Best Poster

DRIVE

THE IDES OF MARCH

SHAME

TAKE SHELTER

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

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Worst Poster

A DANGEROUS METHOD

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

MELANCHOLIA

Yes, director Lars von Trier has his own character poster, and it’s complete with his Cannes ‘Persona Non Grata’ stamp of approval…

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Top Ten Films

TAKE SHELTER

DRIVE

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

HUGO

MONEYBALL

THE DESCENDANTS

SUPER 8

SHAME

WIN WIN

50/50

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Best Director

Nicolas Winding Refn, DRIVE

David Fincher, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

Martin Scorsese, HUGO

Jeff Nichols, TAKE SHELTER

J.J. Abrams, SUPER 8

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Best Actor

Michael Shannon, TAKE SHELTER

Ryan Gosling, DRIVE

Michael Fassbender, SHAME

Asa Butterfield, HUGO

Paul Giamatti, WIN WIN

Brad Pitt, MONEYBALL

Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, 50/50

Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, HESHER

Steve Carrell, CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.

Mel Gibson, THE BEAVER

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Best Actress

Rooney Mara, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

Charlize Theron, YOUNG ADULT

Brit Marling, ANOTHER EARTH

Tilda Swinton, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, INCENDIES

Miranda July, THE FUTURE

Sophia Rois, 3

Kristen Wiig, BRIDESMAIDS

Saorise Ronan, HANNA

Viola Davis, THE HELP

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Best Supporting Actor

Rainn Wilson, HESHER

Ben Kingsley, HUGO

Kyle Chandler, SUPER 8

Brad Pitt, THE TREE OF LIFE

Bobby Cannavale, WIN WIN

Patton Oswalt, YOUNG ADULT

Jonah Hill, MONEYBALL

Alex Shaffer, WIN WIN

Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE IDES OF MARCH

Kiefer Sutherland, MELANCHOLIA

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Best Supporting Actress

Jessica Chastain, TAKE SHELTER

Evan Rachel Wood, THE IDES OF MARCH

Melissa McCarthy, BRIDESMAIDS

Anjelica Huston, 50/50

Cate Blanchett, HANNA

Octavia Spencer, THE HELP

Amy Ryan, WIN WIN

Helen McCrory, HUGO

Charlotte Gainsborough, MELANCHOLIA

Analeigh Tipton, CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.

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Adapted Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zallian, MONEYBALL

Hossein Amini, DRIVE

John Logan, HUGO

Lynne Ramsay & Rory Kinnear, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

Steven Zallian, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

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Original Screenplay

Jeff Nichols, TAKE SHELTER

Dan Fogelman, CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.

Diablo Cody, YOUNG ADULT

Thomas McCarthy, WIN WIN

Miranda July, THE FUTURE

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Cinematography

Newton Thomas Sigel, DRIVE

Jeff Cronenweth, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

Alwin Kuchler, HANNA

Adam Stone, TAKE SHELTER

Emmanuel Luzbeski, THE TREE OF LIFE

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Visual Effects

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

THE TREE OF LIFE  

SUPER 8  

ANOTHER EARTH

HUGO

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Art Direction

SUPER 8  

DRIVE

HUGO  

RANGO

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

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Editing

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

DRIVE  

CONTAGION 

MONEYBALL  

SHAME  

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Sound Editing/Mixing

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

TAKE SHELTER

DRIVE  

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Costumes

HUGO  

THE HELP  

SUPER 8 

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Makeup

HUGO  

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY  

CONTAGION  

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Score

David Wingo, TAKE SHELTER

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

Michael Giacchino, SUPER 8

Cliff Martinez, DRIVE

The Chemical Brothers, HANNA

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Original Song  

“Shelter” (Ben Nichols), TAKE SHELTER

“Marcy’s Song” (John Hawkes), MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

“Pictures In My Head”, THE MUPPETS

“Man Or Muppet”, THE MUPPETS

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Foreign Language Film

3  

INCENDIES  

IN A BETTER WORLD  

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Animated Feature

RANGO  

RIO

CARS 2 

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Best Ensemble Cast

 THE IDES OF MARCH

(Runner-up: CONTAGION)

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Best Directorial Debut

Mike Cahill (II), ANOTHER EARTH 

Spencer Susser, HESHER

Dana Adam Shapiro, MONOGAMY

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Best Acting Debut

Brit Marling (Rhoda Williams), ANOTHER EARTH

Alex Shaffer (Kyle), WIN WIN

Anna Jacoby-Heron (Jory Emhoff), CONTAGION

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Best Hero 

The Driver (Ryan Gosling), DRIVE

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Best Villain

Min-sik Choi (Kyung-chul), I SAW THE DEVIL

(Runner-up: Patrick Dempsey (Dylan), TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON)

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Most Unlikable Character

Rachel McAdams (Inez), MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

(Runner-up: Woody Harrelson (Dave Brown), RAMPART)

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Best Cries

50/50

SUPER 8 

HESHER  

THE DESCENDANTS

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Best Laughs

HORRIBLE BOSSES  

30 MINUTES OR LESS  

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE  

CEDAR RAPIDS

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Best Scene

TAKE SHELTER (The one in the bunker)

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Best Action Sequence

HANNA (The one in the subway)

(Runner-up: HANNA (The one in the holding cell))

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Best Title Sequence

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Possibly the best 2 & 1/2 minutes on screen this year)

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Best Title (Derived from the movie’s premise)

CONTAGION

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Worst Title (Derived from the movie’s premise)

THE ARTIST

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Best Trailer

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

(Runner-up: DRIVE)

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Best Soundtrack

DRIVE

(Runner-up: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE)

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Best Use of a Non-Original Song

“Space Oddity” (David Bowie), 3

“A Real Hero” (College feat. Electric Youth), DRIVE

“The Concept” (Teenage Fanclub), YOUNG ADULT

“Immigrant Song” (Karen O), THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

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Most Ambitious Film

THE TREE OF LIFE

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Most Surprising Film

SUPER 8

HANNA

THE BEAVER

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Most Disappointing Film

THE TREE OF LIFE

(Runner-up: MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE)

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Most Overrated Film

MELANCHOLIA 

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Most Underrated Film

WIN WIN

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Best Performance in a Bad Film

Ben Foster, THE MECHANIC 

(Runner-up: Patrick Dempsey, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON)

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Worst Performance in a Good Film

Jennifer Lawrence, THE BEAVER

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Worst Film

KABOOM

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Biggest Gross Out Moment

LIMITLESS (The scene where, well… if you saw it, you know what scene)

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“The Happening” Award

(Presented to an unequivocally hilarious flick for which you had the most fun in a theater all year)

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON