Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2009

The 5th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2009, were announced on December 15, 2009.^[1]

Top 10 Films[edit]

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Star Trek
3. Up
4. A Serious Man
5. Up in the Air
6. Avatar
7. Inglourious Basterds
8. District 9
9. Where the Wild Things Are
10. Moon and The Messenger (TIE)

Top 10 Films of the Decade[edit]

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. There Will Be Blood
3. The Lord of the Rings
4. The Dark Knight
5. Requiem for a Dream
6. Kill Bill
7. No Country for Old Men
8. The Incredibles
9. Children of Men
10. Memento and The Departed (TIE)

Winners[edit]

• Best Film:
  • The Hurt Locker
• Best Director:
  • Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
• Best Actor:
  • Colin Firth – A Single Man
• Best Actress:
  • Mélanie Laurent – Inglourious Basterds
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
• Best Original Screenplay:
  • Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
• Best Adapted Screenplay:
  • Up in the Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
• Best Cinematography:
  • The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd
• Best Original Score:
  • Up – Michael Giacchino
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Sin Nombre • Mexico / United States
• Best Documentary:
  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• Best Animated Feature:
  • Up
• Best First Film:
  • Neill Blomkamp – District 9
• Breakthrough Artist Award:
  • Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
• Austin Film Award:
  • Me and Orson Welles – Richard Linklater

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• IMDb page
• Official website