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The Toronto Film Critics Association 2011 Awards have been announced and top honours go to The Tree of Life for Best Picture and Best Director for Terrance Mallick. Take Shelted also has multiple wins for both Best Actor (Michael Shannon) and Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain).

The awards will be presented at the awards dinner on January 10, 2012, at which time the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award will be announced. The finalist for Best Canadian Film are: Café de Flore, A Dangerous Method and Monsieur Lazhar.

BEST PICTURE
The Tree of Life
Runners-up: The Artist, The Descendants

BEST ACTOR
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Runners-up: George Clooney, The Descendants and Michael Fassbender, Shame

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Runners-up: Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene and Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Runners-up: Albert Brooks, Drive and Patton Oswalt, Young Adult

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Runners-up: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life and Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Runners-up: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist and Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

BEST SCREENPLAY
Moneyball, written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis
Runners-up:
The Descendants, written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings and The Tree of Life, written by Terrence Malick

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish
Runners-up: Margin Call, directed by J.C. Chandor and Martha Marcy May Marlene, directed by Sean Durkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Runners-up: Puss in Boots and Rango

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Mysteries of Lisbon
Runners-up: Attenberg, Le Havre and A Separation

ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Nostalgia for the Light
Runners-up: Into the Abyss and Project Nim

ROGERS CANADIAN FILM AWARD FINALISTS
Café de Flore, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
A Dangerous Method, directed by David Cronenberg
Monsieur Lazhar, directed by Philippe Falardeau

The Toronto Film Critics Association 2011 Awards have been announced and top honours go to The Tree of Life for Best Picture and Best Director for Terrance Mallick. Take Shelted also has multiple wins for both Best Actor (Michael Shannon) and Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain).

The awards will be presented at the awards dinner on January 10, 2012, at which time the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award will be announced. The finalist for Best Canadian Film are: Café de Flore, A Dangerous Method and Monsieur Lazhar.

BEST PICTURE
The Tree of Life
Runners-up: The Artist, The Descendants

BEST ACTOR
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Runners-up: George Clooney, The Descendants and Michael Fassbender, Shame

BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Runners-up: Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene and Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Runners-up: Albert Brooks, Drive and Patton Oswalt, Young Adult

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Runners-up: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life and Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Runners-up: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist and Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

BEST SCREENPLAY
Moneyball, written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis
Runners-up:
The Descendants, written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings and The Tree of Life, written by Terrence Malick

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish
Runners-up: Margin Call, directed by J.C. Chandor and Martha Marcy May Marlene, directed by Sean Durkin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
Runners-up: Puss in Boots and Rango

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Mysteries of Lisbon
Runners-up: Attenberg, Le Havre and A Separation

ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Nostalgia for the Light
Runners-up: Into the Abyss and Project Nim

ROGERS CANADIAN FILM AWARD FINALISTS
Café de Flore, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
A Dangerous Method, directed by David Cronenberg
Monsieur Lazhar, directed by Philippe Falardeau

Earlier this week the winners were announced for the 14th annual BIFA's (British Independent Film Awards), which were held on December 4, 2011. Leading the wins was Tyrannosaur with three including Best British Independent Film, Best Actress for Olivia Colman and Paddy Considine won The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director. I'm thrilled to see the acknowledgement for Tyrannosaur, although it was not an easy film to watch when I saw it at TIFF'11 it was without a doubt one of the best in the year. I'm also excited to see the one weekend stand romance Weekend picking up 2 awards for Most Promising Newcomer - Tom Cullen and Achievement for Production Design. On the flip side I'm a littls surprized to see some high profile films like Shame, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy only going home with 1 award each. . Although, it is pretty cool to spread the love around. Let's look at the winners in all of the categories.

The 14th British Independent Film Awards Winners

Earlier this week the winners were announced for the 14th annual BIFA's (British Independent Film Awards), which were held on December 4, 2011. Leading the wins was Tyrannosaur with three including Best British Independent Film, Best Actress for Olivia Colman and Paddy Considine won The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director. I'm thrilled to see the acknowledgement for Tyrannosaur, although it was not an easy film to watch when I saw it at TIFF'11 it was without a doubt one of the best in the year. I'm also excited to see the one weekend stand romance Weekend picking up 2 awards for Most Promising Newcomer - Tom Cullen and Achievement for Production Design. On the flip side I'm a littls surprized to see some high profile films like Shame, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy only going home with 1 award each. . Although, it is pretty cool to spread the love around. Let's look at the winners in all of the categories.

The 14th British Independent Film Awards Winners

Looks like the Oscars still are the biggest awards game and each and every voter included them as a selection for Which Awards Shows Are You Interested In? They are closely followed by The Golden Globes who rake in 85% of the vote, BAFTA's at 71% (I so which they were televised!) and then Genies & Spirit awards come in at 57% and it makes me very happy that the Canadian Awards got so many votes! Here are the all of the results:

100% - Academy Awards (Oscars)
85% - Golden Globes
71% - BAFTA's (British)
57% - Genies (Canadian) and Spirit Awards
42% - Canada's Top Ten and Toronto Film Critics Association
28% - BIFAs (British Independent) and Scream Awards
14% - Alliance of Women Film Journalists, MTV Movie Awards, People's Choice Awards and Saturn Awards

Thanks for voting!

