Bloody Martha

Point Of View: Third person omniscient
Verb Tense: Past
Distance: Close

Martha sits in the little futuristic bubble called a bus stop that supposedly protects one from the elements of the blizzard surrounding it. She can barely keep her eyes open due to her cats keeping her up all night so she decides to brave the storm and queue up for the bus as it rounds the corner. As she walks to the end of the line she notices how this snow storm feels different…the wind and flakes hit her as if they were tiny white pellets being shot through her at a remarkable speed. She grimaces from the pain and tears well up in her eyes. Everyone else seems to be taking it in stride but she is in a lot of pain and grows heavier and heavier as if the snow is embedding in her clothes, skin, and bones. She tries to turn around to make it back to the bubble bus stop, but the wind pushes too hard against her keeping her stilted. As the sidewalk cracks beneath her engulfing her feet and ankles slowly, so does her forehead which begins to trickle blood down her face. At this moment, she begins to scream for help. All of a sudden she opens her eyes, realizing she’s in the middle of a nightmare and screams, “Stop!,” just as her ex-husband, John, gets off the bus. He just looks at her and bellows out in a half-joking manner, “Crazy witch!” Martha had fallen alseep at the bus stop in a blizzard. She knew her day could only get better.

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What I Want To Write

Part I

I want to write humorous essays about everyday life because I want people to find the humor in the small things that happen to us all everyday.

I want to write a horror novel/screenplay because I love that genre and would like to scare people (or gross them out!)

I want to write several novels about some of the experiences I have been through that might help people in the long run.

I want to write humorous essays because I’d like to be the next David Sedaris or Erma Bombeck.

Part II

I’m going to write a children’s story about a piece of gum who travels far and wide only to find that he wants to come home to his juicy fruit pack home.

I’m going to write about being sexually harrassed in several jobs, the fight and the effect it had on me. There will be humor involved.

I’m going to write about my life as a social worker and some of the interesting people I met, the red tape, the emotional
toll, ethics, and the good feelings you get from being in the service industry.

I’m going to write about growing up gay…the positives and the negatives, the sadness and the humor of it, and why it’s so important for people to understand we need to be accepted as bona fide equal citizens.

I’m going to write a horror novel about…a gay serial killer who has no time for homophobes. Maybe a take-off on Dexter. There will be a code of honor….

I’m going to write humorous essays about everyday life that comes mostly from my own observations.

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Dialogue With Dust

Me: Hello Dust

Dust: Hello Don, we’re surprised you’re even talking to us!

Me: Us?

Dust: Yes, us. We are thousands of particles, not a single entity! You should know better.

Me: But you talk as one person or thing…I don’t get it.

Dust: That’s because we are so small, it’s the only way you can hear us is if we talk as one voice.

Me: Frankly, I have nothing to say to you. I hate you because you make me sick.

Dust: Frankly, we could care less one way or another. It’s not personal.

Me: Sounds it!

Dust: No. We’ve been around since the dawn of time. Some people we bother, others we don’t. We just live our lives accordingly. No matter how much you try to wipe us away, we always come back. You of all people should know that.

Me: But you make me sick. Physically. I get headaches, sneezing attacks, and sinus infections because of you.

Dust: But there are others who do not. We don’t do this to you on purpose. It is what it is. Look at your friends whom we don’t bother—-Barry, Rebecca, and Max. It’s just you.

Me: I guess in some small way I understand, but you cost me a lot of money in doctor’s bills. But then I guess I wipe our lives or send you to a new living quarters, I don’t know. I’m so confused.

Dust: Mostly new living quarters. On the contrary, we don’t have feelings so it doesn’t mean much to us one way or another.

Me: Well, since you have no feelings, that makes me feel better about wiping down my desk right now. Nice talking to you.

Dust: See you soon Mister D!

