Congrats Anna and Anna fans! Your votes helped her become an official nominee at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards in the category of Best Breakout Star:

Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Anna Kendrick manages to sparkle, even standing next to George Clooney, when she plays an overachieving young professional in ‘Up in the Air.’

Chris Pine (Star Trek)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
Quinton Aaron (The Blindside)
Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover)

Click here to vote for her now!! The show airs on June 6th, and if she wins, we’ll surely get to see her attend the show!

Paramount announced today that the “Up in the Air” DVD an Blu-Ray will be released on March 9, 2010. That’s in just a few short weeks! You can pre-order the DVD and the Blu-Ray at Amazon now. The Blu-Ray does contain more special features than the DVD, as outlined below:

The DVD includes the following special features:

* Commentary by writer/director Jason Reitman, director of photography Eric Steelberg and first assistant director Jason Blumenfeld
* Shadowplay: Before The Story
* Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Jason Reitman
* To Know Me Is To Fly With Me
* Real People Firing and Irate Employee
* Thumper and Extended Boat Scene
* Omaha Montage
* Spacesuit
* Trailers

The Blu-ray includes all of the above in high definition, plus:

* Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Jason Reitman (HD)
* Do You Live At The Hilton?
* Nosey Neighbor
* Natalie In Restroom
* Natalie Vid-Chats
* Angry Ryan Checks In
* Goalquest Invite
* Maynard Finch Commercial/Kara Calls Ryan
* Barely Squeaking By/Natalie Calls
* “Help Yourself” music video by Sad Brad (HD)
* Storyboards (HD)
* American Airlines Prank (HD)

Check back for caps as soon as I get my copy!

HUGE CONGRATS to Anna, who was just nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her work in “Up in the Air”. There will sure to be some reaction videos coming later today, so check back! And watch the Oscar telecast live at 8pmEST/5pmPST on Sunday, March 7, 2010 to see if Anna and “Up in the Air” take home any awards!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “Crazy Heart”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious”

“Up in the Air” landed 6 nominations total, for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress (x2) and Best Adapted Screenplay – all the big ones!!! Congrats to Jason, George, Vera and the entire cast and crew for their incredible film and well-deserved recognition this awards season.

Congrats to Anna, another major award nomination, this time by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Best part about this? She’ll most likely be in London for the ceremony on February 21!

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

ANNE-MARIE DUFF – Nowhere Boy
VERA FARMIGA – Up in the Air
ANNA KENDRICK – Up in the Air
MO’NIQUE – Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – Nowhere Boy

“Up in the Air” is also nominated for Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Editing. Huge congrats to the entire cast and crew!!

Wow! I’m not sure if Anna is actually in this video (other than in a couple of UITA stills that I caught), but it was so awesome I just had to share it. UITA director Jason Reitman put this together to give us a taste of what it’s been like traveling around promoting the movie, and it’s quite an eye-opener.

Anna talks about the video too, in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal (full interview under cut):

Jason Reitman did that viral video slicing up the press tour for “Up In Air.” It’s pretty manic. Is that how it’s been for you?

[Laughs] Yeah, it makes it look more like a whirlwind, but the thing that’s interesting for me is finding out how tedious it can be. It’s funny how slow it feels when you’re doing it. And I just feel so badly because I’m so sick of talking about myself.

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Just uncovered this video of highlights from the Los Angeles Variety screening of “Up in the Air”. Anna’s part is pretty brief, but I enjoyed the video, and you should too if you loved the film as I did.

047 x Screen Captures – 11.19.09: “Up in the Air” Screening Q&A

Woo-hoo, Houston loves Anna! The Houston Film Critics Association named her Best Supporting Actress of the year for her work in “Up in the Air”, also naming George Clooney Best Actor and gives Best Screenplay to Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner. Which awards will this movie take home next?!

Best Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Best Supporting Actress: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

The Utah Film Critics Association have named Anna Runner-Up for Best Supporting Actress and “Up in the Air” winner for Best Picture!

Best Picture
Up in the Air
(runners-up: The Hurt Locker; Inglourious Basterds)

Best Supporting Performance by an Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
(runner-up: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air)

Jason Reitman also took home Best Director. Congrats once again to the whole cast and crew!

Here’s a nice lengthy “Up in the Air” junket interview with Cinema Rock. See it in two parts below.

199 x Screen Captures – 12.17.09: CinemaRock “Up in the Air” Junket Interview