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15th Critics' Choice Awards

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Hosted by
  
Kristin Chenoweth

Date
  
15 January 2010

Host
  
Kristin Chenoweth

Best Film
  
The Hurt Locker

Other ceremonies
  
2009, 2011

The 15th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2010, at the Hollywood Palladium to honor the finest achievements in 2009 filmmaking, on January 15, 2010 on VH1. Kristin Chenoweth hosted the event.

Contents

Best Picture

The Hurt Locker

  • Avatar
  • An Education
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Invictus
  • Nine
  • Precious
  • A Serious Man
  • Up
  • Up in the Air
  • Best Director

    Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

  • James Cameron – Avatar
  • Lee Daniels – Precious
  • Clint Eastwood – Invictus
  • Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
  • Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
  • Best Actor

    Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart

  • George Clooney – Up in the Air
  • Colin Firth – A Single Man
  • Morgan Freeman – Invictus
  • Viggo Mortensen – The Road
  • Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
  • Best Actress

    Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side (TIE)
    Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia (TIE)

  • Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
  • Carey Mulligan – An Education
  • Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones
  • Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
  • Best Supporting Actor

    Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

  • Matt Damon – Invictus
  • Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
  • Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
  • Alfred Molina – An Education
  • Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
  • Best Supporting Actress

    Mo'Nique – Precious

  • Marion Cotillard – Nine
  • Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
  • Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
  • Julianne Moore – A Single Man
  • Samantha Morton – The Messenger
  • Best Young Actor/Actress

    Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones

  • Jae Head – The Blind Side
  • Bailee Madison – Brothers
  • Max Records – Where the Wild Things Are
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Road
  • Best Acting Ensemble

    Inglourious Basterds

  • Nine
  • Precious
  • Star Trek
  • Up in the Air
  • Best Adapted Screenplay

    Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner – Up in the Air

  • Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell – District 9
  • Geoffrey Fletcher – Precious
  • Tom Ford and David Scearce – A Single Man
  • Nick Hornby – An Education
  • Best Original Screenplay

    Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

  • Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
  • Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
  • Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber – (500) Days of Summer
  • Bob Peterson and Pete Docter – Up
  • Best Comedy Film

    The Hangover

  • (500) Days of Summer
  • It's Complicated
  • The Proposal
  • Zombieland
  • Best Animated Film

    Up

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • Coraline
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Best Action Film

    Avatar

  • District 9
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Star Trek
  • Best Foreign Language Film

    Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) • Spain

  • Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel) • France
  • Red Cliff (Chi bi) • China
  • The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band) • Germany/Austria/France/Italy
  • Without Name (Sin nombre) • Mexico/USA
  • Best Documentary Film

    The Cove

  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil
  • Capitalism: A Love Story
  • Food, Inc.
  • Michael Jackson's This Is It
  • Best Film Made for Television

    Grey Gardens

  • Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  • Into the Storm
  • Taking Chance
  • Best Song

    The Weary Kind by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, Crazy Heart

  • All Is Love by Karen O and Nick Zinner, Where the Wild Things Are
  • Almost There by Randy Newman, The Princess and the Frog
  • Cinema Italiano by Maury Yeston, Nine
  • (I Want to) Come Home by Paul McCartney, Everybody's Fine
  • Best Score

    Michael Giacchino – Up

  • Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant!
  • Randy Newman – The Princess and the Frog
  • Karen O and Carter Burwell – Where the Wild Things Are
  • Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes
  • Best Cinematography

    Mauro Fiore – Avatar

  • Barry Ackroyd – The Hurt Locker
  • Dion Beebe – Nine
  • Andrew Lesnie – The Lovely Bones
  • Robert Richardson – Inglourious Basterds
  • Best Art Direction

    Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg – Avatar

  • Dan Bishop – A Single Man
  • John Myhre and Gordon Sim – Nine
  • Naomi Shohan and George DeTitta, Jr. – The Lovely Bones
  • David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds Wasco – Inglourious Basterds
  • Best Editing

    Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron – Avatar

  • Dana E. Glauberman – Up in the Air
  • Sally Menke – Inglourious Basterds
  • Bob Murawski and Chris Innis – The Hurt Locker
  • Claire Simpson and Wyatt Smith – Nine
  • Best Costume Design

    Sandy Powell – The Young Victoria

  • Colleen Atwood – Nine
  • Janet Patterson – Bright Star
  • Anna B. Sheppard – Inglourious Basterds
  • Casey Storm – Where the Wild Things Are
  • Best Makeup

    District 9

  • Avatar
  • Nine
  • The Road
  • Star Trek
  • Best Visual Effects

    Avatar

  • 2012
  • District 9
  • The Lovely Bones
  • Star Trek
  • Best Sound

    Avatar

  • District 9
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Nine
  • Star Trek
  • Joel Siegel Award

    Kevin Bacon

    References

    15th Critics' Choice Awards Wikipedia