International Cinephile Society Awards 2009

The 7th Annual International Cinephile Society Awards honor the best in filmmaking in 2009. The nominees were announced on 20 January 2010, and the winners were announced 17 February 2010..

Top 10 Films of 2009

1. ''A Serious Man
2. ''The White Ribbon
3. ''Fantastic Mr. Fox
4. ''Inglourious Basterds
5. ''Tokyo Sonata
6. ''35 Shots of Rum
7. ''The Hurt Locker
8. ''District 9
9. ''Bright Star
10. ''Up In The Air

Top 10 Films Not In The English Language

1. ''The White Ribbon
2. ''Tokyo Sonata
3. ''35 Shots of Rum
4. ''Summer Hours
5. ''Broken Embraces
6. ''Still Walking
7. ''Lorna's Silence (Le silence de Lorna)
8. ''The Beaches of Agnès
9. ''Ponyo
10. ''O’Horten
11. ''The Headless Woman

Winners and Nominees

Best Director

• Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - A Serious Man
  • Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
  • Neill Blomkamp - District 9
  • Michael Haneke - The White Ribbon – (Runner-up)
  • Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

Best Actor

• Colin Firth - A Single Man
  • Sharlto Copley - District 9
  • Joaquin Phoenix - Two Lovers
  • Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
  • Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man – (Runner-up)

Best Actress

• Tilda Swinton - Julia
  • Abbie Cornish - Bright Star – (Runner-up)
  • Catalina Saavedra - The Maid
  • Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
  • Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia

Best Supporting Actor

• Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
  • Peter Capaldi - In the Loop – (Runner-up)
  • Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker
  • Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
  • Jérémie Renier - Lorna's Silence (Le silence de Lorna)

Best Supporting Actress

• Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air
  • Penélope Cruz - Broken Embraces – (Runner-up)
  • Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds
  • Melanie Laurent - Inglourious Basterds
  • Mo'Nique - Precious – (Runner-up)

Best Ensemble

• In the Loop
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • A Serious Man
  • Summer Hours
  • ''The White Ribbon – (Runner-up)

Best Original Screenplay

• A Serious Man - Ethan & Joel Coen
  • 35 Shots of Rum - Claire Denis & Jean-Pol Fargeau
  • The Hurt Locker - Mark Boal
  • Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino – (Runner-up)
  • Summer Hours - Olivier Assayas
  • The White Ribbon - Michael Haneke

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Fantastic Mr. Fox - Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach
  • District 9 - Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
  • In the Loop - Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche – (Runner-up)
  • A Single Man - Tom Ford & David Scearce
  • Up in the Air - Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
  • Where the Wild Things Are - Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers

Best Animated Film

• Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Coraline
  • Mary and Max
  • Ponyo – (Runner-up)
  • Up

Best Documentary

• The Beaches of Agnès
  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil – (Runner-up)
  • The Cove
  • ''Of Time and the City
  • The September Issue

Best Cinematography

• The White Ribbon - Christian Berger
  • Antichrist - Anthony Dod Mantle
  • Bright Star - Greig Fraser
  • Inglourious Basterds - Robert Richardson – (Runner-up)
  • A Serious Man - Roger Deakins

Best Editing

• The Hurt Locker - Chris Innis & Bob Murawski
  • Broken Embraces - José Salcedo – (Runner-up)
  • District 9 - Julian Clarke
  • Inglourious Basterds - Sally Menke
  • A Serious Man - Roderick Jaynes

Best Production Design

• Fantastic Mr. Fox - Nelson Lowry
  • Avatar - Rick Carter & Robert Stromberg
  • Inglourious Basterds - David Wasco
  • A Serious Man - Jess Gonchor – (Runner-up)
  • A Single Man - Dan Bishop

Best Original Score

• A Single Man - Abel Korzeniowski
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox - Alexandre Desplat – (Runner-up)
  • Ponyo - Joe Hisaishi
  • Star Trek - Michael Giacchino
  • Up - Michael Giacchino