2010 Surfer Poll Video Award Nominees

The nominees are in for the 2010 Surfer Poll Video Awards! Both filmmaking and performance of surfers have been out of this world and it’s crazy to think of how far surf movies have come. In the last year, the bar has been raised very high when talking about the quality of surf flicks. It certainly shows in the list of nominees.

It’s going to be a tough decision to pick only one winner from each group because the lineup is stacked this year. With 26 different films being nominated, the staff over at SURFER Magazine have had their work cut out for them.

“The volume of potential nominees in each category was overwhelming this year,” says SURFER’s Editor-at-Large, Joel Patterson, who is directing his third SURFER Poll this year. “The whole SURFER staff spent weeks watching films, debating their merits, and creating a list of nominees. With so many incredible films this year, just making it onto the nominee list is like an award unto itself.”

If you want to get involved you can! For the first time in Surfer Poll history, people like you and me will be able to vote for the winner of a category. You will be able to vote for the winner of the Digital Short of the Year category on SurferPoll.com.

The 40th annual SURFER Poll and Video Awards presented will be held on Monday, December 6, 2010, at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. The event will be streamed live on the web and you’ll be able to watch it at SurferPoll.com starting at 7 pm, Hawaiian time.

And now, the nominees:
Best Barrel

• Andy Irons, Desert Point (High-5)
• Andy Irons, Costa Rica (High-5)
• Jamie O’Brien, Backdoor (Who is J.O.B.)
• Jamie O’Brien, Desert Point (Who is J.O.B.)
• Brian Conley (My Eyes Won’t Dry III)

Best Performance

• Julian Wilson (Scratching the Surface)
• Jordy Smith (Modern Collective)
• Andy Irons (High-5)
• Dane Reynolds (Seen/Unseen)
• Jamie O’Brien (Who is J.O.B.)

Breakthrough Performer

• Owen Wright
• Craig Anderson
• Jadson Andre
• Chippa Wilson

Best Maneuver

• Jamie O’Brien (Who is J.O.B.)
• Flynn Novak (High-5)
• Julian Wilson (Scratching the Surface)
• Mitch Coleborn (Modern Collective)
• Jordy Smith (Modern Collective)
• Dion Agius (Modern Collective)

Worst Wipeout

• Aamion Goodwin & Cody Graham (The Arena)
• Dane Reynolds (Scratching the Surface)
• Ian Walsh (Scratching the Surface)
• Julian Wilson (Scratching the Surface)
• Derek Dunfee (Down with the Ship)

Digital Short of the Year

• Dark Side of the Lens by Allan Wilson & Mickey Smith
• Lino by Karim Rejeb
• Innersection: Peter Devries by Jeremy Koreski
• Cypher Vision by Jamie Tierney
• Innersection: Ozzie Wright by Jimmy Kinnard

Heavy Water

• Jamie O’Brien (Who is J.O.B.)
• Derek Dunfee (Down with the Ship)
• Fergal Smith (High-5)
• Brian Conley (My Eyes Won’t Dry III)

Best Cinematography

• Scratching the Surface
• Idiosyncrasies
• Who Is J.O.B.
• 180 South
• Castles in the Sky

Best Documentary

• Going Vertical
• Stoked & Broke
• Idiosyncrasies
• Sea of Darkness
• God Went Surfing with the Devil
• The Westsiders

Movie of the Year

• Who Is J.O.B.
• Modern Collective
• Sea of Darkness
• Seen/Unseen
• Scratching the Surface

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