The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association released the list of the top 10 films in 2009 and their top picks across the individual categories. Here they are:
BEST FILM
Up in the Air
TOP 10 FILMS IN 2009
Up in the Air
The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Up
An Education
A Serious Man
Inglourious Basterds
District 9
Avatar
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Runners-up
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
BEST ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Runners-up
Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Runners-up
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Alfred Molina, An Education
Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo’Nique, Precious
Runners-up
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Marion Cotillard, Nine
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
BEST DIRECTOR
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Runners-up
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious
Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Sin Nombre
Runners-up
Broken Embraces
Summer Hours
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Red Cliff
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Cove
Runners-up
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Capitalism: A Love Story
This Is It
Burma VJ
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BEST ANIMATED FILM
Up
Runner-up
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Runner-up
Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Andrew Lesnie, The Lovely Bones
Runner-up
Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
THE RUSSELL SMITH AWARD
Precious