In an historic development, the most valuable prize at the 2010 American Movie Awards™ belonged to 'Up.' The critically-acclaimed computer-animated comedy adventure won the prestigious Best Film award, becoming the first animated film to do so. Meanwhile, Morgan Freeman and Meryl Streey were named Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively.
As part of a new era of interactivity, Lst year's American Movie Awards™ opened voting to select members of the public for the very first time.
This year over 100,000 film fans and critics visited http://www.AmericanMovieAwards.info and registered to vote for the 2010 American Movie Awards™. A select number of entrants were allowed to receive full voting privileges as a member of the American Movie Awards™ Selection Committee.
The complete list of award winners:
Best Film - Up
Best Actor - Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Best Actress - Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique, Precious
Best Director - James Cameron, Avatar
Best Screenplay - Up In The Air
Best Song - "Almost There" by Randy Newman, The Princess and The Frog
Favorite Film Star - Male - John Travolta
Favorite Film Star - Female - Amy Adams
In addition, Steven Soderbergh received a Special Marquee Award in recognition of his two decades of often-controversial but always compelling filmmaking.
