Nat'l Society of Film Critics Awards

The Hurt Locker wins another award and has been dominating the awards given by top film critics groups in the country. This time around, the National Society of Film Critics honors the film with it's three top awards. Here's their list of winners.

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

SAG Awards Nominations

The Screen Actors Guild Awards just announced their nominations this morning for television and motion picture performances. I think these are a better representation of what might be the favorites for the Oscars. Usually the Ensemble Acting nominations correspond to their Best Picture choices. So it is surprising that critical darling Up in the Air is missing from that list even if 3 of its actors are nominated for individual performances. I don't see any other glaring omissions. Do you?

NY and Boston Critics' Choices

The Hurt Locker blows away the competition with two film critics' awards. I'm also glad that my favorites Meryl Streep and Christoph Waltz are getting their dues.

Here are the winners from the New York Film Critics' Circle.

Best Film The Hurt Locker

Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Best Screenplay In the Loop

Best Actress Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Actor George Clooney, Up In The Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Cinematography Christian Berger, The White Ribbon

Best Animated Film Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Non-fiction Film Of Time and the City

Best Foreign Language Film Summer Hours

Best First Feature Hunger, director Steve McQueen

Here are the picks of the Boston Society of Film Critics.

Best Picture The Hurt Locker

Best Actor Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Actress Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious

Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

Best Screenplay Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man

Best Cinematography Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker

Best Documentary The Cove

Best Animated Film Up

Best Film Editing Bob Murawski and Chris Innis, The Hurt Locker

Best New Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, District 9

Best Ensemble Cast Precious and Star Trek

Best Use of Music in a Film Crazy Heart

DC Critics' Choices

More awards for the early Oscar frontrunners from the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.

Best Film Up in the Air
Best Actor George Clooney, Up in the Air
Best Actress Carey Mulligan, An Education
Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Screenplay, Adapted Up in the Air
Best Screenplay, Original Inglourious Basterds
Best Breakthrough Performance Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Best Ensemble The Hurt Locker
Best Animated Film Up
Best Foreign Film Sin Nombre
Best Art Direction Nine
Best Documentary Food, Inc.

National Board of Review Winners

Can you believe it's film awards season already? The National Board of Review, a not-for-profit organization of "a selective group of knowledgeable film enthusiasts, academics, film professionals, and students," just announced their choices for this year's Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director, etc with the George Clooney film Up in the Air winning the top prize. Along with the film winners in the different categories, the group also lists their Top 10 films. The NBR is usually the first critics' group announcing their choices.

Click here for a complete list of winners.