14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards winners

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the winners of the 14th annual Critics’ Choice Awards at a star-studded ceremony at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and which aired live on VH1.

Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner with five wins for Best Picture, Best Director for Danny Boyle, Best Writer for Simon Beaufoy, Best Young Actor/Actress for Dev Patel and Best Composer for A.R. Rahman. Sean Penn and Milk received two awards, Best Actor and Best Ensemble. Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) and Meryl Streep (Doubt) tied in the lead actress category, marking only the second tie in a lead actor category.

WINNERS OF THE 14TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR: Sean Penn – Milk

BEST ACTRESS: – Tie: Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married and Meryl Streep – Doubt

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet – The Reader

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: Milk

BEST DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

BEST WRITER (Original or Adapted Screenplay): Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wall-E

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS (Under 21): Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTION MOVIE: The Dark Knight

BEST COMEDY: Tropic Thunder

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: John Adams

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Waltz With Bashir

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Man On Wire

BEST SONG (performer/writer, film): “The Wrestler” – Bruce Springsteen/Bruce Springsteen – The Wrestler

BEST COMPOSER: A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire

JOEL SIEGEL AWARD: Richard Gere

For a complete list of winners, celebrity interviews from the red carpet and to see the full televised broadcast, go to VH1’s “Critics’ Choice Awards” site.

Source: VH1