Boston Society of Film Critics 2011 Award Winners
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor: Best Actor: Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, Drive
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Best Ensemble: Carnage
Best Screenplay: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, Moneyball
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
Best Use of Music: Tie: Drive and The Artist
Best Foreign Language Film: Incendies (Quebec )
Best Documentary: James Marsh, Project Nim
Best New Filmmaker (David Brudnoy Award): Sean Durkin, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Editing: Christian Marclay, The Clock
Best Animated Film: Rango
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2011 Awards
Best Picture: The Descendants
Runner-up: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender for A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame and X-Men: First Class
Runner-Up: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Best Actress: Yun Jung-hee, Poetry
Runner-up: Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Runner-up: Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life, The Help, The Debt, Take Shelter, Coriolanus and Texas Killing Fields
Runner-up: Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Best Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, A Separation (Iran)
Runner-up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
Runner-up: Cao Yu, City of Life and Death
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti, Hugo
Runner-up: Maria Djurkovic, Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy
Best Music Score: The Chemical Brothers, Hanna
Runner-up: Cliff Martinez, Drive
Best Foreign Language Film: City of Life and Death (China), directed by Chuan Lu
Runner-up: A Separation (Iran) directed by Asghar Farhadi
Best Documentary: Werner Herzog, Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Runner-up: Clio Barnard, The Arbor
Best Animated Feature: Rango, directed by Gore Verbinski
Runner-up: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn directed by Steven Spielberg
National Board of Review
Best Film
Hugo
Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Actress
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Best Documentary
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation
Best Original Screenplay
Will Reiser, 50/50
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Ensemble
The Help
Breakthrough Performance
Felicity Jones, Like Crazy
Breakthrough Performance
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Debut Director
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
NBR Freedom of Expression
Crime After Crime
NBR Freedom of Expression
Pariah
Special Achievement in Filmmaking
The Harry Potter Franchise – A Distinguished Translation from Book to Film
New York Film Critics Circle 2011 Awards
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
Best Screenplay
Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation
Best Actor
Brad Pitt, Moneyball & The Tree of Life
Best Actress
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks, Drive
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life, The Help, and Take Shelter
Best First Feature
Margin Call
Best Non-Fiction Film
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
New York Film Critics Online
Film – The Artist
Actor – Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
Actress – Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Director – Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Supporting Actor – Albert Brooks (Drive)
Supporting Actress – Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Screenplay – The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash)
Documentary – Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Foreign Language – A Separation
Animated – The Adventures of Tintin
Breakthrough Performer – Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, Coriolanus, Texas Killing Fields)
Debut Director – Joe Cornish (Attack the Block)
Ensemble Cast – Bridesmaids
Cinematography – The Tree of Life (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Use of Music – The Artist (Ludovic Bource)
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NYFCO TOP 10 FILMS OF 2011
1 The Artist (The Weinstein Company)
2 The Descendants (Fox Searchlight)
3 Drive (FilmDistrict)
4 The Help (DreamWorks Pictures)
5 Hugo (Paramount)
6 Melancholia (Magnolia Pictures)
7 Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics)
8 Take Shelter (Sony Pictures Classics)
9 The Tree of Life (FoxS earchlight)
10 War Horse (DreamWorks Pictures)
The San Francisco Film Critics 2011 Awards
Best Picture
“The Tree of Life”
Best Director
Terrence Malick for “The Tree of Life”
Best Original Screenplay
J.C. Chandor for “Margin Call”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Best Actor
Gary Oldman for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Best Actress
Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks for “Drive”
Best Supporting Actress
Vanessa Redgrave for “Coriolanus”
Best Animated Feature
“Rango”
Best Foreign Language Film
“Certified Copy”
Best Documentary
“Tabloid”
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki for “The Tree of Life”
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
BEST PICTURE
“The Tree of Life”
BEST ACTOR
Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter”
BEST ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, “Take Shelter”
BEST DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Moneyball”, written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin,
story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis
BEST FIRST FEATURE
“Attack the Block”, directed by Joe Cornish
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“The Adventures of Tintin”
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Mysteries of Lisbon”
ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY AWARD
“Nostalgia for the Light”
ROGERS CANADIAN FILM AWARD FINALISTS
“Café de Flore,” directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
“A Dangerous Method”, directed by David Cronenberg
“Monsieur Lazhar”, directed by Philippe Falardeau
AFI’s Movies Of 2011
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Help
Hugo
J. Edgar
Midnight In Paris
Moneyball
The Tree Of Life
War Horse
69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Descendants
Ad Hominem Enterprises; Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Help
DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media; Touchstone Pictures
Hugo
Paramount Pictures presents a GK Films Production; Paramount Pictures
The Ides Of March
Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group, Crystal City Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing
Moneyball
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing International
War Horse
DreamWorks Pictures; Touchstone Pictures
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis – The Help
Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep – Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
George Clooney – The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Ryan Gosling – The Ides Of March
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
50/50
Summit Entertainment and Mandate Pictures; Summit Entertainment
The Artist
a La Petite Reine - Studio 37 - La Classe Americaine - JD Prod- France3 Cinema - Jouror Production-uFilms coproduction; The Weinstein Company
Bridesmaids
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures
Midnight In Paris
A Mediapro, Versatil Cinema & Gravier Production; Sony Pictures Classics
My Week With Marilyn
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Jodie Foster – Carnage
Charlize Theron – Young Adult
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet – Carnage
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Owen Wilson – Midnight In Paris
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures Of Tintin
Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures/ Hemisphere Capital/Amblin Entertainment/Wingnut Films Production/ Kennedy/Marshall Production A Steven Spielberg Film; Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures
Arthur Christmas
Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cars 2
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures
Puss In Boots
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
Rango
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink / GK Films Production; Paramount Pictures
Best Foreign Language Film
The Flowers Of War (China)
The Country of China
(Jing Ling Shi San Chai) New Pictures Film Company; Wrekin Hill Entertainment
In The Land Of Blood And Honey (United States)
The Country of United States
GK Films; FilmDistrict
The Kid With A Bike (Belgium)
The Country of Belgium
(Le Gamin au Velo) Les Films du Fleuve; Sundance Selects
A Separation (Iran)
The Country of Iran
(Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) Asghar Farhadi; Sony Pictures Classics
The Skin I Live In (Spain)
The Country of Spain
(La piel que habito) El Deseo D.A., S.L.U.; Sony Pictures Classics
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks – Drive
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen – Midnight In Paris
George Clooney – The Ides Of March
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - The Descendants
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - The Ides Of March
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - Moneyball
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore - Hugo
John Williams - War Horse
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"Hello Hello" – Gnomeo & Juliet
Music By: Elton John
Lyrics By: Bernie Taupin
"Keeper, The" – Machine Gun Preacher
Music & Lyrics By: Chris Cornell
"Lay Your Head Down" – Albert Nobbs
Music By: Brian Byrne
Lyrics By: Glenn Close
"Living Proof, The" – The Help
Music By: Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige and Harvey Mason, Jr.
Lyrics By: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas
"Masterpiece" – W.E.
Music & Lyrics By: Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry
GO Rooney, GO!!
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