The Washington, DC-Area Film Critics Association announced their winners yesterday and I was looking the other way. Brilliant. Best Film — Up in the Air (Paramount); Best Director — Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker); Best Actor — George Clooney (Up in the Air); Best Actress — Carey Mulligan (An Education); Best Supporting Actor — Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds); Best Supporting Actress — Mo’Nique (Precious).

Plus: Best Ensemble — The Hurt Locker; Best

Breakthrough Performance — Gabourey Sidibe (Precious); Best Adapted Screenplay — Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air); Best Original Screenplay — Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds); Best Animated Film — Up (Walt Disney & Pixar); Best Foreign Film — Sin Nombre (Focus Features); Best Documentary — Food, Inc. (Magnolia); Best Art Direction — Nine (The Weinstein Company).