Looks like the Oscars still are the biggest awards game and each and every voter included them as a selection for Which Awards Shows Are You Interested In? They are closely followed by The Golden Globes who rake in 85% of the vote, BAFTA's at 71% (I so which they were televised!) and then Genies & Spirit awards come in at 57% and it makes me very happy that the Canadian Awards got so many votes! Here are the all of the results:

100% - Academy Awards (Oscars)
85% - Golden Globes
71% - BAFTA's (British)
57% - Genies (Canadian) and Spirit Awards
42% - Canada's Top Ten and Toronto Film Critics Association
28% - BIFAs (British Independent) and Scream Awards
14% - Alliance of Women Film Journalists, MTV Movie Awards, People's Choice Awards and Saturn Awards

Thanks for voting!

On October 31, 2011 the nominations were announced for the 14th annual BIFA's (British Independent Film Awards), which will be held on December 4, 2011. Leading the awards are Tyrannosaur, Shame and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy which all received seven nominations including Best British Film Award, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or Actress awards. Also in for multiple nominations include the much loved scifi/comedy Attack the Block, the Charlotte Brontë adaptation Jane Eyre (2011), dark cop non-buddy comedy The Guard, festival fave Kill List, one weekend stand romance Weekend and documentary Senna which is even up for Best Independent British Film.

I love the nominees for Best Actress, I loved Olivia Colman in Tyrannosaur and was very impressed with Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre, and Tilda Swinton is always on my watch list which brings We Need To Talk About Kevin even higher on my to see list along with The Awakening with Rebecca Hall and Kill List with MyAnna Buring. Overall, it's a fantastic list of films and I love the recognition given here and will anxiously await to hear the winners. Until then, congratulations to all the nominees.

The 14th British Independent Film Awards Nominees

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST
Steve McQueen – SHAME
Tomas Alfredson – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD for BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – SHAME
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall – THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD
Neil Maskell – KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan – SHAME
Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay – ALBATROSS
John Boyega – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – SENNA
Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – SHAME
Joe Walker – Editing – SHAME
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey – Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE

BEST BRITISH SHORT
0507
CHALK
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
RITE
ROUGH SKIN

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
ACTS OF GODFREY
BLACK POND
HOLLOW
LEAVING BAGHDAD
A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To Be Announced

THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 4 December.

The BIFA's will be presented on Sunday December 4, 2011 at Old Billingsgate in London.

About the nomination & voting (source):
?The Pre-Selection Committee of 70 members viewed nearly 200 films, out of which they selected the nominations, which were decided by ballot and the winners of The Moët British Independent Film Awards are decided by an independent jury comprised of leading professionals and talent from the British film industry.

The Jury for 2011 includes:
Josh Appignanesi (Director / Writer), Lucy Bevan (Casting Director), Edith Bowman (Broadcaster), Mike Goodridge (Editor), Ed Hogg (Actor), Neil Lamont (Art Director), Mary McCartney (Photographer), Molly Nyman (Composer), Debs Paterson (Director / Writer), Tracey Seaward (Producer), Charles Steel (Producer), David Thewlis (Actor), Ruth Wilson (Actress) and Justine Wright (Editor)."

On October 31, 2011 the nominations were announced for the 14th annual BIFA's (British Independent Film Awards), which will be held on December 4, 2011. Leading the awards are Tyrannosaur, Shame and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy which all received seven nominations including Best British Film Award, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor or Actress awards. Also in for multiple nominations include the much loved scifi/comedy Attack the Block, the Charlotte Brontë adaptation Jane Eyre (2011), dark cop non-buddy comedy The Guard, festival fave Kill List, one weekend stand romance Weekend and documentary Senna which is even up for Best Independent British Film.

I love the nominees for Best Actress, I loved Olivia Colman in Tyrannosaur and was very impressed with Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre, and Tilda Swinton is always on my watch list which brings We Need To Talk About Kevin even higher on my to see list along with The Awakening with Rebecca Hall and Kill List with MyAnna Buring. Overall, it's a fantastic list of films and I love the recognition given here and will anxiously await to hear the winners. Until then, congratulations to all the nominees.

The 14th British Independent Film Awards Nominees

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley – KILL LIST
Steve McQueen – SHAME
Tomas Alfredson – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD for BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Joe Cornish – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes – CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh – THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump – KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen – SHAME
Richard Ayoade – SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall – THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska – JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring – KILL LIST
Olivia Colman – TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson – THE GUARD
Neil Maskell – KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender – SHAME
Gary Oldman – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan – TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones – ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave – CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan – SHAME
Sally Hawkins – SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley – KILL LIST
Tom Hardy – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan – TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay – ALBATROSS
John Boyega – ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts – SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige – SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen – WEEKEND

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall – Editing – SENNA
Sean Bobbitt – Cinematography – SHAME
Joe Walker – Editing – SHAME
Maria Djurkovic – Production Design – TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey – Cinematography – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE

BEST BRITISH SHORT
0507
CHALK
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
RITE
ROUGH SKIN

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
ACTS OF GODFREY
BLACK POND
HOLLOW
LEAVING BAGHDAD
A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
To Be Announced

THE VARIETY AWARD
To Be Announced

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 4 December.

The BIFA's will be presented on Sunday December 4, 2011 at Old Billingsgate in London.

About the nomination & voting (source):
?The Pre-Selection Committee of 70 members viewed nearly 200 films, out of which they selected the nominations, which were decided by ballot and the winners of The Moët British Independent Film Awards are decided by an independent jury comprised of leading professionals and talent from the British film industry.

