Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and movie musical Nine are leading the awards season charge with 10 nominations apiece from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
The World War II film and Rob Marshall's all-star musical will both compete for the coveted Best Picture prize at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, alongside Avatar, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Invictus, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, and Up in the Air.
James Cameron's epic Avatar picked up nine nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, while The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air received eight nominations, and The Lovely Bones and Precious each scored six.
George Clooney will battle it out in the Best Actor category for his role in Up in the Air, alongside Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Viggo Mortensen (The Road), and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker).
In the Best Actress category, Emily Blunt has won a nomination for The Young Victoria, along with Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side. They will go up against Carey Mulligan (An Education), Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia).
The moviemakers nominated for Best Direction prize include Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds and James Cameron for Avatar, along with Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Lee Daniels (Precious), Clint Eastwood (Invictus) and Jason Reitman (Up in the Air).
The Critics Choice Movie Awards will take place on 15 January in Los Angeles.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Picture:
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air
Best Actor:
Jeff BridgesCrazy Heart
George ClooneyUp In The Air
Colin FirthA Single Man
Morgan FreemanInvictus
Viggo MortensenThe Road
Jeremy RennerThe Hurt Locker
Best Actress:
Emily BluntThe Young Victoria
Sandra BullockThe Blind Side
Carey MulliganAn Education
Saoirse RonanThe Lovely Bones
Gabourey SidibePrecious
Meryl StreepJulie & Julia
Best Supporting Actor:
Matt DamonInvictus
Woody HarrelsonThe Messenger
Christian McKayMe And Orson Welles
Alfred MolinaAn Education
Stanley TucciThe Lovely Bones
Christoph WaltzInglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress:
Marion CotillardNine
Vera FarmigaUp In The Air
Anna KendrickUp In The Air
Mo’NiquePrecious
Julianne MooreA Single Man
Samantha MortonThe Messenger
Best Acting Ensemble:
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious
Star Trek
Up In The Air
Best Directing:
Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt Locker
James CameronAvatar
Lee DanielsPrecious
Clint EastwoodInvictus
Jason ReitmanUp In The Air
Quentin TarantinoInglourious Basterds.
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Submited at Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 3:00 pm on Movie News by madison
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