We’re knee-deep in award season, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to announce the 2011 Urchie Nominees! Some will win, some will lose, all will agree it’s an honour just to be nominated. Vote in our Readers’ Choice category, tell us who you think should win, and tune in next Tuesday when we announce the winners. We have a lot of new categories this year, and a lot of exciting nominees, so get scrolling!

Book of the Year*

*In recent years, the Academy began nominating 10 films for Best Picture instead of the usual 5. While we here at the Urchin Movement traditionally select 3 nominees per category, we have decided to nominate 5 books for Book of the Year. Vive la littérature!

I Hotel

by Karen Tei Yamashita

 

 

Grounded

by Seth Stevenson

 

 

At Home

by Bill Bryson

 

 

Life of Crime: Documents in the Guerrilla War Against Language Poetry

edited by Pat Nolan and Steve Lavoie

 

Punching Out

by Paul Clemens

 

 

Urchin Travel Destination of the Year (excluding London)

New York City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montreal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaii’s Big Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exemplary Human Being

Jon Stewart

 

 

 

 

 

Alicia Silverstone

 

 

 

Conan O’Brien

 

 

 

 

 

Film of the Year

Blue Valentine

 

 

 

Black Swan

 

 

 

The King’s Speech

 

 

 

Best Performance by an Actress

Natalie Portman in Black Swan

 

 

 

Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine

 

 

 

Marion Cotillard in Inception

 

 

 

 

 

Best Performance by an Actor

Colin Firth in The King’s Speech

 

 

James Franco in 127 Hours

 

 

Andrew Garfield in The Social Network

 

 

 

Best Screenplay

The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin, based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich

Blue Valentine by Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, and Joey Curtis

Inception by Christopher Nolan

Best TV Show

30 Rock

 

 

 

 

 

Dexter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conan

 

 

 

 

Musical Artist/Band of the Year*

*Click on their names to listen to songs and check out tour dates!

the xx

Florence and the Machine

Justin Townes Earle

Song of the Year

Young Blood by The Naked and Famous

Tightrope by Yeasayer

Christchurch Woman by Justin Townes Earle

Briton of the Year

Emma Watson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael McIntyre

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colin Firth

 

 

 

 

 

Best Restaurant*

*Click on their names to view their menus and get directions!

Busboys & Poets, Washington, D.C.

Pure Food and Wine, New York City

Rock Hill Bakehouse, Glens Falls, NY

Animal of the Year

Gus the Dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chumly the Pony

 

 

 

 

 

Zac the Dog/Dragon from The Never Ending Story/Llama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best High Noon Picture

Margaret as Geo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Library!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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