'The Hurt Locker' Takes Top Critics Choice Awards

You can get awards coverage just about anywhere, but if you get it here occasionally, the results of tonight's Critics Choice Awards won't be a bolt out of the blue to you. We've said for weeks that there are two distinct camps as we head towards the Oscars: Critics love The Hurt Locker, giving it more regional awards than any other film, and if Avatar is to win Best Picture, it will have to do so on the strength of industry love. And, not to be a killjoy, but it's looking more and more like these are the only two movies that can win Best Picture this year. So, the Critics Choice Awards came and went, and the big winner was...The Hurt Locker. It picked up Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow, so even though Avatar swept the technical awards (not sure about cinematography, but whatever), it has emerged, at least in the minds of critics around the country, as a marvel, but maybe not the year's best movie. This could be a sign of things to come for this weekend's Golden Globes, but I'm not sure. They're always a tricky crowd. Expect our predictions for that glitzfest on Saturday. Beyond Hurt Locker and Avatar, the only major news is a tie in the Best Actress category. I rolled my eyes at it and you might do likewise. Seriously, how can you miss twice and still manage to overlook the two best performances in the field? Best Picture
The Hurt Locker Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker Best Original Screenplay
Inglourious Basterds Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air Best Acting Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds Best Actor
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart Best Actress
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia and Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique - Precious Best Young Actor/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
Up Best Song
"The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart Best Costume Design
The Young Victoria Best Make-Up
District 9 Best Action Movie, Cinematography, Visual Effects, Art Direction, Editing, and Sound
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Comments

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Everything I thought would win did in fact win soooo big high five for me...

However the tie in Best Actress was a surprise, only for the fact that it was a tie, not for who won really...
-I wouldve like to have Meryl & Carey Mulligan but hey we cant all win...

I love how QT won best Original Screenplay, I called it, immediately after seeing the film months ago...

Also very happy for Jeff Bridges, I was rooting for him all along & I don't think there was any doubt for the superb performance of Christoph Waltz as well as Monique

I think Hurt Locker is a shoe in! For Globes & Academy Awards