By Apparently, critics love The Social Network as much as they love their Zynga-brand Facebook games. This weekend, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Film Critics, and the New York Film Critics Online all announced their respective end-of-year awards. The Social Network swept all three Best Picture and Best Director awards, with the L.A. Critics awarding best director to Olivier Assayas for Carlos as well as to David Fincher.
A lot of interesting choices here, including some wins for Natalie Portman for Black Swan, Noomi Rapace for NYCO’s Breakthrough Performer, and even some love for James Franco in 127 Hours. Check out the full list below the cut.
Apparently, critics love The Social Network as much as they love their Zynga-brand Facebook games. This weekend, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Film Critics, and the New York Film Critics Online all announced their respective end-of-year awards. The Social Network swept all three Best Picture and Best Director awards, with the L.A. Critics awarding best director to Olivier Assayas for Carlos as well as to David Fincher.
A lot of interesting choices here, including some wins for Natalie Portman for Black Swan, Noomi Rapace for NYCO’s Breakthrough Performer, and even some love for James Franco in 127 Hours. Check out the full list below the cut.{{page_break}}
2010 New York Film Critics Online Awards:
- Picture: The Social Network
- Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
- Actor: James Franco, 127 Hours
- Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
- Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
- Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
- Breakthrough Performer: Noomi Rapace, The Millennium Trilogy
- Debut Director: John Wells, The Company Men
- Ensemble Cast: The Kids Are All Right
- Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
- Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Foreign Language: I Am Love
- Animated: Toy Story 3
- Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
- Music: Clint Mansell, Black Swan
- Top 10 Films: 127 Hours, Another Year, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, The Ghost Writer, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Social Network
Winners of the 36th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards:
- Picture: The Social Network
- Director: Olivier Assayas, Carlos, and David Fincher, The Social Network (tie)
- Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech
- Actress: Kim Hye-Ja,Mother
- Supporting Actor: Niels Arestrup,A Prophet
- Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
- Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
- Foreign-Language Film: Carlos
- Animation: Toy Story 3
- Documentary:Last Train Home
- Cinematography: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
- Music: Alexandre Desplat, The Ghost Writer, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network (tie)
- Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas,Inception
- New Generation: Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture
Winners of 2010 Boston Film Critics Awards:
- Picture: The Social Network
- Director: David Fincher, The Social Network
- Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
- Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
- Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter
- Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis, Conviction
- Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
- Documentary:Marwencol
- Foreign-Language Film: Mother
- Animated Film: Toy Story 3
- Cinematography: Roger Deakins, True Grit
- Editing: Andrew Weisblum, Black Swan
- New Filmmaker: Jeff Malmberg, Marwencol
- Ensemble Cast: The Fighter
- Music: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Social Network
[Via Ace Showbiz]