The Jury for 2011 includes:
Josh Appignanesi (Director / Writer), Lucy Bevan (Casting Director), Edith Bowman (Broadcaster), Mike Goodridge (Editor), Ed Hogg (Actor), Neil Lamont (Art Director), Mary McCartney (Photographer), Molly Nyman (Composer), Debs Paterson (Director / Writer), Tracey Seaward (Producer), Charles Steel (Producer), David Thewlis (Actor), Ruth Wilson (Actress) and Justine Wright (Editor)."

Catching up on a few things this weekend including the winners for the 2011 The Scream Awards which were presented on Tuesday October 18, 2011. Thrilled to see that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 picked up many awards in it's senior year and although I didn't love Black Swan I am excited to see a female protagonist film get a lot of love. I'm a little sad that Transformers: Dark of the Moon won for Best 3-D Movie over films like TRON: Legacy, but I'm sure the bias of recency has something to do with it. One of the strongest categories this year was easily Best Independent Movie - and from the nominees of Another Earth, Hatchet II, I Saw the Devil, Monsters and Rubber the winner was Monsters.

Sounds like the broadcast of the awards was fun to watch. Maybe I'll catch it in 2012. Until there, here are the 2011 winners of the Scream Awards:

2011 Scream Award Winners

Ultimate Scream
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Science Fiction Movie
Super 8

Best Fantasy Movie
X-Men: First Class

Best Horror Movie
Let Me In

Best Thriller
Limitless

Best TV Show
Game of Thrones

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan

Best Scream-Play
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Chase Scene
Captain America: First Avenger

Best Fantasy Actress
Natalie Portman in Black Swan

Best Fantasy Actor
Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Science Fiction Actress
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife

Best Science Fiction Actor
Matt Smith in Doctor Who

Best Horror Actress
Chloe Grace Moretz in Let Me In

Best Horror Actor
Alexander Skarsgard in True Blood

Best Villain
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Superhero
Chris Evans as Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Supporting Actor
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones

Best Supporting Actress
Mila Kunis in Black Swan

Breakout Performance - Female
Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones

Breakout Performance - Male
Joe Manganiello in True Blood

Best Cameo
Huge Jackman in X-Men: First Class

Best Ensemble
True Blood

Most Memorable Mutilation
Piranha 3D

Fight Scene of the Year
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Holy Sh*t! Scene of the Year
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Independent Movie
Monsters

Best 3-D Movie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best F/X
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
The Walking Dead

Best Comic Book Writer
Ed Brubaker for Captain America, Captain America: Reborn, The Marvels Project, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier

Best Comic Book Artist
John Romita, Jr. for Avengers, Kick-Ass 2

Best Comic Book Movie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Catching up on a few things this weekend including the winners for the 2011 The Scream Awards which were presented on Tuesday October 18, 2011. Thrilled to see that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 picked up many awards in it's senior year and although I didn't love Black Swan I am excited to see a female protagonist film get a lot of love. I'm a little sad that Transformers: Dark of the Moon won for Best 3-D Movie over films like TRON: Legacy, but I'm sure the bias of recency has something to do with it. One of the strongest categories this year was easily Best Independent Movie - and from the nominees of Another Earth, Hatchet II, I Saw the Devil, Monsters and Rubber the winner was Monsters.

Sounds like the broadcast of the awards was fun to watch. Maybe I'll catch it in 2012. Until there, here are the 2011 winners of the Scream Awards:

2011 Scream Award Winners

Ultimate Scream
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Science Fiction Movie
Super 8

Best Fantasy Movie
X-Men: First Class

Best Horror Movie
Let Me In

Best Thriller
Limitless

Best TV Show
Game of Thrones

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan

Best Scream-Play
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Chase Scene
Captain America: First Avenger

Best Fantasy Actress
Natalie Portman in Black Swan

Best Fantasy Actor
Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Science Fiction Actress
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife

Best Science Fiction Actor
Matt Smith in Doctor Who

Best Horror Actress
Chloe Grace Moretz in Let Me In

Best Horror Actor
Alexander Skarsgard in True Blood

Best Villain
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Superhero
Chris Evans as Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Supporting Actor
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones

Best Supporting Actress
Mila Kunis in Black Swan

Breakout Performance - Female
Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones

Breakout Performance - Male
Joe Manganiello in True Blood

Best Cameo
Huge Jackman in X-Men: First Class

Best Ensemble
True Blood

Most Memorable Mutilation
Piranha 3D

Fight Scene of the Year
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Holy Sh*t! Scene of the Year
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Independent Movie
Monsters

Best 3-D Movie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best F/X
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
The Walking Dead

Best Comic Book Writer
Ed Brubaker for Captain America, Captain America: Reborn, The Marvels Project, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier

Best Comic Book Artist
John Romita, Jr. for Avengers, Kick-Ass 2

Best Comic Book Movie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Although I'm certainly not the target market for Spike TV, I do always keep my eye out for the Scream Awards every year as they honour science fiction, fantasy, horror and thrillers every year. I love that all Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Thor, TRON: Legacy and Super 8 have numerous nominations and for several of the categories (acting specifically) the include both film & TV (go Fringe!) and what other awards includes Most Memorable Mutilation? I mean, that just tells you what kind of awards they are.

Some changes from last years include adding categories of Best Thriller, Best Chase Scene and Best Independent Movie - which has and awesome selection of films: Another Earth, Hatchet II, I Saw the Devil, Monsters and Rubber. We've also seen Best 3-D Movie and Best Comic Book Movie increase from 3 nominations to 5, and lots of the categories have less nominations from last years 6 nominations to 4 or 5.

