Up In The Air wins Washington Film Critics Assn Best Film Award

On Monday, the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (the WAFCA which consists of 48 Washington, D.C. area- based film critics from television, radio, print and the Internet) selected the George Clooney-acted, Jason Reitman-directed movie Up In The Air as "Best Film". Also, Clooney took home the "Best Actor" award, his second WAFCA win (he won in 2007 for Michael Clayton).

George Clooney gets Best Actor at WAFCA

But those weren't the only awards for the romantic travel dramedy. Up In The Air's Reitman won for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well. In all, adding last week's "Best Film" win at the National Board of Review Awards, Up In The Air has embarked on what appears to be an unimpeded march to Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in March.

Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for An Education and the "Best Supporting Actor" nod went to Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds.

While Up In The Air took the top award, critically-acclaimed Precious did not escape the view of WAFCA members: Mo'Nique won for Best Supporting Actress, and first-time actress Gabourey Sidibe won "Best Breakthrough Performance" for her role as Precious.

Rounding out the WAFCA awards, Quentin Tarantino won Best Original Screenplay for Inglourious Basterds, Disney and Emeryville-based Pixar's Up earned the "Best Animated Film" award, while the "Best Foreign Film" award went to Sin Nombre, and Best Documentary went to Food, Inc. 

Disney / Pixar's "Best Animated Film" award for Up was their fourth WAFCA win to date.