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.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Best Actor
[edit]Michael Shannon – Take Shelter
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Actress
[edit]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
[edit]Best Cinematography
[edit]The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki
- Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel
- Hugo – Robert Richardson
- Melancholia – Manuel Alberto Claro
- War Horse – Janusz Kamiński
Best Director
[edit]Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Alexander Payne – The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
- Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Best Documentary Film
[edit]Best Film
[edit]Best Foreign Language Film
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Nick Nolte – Warrior
- Patton Oswalt – Young Adult
- Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
[edit]Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Carey Mulligan – Shame
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
Most Promising Filmmaker
[edit]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
[edit]Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Liana Liberato – Trust
- Brit Marling – Another Earth
- Hunter McCracken – The Tree of Life
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
References
[edit]- 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