Utah Film Critics pick 'Air' as year's best film

The Utah Film Critics Association picked Jason Reitman's drama "Up in the Air" as the best film of 2009. The film beat runners-up "The Hurt Locker" and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."

Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was voted best animated film, and Anderson and Noah Baumbach also took home the award for best screenplay. "Basterds" and "(500) Days of Summer" were runners-up.

In the best actor category, Viggo Mortensen took home the top prize for his stunning performance in  John Hillcoat's superb drama "The Road," a film I believe deserves much more recognition in the award world.

Carey Mulligan was named best actress for her role in "An Education," while Christian McKay was voted best supporting actor for "Me and Orson Welles." Mo'Nique won best supporting actress for "Precious."

"The Cove" picked up the award for best documentary, and "Thirst" was named best foreign film. Source: Salt Lake Tribune.