The 9th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given on December 6, 2010.
Best Film
- The Social Network
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- Inception
- Toy Story 3
Best Director
- David Fincher – The Social Network
- Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
- Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – True Grit
- Christopher Nolan – Inception
Best Actor
- Colin Firth – The King’s Speech
- Jeff Bridges – True Grit
- Robert Duvall – Get Low
- Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
- James Franco – 127 Hours
Best Actress
- Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
- Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
- Anne Hathaway – Love & Other Drugs
- Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
- Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Best Supporting Actor
- Christian Bale – The Fighter
- Andrew Garfield – The Social Network
- John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone
- Sam Rockwell – Conviction
- Geoffrey Rush – The King’s Speech
Best Supporting Actress
- Melissa Leo – The Fighter
- Amy Adams – The Fighter
- Helena Bonham Carter – The King’s Speech
- Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit
- Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin
- 127 Hours – Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
- Toy Story 3 – Michael Arndt
- True Grit – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Winter’s Bone – Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
Best Original Screenplay
- Inception – Christopher Nolan
- Another Year – Mike Leigh
- Black Swan – Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin
- The Kids Are All Right – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
- The King’s Speech – David Seidler
Best Cast
- The Town
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The Kids Are All Right
- The Social Network
Best Animated Film
- Toy Story 3
- Despicable Me
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Shrek Forever After
- Tangled
- Megamind
Best Documentary Film
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Inside Job
- Restrepo
- The Tillman Story
- Waiting for “Superman”
Best Foreign Language Film
- Biutiful • Mexico
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo • Sweden
- I Am Love • Italy
- Mother • South Korea
- White Material • France
Best Art Direction
- Inception
- Alice in Wonderland
- Black Swan
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- True Grit
Best Cinematography
- Inception
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Social Network
- True Grit
Best Score
- Inception – Hans Zimmer
- 127 Hours – A. R. Rahman
- Black Swan – Clint Mansell
- The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
True Grit – Carter Burwell