I know a lot of people don’t care but some do, and others like to keep up just so they can do well in their office Oscar pool. Please take your disdain to the Pit if people talking about this stuff really irks you. There really are lots of other things to occupy your time.
Awards season started a couple of weeks ago with the Gothams, the Golden Satellites, the National Board of Review and others. I’ll catch up with those and try to stay somewhat current.
None of the early awards influence final Oscar winners (wait for the Guild Awards for that), but they matter because they can influence Academy members’ nominations by throwing out titles that they should seek out and** watch, and maybe nominate themselves when the time comes. It’s titles like Winter’s Bone** and The Hurt Locker and Slumdog Millionaire that really benefit from these early season awards. I think it’s an exciting year, lots of great films and no one film dominating though The Artist soon will. It’s right up the Academy’s alley.
While movies I love most rarely get or even get nominated for top prizes it’s great to see them mentioned when it happens. Last year it was Winter’s Bone, this year it’s Beginners. Even Attack The Block got an award today, which surprised the hell out of me. These “lesser” awards can often have some wacky and wonderful titles in the mix which is why they’re fun to me.
To avoid big long lists I’m putting these in spoiler tags.
The 2011 Gotham Independent Film Awards Nominees/Winners (given by IFP=Independent Filmmaker Project)
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BEST FEATURE
“Beginners” – WINNER – TIE
Mike Mills, director; Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda de Pencier, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, producers (Focus Features)
“The Tree of Life” – WINNER – TIE
Terrence Malick, director; Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“The Descendants”
Alexander Payne, director; Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“Meek’s Cutoff”
Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, Elizabeth Cuthrell, David Urrutia, producers (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
“Take Shelter”
Jeff Nichols, director; Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
“Beginners” – WINNER
Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos (Focus Features)
“The Descendants”
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Nick Krause, Amara Miller, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“Margin Call”
Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, Aasif Mandvi (Roadside Attractions)
“Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Elizabeth Olsen, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, John Hawkes, Louisa Krause, Sarah Paulson (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“Take Shelter”
Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon, Kathy Baker, Ray McKinnon, Lisagay Hamilton, Robert Longstreet (Sony Pictures Classics)
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Dee Rees, “Pariah” (Focus Features) – WINNER
Mike Cahill, “Another Earth” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Sean Durkin, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Vera Farmiga, “Higher Ground” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Evan Glodell, “Bellflower” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
***Felicity Jones, “Like Crazy” (Paramount Vantage) ***– WINNER
Elizabeth Olsen, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Harmony Santana, “Gun Hill Road” (Motion Film Group)
Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Jacob Wysocki, “Terri” (ATO Pictures)[/spoiler]
16th Annual Golden Satellite Awards nominees (given by International Press Academy)
Motion Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Shame
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
War Horse
Director
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Steve McQueen, Shame
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Tate Taylor, The Help
Best Actress in a Motion Picture
Olivia Colman, Tyrannosaur
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Vera Farmiga, Higher Ground
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Charlize Theron, Young Adult
Emily Watson, Oranges and Sunshine
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor in a Motion Picture
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Tom Hardy, Warrior
Woody Harrelson, Rampart
Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jessica Chastain, Tree of Life
Elle Fanning, Super 8
Lisa Feret, Mozart’s Sister
Judy Greer, The Descendants
Rachel McAdams, Midnight in Paris
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Carey Mulligan, Shame
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus
Kate Winslet, Carnage
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Colin Farrell, Horrible Bosses
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Christoph Waltz, Carnage
Hugo Weaving, Oranges and Sunshine
Motion Picture, Foreign Film
Faust
