The winners of the 2010 Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ EDA Awards have been announced:
Best Film: The Social Network
Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3
Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
Best Screenplay, Original: The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
Best Screenplay, Adapted: The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin
Best Documentary: Inside Job, Charles Ferguson
Best Actress: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Best Ensemble Cast: The Kids Are All Right
Best Editing: TIE Black Swan, Andrew Weisblum; Inception, Lee Smith
Most Beautiful Film: I Am Love
Best Cinematography: Black Swan, Matthew Libatique
Best Film Music Or Score: The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Best Non-English-Language Film: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Niels Arden Oplev, Denmark
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
Best Woman Director: Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
Best Woman Screenwriter: Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Best Female Action Star: Noomi Rapace, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Animated Female: Astrid, How to Train Your Dragon
Best Breakthrough Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Women’s Image Award: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Perseverance Award: Joan Rivers
Actress Defying Age and Ageism: Helen Mirren
Sexist Pig Award: Mel Gibson
This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry: Debra Granik for Winter’s Bone
Lifetime Achievement Award: TIE Claire Denis; Helen Mirren
AWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism: TIE Sandra Bullock; Sean Penn
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award: Sex and the City 2, Michael Patrick King, Sarah Jessica Parker, cast and crew
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent: Jennifer Aniston
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn‘t: For Colored Girls
Unforgettable Moment Award: Black Swan, Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) sprouts black wings and final dance performance.
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction: The Kids Are All Right
Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award: Sex and the City 2
The Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award: Clash of the Titans
Cultural Crossover Award: The Kids Are All Right
Bravest Performance Award: Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award: Solitary Man, Michael Douglas and Imogen Poots (45 years)
More at the AWFJ’s site.
I’m a member of the AWFJ, of course; links above go to my reviews. My reviews of those films I haven’t yet covered will appear soon.
