The 46th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 7 January 2012, honored the best in film for 2011.
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46th NSFC Awards<br> <div style="padding-left: 15px"> January 7, 2012 </div>
Best Film:<br> <big> Melancholia </big> </div>
Film titles are listed, following the number of votes each received:
1. Melancholia (29)<br> 2. The Tree of Life (28)<br> 3. A Separation (20)
1. Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life (31)<br> 2. Martin Scorsese – Hugo (29)<br> 3. Lars von Trier – Melancholia (23)
1. Brad Pitt – Moneyball and The Tree of Life (35)<br> 2. Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (22)<br> 3. Jean Dujardin – The Artist (19)
1. Kirsten Dunst – Melancholia (39)<br> 2. Yoon Jeong-hee – Poetry (25)<br> 3. Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady (20)
1. Albert Brooks – Drive (38)<br> 2. Christopher Plummer – Beginners (24)<br> 3. Patton Oswalt – Young Adult (19)
1. Jessica Chastain – The Help, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life (30)<br> 2. Jeannie Berlin – Margaret (19)<br> 3. Shailene Woodley – The Descendants (17)
1. Asghar Farhadi – A Separation (39)<br> 2. Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball (22)<br> 3. Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris (16)
1. Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life (76)<br> 2. Manuel Alberto Claro – Melancholia (41)<br> 3. Robert Richardson – Hugo (33)
1. A Separation (67)<br> 2. Mysteries of Lisbon (28)<br> 3. Le Havre (22)
1. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (35)<br> 2. The Interrupters (26)<br> 3. Into the Abyss (18)
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