| 15th Critics' Choice Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 15, 2010 |
| Hosted by | Kristin Chenoweth |
| Official website | www |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | The Hurt Locker |
| Most awards | Avatar (6) |
| Most nominations | Inglourious Basterds (10) Nine (10) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | VH1 |
The15th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2010 at theHollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of2009 filmmaking.[1] The ceremony was broadcast onVH1 and hosted byKristin Chenoweth.[2] The nominees were announced on December 14, 2009.[3]
The awards expanded this year from 16 to 24 film categories, adding seven technical categories and separating its screenplay category intoadapted andoriginal slots, to more closely mirror theAcademy Awards.[3]
TheWorld War II epicInglourious Basterds andromanticmusical dramaNine both received a record ten nominations each,[4] which was unprecedented at the time. Both films received numerous nominations in the awards' new craft categories, benefiting from the recent expansion of the categories. In the following years, this record has been broken several times.Avatar followed close behind with nine nominations and won the most awards of the night with a then-record-breaking six wins.[1]












Best Picture | Best Director |
Best Actor Jeff Bridges –Crazy Heart as Otis "Bad" Blake
| Best Actress Sandra Bullock –The Blind Side asLeigh Anne Tuohy (TIE)
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Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz –Inglourious Basterds asCol. Hans Landa
| Best Supporting Actress Mo'Nique –Precious as Mary Lee Johnston
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Best Young Actor/Actress Saoirse Ronan –The Lovely Bones as Susie Salmon
| Best Acting Ensemble |
Best Original Screenplay | Best Adapted Screenplay |
Best Animated Feature | Best Documentary Feature |
Best Action Movie | Best Comedy Movie |
Best Foreign Language Film | Best Art Direction Avatar –Rick Carter andRobert Stromberg (Production Design) /Kim Sinclair (Set Decoration)
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Best Cinematography | Best Costume Design |
Best Editing | Best Makeup |
Best Score | Best Song |
Best Sound | Best Visual Effects |
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Avatar |
| 3 | Inglourious Basterds |
| 2 | Crazy Heart |
| The Hurt Locker | |
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