Monkey Chan Film Awards

We have decided to have our own film awards here at Fisty Fisty Monkey Chan. The criteria that we chose for nomination basically were that the film was released in 2008. We have a four person committee that consists of me(waldo), rob, fatdragon, and a dude named Kelly. I know right, a man named Kelly, the absurdity of such a thing. We each chose a winner for each category and now begin the process of arguing it out to a winner. Some categories have but one nominee so that is an easy argument, we all picked the same thing. Others have multiple nominees so that is where the fun comes in. Here is the list of nominees for the 2009 Monkey Chan Film Awards. Winners will be announced August 15th.

Best Picture
The Wrestler
The Dark Knight

Best Actor
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Redbelt)

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best Actress
Meryl Streep (Doubt)

Best Supporting Actress
Kaori Momoi (Sukiyaki Western Django)
Marissa Tomei (The Wrestler)
Emily Moritimer (Redbelt)

Best Director
Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan (Slumdog Millionaire)
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight)
Takashi Miike (Sukiyaki Western Django)
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)

Achievement in Cinematography
Toyomichi Kurita (Sukiyaki Western Django)
Wally Pfister (The Dark Knight)
Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Screenplay
John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In)
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)
Takashi Miike and Masa Nakamura (Sukiyaki Western Django)

Lifetime Achievement Award
John Ford
Akira Kurosawa
Elia Kazan