The Boston Society of Film Critics have released their picks for the best achievements in film in 2009. Here they are:
BEST PICTURE
The Hurt Locker
BEST ACTOR
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
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 DIRECTOR
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
BEST SCREENPLAY
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Cove
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Summer Hours
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Up
BEST FILM EDITING
Bob Murawski and Chris Innis, The Hurt Locker
BEST NEW FILMMAKER
Neill Blomkamp, District 9
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Star Trek
(tie)
BEST USE OF MUSIC IN A FILM
Crazy Heart