Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2011
24th CFCA Awards
December 19, 2011
Best Film:
The Tree of Life
The 24th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on December 19, 2011.
Nominees
Michael Shannon, Best Actor winner
Michelle Williams, Best Actress winner
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Jessica Chastain, Best Supporting Actress winner
Best Actor
Michael Shannon – Take Shelter
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actress
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
- Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia
- Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Anna Paquin – Margaret
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Best Animated Film
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
- Arthur Christmas
- Puss in Boots
- Winnie the Pooh
Best Cinematography
The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki
- Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel
- Hugo – Robert Richardson
- Melancholia – Manuel Alberto Claro
- War Horse – Janusz Kamiński
Best Director
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Alexander Payne – The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
- Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Best Documentary Film
Best Film
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Drive
- Hugo
Best Foreign Language Film
- In a Better World, Denmark/Sweden
- Incendies, Canada
- The Skin I Live In, Spain
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Thailand
Best Original Score
- The Artist – Ludovic Bource
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Hanna – The Chemical Brothers
- Hugo – Howard Shore
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
- The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
- Drive – Hossein Amini
- Hugo – John Logan
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
Best Screenplay - Original
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
- Martha Marcy May Marlene – Sean Durkin
- Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
- A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
- The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick
Best Supporting Actor
- Nick Nolte – Warrior
- Patton Oswalt – Young Adult
- Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Carey Mulligan – Shame
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
Most Promising Filmmaker
Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- J.C. Chandor – Margin Call
- Simon Curtis – My Week with Marilyn
- Drake Doremus – Like Crazy
- Tate Taylor – The Help
Most Promising Performer
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Liana Liberato – Trust
- Brit Marling – Another Earth
- Hunter McCracken – The Tree of Life
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
References
- Tree of Life Leads CFCA Nominations with 7; Descendants, Drive Follow with 6 chicagofilmcritics.org
- Chicago Film Critics Nominations AwardsDaily
- CFCA Names Tree of Life Best Picture chicagofilmcritics.org
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