Tomas Alfredson and his LET THE RIGHT ONE IN shared the spotlight with Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT at this year's Bornie Awards. IN BRUGES, WALTZ WITH BASHIR, and HAPPY GO LUCKY were some of the many surprises. As always, the awards were handed out under a veil of secrecy at an undisclosed and badly lit location in Los Angeles, the "entertainment capital of the world." Winners were notified minutes before the ceremony and whisked away in blindfold to the affair by a former Blackwater Incursion Team now under exclusive contract to the Bornie Corporation.
The Bornie Awards have grown famous for pushing the envelope please (wink). And this year provided no shortage of controversy. A riot nearly broke out among those in attendance when Michael Chiklis and Shawn Ryan arrived to receive their award for The Shield: Family Meeting - the first time a television show has been honored at the ceremony. The break from tradition was met with equal parts giddy joy and furrowed-brow fury. More than one drink was reportedly thrown at Mr. Chiklis during the acceptance speech. Director Danny Boyle appeared particularly incensed that his critical darling Slumdog Millionaire was overlooked in favor of a "shitty Hill Street Blues knock-off," and was heard describing RB and KB as "knobs."
Among other surprises was Kathryn Hahn's Best Supporting Actress win for her brilliant comic turn in Step Brothers. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button didn't quite crack either top ten, but David Fincher did receive a special nod for the sleight of hand it took to make a $150 million dollar effects-driven movie about death. Revolutionary Road also pulled in a special nod for Sam Mendes' unflinching vision of a marriage gone sour. And while it may have ultimately been overshadowed by the two big winners of the evening, In Bruges easily took its place among the favorites of the year in a number of categories, with a special nod to Colin Farrel for his surprise performance of the year.
In general, the gala affair came off splendidly, with a record-number of Super Bornies (see sidebar for definition) and a confirmed Atomic Bornie (See sidebar for definition) doled out over the course of the ten hour event. A complete list and reactions from the winners below...
RB'S TOP TEN MOVIES OF THE YEAR
1. Let the Right One In
2. The Dark Knight
3. In Bruges
4. Vicky Christina Barcelona
5. Funny Games
6. Reprise
7. The Shield: Family Meeting (The series finale of The Shield)
8. Man on Wire
9. Wall-E
10. Snow Angels
KB'S TOP NINE MOVIES OF THE YEAR1. THE DARK KNIGHT
2. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
3. IN BRUGES
4. CHANGELING
5. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
6. MILK
7. HAPPY GO-LUCKY
8. WALTZ WITH BASHIR
9. I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
RB: CHRIS NOLAN The Dark Knight
KB: CHRIS NOLAN The Dark Knight
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
RB: KATE WINSLET Revolutionary Road
KB: SALLY HAWKINS Happy Go-Lucky
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
RB: SEAN PENN Milk
KB: SEAN PENN Milk
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
RB: HEATH LEDGER The Dark Knight
KB: ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Tropic Thunder
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
RB: PENELOPE CRUZ Vicky Christina Barcelona
KB: KATHRYN HAHN Step Brothers
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
RB: MARTIN MCDONAGH In Bruges
KB: MARTIN MCDONAGH In Bruges
BEST EDITING
RB: OLIVIER BUGGE COUTTE Reprise
KB: CHRIS DICKENS Slumdog Millionaire
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
RB: HOYT HOYTEMA Let the Right One In
KB: HOYT HOYTEMA Let the Right One In
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
RB: Ralph Eggleston for Wall-E
KB: Ged Clarke for The Fall
The Bank Job
MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
NOBLE FAILURE OF THE YEAR
RB: Synecdoche, New York
KB: Be Kind, Rewind
PURE CINEMA AWARD
RB: Let the Right One In
KB: Let the Right One In
KB'S "MY WAY" AWARD
Revolutionary Road
KB's MOST UNFAIRLY OVERLOOKED AT AWARDS
RB'S BEST ROMANCE
Michael Angarano and Olivia Thirlby in Snow Angels
THE JOSH BROLIN WORKHORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ben Kingsley in Elegy, The Wackness, Transsiberian
RB'S NICEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Colin Farrel in In Bruges
HONORABLE MENTIONS
RB: CHRIS NOLAN The Dark Knight
KB: CHRIS NOLAN The Dark Knight
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
RB: KATE WINSLET Revolutionary Road
KB: SALLY HAWKINS Happy Go-Lucky
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
RB: SEAN PENN MilkKB: SEAN PENN Milk
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
RB: HEATH LEDGER The Dark Knight
KB: ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Tropic Thunder
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
RB: PENELOPE CRUZ Vicky Christina Barcelona
KB: KATHRYN HAHN Step Brothers
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEARRB: MARTIN MCDONAGH In Bruges
KB: MARTIN MCDONAGH In Bruges
BEST EDITING
RB: OLIVIER BUGGE COUTTE Reprise
KB: CHRIS DICKENS Slumdog Millionaire
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
RB: HOYT HOYTEMA Let the Right One In
KB: HOYT HOYTEMA Let the Right One InBEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
RB: Ralph Eggleston for Wall-E
KB: Ged Clarke for The Fall
MOVIE WE WISHED WE'D MADE
RB: In Bruges
KB: Happy Go-Lucky
RB: In Bruges
KB: Happy Go-Lucky
BEST SCORE
RB: James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight
KB: Max Richter Waltz with Bashir
RB'S AWARD FOR BEST USE OF AN EXISTING OR ORIGINAL SONG
"Put On Your Sunday Clothes" in the opening credits of Wall-E
RB: James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight
KB: Max Richter Waltz with Bashir
RB'S AWARD FOR BEST USE OF AN EXISTING OR ORIGINAL SONG
"Put On Your Sunday Clothes" in the opening credits of Wall-E
BEST TRAILER
RB:
KB:
BEST SCENE
RB: Pool Scene in Let the Right One In
KB: Pool Scene in Let the Right One In
WARNING!: Do Not Watch this if you haven't seen the movie!
MOST FUN AT THE THEATER
RB: The Dark Knight
KB: The Dark Knight
RB'S "GOOD IN A PINCH" OF THE YEAR
RB:
KB:
BEST SCENE
RB: Pool Scene in Let the Right One In
KB: Pool Scene in Let the Right One In
WARNING!: Do Not Watch this if you haven't seen the movie!
MOST FUN AT THE THEATERRB: The Dark Knight
KB: The Dark Knight
RB'S "GOOD IN A PINCH" OF THE YEAR
The Bank Job
Ghost Town
MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
RB: Quantum of Solace
KB: Changeling
NOBLE FAILURE OF THE YEAR
RB: Synecdoche, New York
KB: Be Kind, Rewind
PURE CINEMA AWARD
RB: Let the Right One In
KB: Let the Right One In
KB's FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA AWARD
Man on Wire
KB'S "MY WAY" AWARD
Revolutionary Road
KB's MOST UNFAIRLY OVERLOOKED AT AWARDS
The Dark Knight
RB'S BEST ROMANCE
Michael Angarano and Olivia Thirlby in Snow Angels
THE JOSH BROLIN WORKHORSE OF THE YEAR AWARDBen Kingsley in Elegy, The Wackness, Transsiberian
RB'S NICEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Colin Farrel in In Bruges
HONORABLE MENTIONSIron Man
Transsiberian
The Incredible Hulk
Che
The Wrestler
The Wackness
Tropic Thunder
The Fall
Elegy
Wendy and Lucy
Step Brothers
The Strangers
Sam Rockwell in Snow Angels
Meryl Streep in Doubt
The cast of Changeling
