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Elite Squad The Enemy Within[/caption]
‘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.
Houston Film Critics awards nominations Best Picture“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“Drive”
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
“The Help”
“Midnight in Paris”
“Take Shelter”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”
“Win Win”
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Nicolas Winding Refn, “Drive”
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Best Actor
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Michael Fassbender, “Shame”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”
Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter”
Best Actress
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Elizabeth Olsen, “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Tilda Swinton, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn”
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks, “Drive”
Armie Hammer, “J. Edgar”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Andy Serkis, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Alex Shaffer, “Win Win”
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”
Best Screenplay
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“50/50”
“Midnight in Paris”
“Win Win”
Best Cinematography
“The Artist”
“Drive”
“Hugo”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”
Best Score
“The Adventures of Tintin”
“The Artist”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Shame”
“War Horse”
Best Song
“Lay Your Head Down” from “Albert Nobbs”
“Star Spangled Man” from “Captain America: The First Avenger”
“The Living Proof” from “The Help”
“Life’s a Happy Song” from “The Muppets”
“Think You can Wait” from “Win Win”
Best Animated Film
“The Adventures of Tintin”
“Happy Feet Two”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”
“Winnie the Pooh”
Best Foreign Film
“The Artist”
“Elite Squad: The Enemy Within”
“I Saw the Devil”
“The Skin I Live In”
“13 Assassins”
Best Documentary
“Buck”
“Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
“The Elephant in the Room”
“Project Nim”
“Undefeated”
Worst Film of the Year
“Jack and Jill”
“Red Riding Hood”
“The Sitter”
“The Smurfs”
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1”
“Your Highness”
Humanitarian Honor: Joanne Herring
Lifetime Achievement: Jeff Bridges
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Best Foreign Language Film: The Skin I Live In[/caption]
Project Nim[/caption]
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The Tree Of Life[/caption]
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BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM – Cave of Forgotten Dreams – Directed by Werner Herzog[/caption]
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