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Roger Ebert, Manohla Dargis And The New AT THE MOVIES Boys Weigh In!! Is THE HURT LOCKER The Film of the Year??

I am – Hercules!!

Since we stuck up the first wave of award winners a week ago, a lot more films have won a lot more awards, and a lot more critics have decided on their best movies of 2009.

I reckon we’re still waiting on lists from Harry, Capone and Quint but, as we look to Father Geek and beyond this site, “The Hurt Locker” seems to be the only movie on absolutely every critic’s short list.

Where we stand:

BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
The Hurt Locker

CHICAGO FILM CRITICS
The Hurt Locker

HOUSTON FILM CRITICS
The Hurt Locker

LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS
The Hurt Locker
(runner-up: Up in the Air)

NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
The Hurt Locker

DETROIT FILM CRITICS
Up

ST. LOUIS FILM CRITICS
Up in the Air
(runner-up: The Hurt Locker)

WASHINGTON DC AREA FILM CRITICS
Up In The Air

FLORIDA FILM CRITICS
Up in the Air

INDIANA FILM JOURNALISTS
Up In The Air
(runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox)

NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE
(not to be confused with the New York Film Critics Circle)
Avatar

ROGER EBERT (THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)
MAINSTREAM:
Bad Lieutenant
Crazy Heart
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Knowing
Precious
A Serious Man
Up In The Air
The White Ribbon

INDEPENDENT:
Departures
Disgrace
Everlasting Moments
Goodbye Solo
Julia
Silent Night
Sin Nombre
Skin
Trucker
You, The Living

(Special Jury Prize: Avatar)

MICHAEL PHILLIPS (THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
Up
Where The Wild Things Are
Waltz With Bashir
Of Time and the City
The Hurt Locker
A Serious Man
In The Loop
Sugar
Me and Orson Welles
A Single Man

MANOHLA DARGIS (THE NEW YORK TIMES)
Gomorrah
Tulpan
Summer Hours
The Hurt Locker
The Beaches of Agnes
Public Enemies
Beeswax
Ponyo
The Informant!
Where The Wild Things Are
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Avatar

RUNNERS-UP:
Of Time and the City
Frontier of Dawn
Tokyo Sonata
Sugar
Léon Morin: Priest
Julia
Star Trek
Anaglyph Tom
Séraphine
The English Surgeon
You, the Living
In the Loop
Import, Export
Lorna's Silence
A Perfect Getaway
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Big Fan
Unmade Beds
Crude
A Serious Man
Precious
The Messenger
Big River Man
35 Shots of Rum
Up in the Air
A Single Man
Invictus
Police, Adjective

A.O. SCOTT (THE NEW YORK TIMES)
Where The Wild Things Are
The Hurt Locker
In The Loop
Summer Hours
Of Time and the City
Up In The Air
Funny People
Bright Star
Medicine For Melancholy
Precious
Coraline
Avatar
District 9
A Serious Man
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Goodbye, Solo
Sugar
Gomorrah
The Baader Meinof Complex

RUNNERS-UP:
La Danse
24 City
Invictus
Extract
Tyson
The Beaches Of Agnes
Crazy Heart
Still Walking
Broken Embraces

KENNETH TURAN (THE LOS ANGELES TIMES)
Bright Star
The Hurt Locker
An Education
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Julie & Julia
Up
Up in The Air

CHILDREN OF SUNDANCE:
Amreeka
Adventureland
Big Fan
Sergio

DOCUMENTARIES:
Afghan Star
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Soul Power
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
More Than A Game
Tyson
Unmistaken Child

JAY KNOWLES (AIN'T IT COOL NEWS)
Avatar (3-D)
Thirst
MicMacs
Up (3-D)
Lovely Bones
Me and Orson Welles
Where the Wild Things Are (IMAX)
The Hurt Locker
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Road
District 9
Kick Ass
Shutter Island
Sherlock Holmes
Inglourious Basterds
Solomon Kane
Star Trek (IMAX)
Invictus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Coraline (3-D)
Men Who Stare at Goats

RUNNERS-UP:
Daybreakers
Bronson
Watchmen (IMAX)
Whip It

RICHARD CORLISS (TIME)
The Princess and the Frog
Up
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Up in the Air
The White Ribbon
A Single Man
Of Time and the City
District 9
Thirst

PETER TRAVERS (ROLLING STONE)
Precious
Up In The Air
The Hurt Locker
An Education
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
A Serious Man
District 9
(500) Days of Summer
The Messenger

TIED FOR 11TH:
Inglourious Basterds
Capitalism: A Love Story
In the Loop
The Cove
Invictus
Public Enemies
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A Single Man
Nine
Tyson