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RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Halo,” Beyoncé
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong with Me,” Taylor Swift (Will Win)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame, Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band
Fearless, Taylor Swift (Will Win)

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
“You Belong with Me,” Taylor Swift (Will Win)

BEST NEW ARTIST
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson (Will Win)
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas (Will Win)
“We Weren’t Born to Follow,” Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never,” The Fray
“Sara Smile,” Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Kids,” MGMT

BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga (Will Win)
“Celebration,” Madonna
“Womanizer,” Britney Spears

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door, Death Cab for Cutie
Sounds of the Universe, Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
It’s Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Will Win)

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé (Will Win)
“It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then,” Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Through Changes,” Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers and Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Ego,” Beyoncé featuring Kanye West
“Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo
“Run This Town,” Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
“I’m on a Boat,” The Lonely Island featuring T-Pain
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake (Will Win)

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Together Through Life, Bob Dylan (Will Win)
Electric Dirt, Levon Helm
Willie and the Wheel, Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel
Wilco (The Album), Wilco
Little Honey, Lucinda Williams

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Winners! Complete List From the 2010 SAG Awards
Sat., Jan. 23, 2010 5:10 PM PST by EOL Staff

FILM

Cast in a Motion Picture: Inglourious Basterds

Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Female Actor in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique, Precious

Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Star Trek

TELEVISION

Ensemble in a Drama Series: Mad Men

Male Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Female Actor in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Glee

Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance

Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens

Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: 24

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Betty White

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Four Thing In My Room
by: Mister D

My Desk

At this time just looking at my desk makes me nervous because it’s so cluttered. Bills strewn here and there, some overdue I’m sure. And let’s not forget all the cables running to my laptop that connect to the printer, the scanner, the speakers, and other cables and plugs that I don’t even know what they are here for. My scanner takes up a good quarter of the desk, plus the back of desk is a line of CD’s enough to satisfy even the smallest music enthusiast. There’s also my 1040EZ form to be filled causing me anxiety just looking at it right next to my checkbook….in fact there’s too many financial things to be done for me to fill comfortable writing. Should I get bills out of the way before I begin writing? Seems like it would ease my nerves a little.

Dust

Dust…it’s everywhere! No matter how much I dust it seems it just recollects as soon as I’m through wiping things down. One could say I’m rather paranoid about it due to my poor allergies. All those infections and allergy shots mostly because of dust and pollen. What’s the use I can’t seem to get rid of it. It lays upon everything I touch in order to write…my desk, my laptop, the scanner. There’s no end in sight. Sometimes it consumes all my energy and thoughts just thinking about it. All those headaches, I just can’t think. Sometimes I feel I can’t write from thinking about it too much. Am I insane? Some would say. Maybe if I cleared more junk off my desk things would be better. Maybe I’ll try that strategy and that will relieve some of this nervousness. My fingertips feel dirty.

My Cats Feed Bowl

My cat’s feed bowl and water bowl are in my writing room because my cat’s like to be around me. I have 3 cats and they all like to be fed at different times so it’s just easier this way. One cat is a black long haired, one part siamese, and one a Sylvester looking type. None get along, so there are a lot of territorial issues. The bowls are dark navy blue with little paw prints on them all around the bowl. How cute. I love having my cats in here with me; they keep me company – two usually perch on the bed while one usually lays close to wherever I’m working at the desk. There’s something relaxing to me about having them here and the calm that comes over me. The only drawback is the food smell, but I wash it out everyday to keep the fishy smell to a minimum. Using dry food is kind of a cure all. I love cats. They are so independent and they mostly leave me to do what I have to do.

The Bed

They say you shouldn’t sleep where you work or vice versa and I think I know the reason why…I am always tempted to get back in that bed and lie down instead of doing any writing or anything remotely called work. I tell myself I will think of ideas while in bed, then I will turn on the TV or CD player for inspiration. This little game usually gets me as far as a Lifetime Movie…which I end up watching multiples of all day. But I can’t help it. The bed is queen size, foam and feather mattress with 4 comfy pillows and usually 2 warm and comfy cats calling its’ siren call to me daily. How can one resist. It’s a wonder I get any work done at all in this room…I even like the way the oak bedposts look, so dark, so firm, in contrast with the softness of the bed. Many a time I just fall asleep thinking I did the work. Then I wake up. Depressed. Oh well, maybe tomorrow will be different.

