15th Critics' Choice Awards

The 15th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2010 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2009 filmmaking.

[3] The World War II epic Inglourious Basterds and romantic musical drama Nine both received a record ten nominations each,[4] which was unprecedented at the time.

Avatar followed close behind with nine nominations and won the most awards of the night with a then-record-breaking six wins.

[1] The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart as Otis "Bad" Blake Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side as Leigh Anne Tuohy (TIE)Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia as Julia Child (TIE) Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa Mo'Nique – Precious as Mary Lee Johnston Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones as Susie Salmon Inglourious Basterds Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino Up in the Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Up The Cove Avatar The Hangover Broken Embraces • Spain Avatar – Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (Production Design) / Kim Sinclair (Set Decoration) Avatar – Mauro Fiore The Young Victoria – Sandy Powell Avatar – James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen E. Rivkin District 9 Up – Michael Giacchino "The Weary Kind" – Crazy Heart Avatar Avatar Kevin Bacon [5] Grey Gardens (years are of film release; ceremonies are the next year)