The 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony on January 8, 2009 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium honored cinematic excellence in 17 categories. “Slumdog Millionaire,” the rags-to-riches tale won 5 awards for Best Pircture, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Writer (Simon Beaufoy), Best Young Actress (Dev Patel) and Best Composer (A.R. Rahman). Sean Penn was another double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting-ensemble prize for “Milk.”


Founded in 1995, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) presents its Critics’ Choice Awards each year to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. A portion of the proceeds from the awards presentation ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel is donated to the Starlight Children’s Fund.

The complete list of 2009 Critic’s Choice Awards Winners:

Best Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk”

Best Actress: Meryl Streep, “Doubt” & Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married” (tie)

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

Best Writer: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Waltz With Bashir”

Best Animated Film: “WALL-E”

Best Documentary: “Man On Wire”

Best Acting Ensemble: “Milk”

Best Young Actor/Actress: Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Composer: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Song: “The Wrestler,” by Bruce Springsteen (“The Wrestler”)

Best Action Film: “The Dark Knight”

Best Comedy Movie: “Tropic Thunder”

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