2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

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The 77th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on November 29, 2011.

Winners

Best Actor:

Brad Pitt – Moneyball and The Tree of Life

Runners-up: Michael Fassbender - Shame and Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Best Actress:

Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady

Runners-up: Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn and Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia

Best Cinematography:

Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life

Best Director:

Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

Runners-up: Martin Scorsese - Hugo and Lars von Trier - Melancholia

Best Film:

The Artist

Runners-up: Melancholia and Hugo

Best First Film:

J.C. Chandor – Margin Call

Best Foreign Language Film:

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) • Iran

Runners-up: Incendies • Canada

Best Non-Fiction Film:

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Best Screenplay:

Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian – Moneyball

Best Supporting Actor:

Albert Brooks – Drive

Runners-up: Christopher Plummer - Beginners and Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method

Best Supporting Actress:

Jessica Chastain – The Tree of Life, The Help and Take Shelter

Runners-up: Carey Mulligan - Shame and Vanessa Redgrave - Coriolanus

Special Award:

Raúl Ruiz

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