Source: Ward Porrill-Examiner.com
Further cementing its status as the movie to beat come Oscar time, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker picked up three major wins from the National Society of Film Critics: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for star Jeremy Renner.
The Iraq War themed suspense-drama was the only film in contention to receive multiple awards.
It is also the lone film of 2009 to win Best Picture in all the major film critics groups' awards: L.A., New York, Chicago, and Boston.
In short, if you're not voting for The Hurt Locker in your Oscar pool this March, you might as well vote for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Other major wins from the NSFC were French star Yolande Moreau for Best Actress for her role in Seraphine, Mo'Nique for Best Supporting Actress for Precious, and a tie between Paul Schneider for Bright Star and Christophe Waltz for Inglourious Basterds for Best Supporting Actor.
Joel and Ethan Coen won Best Screenplay for A Serious Man while Agnes Vardas and Oivier Assayas won Best Documentary and Best Foreign Film, respectively, for The Beaches of Agnes and Summer Hours.
Best Cinematography went to Christian Berger for Palme D'or winner The White Ribbon and Best Production Design went to Nelson Lowry for his work on Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Founded in 1966, The National Society of Film Critics' prestigious alumni once included influential critics such as Pauline Kael, Joe Morgenstern, and Richard Schickel. The group was formed after several of its members were denied entry into the New York Film Critics Circle.
Originally released in the U.S. on June 26, 2009, The Hurt Locker will be available on DVD and Blu Ray January 12th.
Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GxSDZc8etg
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