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Golden Globe Winners List 2010
Golden Globe Awards 2010 Air Date: Sunday, January 17 on NBC

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Penelope Cruz
‘Nine’
Vera Farmiga
‘Up in the Air’
Anna Kendrick
‘Up in the Air’
Mo’Nique
‘Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire’
Julianne Moore
‘A Single Man’

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Toni Collette
‘United States of Tara’
Courteney Cox
‘Cougar Town’
Tina Fey
‘30 Rock‘
Edie Falco
‘Nurse Jackie’
Lea Michele
‘Glee’

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris
‘How I Met Your Mother’
Michael Emerson
‘Lost’
Jeremy Piven
‘Entourage’
William Hurt
‘Damages’
John Lithgow
‘Dexter’

Best Animated Feature Film
‘Coraline’
‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’
‘The Princess and the Frog’
‘Up’

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Simon Baker
‘The Mentalist’
Michael C. Hall
‘Dexter’
Jon Hamm
‘Mad Men’
Hugh Laurie
‘House’
Bill Paxton
‘Big Love’

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Julianna Margulies
‘The Good Wife’
Glenn Close
‘Damages’
January Jones
‘Mad Men’
Anna Paquin
‘True Blood’
Kyra Sedgwick
‘The Closer’

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
‘Grey Gardens’
‘Into the Storm’
‘Little Dorrit’
‘Taking Chance’
‘Georgia O’Keeffe’

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Sandra Bullock
‘The Proposal‘
Marion Cotillard
‘Nine’
Julia Roberts
‘Duplicity‘
Meryl Streep
‘It’s Complicated’
Meryl Streep
‘Julie and Julia’

Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kevin Bacon
‘Taking Chance’
Kenneth Branagh
‘Wallander: One Step Behind’
Chiwetel Ejiofor
‘Endgame’
Brendan Gleeson
‘Into the Storm’
Jeremy Irons
‘Georgia O’Keeffe’

Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joan Allen
‘Georgia O’Keeffe’
Drew Barrymore
‘Grey Gardens’
Jessica Lange
‘Grey Gardens’
Anna Paquin
‘The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler’
Sigourney Weaver
‘Prayers for Bobby’

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
‘The Hurt Locker’
Mark Boal
‘District 9‘
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
‘Inglourious Basterds‘
Quentin Tarantino
‘It’s Complicated’
Nancy Meyers
‘Up in the Air’
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin
’30 Rock’
Steve Carell
‘The Office’
Thomas Jane
‘Hung’
David Duchovny
‘Californication’
Matthew Morrison
‘Glee’

Best Foreign Language Film
‘A Prophet’
‘The White Ribbon’
‘The Maid’
‘Baaria’

Best Television Series, Drama
‘Big Love’
‘Dexter’
‘House’
‘Mad Men’
‘True Blood’

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jane Adams
‘Hung’
Rose Byrne
‘Damages’
Jane Lynch
‘Glee’
Janet McTeer
‘Into the Storm’
Chloe Sevigny
‘Big Love’

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Matt Damon
‘Invictus’
Woody Harrelson
‘The Messenger’
Christopher Plummer
‘The Last Station’
Stanley Tucci
‘The Lovely Bones’
Christoph Waltz
‘Inglourious Basterds’

Best Director – Motion Picture
Kathryn Bigelow
‘The Hurt Locker’
James Cameron
‘Avatar’
Clint Eastwood
‘Invictus’
Jason Reitman
‘Up in the Air’
Quentin Tarantino
‘Inglourious Basterds’

