The Sport Market Movie Awards 2007-2015
The following is a list of winners in The Sport Market Movie
Awards recognizing excellence in the genre of sport movies since 2007:
Best
picture
2015
– Creed (boxing)
2014
- Brothers in Exile (baseball documentary)
2013
– Rush (auto racing)2012 – Pelotero (baseball documentary)
2011 – Moneyball (baseball)
2010 – The Fighter (boxing)
2009 – The Blindside (football)
2008 – The Wrestler (wrestling)
2007 – Gracie (soccer)
Best
actor
2015
– Will Smith (Concussion/football)2014 - Steve Carrell (Foxcatcher/wrestling)
2013 - Daniel Bruhl & Chris Hemsworth (Rush/auto racing)
2012 - Gerard Butler (Chasing Mavericks/surfing)
2011 - Paul Giamatti (Win Win/wrestling)
2010 - Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter/boxing)
2009 - Morgan Freeman (Invictus/rugby)
2008 - Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
2007 – Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory)
Best actress
2015
– Maria Bello (McFarland USA/track and field)
2014
- Lake Bell (Million Dollar Arm/baseball/cricket)
2013
- Nicole Beharie (42/baseball)2012 - Amy Adams (Trouble with the Curve/baseball)
2011 - Amy Ryan (Win Win/wrestling)
2010 - Diane Lane (Secretariat/horse racing)
2009 - Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side/football)
2008 - Renee Zellweger (Leatherheads/football)
2007 – Elisabeth Shue (Gracie/soccer)
Best supporting actor
2015
– Sylvester Stallone (Creed/boxing)
2014
- Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher/wrestling)2013 - Harrison Ford (42: The True Story of An American Legend/baseball)
2012 - John Goodman (Trouble with the Curve/baseball)
2011 - Nick Nolte (Warrior/Mixed Martial Arts)
2010 - Christian Bale (The Fighter/boxing)
2009 - Matt Damon (Invictus/rugby)
2008 - Dennis Quaid (The Express: The Ernie Davis Story/football)
2007
– Dermot Mulroney (Gracie/soccer)
Best
supporting actress
2015
– Tessa Thompson (Creed/boxing)2014 - Vanessa Redgrave (Foxcatcher/wrestling)
2013 – Alexandra Maria Lara (Rush/auto racing)
2012 - Elisabeth Shue (Chasing Mavericks/surfing)
2011 - Jennifer Morrison (Warrior/Mixed Martial Arts)
2010 - Amy Adams (The Fighter/boxing)
2009 - Marcia Jean Kurtz (Big Fan/football)
2008 - Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler/wrestling)
2007 – Kyra Sedgwick (The Game Plan/football)
Best cast
2015
– Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker and Naomi Harris (Southpaw/boxing)
2014
- Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave,
Anthony Michael Hall (Foxcatcher/wrestling) 2013 - Daniel Bruhl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara (Rush/auto racing)
2012 - Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake (Trouble with the Curve/baseball)
2011 - Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop (Moneyball/baseball)
2010 - Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams, Mickey O’Keefe and Jack McGee (The Fighter/boxing)
Best director
2015
– Nicki Caro (McFarland USA/track and field)
2014
- Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher/wrestling) 2013 - Ron Howard (Rush/auto racing)
2012 - Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jonathan Paley (Pelotero/baseball documentary)
2011 - Bennett Miller (Moneyball/baseball)
2010 - David E. Russell (The Fighter/boxing)
2009 - Robert D. Siegel (Big Fan/football)
2008 - Dennis Aronofsky (The Wrestler/wrestling)
2007 – Davis Guggenheim (Gracie/soccer)
Best
screenplay
2015
– Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington (Creed/boxing)2014 - E. Max Frye & Dan Futterman (Foxcatcher/wrestling)
2013 – Peter Morgan (Rush/auto racing)
2012 – N/A
2011 – Original:Thomas McCarthy (Win Win/wrestling); Adapted: Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (Moneyball/baseball) based on the story by Stan Chervin and the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis.
2010 – Original: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson and Keith Dorrington (The Fighter/boxing); Adapted: Mike Rich and William Nack (Secretariat/horse racing) from Nack’s book Secretariat: The Making of a Champion.
2009 - Original: Robert D. Siegel (Big Fan/football); Adapted: John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side/football), from the book by Michael Lewis.
2008 - Original: Robert D. Siegel (The Wrestler); Adapted: Charles Leavitt (The Express: The Ernie Davis Story), from the book by Robert Gallagher
2007 - Lisa Marie Peterson and Karen Janszen (Gracie).
Best
song in a sport movie
2015
– Kings Never Die by Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani (Southpaw/Boxing)2014 - Miracles by Coldplay (Unbroken/Track & Field)
2013 - Fame by David Bowie (Rush/auto racing)
2012 - On My Way performed by The Neighbors & Greg Camp/written by Randy Brown (Trouble with the curve/baseball).
2011 - Have a Nice Day performed by Jon Bon Jovi (Win-Win/wrestling)
2010 - Never Say Never performed by Justin Bieber featuring Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid/kung fu).
2009 – Southern Voice by Tim McGraw (The Blind Side/football)
2008 – The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen (The Wrestler)
2007 – Growing Up by Bruce Springsteen (Gracie)
Best soundtrack in a sport movie
2015 – Creed (boxing); music by various artists.
2014 - When the Game Stands Tall (football); original music by John Paesano
2013 - Rush (music by Hans Zimmer)
2012 - Chasing Mavericks (music by Chad Fischer)
2011 - The Art of Flight (snowboarding documentary)
2010 - The Fighter (music by Michael Brook)
2009 - Whip It: The Soundtrack (Whip It/roller derby)
Best sport documentary
2015 – Co-winners: Red Army (hockey) and Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newsman (autoracing)
2014 - Brothers in Exile (baseball)
2013 - The Crash Reel (snowboarding/extreme sports)
2012 - Ballplayer: Pelotero (baseball).
2011 - Catching Hell (baseball – made for TV) and Senna (auto racing – theatrical release)
2010 - Kick in Iran (tae kwon do).
2009 - Facing Ali (boxing).
2008 - Bigger, Stronger, Faster (multi-sport)
Best sport comedy
2015 – Trainwreck (basketball and sport medicine)
2014 - Intramural (football)
2008 – The Hammer
2007 – Blades of Glory (figure skating)
Best Canadian Sport Movie
2011
– Breakaway (hockey)
2010
- Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story (hockey).
2009
– Facing Ali (boxing).
Best
sport-themed movie
2015
– Everest (mountain climbing)2014 - Unbroken (the war film about US track and field Olympian Louis Zamperini).
2013 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (archery).
2012 - Silver Linings Playbook (NFL football/sport gambling).
2011 - Drive (auto racing)
2010 – Black Swan (ballet)
Box office champion (US dollars earned worldwide)
2015 – Creed - $109.8 million
2014 - Million Dollar Arm - $36.457 million
2013 - 42: The True Story of an American Legend - $95.0 million (baseball).
2012 - Trouble with the Curve (baseball) - $35.76 million
2011 - Cars 2 (auto racing) – $191.45 million
2010 - Karate Kid (martial arts/kung fu) - $359 million
2009 – The Blindside (football) - $309.21 million
2008 – Kung Fu Panda (martial arts/animated) - $631.91 million.
2007 – Blades of Glory (figure skating) - $118.6 million
