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Critics Choice Awards

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    Critics Choice Award

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    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (256K)
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (736K)
    • [object Object]

      Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

      6.9 (107K)
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (513K)
    • [object Object]

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (462K)
    • [object Object]

      Moneyball

      7.6 (487K)
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (188K)
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)

    Best Actor

    • George Clooney
      Winner
      • George Clooney
      • The Descendants
    • Leonardo DiCaprio at an event for Inception (2010)
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
      • J. Edgar
    • Jean Dujardin at an event for Un + Une (2015)
      • Jean Dujardin
      • The Artist
    • Michael Fassbender
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Shame
    • Ryan Gosling at an event for Lost River (2014)
      • Ryan Gosling
      • Drive
    • Brad Pitt
      • Brad Pitt
      • Moneyball

    Best Young Actor/Actress

    • Thomas Horn
      Winner
      • Thomas Horn
      • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
    • Asa Butterfield: April 1
      • Asa Butterfield
      • Hugo
    • Elle Fanning
      • Elle Fanning
      • Super 8
    • Ezra Miller
      • Ezra Miller
      • We Need to Talk About Kevin
    • Saoirse Ronan at an event for The Host (2013)
      • Saoirse Ronan
      • Hanna
    • Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)
      • Shailene Woodley
      • The Descendants

    Best Actress

    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      Winner
      • Viola Davis
      • The Help
    • Elizabeth Olsen
      • Elizabeth Olsen
      • Martha Marcy May Marlene
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • The Iron Lady
    • Tilda Swinton at an event for I Am Love (2009)
      • Tilda Swinton
      • We Need to Talk About Kevin
    • Charlize Theron
      • Charlize Theron
      • Young Adult
    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      • Michelle Williams
      • My Week with Marilyn

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Christopher Plummer
      Winner
      • Christopher Plummer
      • Beginners
    • Kenneth Branagh
      • Kenneth Branagh
      • My Week with Marilyn
    • Albert Brooks
      • Albert Brooks
      • Drive
    • Nick Nolte
      • Nick Nolte
      • Warrior
    • Patton Oswalt
      • Patton Oswalt
      • Young Adult
    • Andy Serkis
      • Andy Serkis
      • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Octavia Spencer
      Winner
      • Octavia Spencer
      • The Help
    • Bérénice Bejo
      • Bérénice Bejo
      • The Artist
    • Jessica Chastain at an event for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      • Jessica Chastain
      • The Help
    • Melissa McCarthy
      • Melissa McCarthy
      • Bridesmaids
    • Carey Mulligan
      • Carey Mulligan
      • Shame
    • Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)
      • Shailene Woodley
      • The Descendants

    Best Director

    • Michel Hazanavicius
      Winner
      • Michel Hazanavicius
      • The Artist
    • Stephen Daldry
      • Stephen Daldry
      • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
    • Alexander Payne
      • Alexander Payne
      • The Descendants
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Drive
    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Hugo
    • Steven Spielberg at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
      • Steven Spielberg
      • War Horse

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (462K)
      Woody Allen
    • [object Object]

      Young Adult

      6.3 (89K)
      Diablo Cody
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
      Michel Hazanavicius
    • [object Object]

      50/50

      7.6 (348K)
      Will Reiser
    • [object Object]

      Win Win

      7.1 (56K)
      Tom McCarthy
      Joe Tiboni

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moneyball

      7.6 (487K)
      Steven Zaillian
      Aaron Sorkin
      Stan Chervin
    • [object Object]

      Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

      6.9 (107K)
      Eric Roth
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
      John Logan
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (256K)
      Alexander Payne
      Nat Faxon
      Jim Rash
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (513K)
      Tate Taylor

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Janusz Kaminski
      Tied with Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life (2011).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (188K)
      Emmanuel Lubezki
      Tied with Janusz Kaminski for War Horse (2011).
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
      Guillaume Schiffman
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (736K)
      Newton Thomas Sigel
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
      Robert Richardson

    Best Art Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
      Dante Ferretti(production designer)
      Francesca Lo Schiavo(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
      Laurence Bennett(production designer)
      Gregory S. Hooper(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (997K)
      Stuart Craig(production designer)
      Stephenie McMillan(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (188K)
      Jack Fisk(production designer)
      David Crank(art director)
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Rick Carter(production designer)
      Lee Sandales(set decorator)

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
      Mark Bridges
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (513K)
      Sharen Davis
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
      Sandy Powell
    • [object Object]

