The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, of which we are a proud member, voted the comedy-drama 1)THE DESCENDANTS as the best film of 2011, according to the results of its 18th annual critics’ poll released today. Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were:
2) THE ARTIST
3) EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
6) HUGO
8) DRIVE
9) SHAME
10) MONEYBALL
Best Actor
For Best Actor, the association named:
1) George Clooney for THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up included:
2) Jean Dujardin for THE ARTIST
3) Michael Fassbender for SHAME
4) Brad Pitt for MONEYBALL
5) Michael Shannon for TAKE SHELTER
Best Actress
1) Michelle Williams was voted Best Actress for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. Next in the voting were:
2) Tilda Swinton for WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2),
3) Meryl Streep for THE IRON LADY (3),
4) Charlize Theron for YOUNG ADULT
5) Kirsten Dunst for MELANCHOLIA (5).
Best Supporting Actor
In the Best Supporting Actor category, the winner was:
1) Christopher Plummer for BEGINNERS. He was followed by:
2) Albert Brooks for DRIVE
3) Max von Sydow for EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
4) Armie Hammer for J. EDGAR
5) Kenneth Branagh for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Best Supporting Actress
For Best Supporting Actress, the association named:
1) Shailene Woodley for THE DESCENDANTS. Runners-up included:
2) Berenice Bejo for THE ARTIST
3) Octavia Spencer for THE HELP
4) Melissa McCarthy for BRIDESMAIDS
5) Carey Mulligan for SHAME
Best Director
1) Alexander Payne was voted Best Director for THE DESCENDANTS. Next in the voting were:
2) Michel Hazanavicius for THE ARTIST
3) Terrence Malick for THE TREE OF LIFE
4) Martin Scorsese for HUGO
5) Woody Allen for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Best Foreign Language Film
The association voted:
1) A SEPARATION as the best foreign-language film of the year. Runners-up were:
2) THE SKIN I LIVE IN (2)
3) INCENDIES (3),
4 & 5) Tie between 13 ASSASSINS and OF GODS AND MEN and CERTIFIED COPY
Best Documentary
1) CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS won for Best Documentary over:
2) PROJECT NIM
3) THE INTERRUPTERS
4) PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES
5) BUCK
Best Animated Film
1) RANGO was named the best animated film of 2011
2) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Best Screenplay
1) Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash won the Best Screenplay award for THE DESCENDANTS
2) Woody All MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.
Best Cinematography
The award for Best Cinematography went to Emmanuel Lubezki for THE TREE OF LIFE
2) WAR HORSE.
Russell Smith Award
The association voted WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN as the winner of the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 29 broadcast, print and online journalists from throughout North Texas. For more information, visit www.dfwfilmcritics.com.