Best Televison Series, Comedy or Musical
’30 Rock’
‘Entourage’
‘Glee’
‘Modern Family’
‘The Office’

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
‘(500) Days of Summer’
‘The Hangover’
‘It’s Complicated’
‘Julie & Julia‘
‘Nine’

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Emily Blunt
‘The Young Victoria’
Sandra Bullock
‘The Blind Side’
Helen Mirren
‘The Last Station’
Carey Mulligan
‘An Education’
Gabourey Sidibe
‘Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire’

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy
Matt Damon
‘The Informant!’
Daniel Day-Lewis
‘Nine’
Robert Downey, Jr.
‘Sherlock Holmes’
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
‘(500) Days of Summer
Michael Stuhlbarg
‘A Serious Man’

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jeff Bridges
‘Crazy Heart’
George Clooney
‘Up in the Air’
Colin Firth
‘A Single Man’
Morgan Freeman
‘Invictus’
Tobey Maguire
‘Brothers’

Best Motion Picture, Drama
‘Avatar’
‘The Hurt Locker’
‘Inglourious Basterds’
‘Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire’
‘Up in the Air’

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WGA unveils award nominations
‘Avatar,’ ‘Hangover’ among original screenplay nods
By DAVE MCNARY

B.O. blockbusters received serious support from WGA writers, with “Avatar,” “The Hangover” and “Star Trek” all scoring nominations Monday, in two races that were heavily dominated by newcomers to the guild awards.

“Avatar” and “Hangover” joined “500 Days of Summer,” “The Hurt Locker” and “A Serious Man” in the original screenplay category. “Star Trek” faces competition in adapted category from “Crazy Heart,” “Julie & Julia,” “Precious” and “Up in the Air.”

While specialty pics have dominated the awards scene in past years, the nominations for 2009, announced Monday morning, gave only half of the 10 slots to smaller pics (“Julie & Julia” and “Up in the Air” were the only other films of the 10 to have topped $50 million in domestic grosses).

The nominations covered 15 writers, since five of the bids went to writing teams.

The Writers Guild of America will name the winners on Feb. 20 in ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York, based on voting by its 12,000 members.

James Cameron scored his second WGA nomination for “Avatar,” 12 years after copping a nod for “Titanic.”

The only other WGA awards vets in that category were Joel Coen & Ethan Coen for “A Serious Man.” The duo won the guild trophy for “No Country for Old Men” two years ago and for “Fargo” in 1997.

The other three slots were taken by newcomers to the guild awards: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber for “500 Days of Summer,” Jon Lucas & Scott Moore for “The Hangover” and Mark Boal, for “The Hurt Locker.” Boal, who was working in his office when he received word, said, “One of the benefits of selling a script like this is that you can be gainfully employed, working on other scripts.”

WGA first-time contenders clearly held sway in the adapted category: Scott Cooper, “Crazy Heart”; Nora Ephron, “Julie & Julia”; Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious”; Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, “Star Trek”; and Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner for “Up in the Air.” The previous contenders were Ephron, for the 1993 “Sleepless in Seattle,” and Reitman, for “Thank You for Smoking.”

“We’re friends who started writing together 20 years ago, so to be honored by our peers for a story about friendship is an amazing gift,” Orci and Kurtzman said. “We’re wildly grateful to all the closet WGA Trekkies for their sci-fi love.”

Neustadter and Weber said, “We’re still pinching ourselves that we’re in the guild, so it’s a huge thing for us to be recognized by its members for our work.”

Cooper, who was in Minneapolis to promote “Crazy Heart,” said that the script’s themes of loss, regret and redemption likely created the traction among WGA voters but told Daily Variety that the credit should go to stars Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal. “The actors made it so seamless that it made the writing better than it actually is,” he added.

Cameron and Reitman both also landed DGA noms last week. “I’m so proud to be amongst these storytellers — the people who put pen to paper,” Reitman said.

