Jan 9, 2009, 9:00 GMT
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway tied for the Best Actress prize at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards last night (08.01.09).
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway tied for the Best Actress prize at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards last night (08.01.09). © GL / PR Photos
Meryl was honoured for her role as a 1960s nun in new movie 'Doubt', while Anne wowed the 200 American and Canadian movie critics who voted for the awards with her performance in emotional drama 'Rachel Getting Married'.
After receiving her accolade, Anne said: "Meryl is my idol. To win with my idol who I was nominated against is amazing. I'm so thrilled for her and I'm very thrilled for myself, too."
Other winners at the ceremony - held in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - included Sean Penn, who was crowed Best Actor for his role in political drama 'Milk' as well as being honoured as part of the Best Acting Ensemble prize for the movie.
Late actor Heath Ledger, who died last January of an accidental prescription drugs overdose, made history after becoming the first star to receive a posthumous award at the event - the Best Supporting Actor honour for his role as The Joker in 'The Dark Knight'.
'Slumdog Millionaire' triumphed in the Best Picture category.
'The Reader' star Kate Winslet was named Best Supporting Actress, while 'The Hoax' actor Richard Gere was given the Joel Siegel Award for his extensive humanitarian and philanthropic work.
Other celebrities who attended the ceremony included Kate Beckinsale, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Brad and Angelina had been nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively.
14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, full list of winners:
Best Picture - 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Best Action Movie - 'The Dark Knight'
Best Comedy Movie - 'Tropic Thunder'
Best Animated Feature - 'Wall-E'
Best Director - Danny Boyle, 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Best Writer - Simon Beaufoy, 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Best Actor - Sean Penn, 'Milk'
Best Actress (Tie) - Anne Hathaway, 'Rachel Getting Married' and Meryl Streep, 'Doubt'
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, 'The Dark Knight'
Best Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet, 'The Reader'
Best Young Actor/Actress - Dev Patel, 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Best Acting Ensemble - 'Milk'
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, 'The Wrestler'
Best Composer - A.R. Rahman, 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Joel Siegel Award - Richard Gere
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