National Society Of Film Critics Says The Hurt Locker Is The Best Of 09

National Society Of Film Critics Says The Hurt Locker Is The Best Of ‘09

By Russ Fischer/Jan. 4, 2010 8:39 am EST

That makes The Hurt Locker the first film since 1997’s LA Confidential to win Best Picture from the three major us critic circles. (The NYFCC and LAFCA being the other two.) Don’t assume that means that future DVD editions of the film might bear a large ‘Best Picture Oscar Winner!’ stamp, however.

Don’t think this makes The Hurt Locker any sort of lock for Best Picture at the Oscars. As mentioned, the last time this critic circle hat trick happened was LA Confidential, which was nominated for Best Picture at the 1998 Oscars. What film won that year? Oh, right. Titanic. Films that sweep the critic circle awards often don’t take Best Picture (Mulholland Drive didn’t manage the Oscar despite wide critic circle acclaim; neither did Brokeback Mountain or Sideways, which lost to Crash and Million Dollar Baby, respectively.)

Here’s the full list of NSFC winners:

Best Picture: The Hurt LockerBest Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt LockerBest Actor: Jeremy Renner, The Hurt LockerBest Actress: Yolande Moreau, SeraphineBest Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, and Paul Schneider, Bright StarBest Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, PreciousBest Screenplay: Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious ManForeign-Language Film: Summer HoursNon-fiction Film: The Beaches of AgnesCinematography: Christian Berger, The White RibbonProduction Design: Nelson Lowry, Fantastic Mr. Fox