Documentary nods went to Richard Trank for “Against the Tide,” Michael Moore for “Capitalism: A Love Story,” Mark Monroe for “The Cove,” Chris Rock & Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar for “Good Hair“, Robert Stone for “Earth Days,” and Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman for “Soundtrack for a Revolution.”

Moore won the WGA’s original screenplay award in 2002 for “Bowling for Columbine.”

Only 83 screenplays — 47 in the original category, 36 in adapted — were deemed eligible by the guild this year as the WGA changed its submissions process. That’s less than half the number in recent years.

The eligible scripts also must have been written under jurisdiction of the WGA or one of five affiliate guilds. Among the screenplays ineligible for WGA awards are “District 9,” “An Education,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “In the Loop,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “The Road,” “A Single Man” and “Up.”

The WGA awards have been a pretty reliable indicator for Oscar winners. Winners of the original screenplay trophies have matched in 10 of the last 15 years, including last year when Dustin Lance Black won for “Milk”; the adapted screenplay awards have matched in 11 of the last 15 years, including Simon Beaufoy taking both for “Slumdog Millionaire” last year.

There are 382 members in the writers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, or about 6% of the voting membership of 5,777. Oscar noms will be announced Feb. 2.

Among the contenders that were eligible but didn’t make the final cut at the WGA in the adapted category: “The Blind Side,” “Brothers,” “Coraline,” “Invictus,” “The Last Station,” “The Lovely Bones,” “Nine” and “The Soloist.” Contenders in the original category that didn’t make the nominated list included “Adventureland,” “Away We Go,” “Bright Star,” “The Messenger” and “Two Lovers.”

List of nominees:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“(500) Days of Summer,” Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Fox Searchlight

“Avatar,” Written by James Cameron; 20th Century Fox

“The Hangover,” Written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore; Warner Bros.

“The Hurt Locker,” Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment

“A Serious Man,” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen; Focus Features

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Crazy Heart,” Screenplay by Scott Cooper; Based on the novel by Thomas Cobb; Fox Searchlight

“Julie & Julia,” Screenplay by Nora Ephron; Based on the books Julie & Julia by Julie Powell and My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme; Sony Pictures

“Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire,” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher; Based on the novel Push by Sapphire; Lionsgate

“Star Trek,” Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman; Based upon Star Trek, Created by Gene Roddenberry; Paramount Pictures

“Up in the Air,” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner; Based upon the novel by Walter Kirn; Paramount Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

“Against the Tide,” Screenplay by Richard Trank; Moriah Films

“Capitalism: A Love Story,” Written by Michael Moore; Overture Films

“The Cove,” Written by Mark Monroe; Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

“Earth Days,” Written by Robert Stone; Zeitgeist Films

“Good Hair,” Written by Chris Rock & Jeff Stilson and Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar; Roadside Attractions

“Soundtrack for a Revolution,” Written by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman; Freedom Song Productions and Louverture Films

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Spirit Awards: The Nominees
Eugene Hernandez by Eugene Hernandez (December 1, 2009)
Spirit Awards: The Nominees

The nominations for the 25th Anniversary Spirit Awards have been announced in Los Angeles. Film Independent executive director Dawn Hudson welcomed attendees to the nominations this morning, touting the legacy of the awards and the early nominees, including Spike Lee, the Coen Brothers, Jim Jarmusch and others.

“We are living in the world that they created,” she said this morning, “This years nominations reflect the same criteria that were important to us back then. [They are] doing more with less.”

Lee Daniels’s “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” and Michael Hoffman’s “The Last Station” led the nominations, each taking six including best feature film.

“I am blown away, as is the entire cast and crew of ‘Precious,’ that the film is being embraced by so many,” Lee Daniels told indieWIRE. “We are all touched, honored and extremely grateful for this very special recognition by the independent film community.”

Check out indieWIRE’s reactions to the list’s biggest surprises here.
The ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC.

