The Broadcast Film Critics Association (an organization I belong to) announced the nominees for the 17th Annual Critics Choice Awards this morning and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist each received a massive 11 nominations with both films receiving nominations for Best Picture, Actor, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Editing, Costume Design and Score.
Looking over the list I can’t say there are many surprises though I am sure there are many that will be happy to see Andy Serkis with a Supporting Actor nomination for Rise of the Planet of the Apes and it’s interesting to see neither Glenn Close or Janet McTeer were nominated for Albert Nobbs.
When it comes to my personal nominations compared to the final tally, but the notable differences begin with Hanna being the only film I nominated for Best Picture that did not make the final list; Albert Brooks (Drive) was my only Best Supporting Actor nomination to make the list; not one of my ensemble nominations made the list; only one of my director nominations made the list; Martha Marcy May Marlene was the only screenplay I nominated to not make the list; not one of my cinematography nominations made the list; none of my Foreign Language nominees made the list; and Drive was my only nominee for Best Score to make the list.
I must say, it’s fascinating to be a part of this process and see how it works and note the disappointment when something you felt was the best of the year not even make the list of nominees. The two films I showed a lot of respect to in my nomination process were We Need to Talk about Kevin and Martha Marcy May Marlene, but they only amounted to a total of three nominations between them. That’s the way the ball bounces…
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will take place on January 12, 2012 and will be broadcast at 8 PM ET/PT and I will actually be in attendance this year.
BEST PICTURE
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Drive
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
BEST ACTOR
- George Clooney (The Descendants)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
- Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
- Michael Fassbender (Shame)
- Ryan Gosling (Drive)
- Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
BEST ACTRESS
- Viola Davis (The Help)
- Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
- Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
- Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
- Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
- Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn)
- Albert Brooks (Drive)
- Nick Nolte (Warrior)
- Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)
- Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
- Andrew Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
- Jessica Chastain (The Help)
- Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
- Carey Mulligan (Shame)
- Octavia Spencer (The Help)
- Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
- Asa Butterfield (Hugo)
- Elle Fanning (Super 8)
- Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
- Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
- Saoirse Ronan (Hanna)
- Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- The Descendants
- The Help
- The Ides of March
BEST DIRECTOR
- Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
- Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
- Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
- Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
- Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
- Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
- 50/50 – Will Reiser
- Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
- Win Win – Screenplay by Tom McCarthy, Story by Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni
- Young Adult – Diablo Cody
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- The Descendants – Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Eric Roth
- The Help – Tate Taylor
- Hugo – John Logan
- Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Story by Stan Chervin
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 – Production Designer: Laurence Bennett, Art Director: Gregory S. Hooper
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Production Designer: Stuart Craig, Set Decorator: Stephenie McMillan
- Hugo – Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Lo Schiavo
- The Tree of Life – Production Designer: Jack Fisk, Art Director: David Crank
- War Horse – Production Designer: Rick Carter, Set Decorator: Lee Sandales
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
- “Hello Hello” – performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin – Gnomeo & Juliet
- “Life’s a Happy Song” – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – The Muppets
- “The Living Proof” – performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. – The Help
- “Man or Muppet” – performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – The Muppets
- “Pictures in My Head” – performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman – The Muppets
BEST SCORE
- Ludovic Bource (The Artist)
- Cliff Martinez (Drive)
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)
- Howard Shore (Hugo)
- John Williams (War Horse)
