The film garnered five nominations from the Satellite Awards , with Rolfe Kent , the film 's score composer , winning the Best Original Score award . Clooney , Farmiga and Kendrick were each nominated for an award at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards , but ultimately lost out . Kendrick earned an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Rising Star Award from Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role in the film . '' Up in the Air '' won Best Film from eleven awards ceremonies , including the Florida Film Critics Circle , Iowa Film Critics , Southeastern Film Critics , and Vancouver Film Critics Circle . The film earned four nominations for the Best Cast from the Broadcast Film Critics Association , Central Ohio Film Critics , Denver Film Critics Society , and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association . At the Kansas City Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review , '' Up in the Air '' won each of the awards for which it was nominated . Costume Designer Danny Glicker was nominated for his work by the Costume Designers Guild in the Contemporary Film category . In addition , the film was included on lists of the ten best films of 2009 by Roger Ebert , the American Film Institute , and '' The New York Times ''
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Up in the Air (2009 film)