“The first mandatory stop in the awards season,” says The New York Times, with deadpan lack of sarcasm. Gathering a list too pretty to resist borrowing, Kris Tapley at In Contention, reminds us what this honor best represents: “diligent publicists doing their jobs.”
- Hollywood Actor Award: Robert De Niro, “Everybody’s Fine”
- Hollywood Supporting Actress Award: Julianne Moore, “A Single Man,” “The Kids Are Alright,” “Chloe”
- Hollywood Director Award: Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
- Hollywood Producer Award: Ryan Kavanaugh, “Brothers,” “Nine,” etc.
- Hollywood Screenwriter Award: Nora Ephron, “Julie & Julia”
- Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award: Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”
- Hollywood Breakthrough Actress Award: Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
- Hollywood Comedy Award: Bradley Cooper, “The Hangover”
- Hollywood Breakthrough Screenwriter Award: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, “(500) Days of Summer”
- Hollywood Animation Award: “Up”
- Hollywood Cinematographer Award: Roger Deakins, “A Serious Man”
- Hollywood Composer Award: Alexandre Desplat, “Cheri,” “Coco Before Chanel,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Julie & Julia,” “A Prophet”
- Hollywood Costume Designer Award: Colleen Atwood, “Nine”
- Hollywood Editor Award: Dana Glauberman, “Up in the Air”
- Hollywood Production Designer Award: Rick Carter, “Avatar”
- Hollywood Visual Effects Award: Scott Farrar, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
- New Hollywood Award: Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious”
- Hollywood Spotlight Awards: Shorheh Aghdashloo, Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynsky, Zachary Quinto
A few categories are missing, so we’ll update as the gaps are filled in. They names have come trickling in for maximum PR impact, but look more impressive stacked up like an Oscar wish list. Join the meaningless fun by voting for Movie of the Year! at Yahoo.
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