VH1’s 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards happened last night at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. This event is a warm-up for the Oscars and normally who wins Best Picture of the year also takes home the Oscar – this year’s big winner was “Slumdog Millionaire”.

“The Dark Knight” won another award for Best Action Film. The Best Actress award was a tie between Meryl Streep (“Doubt”) and Anne Hathaway (“Rachel Getting Married”), while Sean Penn took the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie “Milk”. Finally Richard Gere was honored with the 2nd Annual Joel Siegel Award presented by one of my favorite actresses Diane Lane.

Red Hot Celebs at the Red Carpet (photo gallery below): Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz, Eva Longoria-Parker, Common, Virginia Madsen, Evan Rachel Wood, Katy Perry, Amanda Bynes, Richard Gere, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Kristin Bell, Chris Noth, Dakota Fanning, Kate Beckinsale, Sarah Silverman, Amy Adams, Corbin Bleu, Ludacris (Chris Bridges) and Brendan Fraser.

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Complete list of the 2009 Critics’ Choice Awards Winners:

Best Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk”

Best Actress: Meryl Streep, “Doubt” & Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married” (tie)

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

Best Writer: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Waltz With Bashir”

Best Animated Film: “WALL-E”

Best Documentary: “Man On Wire”

Best Acting Ensemble: “Milk”

Best Young Actor/Actress: Dev Patel, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Composer: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire”

Best Song: “The Wrestler,” by Bruce Springsteen (“The Wrestler”)

Best Action Film: “The Dark Knight”

Best Comedy Movie: “Tropic Thunder”

Joel Siegel Award: Richard Gere

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