2011 National Society of Film Critics Awards

The 46th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 7 January 2012, honored the best in film for 2011.^[1][2][3]

Film titles are listed, following the number of votes each received:

1. Melancholia (29)
2. The Tree of Life (28)
3. A Separation (20)

1. Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life (31)
2. Martin Scorsese – Hugo (29)
3. Lars von Trier – Melancholia (23)

1. Brad Pitt – Moneyball and The Tree of Life (35)
2. Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (22)
3. Jean Dujardin – The Artist (19)

1. Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia (39)
2. Yoon Jeong-hee – Poetry (25)
3. Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady (20)

1. Albert Brooks – Drive (38)
2. Christopher Plummer – Beginners (24)
3. Patton Oswalt – Young Adult (19)

1. Jessica Chastain – The Help, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life (30)
2. Jeannie Berlin – Margaret (19)
3. Shailene Woodley – The Descendants (17)

1. Asghar Farhadi – A Separation (39)
2. Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball (22)
3. Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris (16)

1. Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life (76)
2. Manuel Alberto Claro – Melancholia (41)
3. Robert Richardson – Hugo (33)

1. A Separation (67)
2. Mysteries of Lisbon (28)
3. Le Havre (22)

1. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (35)
2. The Interrupters (26)
3. Into the Abyss (18)

Seeking the Monkey King

1. BAMcinématek for its complete Vincente Minnelli retrospective with all titles shown on 16 mm or 35 mm film.
2. Lobster Films, Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema, and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage for the restoration of the color version of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.
3. Museum of Modern Art for its extensive retrospective of Weimar Cinema.
4. Flicker Alley for their box set Landmarks of Early Soviet Film.
5. The Criterion Collection for its 2-disc DVD package of The Complete Jean Vigo.