15th Critics' Choice Awards
| 15th Critics' Choice Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 15, 2010 |
| Hosted by | Kristin Chenoweth |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | The Hurt Locker |
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.
Winners and nominees
Best Picture
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
- 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
- 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
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
Best Animated Film
Best Action Film
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
Best Film Made for Television
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
- 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
- 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
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound
Joel Siegel Award
References
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (January 5, 2010). "Kevin Bacon to receive BFCA's Joel Siegel Award". In Contention.