2009-2010 Movie Awards Season Underway

Each winter, several national organizations sponsor lavish ceremonies that award the accomplishments of movies released during the previous calendar year. During winter 2009-2010, the awards ceremonies will recognize excellence in movies released during 2009.

Most of the sponsoring organizations announced the nominees for their annual awards last month; however, nominees for the most anticipated of all movie awards, the Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars, a.k.a. The Big Gay Super Bowl, have yet to be announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announces its 2009 nominees on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 7:30 a.m. CT, and its 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be telecast live on ABC TV on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. CT.

The first of this winter's movie awards ceremonies is this evening, Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. CT, the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards. I don't pay much attention to the People's Choice Awards because it tends to be somewhat of a popularity contest, more about celebrity and less about arts and entertainment.

I tend to pay more attention to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) Golden Globe Awards, the Film Independent Spirit Awards and, of course, the big show -- the AMPAS Academy Awards (Oscars).

For those who might be interested, more information, including official web sites, for seven of the most well known annual movie awards ceremonies is provided in chronological order, as follows...

Awards: 36th Annual People's Choice Awards, www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards
Organization: People's Choice, www.peopleschoice.com
Nominations: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Ceremony: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 8:00 p.m. CT

Awards: 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, www.bfca.org/ccawards.php
Organization: Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), www.bfca.org
Nominations: Monday, December 14, 2009
Ceremony: Friday, January 15, 2010, 8:00 p.m. CT

Awards: 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, www.goldenglobes.org/goldenglobeawards
Organization: Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), www.goldenglobes.org
Nominations: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ceremony: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m. CT

Awards: 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, www.sagawards.org
Organization: Screen Actors Guild (SAG), www.sag.org
Nominations: Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ceremony: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m. CT

Awards: 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards, http://spiritawards.com
Organization: Film Independent, www.filmindependent.org
Nominations: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Ceremony: Friday, March 5, 2010, 10:00 p.m. CT

Awards: 82nd Annual Academy Awards, www.oscar.com
Organization: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), www.oscars.org
Nominations: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 7:30 a.m. CT
Ceremony: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m. CT

Awards: 2010 MTV Movie Awards, www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards
Organization: Music Television (MTV), www.mtv.com
Nominations: Unknown
Ceremony: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 8:00 p.m. CT

If you're interested in getting together to watch the live telecasts of any of these movie ceremonies, especially the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, the 25th Spirit Awards, and/or the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, please contact me at 712-332-5043 or FJosephWilson@aol.com.

Thank you for your time! I hope to see you at the movies!