Hathaway History (2009 Critics Choice Awards)

Date: January 8, 2009
Location: Santa Monica, California, USA

Perhaps for the first time in her career thus far, Anne Hathaway is respected and rewarded as a serious actress contender by winning a Critics' Choice Award. Which ultimately followed with Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.

Yesterday evening was the 2010 Critic's Choice Awards and I thought in reflection we could have a late celebration of Anne Hathaway's victory last year with her powerhouse performance in Rachel Getting Married. Anne of course tied for Lead Actress with Meryl Streep (for her work in Doubt) - coincidentally this year Meryl tied again with Sandra Bullock's The Blind Side.

Hathaway was also nominated against actresses Kate Beckinsale (Nothing But the Truth), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Angelina Jolie (Changeling) and Melissa Leo (Frozen River). Meryl was not in attendance last year so Anne shared the honor on her behalf. Rachel Getting Married was also nominated for Acting Ensemble, but lost to the cast of Milk.

Anne Hathaway’s outfit for the night was an asymmetrical Gianfranco Ferre black and white dress matched with Brian Atwood peep toe pumps. Anne herself said, when asked whose dress that was "It’s Gianfranco Ferre and I don’t know, I love it cause it’s pretty.. Ha-ha").

"Meryl is my idol, to win with my idol who I was nominated against is amazing. I'm so thrilled for her and I'm very thrilled for myself, too." Hathaway – winner for her role in Rachel Getting Married – Anne told People backstage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Thursday night.

"I thought maybe by the time I was 50 I would be in this kind of, I might have gotten here, and I kind of gave myself until 50 to get nominated for something. So for it to happen at 26 in almost half the amount of time I'm pretty thrilled!"

Media from the big night: