More Award Nominations for Carey Mulligan, An Education, Brothers, and The Messenger

The Women Film Critics Circle has announced their 2009 nominations for the best movies this year by and about women, and outstanding achievements by women, who get to be rarely honored historically, in the film world. The WFCC Awards Ceremony will be broadcast live on Wednesday 12/9 at 11am EST, on WBAI Radio in NY 99.5 FM, and streaming online and archived at wbai.org and criticalwomen.net.


THE WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS NOMINATIONS 2009

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges: Crazy Heart
Ben Foster: The Messenger
Jake Gyllenhaal: Brothers
Kevin Spacey: Shrink

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
Elle Fanning: Phoebe In Wonderland
Sidibe Gabourey: Precious
Carey Mulligan: An Education
Ryan Simpkins: Gardens Of The Night

BEST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE
Amreeka: Nisreen Faour
Inglourious Basterds: Mélanie Laurent
Lemon Tree: Hiam Abbass
The Messenger: Samantha Morton
My Sister's Keeper: Cameron Diaz

ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Emma Thompson - For her work on and off screen against sex trafficking

*KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity
The Baader Meinhof Complex
An Education
Lemon Tree
My One And Only

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARD [Supporting performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored]
Patricia Clarkson: Phoebe In Wonderland
Kerry Fox: Bright Star
Samantha Morton: The Messenger
Olivia Williams: An Education


Click here for a full list of nominees!