2011 Critics Awards - Final

With today's announcement by the National Society of Film Critics we close this post to be final as has almost the winners of all listed groups -except for one.

Critics didn't concentrate their honors into one particular movie like happened last year, nevertheless we know that the film with more wins is The Artist followed by The Tree of Life and The Descendants. Congruently with the best film category Michel Hazanavicius leads the best director tally but then incorporates two new films as is followed by Nicolas Winding Refn and Martin Scorsese.

Michelle Williams is the actress with more wins followed by Tilda Swinton; other winners like Viola Davis and Meryl Streep are far away from the first two. Jessica Chastain leads the Best Supporting Actress wins, followed close by (that's a surprise for me) Shailene Woodley in The Descendats, Octavia Spencer in The Help, and Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids.

Best Actor has three close actors, but is George Clooney who got the most wins, followed by Michael Fassbender and Michael Shannon. Best Supporting Actor has Albert Brooks leading the pack with Christopher Plummer following far away.

I know that critics are not Academy members but also know that they do honor some of the movies that later will get Oscar nominations. I imagine that soon my crystal ball will be used to give my best Oscar guesses and surely critics will help me to guess better.

Cheers!

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12/11

As there were several announcements during the weekend and specially today, decided to do the first update to this post that will continue to change until becomes final. Up to this moment, The Artist seems to be popular among critics and no other category seems to have a clear trend, except for Best Supporting Actress that is not listed here but where many are starting to agree.

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12/6

Last year I was able to get a good picture of what critics liked and honored with their awards as did one post will all the info; as worked will do the same this year and today we start this post that will be updated constantly as groups, societies, associations, circles, etc do their announcements. New this year is to publish Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor, not only the film as last year.

Alliance of Women Film Journalist (EDA Awards)
Nominations: Official Site

Austin Film Critics Association
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: Hugo
Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Actor: Michael Shannon in Take Shelter

Boston Society of Film Critics
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: Brad Pitt in Moneyball

Chicago Film Critics Association
Nominations: Official site.
Winners: Official site
Best Film: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: Michael Shannon in Take Shelter

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Winners: Official site.
Best Film: The Descendants
Best Director: Alexander Payne for The Descendants
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: George Clooney in The Descendants

Detroit Film Critics Society
Nominations: Official Site
Winners: News here.
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender in Shame

Dublin Film Critics Circle
Winners: Not at Official site, news here.
Best Film: Drive
Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain in The Tree of Life
Best Actor: Ryan Gosling in Drive

Florida Film Critics Circle
Winners: Official site.
Best Film: The Descendants
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender in Shame

The Houston Film Critics Society
Nominations: Official site down. News here.
Winners: News here.
Best Film: The Descendants
Best Director: Nicholas Winding Refn for Drive
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton in We Have To Talk About Kevin
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender in Shame

Indiana Film Journalist Association
Winners: Official site is down. News here.
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Nicholas Winding Refn for Drive
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin in The Artist

Indiewire Annual Critics Survey
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life
Best Lead Performance: Michael Fassbender in Shame
Best Supporting Performance: Christopher Plummer in Beginners

Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Winners: Official site.
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti in Win win

National Society of Film Critics
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: Melancholia
Best Director: Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life
Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia
Best Actor: Brad Pitt in Moneyball

New York Film Critics Online
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Best Actor: Michael Shannon in Take Shelter

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
Winners: Official site.
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin in The Artist

Online Film Critics Society
Nominations: Official site
Winners: Official site
Best Film: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick for The Tree of LIfe
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender in Shame

Phoenix Film Critics Society
Nominations: Official site.
Winners: Oficial Site
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: George Clooney in The Descendants

St. Louis Film Critics
Nominations: Official site.
Winners: Official site.
Best Film: The Descendants
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Rooney Mara in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Best Actor: George Clooney in The Descendants

San Diego Film Critics Society
Nominations: Official Site.
Winners: Official site.
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Nicholas Winding Refn for Drive
Best Actress: Brit Marling in Another Earth
Best Actor: Michael Shannon in Take Shelter

San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton in We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Actor: Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Southeastern Film Critics Association
Winners: Official site or news here.
Best Film: The Descendants
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Best Actress: Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Best Actor: George Clooney in The Descendants

Toronto Film Critics Association
Winners: Official Site
Best Film: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor: Michael Shannon in Take Shelter

Utah Film Critics Association
Winners: news.
Best Film: Drive
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50

The Washington DC Area Film Critics
Winners – Official Site
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor: George Clooney in The Descendants

As we know there are a few exceptions that will get their own post.