"The Hurt Locker" named best 2009 film

The U.S. National Society of Film Critics has selected "The Hurt Locker," as best picture of 2009. Let's take a look at the details on that development, along with some other awards handed out by the organization.

The film critics choice is about an elite Army bomb-disposal unit working in Iraq. The Hurt Locker's Director, Kathryn Bigelow, and lead actor, Jeremy Renner have also been honored by the Society.

Elsewhere Joel and Ethan Coen won best screenplay for "A Serious Man," a dark comedy set in 1967, while "The Beaches of Agnes 40," was selected as best non-fiction film. It's an autobiographical documentary about the life of director Agnes Varda.

The society picked Yolande Moreau as best actress for her performance in "Seraphine," a French film about the painter Seraphine de Senlis.

Mo'Nique, the Baltimore-born comedian, was selected as best supporting actress for her portrayal of an abusive mother in "Precious."

Austrian Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor for his role as the Jew Hunter in "Inglourious Basterds."

Forty-six of the society's 64 members voted during Sunday's selections in Manhattan.

The society, founded in 1966, has a reputation for picking foreign films or critics' darlings.

Poster of The Hurt Locker