Austin Film Critics Association Awards 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

    Top 10 Films of the Decade

11. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
12. There Will Be Blood
13. The Lord of the Rings
14. The Dark Knight
15. Requiem for a Dream
16. Kill Bill
17. No Country for Old Men
18. The Incredibles
19. Children of Men
20. Memento and The Departed

    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