Alliance of Women Film Journalists announces winners of the 2010 EDA Awards

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the winners of the 2010 EDA Awards. Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right and Debra Granik's Winter’s Bone were both big winners.  

The Kids Are All Right had led with the most nominations and picked up seven awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Woman Screenwriter (Lisa Cholodenko); Best Actress and Women’s Image Award (Annette Bening); Best Ensemble Cast; Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction; and the Cultural Crossover Award.

On the other hand, Debra Granik picked up Best Woman Director and Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Film, and Winter’s Bone star Jennifer Lawrence picked up the award for Breakthrough Performance.

Black Swan and The Social Network each received four awards. The Social Network was named Best Film and also picked up Best Director (David Fincher), Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin) and Best Music/Score (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). This is somewhat intriguing since some had singled out The Social Network as a sexist film. Black Swan picked up Best Editing (Andrew Weisblum in a tie with Inception's Lee Smith), Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique), the Unforgettable Moment Award, and the Bravest Performance (Natalie Portman).

They also singled out some films and individuals for a distinct thumbs-down. AWFJ Hall of Shame Award went to The Sex and The City 2, director Michael Patrick King, Sarah Jessica Parker, cast and crew. It was also named the Sequel that Shouldn't Have Been Made. Jennifer Aniston was named Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent. For Colored Girls was named the Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't.

The 45-year age difference between Michael Douglas and Imogen Poots in Solitary Man earned it the award for Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest. Mel Gibson picked up the Sexist Pig Award, though that was most likely more for his private life than anything he did in his film work.
 
Toy Story 3 was named Best Animated Film.
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EDA ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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
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 - 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)

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