The Advisory Board for the awards is very is pretty impressive. These are the folks that selected the 2011 nominations: Alexandra Aja, Darren Aronofsky, Tim Burton, John Carpenter, DJ Caruso, Wes Craven, Ronald Emmerich, Neil Gaiman, Tim Kring, Damon Lindelof, James Manos Jr., Robert Rodriguez, George A. Romero, Eli Roth, David Slade, Matthew Vaughn, Edgar Wright and Rob Zombie. Wow. That is an impressive list. Wish there was a woman on it though!

The Scream Awards are based on votes, so swing by their site & have your say!

The Scream Awards will be presented announced on Tuesday October 18, 2011.

2011 Scream Award Nominations

Ultimate Scream
Captain America: The First Avenger
Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Super 8
Thor
True Blood
Walking Dead
X-Men: First Class

Best Science Fiction Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Monsters
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy

Best Fantasy Movie
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Thor
X-Men: First Class

Best Horror Movie
I Saw the Devil
Insidious
Let Me In
Paranormal Activity 2
Piranha 3D

Best Thriller
Adjustment Bureau, The
Hanna
Limitless
RED
Salt

Best TV Show
Doctor Who
Fringe
Game of Thrones
True Blood
Walking Dead

Best Director
J.J. Abrams for Super 8
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Matthew Vaughn for X-Men: First Class
Edgar Wright for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
David Yates for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Scream-Play
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Super 8
X-Men: First Class

Best Chase Scene - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
Captain America: First Avenger
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy
The Adjustment Bureau

Best Fantasy Actress
Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Lena Headey in Game of Thrones
Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: First Class
Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Fantasy Actor
Sean Bean in Game of Thrones
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class
James McAvoy in X-Men: First Class
Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Science Fiction Actress
Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger
Karen Gillan in Doctor Who
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife
Anna Torv in Fringe
Olivia Wilde in Tron: Legacy

Best Science Fiction Actor
Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens
Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger
Harrison Ford in Cowboys & Aliens
Jake Gyllenhaal in Source Code
Matt Smith in Doctor Who

Best Horror Actress
Sarah Wayne Callies in Walking Dead
Neve Campbell in Scre4m
Anna Paquin in True Blood
Chloe Grace Moretz in Let Me In
Rose Byrne in Insidious

Best Horror Actor
Michael C. Hall in Dexter
Andrew Lincoln in Walking Dead
Stephen Moyer in True Blood
Alexander Skarsgard in True Blood
Patrick Wilson in Insidious

Best Villain
Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class
Satya Bhaba, Chris Evens, Brandon Routh, Mae Whitman, Shota Saito, Keita Saito and Jason Schwartzman as the League of Evils in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Cho Min-Sik as Kyung-Chul in I Saw the Devil
Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Superhero
Chris Evans as Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor
James McAvoy as Professor X in X-Men: First Class
Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern in Green Lantern
Tom Welling as Clark Kent in Smallville

Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones
Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Tommy Lee Jones in Captain America: The First Avenger
Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Supporting Actress
Jamie Alexander in Thor
Laurie Holden in Walking Dead
Mila Kunis in Black Swan
Helen Mirren in RED
Ellen Wong in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Breakout Performance - Female
Jamie Alexande in Thor
Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger
Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones
Elle Fanning in Super 8
Zoe Kravitz in X-Men: First Class

Breakout Performance - Male
Jon Bernthal in Walking Dead
Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class
Chris Hemsworth in Thor
Tom Hiddleston in Thor
Joe Manganiello in True Blood

Best Cameo
Buzz Aldrin in Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin in Scre4m
Richard Dreyfuss in Piranha 3D
Huge Jackman in X-Men: First Class
Keith Richards in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Best Ensemble
Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
RED
True Blood
X-Men: First Class

Most Memorable Mutilation - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
Game of Thrones
Piranha 3D #1
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter
Piranha 3D #2
Black Swan

Fight Scene of the Year - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
RED
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 #1
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 #2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Holy Sh*t! Scene of the Year - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Super 8

Best Independent Movie
Another Earth
Hatchet II
I Saw the Devil
Monsters
Rubber

Best 3-D Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Piranha 3D
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy

Best F/X
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sucker Punch
Thor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
American Vampire
Chew
Daytripper
Locke & Key
Walking Dead

Best Comic Book Writer
Ed Brubaker for Captain America, Captain America: Reborn, The Marvels Project, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier
Joe Hill for Locke & Key, The Cape
Robert Kirkman for The Astounding Wolf-Man, Haunt, Invincible, The Walking Dead
Grant Morrison for Batman Incorporated, Joe the Barbarian
Mike Mignola for Baltimore, The Amazing Screw-On Head

Best Comic Book Artist
Charlie Adlard for Walking Dead
Mark Buckingham for Fables
Duncan Fegredo for Hellboy
John Romita, Jr. for Avengers, Kick-Ass 2
Bernie Wrightson for Doc Macabre

Best Comic Book Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Cowboys & Aliens
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Thor
X-Men: First Class

The Scream Awards will be presented announced on Tuesday October 18, 2011.

Although I'm certainly not the target market for Spike TV, I do always keep my eye out for the Scream Awards every year as they honour science fiction, fantasy, horror and thrillers every year. I love that all Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Thor, TRON: Legacy and Super 8 have numerous nominations and for several of the categories (acting specifically) the include both film & TV (go Fringe!) and what other awards includes Most Memorable Mutilation? I mean, that just tells you what kind of awards they are.

Some changes from last years include adding categories of Best Thriller, Best Chase Scene and Best Independent Movie - which has and awesome selection of films: Another Earth, Hatchet II, I Saw the Devil, Monsters and Rubber. We've also seen Best 3-D Movie and Best Comic Book Movie increase from 3 nominations to 5, and lots of the categories have less nominations from last years 6 nominations to 4 or 5.

