Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2009
The 22nd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on December 21, 2009, honored the best in film for 2009.
Winners and nominees
Source:Best Actor
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker- Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
- George Clooney – Up in the Air
- Matt Damon – The Informant!
- Michael Stuhlbarg – ''A Serious Man''
Best Actress
Carey Mulligan – An Education- Abbie Cornish – Bright Star
- Maya Rudolph – Away We Go
- Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
- Meryl Streep – ''Julie & Julia''
Best Animated Film
UpCoralineFantastic Mr. FoxPonyoBest Cinematography
The Hurt Locker – Barry AckroydAvatar – Mauro FioreBright Star – Greig FraserInglourious Basterds – Robert RichardsonWhere the Wild Things Are – Lance AcordBest Director
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
- Spike Jonze – Where the Wild Things Are
- Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
- Quentin Tarantino – ''Inglourious Basterds''
Best Documentary Film
Anvil! The Story of AnvilCapitalism: A Love StoryThe CoveFood, Inc.- ''Tyson''
Best Film
The Hurt LockerInglourious BasterdsA Serious ManUp in the AirBest Foreign Language Film
The White Ribbon, GermanyBroken Embraces, SpainRed Cliff, China/Hong KongSin Nombre, SpainSummer Hours, FranceBest Original Score
Up – Michael GiacchinoAvatar – James HornerFantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre DesplatThe Informant! – Marvin HamlischWhere the Wild Things Are – Carter Burwell & Karen OrzolekBest Screenplay – Adapted
Up in the Air – Jason Reitman & Sheldon TurnerAn Education – Nick HornbyIn the Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony RocheThe Informant! – Scott Z. BurnsWhere the Wild Things Are – Spike Jonze & Dave EggersBest Screenplay – Original
The Hurt Locker – Mark BoalAway We Go – Dave Eggers & Vendela VidaInglourious Basterds – Quentin TarantinoA Serious Man – Joel Coen and Ethan CoenUp – Bob PetersonBest Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds- Peter Capaldi – In the Loop
- Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
- Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
- Stanley Tucci – ''The Lovely Bones''
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique – Precious- Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air
- Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
- Julianne Moore – A Single Man
- Natalie Portman – ''Brothers''
Most Promising Filmmaker
Neill Blomkamp – District 9- Scott Cooper – Crazy Heart
- Cary Fukunaga – Sin Nombre
- Duncan Jones – Moon
- Marc Webb – ''(500) Days of Summer''