This Just In: Movie Critics Love 'The Hurt Locker'

It means nothing in and of itself, but it's always interesting to see what the various sides of the motion picture industry pick as their favorites. The Golden Globe voters are different from the Oscar voters, who are different from critics, a group that is generally less sentimental about its choices than the tuxedo-laden affairs coming soon to a television near you. Alt Film Guide has taken the liberty of grouping all of the critics votes together (counting the HFPA votes for the Globes, as well) to come up with a general consensus about 2009. The winner is The Hurt Locker, taking the top prizes in New York City, San Francisco, Oklahoma, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Chicago, Boston, and Austin, as well as awards show nominations from the Satellite Awards, the Screen Actors Guild, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and the Golden Globes. I don't think it will play out that way at the Oscars, which, like it or not, is the most convenient and time-honored measuring stick for "bests." It doesn't hurt, of course, that it's made up of folks in the industry, but we all know the Academy Awards gets it wrong quite often. If I had to guess today, I'd say Up in the Air still wins Best Picture, but it's between these two films and Avatar, three wildly divergent types of movies and I really don't know which way they'll fall. Ballots went out Monday, by the way, so that would help Avatar more than it would the others. But some voters may have already made up their minds, or maybe they just didn't like any of the three. Here's the rest of the Alt Film Guide rundown, ranking the films in terms of how much hardware they've won this awards season: The Hurt Locker (13 Best Picture wins or nominations; see above) Up in the Air (National Board of Review - Best Picture, Washington, Utah, St. Louis, Indiana, Southeastern, Florida, Dallas-Ft. Worth, plus BFCA and Golden Globe nominations) Inglourious Basterds (Toronto {tie}, San Diego, Phoenix, plus SAG ensemble, BFCA, and Golden Globe nominations) Precious (Sundance, plus SAG ensemble, BFCA, Golden Globe, and Spirit nominations) Nine (Satellite, SAG ensemble, BFCA, and Golden Globe nominations) Avatar (New York Online plus BFCA and Golden Globe nominations) Up (Detroit, BFCA nomination) An Education (SAG ensemble and BFCA nominations) (500) Days of Summer (Golden Globe and Spirit nominations) Hunger (Toronto {tie}) It’s Complicated (Golden Globe nomination) Julie & Julia (Golden Globe nomination) The Hangover (Golden Globe nomination)

Comments

[SEAN]

Oh its such a tough call for Best Picture...

I mean Hurt Locker, Up in the Air, Avatar (not too far behind) & Inglourious (extreme dark horse)

I really can even decide between the 2 frontrunners, so I say give it to Tarantino's Basterds...lol why not

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