The Advisory Board for the awards is very is pretty impressive. These are the folks that selected the 2011 nominations: Alexandra Aja, Darren Aronofsky, Tim Burton, John Carpenter, DJ Caruso, Wes Craven, Ronald Emmerich, Neil Gaiman, Tim Kring, Damon Lindelof, James Manos Jr., Robert Rodriguez, George A. Romero, Eli Roth, David Slade, Matthew Vaughn, Edgar Wright and Rob Zombie. Wow. That is an impressive list. Wish there was a woman on it though!

The Scream Awards are based on votes, so swing by their site & have your say!

The Scream Awards will be presented announced on Tuesday October 18, 2011.

2011 Scream Award Nominations

Ultimate Scream
Captain America: The First Avenger
Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Super 8
Thor
True Blood
Walking Dead
X-Men: First Class

Best Science Fiction Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Monsters
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy

Best Fantasy Movie
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Thor
X-Men: First Class

Best Horror Movie
I Saw the Devil
Insidious
Let Me In
Paranormal Activity 2
Piranha 3D

Best Thriller
Adjustment Bureau, The
Hanna
Limitless
RED
Salt

Best TV Show
Doctor Who
Fringe
Game of Thrones
True Blood
Walking Dead

Best Director
J.J. Abrams for Super 8
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Matthew Vaughn for X-Men: First Class
Edgar Wright for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
David Yates for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Scream-Play
Black Swan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Super 8
X-Men: First Class

Best Chase Scene - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
Captain America: First Avenger
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy
The Adjustment Bureau

Best Fantasy Actress
Penelope Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Lena Headey in Game of Thrones
Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: First Class
Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Fantasy Actor
Sean Bean in Game of Thrones
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class
James McAvoy in X-Men: First Class
Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Science Fiction Actress
Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger
Karen Gillan in Doctor Who
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife
Anna Torv in Fringe
Olivia Wilde in Tron: Legacy

Best Science Fiction Actor
Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens
Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger
Harrison Ford in Cowboys & Aliens
Jake Gyllenhaal in Source Code
Matt Smith in Doctor Who

Best Horror Actress
Sarah Wayne Callies in Walking Dead
Neve Campbell in Scre4m
Anna Paquin in True Blood
Chloe Grace Moretz in Let Me In
Rose Byrne in Insidious

Best Horror Actor
Michael C. Hall in Dexter
Andrew Lincoln in Walking Dead
Stephen Moyer in True Blood
Alexander Skarsgard in True Blood
Patrick Wilson in Insidious

Best Villain
Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw in X-Men: First Class
Satya Bhaba, Chris Evens, Brandon Routh, Mae Whitman, Shota Saito, Keita Saito and Jason Schwartzman as the League of Evils in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Cho Min-Sik as Kyung-Chul in I Saw the Devil
Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger

Best Superhero
Chris Evans as Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger
Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor
James McAvoy as Professor X in X-Men: First Class
Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern in Green Lantern
Tom Welling as Clark Kent in Smallville

Best Supporting Actor
Kieran Culkin in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones
Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Tommy Lee Jones in Captain America: The First Avenger
Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best Supporting Actress
Jamie Alexander in Thor
Laurie Holden in Walking Dead
Mila Kunis in Black Swan
Helen Mirren in RED
Ellen Wong in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Breakout Performance - Female
Jamie Alexande in Thor
Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger
Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones
Elle Fanning in Super 8
Zoe Kravitz in X-Men: First Class

Breakout Performance - Male
Jon Bernthal in Walking Dead
Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class
Chris Hemsworth in Thor
Tom Hiddleston in Thor
Joe Manganiello in True Blood

Best Cameo
Buzz Aldrin in Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin in Scre4m
Richard Dreyfuss in Piranha 3D
Huge Jackman in X-Men: First Class
Keith Richards in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Best Ensemble
Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
RED
True Blood
X-Men: First Class

Most Memorable Mutilation - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
Game of Thrones
Piranha 3D #1
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter
Piranha 3D #2
Black Swan

Fight Scene of the Year - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
RED
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 #1
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 #2
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Holy Sh*t! Scene of the Year - descriptions spoiler-y but if you want to know check them out here
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Super 8

Best Independent Movie
Another Earth
Hatchet II
I Saw the Devil
Monsters
Rubber

Best 3-D Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Piranha 3D
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy

Best F/X
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sucker Punch
Thor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tron: Legacy

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
American Vampire
Chew
Daytripper
Locke & Key
Walking Dead

Best Comic Book Writer
Ed Brubaker for Captain America, Captain America: Reborn, The Marvels Project, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier
Joe Hill for Locke & Key, The Cape
Robert Kirkman for The Astounding Wolf-Man, Haunt, Invincible, The Walking Dead
Grant Morrison for Batman Incorporated, Joe the Barbarian
Mike Mignola for Baltimore, The Amazing Screw-On Head

Best Comic Book Artist
Charlie Adlard for Walking Dead
Mark Buckingham for Fables
Duncan Fegredo for Hellboy
John Romita, Jr. for Avengers, Kick-Ass 2
Bernie Wrightson for Doc Macabre

Best Comic Book Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Cowboys & Aliens
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Thor
X-Men: First Class

The Scream Awards will be presented announced on Tuesday October 18, 2011.

