Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2009

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5th AFCA Awards


Best Film:
The Hurt Locker

The 5th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2009, were announced on December 15, 2009. [1]

Contents

Top 10 Films

  1. The Hurt Locker
  2. Star Trek
  3. Up
  4. A Serious Man
  5. Up in the Air
  6. Avatar
  7. Inglourious Basterds
  8. District 9
  9. Where the Wild Things Are
  10. Moon and The Messenger (TIE)

Top 10 Films of the Decade

  1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  2. There Will Be Blood
  3. The Lord of the Rings
  4. The Dark Knight
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Kill Bill
  7. No Country for Old Men
  8. The Incredibles
  9. Children of Men
  10. Memento and The Departed (TIE)

Winners

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References

  1. "AFCA Announces 2009 Awards". The Austin Chronicle. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2012-09-11.