Alliance of Women Film Journalists - 2009 EDA Awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ)
Excellent Dynamic Activism Awards (4th)
Nominations: December 10, 2009
Awards: December 15, 2009
Below are the nominations & winners for the 4th Annual EDA Awards.
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Best Picture
"An Education"
(Sony Pictures Classics) BBC
WINNER
"The Hurt Locker"
(Summit Media, Summit Entertainment) Kingsgate Films, First Light Production, Voltage Pictures
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire"
(Lionsgate Films) Smokewood Entertainment Group
"Up in the Air"
(Paramount Pictures) Montecito Picture Company
Best Animated Film
"Coraline"
(Focus Features) Laika
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
(20th Century Fox) American Empirical
WINNER
"Up"
(Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney) Pixar Animation Studios
Best Director
WINNER
"The Hurt Locker"
(Summit Media, Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow
"Up in the Air"
(Paramount Pictures) Jason Reitman
"Inglourious Basterds"
(Weinstein Co.) Quentin Tarantino
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER
"(500) Days of Summer"
(Fox Searchlight) Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
"The Hurt Locker"
(Summit Media, Summit Entertainment) Mark Boal
"A Serious Man"
(Focus Features) Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best Adapted Screenplay
"An Education"
(Sony Pictures Classics) Nick Hornby
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire"
(Lionsgate Films) Geoffrey Fletcher
WINNER
"Up in the Air"
(Paramount Pictures) Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
Best Documentary
"Anvil! The Story of Anvil"
(Abramorama) Sacha Gervasi
WINNER
"The Cove"
(Roadside Attractions) Louis Psihoyos
"Food, Inc."
(Magnolia Pictures) Robert Kenner
Best Actress
WINNER
Carey Mulligan in "An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" (Lionsgate Films)
Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia" (Columbia Pictures)
Best Supporting Actress
Vera Farmiga in "Up in the Air" (Paramount Pictures)
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" (Paramount Pictures)
WINNER
Mo’Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" (Lionsgate Films)
Best Actor
WINNER
Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney in "Up in the Air" (Paramount Pictures)
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Media, Summit Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actor
Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Pictures)
Paul Schneider in "Bright Star" (Apparition)
WINNER
Christopher Waltz in "Inglourious Basterds" (Weinstein Co.)
Best Ensemble
"An Education"
(Sony Pictures Classics) BBC
WINNER
"The Hurt Locker"
(Summit Media, Summit Entertainment) Kingsgate Films, First Light Production, Voltage Pictures
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire"
(Lionsgate Films) Smokewood Entertainment Group
Best Editing
"District 9"
(Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment) Julian Clarke
WINNER
"Inglourious Basterds"
(Weinstein Co.) Sally Menke
"Up in the Air"
(Paramount Pictures) Dana E. Glauberman
Most Beautiful Film
WINNER
"Bright Star"
(Apparition)
"The Lovely Bones"
(DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures) WingNut Films
"The Young Victoria"
(Apparition)
Best Foreign Film
"Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos)"
(Sony Pictures Classics) Pedro Almodovar, Spain
"Sin Nombre"
(Focus Features) Cary Fukunaga, Mexico/U.S.A.
WINNER
"Summer Hours"
(IFC Films) Olivier Assayas, France
Best Woman Director
WINNER
"The Hurt Locker"
(Summit Media, Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow
"Bright Star"
(Apparition) Jane Campion
"An Education"
(Sony Pictures Classics) Lone Scherfig
Best Woman Screenwriter
WINNER
"Bright Star"
(Apparition) Jane Campion
"Julie & Julia"
(Columbia Pictures) Nora Ephron
"The Private Lives of Pippa Lee"
(Icon Film Distribution Ltd., Screen Media Films) Rebecca Miller
Best Animated Female
WINNER
Coraline in "Coraline" (Focus Features)
Ellie in "Up" (Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney)
Mrs. Fox in "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox)
Best Breakthrough Performance
Anna Kendrick in "Up in the Air" (Paramount Pictures)
WINNER
Carey Mulligan in "An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" (Lionsgate Films)
Women’s Image Award
WINNER
Kathryn Bigelow
Jane Campion
Meryl Streep
Perseverance Award
Drew Barrymore
Kathryn Bigelow
WINNER
Agnes Varda
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Sophia Loren in ""
Robin Wright Penn in ""
Michelle Pfeiffer in ""
WINNER
Meryl Streep in "It's Complicated" (Universal Pictures)
Sexist Pig Award
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
(Paramount Pictures) Michael Bay
"Miss March"
(20th Century Fox) Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore
WINNER
"The Ugly Truth"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia) Robert Luketic
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
WINNER
"The Hurt Locker"
(Summit Media, Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow
"Bright Star"
(Apparition) Jane Campion
"Julie & Julia"
(Columbia Pictures) Meryl Streep
"It's Complicated"
(Universal Pictures) Meryl Streep
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jane Campion
Meryl Streep
WINNER
Agnes Varda
Award for Humanitarian Activism
WINNER
Rebecca Cammisa
Mia Farrow
Angelina Jolie
Hall of Shame Award
"Antichrist"
(IFC Films) Lars Von Trier
"Observe and Report"
(Warner Bros.) De Line Pictures, Jody Hill
WINNER
"The Ugly Truth"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia) Lakeshore Entertainment, Relativity Media, Robert Luketic
Actress Most in Need of a New Agent
Megan Fox
Katherine Heigl
WINNER
Hilary Swank
Movie You Wanted to Love but Just Couldn't
WINNER
"Amelia"
(Fox Searchlight) Fox Searchlight, Avalon Pictures
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
(Sony Pictures Classics)
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire"
(Lionsgate Films) Smokewood Entertainment Group
Unforgettable Moment Award
WINNER
"Inglourious Basterds"
(Weinstein Co.) Shoshanna (Melanie Laurent) burns down the theater
WINNER
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire"
(Lionsgate Films) Mary (Mo’Nique) admits the truth about the abuse
"Zombieland"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment) Surprise celebrity cameo (no spoilers here)
Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
WINNER
Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard in "An Education" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw in "Bright Star" (Apparition)
WINNER
Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in "It's Complicated" (Universal Pictures)
Sequel That Shouldn't Have Been Made Award
"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
(20th Century Fox) 1492 Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment
"Terminator Salvation"
(Warner Bros.) Moritz Borman
WINNER
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
(Paramount Pictures) Di Bonaventura Pictures
Remake That Shouldn't Have Been Made Award
"Fame"
(MGM) Lakeshore Entertainment
WINNER
"Land of the Lost"
(Universal Pictures) Sid & Marty Krofft, Mosaic
"The Taking of Pelham 123"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment) Escape Artists, Scott Free Productions
Cultural Crossover Award
"Amreeka"
(National Geographic)
WINNER
"District 9"
(Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment) WingNut Films
"The Stoning of Soraya M."
(Roadside Attractions)
Bravest Performance Award
Charlotte Gainsbourg in "Antichrist" (IFC Films)
WINNER
Mo’Nique in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" (Lionsgate Films)
Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" (Lionsgate Films)
Most Egregious Age Difference Between Leading Man and Love Interest
Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal (28 years) in "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight)
Kevin James and Jayna Mays (14 years) in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
WINNER
Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood (40 years difference) in "Whatever Works" (Sony Pictures Classics)
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