Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2009



5th AFCA Awards

Best Film:

The Hurt Locker

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

Top 10 Films

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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