Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011

The 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were given out on December 5, 2011.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

• The Artist

* The Descendants

* Drive

* Hugo

* Win Win

Best Director

• Martin Scorsese – Hugo

* Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

* Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

* Alexander Payne – The Descendants

* Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive

Best Actor

• George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King

* Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin

* Michael Fassbender – Shame as Brandon Sullivan

* Brad Pitt – Moneyball as Billy Beane

* Michael Shannon – Take Shelter as Curtis LaForche

Best Actress

• Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

* Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clarke

* Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha

* Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher

* Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin as Eve Khatchadourian

Best Supporting Actor

• Albert Brooks – Drive as Bernie Rose

* Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn as Laurence Olivier

* John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Patrick

* Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal

* 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

* Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids as Megan

* Carey Mulligan – Shame as Sissy Sullivan

* Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra King

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Descendants – Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, and Alexander Payne

* The Help – Tate Taylor

* Hugo – John Logan

* Moneyball – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

Best Original Screenplay

• 50/50 – Will Reiser

* The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius

* Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig

* Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen

* Win Win – Tom McCarthy

Best Cast

• Bridesmaids

* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

* The Help

* Hugo

* Margin Call

Best Animated Film

• Rango

* The Adventures of Tintin

* Arthur Christmas

* Puss in Boots

* Winnie the Pooh

Best Documentary Film

• Cave of Forgotten Dreams

* '

* Buck

* Into the Abyss

* Project Nim

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Skin I Live In • Spain

* 13 Assassins • Japan

* Certified Copy • France

* I Saw the Devil • South Korea

* Pina • Germany

Best Art Direction

• Hugo

* The Artist

* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

* The Tree of Life

* War Horse

Best Cinematography

• The Tree of Life

* The Artist

* Hugo

* Melancholia

* War Horse

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

References

External links

• wafca.com