The MTV Movie Awards were broadcasted on Sunday June 5, 2011 and I was oddly in the States at the time but didn't get a chance to see them (you can rewatch them streaming in the US here and in Canada here), but I couldn't wait to see who were this years winners. Twilight fans will be happy as the films have consistently won best movie, best kiss and best female performance (Kristen Stewart) for the past three years including this years wins for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Little surprized to see The Twilight Saga: Eclipse win over Inception for Best Fight, but even odder is that the fight nominated from The Fighter wasn't a boxing match but rather Amy Adams & the sisters. Ah, these awards certainly keep me on my toes! Big kudos to Tom Felton who has won best villain for 2 years running for his performance as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series including this years win for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; and also big congratulations to Chloe Grace Moretz who won 2 awards: best breakout star & biggest badass star winner for Kick-Ass.

Here are all the winners!

2011 MTV Movie Awards Winners

BEST MOVIE
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone in Easy A

BEST VILLIAN
Tom Felton in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

BEST JAW DROPPING MOMENT
Justin Bieber in Never Say Never (Performance Spectacular)

BIGGEST BADASS STAR WINNER
Chloe Grace Moretz in Kick-Ass

BEST BREAKOUT STAR
Chloe Grace Moretz

BEST FIGHT
Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard vs. Xavier Samuel in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST KISS
Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

MTV GENERATION
Reese Witherspoon

BEST LINE FROM A MOVIE
"I want to get chocolate wasted" - Alexys Nycole Sanchez in Grown Ups

BEST SCARED-AS-SH*T
Ellen Page is Inception

The MTV Movie Awards were broadcasted on Sunday June 5, 2011, see more about the awards here (US Site & Canadian Site).

The MTV Movie Awards were broadcasted on Sunday June 5, 2011 and I was oddly in the States at the time but didn't get a chance to see them (you can rewatch them streaming in the US here and in Canada here), but I couldn't wait to see who were this years winners. Twilight fans will be happy as the films have consistently won best movie, best kiss and best female performance (Kristen Stewart) for the past three years including this years wins for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Little surprized to see The Twilight Saga: Eclipse win over Inception for Best Fight, but even odder is that the fight nominated from The Fighter wasn't a boxing match but rather Amy Adams & the sisters. Ah, these awards certainly keep me on my toes! Big kudos to Tom Felton who has won best villain for 2 years running for his performance as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series including this years win for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; and also big congratulations to Chloe Grace Moretz who won 2 awards: best breakout star & biggest badass star winner for Kick-Ass.

Here are all the winners!

2011 MTV Movie Awards Winners

BEST MOVIE
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone in Easy A

BEST VILLIAN
Tom Felton in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

BEST JAW DROPPING MOMENT
Justin Bieber in Never Say Never (Performance Spectacular)

BIGGEST BADASS STAR WINNER
Chloe Grace Moretz in Kick-Ass

BEST BREAKOUT STAR
Chloe Grace Moretz

BEST FIGHT
Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard vs. Xavier Samuel in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

BEST KISS
Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

MTV GENERATION
Reese Witherspoon

BEST LINE FROM A MOVIE
"I want to get chocolate wasted" - Alexys Nycole Sanchez in Grown Ups

BEST SCARED-AS-SH*T
Ellen Page is Inception

The MTV Movie Awards were broadcasted on Sunday June 5, 2011, see more about the awards here (US Site & Canadian Site).

The 31st Genies took place on Thursday and Incendies won an imprssive 8 of the 10 Genies it was nominated for including Best Film, Actress in a Leading Role (Lubna Azabal) and Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. Both director and adapted screenplay awards when to Denis Villeneuve, who will be familiar to Genie fans as his film Polytechnique won 9 of the 11 Genies it was nominated for and last year. Barney's Version was also a multiple award winner of the night picking up 7 of the 11 awards it was nominated for including 3 acting awards for Paul Giammati (Actor in a Leading Role), and both supporting acting categories (awarded to Dustin Hoffman & Minnie Driver).

The awards were hosted by William Shatner and voiced by Rachelle Lafevre, and a 1 hour special was broadcasted on CBC showing lead actor, actress, original screenplay and best film along with montages of the 5 best film nominees with music mixed live by Kardinal Offishall. There was also an additional award from Hollywood Life.com with a online voted award, the User Choice Award and the 5 choices were Ryan Reynolds, Jay Baruchel, Ryan Gosling, Nina Dobrev and Rachel McAdams. The award went to Jay Baruchel, who was at the awards and gave a very sweet acceptance speech for the award.

31st Genie Award Winners (for films in 2010)

BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Incendies

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
PAUL GIAMATTI - Barney's Version

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
DUSTIN HOFFMAN - Barney's Version

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
LUBNA AZABAL - Incendies

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MINNIE DRIVER - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
CLAUDE PARÉ, ÉLISE DE BLOIS - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
ANDRÉ TURPIN - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
NICOLETTA MASSONE - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
MONIQUE DARTONNE - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
ADRIEN MOROT, MICHELINE TRÉPANIER - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
PASQUALE CATALANO - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
MARY MILNE - The Trotsky - Already Gone

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D'ENSEMBLE
JEAN UMANSKY, JEAN-PIERRE LAFORCE - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE
SYLVAIN BELLEMARE, SIMON MEILLEUR, CLAIRE POCHON - Incendies

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Incendies

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO
JACOB TIERNEY - The Trotsky

BEST DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR DOCUMENTAIRE
LAST TRAIN HOME - Lixin Fan, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
SAVAGE - Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Lori Lozinski

BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D'ANIMATION
LIPSETT DIARIES / LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT - Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand

CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD / PRIX CLAUDE-JUTRA
JEPHTÉ BASTIEN - Sortie 67
Honourable mention / Mention d'honneur: PETER STEBBINGS - Defendor

GOLDEN REEL AWARD / PRIX BOBINE D'OR
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
Producers / Producteurs : Don Carmody, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer,
Distributor / Distributeur : Alliance Films
Total Canadian box office in 2010 / Recettes totales au guichet canadien en 2010 - $7,026,559

The Genie Awards were held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and broadcasted live on CBC on Thursday March 10, 2011.