Kid with a Bike
Las Acacias
Le Havre
Miss Bala
Mozart’s Sister
Mysteries of Lisbon
A Separation
13 Assassins
The Turin Horse
Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
The Adventures of TinTin
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Muppets
Puss in Boots
Rango
Rio
Motion Picture, Documentary
American: The Bill Hicks Story
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The Interrupters
My Perestroika
One Lucky Elephant
Pina
Project Nim
Tabloid
Senna
Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
Screenplay, Original
Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine
Mozart’s Sister, Rene Feret
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
The Guard, John Michael McDonagh
Shame, Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan
Screenplay, Adapted
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Lost Unicorn, Steven Moffat, Joe Cornish & Edgar Wright
Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close, John Banville
The Descendants, Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
The Help, Tate Taylor
Moneyball, Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin story by Stan Chervin
War Horse, Lee Hall and Richard Curtis
Original Score
Marco Beltrami, Soul Surfer
Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Michael Giacchino, Super 8
Cliff Martinez, Drive
James Newton Howard, Water for Elephants
John Williams, War Horse
Original Song
Bridge of Light, Pink, Alecia Moore & Billy Mann, Happy Feet 2
Gathering Stories, Jonsi, Jonsi & Cameron Crowe, We Bought a Zoo
Hello Hello, Elton John, Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Gnomeo & Juliet
Lay Your Head Down, Sinead O’Connor, Brian Byrne & Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Life is a Happy Song, Jason Segel & Amy Adams & Muppets, Bret McKenzie, The Muppets
Man or Muppet, Jason Segel & Walter, Bret McKenzie, The Muppets
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel, Faust
Janusz KaminskI, War Horse
Emmanuel Lubezki, Tree of Life
Robert Richardson, Hugo
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist
Newton Thomas Sigel, Drive
Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Tim burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
Hugo – Robert Legato
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Jeff Capogreco, R. Christopher White
Super 8 – Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler, John Frazier
War Horse – Ben Morris
Film Editing
Chris Gill, The Guard
Mat Newman, Drive
Kevin Tent, The Descendants
Joe Walker, Shame
John Gilroy, Sean Albertson, Matt Chesse, Aaron Marshall, Warrior
Sound (Editing and Mixing)
Drive – Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis, Robert Fernandez, Dave Patterson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener, James Mather
Super 8 – Mark Ulano, Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson,Tom Johnson, Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
The Tree of Life – Craig Berkey, Christopher Scarabosio, Jeremy Peirson, Erik Aadahl, John Pritchett, Kirk Francis
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – Peter J. Devlin, Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Ethan Van Der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
War Horse – Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom johnson, Richard Hymns
Art Direction & Production Design
Anonymous, Stephan O. Gessler, Sebastian T. Krawinkel
The Artist, Gregory S. Hooper, Laurence Bennett
Faust, Yelena Zhukova, Jiri Trier
Hugo, Dante Ferretti, Francesca lo Schiavo
Mysteries of Lisbon, Isabel Branco
Water for Elephants, Jack Fisk
Costume Design
Isabel Branco, Mysteries of Lisbon
Mark Bridges, The Artist
Lisy Christl, Anonymous
Lidiya Kryukova, Faust
Michael O’Connor, Jane Eyre
Jacqueline West, Water for Elephants
Best Ensemble, Motion Picture
The Help
Best First Feature
Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine
NBR (National Board of Review) winners
Best Film
Hugo
Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
The Artist,
The Descendants,
Drive,
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,
The Ides of March,
J. Edgar,
The Tree of Life,
War Horse
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 Director
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Documentary
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Best Ensemble
The Help
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
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
Spotlight Award
Michael Fassbender (A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame, X-Men: First Class)
Top 10 Independent Films
(in alphabetical order)
50/50,
Another Earth,
Beginners,
A Better Life,
Cedar Rapids,
Margin Call,
Shame,
Take Shelter,
We Need To Talk About Kevin,
Win Win
Top 5 Documentaries
(in alphabetical order)
Born to be Wild,
Buck,
George Harrison: Living in the Material World,
Project Nim,
Senna
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(in alphabetical order)
13 Assassins,
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within,