The complete list of nominations:

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
“(500) Days Of Summer,” Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
“Amreeka,” Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
“Precious,” Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
“Sin Nombre,” Producer: Amy Kaufman
“The Last Station,” Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer

BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, “A Serious Man”
Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Cary Joji Fukunaga, “Sin Nombre”
James Gray, “Two Lovers”
Michael Hoffman, “The Last Station”

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
“A Single Man,” Director: Tom Ford, Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz
“Crazy Heart,” Director: Scott Cooper, Producers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall
“Easier With Practice,” Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Producer: Cookie Carosella
“Paranormal Activity,” Director: Oren Peli, Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
“The Messenger,” Director: Oren Moverman, Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
“Big Fan” Writer/Director: Robert Siegel; Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
“Humpday” Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Sheldon
“The New Year Parade” Writer/Director: Tom Quinn; Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
“Treeless Mountain” Writer/Director: So Yong Kim; Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
“Zero Bridge” Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa; Producers: Josee Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa

BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman, “The Messenger”
Michael Hoffman, “The Last Station
Lee Toland Krieger, “The Vicious Kind”
Greg Mottola, “Adventureland”
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, “(500) Days Of Summer”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes, “Cold Souls”
Scott Cooper, “Crazy Heart”
Cherien Dabis, “Amreeka”
Geoffrey Fletcher, “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire”
Tom Ford, David Scearce, “A Single Man”

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello, “Downloading Nancy”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Gwentyth Paltrow, “Two Lovers”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire”
Nisreen Faour, “Amreeka”

BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “(500) Days Of Summer”
Souléymane Sy Savané, “Goodbye Solo”
Adam Scott, “The Vicious Kind”

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun, “Cold Souls”
Mo’Nique, “Precious”
Samantha Morton, “The Messenger”
Natalie Press, “Fifty Dead Men Walking”
Mia Wasikowska, “That Evening Sun”

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clement, “Gentleman Broncos”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christian McKay, “Me and Orson Welles”
Raymond McKinnon, “That Evening Sun”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins, “A Serious Man”
Adriano Goldman, “Sin Nombre”
Anne Misawa, “Treeless Mountain”
Andrij Parekh, “Cold Souls”
Peter Zeitlinger, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
“Anvil! The Story of Anvil” Director: Sacha Gervasi
“Food, Inc.” Director: Robert Kenner
“More Than a Game” Director: Kristopher Belman
“October Country” Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
“Which Way Home” Director: Rebecca Cammisa

BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
“A Prophet” (France), Director: Jacques Audiard
“An Education” (UK/France), Director: Lone Scherfig
“Everlasting Moments” (Sweden), Director: Jan Troell
“Mother” (South Korea), Director: Bong Joon-Ho
“The Maid” (Chile), Director: Sebastian Silva

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Robert Altman Award
“A Serious Man”
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Karin Chien, “The Exploding Girl,” “Santa Mesa”
Larry Fessenden, “I Sell the Dead,” “The House of the Devil”
Dia Sokol, “Beeswax,” “Nights & Weekends”

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, “Easier With Practice”
Asiel Norton, “Redland”
Tariq Tapa, “Zero Bridge”

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
NNatalia Almada, “El General”
Jessica Oreck, “Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo”
Bill Ross, Turner Ross, “45365”

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The 44th National Society of Film Critics Awards were handed out today honoring the best in film for 2009 and, yawn, it went as expected and how many predicted.

Best Picture: THE HURT LOCKER
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, THE HURT LOCKER
Best Actor: Jeremy Renner, THE HURT LOCKER
Best Actress: Yolande Moreau, SERAPHINE
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS and Paul Schneider, BRIGHT STAR
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, PRECIOUS
Best Screenplay: Joel & Ethan Coen, A SERIOUS MAN
Foreign-Language Film: SUMMER HOURS
Non-fiction Film: THE BEACHES OF AGNES
Cinematography: Christian Berger, THE WHITE RIBBON
Production Design: Nelson Lowry, FANTASTIC MR. FOX

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