Awards -- St. Louis Film Critics

Splitting the love in the big categories are once again the frontrunners, Locker & Air. Also some nice mentions for (500) Days and Avatar. Altogether, me likey...

BEST PICTURE: "Up in the Air"
Runner-up: "The Hurt Locker"

BEST DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"
Runner-up: Jason Reitman "Up in the Air" & Quentin Tarantino "Inglourious Basterds" (tie)

BEST ACTOR: George Clooney "Up in the Air"
Runner-up: Patton Oswalt "Big Fan"

BEST ACTRESS: Carey Mulligan "An Education"
Runner-up: Gabourey Sidibe "Precious"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"
Runner-up: Stanley Tucci "The Lovely Bones"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mo'Nique "Precious"
Runner-up: Marion Cotillard "Nine"

BEST SCREENPLAY: "(500) Days of Summer"
Runner-up: "Up in the Air"

BEST ANIMATED FILM: "Up"
Runner-up: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Nine"
Runner-up: "A Single Man"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: "Avatar"
Runner-up: "Where the Wild Things Are"

BEST MUSIC: "Nine"
Runner-up: "Crazy Heart"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: "Red Cliff"
Runner-up: "Treeless Mountain"

BEST DOCUMENTARY: "Capitalism: A Love Story"
Runner-up: "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"

BEST COMEDY FILM: "The Hangover"
Runner-up: "(500) Days of Summer"

MOST ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE or CREATIVE FILM: "Avatar"
Runner-up: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" & "(500) Days of Summer" (tie)

FAVORITE SCENE: "Up" -- The four-minute marriage montage
Runner-up: "Inglourious Basterds" -- The opening farmhouse scene