Wednesday 14 December 2011

PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY NOMINATIONS


Best Picture
·         The Artist
·         The Descendants
·         Drive
·         The Help
·         Hugo
·         Midnight in Paris
·         Moneyball
·         My Week with Marilyn
·         Super 8
·         The Tree of Life
Best Director
·         Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
·         Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
·         Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
·         Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
·         Tate Taylor (The Help)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
·         George Clooney (The Descendants)
·         Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
·         Michael Fassbender (Shame)
·         Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
·         Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
·         Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
·         Viola Davis (The Help)
·         Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
·         Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
·         Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
·         Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
·         Albert Brooks (Drive)
·         John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
·         Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
·         Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
·         Bérénice Bejo (The Artist)
·         Jessica Chastain (The Help)
·         Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help)
·         Octavia Spencer (The Help)
·         Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)


Best Original Screenplay
·         Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
·         Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
·         Mike Mills (Beginners)
Best Adapted Screenplay
·         Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash (The Descendants)
·         John Logan (Hugo)
·         Tate Taylor (The Help)
Best Cinematography
·         Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)
·         Robert Richardson (Hugo)
·         Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist)
Best Film Editing
·         Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanvicius (The Artist)
·         Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey (Super 8)
·         Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber and Mark Yoshikawa (The Tree of Life
Best Production Design
·         Laurence Bennett (The Artist)
·         Stuart Craig (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)
·         Dante Ferretti (Hugo)
Best Costume Design
·         Mark Bridges (The Artist)
·         Michael O’Connor (Jane Eyre)
·         Sandy Powell (Hugo)
Best Visual Effects
·         Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
·         Hugo
·         Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Original Score
·         Ludovic Bource (The Artist)
·         Mychael Danna (Moneyball)
·         Alexandre Desplat (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
·         Michael Giacchino (Super 8)
Best Original Song
·         Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. and Thomas Newman – ‘The Living Proof’ (The Help)
·         Bret McKenzie – ‘Life’s a Happy Song’ (The Muppets)
·         Alan Menken – ‘Star-Spangled Man’ (Captain America: The First Avenger)
·         Rumer – ‘I Believe in You’ (Johnny English Reborn)
Best Ensemble Cast
·         Bridesmaids
·         Contagion
·         Margin Call
·         Midnight in Paris
·         Super 8
Best Stunts
·         Drive
·         Fast Five
·         Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best Animated Film
·         The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
·         Rango
·         Winnie the Pooh
Best Documentary
·         African Cats
·         The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
·         Page One: Inside the New York Times
·         Project Nim
Best Foreign Language Film
·         Incendies
·         Point Blank
·         The Skin I Live In
Best Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera
·         Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
·         Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
·         Tate Taylor (The Help)
Best Breakthrough Performance on Camera
·         Elle Fanning (Super 8)
·         Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
·         Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
·         Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
Best Performance by a Youth – Male
·         Asa Butterfield (Hugo)
·         Joel Courtney (Super 8)
·         Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Best Performance by a Youth – Female
·         Elle Fanning (Super 8)
·         Amara Miller (The Descendants)
·         Chloe Moretz (Hugo)
·         Saoirse Ronan (Hanna)
Best Live Action Family Film
·         Dolphin Tale
·         Hugo
·         The Muppets
·         We Bought a Zoo
Most Overlooked Film
·         A Better Life
·         The Conspirator
·         Texas Killing Fields

The PFCS sure have a lot to say, don't they? But with so much to say in favour of The Help, maybe not very many will be keen to listen. Nine nominations for the film - do they not have very many films in Phoenix? Oh still, there are some mighty pleasing nominations here - support for Super 8, Michael Fassbender and, thank goodness, Glenn Close. Glenn Close! At long last, a chance that she may play some kind of a part in this year's race. Otherwise, this is a relatively by-the-numbers bunch of nominations.

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