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Inglourious Basterds and Nine lead Critics' Choice nominations
Quentin Tarantinos Inglourious Basterds and movie musical Nine are leading the awards season charge with 10 nominations apiece from the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The World War II film and Rob Marshall's all-star musical will both compete for the coveted Best Picture prize at the Critics Choice Movie Awards, alongside Avatar, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Invictus, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, and Up in the Air. James Cameron's epic Avatar picked up nine nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, while The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air received eight nominations, and The Lovely Bones and Precious each scored six. George Clooney will battle it out in the Best Actor category for his role in Up in the Air, alongside Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Viggo Mortensen (The Road), and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker). In the Best Actress category, Emily Blunt has won a nomination for The Young Victoria, along with Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side. They will go up against Carey Mulligan (An Education), Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia). The moviemakers nominated for Best Direction prize include Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds and James Cameron for Avatar, alongside Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Lee Daniels (Precious), Clint Eastwood (Invictus) and Jason Reitman (Up in the Air). The Critics Choice Movie Awards will take place on 15 January (09) in Los Angeles. The main list of nominees is as follows: Best Picture: Avatar An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus Nine Precious A Serious Man Up Up In The Air Best Actor: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart George Clooney - Up In The Air Colin Firth - A Single Man Morgan Freeman - Invictus Viggo Mortensen - The Road Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker Best Actress: Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side Carey Mulligan - An Education Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones Gabourey Sidibe - Precious Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon - Invictus Woody Harrelson - The Messenger Christian McKay - Me And Orson Welles Alfred Molina - An Education Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress: Marion Cotillard - Nine Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air MoNique - Precious Julianne Moore - A Single Man Samantha Morton - The Messenger Best Acting Ensemble: Inglourious Basterds Nine Precious Star Trek Up In The Air Best Directing: Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker James Cameron - Avatar Lee Daniels - Precious Clint Eastwood - Invictus Jason Reitman - Up In The Air Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds.
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