MUMBAI: The Hurt Locker claimed the two top honours from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association as president Brent Simon and the group awarded it with the best film prize and the best director award for Kathryn Bigelow.

Jeff Bridges won best actor for Crazy Heartand Seraphine‘s Yolande Moreau was voted best actress, while Mo‘Nique from Precious and Inglourious Basterds‘ Christoph Waltz took supporting actor honours.

Summer Hours and Fantastic Mr Fox earned the foreign-language and animated awards, with the documentary/non-fiction prize ending in a tie between The Beaches Of Agnes and The Cove.

The 35th annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards ceremony will take place on January 16. The awards will be dedicated to the French New Wave in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.