Footnote,
Le Havre,
Point Blank
Independent Spirit Awards nominees
[spoiler]
Winners will be announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 25, 2012
BEST FEATURE
50/50
Beginners
Drive
Take Shelter
The Artist
The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR
Mike Mills, Beginners
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
Another Earth
In the Family
Margin Call
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Natural Selection
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
Bellflower
Circumstance
Hello Lonesome
Pariah
The Dynamiter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Joseph Cedar, Footnote
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Tom McCarthy, Win Win
Mike Mills, Beginners
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, The Descendants
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Mike Cahill and Brit Marling, Another Earth
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Patrick DeWitt, Terri
Phil Johnston, Cedar Rapids
Will Reiser, 50/50
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Lauren Ambrose, Think of Me
Rachel Harris, Natural Selection
Adepero Oduye, Pariah
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
BEST MALE LEAD
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Woody Harrelson, Rampart
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Anjelica Huston, 50/50
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Harmony Santana, Gun Hill Road
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Albert Brooks, Drive
John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
John C. Reilly, Cedar Rapids
Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joel Hodge, Bellflower
Benjamin Kuh-Sulk, The Off Hours
Darius Kond-Jee, Midnight in Paris
Gui-omme Shiffman, The Artist
Jeffrey Waldron, The Dynamiter
BEST DOCUMENTARY
An African Election
Bill Cunningham New York
The Interrupters
The Redemption of General Butt Naked
We Were Here
BEST FOREIGN FILM
A Separation
Melancholia
Shame
The Kid With a Bike
Tyrannosaur
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director and its ensemble cast)
Margin Call
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Chad Burris, Mosquita y Mari
Sophia Lin, Take Shelter
Josh Mond, Martha Marcy May Marlene
ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Simon Arthur, Silver Tongues
Mark Jackson, Without
Nicholas Ozek, Mamitas
AVEENO TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Heather Courtney, Where Soldiers Came From
Danfung Dennis, Hell and Back Again
Alma Har’El, Bombay Beach[/spoiler]
AFI (American Film Institute) Top Ten
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
J. Edgar
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Bridesmaids
The Boston Society of Film Critics winners
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Best Picture - The Artist
Best Actor - Brad Pitt for Moneyball
Best Actress - Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor - Albert Brooks for Drive
Best Supporting Actress - Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids
Best Director - Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Best Screenplay - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin for Moneyball
Best Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life
Best Documentary - Project Nim
Best Foreign-Language Film - Incendies
Best Animated Film - Rango
Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) - Christian Marclay for The Clock
Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) - Sean Durkin for Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Ensemble Cast - Carnage
Best Use of Music in a Film - Tie: Drive and The Artist[/spoiler]
The Los Angeles Film Critics winners
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BEST PICTURE - The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR, Winner: Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life.” Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese, “Hugo.”
BEST ACTOR, Winner: Michael Fassbender, “A Dangerous Method,” “Jane Eyre,” “Shame,” “X-Men: First Class.” Runner-Up: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter.”
BEST ACTRESS, Winner: Yun Jung-hee, “Poetry.” Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst, “Melancholia.”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, Winner: Jessica Chastain, “Coriolanus,” “The Debt,” “The Help,” “Take Shelter,” “Texas Killing Fields,” “Tree of Life” Runner-Up: Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs.”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, Winner: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners."Runner-Up: Patton Oswalt, “Young Adult.”
BEST SCREENPLAY, Winner: Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation.”
BEST MUSIC/SCORE: Winner: The Chemical Brothers, “Hanna.” Runner-Up: Cliff Martinez, “Drive.”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Winner: Dante Ferretti, “Hugo.” Runner-Up: Maria Djurkovic, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life.”
