2011 Critics Awards and Nominees

[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 25 Posts: 1501 View Predictions]

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WAFCA Awards Nominees 

The Washington DC Area Film Critics have released their slate of nominees. The winners will be announced on Monday, December 5, 2011.

Best Film:
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
Hugo
Win Win

Best Director:
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

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)
Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)

 

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
Albert Brooks (Drive)
John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Carey Mulligan (Shame)
Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Best Acting Ensemble:
Bridesmaids
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Help
Hugo
Margin Call

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne and Nate Faxon & Jim Rash (The Descendants)
Tate Taylor (The Help)
John Logan (Hugo)
Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (Moneyball)
Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)

Best Original Screenplay:
Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Tom McCarthy (Win Win)
Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids)
Will Reiser (50/50)

Best Animated Feature:
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Puss inBoots
Rango
Winnie the Pooh

Best Documentary:
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
Buck
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life
Project Nim

Best Foreign Language Film:
13 Assassins
Certified Copy
I Saw the Devil
Pina
The Skin I Live In

Best Art Direction:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Cinematography:
The Artist
Hugo
Melancholia
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Score:
The Artist
Drive
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

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[Chris Beachum Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 837 Posts: 4534 View Predictions]

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I am changing the name of this thread to 2011 Critics Awards and Nominees.

Other than the major groups (NY, LA, etc.), we just can’t have a separate thread for every critic group in the world.

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[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 25 Posts: 1501 View Predictions]

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Should i delete this one?

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[Scottferguson Joined: Sep 26th, 2011 Topics: 136 Posts: 11099 View Predictions]

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He changed the name DC, meaning the one you started up (this one) is good to go

This makes sense – each page holds far fewer threads than what we had before, stuff really disappears quickly

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[Novic Joined: May 23rd, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 323 View Predictions]

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Swinton is finally getting traction for her Best Actress bid. I’m getting nervous for Theron. ‘Young Adult’ is nowhere to be seen.

War Horse and Dragon Tatoo were not hits with this group.

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[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 25 Posts: 1501 View Predictions]

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Gotcha, Scott! 

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[Scottferguson Joined: Sep 26th, 2011 Topics: 136 Posts: 11099 View Predictions]

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That Young Adult still has no reviews 6 days before its opening shows signs of Paramount being worried about them.

If they don’t show up in the trades by tomorrow evening, then it will appeared they are more than worried – no film of any merit is left without these reviews any later than the weekend before opening.

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[babypook Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 143 Posts: 17017 View Predictions]

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Swinton is finally getting traction for her Best Actress bid. I’m getting nervous for Theron. ‘Young Adult’ is nowhere to be seen.

War Horse and Dragon Tatoo were not hits with this group.

No, but how nice to see them unclench and give credit to Andy Serkis and Harry Potter. Doesnt look like much bawdy-comedy bias either.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 104 Posts: 3333 View Predictions]

#45478

What awards are next???

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[iskolar Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 12 Posts: 1044 View Predictions]

#45479

With all the love Drive got, Gosling can’t still get a nod. Cool to see Andy Serkis though! And yeah, I’m starting to get worried for Theron.

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[babypook Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 143 Posts: 17017 View Predictions]

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Michael Fassbender and Olivia Colman win top acting honors at British Indie Film Awards

Can somebody post the results?

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[babypook Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 143 Posts: 17017 View Predictions]

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By Steve Pond

Paddy Considine’s wrenching character study “Tyrannosaur” has been named the year’s best at the Moet British Independent Film Awards, which took place on Sunday night in London.

The film topped a field that also included Steve McQueen’s sexually explicit drama “Shame” and Tomas Alfredson’s subtle espionage thriller “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” The three films had tied for the most nominations, with seven.

Other movies nominated for the top award were the documentary “Senna” and Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”

Ramsay won the award for Best Director.

“Tyrannosaur” won three awards, more than any other film. The film’s Olivia Colman was named Best Actress, and actor-turned-director Considine won the award for the best debut by a British director.

The other lead acting award went to Michael Fassbender for “Shame.” Vanessa Redgrave won the Supporting Actress award for “Coriolanus,” while Michael Smiley was named Best Supporting Actor for “Kill List.”

