New York Film Critics Online Awards 2009

The 9th New York Film Critics Online Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2009, were given on 13 December 2009.

Top 10 films

(in alphabetical order)

• Adventureland
• Avatar
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• The Messenger
• Precious
• A Serious Man
• Two Lovers
• Up
• Up in the Air

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart as Bad Blake

• Best Actress:
  • Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia as Julia Child

• Best Animated Film:
  • Up

• Best Cast:
  • In the Loop

• Best Cinematography
  • Inglourious Basterds - Robert Richardson

• Best Debut Director:
  • Marc Webb - (500) Days of Summer

• Best Director:
  • Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

• Best Documentary Film:
  • The Cove

• Best Film:
  • Avatar

• Best Film Music or Score:
  • Crazy Heart - Steve Bruton, T-Bone Burnett and Jeffrey Pollack

• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The White Ribbon • Germany

• Best Screenplay:
  • Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa

• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Mo'Nique - Precious as Mary

• Breakthrough Performer:
  • Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds