<div style="float: right; font-size: smaller; background-color:#E6E6FA; padding: 12px; margin-left: 5em; margin-bottom: 2em; width: 180px" align="center"> **22nd CFCA Awards** December 21, 2009 Best Film: ** The Hurt Locker ** The **22nd [Chicago Film Critics Association](https://bliptext.com/articles/chicago-film-critics-association) Awards**, given by the [CFCA](https://bliptext.com/articles/chicago-film-critics-association) on December 21, [2009](https://bliptext.com/articles/2009-in-film), honored the best in film for [2009](https://bliptext.com/articles/2009-in-film).

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker

Best Actress

Carey Mulligan – An Education

Best Animated Film

Up

Best Cinematography

The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd

Best Director

Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

Best Documentary Film

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Best Film

The Hurt Locker

Best Foreign Language Film

The White Ribbon, Germany

Best Original Score

Up – Michael Giacchino

Best Screenplay – Adapted

Up in the Air – Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner

Best Screenplay – Original

The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress

Mo'Nique – Precious

Most Promising Filmmaker

Neill Blomkamp – District 9

Most Promising Performer

Carey Mulligan – An Education