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION, Winner: “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”[/spoiler]
New York Film Critics Online winners
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)
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
Screenplay - The Descendants (Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash)
Documentary - Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Foreign Language - A Separation
Animated - The Adventures of Tintin
Cinematography - The Tree of Life (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Use of Music - The Artist (Ludovic Bource)[/spoiler]
San Francisco Film Critics winners
[spoiler]Best Picture
“The Tree of Life”
Best Director
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Best Original Screenplay
J.C. Chandor, “Margin Call”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Best Actor
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Best Actress
Tilda Swinton, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks, “Drive”
Best Supporting Actress
Vanessa Redgrave, “Coriolanus”[/spoiler]
Detroit Film Society nominees
[spoiler]1. BEST PICTURE
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
HUGO
TAKE SHELTER
THE TREE OF LIFE
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BEST DIRECTOR
MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS – THE ARTIST
TERRENCE MALICK – THE TREE OF LIFE
JEFF NICHOLS – TAKE SHELTER
MARTIN SCORSESE– HUGO
NICHOLAS WINDING REFN – DRIVE -
BEST ACTOR
GEORGE CLOONEY– THE DESCENDANTS
JEAN DUJARDIN – THE ARTIST
MICHAEL FASSBENDER – SHAME
BRAD PITT – MONEYBALL
MICHAEL SHANNON – TAKE SHELTER -
BEST ACTRESS
VIOLA DAVIS – THE HELP
FELICITY JONES – LIKE CRAZY
MERYL STREEP – THE IRON LADY
CHARLIZE THERON – YOUNG ADULT
MICHELLE WILLIAMS – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN -
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
KENNETH BRANAGH – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
ALBERT BROOKS – DRIVE
RYAN GOSLING – CRAZY STUPID LOVE
PATTON OSWALT – YOUNG ADULT
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER – BEGINNERS -
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BERENICE BEJO – THE ARTIST
JESSICA CHASTAIN – TAKE SHELTER
CAREY MULLIGAN – SHAME
VANESSA REDGRAVE – CORIOLANUS
OCTAVIA SPENCER – THE HELP -
BEST ENSEMBLE
CARNAGE
CEDAR RAPIDS
CRAZY STUPID LOVE
THE HELP
MARGIN CALL
WIN WIN -
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
JESSICA CHASTAIN – THE HELP/TAKE SHELTER/THE TREE OF LIFE
FELICITY JONES – LIKE CRAZY
MELISSA MCCARTHY – BRIDESMAIDS
ELIZABETH OLSEN –MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
SHAILENE WOODLEY– THE DESCENDANTS -
BEST SCREENPLAY
50/50 – WILL REISER
THE ARTIST – MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS
BEGINNERS – MIKE MILLS
MONEYBALL – AARON SORKIN & STEVEN ZAILLIAN
TAKE SHELTER– JEFF NICHOLS -
BEST DOCUMENTARY
INTO ETERNITY
INTO THE ABYSS
MARWENCOL
TABLOID
WE WERE HERE
Houston Film Critics Society nominees
[spoiler]Best Picture
Drive, Film District
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Warner Bros.
Midnight in Paris, Sony Pictures Classics
Take Shelter, Sony Pictures Classics
The Artist, The Weinstein Company
The Descendants, Fox Searchlight
The Help, Dreamworks & Touchstone
The Tree of Life, Fox Searchlight
War Horse, Dreamworks & Disney
Win Win, Fox Searchlight
Best Director
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Best Actor
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Best Actress
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis, The Help
Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks, Drive
Alex Shaffer, Win Win
Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Supporting Actress
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Foxon & Jim Rash, The Descendants
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Tom McCarthy, Win Win
Will Reiser, 50/50
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist
Janusz Kaminski, War Horse
Robert Richardson, Hugo
Thomas Newton Segel, Drive
Best Song
“Lay Your Head Down,” from Albert Nobbs, music & lyrics by B. Bryne & G. Close
“Life’s a Happy Song,” from The Muppets, music & lyrics by Bret McKenzie
“Star-Spangled Man,” from Captain America, music & lyrics by Alan Menken
“The Living Proof,” from The Help, music & lyrics by Mary J. Blige
“Think You Can Wait,” from Win Win, music & lyrics by The National
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Harry Escott, Shame
John Williams, The Adventures of Tin-Tin
John Williams, War Horse
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best Foreign Film
13 Assassins, Magnet Releasing
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, New Video
I Saw the Devil, Magnet Releasing
The Artist, The Weinstein Company
The Skin I Live In, Sony Pictures Classics
Best Documentary
Buck, Sundance Selects
Cave of Forgotten Dreams, IFC Films
Project Nim, Lionsgate
The Elephant in the Living Room, NightFly Entertainment
Undefeated, The Weinstein Company
Best Animated
Adventures of Tin-Tin, Dreamworks
Happy Feet Two, Warner Bros.
Kung Fu Panda 2, Dreamworks
Puss in Boots, Dreamworks
Rango, Paramount
Winnie the Pooh, Disney
Worst Film of the Year
Jack and Jill, Columbia
Red Riding Hood, Warner Bros.
The Sitter, 20th Century Fox
The Smurfs, Columbia
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, Summit Entertainment
Your Highness, Universal
2011 Humanitarian Honor – Joanne Herring
2011 – Lifetime Achievement – Jeff Bridges[/spoiler]