I don’t know about you, but something about the fact the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) offering up a tie at last night’s Critics’ Choice Awards ruins the entire thing for me. This isn’t rocket science, when we are talking about the best, there cannot be more than one. Only one can be the best. This is why the Super Bowl doesn’t end in a tie. It’s why baseball games go extra innings and why golfers play a sudden death playoff. To look at the Best Actress category and see both Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock’s names pretty much tells me this is an organization not interested in making declarations as much as feeding the machine.
As a result, I look at the Best Picture and Best Director win for The Hurt Locker and think, Eh, okay. The complete list of winners can be found directly below and perhaps you’ll be surprised about a few things, but I would say the BFCA still has a little growing up to do if they want to be considered among the list of major post-season awards. Tomorrow night the Golden Globes are on and while they are prone to stroke the celebrity ego, their recognition as a major award show cannot be disputed. See you then with live-blogging and up-to-the-minute winners.
Best Picture
- The Hurt Locker
Best Director
- Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Acting Ensemble
- Inglourious Basterds
Best Actor
- Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Actress
- Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) (TIE)
Best Supporting Actor
- Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress
- Mo’Nique (Precious)
Best Original Screenplay
- Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Up in the Air
Best Young Actress
- Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
Best Documentary
- The Cove
Best Foreign Language Film
- Broken Embraces
Best Animated Movie
- Up
Best Comedy Movie
- The Hangover
Best Score
- Up
Best Song
- “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart
Best Costume Design
- The Young Victoria
Best Makeup
- District 9
Best Action Movie
- Avatar
Best Cinematography
- Avatar
Best Visual Effects
- Avatar
Best Art Direction
- Avatar
Best Editing
- Avatar
Best Sound
- Avatar
To browse the list of nominees click here.
