The Washington Area Film Critics Association, of which I am a proud member, has released its 2011 movie awards and we’ve got them here for you. You can check out the full list below, but for people too lazy to click the link I’ll tell you that The Aritist won best pictures while Martin Scorsese won Best Director for his work on Hugo. Even more surprising is that there was no big winner this year. The awards went to several different films instead of one big sweep, which often happens.
I have to say that this year I am more in agreement with the winners than I ever have been before. Rango was a fantastic animated movie and the screenply for 50/50 was brilliant. In fact my only major disagreement with my fellow D.C. area critics is The Skin I Live In winning Best Foreign Language Film. It was good, but I thought 13 Assassins just stood out more. Check out the rest of the winners below along with the nominees.
What do you think of the winners?
THE 2011 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS:
The Artist
Best Director:
Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
Best Actor:
George Clooney (The Descendants)
Best Actress:
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
Best Supporting Actor:
Albert Brooks (Drive)
Best Supporting Actress:
Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Bridesmaids
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash (The Descendants)
Best Original Screenplay:
Will Reiser (50/50)
Best Animated Feature:
Rango
Best Documentary:
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Skin I Live In
Best Art Direction:
Dante Ferretti, Production Designer, and Francesca Lo Schiavo, Set Decorator (Hugo)
Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)
Best Score:
Ludovic Bource (The Artist)
The 2011 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES Were:
| Best Film: The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo Win Win Best Director: Best Actor: Best Actress: Best Supporting Actor: Best Supporting Actress: Best Acting Ensemble: Best Adapted Screenplay: |
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Tom McCarthy (Win Win) Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) Will Reiser (50/50) Best Animated Feature: Best Documentary: Best Foreign Language Film: Best Art Direction: Best Cinematography: Best Score: |