DAVID GERMAINE (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Hurt Locker
Precious
The White Ribbon
Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans
Up
An Education
(500) Days of Summer
Passing Strange
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
The Damned United

CHRISTY LEMIRE (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Moon
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Up
District 9
A Serious Man
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Sugar
Passing Strange
Drag Me To Hell

LISA SCHWARZBAUM (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
The Hurt Locker
Up
Coraline
Up in the Air
Where The Wild Things Are
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A Serious Man
Big Fan
District 9
Everlasting Moments

OWEN GLEIBERMAN (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
Up in the Air
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
I Love You, Man
Food, Inc.
(500) Days of Summer
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Girlfriend Experience
The Hurt Locker
Adventureland

AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
Coraline
The Hangover
The Hurt Locker
The Messenger
Precious
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Sugar
Up
Up in the Air

BROADCAST FILM CRITICS NOMINEES
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Nine
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION NOMINEES
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air
(500) Days of Summer
The Hangover
It's Complicated
Julie & Julia
Nine

THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW
An Education
(500) Days of Summer
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
The Messenger
A Serious Man
Star Trek
Up
Where The Wild Things Are

If you’ve a mind to, feel free to forward anything else you think might belong on this page. My email is herculesAICN@yahoo.com.

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Yes
by MacReady452
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:04:56 AM
but Nine will win everything due to
by MacReady452
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:06:36 AM
No
by Tallyrand
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:07:06 AM
Yes
by intersect
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:10:00 AM
Well woop-dee-shit....
by strongbadmonkey
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:12:44 AM
Avatar for me but think Hurt Locker
by Miyamoto_Musashi
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:12:47 AM
Well, I loved THE HURT LOCKER
by YackBacker
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:16:42 AM
A year ago everyone was anticipating Watchmen
by BoRock_A_Boomer
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:28:07 AM
Knowing?
by Wonko
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:29:20 AM
The Hurt Locker was awesome
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:29:32 AM
Ebert
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:30:51 AM
Has anyone seen INVICTUS?
by YackBacker
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:31:53 AM
Spoilers -- I've seen Knowing, but can barely remember anything
by shazzbot
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:34:46 AM
The Hurt Locker is my best movie of the year
by superfleish76
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:36:07 AM
Really liked A Serious Man
by Ronald Raygun
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:36:40 AM
Woops, nevermind...
by Ronald Raygun
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:38:41 AM
YackBacker
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:39:50 AM
Shazzbot
by Harold-Sherbort
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:39:53 AM
A Serious Man
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:42:30 AM
Renner should get best actor
by Miyamoto_Musashi
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:42:39 AM
Best Actor
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:46:25 AM
Renner won't get an Oscar -- he isn't an A-lister
by PresidentLeprechaun
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:48:21 AM
Ebert hated Fast Times at Ridgmont High too
by lock67ca
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:55:48 AM
Best Actor addendum
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:59:14 AM
Okay, here's my stab at who I think the ten nominees for picture
by heavenlykid
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:00:29 AM
The Hurt Locker is DEFINATELY the best film of the year
by Kirbymanly
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:02:07 AM
2009 Oscars
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:06:04 AM
heavenlykid
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:12:10 AM
Jeff Bridges was nominated for Starman
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:13:34 AM
Will they persist with a seperate animated list
by Miyamoto_Musashi
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:20:49 AM
how the fuck
by justanothermoviefan
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:22:29 AM
And that's why...
by dukeroberts
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:33:27 AM
As much as it traumatized me...
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLO0D
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:45:05 AM
ebert chose one of his 900 4 star reviews from 2009
by HaterofCrap
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:53:32 AM
Here's mine...
by Skyway Moaters
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:54:33 AM
Animation hound honorable mention:
by Skyway Moaters
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:05:45 AM
Oversight addition...
by Skyway Moaters
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:06:39 AM
? Sabre12
by Skyway Moaters
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:31:39 AM
Knowing was a great movie.
by dailysportspages
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:44:55 AM
Knowing
by Bellam
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:56:38 AM
Ebert
by kwisatzhaderach
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:04:07 AM
Avatar will win Best Picture
by kwisatzhaderach
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:04:55 AM
My top 10 enjoyable movies of the year.
by estacado1
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:06:27 AM
My Top 5 of the Year
by kwisatzhaderach
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:09:00 AM
Knowing was great
by syn_flood
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:55:49 AM
knowing
by rajium32
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:57:07 AM
>
by rajium32
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:58:53 AM
Dear Michael Phillips...schmuck.
by the_patriot
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:01:27 AM
Don't understand the antipathy towards "Knowing"
by Rocco Curioso
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:04:17 AM
Hurt Locker was good, but it was no Star Trek
by Drsambeckett1984
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:12:59 AM
THE HURT LOCKER
by TiPPiDa
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:21:55 AM
Not too surprised to see Knowing in Eberts top ten
by pax256
Dec 22nd, 2009
05:33:06 AM
A PERFECT GETAWAY?!
by Darkman
Dec 22nd, 2009
07:37:51 AM
The Hurt Locker
by EliteStance
Dec 22nd, 2009
07:38:27 AM
Peter Picaldi and Mimi Kennedy need notice
by mjgtexas
Dec 22nd, 2009
08:11:04 AM
THe Dude deserves his Oscar.
by r2hunter
Dec 22nd, 2009
08:18:49 AM
Manohla Dargis
by david19
Dec 22nd, 2009
08:27:39 AM
Hurt Locker, Moon, District 9, Funny People, and...
by KillDozer
Dec 22nd, 2009
08:48:55 AM
Too bad The Hurt Locker is from 2008
by ricarleite2
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:08:41 AM
Hah! yeah OCTOBER 08
by Anything But Tangerines
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:27:56 AM
Coraline
by CZ
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:33:49 AM
Up In The Air blew ass
by Series7
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:36:46 AM
D9 and World's Greatest Dad
by Series7
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:40:23 AM
No love
by Series7
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:41:34 AM
What surprised me about Ebert
by Series7
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:42:52 AM
Bridges was also nominated for The Contender...
by JediRob
Dec 22nd, 2009
11:07:18 AM
where the fuck is MOON
by animas
Dec 22nd, 2009
11:10:31 AM
The Hurt Locker was good...
by Peter Franks
Dec 22nd, 2009
11:11:03 AM
I'm surprised no one's mentioned...
by wookie1972
Dec 22nd, 2009
11:34:17 AM
JediRob
by Series7
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:06:03 PM
Summit botched Hurt Locker's release just like Astro Boy's
by FeralAngel
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:18:28 PM
HURT LOCKER BEST PICTURE? WAS IT EVER IN DOUBT?
by BringingSexyBack
Dec 22nd, 2009
12:24:22 PM
No love for "Away We Go"?
by ScoobySnack
Dec 22nd, 2009
01:02:58 PM
I HOPE....
by TiPPiDa
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:15:16 PM
How come Avatar isn't number one ?
by Trannyformers_Apologist
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:22:05 PM
Agreed on Away We Go, ScoobySnack
by The Garbage Man
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:23:30 PM
Does The Hurt Locker even have a chance at the Oscars?
by bbbbeeeennnn
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:30:52 PM
Yeah I'm gonna be sick of seeing that clip
by Series7
Dec 22nd, 2009
02:45:44 PM
Is ebert completely senile?
by The_Ritty
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:33:39 PM
Way to be decisive, New York Times
by Adelai Niska
Dec 22nd, 2009
03:42:33 PM
The Hurt Locker hands down
by centilope
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:14:25 PM
Bridges was robbed in 1993
by centilope
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:32:18 PM
The Hurt Locker's Oscar campaign
by I am_NOTREAL
Dec 22nd, 2009
04:42:23 PM
The Hurt Locker?
by thejewhunter
Dec 22nd, 2009
05:04:47 PM
The Hurt Locker sounds like a movie similar to
by estacado1
Dec 22nd, 2009
05:25:50 PM
From Left Field
by Cobbio
Dec 22nd, 2009
06:12:13 PM
Only Jay Knowles listed The Road.
by Breotan
Dec 22nd, 2009
06:23:01 PM
Damn... looks like a lot of critics watched
by gotilk
Dec 22nd, 2009
08:06:13 PM
Kathryn Bigelow
by swanstep
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:04:46 PM
My Top 5
by _Lizarkeo
Dec 22nd, 2009
09:18:16 PM
I'm really happy that it's gotten so many critics awards
by CherryValance
Dec 22nd, 2009
10:07:27 PM
PresidentLeprechaun
by CherryValance
Dec 22nd, 2009
10:10:46 PM
I'm split between Hurt Locker and Avatar at the moment...
by TheWaqman
Dec 23rd, 2009
03:02:38 AM
Jeremy Renner/Hurt Locker should be shoe-ins for Oscars but...
by workshed
Dec 23rd, 2009
08:38:02 AM
best actor
by tgmee
Dec 23rd, 2009
09:14:32 AM
Gomorrah
by Henry Fool
Dec 23rd, 2009
07:58:06 PM
I'm saving A Prophet and Police Adj for next year
by reflecto
Dec 24th, 2009
07:55:07 AM
SOuVqGt
by TmvEqK
Feb 11th, 2010
02:12:16 PM

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