The 31st Genies took place on Thursday and Incendies won an imprssive 8 of the 10 Genies it was nominated for including Best Film, Actress in a Leading Role (Lubna Azabal) and Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. Both director and adapted screenplay awards when to Denis Villeneuve, who will be familiar to Genie fans as his film Polytechnique won 9 of the 11 Genies it was nominated for and last year. Barney's Version was also a multiple award winner of the night picking up 7 of the 11 awards it was nominated for including 3 acting awards for Paul Giammati (Actor in a Leading Role), and both supporting acting categories (awarded to Dustin Hoffman & Minnie Driver).

The awards were hosted by William Shatner and voiced by Rachelle Lafevre, and a 1 hour special was broadcasted on CBC showing lead actor, actress, original screenplay and best film along with montages of the 5 best film nominees with music mixed live by Kardinal Offishall. There was also an additional award from Hollywood Life.com with a online voted award, the User Choice Award and the 5 choices were Ryan Reynolds, Jay Baruchel, Ryan Gosling, Nina Dobrev and Rachel McAdams. The award went to Jay Baruchel, who was at the awards and gave a very sweet acceptance speech for the award.

31st Genie Award Winners (for films in 2010)

BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM
Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Incendies

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
PAUL GIAMATTI - Barney's Version

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
DUSTIN HOFFMAN - Barney's Version

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
LUBNA AZABAL - Incendies

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
MINNIE DRIVER - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
CLAUDE PARÉ, ÉLISE DE BLOIS - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
ANDRÉ TURPIN - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
NICOLETTA MASSONE - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE
MONIQUE DARTONNE - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES
ADRIEN MOROT, MICHELINE TRÉPANIER - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
PASQUALE CATALANO - Barney's Version

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE
MARY MILNE - The Trotsky - Already Gone

ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D'ENSEMBLE
JEAN UMANSKY, JEAN-PIERRE LAFORCE - Incendies

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE
SYLVAIN BELLEMARE, SIMON MEILLEUR, CLAIRE POCHON - Incendies

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Incendies

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO
JACOB TIERNEY - The Trotsky

BEST DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR DOCUMENTAIRE
LAST TRAIN HOME - Lixin Fan, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
SAVAGE - Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Lori Lozinski

BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D'ANIMATION
LIPSETT DIARIES / LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT - Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand

CLAUDE JUTRA AWARD / PRIX CLAUDE-JUTRA
JEPHTÉ BASTIEN - Sortie 67
Honourable mention / Mention d'honneur: PETER STEBBINGS - Defendor

GOLDEN REEL AWARD / PRIX BOBINE D'OR
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
Producers / Producteurs : Don Carmody, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer,
Distributor / Distributeur : Alliance Films
Total Canadian box office in 2010 / Recettes totales au guichet canadien en 2010 - $7,026,559

The Genie Awards were held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and broadcasted live on CBC on Thursday March 10, 2011.

I'm excited to finally share in the excitement of 37th Annual Saturn Award, which I was reading about everywhere last week but couldn't confirm the information on their site until just recently. But now I have and as it's the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films there are lots and lots of films I love on this list! Heading the way with the film nominations is Inception with 9 nominations, then a tie between Tron: Legacy and Let Me In with 7 nominations, then Hereafter with 6 and then LOTS with 5. It's a pretty epic list.

I can't help but love awards that include 7 nominations for Tron: Legacy including not only film & acting but also costumes & music (Goooooo Daft Punk! I'm also totally digging the supporting actress category which includes nominations for both Vanessa Redgrave (Letters to Juliet) & Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), which couldn't be more polar opposite but both fantastic performances. Also thrilled to see so many nominations for Hereafter, one of the really under-appreciated films of 2010.

Double nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio as Best Actor in both Inception and Shutter Island, he's getting to be quite the genre buff. I'm surprized to see Ellen Page as Best Actress - Inception (where it's really a supporting role) and the reverse with Garrett Hedlund as Best Supporting Actor - Tron: Legacy (where he's really actor in this one). Although, I've only been following these awards for a couple years so I don't totally have a pulse on their process and nominees.

We have quite a while to wait for the wins as The Saturn Awards are held months away in June. I have to admit, a lot of my faves from 2010 are on this list so I will be anxiously awaiting to hear the results when it's gets to a sunnier month of the year!

