ANNE HATHAWAY - HATHAWAY + STREEP TIE AT CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS

HATHAWAY + STREEP TIE AT CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS

ANNE HATHAWAY has proved she's a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood - she tied with acting legend MERYL STREEP to win the Best Actress honour at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday (08Jan09).
The Devil Wears Prada co-stars came neck-to-neck in the votes of 200 American and Canadian movie critics; Streep won for her role as a 1960s nun in Doubt, while Hathaway took home the gong for her moving performance in Rachel Gets Married.
And it proved another great awards night for Sean Penn - he was presented with the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of American politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk in the Gus Van Sant biopic. The movie also won the ceremony's Best Acting Ensemble award for its cast, which includes James Franco and Josh Brolin.
But the biggest winner of the night was British director Danny Boyle - he was celebrating after receiving the Best Director award for his latest big screen offering Slumdog Millionaire , which went on to scoop the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Best Picture gong and the award for Best Young Actor for Dev Patel's turn in the film.
Tragic actor Heath Ledger was posthumously honoured for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight, winning the Best Supporting Actor, while British actress Kate Winslet took home the Best Supporting Actress award.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Picture:
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor:
Sean Penn
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep + Anne Hathaway
Best Supporting Actor:
Heath Ledger
Best Supporting Actress:
Kate Winslet
Best Director:
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Best Acting Ensemble:
Milk
Best Animated Feature:
Wall-E
Best Young Actor and Actress:
Dev Petal for Slumdog Millionaire
Action movie:
The Dark Knight
Comedy movie:
Tropic Thunder
Foreign language film:
Waltz With Bashir
Joel Siegel award:
Richard Gere.