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Critic's Choose Heath as their Choice

Last night, the 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards aired on VH1, and it was met with tumultuous applause.  Well, at least one particular award was and I’ll give you three guesses which, but you’re only going to need one.

Of course, I’m talking about the late Heath Ledger receiving a standing ovation after the actor won the Critics’ Choice for Best Supporting Actor for his haunting and menacing work as The Joker.  Director Christopher Nolan accepted on Ledger’s behalf, once again reiterating how pleased he was to have worked with Heath and also how happy he was to bring the actor’s career-defining role to audiences and for it to receive such recognition.

But that wasn’t the first time Nolan took the stage last night, as “The Dark Knight” also took home the award for Best Action Film.  This may mark the beginning of a swift Awards journey for the box office behemoth, as it’s already been nominated by the WGA and DGA for more awards as well as another nomination for Heath at the Golden Globes; nods for Oscars seem inevitable now.

Critics also chose winners just as worthy in the remaining categories, including Sean Penn as Best Actor, Danny Boyle as Best Director and Kate Winslet as Best Supporting Actress.  Below is a complete list of the winners:

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk

Best Actress was a TIE! : Meryl Streep, Doubt and Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Acting Ensemble: Milk

Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Animated Feature: WALL-E

Best Young Actor/Actress (under 21): Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Action Movie: The Dark Knight

Best Comedy: Tropic Thunder

Best Picture Made For Television: John Adams

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir

Best Documentary Feature: Man On Wire

Best Song: The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen for The Wrestler

Best Composer: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

So, do you agree or disagree with the critics?  Let us know!