      Jane Eyre

      7.3 (96K)
      Michael O'Connor
    • [object Object]

      My Week with Marilyn

      6.9 (91K)
      Jill Taylor

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (997K)
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
    • [object Object]

      Super 8

      7.0 (374K)
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (188K)
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (514K)
      Kirk Baxter
      Angus Wall
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
      Michel Hazanavicius
      Anne-Sophie Bion
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (736K)
      Matthew Newman
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
      Thelma Schoonmaker
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      Michael Kahn

    Best Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rise of the Planet of the Apes

      7.6 (593K)
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (997K)
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
    • [object Object]

      Super 8

      7.0 (374K)
    • [object Object]

      The Tree of Life

      6.8 (188K)

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

      8.1 (997K)
      Nick Dudman
      Amanda Knight
      Warner Bros.
    • [object Object]

      Albert Nobbs

      6.7 (26K)
    • [object Object]

      The Iron Lady

      6.4 (115K)
    • [object Object]

      J. Edgar

      6.5 (136K)
    • [object Object]

      My Week with Marilyn

      6.9 (91K)

    Best Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Muppets

      7.1 (99K)
      Jason Segel(Performer)
      Amy Adams(Performer)
      Bret McKenzie(Writer)
      For the song "Life's a Happy Song"
    • [object Object]

      The Help

      8.1 (513K)
      Mary J. Blige(Performer/Writer)
      Thomas Newman(Writer)
      Harvey Mason Jr.(Writer)
      For the song "Living Proof"
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets

      7.1 (99K)
      Jason Segel(Performer)
      Peter Linz(Performer) (Credited as Walter the Muppet)
      Bret McKenzie(Writer)
      For the song "Man or Muppet"
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets

      7.1 (99K)
      Kermit the Frog(Performer)
      Chen Neeman(Writer)
      Jeannie Lurie(Writer)
      Aris Archontis(Writer)
      For the song "Pictures in My Head"
    • [object Object]

      Gnomeo & Juliet

      5.9 (62K)
      Elton John(performer/writer)
      Lady Gaga(performer)
      Bernie Taupin(writer)
      For the song "Hello Hello"

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
      Ludovic Bource
    • [object Object]

      Drive

      7.8 (736K)
      Cliff Martinez
    • [object Object]

      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      7.8 (514K)
      Trent Reznor
      Atticus Ross
    • [object Object]

      Hugo

      7.5 (343K)
      Howard Shore
    • [object Object]

      War Horse

      7.2 (170K)
      John Williams

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      George Harrison: Living in the Material World

      8.1 (13K)
    • [object Object]

      Buck

      7.6 (3.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Cave of Forgotten Dreams

      7.4 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      Page One

      6.9 (3.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Project Nim

      7.4 (8.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Undefeated

      7.7 (7.4K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Separation

      8.3 (269K)
    • [object Object]

      In Darkness

      7.3 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Le Havre

      7.2 (25K)
    • [object Object]

      The Skin I Live In

      7.6 (174K)
    • [object Object]

      Where Do We Go Now?

      7.4 (14K)

    Best Animated Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rango

      7.3 (305K)
    • [object Object]

      The Adventures of Tintin

      7.3 (249K)
    • [object Object]

      Arthur Christmas

      7.1 (70K)
    • [object Object]

      Kung Fu Panda 2

      7.3 (339K)
    • [object Object]

      Puss in Boots

      6.6 (202K)

    Best Acting Ensemble

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Help

      8.1 (513K)
    • [object Object]

      The Artist

      7.8 (252K)
    • [object Object]

      Bridesmaids

      6.8 (317K)
    • [object Object]

      The Descendants

      7.3 (256K)
    • [object Object]

      The Ides of March

      7.1 (235K)

    Best Action Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Drive

      7.8 (736K)
    • [object Object]

      Fast Five

      7.3 (421K)
    • [object Object]

      Hanna

      6.7 (211K)
    • [object Object]

      Rise of the Planet of the Apes

      7.6 (593K)
    • [object Object]

      Super 8

      7.0 (374K)

    Best Comedy Movie

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bridesmaids

      6.8 (317K)
    • [object Object]

      Crazy, Stupid, Love.

      7.4 (592K)
    • [object Object]

      Horrible Bosses

      6.9 (479K)
    • [object Object]

      Midnight in Paris

      7.6 (462K)
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets

      7.1 (99K)

    Joel Siegel Award

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    • Sean Penn
      Winner
      • Sean Penn

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