Here are the picks for the best in film in 2009 from the New York Film Critics Online:
BEST PICTURE
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BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
BEST SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The White Ribbon
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Cove
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Up
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
BEST MUSIC
T-Bone Burnett and Steve Bruton, Crazy Heart
BEST ENSEMBLE
In the Loop
BEST DEBUT FEATURE
(500) Days of Summer
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds