The Phoenix Film Critics Society named “The King’s Speech” the Best Picture of 2010 and its star, Colin Firth, Best Actor. Natalie Portman’s performance in “Black Swan” won the Best Actress award. “The Fighter” won both Best Supporting Actor for Christian Bale and Best Supporting Actress for Melissa Leo.
“Inception” led all winners with 8 awards including Best Director, Christopher Nolan, and Best Original Screenplay.
The complete list of winners is below.
The Phoenix Film Critics Society was founded in October 2000 and its membership is comprised of the top film critics in Arizona.
The complete list of the 11th Annual Phoenix Film Critics Society Award winners and nominees:
Best Picture
The King’s Speech
Top Ten Films
Best Director
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Nominees:
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Nominees:
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Nominees:
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Nominees:
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Nominees:
Best Ensemble Acting
The Social Network
Nominees:
Best Screenplay – Original
Inception
Best Screenplay – Adaptation
The Social Network
Nominees:
Best Live Action Family Film
Alice in Wonderland
Nominees:
The Overlooked Film of the Year
Never Let Me Go
Nominees:
Best Animated Film
Toy Story 3
Nominees:
Best Foreign Language Film
Biutiful
Nominees:
Best Documentary Film
Restrepo
Nominees:
Best Original Song
Burlesque, “You Haven’t See the Last of Me”
Nominees:
Best Original Score
Inception
Nominees:
Best Cinematography
True Grit
Nominees:
Best Film Editing
Inception
Nominees:
Best Production Design
Inception
Nominees:
Best Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Nominees:
Best Visual Effects
Inception
Nominees:
Best Stunts
Inception
Nominees:
Breakthrough Performance on Camera
Chloe Moretz, Kick-Ass
Nominees:
Breakthrough Performance behind the Camera
Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone
Nominees:
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Male
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Let Me In
Nominees:
Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Nominees: