Boston Critics in a World of Hurt

Beantown reviewers tap The Hurt Locker as their favorite pic of the year

By Josh Grossberg Dec 14, 2009 2:50 PMTags
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Beantown got swept, all right, but it wasn't by the Yankees.

A day after taking top honors with the Los Angeles Film Critics, Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq-set action drama The Hurt Locker led the best-of list from the Boston Society of Film Critics with an unprecedented five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for star Jeremy Renner.

While The Hurt Locker has suddenly become a major player in the run-up to Oscar nominations (it also made the AFI cut and topped the Gotham Awards), a couple other frontrunners have also emerged: Mo'Nique (Best Supporting Actress for playing an abusive mom in Precious) and Christoph Waltz  (the ruthless Nazi commandant in Inglourious Basterds) who are 2-for-2 with Boston and L.A. critics.

Meryl Streep, meanwhile, proved her worth in the kitchen, winning Best Actress for her delicious turn as Julia Child in Julie & Julia.

Up scored the Best Animated Feature prize; Star Trek and Precious shared Best Acting Ensemble and District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was given the Best New Filmmaker Award.

The full list of winners after the jump:

  • Picture: The Hurt Locker
  • Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
  • Actor: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
  • Actress: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
  • Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
  • Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, Precious
  • Ensemble: Precious and Star Trek (tie)
  • Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
  • Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
  • Film Editing: Chris Innis and Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
  • New Filmmaker: Neill Blomkamp, District 9
  • Documentary: The Cove
  • Animated Feature: Up
  • Best Use of Music: Crazy Heart

 

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Find out why we liked The Hurt Locker so much here.