2012 Critics' Choice Awards

2012 Critics' Choice Awards

winners announced on Thursday, January 12th.

Best Picture

Nominees:

The Artist (2011)

The Descendants (2011)

Drive (2011)

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

The Help (2011)

Hugo (2011/II)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Moneyball (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

War Horse (2011)

Best Actor

Nominees:

George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)

Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar (2011)

Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Michael Fassbender for Shame (2011)

Ryan Gosling for Drive (2011)

Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)

Best Actress

Nominees:

Viola Davis for The Help (2011)

Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)

Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Charlize Theron for Young Adult (2011)

Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Supporting Actor

Nominees:

Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Albert Brooks for Drive (2011)

Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)

Patton Oswalt for Young Adult (2011)

Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Best Supporting Actress

Nominees:

Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)

Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)

Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)

Carey Mulligan for Shame (2011)

Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (2011)

Best Acting Ensemble

Nominees:

The Artist (2011)

Bridesmaids (2011)

The Descendants (2011)

The Help (2011)

The Ides of March (2011)

Best Director

Nominees:

Stephen Daldry for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)

Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive (2011)

Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

Steven Spielberg for War Horse (2011)

Best Original Screenplay

Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

50/50 (2011): Will Reiser

Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

Win Win (2011): Thomas McCarthy, Joe Tiboni

Young Adult (2011): Diablo Cody

Best Adapted Screenplay

Nominees:

The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011): Eric Roth

The Help (2011): Tate Taylor

Hugo (2011/II): John Logan

Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin

Best Animated Feature

Nominees:

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Rango (2011)

Best Young Actor/Actress

Nominees:

Asa Butterfield for Hugo (2011/II)

Elle Fanning for Super 8 (2011)

Thomas Horn for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Ezra Miller for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Saoirse Ronan for Hanna (2011)

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (2011)

Best Action Movie

Nominees:

Drive (2011)

Fast Five (2011)

Hanna (2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Super 8 (2011)

Best Comedy Movie

Nominees:

Bridesmaids (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

The Muppets (2011)

Best Foreign Language Film

Nominees:

In Darkness (2011)

Le Havre (2011)

A Separation (2011)

The Skin I Live In (2011)

Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

Best Documentary Feature

Nominees:

Buck (2011)

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)

Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

Project Nim (2011)

Undefeated (2011)

Best Song

Nominees:

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011): Elton John, Bernie Taupin("Hello Hello")

The Help (2011): Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr.("The Living Proof")

The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Life's a Happy Song")

The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

The Muppets (2011): Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman("Pictures in My Head")

Best Score

Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource

Drive (2011): Cliff Martinez

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore

War Horse (2011): John Williams

Best Cinematography

Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman

Drive (2011): Newton Thomas Sigel

Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson

The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki

War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski

Best Art Direction

Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

The Tree of Life (2011): Jack Fisk, David Crank

War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Best Editing

Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius, Anne-Sophie Bion

Drive (2011): Matthew Newman

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall

Hugo (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker

War Horse (2011): Michael Kahn

Best Costume Design

Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges

The Help (2011): Sharen Davis

Hugo (2011/II): Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O'Connor

My Week with Marilyn (2011): Jill Taylor

Best Makeup

Nominees:

Albert Nobbs (2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

The Iron Lady (2011)

J. Edgar (2011)

My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Visual Effects

Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Hugo (2011/II)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Super 8 (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

Best Sound

Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Hugo (2011/II)

Super 8 (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

War Horse (2011)