THE Andys_Films_etc AWARDS 2009

Introduction:
Since I started seriously reviewing the films I’ve watched, starting on 1st June 2009, I’ve had in mind that I would do a list of my favourite films seen during the year, or half year as it turned out. And so we find ourselves here. Not all the films considered were made in 2009, if fact most were not and I will include films I’ve watched both at the cinema and at home on either TV or DVD. I have split the awards into several categories which will become evident as you read on. I hope you enjoy this article as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

The Categories:
Best Animation
Best Sci-Fi
Best Fantasy
Best Action/Adventure
Best Horror
Best Drama
Best Thriller
Best Comedy
Best Film Seen On TV
Best Film Seen On DVD
Best Film Seen At the Cinema
Best Overall Film

BEST ANIMATION:
Qualifying Films:
The Tale of Despereaux
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Dr Seuss: Horton Hears a Who
Igor
Kung Fu Panda
Space Chimps
Up
The Nightmare Before Christmas
9
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2nd The Nightmare Before Christmas
1st Up


BEST SCI-FI:
Qualifying Films:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2012
Cloverfield
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Avatar
District 9
I Am Legend
Moon
Surrogates
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Fahrenheit 451
Babylon AD
City of Ember

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Avatar
2nd District 9
1st Moon


BEST FANTASY:
Qualifying Films:
V for Vendetta
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hellboy II: the Golden Army
Inkheart
Scorpion King 2
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Speed Racer
Pan’s Labyrinth

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2nd V for Vendetta
1st Pan’s Labyrinth


BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE:
Qualifying Films:
Eagle Eye
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Pathfinder
Rambo
Rocknrolla
Taken
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Tropic Thunder
Chaos
Quantum of Solace
Vantage Point
Death Race
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Forbidden Kingdom

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Rambo
2nd Taken
1st Quantum of Solace


BEST HORROR:
Qualifying Films:
One Missed Call
Paranormal Activity
The Cottage
Dorian Gray
Quarantine
Shutter
The Covenant
The Descent: Part 2
W Delta Z
Twilight
Awake
Black Water
Blindness

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Awake
2nd Paranormal Activity
1st Blindness


BEST DRAMA:
Qualifying Films:
Street Kings
Changeling
Gone Baby Gone
Pride and Glory
Summer of Sam
Telstar
Australia
Frost/Nixon

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Gone Baby Gone
2nd Frost/Nixon
1st Changeling


BEST THRILLER:
Qualifying Films:
The Crew
Thick as Thieves
21
88 Minutes
Angels & Demons
Bangkok Dangerous

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd 21
2nd The Crew
1st Angels & Demons


BEST COMEDY:
Qualifying Films:
Burn After Reading
Cool Runnings
Ghost Town
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
The Rocker
What Happens in Vegas

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Cool Runnings
2nd Ghost Town
1st Burn After Reading



BEST FILM SEEN ON TV 2009:
Qualifying Top 10:
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Gone Baby Gone
Ghost Town
Shine a Light
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Frost/Nixon
Blindness
Taken
Burn After Reading
Changeling

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Changeling
2nd Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
1st Blindness


BEST FILM SEEN ON DVD 2009:
Qualifying Top 10:
I Am Legend
Death Race
Rambo
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Pan’s Labyrinth
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Quantum of Solace
V for Vendetta
Cloverfield
Hellboy II: the Golden Army

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd Quantum of Solace
2nd V for Vendetta
1st Pan’s Labyrinth


BEST FILM SEEN AT THE CINEMA 2009:
Qualifying Top 10:
Angels & Demons
Avatar
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Moon
Paranormal Activity
Surrogates
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Up

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd District 9
2nd Moon
1st Up

And so we come to the final category.
Of the 82 films I’ve watched and reviewed this year, 52 were on TV, 16 on DVD and 14 I saw at the cinema. None of these films will qualify for next year’s awards, so I can’t have the same winner every year. It’s been a very good year and I’m looking forward to 2010, let’s hope it’s even better!


BEST FILM 2009:
Qualifying Top 10:
Avatar
Blindness
Changeling
District 9
Frost/Nixon
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Moon
Pan’s Labyrinth
Up
V for Vendetta

…and the winners are (in reverse order)…
3rd District 9
2nd Up
1st Pan’s Labyrinth