The Critics’ Choice Awards 2010: And the Winners Are…

Last night, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds and Avatar won big at the Critics Choice Awards.

Fox Searchlight’s Crazy Heart was a double winner, with actor Jeff Bridges winning the best actor prize for his roles as country singer Bad Blake. Crazy Heart’s theme “The Weary Kind” also won for best song.

Nine, which tied with Basterds with 10 nominations, ended up winless, while Basterds won the critics’ pick for best ensemble, Christoph Waltz was named the best supporting actor and the film’s director Quentin Tarantino won for his original screenplay.

Pixar’s Up won for best animated feature and best score and Fox’s Avatar was named best action movie and it several technical awards including: cinematography, editing, art direction, sound and visual effects.

The best actress category was split in a tie. Meryl Streep won for her portrayal of Julia Child in Julie & Julia,  saying that “”I love to work, and I love food and I love sex. And so did Julia Child. So it wasn’t that much of a stretch.” Sandra Bullock also won for her role in The Blind Side. She jokingly took the stage and yelled “”This is bulls—,” but later kissed Streep and proclaimed in her acceptance speech that like Streep, she too likes food and sex. “That’s how similar we are. You guys just didn’t notice it until now,” Bullock said. She ended her speech by saying: “Meryl is a good kisser.”

(See the complete list of winners after the jump!)

Best Picture The Hurt Locker
Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Original Screenplay Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Best Acting Ensemble Inglourious Basterds
Best Actor Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress (tie) Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia; Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Young Actress Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
Best Documentary The Cove
Best Foreign Language Film Broken Embraces
Best Animated Movie Up
Best Comedy Movie The Hangover
Best Score Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Song “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Best Costume Design The Young Victoria
Best Make-Up District 9
Best Action Movie Avatar
Best Cinematography Avatar
Best Visual Effects Avatar
Best Art Direction Avatar
Best Editing Avatar
Best Sound Avatar

Posted: January 16th, 2010 under Critics' Choice Awards.
Tags: Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Quentin Tarantino, Sandra Bullock

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