The show is over and trophies have been handed out at the 2010 Critics’ Choice Awards , but the night wasn’t without its share of surprises. Avatar managed to run away with a record-breaking six wins (most in the technical categories), but it lost out in the two major spots of the night to a much smaller film - The Hurt Locker . Kathryn Bigelow’s tale of a bomb squad unit in Iraq not only garnered her a Best Directing win, but the film also took home the biggest honor of the night, Best Picture. Also unexpected? A tie in the Best Actress category again this year (just like last year !), but this time between Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep. I’m curious to see if these honorees are any indication of what might go down at this Sunday’s Golden Globes (so far, my predictions haven’t been as spot-on as I had hoped!). Not to mention, the past three films to earn Best Picture at Critics’ Choice have all gone on to win the Oscar , so this may be an early sign of what’s to come in March. Check out the

full list of winners when you read more. BEST PICTURE The Hurt Locker BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart BEST ACTRESS Tie: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side and Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Mo’Nique, Precious BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Inglourious Basterds BEST DIRECTOR Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Up BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21) Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones BEST ACTION MOVIE Avatar BEST COMEDY MOVIE The Hangover BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION Grey Gardens BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Broken Embraces BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE The Cove BEST SONG “The Weary Kind” (Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett), Crazy Heart BEST SCORE Michael Giacchino, Up BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Avatar BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Mauro Fiore, Avatar BEST COSTUME DESIGN Sandy Powell, The Young Victoria BEST MAKEUP District 9 BEST SOUND Avatar BEST ART DIRECTION Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Avatar BEST EDITING Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron, Avatar

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Announcing the Winners: The 2010 Critics’ Choice Awards