'Up' nominated for 4 Critics' Choice Awards; on AFI awards list

Up received four nominations (press release) for the 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA).

The categories are:

• Best Picture

• Best Original Screenplay (Bob Peterson & Pete Docter)

• Best Animated Feature

• Best Score (Michael Giacchino)

The awards will be presented one month from tomorrow, on January 15. The ceremony will air live on the VH1 Television Network at 9:00 PM ET.

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Also in Up awards news, the American Film Institute (AFI) chose Up as one of its Movies of the Year Official Selections, part of the 2009 AFI Awards.