The National Society of Film Critics, a group composed of film critics from the country’s top publications, has chosen “The Hurt Locker” as the best picture of 2009.
“The Hurt Locker” is a film about an elite Army bomb squad unit in Iraq that is working to defuse explosives while under threat of attack by insurgents.
Other selections by the group include:
Best screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen for “A Serious Man”
Best Actress: Yolande Moreau for “Seraphine”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’ Nique for her portrayal of an abusive mother in “Precious”
BEst Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz for “Inglourious Basterds” in which he played a Jew Hunter in the war film starring Brad Pitt as the leader of a group attempting to kill Adolph Hitler.
Best foriegn language film: “Summer Hours” by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas.
While the selections by the National Society of Film Critics rarely coincide with those from the Academy awards, the members are highly esteemed by film makers and film critics.
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