Awards &
Festivals:Critics'
Choice Awards:17th (2012)
17th Critics' Choice Awards (2012)
The 17th Annual Critics' Choice Awards nominaions were announced on December 13th, 2011 and were presented on January 12th, 2012 to honor the finest achievements in 2011 filmmaking.
Here are the winners:
Best Picture
- The Artist
Best Actor
- The Descendants
George Clooney
Best Actress
- The Help
Viola Davis
Best Supporting Actor
- Beginners
Christopher Plummer
Best Supporting Actress
- The Help
Octavia Spencer
Best Young Actor/Actress
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Thomas Horn
Best Acting Ensemble
- The Help
Best Director
- The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius
Best Original Screenplay
- Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Moneyball
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin [Story by]
Best Cinematography
- The Tree of Life
Emmanuel Lubezki - War Horse
Janusz Kaminski
Best Art Direction
- Hugo
Dante Ferretti [Production Designer] and Francesca Lo Schiavo [Set Decorator]
Best Editing
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
Best Costume Design
- The Artist
Mark Bridges
Best Makeup
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best Visual Effects
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Sound
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best Animated Feature
- Rango
Best Action Movie
- Drive
Best Comedy
- Bridesmaids
Best Foreign Language Film
- A Separation
Best Documentary Feature
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Song
- The Muppets "Life's a Happy Song"
Jason Segel [Performed By], Amy Adams [Performed By], Peter Linz [performed by (as Walter)] and Bret McKenzie [Written by]
Best Score
- The Artist
Ludovic Bource
Joel Siegel Award
Music + Film Award
- Martin Scorsese
Here are the nominees:
Best Picture
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Drive
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
Best Actor
- The Artist
Jean Dujardin - The Descendants
George Clooney - Drive
Ryan Gosling - J. Edgar
Leonardo DiCaprio - Moneyball
Brad Pitt - Shame
Michael Fassbender
Best Actress
- The Help
Viola Davis - The Iron Lady
Meryl Streep - Martha Marcy May Marlene
Elizabeth Olsen - My Week With Marilyn
Michelle Williams - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton - Young Adult
Charlize Theron
Best Supporting Actor
- Beginners
Christopher Plummer - Drive
Albert Brooks - My Week With Marilyn
Kenneth Branagh - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Andy Serkis - Warrior
Nick Nolte - Young Adult
Patton Oswalt
Best Supporting Actress
- The Artist
Berenice Bejo - Bridesmaids
Melissa McCarthy - The Descendants
Shailene Woodley - The Help
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Octavia Spencer - Shame
Carey Mulligan
Best Young Actor/Actress
- The Descendants
Shailene Woodley - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Thomas Horn - Hanna
Saoirse Ronan - Hugo
Asa Butterfield - Super 8
Elle Fanning - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Ezra Miller
Best Acting Ensemble
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- The Descendants
- The Help
- The Ides of March
Best Director
- The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius - The Descendants
Alexander Payne - Drive
Nicolas Winding Refn - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Stephen Daldry - Hugo
Martin Scorsese - War Horse
Steven Spielberg
Best Original Screenplay
- 50/50
Will Reiser - The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius - Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen - Win Win
Tom McCarthy [Screenplay and Story by] and Joe Tiboni [Story by] - Young Adult
Diablo Cody
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Descendants
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Eric Roth - The Help
Tate Taylor - Hugo
John Logan - Moneyball
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin [Story by]
Best Cinematography
- The Artist
Guillaume Schiffman - Drive
Newton Thomas Sigel - Hugo
Robert Richardson - The Tree of Life
Emmanuel Lubezki - War Horse
Janusz Kaminski
Best Art Direction
- The Artist
Laurence Bennett [Production Designer] and Robert Gould [Set Decorator] - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Stuart Craig [Production Designer] and Stephenie McMillan [Set Decorator] - Hugo
Dante Ferretti [Production Designer] and Francesca Lo Schiavo [Set Decorator] - The Tree of Life
Jack Fisk [Production Designer] and Jeanette Scott [Set Decorator] - War Horse
Rick Carter [Production Designer] and Lee Sandales [Set Decorator]
Best Editing
- The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion - Drive
Matthew Newman - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall - Hugo
Thelma Schoonmaker - War Horse
Michael Kahn
Best Costume Design
- The Artist
Mark Bridges - The Help
Sharen Davis - Hugo
Sandy Powell - Jane Eyre
Michael O'Connor - My Week With Marilyn
Jill Taylor
Best Makeup
- Albert Nobbs
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- The Iron Lady
- J. Edgar
- My Week With Marilyn
Best Visual Effects
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Super 8
- The Tree of Life
Best Sound
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- Super 8
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
Best Animated Feature
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Arthur Christmas
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Puss in Boots
- Rango
Best Action Movie
- Drive
- Fast Five
- Hanna
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Super 8
Best Comedy
- Bridesmaids
- Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- Horrible Bosses
- Midnight in Paris
- The Muppets
Best Foreign Language Film
- In Darkness
- Le Havre
- A Separation
- The Skin I Live In
- Where Do We Go Now?
Best Documentary Feature
- Buck
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World
- Page One: Inside the New York Times
- Project Nim
- Undefeated
Best Song
- Gnomeo & Juliet "Hello Hello"
Elton John [Performed By], Lady Gaga [Performed By], Elton John [Written by] and Bernie Taupin [Written by] - The Help "The Living Proof"
Mary J. Blige [Performed By], Mary J. Blige [Written by], Thomas Newman [Written by], Harvey Mason Jr. [Written by] and Damon Thomas [Written by] - The Muppets "Life's a Happy Song"
Jason Segel [Performed By], Amy Adams [Performed By], Peter Linz [performed by (as Walter)] and Bret McKenzie [Written by] - The Muppets "Man or Muppet"
Jason Segel [Performed By], Peter Linz [performed by (as Walter)] and Bret McKenzie [Written by] - The Muppets "Pictures in My Head"
Jeannie Lurie [Written by], Aris Archontis [Written by] and Chen Neeman [Written by]
Note: performed by Kermit and the Muppets
Best Score
- The Artist
Ludovic Bource - Drive
Cliff Martinez - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Hugo
Howard Shore - War Horse
John Williams
Joel Siegel Award
Music + Film Award
- Martin Scorsese
