IPA chose the also impressive James McAvoy, who’s actually being campaigned for lead actor.
Director
Neill Blonkamp, District 9
Rob Marshall, Nine
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Lone Scherfig, An Education
I’m sure all the District 9 fans out there are hoping Blonkamp can continue his momentum. I think it’s great that three of the six nominees here are women.
Original Screenplay
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Bob Peterson & Pete Docter, Up
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay
Nora Ephron, Julie & Julia
Nick Hornby, An Education
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Neill Blonkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Foreign Language Film
Red Cliff
The Maid
The White Ribbon
Broken Embraces
I Killed My Mother
Winter in Wartime
Animated or Mixed Media Film
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Princess and the Frog
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Several less-obvious choices, like Ponyo, Coraline, and 9, were left out.
Documentary
Every Little Step
The Cove
It Might Get Loud
The September Issue
The Beaches of Agnes
Valentino: The Last Emperor
It’s small consolation, but It Might Get Loud and The September Issue are noticed here after failing to make the Academy’s shortlist.
Score
Elliot Goldenthal, Public Enemies
Rolfe Kent, Up in the Air
Michael Giacchino, Up
Carter Burwell & Karen O, Where the Wild Things Are
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
Gabriel Yared, Amelia
Song
“Almost There,” Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
“I Can See In Color,” Mary J. Blige, Precious
“Down in New Orleans,” Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
“Cinema Italiano,” Maury Yeston, Nine
“The Weary Kind,” Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart
“We Are the Children of the World,” Terry Gilliam, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Cinematography
Nine
Public Enemies
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
A Serious Man
Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects
Transformers: Rise of the Fallen
Red Cliff
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Fantastic Mr. Fox
District 9
2012
Editing
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
District 9
2012
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Sound
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Rise of the Fallen
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
2012
Nine
Art Direction
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Public Enemies
Red Cliff
The Road
2012
A Single Man
Costume Design
Red Cliff
Cheri
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Young Victoria
Nine
Motion Picture, Drama
The Hurt Locker
Bright Star
An Education
The Messenger
Precious
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Soraya, a little-seen indie starring Shohreh Aghdashloo and Jim Caviezel, is the biggest surprise here.
Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical
Julie & Julia
The Informant!
A Serious Man
It’s Complicated
Up in the Air
Nine
Both of Meryl Streep’s 2009 comedies were recognized, while The Hangover was not.
Actress, Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Catalina Saavedra, The Maid
Penélope Cruz, Broken Embraces
It’s truly bizarre that Gabourey Sidibe isn’t here, considering the many nods for Precious. I’d also have expected Helen Mirren to make the cut for The Last Station.
Actor, Drama
Johnny Depp, Public Enemies
Hugh Dancy, Adam
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Michael Sheen, The Damned United
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Firth’s nod is one of only two for Tom Ford’s lush A Single Man (the other is art direction).
Actress, Comedy/Musical
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Zooey Deschanel, (500) Days of Summer
Katherine Heigl, The Ugly Truth
Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Marion Cotillard, Nine
When The Ugly Truth gets nominated, you know it’s a weak category. Meanwhile, Cotillard is the only female cast member from Nine to be campaigned as lead actress this awards season.
Actor, Comedy/Musical
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Bradley Cooper, The Hangover
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Missing here? Sacha Baron Cohen for Bruno.
Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Sunshine Cleaning
Mozhan Marno, The Stoning of Soraya M.
Mo’Nique, Precious
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Kendrick edged out her Up in the Air costar Vera Farmiga, while Cruz was singled out over her Nine castmates Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench. Meanwhile, Julianne Moore was left out for A Single Man.
Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Alfred Molina, An Education
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
James McAvoy, The Last Station
Timothy Spall, The Damned United
Though Christopher Plummer is considered the strongest male contender from The Last Station, the IPA chose the also impressive James McAvoy, who’s actually being campaigned for lead actor.
Director
Neill Blonkamp, District 9
Rob Marshall, Nine
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Lone Scherfig, An Education
I’m sure all the District 9 fans out there are hoping Blonkamp can continue his momentum. I think it’s great that three of the six nominees here are women.
Original Screenplay
Jane Campion, Bright Star
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Bob Peterson & Pete Docter, Up
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Adapted Screenplay
Nora Ephron, Julie & Julia
Nick Hornby, An Education
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Neill Blonkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Foreign Language Film
Red Cliff
The Maid
The White Ribbon
Broken Embraces
I Killed My Mother
Winter in Wartime
Animated or Mixed Media Film
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Princess and the Frog
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Several less-obvious choices, like Ponyo, Coraline, and 9, were left out.
Documentary
Every Little Step
The Cove
It Might Get Loud
The September Issue
The Beaches of Agnes
Valentino: The Last Emperor
It’s small consolation, but It Might Get Loud and The September Issue are noticed here after failing to make the Academy’s shortlist.
Score
Elliot Goldenthal, Public Enemies
Rolfe Kent, Up in the Air
Michael Giacchino, Up
Carter Burwell & Karen O, Where the Wild Things Are
Marvin Hamlisch, The Informant!
Gabriel Yared, Amelia
Song
“Almost There,” Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
“I Can See In Color,” Mary J. Blige, Precious
“Down in New Orleans,” Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
“Cinema Italiano,” Maury Yeston, Nine
“The Weary Kind,” Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart
“We Are the Children of the World,” Terry Gilliam, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Cinematography
Nine
Public Enemies
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
A Serious Man
Inglourious Basterds
Visual Effects
Transformers: Rise of the Fallen
Red Cliff
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Fantastic Mr. Fox
District 9
2012
Editing
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
District 9
2012
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Sound
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Rise of the Fallen
It Might Get Loud
Red Cliff
2012
Nine
Art Direction
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Public Enemies
Red Cliff
The Road
2012
A Single Man
Costume Design
Red Cliff
Cheri
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Young Victoria
Nine
0 Response to "'Nine' leads Press Academy nominations"
Post a Comment
Leave Your Thoughts & We Will Discuss Together