Best Motion Picture
- The Artist – *WINNER*
- The Descendants
- Drive – *RUNNER UP*
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- The Help
- Hugo
- Midnight in Paris
- The Tree of Life
Best Achievement in Directing
- David Fincher - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
- Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive *WINNER*
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo - *RUNNER UP*
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist - *RUNNER UP*
- Michael Fassbender – Shame *WINNER*
- Ryan Gosling – Drive
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Viola Davis – The Help *WINNER*
- Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - *RUNNER UP*
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Albert Brooks – Drive
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball
- Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life - *RUNNER UP*
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners *WINNER*
- Alan Rickman – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Berenice Bejo – The Artist
- Jessica Chastain – The Help - *RUNNER UP*
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids *WINNER*
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
Best Original Screenplay
- Will Reiser – 50/50
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Kristin Wiig & Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids - *RUNNER UP*
- Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris *WINNER*
- Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, Alexander Payne – The Descendants - *RUNNER UP*
- Hossein Amini – Drive
- Steven Zaillian – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Tate Taylor – The Help
- Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, Stan Chervin – Moneyball
Best Cast Ensemble
- The Artist – Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Uggie the Dog
- Bridesmaids – Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Wendi McClendon-Lovey, Ellie Kemper, Jill Clayburgh, Matt Lucas, Rebel Wilson
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Evanna Lynch, Domhnall Gleeson, Clemence Posey - *RUNNER UP*
- The Help – Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Anna Camp, Ahna O’Reilly, Chris Lowell, Mike Vogel, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson *WINNER*
- Midnight in Paris – Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Corey Stoll, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen
Best Achievement in Art Direction
- Robert Gould, Laurence Bennett - The Artist
- Donald Graham Burt – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillian – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - *RUNNER UP*
- Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo – Hugo *WINNER*
- Anne Seibel, Helene Dubreuil – Midnight in Paris
- Rick Carter, Lee Sandales – War Horse
Best Achievement in Cinematography
- Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist
- Newton Thomas Sigel – Drive
- Eduardo Serra – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - *RUNNER UP*
- Robert Richardson – Hugo
- Emmanuel Lubezski – The Tree of Life *WINNER*
Best Achievement in Costume Design
- Mark Bridges – The Artist *WINNER*
- Jany Temime - Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Sharen Davis – The Help
- Sandy Powell – Hugo - *RUNNER UP*
- Sonia Grande – Midnight in Paris
Best Achievement in Film Editing
- Anne-Sophie Bion & Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Matthew Newman – Drive *WINNER*
- Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - *RUNNER UP*
- Thelma Schoonmaker – Hugo
- Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa – The Tree of Life
Best Original Score
- Ludovic Bource – The Artist *WINNER*
- Cliff Martinez – Drive
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - *RUNNER UP*
- Alexandre Desplat – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- John Williams – War Horse
Best Achievement in Sound
- Drive - *RUNNER UP*
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Super 8 *WINNER*
- The Tree of Life
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Hugo
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes - *RUNNER UP*
- Super 8
- The Tree of Life
Best Animated Feature
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn - *RUNNER UP*
- Arthur Christmas
- Kung Fu Panda 2
- Rango *WINNER*
- Winnie the Pooh
Best Documentary Feature
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- The Interrupters
- Pina - *RUNNER UP*
- Project Nim *WINNER*
- Senna
Best Foreign Language Film
- 13 Assassins
- Certified Copy
- Incendies
- A Separation *WINNER*
- The Skin I Live In - *RUNNER UP*
Honorable Mentions
- 50/50
- Bridesmaids
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- The Ides of March
- Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Melancholia
- Moneyball
- Shame
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- War Horse
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Young Adult
11 Comments
Wow The Artist over Drive. Can this mean something in the Academy idol competition?
John Rivera(Quote) (Reply)
Demian Bichir should’ve been there instead of Pitt, I would’ve personally traded Streep for Liana Liberato in Trust (It’s a pity no one saw it), Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley should’ve been there for supporting actor and actress instead of Rickman and Chastain. Ashgar Farhadi should’ve been there for best director and original screenplay instead of The Artist in both categories. Help could’ve been replaced by The Ides of March or A Dangerous Method.
But there’s a lot right about this list. Way more accurate than the other award ceremonies this year. Nice to see Fincher, Refn, Gosling, Woodley. Great choice for Cinematography, Score, Sound, Editing athough I believe Jeff Cronenweth for Dragon Tattoo deserved a spot over Harry Potter.
Rohit Ramachandran(Quote) (Reply)
Interesting choices…
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
The wealth was really spread around this year, with only three films winning multiple awards. I was also not expecting The Artist to win here, I thought Drive had this in a walk. This community can always find ways to surprise you. And that Harry Potter win in visual effects over Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one more thing that makes me think that the Oscar for that film may not be as locked as it once was.
Josh P.(Quote) (Reply)
Awesome winners. The only category I really have any qualms on is Ensemble. I think that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy would have made a good winner, but other than that, I would have had most of the same nominees even.
Very nice.
Holden(Quote) (Reply)
Just for fun, here’s who I voted for:
Picture: The Descendants
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actor: Brad Pitt
Actress: Michelle Williams
Supporting Actor: Jonah Hill
Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley
Original Screenplay: Bridesmaids
Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball
Ensemble: Bridesmaids
Art Direction: Midnight in Paris
Cinematography: Harry Potter
Costume Design: Midnight in Paris
Editing: Hugo
Score: Harry Potter
Sound: Harry Potter
Visual Effects: Harry Potter
Animated Film: The Adventures of Tintin
Steve(Quote) (Reply)
Good to know!
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
To add to the fun, here’s what my ballot was:
Best Picture: Drive
Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton
Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa McCarthy
Best Original Screenplay: 50/50
Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball
Best Cast Ensemble: The Help
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life
Best Costume Design: Hugo
Best Editing: Drive
Best Score: Drive
Best Sound: Drive
Best Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Documentary: Senna
I realize Drive showed up on my ballot more than I initially wanted to, but it took the place of a lot of personal winners who were not nominated.
Josh P.(Quote) (Reply)
Wow, what an amazing selection. The fact that Fassbender won. And we had a split between picture and director. Also Editing and Picture and even Ensemble. My favorite part though is that “The Artist” tied with “Benjamin Button” with the most nominations ever, but their outcome was so much different. Amazing!
GL(Quote) (Reply)