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.