17th Critics' Choice Awards

17th Critics' Choice Awards
17th Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 12, 2012
Hosted by	Rob Huebel ; Paul Scheer
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	The Artist
Most awards	The Artist (4)
Most nominations	The Artist (11) ; Hugo (11)
Television coverage
Network	VH1

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2011 filmmaking.[1] The ceremony was broadcast on VH1, and hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer.[2] The nominees were announced on December 13, 2011.[3]

Winners and nominees

Michel Hazanavicius, Best Director winner

George Clooney, Best Actor winner

Viola Davis, Best Actress winner

Christopher Plummer, Best Supporting Actor winner

Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress winner

Woody Allen, Best Original Screenplay winner

Aaron Sorkin, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner

Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Drive Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse	Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Stephen Daldry – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Alexander Payne – The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Martin Scorsese – Hugo Steven Spielberg – War Horse
Best Actor *George Clooney – The Descendants* as Matt King** Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar as J. Edgar Hoover Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan Ryan Gosling – Drive as Driver Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane	Best Actress *Viola Davis – The Help* as Aibileen Clark** Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/Marlene Lewis Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eva Khatchadourian Charlize Theron – Young Adult as Mavis Gary Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe
Best Supporting Actor *Christopher Plummer – Beginners* as Hal Fields** Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose Nick Nolte – Warrior as Paddy Conlon Patton Oswalt – Young Adult as Matt Freehauf Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Caesar	Best Supporting Actress *Octavia Spencer – The Help* as Minny Jackson** Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – The Help as Celia Rae Foote Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan Price Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alex King
Best Young Actor/Actress *Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* as Oskar Schell** Asa Butterfield – Hugo as Hugo Cabret Elle Fanning – Super 8 as Alice Dainard Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Kevin Khatchadourian Saoirse Ronan – Hanna as Hanna Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alex King	Best Acting Ensemble The Help The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Ides of March
Best Original Screenplay Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen 50/50 – Will Reiser The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Win Win – Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni Young Adult – Diablo Cody	Best Adapted Screenplay Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, and Steven Zaillian The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – Eric Roth The Help – Tate Taylor Hugo – John Logan
Best Animated Feature Rango The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots	Best Documentary Feature George Harrison: Living in the Material World Buck Cave of Forgotten Dreams Page One: Inside the New York Times Project Nim Undefeated
Best Action Movie Drive Fast Five Hanna Rise of the Planet of the Apes Super 8	Best Comedy Movie Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris The Muppets
Best Foreign Language Film A Separation • Iran In Darkness • Poland Le Havre • Finland The Skin I Live In • Spain Where Do We Go Now? • Lebanon	Best Art Direction Hugo – Dante Ferretti (Production Design) / Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration) The Artist – Laurence Bennett (Production Design) / Robert Gould (Set Decoration) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Stuart Craig (Production Design) / Stephenie McMillan (Set Decoration) The Tree of Life – Jack Fisk (Production Design) / Jeanette Scott (Set Decoration) War Horse – Rick Carter (Production Design) / Lee Sandales (Set Decoration)
Best Cinematography The Tree of Life – Emmanuel Lubezki (TIE) War Horse – Janusz Kamiński (TIE) The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman Drive – Newton Thomas Sigel Hugo – Robert Richardson	Best Costume Design The Artist – Mark Bridges The Help – Sharen Davis Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O'Connor My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Best Editing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius Drive – Matthew Newman Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker War Horse – Michael Kahn	Best Makeup Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Albert Nobbs The Iron Lady J. Edgar My Week with Marilyn
Best Score The Artist – Ludovic Bource Drive – Cliff Martinez The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Hugo – Howard Shore War Horse – John Williams	Best Song "Life's a Happy Song" – The Muppets "Hello Hello" – Gnomeo & Juliet "The Living Proof" – The Help "Man or Muppet" – The Muppets "Pictures in My Head" – The Muppets
Best Sound Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life War Horse	Best Visual Effects Rise of the Planet of the Apes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hugo Super 8 The Tree of Life

Joel Siegel Award

Sean Penn [4]

Music+Film Award

Martin Scorsese [5]

Statistics

Nominations	Film
11	The Artist
11	Hugo
8	Drive
8	The Help
7	The Descendants
7	War Horse
5	The Tree of Life
4	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
	The Muppets
	My Week with Marilyn
	Super 8
3	Bridesmaids
	Midnight in Paris
	Moneyball
	Rise of the Planet of the Apes
	Young Adult
2	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
	Hanna
	The Iron Lady
	J. Edgar
	Shame
	We Need to Talk About Kevin

Wins	Film
4	The Artist
3	The Help
2	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

References

"'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
Ng, Philiana (December 13, 2011). "Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel to Co-Host Critics' Choice Movie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
Hammond, Pete (December 13, 2011). "'Hugo' & 'The Artist' Lead Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations With 11 Each". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
"Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor". Deadline Hollywood. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2011). "Martin Scorsese To Get Music+Film Award At Upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

External links

17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012) – Best Picture: The Artist Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine at Critics Choice Association

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[1] "'The Artist' Best Pic, George Clooney, Viola Davis Top Actors At Critics Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

[2] Ng, Philiana (December 13, 2011). "Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel to Co-Host Critics' Choice Movie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

[3] Hammond, Pete (December 13, 2011). "'Hugo' & 'The Artist' Lead Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations With 11 Each". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

[4] "Sean Penn To Receive Broadcast Critics Honor". Deadline Hollywood. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2011). "Martin Scorsese To Get Music+Film Award At Upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

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