The 37th Annual Saturn Award Nominations

Film

Best Science Fiction Film
Hereafter
Inception
Iron Man 2
Never Let Me Go
Splice
Tron: Legacy

Best Fantasy Film
Alice in Wonderland
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Clash of the Titans
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Twilight: Eclipse

Best Horror/Thriller Film
The American
Black Swan
Kick-Ass
Let Me In
Shutter Island
The Wolf Man

Best Action/Adventure Film
The Expendables
The Green Hornet
Red
Robin Hood
Salt
True Grit
Unstoppable

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges - Tron: Legacy
George Clooney - The American
Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio - Shutter Island
Robert Downey, Jr. - Iron Man 2
Ryan Reynolds - Buried

Best Actress
Cecile De France - Hereafter
Angelina Jolie - Salt
Carey Mulligan - Never Let Me Go
Ellen Page - Inception
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Noomi Rapace - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Andrew Garfield - Never Let Me Go
Tom Hardy - Inception
Garrett Hedlund - Tron: Legacy
John Malkovich - Red
Mark Ruffalo - Shutter Island

Best Supporting Actress
Scarlett Johansson - Iron Man 2
Keira Knightley - Never Let Me Go
Mila Kunis - Black Swan
Helen Mirren - Red
Vanessa Redgrave - Letters to Juliet
Jacki Weaver - Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Logan Lerman - Percy Jackson & The Olympians:The Lightning Thief
Frankie/George McLaren - Hereafter
Kodi Smit McPhee - Let Me In
Chloe Grace Moretz - Let Me In
Will Poulter - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Charlie Tahan - Charlie St. Cloud

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Clint Eastwood - Hereafter
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Matt Reeves - Let Me In
Martin Scorsese - Shutter Island
David Yates - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Best Writing
Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3
Alex Garland - Never Let Me Go
Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John McLaughlin - Black Swan
Peter Morgan - Hereafter
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Matt Reeves - Let Me In

Best Music
Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy
Clint Eastwood - Hereafter
Michael Giacchino - Let Me In
Gottfried Huppertz as Conducted by Frank Strobel - The Complete Metropolis
John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Costume
Colleen Atwood - Alice in Wonderland
Milena Canonero - The Wolf Man
Isis Mussenden - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Jany Temime - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Michael Wilkinson - Tron: Legacy
Janty Yates - Robin Hood

Best Make-Up
Howard Berger, Gregory Nicotero - Splice
Andrew Clement, Donald J. Mowat - Repo Men
Andrew Clement, Jennifer McDaniel, Tarra Day -Let Me In
Mark Coulier, Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Rick Baker, Dave Elsey - The Wolf Man
Lindsay MacGowan, Shane Mahan - Alice in Wonderland

Best Production Design
Kathy Altieri - How to Train Your Dragon
Dante Ferretti - Shutter Island
Darren Gilford - Tron: Legacy
Rick Heinrichs - The Wolf Man
Guy Hendrix - Inception
Robert Stromberg - Alice in Wonderland

Best Special Effects
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Karl Denham, Nikos Kalaitzidis - Tron: Legacy
Angus Bickerton, Barrie Helmsley - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicholas Ait'Hadi, Christian Manz - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Begg - Inception
Ken Ralston, Tom Peitzman, David Schaub, Carey Villegas- Alice in Wonderland
Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Daniel Sudick - Iron Man 2

Best International Film
The Complete Metropolis
Centurion
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Monsters
Mother
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Best Animated Film
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Shrek Forever After
Tangled
Toy Story 3

TELEVISION:

Best Network Series
Fringe
Lost
Smallville
Supernatural
V
The Vampire Diaries

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Breaking Bad
The Closer
Dexter
Eureka
Leverage
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
True Blood

Best Television Presentation
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special
The Pillars of the Earth
Sherlock
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
The Walking Dead

Best Actor in Television
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad
Matthew Fox in Lost
Michael C. Hall in Dexter
Timothy Hutton in Leverage
Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead
Stephen Moyer in (True Blood

Best Actress in Television
Sarah Wayne Callies in The Walking Dead
Erica Durance in Smallville
Elizabeth Mitchell in V
Anna Paquin in True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer
Anna Torv in Fringe

Best Supporting Actor in Television
Michael Emerson in Lost
John Noble in Fringe
Dean Norris in Breaking Bad
Terry O'Quinn in Lost
Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad
Lance Reddick in Fringe
Steven Yeun in The Walking Dead

Best Supporting Actress in Television
Morena Baccarin in V
Gina Bellman in Leverage
Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter
Laurie Holden in The Walking Dead
Lucy Lawless in Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Beth Riesgraf in Leverage

Best Guest Starring Role in Television
Richard Dreyfuss in Weeds
Noah Emmerich in The Walking Dead
Giancarlo Esposito in Breaking Bad
Joe Manganiello in True Blood
John Terry in Lost
Seth Gabel in Fringe

Best DVD Release
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
District 13: Ultimatum
The Good Heart
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
The New Daughter
The Square

Best DVD Special Edition
Avatar (Extended Collector's Edition)
Monsters (Special Edition)
Red Cliff (International Version)
Robin Hood (Unrated Director's Cut)
Salt (Deluxe Unrated Edition)
The Wolf Man (Unrated Director's Cut)

Best DVD Classic Film Release
The Complete Metropolis
Cronos
The Exorcist (Extended Director's Cut)
King Kong
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (Deluxe Edition)
Psycho (50th Anniversary Edition)

Best DVD Movie Collection
Alien Anthology
Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy
Clint Eastwood 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros.
Fantomas: Five Film Collection
Film Noir Classic Collection, Volume 5
Vengeance Trilogy

Best DVD Television Release
Lost (The Complete Sixth and Final Season)
The Six Million Dollar Man (The Complete Collection)
Space 1999: The Complete Season One (Blu Ray)
Thriller: The Complete Series
The Twilight Zone (Season 1 & 2) (Blu Ray)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Season 4, Volume 2)

Stage Presentation:

Best Local Stage Production: Musical:
Beauty and the Beast
Leap of Faith
Young Frankenstein

Best Local Stage Production: Drama or Comedy
The 39 Steps
The Glass Menagerie
The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Best Local Stage Production: Small Theater:
The Arsonists
U.S.S. Pinafore
Watson

The Saturn Awards will be held in June 2011 in Burbank, California, USA.