2009 Oscars: The List

It's that time of the year again.  Awards season.  The films are (mostly) out, and now I play catchup.  I did this last year and it was a lot of fun.  I enjoyed the awards so much more having seen almost all of the nominees, and I saw a whole lot of movies I would have otherwise missed out on. I've got a much better jump than I did last year, and have a couple more months, so my scope will be broader.

Here are the movies I've seen which were released in 2009, ranked by how much I liked them (some reviews have not yet been posted):

1. Inglorious Basterds
2. 500 Days of Summer
3. Whatever Works
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
5. Avatar
6. The Brothers Bloom
7. Up
8. Funny People
9. Where the Wild Things Are
10. Moon
11. Thirst
12. District 9
13. Zombieland
14. Adventureland
15. I Love You, Man
16. Star Trek
17. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
18. A Serious Man
19. Watchmen
20. Paper Heart
21. Angels and Demons
22. The Hangover
23. Paranormal Activity
24. He's Just Not that Into You
25. Trick 'R Treat
26. This Is It
27. Year One
28. Drag Me To Hell
29. World's Greatest Dad
30. Fast and Furious
31. Observe and Report
32. Bruno
33. Hotel For Dogs
34. 2012
35. 12 Rounds
36. Post Grad
37. Land of the Lost
38. The Ugly Truth

Now the hard part.  Making a list of the movies that are generating a lot of top 10 list buzz, critical acclaim and award speculation.  If I'm missing any, let me know!

• An Education
• Antichrist
• Brothers
• Blindside (Ugh.. how did she get a nomination??)
• Broken Embraces
• Coraline
• Crazy Heart
• Humpday
• The Hurt Locker
• O'Horten
• In the Loop
• Invictus
• It's Complicated
• Julie & Julia
• The Last Station
• The Lovely Bones
• The Maid
• Nine
• Precious
• A Prophet
• A Single Man
• Sugar
• Summer Hours
• Treeless Mountain
• Two Lovers
• Up In the Air
• The White Ribbon
• The Young Victoria

Over the coming months leading up to the Oscars, in addition to my normal reviews, I will contribute my award consideration for each film.  A bit before the actual show, I will make my predictions, and see how I do.

So it begins!