2009 Really Reels!

In case you missed last night's podcast, Really Reel Reviews gave out its 2009 Really Reels for some of the best performances and movies of the year. (Listen to the award show here)

But for all the lazy fans of Really Reel Reviews, here's a list of the big winners from last night!

Best Female Performance

ERIC - Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe as "Precious Jones" in Precious






TERRY - Monique as "Mary Jones" in Precious





Best Male Performance

ERIC - Robert Downey Jr. as "Sherlock Holmes" in Sherlock Holmes




TERRY - Christoph Waltz as "Col. Hans Landa" in Inglourious Basterds



Most Memorable Line/Best Catchphrase

ERIC - "Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mothers and yours. I dare you to do better." said by "Christopher Pike" in Star Trek


TERRY - "Classic" said by "Alan Garner" in The Hangover




Best/Worst Adaptation

ERIC (Best) - The Blind Side








TERRY (Worst) - Angels and Demons







Favorite Cameo

ERIC - Eminem in Funny People




TERRY - Tyler Perry in Star Trek






Worst Movie

ERIC - The Girlfriend Experience








TERRY - The Collector







Worst Sequel

ERIC & TERRY - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen






Biggest Disappointment

ERIC - Surrogates








TERRY - Bruno







Weirdest Sex Scene

ERIC - Tabloid picture in District 9

TERRY - Jake and Neytiri in Avatar

(Pictures omitted due to us not wanting to wind up on any lists after googling "Avatar sex" or "Human/Prawn beastiality")

Golden Bullet (2009's Most Hated Character)


ERIC - "Melissa" in The Hangover





TERRY - "Skids" and "Mudflap" in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen



A Shot of Jack (2009's Favorite Character)

ERIC - Summer and Tom in (500) Days of Summer







TERRY - Alan Garner in The Hangover







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Best Movie

ERIC - Away We Go













TERRY - Inglourious Basterds










So there you go, Really Reel Reviews first Really Reels awards show. As always, if you have comments/concerns about the winners please email us at reallyreelreviews@gmail.com and we'll gladly post your feedback or read it on the next podcast.

And also feel free to nominate your favorite 2010 movies throughout the year and maybe they'll walk away with some hardware next January!

"Hey isn't that the chick from..."

Every once in a while I will notice an actor or lady actor who is not a household name by any means and yet I will remember them from some other small role they've had in the past. It's not exactly like seeing an old friend, but more like seeing someone you saw throw up in a sink at a frat party junior year. What tends to make it even better to me is I am usually one of the few people who notices this scale paid thespian.

When I was watching "The Hangover" (which you can hear Eric and me discuss here!) saw one of these "God bless them, they're still trying" actors. At the end, a woman appears as a character's wife and I instantly recognized her. Her name is Gillian Vigman and her three movie credits are pretty impressive for someone you'd probably never give a second look.

I first noticed Gillian as the main character's wife on the short lived ABC sitcom "Sons and Daughters" (it was about a dysfunctional family, to put it simply it was "Deep Impact" and "Arrested Development" was "Armageddon"). I didn't see her again until she began the storied film career that inspired me to write this post.

Gillian was one of the speed daters Steve Carell talks to in "40 Year Old Virgin" (she was the "Are you f*cking retarded?" one). Then she was one of the interviewers in "Step Brothers" ("You shouldn't tell the person interviewing you to shut their mouths"). Finally, she was in "The Hangover" (no lines).

So take a moment to notice Ms. Vigman the next time you watch one of these films and wish her luck. I know there was a lot of build up in this post to not much payoff, but hey I am sure Gillian feels the same way about her career so it's fitting.