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

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

• Best Film:
  • The Hurt Locker
• Best Director:
  • Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
• Best Actor:
  • Colin Firth – A Single Man
• Best Actress:
  • Mélanie Laurent – Inglourious Basterds
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
• Best Original Screenplay:
  • Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
• Best Adapted Screenplay:
  • Up in the Air – Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
• Best Cinematography:
  • The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd
• Best Original Score:
  • Up – Michael Giacchino
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Sin Nombre • Mexico / United States
• Best Documentary:
  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• Best Animated Feature:
  • Up
• Best First Film:
  • Neill Blomkamp – District 9
• Breakthrough Artist Award:
  • Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
• Austin Film Award:
  • Me and Orson Welles – Richard Linklater