Ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Filimkii 2009 ee Quentin Tarantino ee Inglourious Basterds, Waltz wuxuu soo bandhigay SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa, oo sidoo kale loo yaqaan "The Jew Hunter". Caqli badan, xushmad badan, luuqado badan - laakin sidoo kale naftiisa u adeegaya, xeelad badan, naxariis la'aan iyo dilaa ah - dabeecadda Landa waxay ahayd mid Tarantino ka cabsi qabay "waxaa laga yaabaa inuu qorey qayb aan la ciyaari karin". Waltz wuxuu helay Abaalmarinta Jilaaga ugu Fiican Bandhigga Filimka ee 2009 ee Cannes wuxuuna helay bogaadin ka timid naqdiyaasha iyo dadweynaha. Sanadkii 2009, wuxuu bilaabay inuu ku guuleysto abaalmarinta naqdiyaasha, isagoo ku guuleystay abaalmarinta Actor Supporting Best ee New York Film Critics Circle, Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, iyo Actor Supporting Best ee 67th Golden Globe Awards iyo
Abaalmarintii 16aad ee Guild Actors Guild ee Janaayo 2010.