The 9th Annual Chubby Hippo Awards

Every year I, Chubbit a.k.a. Naughty Marianne Jean-Baptiste present the Chubby Hippo Awards as my own personal awards. However, instead of awarding the most buzzed about film, such as The Departed or Babel, I base my awards on quality entirely. Yes, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima, Notes On a Scandal or Dreamgirls, which were all superb films, there were five films that stood out: those are the nominees. Children of Men, Clean, Little Children, Pan's Labryinth and Volver. Then there were twenty-five individuals whose work in film, five for directors directing the nominated films, and twenty for performances ranging in intensity, age, and films. Today, the winners are announced, and I am delighted to bring them to me. And please post your reactions. Also, I thought Babel and Little Miss Sunshine were quite mediocre.

9th Annual Chubby Hippo Award Nominations

Best Picture
Children of Men
Clean
Little Children
Pan’s Labyrinth
Volver

Best Director
Oliver Assayas, Clean
Pedro Almodovár, Volver
Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men
Guillermo Del Toro, Pan’s Labryinth
Todd Field, Little Children

Best Leading Actor
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Edward Norton, The Illusionist
Clive Owen, Children of Men
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Patrick Wilson, Little Children

Best Leading Actress
Ivana Baquero, Pan’s Labryinth
Maggie Cheung, Clean
Penélope Cruz, Volver
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

Best Supporting Actor
Ben Affleck, Hollywoodland
Stephen Dorff, Shadowboxer
Jackie Earl Haley, Little Children
Sergí Lopez, Pan’s Labryinth
Nick Nolte, Clean

Best Supporting Actress
Clare-Hope Ashitey, Children of Men
Frances McDormand, Friends With Money
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Cameron Maura, Volver
Brittany Murphy, The Dead Girl




So those are the nominees. Are you ready for the winners?

The first category is Best Supporting Actor (some may consider me a feminist) and the nominees are:
Ben Affleck, Hollywoodland
Stephen Dorff, Shadowboxer
Jackie Earl Haley, Little Children
Sergí Lopez, Pan’s Labryinth
Nick Nolte, Clean

And the winner is...
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Ben Affleck, Hollywoodland




The second category is Best Supporting Actress (My favorite category) and the nominees are:
Clare-Hope Ashitey, Children of Men
Frances McDormand, Friends With Money
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Cameron Maura, Volver
Brittany Murphy, The Dead Girl

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Frances McDormand, Friends With Money




The third category is Best Leading Actress (for Actressexuals) and the nominees are:
Ivana Baquero, Pan’s Labryinth
Maggie Cheung, Clean
Penélope Cruz, Volver
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

And the winner is...
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Kate Winslet, Little Children




The fourth category is Best Leading Actor (I have no snappy comment) and the nominees are:
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Edward Norton, The Illusionist
Clive Owen, Children of Men
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Patrick Wilson, Little Children

And the winner is...
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Patrick Wilson, Little Children




The fifth category is Best Director (all directors nominated are the same as the pictures nominated) and the nominees are:
Oliver Assayas, Clean
Pedro Almodovár, Volver
Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men
Guillermo Del Toro, Pan’s Labryinth
Todd Field, Little Children
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Pedro Almodovár, Volver




The sixth category is Best Picture (the big finale) and the nominees are:
Children of Men
Clean
Little Children
Pan’s Labyrinth
Volver

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Little Children

So that pretty much wraps up the 9th annual Chubby Hippo Awards. Feel free to leave comments (as anonymous if you don't have a blog). Also, you may post your own lineups and winners. Just comment.