Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011

The 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011 were given out on December 5, 2011.

Winners and nominees

• Best Film:
  • The Artist
• The Descendants
• Drive
• Hugo
• Win Win

• Best Director:
  • Martin Scorsese - Hugo
• Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
• Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
• Alexander Payne - The Descendants
• Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive

• Best Actor:
  • George Clooney - The Descendants as Matt King
• Jean Dujardin - The Artist as George Valentin
• Michael Fassbender - Shame as Brandon Sullivan
• Brad Pitt - Moneyball as Billy Beane
• Michael Shannon - Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche

• Best Actress:
  • Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
• Viola Davis - The Help as Aibileen Clarke
• Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha
• Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
• Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eve Khatchadourian

• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Albert Brooks - Drive as Bernie Rose
• Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier
• John Hawkes - Martha Marcy May Marlene as Patrick
• Christopher Plummer - Beginners as Hal
• Andy Serkis - Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar

• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Octavia Spencer - The Help as Minny Jackson
• Bérénice Bejo - The Artist as Peppy Miller
• Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids as Megan
• Carey Mulligan - Shame as Sissy Sullivan
• Shailene Woodley - The Descendants as Alexandra King

• Best Adapted Screenplay:
  • The Descendants - Nat Faxon, Jim Rash and Alexander Payne
• The Help - Tate Taylor
• Hugo - John Logan
• Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

• Best Original Screenplay:
  • 50/50 - Will Reiser
• The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
• Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig
• Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
• Win Win - Tom McCarthy

• Best Cast:
  • Bridesmaids
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Help
• Hugo
• Margin Call

• Best Animated Film:
  • Rango
• The Adventures of Tintin
• Arthur Christmas
• Puss in Boots
• Winnie the Pooh

• Best Documentary Film:
  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams
• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
• Buck
• Into the Abyss
• Project Nim

• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • The Skin I Live In • Spain
• 13 Assassins • Japan
• Certified Copy • France
• I Saw the Devil • South Korea
• Pina • Germany

• Best Art Direction:
  • Hugo
• The Artist
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

• Best Cinematography:
  • The Tree of Life
• The Artist
• Hugo
• Melancholia
• War Horse

• Best Score:
  • The Artist - Ludovic Bource
• Drive - Cliff Martinez
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• Hugo - Howard Shore
• War Horse - John Williams

Preceded by WAFCA Awards 2010 (9th)

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011

Succeeded by WAFCA Awards 2012 (11th)

External links

• wafca.com