Hosted by Paul ScheerRob Huebel Date 12 January 2012 | Other ceremonies 2011, 2013 | |
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Location Sunset Boulevard, California, United States |
The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements in 2011 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on VH1. Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel hosted the event.
Contents
- Winners and nominees
- Best Picture
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Young ActorActress
- Best Acting Ensemble
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Art Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Costume Design
- Best Makeup
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Sound
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Action Movie
- Best Comedy
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Song
- Best Score
- Joel Siegel Award
- MusicFilm Award
- References
The nominees were announced on December 13, 2011.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best Picture
The Artist
Best Actor
George Clooney – The Descendants as Matt King
Best Actress
Viola Davis – The Help as Aibileen Clarke
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson
Best Young Actor/Actress
Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close as Oskar Schell
Best Acting Ensemble
The Help
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Best Adapted Screenplay
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin – Moneyball
Best Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński – War Horse (TIE)
Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life (TIE)
Best Art Direction
Dante Ferretti (Production Designer), Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decorator) – Hugo
Best Editing
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Costume Design
Mark Bridges – The Artist
Best Makeup
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Best Visual Effects
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Sound
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Best Action Movie
Drive
Best Comedy
Bridesmaids
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation
Best Documentary Feature
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Song
"Life’s A Happy Song" – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – The Muppets
Best Score
Ludovic Bource – The Artist
Joel Siegel Award
Sean Penn
Music+Film Award
Martin Scorsese