2009: The Year in Review

Another year, another end-of-the-year recap.

It feels like it’s been a looong one, hasn’t it?

It’s definitely been the year of the hunk, as you’ll soon see...but that, I’m afraid, is the first thing that pops into my head when I look back on the past 12 months, and it just doesn’t seem right.

There were a great many things, delightful things (like Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia) up on the big screen, but nothing that really, really stood out.

But, nevertheless, here’s a look-see at what I liked most about the year that was. I hope 2009 was everything you wanted it to be and more.

Have great new year, and an even better new decade.

Best Anna Wintour Overshadower: The September Issue’s Grace Coddington.

Best Bodies: The cast of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, will.i.am, and Liev Schreiber)

Best Cameo: Bill Murray in Zombieland

Best Chemistry: Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal

Best Comeback: Sandra Bullock (The Proposal, The Blind Side)

Best Documentary: Valentino: The Last Emperor

Best Dress: Ali Larter’s little red dress in Obsessed

Best Ensemble: The cast of Star Trek

Best Fight: Beyoncé vs. Ali Larter in Obsessed

Best Hair: Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer

Best Look: Bradley Cooper halfway through The Hangover

Best Prop: The balloons in Up

Best Quotable: “Are we f---ups?” (Away We Go)

Best Trailer: Where the Wild Things Are

Biggest Scene-stealer: The Hangover’s Zach Galifianakis

Can't Get Enough – Female: Emily Blunt (Sunshine Cleaning, The Young Victoria)

Can't Get Enough – Male: Rupert Friend (Chéri, The Young Victoria)

Can’t Wait to See You Again on the Big Screen – Female: Precious’ Gabourey Sidibe

Can’t Wait to See You Again on the Big Screen – Male: Star Trek’s Chris Pine

Could Have Gotten More: Michelle Pfeiffer (Chéri)

Most Beautiful: Ginnifer Goodwin (He’s Just Not That Into You, A Single Man)

Most Disappointing: Jennifer Aniston, who followed up the success of 2008’s Marley & Me and last winter’s He’s Just Not That Into You with the bombastic Management and Love Happens.

Most Doing the Most Out of a Very Small Role: Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek)

Most Handsome: Up in the Air’s George Clooney

Most OMFG: Brüno

Most Out of This World: Zoë Saldana (Star Trek, Avatar)

Most Overrated: Paranormal Activity

Most Promising: (threeway tie) directors Neill Blomkamp (District 9), (500) Days of Summer’s Marc Webb, and Tom Ford (A Single Man)

Most Romantic: (500) Days of Summer’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Most Underwatched: Observe and Report

Most Welcome to the A-List: Ryan Reynolds

Most Enjoyable: Australian imports such as Hugh Jackman, Sam Worthington, and Chris and Liam Hemsworth.

Least Enjoyable: The Twilight Saga, and pretty much all it entails.

Breakthrough Performance – Female: Maya Rudolph (Away We Go)

Breakthrough Performance – Male: Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar)

Best Supporting Actresses: Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air), Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds), Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), Julianne Moore (A Single Man), Mo’Nique (Precious)

Best Supporting Actors: Matt Damon (Invictus), Anthonie Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek), Stanley Tucci (Julie & Julia), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Actresses: Marion Cotillard (Nine), Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria), Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)

Best Actors: George Clooney (Up in the Air), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Clive Owen (The Boys Are Back), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)

Best Directors: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Pete Docter (Up), Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Animated Film: Up

10 Best Films of the Year (in alphabetical order):

(500) Days of Summer

A Single Man

Avatar

District 9

Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds

Precious

Star Trek

Up

Honorable Mention: Coraline

Photos: 20th Century Fox (X-Men Origins: Wolverine); Guardian.co.uk (Obsessed); Miramax Film (Chéri); The Weinstein Company (A Single Man, Inglourious Basterds); Paramount Pictures (Star Trek).