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THE BEST AND WORST OF 2009
The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
Worst Films
Best Director
James Cameron – Avatar (*)
Helene Cattet & Bruno Forzani – Amer
James McTeigue – Ninja Assassin
Gaspar Noe – Enter the Void
Park Chan-wook – Thirst
Best Original Screenplay
Avatar
Jennifer’s Body (*)
Survival of the Dead
Triangle
Whitechapel
Best Adapted Screenplay
Dorian Gray
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Road
Watchmen (*)
Best Actor
George Clooney – The Men Who Stare at Goats
Sharlto Copley – District 9
Woody Harrelson – Defendor (*)
Viggo Mortensen – The Road
Sam Rockwell – Moon
Best Actress
Amy Adams – Night at the Museum 2
Lily Cole – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Shareefa Daanish – Macabre
Kim Ok-vin – Thirst
Noomi Rapace – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (*)
Best Supporting Actor
Jermaine Clement – Gentlemen Broncos
Billy Crudup – Watchmen (*)
Colin Firth – Dorian Gray
Jackie Earl Haley – Watchmen
Woody Harrelson – Zombieland
Jude Law – Sherlock Holmes
Best Supporting Actress
Alison Barry – Ondine
Paz de la Huerta – The Limits of Control
Jodelle Ferland – Case 39 (*)
Amanda Seyfried – Jennifer’s Body
Sigourney Weaver – Avatar
Best Cinematography
Amer (*)
The Limits of Control
Ondine
The Road
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Best Special Effects
Avatar (*)
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Best Makeup Effects
Daybreakers (*)
Drag Me to Hell
Survival of the Dead
Terminator Salvation
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Best Production Design
Avatar
Coraline (*)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Star Trek