Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app

Austin Film Critics Association

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2000s
  • 20092008200720072006

    AFCA Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Colin Firth
      Winner
      • Colin Firth
      • A Single Man

    Best Actress

    • Mélanie Laurent
      Winner
      • Mélanie Laurent
      • Inglourious Basterds

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up in the Air

      7.4 (356K)
      Jason Reitman
      Sheldon Turner

    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hurt Locker

      7.5 (485K)
      Barry Ackroyd

    Best Director

    • Kathryn Bigelow
      Winner
      • Kathryn Bigelow
      • The Hurt Locker

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Anvil: The Story of Anvil

      7.9 (17K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hurt Locker

      7.5 (485K)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek

      7.9 (630K)
      2nd place
    • [object Object]

      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)
      3rd place
    • [object Object]

      A Serious Man

      7.0 (154K)
      4th place
    • [object Object]

      Up in the Air

      7.4 (356K)
      5th place
    • [object Object]

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.4M)
      6th place
    • [object Object]

      Inglourious Basterds

      8.4 (1.7M)
      7th place
    • [object Object]

      District 9

      7.9 (736K)
      8th place
    • [object Object]

      Where the Wild Things Are

      6.7 (110K)
      9th place
    • [object Object]

      Moon

      7.8 (387K)
      Tied with The Messenger (2009) in 10th place
    • [object Object]

      The Messenger

      7.1 (38K)
      Tied with Moon (2009) in 10th place

    Best First Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      District 9

      7.9 (736K)
      Neill Blomkamp

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sin Nombre

      7.5 (35K)
      Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Best Movie of the Decade

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

      8.3 (1.1M)
    • [object Object]

      There Will Be Blood

      8.2 (672K)
      2nd place
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      3rd place
    • [object Object]

      The Dark Knight

      9.0 (3M)
      4th place
    • [object Object]

      Requiem for a Dream

      8.3 (941K)
      5th place
    • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
      Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
      • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
      • Kill Bill: Vol. 2
      6th place
    • [object Object]

      No Country for Old Men

      8.2 (1.1M)
      7th place
    • [object Object]

      The Incredibles

      8.0 (857K)
      8th place
    • [object Object]

      Children of Men

      7.9 (548K)
      9th place
    • [object Object]

      Memento

      8.4 (1.4M)
      Tied with The Departed (2006) in 10th place
    • [object Object]

      The Departed

      8.5 (1.5M)
      Tied with Memento (2000) in 10th place

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Inglourious Basterds

      8.4 (1.7M)
      Quentin Tarantino

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)
      Michael Giacchino

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Christoph Waltz
      Winner
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Inglourious Basterds

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Anna Kendrick at an event for Up in the Air (2009)
      Winner
      • Anna Kendrick
      • Up in the Air

    Breakthrough Artist Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Me and Orson Welles

      6.7 (12K)
      Christian McKay

    Austin Film Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Me and Orson Welles

      6.7 (12K)
      Richard Linklater

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Awards and events

    Academy Awards, USABAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    December 15, 2009

    Event location

    Austin, Texas, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.austinfilmcritics.org/

    Feedback

    Tell us what you think about this feature.

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.