Washington Area Film Critics Pick ‘The Artist,’ Scorsese, Clooney, Williams
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:38 am
The Washington Area Film Critics announced our awards for 2011 this morning:
Best Director:
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
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)
The 2011 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES Were:
Best Film: The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo Win WinBest 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: Bérénice 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 CallBest Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Nat 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 in Boots Rango Winnie the PoohBest Documentary: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey Buck Cave of Forgotten Dreams Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life Project NimBest Foreign Language Film: 13 Assassins Certified Copy I Saw the Devil Pina The Skin I Live InBest Art Direction: Lawrence Bennett, Production Designer, and Gregory S. Hooper, Art Director (The Artist) Stuart Craig, Production Designer, and Stephenie McMillan, Set Decorator (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2) Dante Ferretti, Production Designer, and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Set Decorator (Hugo) Jack Fisk, Production Designer, and Jeanette Scott, Set Decorator (The Tree of Life) Rick Carter, Production Designer, and Lee Sandales, Set Decorator (War Horse)Best Cinematography: Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist) Robert Richardson (Hugo) Manuel Alberto Claro (Melancholia) Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life) Janusz Kaminski (War Horse)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) |