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“Hugo” and “The Artist” lead the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards with each receiving an impressive 11 nominations, one short of the record 12 nominations for “Black Swan” last year.  In addition to the 11 nominations for his film “Hugo,” Martin Scorsese also directed the Best Documentary Feature nominee “George Harrison: Living in the Material World.”

“The Help” and “Drive” earned 8 nominations each, and “The Descendants” and “War Horse” both garnered 7 nominations. ” “The Tree of Life,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” and “My Week With Marilyn” also scored multiple nominations.

The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 250 television, radio and online critics.

The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

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Jeff Nichols’ “Take Shelter” bested the The Artist and lead the Detroit Film Critics Society 2011 awards with six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Jeff Nichols, and acting nominations for Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. “The Artist” followed closely with five nominations and “The Help” with four. Detroit Film Critics Society 2011 awards nominations: Best Picture“The Artist”“The Descendants”“Hugo”“Take Shelter”“The Tree of Life Best DirectorMichel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”Jeff Nichols, […]

‘The Artist’ lead the Houston Film Critics awards with 7 nominations including Best Picture, Best Foreign Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.Other nominees for Best Picture of 2011 include “The Descendants,” “Drive,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “The Help,” “Midnight in Paris,” “Take Shelter,” “The Tree of Life,” “War Horse,” and “Win Win”

“Buck,” “Cave of Forgotten Dreams,” “The Elephant in the Room,” “Project Nim,” and “Undefeated” were all nominated for Best Documentary; and in addition to “The Artist,” “Elite Squad: The Enemy Within,” “I Saw the Devil,” “The Skin I Live In,” and “13 Assassins” were nominated for Best Foreign Film.

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The St. Louis Film Critics association announced its nominees for 2011 film awards. The Artist received the most nominations including Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Actor for Jean Dujardinand Best Supporting Actor for John Goodman. We Need To Talk About Kevin, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Win Win, Beginners, and Tucker and Dale vs Evil were nominated for Best Art-House or Festival Film, one of the few lists that honor independent films. Being […]

The Indiana Film Journalists Association also loved The Artist, naming the the film the Best Picture of 2011, and Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius.  Project Nim was named Best Documentary and The Skin I Live In, Best Foreign Language Film. Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards of 2011 Best Picture: The Artist [Runner-up: The Descendants]Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) [Runner-up: Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)]Best Actor: Paul Giamatti (Win Win) [Runner-up: Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus)]Best […]

The Boston Society of Film Critics also picked The Artist as the best film of 2011, but named the Project Nim as best documentary and Incendies as best foreign language film. Sean Durkin of Marcy May Marlene was awarded best new filmmaker. 2011 Boston Society of Film Critic Winners Best Picture  –  The ArtistBest Actor –  Brad Pitt for MoneyballBest Actress – Michelle Williams for My Week with MarilynBest Supporting Actor –  Albert Brooks for […]

The New York Film Critics Online named The Artist as the best film of 2011, and also awarded is director Michel Hazanavicius as best director and the film for its use of music. Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams snagged the best documentary award and The Iranian film A Separation which is emerging as the foreign film to beat, received the nod for best foreign language film of 2011. Joe Cornish, received the award for […]

The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2011 – its top 10 films and TV programs of 2011 – that records the year’s most outstanding achievements in film, television and other forms of the moving image arts. Surprisingly no indie films or documentaries made the list, but although foreign films were not eligible, the AFI did specially honor The Artist and The Harry Potter Series with AFI Special Awards. AFI […]

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle really went for the “The Tree of Life” naming it the Best Picture of 2011, its director Terrence Malick as Best Director and its lenser Emmanuel Lubezki as Best Cinematographer.

“Certified Copy,” Abbas Kiarostami’s thought-provoking, emotionally wrenching examination of relationships, art, and existence received the award for Best Foreign Language Film ; with Best Documentary nod given to “Tabloid,” Errol Morris’ unique take on a stranger-than-fiction tale that must be seen to be disbelieved.

A Special Citation for under-appreciated independent cinema singled out “The Mill and the Cross”—Lech Majewski’s distinctly original exploration of the inspiration for and creation of a Breugel painting—as an under-the-radar title deserving of attention.

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“The Descendants” starring George Clooney as a father in Hawaii trying to take care of his daughters after his wife falls into an accident-induced coma, was named this year’s best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.  The family drama, The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt was named runner-up best film, and its director Terrence Malick received the award for best director of the year. Bill Morrison received the Doublas Edwards Independent/Experimental Award […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films have been selected for consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 84th Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Captain America: The First Avenger”“Cowboys & Aliens”“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”“Hugo”“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”“Real Steel”“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”“Sucker Punch”“Super 8”“Thor”“Transformers: Dark of […]