The 30th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2009, were given on December 13, 2009.

Winners

• Best Film:
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Runner-up: A Serious Man
• Best Actor:
  • Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
• Best Actress:
  • Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
  • Runner-up: Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds
  • Runner-up: Stanley Tucci – Julie & Julia
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Mo'Nique – Precious
  • Runner-up: Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air
• Best Director:
  • Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
• Best Screenplay:
  • Joel and Ethan Coen – A Serious Man
  • Runner-up: Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
• Best Cinematography:
  • Barry Ackroyd – The Hurt Locker
  • Runner-up: Roger Deakins – A Serious Man
• Best Documentary:
  • The Cove
• Best Foreign-Language Film:
  • Summer Hours (L'heure d'été) • France
• Best Animated Film:
  • Up
  • Runner-up: Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Best Editing:
  • Bob Murawski and Chris Innis – The Hurt Locker
  • Runner-up: Roderick Jaynes – A Serious Man
• Best New Filmmaker:
  • Neill Blomkamp – District 9
• Best Ensemble Cast (TIE):
  • Precious
  • Star Trek
  • Runner-up: A Serious Man
• Best Use of Music in a Film:
  • Crazy Heart