Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012

The 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium Theater on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles , California . At the 17th awards ceremony, the critics recognized the best achievements of the 2011 film year . The ceremony was moderated by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer and broadcast live on the US cable channel VH1 .

The nominations for this year's 24 categories were announced on December 13, 2011.

Winners and nominees

The most successful films
(at least three nominations;
highlighted = most awards
N = nomination; A = award)

Movie	N	A.
The Artist	110	4th
Hugo Cabret	110	1
The Help	8th	3
Drive	8th	1
The Descendants - family and other affairs	7th	1
Companions	7th	1
The Tree of Life	5	1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2	4th	2
Extremely loud & incredibly close	4th	1
The Muppets	4th	1
My Week with Marilyn	4th	0
Super 8	4th	0
Bridal alarm	3	1
Midnight in Paris	3	1
The art of winning - Moneyball	3	1
Planet of the Apes: Prevolution	3	1
Young Adult	3	0

Best movie

• The Artist
  • The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
  • Drive
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
  • The Help
  • Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Midnight in Paris
  • The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
  • The Tree of Life
  • Companions (War Horse)

Best Actor

• George Clooney - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
  • Jean Dujardin - The Artist
  • Michael Fassbender - Shame
  • Ryan Gosling - Drive
  • Brad Pitt - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)

Best main actress

• Viola Davis - The Help
  • Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • Meryl Streep - Die Eiserne Lady (The Iron Lady)
  • Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Charlize Theron - Young Adult
  • Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Best supporting actor

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

The best supporting actress

• Octavia Spencer - The Help
  • Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
  • Jessica Chastain - The Help
  • Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids (Bridesmaids)
  • Carey Mulligan - Shame
  • Shailene Woodley - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)

Best young actor

• Thomas Horn - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
  • Asa Butterfield - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Elle Fanning - Super 8
  • Ezra Miller - We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Saoirse Ronan - Who is Hanna? (Hanna)
  • Shailene Woodley - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)

Best acting ensemble

• The Help
  • The Artist
  • Bride Alert (Bridesmaids)
  • The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
  • The Ides of March - Days of Betrayal (The Ides of March)

Best director

• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
  • Stephen Daldry - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
  • Alexander Payne - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
  • Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
  • Martin Scorsese - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Steven Spielberg - Companions (War Horse)

Best original script

• Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
  • Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
  • Will Reiser - 50/50 - Friends for life (50/50)
  • Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni - Win Win
  • Diablo Cody - Young Adult

Best adapted script

• Steven Zaillian , Aaron Sorkin & Stan Chervin - The Art of Winning - Moneyball (Moneyball)
  • Alexander Payne , Nat Faxon & Jim Rash - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs (The Descendants)
  • Eric Roth - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
  • Tate Taylor - The Help
  • John Logan - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)

Best camera

• Janusz Kamiński - Companions (War Horse)
• Emmanuel Lubezki - The Tree of Life
  • Newton Thomas Sigel - Drive
  • Robert Richardson - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Guillaume Schiffman - The Artist

Best production design

• Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Jack Fisk & David Crank - The Tree of Life
  • Laurence Bennett & Gregory S. Hooper - The Artist
  • Rick Carter & Lee Sandales - Companions (War Horse)
  • Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Best cut

• Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall - delusion (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
  • Matthew Newman - Drive
  • Thelma Schoonmaker - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Michel Hazanavicius & Anne-Sophie Bion - The Artist
  • Michael Kahn - Companions (War Horse)

Best costumes

• Mark Bridges - The Artist
  • Jill Taylor - My Week with Marilyn
  • Michael O'Connor - Jane Eyre
  • Sandy Powell - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Sharen Davis - The Help

Best makeup

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Albert Nobbs
  • J. Edgar
  • My Week with Marilyn
  • The Iron Lady (The Iron Lady)

Best visual effects

• Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Super 8
  • The Tree of Life

Best tone

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • Super 8
  • The Tree of Life
  • Companions (War Horse)

Best animated feature film

• Rango
  • Arthur Santa Claus (Arthur Christmas)
  • Kung Fu Panda 2
  • Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots)
  • The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin)

Best action film

• Drive
  • Fast & Furious Five (Fast Five)
  • Who is Hanna? (Hanna)
  • Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
  • Super 8

Best comedy

• Bride Alert (Bridesmaids)
  • Crazy, stupid, love.
  • Kill the Boss (Horrible Bosses)
  • Midnight in Paris
  • The Muppets (The Muppets)

Best foreign language film

• Nader and Simin - A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین)
  • In Darkness (W ciemności)
  • Le Havre
  • The skin that I live in (La piel que habito)
  • Who knows where (Et maintenant, on va où?)

Best documentary

• George Harrison - Living in the Material World (George Harrison: Living in the Material World)
  • Buck
  • The Cave of Forgotten Dreams
  • Page One: Inside the New York Times
  • Project Nim
  • Unbeaten (Undefeated)

best song

• "Life's A Happy Song" by Bret McKenzie - Die Muppets (The Muppets)
  • "Hello Hello" by Elton John & Bernie Taupin - Gnomeo and Julia (Gnomeo and Juliet)
  • "Man or Muppet" by Bret McKenzie - The Muppets (The Muppets)
  • "Pictures in My Head" by Jeannie Lurie , Aris Archontis & Chen Neeman - Die Muppets (The Muppets)
  • "The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige , Thomas Newman & Harvey Mason junior - The Help

Best composer

• Ludovic Bource - The Artist
  • Cliff Martinez - Drive
  • Howard Shore - Hugo Cabret (Hugo)
  • John Williams - Companions (War Horse)
  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

See also

• Critics' Choice Television Awards 2012

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pete Hammond: 'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards . In: Deadline.com . January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
2. ↑ Pete Hammond: 'Hugo' & 'The Artist' Lead Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations With 11 Each . In: Deadline.com . December 13, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2014.