Hoppers 2009

The Hopper Awards, the single greatest award a movie can ever hope to achieve is finally here. So, without any further delay, the winners are....

Best Director - J.J. Abrams
With 2009's Star Trek being the huge success it is, and due to the massive scale of the movie, I'm choosing J.J. On top of the hugely successful movie, which is also my top pick for 2009, he is also producing Fringe, which is a great TV show.

Best Actor - Sharlto Copley
The guy who carried District 9 to the success it was. Granted he had help from some truly amazing special effects, this guy was absolutley amazing. I still just want to hear him drop the F-bomb 20 or 30 more times.


Best actress - Katie Featherstone
That's right, you just asked 'who,' but with performances like the underfunded blockbuster Paranormal Activity, she will soon be a household name.

Breakout star - Bradley Cooper
After Wedding Crashers, you may have still had some questions about whether Cooper could hold a movie on his own, but after the smash hit, The Hangover, Cooper is quickly becoming the top name on everyone's list.


Biggest letdown - Terminator Salvation
This franchise is known for the adrenaline pumping action, the chase scenes, the drama, the time traveling, and of course, the Governator. The McG film, however, didn't have any of those. Terminator 2, especially is one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. This years edition didn't see the traditional chase. Instead, it saw Christian Bale as a mediocre John Connor, and Sam Worthington as something completely unrelated to anything we've known. It also saw Star Trek's Anton Yenchliv as soon to be father Kyle Reese. The movie was convoluted, and messy, and only barely entertaining. The franchise deserved so much more.

Well, there you have it, some more Hopper Awards are coming, and of course, some more movie geek goodness. So, until then, let me know what your picks would be in the comments section!