Critics Choice Awards Winners

So last night because of unforseen and unfortunate circumstances I wasn't able to see the critics choice awards which is a shame. However the winners do give us some perspective into who may win the Oscar come March, as will the winners of the Golden Globes which I will not allow myself to miss. So here is the complete list of winners:

Best Picture- The Hurt Locker
Best Director- Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Original Screenplay- Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay- Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Best Acting Ensemble-Inglourious Basterds
Best Actor- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Actress- (tie) Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia; Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress- Mo’Nique, Precious
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- Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Song- “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart
Best Costume Design- The Young Victoria
Best Make-Up- District 9
Best Action Movie- Avatar
Best- Cinematography- Avatar
Best Visual Effects- Avatar
Best Art Direction- Avatar
Best Editing- Avatar
Best Sound- Avatar

So in review, Avatar took home several technical awards as we knew it would, and will likely do again at the Oscars, and perhaps the reason it didn't win Best Picture was simply because it had its own category to win (Action Movie). Up shot down the buzz that has been collecting for Fantastic Mr. Fox, by winning Best Animated Feature, and if it can repeat that performance on sunday at the Golden Globes, it may be a lock for the Oscar. The Best Actress category was an overall upset when Meryl Streep, and Sandra Bullock tied for the win, taking out the frontrunners Carey Mulligan (An Education) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious). And finally The Hurt Locker took Best Picture and Best Director. The rest of the awards were spread across the board to different films.