Some expected choices were submitted for the LION award for Best Scene, but there were also plenty of under-heralded ones, with a few head-scratchers thrown in for good measure. In case there was any debate left as to what the best movie of 2009 really was, see below for now only the winners but the full roster of choices given. Crazy how there wasn't a single vote amongst the 41 total for that crazy blue people movie. Also: a somewhat anti-climactic tie for first!
The runner-up, with 5 votes: "The opening montage in Up"
Tied for first, with 6 votes each: "The bar scene from Inglourious Basterds"
...and "The opening scene in Inglourious Basterds"
Finally, the rest of the scenes voted for (de-spoilered where necessary), in no real order:
* Burning of the cinema, Inglourious Basterds
* THE cameo (Zombieland)
* Mary's confession/breakdown in Precious
* The sniper confrontantion in The Hurt Locker
* Carey Mulligan's confrontation with Emma Thompson on the demerits of formal learning in An Education
* Larry Gopnik's meeting with Rabbi Nachtner & the story of Dr. Lee Sussman in A Serious Man
* Natalie’s breakdown scene and the conversation that follows in Up in the Air
* Date sex scene, Observe & Report
* Opening sequence of Watchmen with the Comedian
* Sgt. James and the suicidal bomber who wasn't so suicidal in The Hurt Locker
* Shosanna eating strudel with Landa, Inglourious Basterds
* The chromatic begining to Antichrist, as von Trier cuts between the couple having sex and the washing machine, depicting the mechanical nature of their connection...as the baby climbs towards the open window
* The final bench conversation: (500) Days of Summer
* The house soars for the first time in Up
* The movie premiere, Inglourious Basterds [Ed. note: debatable as to whether this is the same as the "burning of the cinema" votes for Basterds, but it wouldn't have had an impact on the awards regardless.]
* The plane flying through the lava fields out of Yellowstone in 2012
* The singing iguanas in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans
* The Taser Scene in The Hangover
* The end scene of A Serious Man
Next up... Best Cast. Stay tuned to the LAMB for more of the LIONs, culminating with our Top 10 Films of 2009.
