Thread: Tracking the awards leading up to the Oscars

Tracking the awards leading up to the Oscars
By The Associated Press
2 hrs 23 mins ago

As awards season winds down and the Academy Awards near, "Avatar" has emerged as a favorite. Can "The Hurt Locker," "Up in the Air" or "Inglourious Basterds" compete with the box-office behemoth? Oscar nominations will be announced Feb. 2 and the ceremony will take place March 7.

A summary of the top film honors leading up to the Oscars:

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AVATAR

Best Picture: Golden Globe (for drama), New York Film Critics Online

Best Director, James Cameron: Golden Globe

Best Cinematography: Critics Choice

Best Art Direction: Critics Choice

Best Editing: Critics Choice

Best Visual Effects: Critics Choice

Best Sound: Critics Choice

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THE BEACHES OF AGNES

Best Documentary: National Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association (co-winner)

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THE BLIND SIDE

Best Actress, Sandra Bullock: Golden Globe (drama), Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice (co-winner)

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BRIGHT STAR:

Best Supporting Actor, Paul Schneider: National Society of Film Critics (co-winner)

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CORALINE

Top 10: American Film Institute

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THE COVE

Best Documentary: Producers Guild, National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association (co-winner)

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CRAZY HEART

Best Actor, Jeff Bridges: Golden Globe (drama), Screen Actors Guild, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice

Best Score: Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Best Original Song, "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett: Golden Globe

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DISTRICT 9

Best Production Design: Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Best Makeup: Critics Choice

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AN EDUCATION

Best Actress, Carey Mulligan: National Board of Review

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FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Best Animated Film: New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Critics Association

Best Actor, George Clooney: New York Film Critics Circle

Best Production Design, Nelson Lowry: National Society of Film Critics

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JULIE & JULIA

Best Picture: Golden Globe (comedy or musical)

Best Actress, Meryl Streep: New York Film Critics Circle, Critics Choice (co-winner)

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THE HANGOVER

Best Picture: Golden Globe (comedy or musical)

Top 10: American Film Institute

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THE HURT LOCKER

Best Picture: Producers Guild, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice, Boston Society of Film Critics

Best Director, Kathryn Bigelow: National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice

Best Actor, Jeremy Renner: National Society of Film Critics

Top 10: American Film Institute

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INGLORIOUS BASTERDS

Best Ensemble: Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice

Best Supporting Actor, Christoph Waltz: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, National Society of Film Critics (co-winner), New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice

Best Screenplay, Quentin Tarantino: Critics Choice

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IN THE LOOP

Best Screenplay: New York Film Critics Circle

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INVICTUS

Best Actor, Morgan Freeman: National Board of Review (co-winner)

Best Director, Clint Eastwood: National Board of Review

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IT'S COMPLICATED

Best Ensemble: National Board of Review

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THE LOVELY BONES

Best Young Actor/Actress, Saoirse Ronan: Critics Choice

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THE MESSENGER

Best Supporting Actor, Woody Harrelson: National Board of Review

Top 10: American Film Institute

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OF TIME AND THE CITY

Best Nonfiction Film: New York Film Critics Circle

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PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL `PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE

Best Supporting Actress, Mo'Nique: Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice

Stanley Kramer Award: Producers Guild

Top 10: American Film Institute

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A PROPHET

Best Foreign Language Film: National Board of Review

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SERAPHINE

Best Actress, Yolande Moreau: National Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association

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A SERIOUS MAN

Best Original Screenplay: National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics

Top 10: American Film Institute

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SHERLOCK HOLMES

Best Actor, Robert Downey Jr.: Golden Globe (comedy or musical)

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A SINGLE MAN

Top 10: American Film Institute

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SUGAR

Top 10: American Film Institute

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SUMMER HOURS

Best Foreign Language Film: National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association

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UP

Best Animated Film: Golden Globe, Producers Guild, Critics Choice

Best Original Score, Michael Giacchino: Golden Globe

Top 10: American Film Institute

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UP IN THE AIR

Best Picture: National Board of Review, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Best Actor, George Clooney: National Board of Review (co-winner), New York Film Critics Circle

Best Supporting Actress, Anna Kendrick: National Board of Review

Best Screenplay, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner: Golden Globe National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Critics Choice

Top 10: American Film Institute

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THE WHITE RIBBON

Best Foreign Language Film: Golden Globe

Best Cinematographer, Christian Berger: National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association

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THE YOUNG VICTORIA

Best Costume Design: Critics Choice



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