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2012 Critics' Choice Awards

Nominations announced Tuesday, December 13th; winners announced on Thursday, January 12th.

Best Picture

WINNER

The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:

The Descendants (2011)

Drive (2011)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

The Help (2011)

Hugo (2011/II)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Moneyball (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

War Horse (2011)

Best Actor

WINNER

George Clooney for The Descendants (2011)

Other Nominees:

Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar (2011)

Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Michael Fassbender for Shame (2011)

Ryan Gosling for Drive (2011)

Brad Pitt for Moneyball (2011)

Best Actress

WINNER

Viola Davis for The Help (2011)

Other Nominees:

Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)

Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Charlize Theron for Young Adult (2011)

Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER

Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Other Nominees:

Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Albert Brooks for Drive (2011)

Nick Nolte for Warrior (2011)

Patton Oswalt for Young Adult (2011)

Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Octavia Spencer for The Help (2011)

Other Nominees:

Bérénice Bejo for The Artist (2011)

Jessica Chastain for The Help (2011)

Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids (2011)

Carey Mulligan for Shame (2011)

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (2011)

Best Acting Ensemble

WINNER

The Help (2011)

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011)

Bridesmaids (2011)

The Descendants (2011)

The Ides of March (2011)

Best Director

WINNER

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:

Stephen Daldry for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)

Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive (2011)

Martin Scorsese for Hugo (2011/II)

Steven Spielberg for War Horse (2011)

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER

Midnight in Paris (2011): Woody Allen

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

50/50 (2011): Will Reiser

Win Win (2011): Thomas McCarthy, Joe Tiboni

Young Adult (2011): Diablo Cody

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

Moneyball (2011): Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin

Other Nominees:

The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011): Eric Roth

The Help (2011): Tate Taylor

Hugo (2011/II): John Logan

Best Animated Feature

WINNER

Rango (2011)

Other Nominees:

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Best Young Actor/Actress

WINNER

Thomas Horn for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Other Nominees:

Asa Butterfield for Hugo (2011/II)

Elle Fanning for Super 8 (2011)

Ezra Miller for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Saoirse Ronan for Hanna (2011)

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (2011)

Best Action Movie

WINNER

Drive (2011)

Other Nominees:

Fast Five (2011)

Hanna (2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Super 8 (2011)

Best Comedy Movie

WINNER

Bridesmaids (2011)

Other Nominees:

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

The Muppets (2011)

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

A Separation (2011)

Other Nominees:

In Darkness (2011)

Le Havre (2011)

The Skin I Live In (2011)

Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

Best Documentary Feature

WINNER

George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)

Other Nominees:

Buck (2011)

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

Project Nim (2011)

Undefeated (2011)

Best Song

WINNER

The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Life's a Happy Song")

Other Nominees:

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011): Elton John, Bernie Taupin("Hello Hello")

The Help (2011): Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr.("The Living Proof")

The Muppets (2011): Bret McKenzie("Man or Muppet")

The Muppets (2011): Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman("Pictures in My Head")

Best Score

WINNER

The Artist (2011): Ludovic Bource

Other Nominees:

Drive (2011): Cliff Martinez

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Hugo (2011/II): Howard Shore

War Horse (2011): John Williams

Best Cinematography

WINNER

The Tree of Life (2011): Emmanuel Lubezki

War Horse (2011): Janusz Kaminski

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman

Drive (2011): Newton Thomas Sigel

Hugo (2011/II): Robert Richardson

Best Art Direction

WINNER

Hugo (2011/II): Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Laurence Bennett, Gregory S. Hooper

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

The Tree of Life (2011): Jack Fisk, David Crank

War Horse (2011): Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Best Editing

WINNER

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius, Anne-Sophie Bion

Drive (2011): Matthew Newman

Hugo (2011/II): Thelma Schoonmaker

War Horse (2011): Michael Kahn

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Artist (2011): Mark Bridges

Other Nominees:

The Help (2011): Sharen Davis

Hugo (2011/II): Sandy Powell

Jane Eyre (2011): Michael O'Connor

My Week with Marilyn (2011): Jill Taylor

Best Makeup

WINNER

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Other Nominees:

Albert Nobbs (2011)

The Iron Lady (2011)

J. Edgar (2011)

My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Best Visual Effects

WINNER

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Other Nominees:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Hugo (2011/II)

Super 8 (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

Best Sound

WINNER

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Other Nominees:

Hugo (2011/II)

Super 8 (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

War Horse (2011)