The 9th New York Film Critics Online Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2009, were given on 13 December 2009.^[1][2]

(in alphabetical order)

• Adventureland
• Avatar
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• The Messenger
• Precious
• A Serious Man
• Two Lovers
• Up
• Up in the Air

• Best Actor:
  • Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart as Bad Blake
• Best Actress:
  • Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia as Julia Child
• Best Animated Film:
  • Up
• Best Cast:
  • In the Loop
• Best Cinematography
  • Inglourious Basterds - Robert Richardson
• Best Debut Director:
  • Marc Webb - (500) Days of Summer
• Best Director:
  • Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
• Best Documentary Film:
  • The Cove
• Best Film:
  • Avatar
• Best Film Music or Score:
  • Crazy Heart - Steve Bruton, T-Bone Burnett and Jeffrey Pollack
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The White Ribbon • Germany
• Best Screenplay:
  • Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Mo'Nique - Precious as Mary
• Breakthrough Performer:
  • Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds