4th annual Behind the Camera Awards

Movieline Magazine and sponsor Hamilton Watches honor the following filmmakers on November 8:

• Kathryn Bigelow, True Grit Director, The Hurt Locker, presented by Bill Paxton
• Lawrence Bender, Super Producer, Inglourious Basterds, by Diane Kruger
• Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, 500 Days of Summer, by Zooey Deschanel & Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• John Mhyre, Production Designer, Nine
• Christian Berger, Cinematographer, The White Ribbon, by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
• Dana E. Glauberman, Film Editor, Up in the Air, by Jason Bateman & Anna Kendrick
• Ann Roth, Costume Designer, Julie & Julia, by Tippi Hedren
• Drew Petrotta, Property Master, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• Garrett Warren, Stunt Choreographer, Avatar, A Christmas Carol
• Susan MacLeod, Special Visual Effects, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, by Nikki Reed
• Sally Menke, Lifetime Achievement, presented by Christoph Waltz, with a taped salutation by Quentin Tarantino

Hosted by Elvis Mitchell. No details on who chooses the winners, but it’s an fairly faultless list. Especially nice to see Christian Berger recognized for his elegant work on The White Ribbon.