International Cinephile Society Nominations

[Damien]

• Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker

• Jérémie Renier – Lorna’s Silence

Every American should have a French alter ego, and vice-versa.

[Zahveed]

How awesome would it be if these were the nominations announced on Oscar morning?

I think a few people here would check themselves into a mental institution.

[flipp525]

How awesome would it be if these were the nominations announced on Oscar morning?

[Uri]

See also: Matt Damon, Invictus.

Well, maybe – I haven't seen Invictus yet – but I think this one is more of the one-movie-one-lead-per-gender policy we're experiencing for the past 18 years, so when there are two same gender leads one is automatically relegated to support, based on the nature of the roles, seniority or the level of praise each actor got. In Cruz's case none of the above reasoning is applicable. I guess it has something to do with the fact that all year long there seemed to be a reserved slot on the supporting actress lineup under Cruz name for Nine, but when these guys actually saw that movie, they just altered the film name.

[The Original BJ]

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Penelope Cruz – Broken Embraces

Aha? I'm used to the this-is-such-a-good-supporting-turn-let's-nominate-it-as-lead logic, but this is a first – a lead performance by a major star relegated to support for being bland.

See also: Matt Damon, Invictus.

[Big Magilla]

It took a society of international cinephiles to nominate Laurent, Copley, McKay, and Swinton.

Who is this group made of? I like their thinking.

They're a group out of Bakersfield, CA. Here's their website:

http://cinephilesociety.blogspot.com/

[Zahveed]

It took a society of international cinephiles to nominate Laurent, Copley, McKay, and Swinton.

Who is this group made of? I like their thinking.

[Uri]

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Penelope Cruz – Broken Embraces

Aha? I'm used to the this-is-such-a-good-supporting-turn-let's-nominate-it-as-lead logic, but this is a first – a lead performance by a major star relegated to support for being bland.

[Big Magilla]

The International Cinephile Society has announced its nominees for the 2009 cinematic year. Inglourious Basterds leads the field with 10 nominations, followed by A Serious Man with 8, and The Hurt Locker and The White Ribbon with 6 apiece. The winners, along with ranked lists for Best Picture and Best Film Not in the English Language, will be announced on February 17, 2010.

PICTURE
• 35 Shots of Rum
• Bright Star
• District 9
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• A Serious Man
• Tokyo Sonata
• Up In The Air
• The White Ribbon

DIRECTOR
• Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
• Neill Blomkamp – District 9
• Ethan & Joel Coen – A Serious Man
• Michael Haneke – The White Ribbon
• Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds


FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• 35 Shots of Rum
• The Beaches of Agnès
• Broken Embraces
• The Headless Woman
• Lorna’s Silence
• O’Horten
• Ponyo
• Still Walking
• Summer Hours
• Tokyo Sonata
• The White Ribbon

ACTOR
• Sharlto Copley – District 9
• Colin Firth – A Single Man
• Joaquin Phoenix – Two Lovers
• Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
• Michael Stuhlbarg – A Serious Man

ACTRESS
• Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
• Catalina Saavedra – The Maid
• Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
• Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia
• Tilda Swinton – Julia

SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Peter Capaldi – In the Loop
• Anthony Mackie – The Hurt Locker
• Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
• Jérémie Renier – Lorna’s Silence
• Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Penelope Cruz – Broken Embraces
• Vera Farmiga – Up In The Air
• Diane Kruger – Inglourious Basterds
• Melanie Laurent – Inglourious Basterds
• Mo’Nique – Precious

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• 35 Shots of Rum – Claire Denis & Jean-Pol Fargeau
• The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
• A Serious Man – Ethan & Joel Coen
• Summer Hours – Olivier Assayas
• The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• District 9 – Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
• Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach
• In the Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche
• A Single Man – Tom Ford & David Scearce
• Up in the Air – Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
• Where the Wild Things Are – Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers

CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Antichrist – Anthony Dod Mantle
• Bright Star – Greig Fraser
• Inglourious Basterds – Robert Richardson
• A Serious Man – Roger Deakins
• The White Ribbon – Christian Berger

EDITING
• Broken Embraces – José Salcedo
• District 9 – Julian Clarker
• The Hurt Locker – Chris Innis & Bob Murawski
• Inglourious Basterds – Sally Menke
• A Serious Man – Roderick Jaynes

PRODUCTION DESIGN
• Avatar – Rick Carter & Robert Stromberg
• Fantastic Mr. Fox – Nelson Lowry
• Inglourious Basterds – David Wasco
• A Serious Man – Jess Gonchor
• A Single Man – Dan Bishop

ORIGINAL SCORE
• Fantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre Desplat
• Ponyo – Joe Hisaishi
• A Single Man – Abel Korzeniowski
• Star Trek – Michael Giacchino
• Up – Michael Giacchino

ENSEMBLE
• In the Loop
• Inglourious Basterds
• A Serious Man
• Summer Hours
• The White Ribbon

ANIMATED FILM
• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Mary and Max
• Ponyo
• Up

DOCUMENTARY
• Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• The Beaches of Agnès
• The Cove
• Of Time and the City
• The September Issue