This exploration into a Jewish man's crumbling life is hilarious, even if that sounds cruel. The Coen Brothers based this loosely on their own father, and because Larry Gopnik doesn't really do anything to deserve the trouble that seems to seek him out, it allows us to sympathize him, while still laughing.
Best Screenplay: In the Loop
In the Loop is a political comedy that takes the concept of chaos and runs with it. It's an equally hilarious and twisting mess that is never fully understood by either the audience or the characters. But that feels real, doesn't it?
Best Actor: Zack Galifianakis (The Hangover)
Another surprise comedy in the sense that it didn't suck as much as it probably should have. And Zack Galifianakis deserves a lot of the credit, proving himself an actor that can be consistently funny and still pulls his own weight.
Best Production: (500) Days of Summer
If only for the scene where actual events play out against what is desired, showing how sad and miserable love can be. But it also shows how much love truly means, so there's that too. Also deserving for the post-coital dance number.
Best Director: Sam Mendes (Away We Go)
Here is an experienced director keeping a comedy from getting too heavy and bogged down in melodramatic pregnancy gunk. Mendes moves the story along briskly, letting the laughs develop organically rather than forcing them down the audience's throat.
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