The dream of diversity from the critical groups is showing signs of dying yet again as The Artist is beginning to look like this year’s The Social Network as the Boston Film Critics Society follows suit with the New York and Washington D.C. critics in awarding The Artist the best film of 2011.
The org also agreed with the D.C. critics giving Martin Scorsese (Hugo) a Best Director nod, Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) a Best Actress nod and a Supporting win for Albert Brooks (Drive). Moneyball also gets a little bump winning again for Best Actor (Brad Pitt) and Screenplay, just as it did with the New York critics.
As far as surprises go, there really aren’t any unless you count Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) winning Best Supporting Actress, but I think we all assumed she would win at least one somewhere.
I have included the complete list of winners below and you will want to stay tuned as the Los Angeles Film Critics are naming their winners at this very minute and I will have those for you as soon as they are completed.
I am also continuing to track the notable precursor awards in my “Oscar Overture” and have already updated the Boston Film Critics’ pick. Click here for that.
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
- Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin for Moneyball
Best Cinematography
- Emmanuel Lubezki for The Tree of Life
Best Documentary
- Project Nim (dir. James Marsh)
Best Foreign-Language Film
- Incendies
Best Animated Film
- Rango
Best Film Editing
- Christian Marclay for The Clock
Best New Filmmaker
- Sean Durkin for Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Ensemble Cast
- Carnage
Best Use of Music in a Film [TIE]
- Cliff Martinez for Drive
- Ludovic Bource for The Artist
