Best Picture
· The Artist
· The Descendants
· Drive
· Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
· The Help
· Midnight in Paris
· The Tree of Life
· War Horse
· Win Win
Best Director
· Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
· Michele Hazanavicius (The Artist)
· Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
· Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
· Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
· George Clooney (The Descendants)
· Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
· Michael Fassbender (Shame)
· Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
· Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
· 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 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
· Albert Brooks (Drive)
· Armie Hammer (J. Edgar)
· Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
· Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
· Alex Shaffer (Win Win)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
· Jessica Chastain (The Help)
· Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
· Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
· Octavia Spencer (The Help)
· Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
Best Screenplay
· Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
· Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash (The Descendants)
· Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
· Thomas McCarthy (Win Win)
· Will Reiser (50/50)
Best Cinematography
· Janusz Kaminski (War Horse)
· Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)
· Newton Thomas Sigel (Drive)
· Robert Richardson (Hugo)
· Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist)
Best Score
· Ludovic Bource (The Artist)
· Alexandre Desplat (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
· Harry Escott (Shame)
· John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn)
· John Williams (War Horse)
Best Song
· Matt Berninger and Carin Bessner – ‘Think You Can Wait’ (Win Win)
· Mary J. Blige – ‘The Living Proof’ (The Help)
· Brian Byrne and Glenn Close – ‘Lay Your Head Down’ (Albert Nobbs)
· Bret McKenzie – ‘Life’s a Happy Song’ (The Muppets)
· Alan Menken – ‘Star-Spangled Man’ (Captain America: The First Avenger)
Best Animated Feature
· The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
· Happy Feet Two
· Kung Fu Panda 2
· Puss in Boots
· Rango
· Winnie the Pooh
Best Documentary
· Buck
· Cave of Forgotten Dreams
· The Elephant in the Living Room
· Project Nim
· Undefeated
Best Foreign Language Film
· 13 Assassins
· The Artist
· Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
· I Saw the Devil
· The Skin I Live In
Worst Picture
· Breaking Dawn – Part 1
· Jack and Jill
· Red Riding Hood
· The Sitter
· The Smurfs
· Your Highness
Humanitarian Honour
Joanne Herring
Lifetime Achievement
Jeff Bridges
Fans of Hugo, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo needn't dismay just yet - HFCS is hardly one of the most influential critics' groups in existence, and the exclusion of Hugo from Best Picture when nine others made the cut (including The Help...) doesn't so much indicate a downturn in that film's fortunes as it indicates this group's relative irrelevance within the Oscar race. That's a little mean, but it's true.
Thus, despite a strong showing for, say, Win Win, don't expect it to start popping up everywhere as a result of this one group's support. I'm a little confused, too, at how the only performer to be recognised from Win Win is Alex Shaffer, whose performance was the weakest of all of the leads. Nevertheless, as with very many critics' groups, there's a lot here to be applauded and a lot to be derided depending on what you like.
Also gaining momentum are Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids, Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Will Reiser for 50/50 and Drive. Losing some are Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs, Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar, Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Aside from DiCaprio's no-show thus far (he's almost entirely out of the race already!), I can't say I'm happy with any of this.
Winners are scheduled to be announced on January 7.
Fans of Hugo, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo needn't dismay just yet - HFCS is hardly one of the most influential critics' groups in existence, and the exclusion of Hugo from Best Picture when nine others made the cut (including The Help...) doesn't so much indicate a downturn in that film's fortunes as it indicates this group's relative irrelevance within the Oscar race. That's a little mean, but it's true.
Thus, despite a strong showing for, say, Win Win, don't expect it to start popping up everywhere as a result of this one group's support. I'm a little confused, too, at how the only performer to be recognised from Win Win is Alex Shaffer, whose performance was the weakest of all of the leads. Nevertheless, as with very many critics' groups, there's a lot here to be applauded and a lot to be derided depending on what you like.
Also gaining momentum are Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids, Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Will Reiser for 50/50 and Drive. Losing some are Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs, Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar, Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Aside from DiCaprio's no-show thus far (he's almost entirely out of the race already!), I can't say I'm happy with any of this.
Winners are scheduled to be announced on January 7.
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