The Most Promising Newcomer award went to Tom Cullen for “Weekend.”

As it has at most awards announced this year, the Iranian film “A Separation” was named Best Foreign Independent Film. “Senna” won for Best Documentary.

Honorary awards went to actor/directors Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes and financier Graham Easton.

The awards were spread out among a varied and almost uniformly strong group of nominees, none of whom are considered Oscar favorites but many of whom — including Fassbender, Colman and Redgrave — are at least in the running. 

The show took place at Old Billingsgate in London. It was hosted by Irish actor/comedian Chris O’Dowd (“Bridesmaids”), who appeared to be thoroughly drunk by about the halfway point.

The winners were selected by a jury that was chaired by producer Andrew Eaton (“The Killer Inside Me”) and also included actress Gemma Arterton (“Tamara Drewe”), actor David Thewlis (“War Horse,” “The Lady”), casting director Lucy Bevan (“An Education”) and producer Tracey Seaward (“The Queen”).

Past BIFA winners include Oscar Best Picture champs “The King’s Speech” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” as well as “Moon,” “Control,” “This Is England,” “The Constant Gardener” and “Vera Drake.”

Best British Independent Film: “Tyrannosaur”
Best Director: Lynne Ramsay, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, “Shame”
Best Actress: Olivia Colman, “Tyrannosaur”
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Smiley, “Kill List”
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave, “Coriolanus”
Best Screenplay: Richard Ayoade, “Submarine”
Best Achievement in Production: “Weekend”
Best Technical Achievement: Maria Djurkovic (production design), “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
Best Foreign Independent Film: “A Separation”
Best Documentary: “Senna”
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director): Paddy Considine, “Tyrannosaur”
Most Promising Newcomer: Tom Cullen, “Weekend”
The Raindance Award: “Leaving Baghdad”
Best British Short: “Chalk”

Richard Harris Award: Ralph Fiennes
Variety Award: Kenneth Branagh
Special Jury Prize: Graham Easton

 

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[Cathy V Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 478 View Predictions]

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THE 2011 WAFCA (Washington DC Area) AWARD WINNERS:

Best Film:
The Artist

Best Director:
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

Best Actor:
George Clooney (The Descendants)

Best Actress:
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)

Best Supporting Actor:
Albert Brooks (Drive)

Best Supporting Actress:
Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Best Acting Ensemble:
Bridesmaids

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash (The Descendants)

Best Original Screenplay:
Will Reiser (50/50)

Best Animated Feature:
Rango

Best Documentary:
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Best Foreign Language Film:
The Skin I Live In

Best Art Direction:
Dante Ferretti, Production Designer, and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Set Decorator (Hugo)

Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)

Best Score:
Ludovic Bource (The Artist)

From their site
http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/

I’m so glad to see Rango getting some wins!

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[the spotless mind Joined: Oct 25th, 2011 Topics: 1 Posts: 273 View Predictions]

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Interesting about Rango. These are pretty meaningless, but maybe Tintin isn’t the foregone conclusion in animated feature the way most have assumed it was, after these, the NBR and NYFCC.  

I’m so happy people are recognizing Marty for Hugo. You wouldn’t think that another award for Martin Scorsese would be all that unique and refreshing, but for a film like Hugo it totally is. It’s inspired, but better yet, it’s also the most deserving he’s been in over a decade, and I say that as someone who has greatly admired his 2000’s output. Awesome wins for Brooks and 50/50, too. I hope the latter keeps showing up and scores an Oscar nod. 

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[babypook Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 143 Posts: 17017 View Predictions]

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The Annies

Breaking: Annie Awards nominate 10 for best feature
Los Angeles Times | Dec. 5, 2011 8:19 a.m.

“Cars 2,” “Puss in Boots” and “The Adventures of Tintin” are among the 10 films that will compete for the best feature prize at the Annie Awards, the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today. The other contenders include “A Cat in Paris,” “Arthur Christmas,” “Arrugas,” “Chico & Rita,” “Kung Fu Panda 2,” Rango” and “Rio.”

For more, go to latimes.com/24Frames.

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