| PRECURSOR | PICTURE | DIRECTOR | LEAD ACTOR | LEAD ACTRESS | SUPP. ACTOR | SUPP. ACTRESS | SCREENPLAY | ENSEMBLE | ANIMATED | FOREIGN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK FILM CRITICS | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Brad Pitt | Meryl Streep | Albert Brooks | Jessica Chastain | Moneyball | —- | —— | A Separation |
| NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW | Hugo | Martin Scorsese | George Clooney | Tilda Swinton | Christopher Plummer | Shailene Woodley | 50/50
The Descendants |
The Help | Rango | A Separation |
| WASHINGTON FILM CRITICS | The Artist | Martin Scorsese | George Clooney | Michelle Williams | Albert Brooks | Octavia Spencer | 50/50
The Descendants |
Bridesmaids | Rango | The Skin I Live In |
| BRITISH INDEPENDENT | Tyrannosaur | Lynne Ramsay | Michael Fassbender | Olivia Colman | Michael Smiley | Vanessa Redgrave | Submarine | —- | —- | A Separation |
| BOSTON | The Artist | Martin Scorsese | Brad Pitt | Michelle Williams | Albert Brooks | Melissa McCarthy | Moneyball | Carnage | —- | Incendies |
| NYFCO | The Artiist | Michel Hazanavicius | Michael Shannon | Meryl Streep | Albert Brooks | Melissa McCarthy | The Descendants | —- | The Adventures of Tintin | A Separation |
| LOS ANGELES | The Descendants | Terrence Malick | Michael Fassbender | Yun Jung-hee | Christopher Plummer | Jessica Chastain | A Separation | —- | Rango | |
| SAN FRANCISCO | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Gary Oldman | Tilda Swinton | Albert Brooks | Vanessa Redgrave | Margin Call
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
—- | Rango | Certified Copy |
| INDIANA | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Paul Giamatti | Elizabeth Olsen | Christopher Plummer | Viola Davis | Win Win
The Descendants |
—- | Rango | The Skin I Live In |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS | The Tree of Life | Steve McQueen | Woody Harrelson | Viola Davis | Albert Brooks | Octavia Spencer | I Will Follow | — | — | Kinyarwanda |
| LAS VEGAS | The Artist | Nicolas Winding Refn | Jean Dujardin | Michelle Williams | Albert Brooks | Melissa McCarthy | Moneyball | — | Rango | 13 Assassins |
| HOUSTON | The Descendants | Nicolas Winding Refn | Michael Fassbender | Tilda Swinton | Albert Brooks | Shailene Woodley | The Descendants | — | Rango | I Saw the Devil |
| TORONTO | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Michael Shannon | Michelle Williams | Christopher Plummer | Jessica Chastain | Moneyball | — | The Adventures of Tintin | Mysteries of Lisbon |
| DETRIOT | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Michael Fassbender | Michelle Williams | Christopher Plummer | Carey Mulligan | Moneyball | Carnage | — | Tabloid |
| DALLAS-FORT WORTH | The Descendants | Alexander Payne | George Clooney | Michelle Williams | Christopher Plummer | Shailene Woodley | The Descendants | — | Rango | Cave of Forgotten Dreams |
| PHOENIX | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Jean Dujardin | Elizabeth Olsen | Albert Brooks | Berenice Bejo | The Artist
The Help |
Super 8 | Rango | The Skin I Live In |
| AUSTIN | Hugo | Nicolas Winding Refn | Michael Shannon | Tilda Swinton | Albert Brooks | Jessica Chastain | Midnight in Paris
Drive |
— | Rango | I Saw the Devil |
| OKLAHOMA | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | George Clooney | Michelle Williams | Albert Brooks | Octavia Spencer | The Artist
Moneyball |
— | The Adventures of Tintin | The Skin I Live In |
| DUBLIN | Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn | Ryan Gosling | Jessica Chastain | — | — | — | — | — | Senna |
| UTAH | Drive | Michel Hazanavicius | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Michelle Williams | Albert Brooks | Amy Ryan | 50/50
The Descendants |
— | Rango | A Separation |
| SOUTHEASTERN | The Descendants | Martin Scorsese | George Clooney | Meryl Streep | Christopher Plummer | Janet McTeer | Midnight in Paris
The Descendants |
The Help | Rango | A Separation |
| SATELLITE FILM AWARDS | The Descendants | Nicolas Winding Refn | Ryan Gosling | Viola Davis | Albert Brooks | Jessica Chastain | The Tree of Life
The Descendants |
The Help | The Adventures of Tintin | Mysterious of Lisbon |
| ST. LOUIS | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | George Clooney | Rooney Mara | Albert Brooks | Berenice Bejo | The Artist
The Descendants |
— | The Adventures of Tintin | 13 Assassins |
| BLACK FILM CRITICS | The Help | Dee Rees | Olivier Litondo | Viola Davis | Albert Brooks | Octavia Spencer | Pariah
The Help |
The Help | Rango | Life, Above All |
| KANSAS FILM CRITICS | The Descendants | Terrence Malick | George Clooney | Kirsten Dunst | Christopher Plummer | Jessica Chastain | Beginners
Moneyball |
—- | Rango | A Separation |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS | Melancholia | Terrence Malick | Brad Pitt | Kirsten Dunst | Albert Brooks | Jessica Chastain | A Separation | —- | —- | A Separation |
| CENTRAL OHIO | Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn | Michael Shannon | Elizabeth Olsen | Christopher Plummer | Shailene Woodley | Source Code
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Arthur Christmas | —- |
| ONLINE FILM CRITICS | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Michael Fassbender | Tilda Swinton | Christopher Plummer | Jessica Chastain | Midnight in Paris
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy |
—- | Rango | A Separation |
| PRECURSORS | PICTURE | DIRECTOR | LEAD ACTOR | LEAD ACTRESS | SUPP. ACTOR | SUPP. ACTRESS | SCREENPLAY | ENSEMBLE | ANIMATED | DOCUMENTARY |
