Central Ohio Film Critics Awards

Best Films
1. Up in the Air
2. Up
3. An Education
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
5. Inglourious Basterds
6. The Hurt Locker
7. In the Loop
8. (500) Days of Summer
9. A Serious Man
10. A Single Man

Best Director
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Runner-up: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Actor
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Runner-up: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Runner-up: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist

Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Peter Capaldi, In the Loop

Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Runner-up: Mélanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds

Best Ensemble
Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Up in the Air

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
George Clooney, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and Up in the Air
Runner-up: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger and Zombieland

Breakthrough Film Artist
Carey Mulligan, An Education (for acting)
Runner-up: Neill Blomkamp, District 9 (for directing and screenwriting)

Best Cinematography
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, Antichrist

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Runner-up: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Runner-up: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, Up

Best Score
Michael Giacchino, Up
Runner-up: Carter Burwell and Karen O., Where the Wild Things Are

Best Documentary
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Runner-up: The Cove

Best Foreign Language Film
Waltz with Bashir (Vals Im Bashir)
Runner-up: Summer Hours (L’heure d’été)

Best Animated Film
Up
Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Best Overlooked Film
Goodbye Solo
Runner-up: Moon