My personal 2000-2009 Decade awards.
My Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners. Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
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- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST PICTURE
other nominees:
About Elly
The Lord of the Rings
Lost in Translation
Pan's Labyrinth - DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.BEST DIRECTOR - SOFIA COPPOLA
other nominees:
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings
Hayao Miyazaki - Spirited Away
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán HindsA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.BEST LEAD ACTOR - DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
other nominees:
Johnny Depp - The Curse of the Black Pearl
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
Denzel Washington - Training Day - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST LEAD ACTRESS - GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI
other nominees:
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge!
Keira Knightley - Pride and Prejudice - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo MortensenWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - ANDY SERKIS (ALSO FOR RETURN OF THE KING)
other nominees:
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Peter Capaldi - In the Loop
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings - DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiThomas Haden ChurchVirginia MadsenTwo men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - VIRGINIA MADSEN
other nominees:
Taraneh Alidoosti - About Elly
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Julianne Moore - The Hours
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement - DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
About Elly
Memento
Ratatouille
WALL·E - DirectorSpike JonzeStarsNicolas CageMeryl StreepChris CooperA lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
The Departed
No Country for Old Men
Sideways
Up in the Air - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.BEST ENSEMBLE CAST (ALSO FOR RETURN OF THE KING)
other nominees:
About Elly
The Hours
Little Miss Sunshine
Zodiac - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
Finding Nemo
Ratatouille
Spirited Away
Up - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsTaraneh AlidoostiGolshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniThe mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
other nominees:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Let the Right One In
Pan's Labyrinth
A Very Long Engagement - DirectorLuc JacquetStarsMorgan FreemanRomane BohringerCharles BerlingIn the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
other nominees:
The Cove
Man on Wire
The Pixar Story - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsJulianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel EjioforIn 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Lord of the Rings
The New World
Road to Perdition - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.BEST FILM EDITING
other nominees:
28 Days Later
The Departed
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Requiem for a Dream - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (ALSO FOR PRISONER OF AZKABAN)
other nominees:
The Lord of the Rings
Pan's Labyrinth
Spirited Away
WALL·E - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.BEST COSTUME DESIGN (ALSO FOR FELLOWSHIP AND TOWER)
Other nominees:
Atonement
Big Fish
The Duchess
Moulin Rouge! - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo MortensenWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.BEST MAKEUP (ALSO FOR FELLOWSHIP AND RETURN)
other nominees:
District 9
Harry Potter
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Pan's Labyrinth - DirectorSam MendesStarsTom HanksTyler HoechlinPaul NewmanA mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
other nominees:
The Fellowship of the Ring
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Village
WALL•E - DirectorJohn CarneyStarsGlen HansardMarkéta IrglováHugh WalshA modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "FALLING SLOWLY"
"May it Be" - The Fellowship of the Ring
"Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys
"The Wrestler" - The Wrestler
"You Know My Name" - Casino Royale - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
Avatar
The Lord of the Rings
Spider-Man 2
Transformers - DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.BEST SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
King Kong
The Lord of the Rings
Transformers - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (ALSO FOR FELLOWSHIP AND TOWERS)
other nominees:
Avatar
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Transformers - DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.BEST STUNT/DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith