The New York Film Critics Circle has unveiled the top picks in 2009. Here they are:
BEST FILM
The Hurt Locker
BEST DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
BEST SCREENPLAY
In the Loop
BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Up in the Air and Fantastic Mr. Fox
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique, Precious
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christian Berger, The White Ribbon
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Fantastic Mr. Fox
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
Of Time and the City
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Summer Hours
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Hunger, director Steve McQueen