Basterds, Serious Man top ICS nominees

The International Cinephile Society has announced its nominees for the 2009 cinematic year. Inglourious Basterds leads the field with 10 nominations, followed by A Serious Man with 8, and The Hurt Locker and The White Ribbon with 6 apiece. The winners, along with ranked lists for Best Picture and Best Film Not in the English Language, will be announced on February 17, 2010.

PICTURE
• 35 Shots of Rum
• Bright Star
• District 9
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• A Serious Man
• Tokyo Sonata
• Up In The Air
• The White Ribbon

DIRECTOR
• Kathryn Bigelow РThe Hurt Locker
• Neill Blomkamp РDistrict 9
• Ethan & Joel Coen РA Serious Man
• Michael Haneke РThe White Ribbon
• Quentin Tarantino РInglourious Basterds

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• 35 Shots of Rum
• The Beaches of Agnès
• Broken Embraces
• The Headless Woman
‚Ä¢ Lorna’s Silence
‚Ä¢ O’Horten
• Ponyo
• Still Walking
• Summer Hours
• Tokyo Sonata
• The White Ribbon

ACTOR
• Sharlto Copley РDistrict 9
• Colin Firth РA Single Man
• Joaquin Phoenix РTwo Lovers
• Jeremy Renner РThe Hurt Locker
• Michael Stuhlbarg РA Serious Man

ACTRESS
• Abbie Cornish РBright Star
• Catalina Saavedra РThe Maid
• Gabourey Sidibe РPrecious
• Meryl Streep РJulie and Julia
• Tilda Swinton РJulia

SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Peter Capaldi РIn the Loop
• Anthony Mackie РThe Hurt Locker
• Christian McKay РMe and Orson Welles
‚Ä¢ J√©r√©mie Renier – Lorna’s Silence
• Christoph Waltz РInglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Penelope Cruz РBroken Embraces
• Vera Farmiga РUp In The Air
• Diane Kruger РInglourious Basterds
• Melanie Laurent РInglourious Basterds
‚Ä¢ Mo’Nique – Precious

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• 35 Shots of Rum РClaire Denis & Jean-Pol Fargeau
• The Hurt Locker РMark Boal
• Inglourious Basterds РQuentin Tarantino
• A Serious Man РEthan & Joel Coen
• Summer Hours РOlivier Assayas
• The White Ribbon РMichael Haneke

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• District 9 РNeill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell
• Fantastic Mr. Fox РWes Anderson & Noah Baumbach
• In the Loop РJesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche
• A Single Man РTom Ford & David Scearce
• Up in the Air РJason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
• Where the Wild Things Are РSpike Jonze & Dave Eggers

CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Antichrist РAnthony Dod Mantle
• Bright Star РGreig Fraser
• Inglourious Basterds РRobert Richardson
• A Serious Man РRoger Deakins
• The White Ribbon РChristian Berger

EDITING
• Broken Embraces РJosé Salcedo
• District 9 РJulian Clarker
• The Hurt Locker РChris Innis & Bob Murawski
• Inglourious Basterds РSally Menke
• A Serious Man РRoderick Jaynes

PRODUCTION DESIGN
• Avatar РRick Carter & Robert Stromberg
• Fantastic Mr. Fox РNelson Lowry
• Inglourious Basterds РDavid Wasco
• A Serious Man РJess Gonchor
• A Single Man РDan Bishop

ORIGINAL SCORE
• Fantastic Mr. Fox РAlexandre Desplat
• Ponyo РJoe Hisaishi
• A Single Man РAbel Korzeniowski
• Star Trek РMichael Giacchino
• Up РMichael Giacchino

ENSEMBLE
• In the Loop
• Inglourious Basterds
• A Serious Man
• Summer Hours
• The White Ribbon

ANIMATED FILM
• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Mary and Max
• Ponyo
• Up

DOCUMENTARY
• Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• The Beaches of Agnès
• The Cove
• Of Time and the City
• The September Issue