Some very fresh viewing

98%

"Star Trek"

95%

"In the Loop"

95%

"35 Shots of Rum"

95%

"An Education"

94%

"Drag Me to Hell"

92%

"Fantastic Mr. Fox"

92%

"Precious"

91%

"Ponyo"

91%

"District 9"

90%

"The Messenger"

90%

And some that came close enough to still draw some possible Oscar attention:

"Zombieland"

89%

"The White Ribbon"

89%

"Inglourious Basterds"

88%

"Up in the Air"

86%

"A Single Man"

83%

"Invictus"

76%

For the complete list, click on "movies," then "best of" and then pick the year 2009 at www.rottentomatoes.com.