My Annual Top Ten List

Riku Writes 2009 Top Ten Films

1. Inglourious Basterds

2. A Serious Man

3. The Messenger

4. Precious

5. The Hurt Locker

6. Broken Embraces

7. Me and Orson Welles

8. A Single Man

9. Sugar

10. Damned United

Honorable Mention: Somers Town, Paris, Adventureland, An Education,

Woman in Berlin, Crazy Heart.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart). Runners Up: Ben Foster (The Messenger), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer).

Best Actress: Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Juliette Binoche (Paris), Nina Hoss (Woman in Berlin).

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds). Runners Up: Christian McKay (Orson Welles and Me), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger), Alfred Molina (An Education).

Best Supporting Actress: Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds). Runners Up: Mo’Nique (Precious), Kristen Stewart (Adventureland), Mariah Carey (Precious).